Pistons: Chuck Cooper (2019) George Yardley (1996) Warriors: Paul Arizin (1978) Tom Gola (1976) Neil Johnston (1990) Officials: Mendy Rudolph (2007)
Eastern finals
Warriors defeated Nationals, 3–2
Western finals
Pistons defeated Hawks, 3–2
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NBA Finals
1957 →
The 1956 NBA World Championship Series was the championship series played at the conclusion of the 1955–56 National Basketball Association (NBA) season. The Philadelphia Warriors defeated the Fort Wayne Pistons four games to one. The series is notable for being one of only two Finals in which the two teams alternated home games, the other being in 1971.
only two Finals in which the two teams alternated home games, the other being in 1971. Warriors win series 4–1 1956NBA Playoffs 1955-56 NBA Season Summary...
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The 1971 NBAFinals was the championship series played at the conclusion of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 25th anniversary season of 1970–71...
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The 1986 NBAFinals was the championship round of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 1985–86 season, and the culmination of the season's playoffs...
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Celtics–Lakers finals, however, never happened. The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Celtics in the conference finals before losing to the Lakers in the 1980 NBA Finals...
to beat Boston for the first time ever in NBAFinals history. Also for the first time since 1955, the Finals implemented a 2–3–2 format with Games 1 and...
Lakers were also swept in the 1989 NBAFinals, that time by the Detroit Pistons. The 76ers lost their first two Finals meetings with the Lakers in 1980...
distinction of featuring for the third time in NBA history, and last to date, a team with a losing record in the Finals. They were the first team since the Minneapolis...
the Celtics and Lakers met in the NBAFinals (more than any other Finals matchup). It would be the Celtics' last Finals appearance until the two teams met...
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Philadelphia 76ers. It was a rematch of the 1980 NBAFinals. The Lakers won 4 games to 2. The 1982 NBAFinals documentary "Something to Prove" recaps all the...
15 and concluded on June 12 with the Denver Nuggets winning the 2023 NBAFinals, their first title in franchise history. The Milwaukee Bucks entered the...
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first of the ten NBAFinals played in the 1980s, all of which featured either the Boston Celtics or the Los Angeles Lakers (three Finals featured both teams)...
Pistons 4 games to 1 in the NBAFinals. It was the Warriors' second NBA title; their first was in 1947 back when the NBA was known as the BAA. They would...
Conference champion New Jersey Nets, 4 games to 2, in the NBAFinals. Tim Duncan was named NBAFinals MVP for the second time. The 2003 Playoffs were notable...
respectively. The Suns advanced to their first NBAFinals since 1993 after winning the Western Conference finals against the Los Angeles Clippers in six games;...
June 17 with the Boston Celtics winning the 2024 NBAFinals for their 18th championship, the most in NBA history. The Boston Celtics entered the playoffs...
competed in 10 NBAFinals (with eight consecutive appearances from 2011 to 2018), winning four NBA championships. He also won the inaugural NBA Cup in 2023...
broadcast NBAFinals games in the United States and Canada over the years. In addition to the English-language broadcasts, the NBAFinals also have Spanish-language...
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Game 3 of the NBAFinals, Butler also became the first player (opponent or teammate) to out-score/-rebound/-assist/ LeBron James in a Finals game. With their...
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