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This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 7 September 2024. 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.
In the history of championships in major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada (which include the NFL, MLB, NBA, and NHL), a city/metropolitan area has been home to multiple championships in a season 18 times, most recently in 2020 when the Tampa Bay Lightning won the 2020 Stanley Cup and Tampa Bay Buccaneers won Super Bowl LV.
The NBA Finals is the championship series for the NBA and the conclusion of the sport's postseason. The winning team of the series receives the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy. Players from the winning team usually receive championship rings from the team honoring their contribution, with "rings" becoming shorthand for championships. [3]
He is one of only seven players in history to win an NCAA championship, an NBA championship, and an Olympic gold medal (doing so twice with the 1984 and 1992 U.S. men's basketball teams). [236] Since 1976, the year of the ABA–NBA merger, [237] Jordan and Pippen are the only two players to win six NBA Finals playing for one team. [238]
List of all-time NBA win–loss records. Larry Bird, a notable player for the Boston Celtics, the team with the most recorded games played and wins in NBA regular season history. Anthony Davis during his time with the New Orleans Pelicans, the team with the fewest games played, wins, and losses in NBA regular season history. The National ...
Official website. NBA.com. 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). It 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.
NBA championship title droughts. a The Sacramento Kings last won an NBA championship in 1951 as the Rochester Royals. b The Atlanta Hawks last won an NBA championship in 1958 as the St. Louis Hawks. c Pre dates the NBA-ABA merger. d The Washington Wizards last won an NBA championship in 1978 as the Washington Bullets.
Caldwell-Pope wasn’t the only one looking beatific in the locker room. Ish Smith — veteran of 13 NBA teams — flashed a Cheshire Cat grin everywhere he walked, whether he was holding a magnum ...