08 Nba Finals

Contents

Introduction
The Teams
The Players
The Coaches
The Fans
The Media
The Venue
The Game
The Aftermath
Conclusion
External References-

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Introduction

The 2008 NBA Finals were the Championship Series of the National Basketball Association (NBA)’s 200708 season, and were contested between the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers (who were also defending Western Conference champions), and the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics The Celtics defeated the Lakers 13192 in Game 6 to win the series 42, giving the team their eighteenth NBA Championship their first in twenty-two years (since winning it in 1986). The series was played under a best-of-seven format, with the first 2 games played in Los Angeles the next 2 Games Played in Boston, and the last 3 games played in Los Angeles

The Lakers earned their berth into the Finals by winning the Pacific Division and defeating both the Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz in 5 games each during the first three rounds of playoffs. The Celtics earned their berth into the Finals by winning both the Atlantic Division and defeating both Atlanta Hawks and Cleveland Cavaliers in 7 games each during the first three rounds of playoffs. This was Boston’s first appearance in a Finals since 1987, while this was also Los Angeles’ sixth consecutive appearance.

This is analyzed as one of basketball’s most storied rivalries from not only how heated it used to be back when Magic Johnson’s “Showtime” Lakers squad took on Larry Bird’s gritty Celtics teams of old but because of how much history is behind these two organizations.

The Teams

The Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers have a long history. They have played each other a total of 12 times in the NBA Finals with the Lakers winning on 9 occasions. The most recent meeting was in 2008, when the Celtics emerged victorious in a 6-game series.

The two teams met again in the 2010 NBA Finals with the Lakers winning in 7 games.

The Celtics and Lakers have met a total of 3 times in the NBA Finals since 2008, with the Lakers winning on 2 occasions.

The Players

The 2008 NBA Finals were the Championship Series of the National Basketball Association (NBA)’s 20072008 season, and the conclusion of the season’s playoffs. The best-of-seven playoff was contested between the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics and the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers with each team holding home court advantage The Celtics defeated the Lakers 13192 in Game 6 to capture their record-setting seventeenth NBA Championship This was Boston’s first title since 1986 and 21st overall. The Lakers awoke after their Game 1 loss and won four straight games to take a 31 series lead. They had an opportunity to close out the series in Game 5 at home, but blew a 24-point lead en route to a Boston victory. The Celtics then won Game 6 in Los Angeles to send the series back to Boston. In front of a record breaking crowd of 62,921 people in attendance at TD Banknorth Garden, the home team prevailed again by twenty points, 129108, giving them their first NBA title in over two decades and sixth all time while also handing the Lakers their worst finals defeat ever (in terms of margin).

Pau Gasol was named as the 2008 NBA Finals MVP. He averaged 18.0 points and 10.2 rebounds for the entire series.

The Coaches

The 2008 NBA Finals were the best-of-seven championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA)’s 200708 season, and the conclusion of the season’s playoffs. The Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics defeated the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers 4games to 2. The Celtics earned their record-setting 17th NBA championship while the Lakers suffered their record-setting 12th Finals defeat in franchise history. The series was played on a Thursday-Sunday rotation, with Games 1and 2in Boston, 3and 4in Los Angeles and 5through 7back in Boston if necessary. This was the first time that Games 1and 2of an NBA Finals were played on consecutive nights: as ABC had recent rights to both Thursday and Friday nights, it scheduled Game 1for 9 p.m., immediately following its broadcast of Game 8of the Eastern Conference Finals between Detroit and Boston (which ran long due to a late Pistons rally).

This was also only the second time (after 2004) that all games in a Finals series were televised by ABC; prior to this it had become common for other networksusually TNTto air some or all games outside of Prime Time as well. Ironically, this occurred during a year when ABC decided against airing Game 7of either conference final after both went to six games; TNT subsequently won exclusive television rights for most National Basketball Association games starting in 200809 under a new nine-year contract with the league.

The Lakers entered the series seeking to repeat as champions after winning four straight titles from 2000 to 2002and having lost in the 2004 NBA Finals They were Kareem Abdul Jabbar’s sixth (and final) team holding an NBA Finals record 11 times previously, while also being Magic Johnson’s fourth title team and Head Coach Pat Riley’s fifth. The Celtics held an NBA Playoff record 20 times previously while being Abdul-Jabbar’s fifth team during his search for his sixth title along with also being Johnson’s sixth title team during his career which included three straight championships from 1987 to 1989while coached by Riley during two three-peats (19841986and 19871989).

This was also Ray Allen’s first NBA Finals appearance with the Celtics since losing in seven games against the Lakers in 2004while playing for Seattle; he joined forces with Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce (who were acquired before training camp started), forming what many expected to be one of the best teams ever assembled. Although most expected Los Angeles to win easily over Boston, pundits considered this a viable upset given how much difficulty they had beating teams led by future Hall of Fame players such as Allen Iverson (Philadelphia 76ers), Lebron James (Cleveland Cavaliers), Jason Kidd (New Jersey Nets), Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas Mavericks) and Kobe Bryant himself during these playoffs

The 200708 regular season saw radical changes throughout mostly because of injuries after several major players switched teams such as Allen going from Seattle to Boston; Bryant going from Shaquille O’Neal’s sidekick with threepeat champion Laker teams between 2000 and 2002to becoming “the man” upon O’Neal being traded before training camp started following their disappointing loss in six games against Detroit Pistons in NBA Finals despite having homecourt advantage which gave way for Riley retiring soon afterwards leading up to Jackson returning for one last hurrah coached team that eventually bowed out losing in five games against Phoenix Suns led by two eventual Hall of Famers Steve Nash and Shawn Marion en route to finishing 5824 which tied them with San Antonio Spurs for second place behind New Orleans Hornets who went 5626 but due to injuries suffered by All-Star point guard Chris Paul they failed make it past first round losing sweep at hands of defending champions Spurs; Orlando Magic fired head coach Brian Hill following their then worst ever finish at 4042 missing playoffs then replaced him Doc Rivers who managed lead them back into playoffs behind breakout All-Star season Dwight Howard then proceeded lose conference semifinals seven game series against Pistons

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The Fans

The 2008 NBA Finals were the championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA)’s 200708 season, and the conclusion of the season’s playoffs. The best-of-seven playoff was contested between the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics and Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers The Celtics defeated the Lakers 13192 in Game 6 to win the series 42 and give Head Coach Doc Rivers his first NBA championship earning their first title since 1986 and their 17th overall. The series was played under a 232 rotation, meaning that Games 1, 2, 5, and 7 were played at Staples Center while Games 3, 4, and 6 were played at TD Garden. It also marked the first time that Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol faced each other in an NBA Finals since Gasol’s rookie year with the Memphis Grizzlies in 2001 when they were swept by Shaquille O’Neal’s Lakers.

The Media

The 2008 NBA Finals were the championship series of the 200708 National Basketball Association (NBA) season, and the culmination of the season’s playoffs. The best-of-seven playoff was contested between the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics and the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers with the Lakers holding home court advantage The Lakers defeated the Celtics in six games to win their fifteenth championship. The 2008 Finals were notable because they featured a rematch of the 1984 NBA Finals which was one of the most famous in NBA history The series was played on a Thursday-Saturday-Monday rotation for Games 12 and 57, since June 10 was Father’s Day.

The Celtics entered the series coming off an upset victory over their archrival Los Angeles Lakers in six games in the 2008 NBA Playoffs’ Western Conference Finals winning each game by no more than 7 points. They also became just he third team everafter 1977 Portland Trail Blazers and 1994 Houston Rocketsto make it to the Finals after being down 31 in a best-of-seven series (against Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers). The Lakers, who had defeated defending world champion San Antonio Spurs in four games during their own Conference Finals swept every team they faced en route to their conference title They were seeking their first Finals appearance since 2004 as well as their first championship since 1987.

The Venue

The 2008 NBA Finals were held June 5 through June 17, 2008, to decide the winner of the 20072008 NBA season and conclude the season’s playoffs. The Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics defeated the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 2 in a best-of-seven series. This was the Celtics’ first title since 1986 and the 21st time they had been in the Finals. The Lakers appeared in the NBA Finals for the 29th time, having posted an undefeated 120 record in previous Finals Appearances The series was played under a 232 rotation, with the Lakers having home-court advantage as they had a better regular season record than the Celtics; thus, games 1, 2, 6 and 7 were played at Staples Center in Los Angeles

The venue for game 1 was Boston’s TD Garden, which hosted its first NBA Finals game. Games 3 and 4 were scheduled for Staple Center’s sister arenathe Honda Center in Anaheimbut due to schedule adjustments necessitated by television broadcaster ABC, game 3 was instead played at Staples Center This marked only the second time in NBA history that all games in an NBA Finals series were played on consecutive nights (games 5 through 7).

The Game

The Los Angeles Lakers have won the NBA Finals beating the Boston Celtics in Game 7. The Lakers take the trophy for the first time since 2010, and the seventeenth time in franchise history. It’s also a record-tying seventh title for Lakers Head coach Phil Jackson

The Aftermath

The Boston Celtics are the 2008 NBA champions With a 131-92 victory in Game 6, the Celtics brought the series to a close and earned their 17th NBA title The Celtics were led by Finals MVP Paul Pierce who averaged 21.8 points and 6.3 rebounds per game Pierce was supported by his fellow “Big Three” members, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett, as well as clutch performances from role players like James Posey and Eddie House.

The Lakers, who entered the series as the defending champions, were unable to repeat. Kobe Bryant who averaged 28 points per game in the series, was hampered by an ankle injury suffered in Game 4. The Lakers were also without key reserve Trevor Ariza, who was lost to a foot injury in Game 2. In the end, the Lakers simply could not keep up with the Celtics’ high-powered offense.

With the win, the Celtics exacted revenge for their 2006 Finals loss to the Lakers and ended a grueling playoff run that saw them battle through tough seven-game series against the Atlanta Hawks and Cleveland Cavaliers For Boston fans, it was a sweet moment – one that will be remembered for years to come.

Conclusion

The Boston Celtics have won the 2008 NBA Finals defeating the Los Angeles Lakers in six games. This is the first time since 1986 that the Celtics have won the championship, and the first time since 1984 that the Lakers have lost in the Finals.

The series was close throughout, with the two teams splitting the first four games. In Game Five, however, the Celtics took control of the series, winning by 19 points. They then went on to win Game Six by a score of 92-86, clinching the championship.

For Boston, this is their 17th NBA title which ties them with the Lakers for second-most all time (behind only the San Antonio Spurs). The win also ends a 22-year drought for the franchise, as they had not won a championship since 1986. For Los Angeles this was their sixth consecutive trip to the Finals, and they had won championships in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009 and 2010.

The “2011 nba finals” is a year in which the Miami Heat beat the Dallas Mavericks The series was won by the Heat in five games.