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The 2008 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2007–08 season and conclusion of the season's playoffs.A best-of-seven playoff series that was played from June 5–17, 2008, the series was contested between the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics and the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers.
The 2008 Finals was also the first since 1998 to feature neither Shaquille O'Neal nor Tim Duncan. The Boston Celtics played 26 playoff games (2 games short of a full length postseason of 28), breaking the 25 game record of the 1994 Knicks and 2005 Pistons by 1 game for the most playoff games in a single season played by 1 NBA team. [1]
In the NBA Finals, the Rockets swept the Orlando Magic (57–25) in four games; in doing so, the Rockets defeated four teams that had won 50 or more games during the regular season (the Utah Jazz at 60–22, the Phoenix Suns at 59–23, the San Antonio Spurs at 62–20 and Orlando at 57–25), the first time a team had done so. As of now, the ...
Here's a look at the rest of schedule for the Finals, per NBA.com. Game 1 at Boston: June 6 at 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC. Game 2 at Boston: June 9 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. Game 3 at Dallas: June 12 at 8:30 ...
Here's the NBA playoffs schedule for today, May 22. NBA playoffs schedule today. Dallas Mavericks at Minnesota Timberwolves; 7:30 p.m. (CT) on TNT ... Game 1: Oklahoma City 94, New Orleans 92 ...
The 2007–08 NBA season was the 62nd season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Boston Celtics defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 131–92 to win the 2008 NBA Finals, four games to two. The 2007 NBA draft was held on June 28, 2007, and Greg Oden was selected first overall by the Portland Trail Blazers. However, he missed the entire ...
On June 16, 1996, Game 6 of the NBA Finals (where the Bulls clinched their fourth NBA Championship in six years) drew an 18.8 rating and a 35 share. The six games of the 1996 NBA Finals averaged a 16.7 rating which ranks second all-time behind the 1993 NBA Finals. The six games of the 1993 NBA Finals between the Bulls and Suns averaged a 17.9 ...
What is the NBA Finals schedule? Game 1: Celtics won 107-89 on Thursday, June 6, at TD Garden in Boston Game 2: Sunday, June 9, at 8 p.m. ET at TD Garden in Boston