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The 2008 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2007–08 season and conclusion of the season's playoffs.A best-of-seven playoff series that was played from June 5–17, 2008, the series was contested between the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics and the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers.
The 2008 Finals was also the first since 1998 to feature neither Shaquille O'Neal nor Tim Duncan. The Boston Celtics played 26 playoff games (2 games short of a full length postseason of 28), breaking the 25 game record of the 1994 Knicks and 2005 Pistons by 1 game for the most playoff games in a single season played by 1 NBA team. [1]
Largest margin of victory in a game, playoffs ; 58 by the Minneapolis Lakers vs. St. Louis Hawks on March 19, 1956; 58 by the Denver Nuggets vs. New Orleans Hornets on April 27, 2009; Highest field goal percentage in a game, playoffs; 67.1% by the Indiana Pacers vs. New York Knicks on May 19, 2024 [69] Most consecutive wins, playoffs
The Dallas Mavericks weren't the only group that underperformed in Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Finals.. The series opener averaged a 5.7 rating and 10.99 million viewers on ABC, per Sports Media Watch ...
The NBA Finals was initially structured in a 2–2–1–1–1 format. [4] In 1985 , to ease the amount of cross-country travel, it was changed to a 2–3–2 format, in which the first two and last two games of the series were played at the arena of the team who earned home-court advantage by having the better record during the regular season.
In Game 3 the Magic shot 75% in the first half and 62.5% in the game, both NBA Finals records, to win by 4 and bring the series to 2–1. [45] Game 4 was another close game. Derek Fisher hit two key 3-pointers, one with 4.6 seconds left in regulation to tie the game, and the other with 31.3 seconds to go in overtime. [ 46 ]
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