First Round only: The Lower seeded team should get the first 2 at home

[Jplaya2023]

Just for the first round only, i think it would make these series a little more competitive and extend the series atleast an extra game and make more $$$$ for the league which is all stern cares about.

The higher seeded teams plays 4 home games but the first 2 should come on the road. It can go something like this

Game 1: Lower seed
Game 2: Lower seed
Game 3: Higher seed
Game 4: Higher seed
Game 5: Lower Seed
Game 6: Higher Seed
Game 7: Higher seed

Imagine Denver having to go play 2 in GS before coming back home, or the knicks going to boston garden at this time to play the celtics. Would make series a lot more interesting.

 

[Malcolmxxx_23]

NO

 

[Jplaya2023]

NO

Why not, after the thunder win tonight home teams will be 8-0 thus far, and there's really no reason to think it won't be atleast 15-1 after game 2's this week. Atleast the series would be slightly more competitive.

 

[Alexander The Great]

nikka the point of playing and winning games in the regular season is to get home court

 

[tremonthustler1]

If you want a more competitive series, simple answer:

make it a best of 5.


Flipping the home court advantage in a series where the better team doesn't even have it would make those fans PISSED.

It would make being the 5th seed the best seed possible.

 

[G.O.A.T]

Or the lower seed could just do a better job in the regular season to get a higher seed

 

[The G.O.D II]

Real talk, the # 1 seeds should get a bye for the first round and just play the winner of the #4 /#5 seed. At least in the East no doubt

 

[Jplaya2023]

nikka the point of playing and winning games in the regular season is to get home court

you still play 4 games being the higher seed just in a different order.

 

[MegaTronBomb!]

Teams will intentionally drop games, just to get home court advantage....just like they try to win to get it.

@ being rewarded for not winning as many games in the playoffs

 

[Tuc2DaBoot]

Can't help that the bottom 4 of the East (minus Boston) are embarrassing.

 

[Alexander The Great]

you still play 4 games being the higher seed just in a different order.

breh come the fukk on having the 1st 2 games at home is just as important

this was just a bad idea that you didn't think all the way through

 

[Primetime21]

 

[Urahara_Kisuke]

I just wish the 1st round was best of 5 again.

 

[Heelmatic]

They don't need to make a boring 7 game series a little more interesting, they need to make it a quick 5 game series. Get that shyt over with already and let's get to the 2nd round.

 

[Jplaya2023]

breh come the fukk on having the 1st 2 games at home is just as important

this was just a bad idea that you didn't think all the way through

you still playing 4 games at home, just in a different order. It will make the series more competitive.