NBA could alter schedule, but no change to playoffs, lottery (Yahoo Sports)

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The NBA could extend the season by a week in 2015-16 to build in more rest for players, but there will be no changes to the playoff or draft lottery format. Commissioner Adam Silver is committed to reducing the number of times teams have to play four times in five nights or on back-to-back nights. He thinks ending the season a week later next year could help, and says a decision should be made by early May. He says Friday that owners also had their first serious discussion about the playoff format, after the Oklahoma City Thunder missed the playoffs in the West with a 45-37 record that would've been sixth-best in the East.

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