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The 2008 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2007–08 season and conclusion of the season's playoffs.A best-of-seven playoff series that was played from June 5–17, 2008, the series was contested between the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics and the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers.
The 2008 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2007–08 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals. Paul Pierce was named NBA Finals MVP.
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.
With Duke's nine-point second-half lead gone and the score now tied, Flagg seemed to sense it was his moment. He attacked 6-foot-11 Andrew Sarr off the dribble, used his body to create space and ...
North Carolina’s Harrison Ingram (55) celebrates as RJ Davis (4) waves to the Duke crowd as time runs out in the game during UNC’s 93-84 victory over Duke at the Smith Center in Chapel Hill, N ...
Lost 4–1 in their last Finals appearance in 1999. 41: Miami Heat: 18: 23.439: Lost 4–1 in their last Finals appearance in 2023. 40: Detroit Pistons: 22: 18.550: Includes a record of 4–8 while in Fort Wayne, and 18–10 while in Detroit. Lost 4–3 their last Finals appearance in 2005. 35: Chicago Bulls: 24: 11.686: Won 4–2 in their last ...
Giovanni DiGiacomo doubled leading off the ninth inning and later scored on a flyout by Damon Lux, giving Duke a 2-1 victory over Rider on Saturday in a winner's bracket game of the Conway ...
Bryant led the team to championships in 2009 and 2010, and was named NBA Finals MVP both times. He continued to be among the league's premier players through the 2012–13 season when he suffered a torn achilles tendon. The last years of his playing career were hampered by injuries and limited playing time. Bryant retired after the 2015–16 ...