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The 1949–50 Minneapolis Lakers, who won the NBA Finals, are not counted in the Eastern versus Western champions record above as they played in the Central Division. 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 ...
Only eleven players in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA) have played 20 or more seasons in their respective careers. In 1985–86, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar broke the previous NBA record of 16 seasons held by Dolph Schayes, John Havlicek, Paul Silas, and Elvin Hayes; [1] [2] [3] he finished his career in 1988–89 with a then ...
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
The Boston Celtics won 11 of the 12 NBA Finals they reached during 13 seasons (1956–57 to 1968–69), including eight straight NBA championships from 1959 through 1966. [9] During this time the St. Louis Hawks also won their only title before moving to Atlanta and the Philadelphia 76ers won their first title since relocating from Syracuse.
1957–58 St. Louis Hawks season; 1958–59 Boston Celtics season; 1959–60 Boston Celtics season; 1960–61 Boston Celtics season; 1961–62 Boston Celtics season; 1962–63 Boston Celtics season; 1963–64 Boston Celtics season; 1964–65 Boston Celtics season; 1965–66 Boston Celtics season; 1966–67 Philadelphia 76ers season; 1967–68 ...
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]
Three years later, the Spurs were one of four ABA franchises that joined the NBA as a result of the ABA–NBA merger. In 45 seasons since joining the NBA, the Spurs have achieved a winning record 36 times, have appeared in the NBA playoffs 38 times, and have won five NBA championships. The team won its most recent NBA championship in 2014. [2]
Position(s) Playoff team(s) played for (years) [2] Games played Titles won 1 LeBron James ^ SF: Cleveland Cavaliers (2006–2010, 2015–2018) Miami Heat (2011–2014) Los Angeles Lakers (2020–2021, 2023–2024) 287 4 2 Derek Fisher: PG: Los Angeles Lakers (1997–2004, 2008–2011) Utah Jazz Oklahoma City Thunder (2012–2014) 259 5 3 Tim ...