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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 .
Knicks won the KAT trade: Towns is delivering some of the best basketball of his career, posting a personal-best 66.2% true shooting. A big part of that success comes from his new partnership with ...
Jokić won consecutive MVP awards in 2021 and 2022 before a second-place finish to Joel Embiid last season. He ended the 2022-23 season instead with his first NBA championship and Finals MVP.
Here is the second installment of USA TODAY’s NBA MVP power rankings (stats and team records before Tuesday's games): Shai Gilgeous-Alexander reacts after scoring against the Orlando Magic. 5.
The 2024 NBA Cup was a multi-stage basketball tournament played during the 2024–25 NBA season.It was the second edition of the NBA Cup.All 30 teams participated, each playing four regular season games that counted towards the tournament's group stage standings—all in the knockout round, except for the championship game.