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The Golden State Warriors own the longest NBA playoff winning streak for a single postseason with 15 straight wins in the 2017 playoffs. [38] Of all the teams with multiple NBA Finals appearances, the Chicago Bulls are the only team to have never lost in the Finals, winning six. The Boston Celtics possess the most overall NBA Finals series wins ...
The first parentheses in the Western champions and Eastern champions columns indicate the teams' playoff seed. The second parentheses indicate the number of times that teams have appeared in an NBA Finals as well as each respective team's NBA Finals record to date.
The first two finals' games were blowouts by Golden State, game three was closer, but the Warriors still came out victors, going up 3–0 bringing them to 15–0 in the playoffs, the best ever start in NBA playoff history. The Cavs countered beating the Warriors 137–116 in Game four, with 86 points in the first half, setting an NBA Finals ...
The 2021 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2020–21 season.With the COVID-19 pandemic impacting the NBA for the second consecutive year, the regular season was reduced to 72 games for each team and the start date of the playoffs was moved from its usual time in mid-April to May 22, 2021.
The Denver Nuggets eliminated the Seattle SuperSonics 3–2 in the First Round in the 1994 NBA Playoffs. The New York Knicks eliminated the Miami Heat 3–2 in the First Round in the 1999 NBA Playoffs (lockout shortened season). In addition, New York became the first 8th seed to reach the NBA Finals, but lost in 5 to the San Antonio Spurs.
A total of 21 franchises have won the NBA Finals, with the Boston Celtics winning the most recent title in 2024. Boston holds the record for the most championships, having won the Finals 18 times. Boston also won the most consecutive titles, winning eight in a row from 1959 to 1966. The Los Angeles Lakers have the most NBA Finals appearances ...
The Heat became the first team to make the NBA Finals after making the playoffs via the Play-In tournament. The Heat became the third team in NBA history to finish last in PPG (points per game) during the regular season and reach the NBA Finals, joining the 1956 Fort Wayne Pistons and 1964 San Francisco Warriors.
The 2002 NBA playoffs were the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2001–02 season.This was the final postseason that held a best-of-5 first-round series; the 2003 NBA playoffs saw those series expand to a best-of-7 format.