Carmelo Anthony plays basketball.
Carmelo Anthony . While playing for Denver , he led the Nuggets to the playoffs every year from 2004 to 2010 , winning two division titles in that span . The National Basketball Association Conference Finals are the Eastern and Western championship series of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) , a major professional basketball league in North America . The National Basketball Association ( NBA ) playoffs are a best-of-seven elimination tournament among 16 teams in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference ( called divisions , pre-1970 ) , ultimately deciding the league 's season champion in the NBA Finals .