The 1954 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the 1954 NBA Playoffs, which concluded the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s...

The NBA Finals is the championship series for the National Basketball Association (NBA) held at the conclusion of its postseason. All NBA Finals have been...

The 1955 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the 1954–55 NBA season. The best-of-seven series was won by the Syracuse Nationals...

the Celtics and Lakers met in the NBA Finals (more than any other Finals matchup). It would be the Celtics' last Finals appearance until the two teams met...

The 1986 NBA Finals was the championship round of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 1985–86 season, and the culmination of the season's playoffs...

15 and concluded on June 12 with the Denver Nuggets winning the 2023 NBA Finals, their first title in franchise history. The Milwaukee Bucks entered the...

postseason, although some sources suggested the NBA Finals should be regarded as separate. From the 2022–23 NBA season, when an expansion to the postseason...

2016 NBA Finals, this was the last time a road team had won Game 7 in the NBA Finals. The 1978 World Championship Series was the first NBA Finals series...

distinction of featuring for the third time in NBA history, and last to date, a team with a losing record in the Finals. They were the first team since the Minneapolis...

The 1988 NBA Finals was the championship round of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 1987–88 season, and the culmination of the season's playoffs...

Celtics–Lakers finals, however, never happened. The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Celtics in the conference finals before losing to the Lakers in the 1980 NBA Finals...

The NBA Finals is the annual championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Eastern and Western Conference champions play a best-of-seven...

to beat Boston for the first time ever in NBA Finals history. Also for the first time since 1955, the Finals implemented a 2–3–2 format with Games 1 and...

The 1954–55 NBA season was the ninth season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Syracuse Nationals winning the NBA Championship...

respectively. The Suns advanced to their first NBA Finals since 1993 after winning the Western Conference finals against the Los Angeles Clippers in six games;...

Philadelphia 76ers. It was a rematch of the 1980 NBA Finals. The Lakers won 4 games to 2. The 1982 NBA Finals documentary "Something to Prove" recaps all the...

four NBA championships from 10 NBA Finals appearances, having made eight consecutive appearances between 2011 and 2018. He also won the inaugural NBA Cup...

The 1954 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1953–54 season. The tournament concluded with the Western...

Conference champion Miami Heat 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals. Dirk Nowitzki was named NBA Finals MVP. The San Antonio Spurs entered their fourteenth...

the NBA Finals championship series. As of 2020[update], NBA players are the world's best paid athletes by average annual salary per player. The NBA is...

back to the NBA Finals in 1993, but they would fall to the Michael Jordan-led Chicago Bulls in six games. The Suns would make the Finals again in 2021...

defending NBA champion and Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 0 in the NBA Finals. Moses Malone was named NBA Finals MVP. Malone...

champion Los Angeles Lakers four games to one in the NBA Finals. Chauncey Billups was named NBA Finals MVP. The 2004 playoffs was the first appearance for...

champion Philadelphia 76ers 4 games to 1. Shaquille O'Neal was named NBA Finals MVP for the second straight year. The Dallas Mavericks made the playoffs...

Conference champion San Antonio Spurs 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals. LeBron James was named NBA Finals MVP. The Miami Heat headed into the playoffs with a...

NBA Finals appearances. This also marked the first time the same two NBA teams met in the NBA Finals four seasons in a row. Game 1 of the NBA Finals was...

Game 3 of the NBA Finals, Butler also became the first player (opponent or teammate) to out-score/-rebound/-assist/ LeBron James in a Finals game. With their...

qualify for the playoffs. The winners of the Conference finals advance to the finals to determine the NBA champions. The Boston Celtics have had or tied for...

champion Oklahoma City Thunder, 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals. LeBron James was named NBA Finals MVP. The Los Angeles Clippers made the playoffs for...

June 17 with the Boston Celtics winning the 2024 NBA Finals for their 18th championship, the most in NBA history. The Boston Celtics entered the playoffs...