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Jordan ranks second all-time in scoring average in the Finals at 33.6 points per championship game, trailing only Rick Barry, who put up 36.3 points in 25 fewer Finals appearances, and has the ...
All NBA Finals have been played in a best-of-seven format, and are contested between the winners of the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference (formerly Divisions before 1970), except in 1950 when the Eastern Division champion faced the winner between the Western and Central Division champions.
The NBA 60 Greatest Playoff Moments were chosen in 2006 to honor the 60th anniversary of the founding of the National Basketball Association (NBA). These 60 moments (in total, there were sixty-two moments; the last three were deemed tied) were selected through a vote by a 25-member panel of experts made up by media members and former players.
2021 NBA Finals: 105–98 42 16 25 64 1 3 33.3 17 19 89.5 14 2 [ac] Stephen Curry ^ Golden State Warriors: April 30, 2023: Sacramento Kings: 2023 NBA Western Conference First Round: 120–100 37:41 20 38 52.6 7 18 38.9 3 5 60.0 8 6 [4] Joel Embiid ^ Philadelphia 76ers: April 25, 2024 New York Knicks: 2024 NBA Eastern Conference First Round: 125 ...
The NBA Finals will be broadcast exclusively on ABC in the United States. In the UK, BBC One and TNT Sports will air the Finals, but international fans can also watch the best-of-seven series on ...
The series featured the number one seeds from both conferences. Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the series, his first of three consecutive honors, in arguably one of the greatest NBA Finals performances in history, putting up 38.0 points, 16.7 rebounds, and 2.7 blocks per game. [1]
The Denver Nuggets eliminated the Seattle SuperSonics 3–2 in the First Round in the 1994 NBA Playoffs. The New York Knicks eliminated the Miami Heat 3–2 in the First Round in the 1999 NBA Playoffs (lockout shortened season). In addition, New York became the first 8th seed to reach the NBA Finals, but lost in 5 to the San Antonio Spurs.
Usually, you have to wait for the NBA Finals for that kind of game. The matchup snapped a 15-game winning streak for the Thunder, and continued an 11-game one for Cleveland.