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NBA Finals
- 2022 NBA FinalsThe 2022 NBA Finals concluded on June 16, marking the end of a best-of-seven series between the Golden State Warriors and the Boston Celtics.
- 2007 NBA FinalsThe 2007 NBA Finals began on the 7th of June 2007. This best-of-seven series pitted the San Antonio Spurs against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
- 2003 NBA FinalsThe 2003 NBA Finals marked the final chapter for David Robinson, a star who announced his retirement during that same season.
- 2006 NBA FinalsThe 2006 NBA Finals concluded with the Miami Heat defeating the Dallas Mavericks in six games. This result marked a historic moment as the Heat became only…
- NBA Finals television ratingsThe 1987 NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics averaged a 15.9 rating on CBS. That series drew 24.12 million viewers across six games.
- 2013 NBA FinalsThe 2013 NBA Finals began on June 6 and concluded on the 20th of June 2013. This best-of-seven championship series featured the defending champion Miami Heat…
- 2016 NBA FinalsThe 2015, 16 regular season ended with the Golden State Warriors holding a 73, 9 record, shattering the previous single-season win record set by the 1995, 96…
- 2005 NBA FinalsThe 2005 NBA Finals came down to a single game for the first time in eleven years. Two teams that had defined defensive basketball for three straight seasons…
- 2023 NBA FinalsThe 2023 NBA Finals began on June 1 and concluded on June 12. The Western Conference champion Denver Nuggets defeated the Eastern Conference champion Miami…
- 1999 NBA FinalsThe 1998, 99 NBA season began on the 5th of February 1999. This start date came two months after owners and the National Basketball Players Association…
- 2018 NBA FinalsThe 2018 NBA Finals began on May 31 and concluded on June 8. The Golden State Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in four games to win their second…
- 2008 NBA FinalsIn the 2007 off-season, Celtics general manager Danny Ainge executed a trade that would alter the franchise's trajectory.
- 2011 NBA FinalsThe 2011 NBA Finals was supposed to be a coronation. Miami's newly assembled trio of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh had made the Heat heavy…
- 2012 NBA FinalsThe 2012 NBA Finals began on June 12 and concluded on June 21. The Miami Heat defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in five games to win their second…
- 2025 NBA FinalsThe 2025 NBA Finals began on June 5 and concluded on June 22. The Western Conference champion Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Eastern Conference champion…
- NBA FinalsThe NBA Finals is the annual championship series of the National Basketball Association, played since April 1947 when the Philadelphia Warriors beat the…
- 2009 NBA FinalsThe 2009 NBA Finals opened on the 4th of June with a matchup almost nobody predicted. All spring, fans and analysts had been waiting for a showdown between…
- 2017 NBA FinalsThe 2016, 17 offseason began with a seismic shift in the NBA landscape when Kevin Durant left the Oklahoma City Thunder to join the Golden State Warriors.
- 2004 NBA FinalsOn the 6th of June 2004, the Detroit Pistons walked into the Staples Center as 12-point underdogs and walked out with a victory.
- 2010 NBA FinalsThe 2010 NBA Finals came down to a single game on the 17th of June, 2010, with Kobe Bryant shooting 6 for 24 from the field. That is 25 percent.
- 2014 NBA FinalsThe 2014 NBA Finals began on June 5 and concluded on June 15, marking the end of a season that had seen two teams meet for the second time in consecutive…
- 2024 NBA FinalsThe 2024 NBA Finals concluded on June 17 with the Boston Celtics defeating the Dallas Mavericks four games to one. This victory marked the franchise's first…
- 2019 NBA FinalsThe 2019 NBA Finals marked a historic shift in basketball history when the Toronto Raptors defeated the Golden State Warriors to claim their first…
- 2021 NBA FinalsThe 2021 NBA Finals began on July 6, the second-latest start date in championship history. This delay resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic altering the league…