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The 1949–50 Minneapolis Lakers, who won the NBA Finals, are not counted in the Eastern versus Western champions record above as they played in the Central Division. The first parentheses in the Western champions and Eastern champions columns indicate the teams' playoff seed.
Bill Russell won 11 championships with the Boston Celtics, an NBA record. The following is a list of National Basketball Association (NBA) players who won the most championships. The NBA is a major professional basketball league in North America. It was founded in 1946 as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). [1]
The Bulls are the only NBA franchise to win multiple championships while never losing an NBA Finals series in their history. [10] The Bulls won 72 games during the 1995–96 season, setting an NBA record that stood until the Golden State Warriors won 73 games during the 2015–16 season. The Bulls were the first team in NBA history to win 70 ...
Gary Dwayne Payton Sr. [1] (born July 23, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player who was a point guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely considered one of the greatest point guards of all time, he is best known for his 13-year tenure with the Seattle SuperSonics, where he holds franchise records in assists and steals and led them to an NBA Finals appearance.
Won conference finals 4–1 Won NBA Finals 4–2 [46] Michael Jordan [6] 1997–98 1997–98: Eastern: 1st Central: 1st: 62 20 .756 — Won First round 3–0 Won conference semifinals 4–1 Won conference finals 4–3 Won NBA Finals 4–2 [47] Michael Jordan (MVP, FMVP, ASG MVP) [6] 1998–99 1998–99 [i] Eastern 15th Central 8th 13
Many coaches, including UCLA's great John Wooden, believe that when a shooter is at a 20- to 50-degree angle to the backboard and inside 15 feet, a bank shot is always the preferred shot. [15] At 6-foot-4, Jones was the prototype of the tall guard who could run the floor and bang the boards, and had a rangy offensive game that gave opponents fits.
Standing at 6 feet 4 inches tall (1.93 m) and weighing 213 pounds (97 kg), Allen played both the shooting guard and small forward positions. Allen was known as an elite, all-purpose defender and was often assigned to defend high-scoring swingmen , making it uncomfortable for players to score against him. [ 23 ]
The 6-foot-4 guard averaged 20.2 points as a senior and still holds 15 Gators team records. He left school after four years as the Gators' all-time leading scorer (2,450) and the No. 2 scorer in Southeastern Conference history behind LSU's Pete Maravich. He averaged more than 20 points in both his junior and senior seasons, although Florida ...