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The Memorial Cup. The Memorial Cup is a junior ice hockey club championship trophy awarded annually to the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) champion. Each year the champions from three CHL member leagues—the Western Hockey League (WHL), Ontario Hockey League (OHL), and Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), along with a host team—compete in the Memorial Cup tournament.
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.
NBA Eastern 5th Central 2nd 48 34 .585 12 Lost First round 4–0 [55] 2019–20: NBA Eastern 4th Central 2nd 45 28 .616 11 Lost First round 4–0 [56] Malcolm Brogdon [57] 2020–21: NBA Eastern 9th Central 2nd 34 38 .472 12 — Nate Bjorkgren: 2021–22: NBA Eastern 13th Central 4th 25 57 .305 28.5 — Rick Carlisle 2022–23: NBA Eastern 11th
NBA officials discussed the possibility of holding an in-season tournament for at least 15 years before it was introduced. [4] The NBA has been concerned for decades about trying to compete with the National Football League (NFL) for viewers and attention when the two leagues’ regular seasons overlap during November and December each year.
From 1919 to 1928, the Memorial Cup Final was a two-game total goals affair between a champion from Eastern Canada and a champion from Western Canada, both of which were determined through a series of playdowns under the auspices of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. In 1929, the Memorial Cup Final became a best-of-three series.
Year Top seed Record Year Eastern champion Western champion Year Champion No. of teams No. of games Notes Ref. Regular season Playoffs Finals; 1946–47: Washington Capitols: 49–11 (.817) 1947 — — 1947: Philadelphia Warriors: 11 60–61 Inaugural season (as BAA); started with 11 teams [5] 1947–48: St. Louis Bombers: 29–19 (.604) 1948 —
Damian Lillard led the Portland Trail Blazers to the first play-in tournament victory in NBA history. [27] The NBA introduced a play-in tournament in the 2019–20 NBA season to compensate for the suspension of the regular season and a difference in the number of games played between teams, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This category lists the seasons of teams that won the NBA Cup, which is formerly called the "NBA In-Season Tournament" for just the inaugural 2023 tournament. Pages in category "NBA Cup championship seasons"