NBA Finals Tickets
The NBA Finals is the championship series of the National Basketball Association, played under a best-of-seven playoff format. The team winning the Eastern Conference Finals earns one of the two berths in the championship round, with the other going to the team that wins the Western Conference Finals. This event has been played at the conclusion of every NBA and BAA season in history, the first being held in 1947.
The 2006 NBA Finals was won by the Miami Heat, who defeated the Dallas Mavericks four games to two, with both teams making their NBA Finals debut. Controversially, the NBA Finals are often regarded by league officials and U.S. media as a "World Championship," implying that no basketball team in the world could compete with NBA Finalists. This issue has become notable since NBA-based U.S. national teams have been unable to decisively win (or even qualify for the final game) at official international competitions like the 2004 Olympics and the 2002 Basketball World Championship. The winner of the NBA Finals is presented the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy at the conclusion of the finals.
The Boston Celtics won the championship in all but two of the years between 1957 and 1969, inclusive, and eight in a row from 1959 to 1966, forming one of the most celebrated dynasties in sports history. Famous people of this dynasty include Bill Russell, Bill Sharman, John Havlicek, Bob Cousy and coach Red Auerbach. Larry Bird is also famous for having led the team to three championships in the 1980s. The Celtics have, in fact, won 16 championships, in 1957, 1959-1966, 1968-1969, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1984 and 1986, more than any other team in the league. Other powerful championship teams include the Minneapolis (later Los Angeles) Lakers with 14 championships (5 in Minneapolis and 9 in Los Angeles) from 1949-1950, 1952-1954, 1972, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987-1988, and 2000-2002 and the Chicago Bulls with 6 championships from 1991-1993, and 1996-1998.
NBA Finals Championship Tickets
