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A series win gave the Celtics their 18th championship, one more than the Los Angeles Lakers for the most in NBA history. [6] Their last win was in the 2008 NBA Finals. This is the Celtics' third Finals appearance where they played a team from Texas, as they previously defeated the Houston Rockets in the 1981 and 1986 Finals. [7] [8]
Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic was named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player on Wednesday. Jokic, who also took home the honor in 2021 and 2022, is just the ninth player in league history to claim ...
Michael Jordan won the NBA MVP five times. Derrick Rose became the youngest player to ever win the award at age 22. LeBron James is a four-time NBA MVP. Stephen Curry won back-to-back MVP awards in 2014–15 and 2015–16. He is the first unanimous MVP selection in league history. [19] Giannis Antetokounmpo won back-to-back MVP awards in 2018 ...
The Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (formerly known as the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1969 NBA Finals. The award is decided by a panel of eleven media members, who cast votes after the conclusion of the Finals .
For more than a week, it had been clear one MVP voter left the Denver Nuggets center off their ballot entirely after the voting totals were revealed. Out of 100 voters, Jokić received 15 first ...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, 26, finished second in MVP voting last season, and he’s making a push to win his first MVP this season. The Thunder were 8-2 when Chet Holmgren was sidelined with a ...
As of 2024, the Eastern champions have a 41–36 advantage in NBA titles over the Western champions, with their most recent being the Boston Celtics who have won 18 titles, the most of any team in the league. [15]
The 22-year-old was one of just 10 players (minimum 1,000 minutes) to average at least 25 points, five rebounds and five assists per game this season. He bumped his shooting and playmaking ...