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The oldest franchise to never win the championship is the Suns (54 seasons), while the Royals/Kings and the Hawks have even longer championship droughts (71 and 64 seasons, respectively). Five franchises have never been to the NBA Finals, tied with the National Hockey League for the highest number among the major North American sports . [ 1 ]
Won Division semifinals 4–1 Won Division finals 4–2 Won ABA Finals 4–3 [14] George McGinnis [15] 1973–74: ABA — — Western 2nd 46 38 .548 5 Won Division semifinals 4–3 Lost Division finals 4–3 [16] 1974–75: ABA — — Western 3rd 45 39 .536 20 Won Division semifinals 4–2 Won Division finals 4–3
The Boston Celtics have won the most championships of any NBA team. Shown are the championship banners hanging in their home arena, TD Garden. The NBA Finals is the championship series for the National Basketball Association (NBA) held at the conclusion of its postseason.
Stephen Curry's burden of never winning Finals MVP despite multiple championships has finally been lifted after playing (and prevailing) in his sixth championship series - which really adds to his ...
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)
They also were the only road team to win Game 1 of a first-round playoff series. However, New Jersey won game 2 to tie the series at 1–1 heading back to Indiana. In game 3 Jermaine O'Neal scored 37 points as the Pacers regained a 2–1 series lead. The Nets, however, won games four and five to take a 3–2 series lead.
The 2002 Maryland Terrapins produced four NBA players after beating Indiana for the NCAA title and three of them almost immediately played for the local NBA team, the Wizards.
First-year coaches have won titles recently, like Steve Kerr in Golden State (2015), Ty Lue in Cleveland (2016) and Nick Nurse in Toronto (2019). Frank Vogel was a veteran head coach but won in ...