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All NBA Finals have been played in a best-of-seven format, and are contested between the winners of the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference (formerly Divisions before 1970), except in 1950 when the Eastern Division champion faced the winner between the Western and Central Division champions.
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's (NBA) scoring title is awarded to the player with the highest points per game average in a given season. The scoring title was originally determined by total points scored through the 1968–69 season , after which points per game was used to determine the leader instead. [ 2 ]
The NBA Finals is the championship series for the NBA and the conclusion of the sport's postseason. The winning team's players, coaches, and members of the executive front office usually receive championship rings from the team honoring their contribution, with "rings" becoming shorthand for championships. [3]
NBA championship–winning players from outside the United States (48 P) Pages in category "NBA championship–winning players" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 585 total.
The NBA's championship trophy; awarded to the winning team of the NBA Finals. Named after Larry O'Brien, who served as NBA Commissioner from 1975 to 1984. Boston Celtics [3] [4] Walter A. Brown Trophy: 1947: The NBA's first championship trophy which was awarded to the winning team of the NBA Finals until it was replaced with the Larry O'Brien ...
[a] NBA win-loss records also do not include wins and losses recorded during a team's playing time in the American Basketball Association (ABA), despite the 1976 ABA–NBA merger. [ 2 ] The San Antonio Spurs have the highest win-loss record percentage, with 2,305–1,562 (.596). [ 3 ]
Best record heading into the All-Star Break in NBA history (48–4, 0.923) Winning streaks of 24 and 11 games Second earliest clinch of playoff berth since 1984 (the 2016–17 Warriors beat it by two days and was eventually beaten by the 2019–20 Bucks )