There are eight seeds. The higher the seed, the better the team. If an NBA ball club wins its division (i.e. having the best record in its division), it's guaranteed a seed no lower than fourth in the NBA playoffs. The rest of the seeds are made up of the remaining teams in the conference with the best records. At the end of the 82-game regular season, the NBA playoffs begin. The top eight teams of the Eastern Conference battle it out to see which team will represent the East in the NBA Finals.