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The 1983 NBA World Championship Series, also known as Showdown '83, was the championship round of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 1982–83 season, and the culmination of the season's playoffs. It was the last NBA Championship Series completed before June 1. The Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Western ...
The Boston Celtics have won the most championships of any NBA team. Shown are the championship banners hanging in their home arena, TD Garden. The NBA Finals is the championship series for the National Basketball Association (NBA) held at the conclusion of its postseason.
The consensus was that a basketball game in prime time would have drawn fewer viewers. As a result, CBS used to regularly run NBA games in the 11:30 p.m. time slot (then occupied by The CBS Late Movie). For the 1980 and 1981 NBA Finals, CBS scheduled Games 3 and 4 on back-to-back days (Saturday and Sunday) to avoid an extra tape delay game.
However, a win tonight is necessary, as the 0-3 hole is practically a death sentence to NBA playoff teams. The Celtics have not shot well in the Finals, shooting 32.1% from 3-point range and a ...
The 1983 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1982–83 season.This was the final postseason using the 12-team format and this is the final postseason held of best of 3 series in first round, before the NBA expanded the postseason to 16 teams and first round expanded of best of 5 series the next season.
According to ESPN Stats and Info, the Pacers had at least a 90% win probability during the fourth quarters of Games 1, 3 and 4. Jaylen Brown was voted ECF MVP. - Justin Casterline/Getty Images
The 1983 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1982–83 season. The 76ers went on to capture their second NBA championship in Philadelphia, and the third as the 76ers/Nationals franchise as they swept the New York Knicks , and proceeded to beat the Milwaukee Bucks in five games.
Down 3-0 in the NBA Finals, the Mavericks came out with a fury in Game 4 and handled the Celtics 122-84. Their strongest performance so far, they pushed their elimination back another game but are ...