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The current home-and-away format in the NBA Finals is 2–2–1–1–1 ... Only defunct team to win championship Year Western champion ... Kareem Abdul-Jabbar [60 ...
Abdul-Jabbar receiving a pass from Magic Johnson during the 1985 NBA Finals. Abdul-Jabbar won his second Finals MVP in 1985, [113] when he became the oldest to win the award at 38 years and 54 days old. [124] He averaged 25.7 points, 9 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.5 blocks in the series against Boston. [125]
The 1980 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 1979–80 season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia 76ers 4 games to 2 to win their seventh championship.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los ... 2.6 assists*, 1.2 blocks* Abdul-Jabbar won his fifth NBA championship at the end of the 1986-87 season. ... 21-year career in Dallas. He was named Finals MVP in 2011 ...
g Alcindor changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1971 after winning his first championship. He also won two championships as an assistant coach with the Lakers in 2009 and 2010. [93] h Nelson was inducted into the Hall of Fame as a coach. i Kerr won additional championships in 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2022 as head coach of the Golden State ...
On the defensive end, they kept up the pressure with their zone trap. The Lakers went up, three games to one, with a 111–101 win. [1] Jamaal Wilkes and Magic Johnson had 24 points each, while Abdul-Jabbar added 22 and Bob McAdoo 19 off the bench. [1] Hard-charging bruiser Kurt Rambis pulled down 11 rebounds, matching Abdul-Jabbar's output. [1]
The 1984 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 1983–84 season, and the culmination of the season's playoffs. [1] The Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics defeated the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers in seven games.
On the very next possession, Bird missed a step-back jumper over the outstretched frame of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and the Lakers got the ball back with just under 45 seconds remaining. The Lakers called a timeout to set up a pick for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The pass was there for an alley-oop dunk, and the Lakers took a 104–103 lead, their first ...