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All NBA Finals have been played in a best-of-seven format, and are contested between the winners of the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference (formerly Divisions before 1970), except in 1950 when the Eastern Division champion faced the winner between the Western and Central Division champions.
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 19 times, most recently in 2020 when the Tampa Bay Lightning won the 2020 Stanley Cup and Tampa Bay Buccaneers won Super Bowl LV.
Minnesota Vikings (4) – appeared in Super Bowls IV, VIII, IX, and XI; they won the NFL Championship in 1969, the last year before the AFL–NFL merger, but failed to win the subsequent Super Bowl. Buffalo Bills (4) – XXV , XXVI , XXVII , and XXVIII ; in 1964 and 1965 , they won the last two AFL Championships before the first Super Bowl in ...
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]
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 ]
List of NBA Finals champions. Add languages. ... List of NBA champions; ... This page was last edited on 14 May 2008, at 20:59 ...
Won 4–2 in their last Finals appearance in 2022. 53: Philadelphia 76ers: 24: 29.453: Includes a record of 9–11 while in Syracuse, and 15–18 while in Philadelphia. Lost 4–1 in their last Finals appearance in 2001. 48: New York Knicks: 20: 28.417: Lost 4–1 in their last Finals appearance in 1999. 41: Miami Heat: 18: 23.439
Last time the NBA Finals were played in March. 1962 [57] Boston Celtics: Los Angeles Lakers: 110–107 (OT) Boston Garden, Boston: Most recent NBA Finals game seven to go into overtime. 1966 [58] Boston Celtics: Los Angeles Lakers: 95–93 Boston Garden, Boston: Last NBA Finals until 2016 that a team down 3–1 rallied to force a game seven ...