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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 league adopted its current name at the start of the 1949–50 season when it merged with the National Basketball League (NBL). [2] 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.
Leaders and records for playoff 3-point field goals for every season Season Year-by-year leader 3P Active player leader 3P Career record 3P Single-season record 3P Season 1979–80: Fred Brown SEA: 10: Fred Brown SEA: 10: Fred Brown SEA: 10: Fred Brown SEA: 10: 1979–80 1980–81: Scott Wedman KCK: 9: Scott Wedman KCK Brian Winters MIL: 11 ...
The Pelicans have also recorded both the fewest wins (831) and losses (937) in regular season history. [3] In the 2023–24 NBA season, the NBA hosted its inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament (IST), later dubbed the NBA Cup. Games played during the IST are included in a team's regular season results and thus, count toward a team's win-loss record ...
The winners of the Conference finals advance to the finals to determine the NBA champions. The Boston Celtics have had or tied for the best regular season record a record 19 times. They won the Eastern Conference 11 times, while the Los Angeles Lakers won the Western Conference 19 times. The Celtics have won 18 NBA championships, the
Playoff scoring leader at the end of every season Season Year-by-year leader Pts Active player leader Pts Career record Pts Single-season record Pts Season 1946–47: Joe Fulks* PHW: 222: Joe Fulks* PHW: 222: Joe Fulks* PHW: 222: Joe Fulks* PHW: 222: 1946–47 1947–48: 282: 504: 504: 282: 1947–48 1948–49: George Mikan* MNL: 303: George ...
Stephen Curry led the league with an average of 30.1 points in the 2015–16 season and became the first player to win the title shooting 50–40–90 in a season. Russell Westbrook led the league with an average of 31.6 points in the 2016–17 season, when he also became the second NBA player to average a triple-double in a season.
Progressive 3-point leaders Season Year-by-year leader [3] 3P Active player leader 3P Career record 3P Single-season record 3P Season 1979–80: Brian Taylor SDC: 90: Brian Taylor SDC: 90: Brian Taylor SDC: 90: Brian Taylor SDC: 90: 1979–80: 1980–81: Mike Bratz CLE: 57: 134: 134: 1980–81 1981–82: Don Buse IND: 73: Joe Hassett GSW: 193 ...