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The series featured the number one seeds from both conferences. Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the series, his first of three consecutive honors, in arguably one of the greatest NBA Finals performances in history, putting up 38.0 points, 16.7 rebounds, and 2.7 blocks per game. [1]
Bryant was the runner-up for the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year Award, [68] and through fan voting, he also became the youngest NBA All-Star starter in NBA history. [69] Bryant was joined by teammates O'Neal, Van Exel, and Jones, making it the first time since 1983 that four players on the same team were selected to play in the same All-Star Game.
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.
Kobe Bryant was a key member of the Los Angeles Lakers that won five NBA championships from 2000 to 2010. The 2000s were largely dominated by the San Antonio Spurs and Los Angeles Lakers , who appeared in a combined eleven Finals to win nine championships in twelve seasons.
The Toronto Raptors made their NBA playoff debut, becoming the first Canadian team to do so. As such, Game 3 of their first round series against the New York Knicks was the first NBA Playoff game ever played outside the United States. For the first time in franchise history, the Miami Heat swept a playoff opponent by beating the Detroit Pistons ...
Games played during the IST are included in a team's regular season results and thus, count toward a team's win-loss record, except the NBA Cup Finals. [4] [5] At the end of the regular season, 12 teams (the top 6 seeds in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference) will have clinched an NBA playoffs berth.
The 1999–2000 NBA season was the 54th season of the National Basketball Association. The season began on November 2, 1999, and ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning the NBA championship, beating the Indiana Pacers 4 games to 2 in the 2000 NBA Finals .
Kobe Bryant in 2006. Kobe Bryant was a shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) for his entire 20-year career. Selected 13th overall by the Charlotte Hornets in the 1996 NBA draft, Bryant was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for Vlade Divac a month later.