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The following is a timeline of the organizational changes in the National Basketball Association (NBA), including contractions, expansions, relocations, and divisional realignment. The league was formed as the Basketball Association of America (BAA) in 1946 and took its current name in 1949, when it merged with the National Basketball League (NBL).
The National Basketball Association has undergone several rounds of expansion in the league's history, since it began play in 1946, to reach 30 teams. The most recent examples are the additions of the Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat in 1988; the Minnesota Timberwolves and Orlando Magic in 1989; the Toronto Raptors and Vancouver Grizzlies in 1995 (who relocated to Memphis in 2001); and the ...
Named as one of the Top 10 Teams in NBA History [44] 1986–87: Los Angeles Lakers: 65–17 (.793) 1987: Boston Celtics: Los Angeles Lakers: 1987: Los Angeles Lakers: 23 82 Named as one of the Top 10 Teams in NBA History [45] 1987–88: Los Angeles Lakers: 62–20 (.756) 1988: Detroit Pistons: Los Angeles Lakers: 1988: Los Angeles Lakers: 23 82 ...
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada).The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and is considered the premier professional basketball league in the world. [3]
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.
Back in Philly, Chamberlain went from scoring champ to NBA champ in two years as the Sixers defeated his old team, the Warriors, in the 1967 NBA Finals. In his three seasons with the 76ers ...
April 20, 1986: Scores an NBA-record 63 points in a playoff game, a 135-131 overtime loss to Boston. April 16, 1987: Scores 61 points in a loss to Atlanta, capping three-game stretch during which ...
The team achieved the best season in its history at the time, finishing with 54 victories compared to only 28 losses, and making it back to the playoffs. [38] Rice finishing third in the league in scoring, earning all-NBA second team honors, and was also the All-Star Game MVP, setting several scoring records. [39]