Colorado Rapids entered the playoffs as a Western Conference team despite being an Eastern Conference club in the regular season
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Colorado Rapids entered the 2010 MLS Cup Playoffs as a Western Conference team despite having competed in the Eastern Conference during the regular season, due to the league’s playoff qualification and seeding rules that year.
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Target entity: Colorado Rapids entered the playoffs as a Western Conference team despite being an Eastern Conference club in the regular season Context triple: [MLS Cup 2010, note, Colorado Rapids entered the playoffs as a Western Conference team despite being an Eastern Conference club in the regular season]
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Western Conference playoff champion
The Western Conference playoff champion is the American Hockey League team that wins the Western Conference postseason tournament and advances to compete for the Calder Cup.
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Eastern Conference playoffs
The Eastern Conference playoffs are the NBA’s postseason tournament for teams from the league’s Eastern Conference, determining which team advances to the NBA Finals.
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East Division playoffs
The East Division playoffs are the Canadian Football League’s postseason series that determine which team from the East Division advances to the Grey Cup championship game.
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Western Conference champion
The Western Conference champion is the NBA team that emerges as the top seed from the Western Conference playoffs and advances to the NBA Finals.
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Eastern Conference (MLS)
The Eastern Conference (MLS) is one of Major League Soccer’s two regional groupings, comprising clubs primarily based in the eastern United States and Canada that compete for playoff positions and conference honors.
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Target entity: Colorado Rapids entered the playoffs as a Western Conference team despite being an Eastern Conference club in the regular season Target entity description: Colorado Rapids entered the 2010 MLS Cup Playoffs as a Western Conference team despite having competed in the Eastern Conference during the regular season, due to the league’s playoff qualification and seeding rules that year.
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A.
Western Conference playoff champion
The Western Conference playoff champion is the American Hockey League team that wins the Western Conference postseason tournament and advances to compete for the Calder Cup.
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B.
Eastern Conference playoffs
The Eastern Conference playoffs are the NBA’s postseason tournament for teams from the league’s Eastern Conference, determining which team advances to the NBA Finals.
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C.
East Division playoffs
The East Division playoffs are the Canadian Football League’s postseason series that determine which team from the East Division advances to the Grey Cup championship game.
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Western Conference champion
The Western Conference champion is the NBA team that emerges as the top seed from the Western Conference playoffs and advances to the NBA Finals.
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E.
Eastern Conference (MLS)
The Eastern Conference (MLS) is one of Major League Soccer’s two regional groupings, comprising clubs primarily based in the eastern United States and Canada that compete for playoff positions and conference honors.
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MLS Cup 2010
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Colorado Rapids entered the playoffs as a Western Conference team despite being an Eastern Conference club in the regular season
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