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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. All NBA Finals have been played in a best-of-seven format, and are ...
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.
Most titles. Boston Celtics (18 titles) The NBA Finals is the annual championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Eastern and Western Conference champions play a best-of-seven series to determine the league champion. The team that wins the series is awarded the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy, which replaced the ...
The NBA's championship trophy; awarded to the winning team of the NBA Finals. Named after Larry O'Brien, who served as NBA Commissioner from 1975 to 1984. Boston Celtics [3] [4] Walter A. Brown Trophy: 1947: The NBA's first championship trophy which was awarded to the winning team of the NBA Finals until it was replaced with the Larry O'Brien ...
The league adopted its current name at the start of the 1949–50 season when it merged with the National Basketball League (NBL). [2] 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.
List of NBA Cup champions. The NBA Cup is a National Basketball Association (NBA) regular season tournament introduced during the league's 2023–24 season. The first iteration was called the NBA In-Season Tournament, but was officially renamed later that same season. [ 1 ] The tournament itself and the trophy awarded are both called the NBA Cup.
Jerry West won the scoring title in 1970, averaging 31.2 points per game. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won scoring titles in 1971 and 1972. Allen Iverson won scoring titles in 1999, 2001, 2002 and 2005. Kobe Bryant won scoring titles in 2006 and 2007. LeBron James won the scoring title in 2008 en route to becoming the NBA's all-time scoring leader in 2023.
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a major professional basketball league in North America. It was founded in 1946 as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). [1] The league adopted its current name at the start of the 1949–50 season when it merged with the National Basketball League (NBL). [2]