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When is the NBA Finals?
The NBA Finals is the championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Eastern and Western conference champions play a best-of-seven game series to determine the league champion.
What is the NBA Finals?
The NBA Finals is the championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA), a professional men’s basketball league in North America. The conclusion of the NBA Finals marks the end of the NBA’s season.
How to watch the NBA Finals?
The National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals is the championship series of the NBA and the conclusion of the sport’s postseason. 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 winning team of the series receives the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy.
The home-and-away format in the NBA Finals is in a 2–2–1–1–1 format (the team with home-court advantage plays at home for games 1, 2, 5, and 7) during 1947–1948, 1951–1952, 1957–1970, 1972–1974, 1976–1977, 1979–1984, 1986–1987, 1989–1990, 1992–1993, 1995–1996, 1998–1999, 2001–2002, 2005 Also used during 1949 , 1953 , 1954 , 1955 , 1956 , 1971 , 1973 , 1975 , 1978 , 1985 , 1988 , 1991 , 1994
The current TV rights holder for NBA Finals broadcasts in America is ABC聽with ESPN having simulcast rights.
Who will win the NBA Finals?
The NBA Finals is the annual championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Eastern and Western conference champions play a best-of-seven game series to determine the league champion. The winning team of the series receives the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy.
Reasons to watch the NBA Finals
The NBA Finals are the best way to determine who the best basketball team in the world is. For fans of the sport, it is essential viewing. Here are several reasons why you should watch the NBA Finals:
1. To see the best players in the world go head-to-head.
2. To witness incredible displays of skill and athleticism.
3. To experience intense competition at the highest level.
4. To root for your favorite team and player.
5. To enjoy thrilling moments and exciting comebacks.
6. To appreciate the importance of teamwork and sportsmanship.
7. To marvel at the beauty of the game of basketball.
NBA Finals predictions
The NBA Finals are the annual championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Eastern and Western conference champions play a best-of-seven game series to determine the league champion. The winning team receives the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy.
NBA Finals schedule
The NBA Finals are the annual championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Eastern and Western conference champions play a best-of-seven game series to determine the league champion.
The 2020 NBA Finals will begin on June 4, 2020 and will end no later than June 17, 2020. The specific dates and times for each game will be announced closer to the start of the series.
NBA Finals history
The National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals is the championship series of the NBA and the conclusion of the sport’s postseason. All NBA Finals have been played under a best-of-seven format, with the exception of 1950, when a best-of-nine format was used. Most NBA Finals series were played between the winners of the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference (also referred to as “the championship round”), but there have been eight instances when this arrangement was not followed, as outlined below.
The Eastern Conference is composed of 15 teams (as of 2019), while the Western Conference has 16 teams. As a result, if both conference champions had identical records in any given year then one team would have had an automatic advantage in terms of resting players and game location.
The first instance came in 1949, when the Washington Capitols and Minneapolis Lakers finished with identical records. The Capitols had won their division while the Lakers had not, meaning that Washington would have had homecourt advantage if they had met in the Finals. However, because neither team was a division champion then they were both given first-round byes instead. This resulted in one playoff series being played in each conference before the Finals.
In 1954, 1955, 1957 and 1958–61 there were two conferences but only one division each; thus each conference champion made it to the Finals regardless of record. As noted above, this resulted in some advantages for teams with inferior records; for example, in 1957–58 an expansion team (the St. Louis Hawks) made it to the Finals simply because they happened to be in a weaker conference than most of their opponents (the Eastern Conference).
During 1971–74 and 1975–76 there were three conferences but only two divisions; thus each division champion made it to the Finals regardless of record yet again. This led to some serious disadvantages for teams such as the 1972 Los Angeles Lakers – who posted a 69–13 record but still did not make it to that year’s Finals – and 1976 Portland Trail Blazers – who posted a 58–24 record but still did not make it past their conference semifinals due to being placed in a loaded Western Conference that also featured three other 60+ win teams that season (the eventual champion Golden State Warriors, along with fellow 60-win squads Seattle SuperSonics and Phoenix Suns).
NBA Finals records
The National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals is the championship series of the NBA, a professional men’s basketball league in North America. The annual series is contested between the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference champions.
The best-of-seven game series is played between June and July, with games taking place in both conference champions’ home arenas. The winning team of the series receives the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy.
The Golden State Warriors have won five NBA championships, while the Los Angeles Lakers have won sixteen. No other team has won more than three NBA championships.
NBA Finals trivia
The National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals is the championship series of the NBA and the conclusion of the sport’s postseason. All Finals have been played in a best-of-seven format, and 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.
