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Year Western champion Coach Result Eastern champion Coach Finals MVP [a] Ref; Basketball Association of America (BAA) 1947: Chicago Stags (1) (1, 0–1): Harold Olsen: 1–4
Wilt Chamberlain holds the all-time records for total points scored (4,029) and points per game (50.4) in a season; both records were achieved in the 1961–62 season. [7] He also holds the rookie records for points per game when he averaged 37.6 points in the 1959–60 season. [7]
The Boston Celtics defeated the Dallas Mavericks in the 2024 NBA Finals, marking the sixth straight year with a different championship team, matching a run of NBA championship that only occurred from 1975 to 1980. [32] Boston won its record 18th NBA title, breaking a tie with their longtime rival Los Angeles Lakers. [33]
The NBA Finals is the championship series for the NBA and the conclusion of the sport's postseason. The winning team of the series receives the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy. Players from the winning team usually receive championship rings from the team honoring their contribution, with "rings" becoming shorthand for championships. [3]
Games played during the IST are included in a team's regular season results and thus, count toward a team's win-loss record, except the NBA Cup Finals. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] At the end of the regular season, 12 teams (the top 6 seeds in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference ) will have clinched an NBA playoffs berth.
The league currently consists of thirty teams, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada. Each team plays 82 games in the regular season. Eight teams from each of the league's two conferences qualify for the playoffs. The winners of the Conference finals advance to the finals to determine the NBA champions.
This article contains two charts: The first chart is a list of the top 50 all-time scorers in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The list includes only points scored in regular season games. The second chart is a progressive list of the leading all-time NBA scorers. [1] LeBron James is the leading scorer in NBA history.
The NBA's championship trophy; awarded to the winning team of the NBA Finals. Named after Larry O'Brien, who served as NBA Commissioner from 1975 to 1984. Boston Celtics [3] [4] Walter A. Brown Trophy: 1947: The NBA's first championship trophy which was awarded to the winning team of the NBA Finals until it was replaced with the Larry O'Brien ...