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A series win gave the Celtics their 18th championship, one more than the Los Angeles Lakers for the most in NBA history. [6] Their last win was in the 2008 NBA Finals. This is the Celtics' third Finals appearance where they played a team from Texas, as they previously defeated the Houston Rockets in the 1981 and 1986 Finals. [7] [8]
Hakeem Olajuwon is one of three players to win the NBA MVP and the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award in the same season. Derrick Rose became the youngest player to ever win the award at age 22. LeBron James is a four-time NBA MVP. Stephen Curry won back-to-back MVP awards in 2014–15 and 2015–16. He is the first unanimous MVP selection ...
Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic was named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player on Wednesday. Jokic, who also took home the honor in 2021 and 2022, is just the ninth player in league history to claim ...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who won twice in 1971 and 1985, holds the record for the longest gap between awards Magic Johnson is the only player to win the award as a rookie. Michael Jordan has won the award a record six times. Shaquille O'Neal is the only player other than Michael Jordan to have won the award three times consecutively.
Trade candidates to monitor: You could argue I’m stretching to include Butler, LaVine and Fox, considering the competition. But all three are involved in trade talks. But all three are involved ...
USA TODAY Sports and USA TODAY Network staff make their predictions for the 2024-25 NBA season, which kicks off Tuesday night. ... and no America-born player has won MVP since James Harden in 2018 ...
The NBA's regular playoff format then proceeded as normal. [36] Each conference's bracket was fixed with no reseeding. All rounds were a best-of-seven series; a series ended when one team won four games, and that team advanced to the next round. All rounds, including the NBA Finals, were in a 2–2–1–1–1 format with regards to hosting.
With the 2023-24 NBA season coming to an end, here's one voter's award ballot, breaking down the top candidates — and declaring the winners. 2024 NBA Awards: Official picks for MVP, Rookie of ...