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The 2008 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2007–08 season and conclusion of the season's playoffs.A best-of-seven playoff series that was played from June 5–17, 2008, the series was contested between the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics and the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers.
In Game 3 the Magic shot 75% in the first half and 62.5% in the game, both NBA Finals records, to win by 4 and bring the series to 2–1. [45] Game 4 was another close game. Derek Fisher hit two key 3-pointers, one with 4.6 seconds left in regulation to tie the game, and the other with 31.3 seconds to go in overtime. [ 46 ]
The 2008 Finals was also the first since 1998 to feature neither Shaquille O'Neal nor Tim Duncan. The Boston Celtics played 26 playoff games (2 games short of a full length postseason of 28), breaking the 25 game record of the 1994 Knicks and 2005 Pistons by 1 game for the most playoff games in a single season played by 1 NBA team. [1]
In the 2004 NBA Playoffs, the Kings would lose in the Semifinals to the Minnesota Timberwolves in seven games, while the Lakers would lose the 2004 NBA Finals to the Detroit Pistons. After playoff appearances in 2005 and 2006, the Kings would fail to qualify for the playoffs again until 2023. [ 17 ]
On the eve of the NBA Finals, there’s still time to get tickets to Game 3 in Miami. The series, pitting the Heat against the Denver Nuggets, has an average secondary market ticket price of ...
NBA. Season: Western Conference: Los Angeles Lakers (57–25) Eastern Conference and League: Boston Celtics (66–16) Other Division champions: Detroit Pistons, New Orleans Hornets, Utah Jazz, Orlando Magic; Finals: The Boston Celtics defeat the Los Angeles Lakers 4–2 in the best-of-seven NBA Finals. Finals MVP: Paul Pierce
The 2023 NBA Finals are set. The Miami Heat will face the Denver Nuggets in the NBA Finals, with Game 1 set for Thursday in Denver. The Nuggets are making their first appearance in the NBA Finals ...
Jake and Dan are up late after the Denver Nuggets torched the Miami Heat in game 1 of the 2023 NBA Finals and they’re ready to talk about it, along with going through some of the major NBA news ...