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The winners of the Conference finals advance to the finals to determine the NBA champions. The Boston Celtics have had or tied for the best regular season record a record 19 times. They won the Eastern Conference 11 times, while the Los Angeles Lakers won the Western Conference 19 times. The Celtics have won 18 NBA championships, the
This is a list of television ratings for NBA Finals in the United States, based on Nielsen viewing data. [1] The highest rated and most watched NBA Finals series was the 1998 NBA Finals between the Chicago Bulls and Utah Jazz, which averaged an 18.7 rating / 33 share and 29.04 million viewers on NBC. That series also featured the highest rated ...
Only team in NBA history not to have lost to same opponent twice in regular season; Only team in NBA history not to lose back-to-back games in regular season; The 10th team in NBA history to win a playoff series coming back from a 1–3 playoff series deficit (won 4–3 against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference Finals)
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.
Their 1995 triumph was done as the 6-seed, the lowest seeded team in NBA History to win a championship. Both losses against the Boston Celtics. 4: St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks: 1: 3.250: 1961: 1958: All appearances when the team was in St. Louis. Reached four NBA Finals in five years, all against the Boston Celtics. 4: Seattle SuperSonics/Oklahoma ...
Jordan ranks second all-time in scoring average in the Finals at 33.6 points per championship game, trailing only Rick Barry, who put up 36.3 points in 25 fewer Finals appearances, and has the ...
1. Name a big winner from the first week of the season. Vincent Goodwill: The Oklahoma City Thunder (beating teams by nearly 20 points a night). They are looking to break the trend of a new team ...
The Los Angeles Lakers are already off to a record-setting pace this season. Unfortunately, the benchmark they are pursuing is that of the worst-shooting team in NBA history.