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The 2002 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2001–02 season, and the culmination of the season's playoffs.The best-of-seven playoff was contested between the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers (who were also two-time defending NBA champion), and the Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Nets.
The Lakers’ Game 7 win over the Sacramento Kings marked the first time since 1982 that a road team won a Game 7 in the conference finals. The 2002 NBA Finals marked the first time since 1995 that a team swept an NBA Finals series. Game 4 of the NBA Finals was the last telecast on NBC.
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.
The New Jersey Nets, who had never won fifty games in a season and had only been to the second round of the playoffs once, won 52 games to reach the Finals. 2001–02 is one of the most memorable seasons in the history of the Milwaukee Bucks. The team got off to a division-leading 26–13 start, and were 10 games over .500 as late as March 6.
Hall of Famer, who won championships with the Portland Trail Blazers and Boston Celtics after starring at UCLA, lost his fight with cancer. Bill Walton, who won 2 NBA championships, 2 college ...
🏀 NBA (5). 1952-54 Minneapolis Lakers: It didn't take long for the NBA to birth its first dynasty, as the George Mikan-led Lakers won five of the first eight NBA/BAA championships. 1959-66 ...
Kings record their first playoff win at Los Angeles and their first road win against the Lakers since the 1951 Western Division Finals. Lakers go on to win 2002 NBA Finals. 2002–03: Tie 2–2: Tie, 1–1: Tie, 1–1: Lakers 265–139: One Lakers' home game was played on Christmas. Kings win the Pacific Division.
The Boston Celtics won 11 of the 12 NBA Finals they reached during 13 seasons (1956–57 to 1968–69), including eight straight NBA championships from 1959 through 1966. [9] During this time the St. Louis Hawks also won their only title before moving to Atlanta and the Philadelphia 76ers won their first title since relocating from Syracuse.