来源：NBA官网
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作者：BRIAN MAHONEY
报社：Associated Press
标题：
NBA estimates 40,000 more travel miles in playoff format seeding teams 1 to 16
主要内文：
Calls to change the system were renewed this week when LeBron James left Cleveland for the Los Angeles Lakers, which could create another strong Western Conference team after Houston and Golden State had the league's top two records last season. They met in a thrilling West final before the Warriors swept the Cavaliers in the NBA Finals.
Commissioner Adam Silver has said ideally there would be a format allowing the two best teams to meet for the title, but has repeatedly expressed concern about the additional travel that would be created if teams were seeded 1 to 16 in the postseason, instead of the current format in which it's the top eight teams in each conference.
"I think, as I've said in the past, the obstacle is travel, and it's not tradition in my mind, at least,"Silver said at the All-Star break. "It's that as we've added an extra week to the regular season, as we've tried to reduce the number of back-to-backs, that we are concerned about teams crisscrossing the country in the first round, for example. We are just concerned about the overall travel that we would have in the top 16 teams."
概要：
因为LeBron James选择离开克里夫兰骑士加入洛杉矶湖人队，将造成西区除了休斯敦火箭
和金州勇士队外又增加一个强大的西区球队，而勇士和火箭在经历一个惊心动魄的西区决
赛后横扫了总决赛的骑士队。因为这样外界开始呼吁改变季后赛制度。
总裁亚当席尔瓦表示，理想情况是让两只最好的球队进入总决赛，但是他也表示这将增加
太多额外的路程。
根据联盟测算，原本季后赛行程为90000英里，然而改制的话将增加到130000英里。
备注：
看来因为东西区失衡太严重，联盟真的开始认真考虑前16名进季后赛了。
就是路程增加太多的问题需要解决。