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The 1949–50 Minneapolis Lakers, who won the NBA Finals, are not counted in the Eastern versus Western champions record above as they played in the Central Division. The first parentheses in the Western champions and Eastern champions columns indicate the teams' playoff seed.
Currently hold the record for the most appearances in the NBA Finals and have appeared in the Finals in every decade since the 1940s. They also attained a three-peat in Minneapolis from 1952 to 1954, and another in Los Angeles from 2000 to 2002. The Lakers have defeated nine different NBA franchises in the NBA Finals and lost to five, both records.
Most consecutive NBA Finals appearances by a player; 10 by Bill Russell (1957–66) Best record for NBA Finals series outcomes [72] 8–0 by K.C. Jones, Satch Sanders, and John Havlicek; Only players to win an Olympic gold medal, NCAA title, and NBA title; Clyde Lovellette — Olympics, 1952; NCAA, 1952; NBA, 1954, 1963–64
The winners of the Conference finals advance to the finals to determine the NBA champions. The Boston Celtics have had or tied for the best regular season record a record 19 times. They won the Eastern Conference 11 times, while the Los Angeles Lakers won the Western Conference 19 times. The Celtics have won 18 NBA championships, the
The 1987 NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics was the highest rated and most watched NBA Finals series on CBS, averaging a 15.9 rating / 32 share and 24.12 million viewers. Game 7 of the 1988 NBA Finals registered the network's highest rated and most watched NBA game with a 21.2 rating / 37 share.
The Bulls are the only NBA franchise as of 2022 to have a combination of multiple championships and zero losses in the NBA Finals (the San Antonio Spurs are the closest other franchise to this mark, but the 2013 Finals loss to Miami has given the Spurs an all-time Finals record of 5–1). The Bulls initially competed in the NBA's Western Division.
This year's NBA All-Star Game has been widely criticized, but perhaps some good ideas will come out of the weekend. Before the regular season resumes on Wednesday, let's break some of them down. 1 ...
First time in NBA history the same two teams had met for a third consecutive year in the NBA Finals. Cavaliers handed the Warriors their only loss in the 2017 NBA playoffs . The Warriors' 15–0 start in the playoffs is the most consecutive postseason wins in NBA history and their 16–1 record is the best winning percentage (.941) in NBA ...