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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 ...
Won 4–2 in their last Finals appearance in 1998. 34: San Antonio Spurs: 23: 11.676: Won 4–1 in their last Finals appearance in 2014. 25: Atlanta Hawks: 11: 14.440: All appearances in the Finals occurred while the team was in St. Louis. 23: Houston Rockets: 12: 11.522: Won 4–0 in their last Finals appearance in 1995. 23: Oklahoma City ...
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]
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a major professional basketball league in North America. It was founded in 1946 as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). [ 1 ] 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 Bulls are the only NBA franchise as of 2022 to have a combination of multiple championships and zero losses in the NBA Finals (the San Antonio Spurs are the closest other franchise to this mark, but the 2013 Finals loss to Miami has given the Spurs an all-time Finals record of 5–1). The Bulls initially competed in the NBA's Western Division.
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
Siakam, who lost all nine games he played against the Celtics last season for the Pacers and Toronto Raptors, finished with 29 points – going 6-of-8 from deep – 11 rebounds and five assists.
a The Sacramento Kings last won an NBA championship in 1951 as the Rochester Royals. b The Atlanta Hawks last won an NBA championship in 1958 as the St. Louis Hawks. c Pre dates the NBA-ABA merger. d The Washington Wizards last won an NBA championship in 1978 as the Washington Bullets.