2009 Champions Nba

Contents

The 2009 NBA Champions
The Road to the Championship
The Finals
The Legacy
The Aftermath
The 2010 NBA Champions
The Road to the Championship
The Finals
The Legacy
The Aftermath
External References-

NBA Champions 2009 is a basketball game released in 2009 by EA Sports. It was the first installment of the NBA Live series, and was developed by EA Canada. The game features current NBA players such as Kobe Bryant Lebron James and Dwyane Wade

The 2008 NBA champions is a basketball game from the 2009 NBA season It was released on October 31, 2008.

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The 2009 NBA Champions

In the 2009 NBA Finals the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Orlando Magic four games to one to win the franchise’s 15th NBA Championship Kobe Bryant was named Most Valuable Player of the Finals. This was the first time in NBA history two black head coaches met in the Finals (Lakers’ Head Coach Phil Jackson and Magic’s Doc Rivers).

It was also the first time since 1998, that all top seeds from both conferences made it to the Finals series. The Lakers made their 31st appearance overall and sixth consecutive, extending their NBA record for most Finals Appearances The Magic made their second appearance, having upset the defending champion Detroit Pistons in five games during the first round of playoffs en route to becoming only the second team (after Houston in 1995) as a division winner with a sub-.500 record to make it to the Finals.

This was also only the second time that two teams meeting in the Finals had each won at least one championship previously (the other such instance being 1987). This was also only third time that two teams with at least 60 regular season wins met in an NBA Finals series (joining 1988 and 1998).

The Road to the Championship

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. The winning team of the series receives the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy.

The Finals were initially established in 1947 as a best-of-five playoff. Between 1949 and 1951, the NBA used an enlarged playoff system in which 10 teams made the playoffs. In 1952, the NBA reverted back to a smaller Playoff Bracket of six teams. From 1953 to 1955, four teams made the playoffs each year. In 1956, the NBA expanded back to an eight-team playoff.[1] In 1957, it increased yet again to 10 teams.[2] For four seasons (19581961), 12 teams played in what was then called “the NBA Championship Series”. From 1962 forward, it has been known as “the NBA Finals”.[3][4]

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winners by team

Los Angeles Lakers 11 (1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954*, 1959*, 1962*, 1963*, 1965*, 1966*, 1971*)

Boston Celtics 9 (1957*, 1959*, 1960*, 1961*, 1962*, 1963*, 1964*, 1965*, 1966*)

Golden State Warriors 6 (1947, 1956, 1975, 2015, 2017, 2018)

San Francisco Warriors 5 (1947, 1948*50)

Philadelphia 76ers 3 (1967-, 1983-, 2001-)

Detroit Pistons 3 (1988-, 1989-, 2004)

Miami Heat 3 (2006-, 2012-, 2013-)

Chicago Bulls 6 (1991-, 1992-, 1993-, 1996-, 1997-, 1998-)

Houston Rockets 2 (199495)

Oklahoma City Thunder 1 (1979*)

New York Knicks 2 (197073)

Seattle SuperSonics 1 (1979)

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##Expansion: The Los Angeles Lakers were crowned NBA champions after defeating their cross-town rivals, the Boston Celtics in seven games. This was Kobe Bryant’s fourth championship and first without Shaquille O’Neal by his side. Gasol was named Finals MVP

The Finals

The 2009 NBA Finals was the National Basketball Association (NBA)’s Championship Series for the 2008-09 season. The series was contested between the Western Conference champions, the Los Angeles Lakers (who were also defending Western Conference champions), and the Eastern Conference champions, the Orlando Magic This was the Lakers’ 29th appearance in the Finals and their 11th appearance in the last 12 years, having missed only when they were swept in the first round by the Phoenix Suns in 2007. The Magic made their second Finals appearance having been swept by Houston in 1995. This was also only the second time that two teams from Florida competed against each other for an NBA Championship after Miami and Orlando met five times from 1997 to 2000. This was also a rematch of sorts from their previous meetings in 2007’s first round, which saw Orlando eliminate Los Angeles en route to winning their conference title

The Legacy

The 2009 NBA Finals was the National Basketball Association (NBA)’s championship series for the 200809 season. The best-of-seven playoff was contested between the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers (who were also defending their title), and the Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic The Lakers defeated the Magic, four games to one, to win their 15th NBA championship The 63rd edition of the annual championship series was played between June 4 and June 14 and was broadcast on ABC in the United States This was the second meeting of these two teams in the NBA Finals their first matchup was in 1995.

The two teams met again in the 2008 Finals where they each one their home games en route to a 42 Lakers victory. In addition, Bryant had captured his first MVP trophy, Gasol won his first NBA championship and Brown became an NBA Champion for the first time as head coach Orlando did not go quietly into the night however as they pushed Los Angeles to six games before succumbing to defeat. Dwight Howard put up a monster performance in a losing effort averaging 27 points and 15 rebounds for the series while shooting nearly 60% from the field.

The Aftermath

The Miami Heat defeated the Orlando Magic in the 2009 NBA Finals becoming the first team in NBA history to have won a championship after trailing in three post-season series. This was also the second time that Shaquille O’Neal had won an NBA Championship with a team other than the Lakers. O’Neal was named the Finals Most Valuable Player with Dwyane Wade accepting his trophy as Finals MVP on his behalf. The series is perhaps best remembered for its lack of defense, unlike most championship-deciding NBA games It featured six players who would score 20 or more points per game in the postseason: Wade, Lebron James Kobe Bryant Pau Gasol Dwight Howard and Rashard Lewis; making it the most evenly matched finals series in recent memory.

This was also the first finals since 1971 in which neither team had won a Game 7 on their home court in any round of the playoffs prior to meeting each other in the Finals. As of 2018, this is also the most recent NBA Finals not to have had a repeat champion.

The 2010 NBA Champions

The 2010 NBA Finals was the National Basketball Association (NBA)’s championship series for the 200910 season. The best-of-seven playoff was contested between the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers (who were also defending NBA champions), and the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics The Lakers defeated the Celtics, four games to three, to win their 16th NBA Championship The 64th edition of the series was played between June 3 and June 17, was broadcast on ABC, and was watched by an average of 18.1 million viewers

The Celtics earned their berth into the playoffs by winning the Atlantic Division The Lakers won the Pacific Division to earn theirs. In prior seasons, it often took a team winning one of these two divisions plus one of seven possible Wild Card slots in order for that team to make the playoffs. Kobe Bryant led the Lakers to an easy victory in Game 7 with 23 points and 15 rebounds en route to his second consecutive Finals MVP Award [1] Ron Artest added 20 points for Los Angeles Pau Gasol had 19 points and 12 rebounds while Lamar Odom had 19 points off the bench as well. Ray Allen led Boston with 26 points on 10-for-25 shooting; he also added five rebounds and four assists.[2]

This was the first meeting of these two historic rivals in a Finals since 1987 (a span of 23 years). This series was also only the third meeting overall since 1985 (a span of 25 years), due largely to both teams struggling during much of that time period; during those 23 years since their previous meeting in the Finals, they only met one other time in a best-of-seven playoff series prior to 2010in 2008’s Eastern Conference Semifinals (Boston won 43). This year’s series featured eight head coaches with all but Game 3’s Doc Rivers appearing in a previous NBA Finals Rivers himself coached Boston in 2008 (losing to his current foe, Los Angeles) while Phil Jackson coached Chicago against Utah in 1998 (winning);[3] Lenny Wilkens coached Atlanta against San Antonio Spurs in 1999 (losing);[4] Rick Adelman coached Portland against Detroit Pistons in 1990 (losing);[5] Tom Thibodeau was an Assistant Coach on Van Gundy’s Houston Rockets when they faced San Antonio Spurs in 1995 Western Conference Semifinals losing 42;[6][7] Tex Winter was an assistant under Jackson on Chicago when they faced Utah Jazz twice before winning in ’97 and losing in ’98;[8][9] Kurt Rambis was an assistant under Jackson when they faced Phoenix Suns losing 42 back in ’93.[10][11]

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The Road to the Championship

The 2009 NBA Finals were the National Basketball Association (NBA)’s championship series for the 200809 season. The best-of-seven playoff was contested between the Los Angeles Lakers champions of the Western Conference and defending NBA Champions and the Orlando Magic champions of the Eastern Conference The Lakers defeated the Magic, four games to one, to win the franchise’s 15th NBA championship The 63rd edition of the championship series was played between June 4 and June 14 and was broadcast on ABC. Lakers forward Pau Gasol was named Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the playoffs.[1]

The series was noted for its heated rivalry,[2][3][4] with both teams taking shots at each other off the court.

InGame 1, Bryant grabbed an offensive rebound with 9 seconds left in regulation to give the Lakers a 103101 lead en route to their 10296 victory over Orlando in Game 1.[5] Game 2 saw an even more intense battle between both teams which went down to wire, with Derek Fisher hitting a buzzer-beating jumper to give Los Angeles a 10196 overtime victory.[6] In Game 3, with 31 seconds left in overtime and leading by one point 119118, officials ruled that Matt Barnes had committed goaltending on a put back attempt by Mickael Pietrus; Replays however showed that Pietrus’ shot would have bounced off anyway giving the Lakers a 120118 win and 3-0 lead in the series.[7] Orlando avoided a sweep by winning Game 4 with 9592 victory behind 31 points from reserve forward Courtney Lee [8] but ultimately lost Game 5 10196.[9] After losing Game 5, an emotional Stan Van Gundy criticized his team’s effort throughout much of the postseason and demanded changes for next year’s team; two days later it was announced that he would not return as Head Coach for 2010.[10][11]

The Finals

The Finals is the championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The tournament was created in 1947 with the merger of the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and the National Basketball League (NBL). The most recent champions are the Toronto Raptors who defeated the Golden State Warriors 42, in the 2019 NBA Finals

The best-of-seven playoff follows a 22111 format, meaning that one team will host each game for games one, two, five and seven (whenever it is necessary), with the other team hosting for games three, four and six. 60 teams have appeared in The Finals throughout NBA history 30 of those teams have won and 30 have lost.

The Los Angeles Lakers hold the record for winning the most championships, with 17. The Boston Celtics have won 14 championships, while the Chicago Bulls have won 6. With respect to losses in The Finals, the New York Knicks and Portland Trail Blazers each have lost a record 12 times in The Finals.[1][2] Although they no longer compete in The Finals due to relocation or Folders related to List of NBA Champions BAA/NBL champions

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The Legacy

The 2009 NBA Finals was the National Basketball Association (NBA)’s championship series for the 200809 season. The best-of-seven playoff was contested between the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers (who were also defending their Western Conference title), and the Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic The Lakers defeated the Magic, four games to one, to win the franchise’s 15th NBA Championship This was the second Finals appearance for the Magic in franchise history and its first since 1995 when it lost to the Houston Rockets in four games. The two teams met again in a rematch of the previous year’s Finals in 2010, with Los Angeles winning in seven games. Kobe Bryant was named Most Valuable Player of these Finals.

It was also notable that Andrew Bynum became only 20 years old during Game 5 of this series, making him one of only three players ever to play in an NBA Finals before his 21st birthday (the other two being Magic Johnson and LeBron James). This is also noteworthy as Bynum became only two years older than Kobe Bryant was when he first played in an NBA Finals himself back in 2000 at age 22.

The 2009 NBA Finals were notable for several officiating controversies throughout the series. In Game 2, officials missed an apparent 24-second violation by the Lakers late in the fourth quarter which could have preserved a late Orlando rally. In Game 4, a controversial out-of-bounds call went against Orlando late in regulation; had Orlando been awarded possession, they would have had a chance to tie or take the lead with less than ten seconds remaining on the clock. In Game 5, referee Eddie F. Rush made several fantastic calls late including two key three second violations which helped preserve a Lakers victory; however he also admitted making a mistake on a foul called against Rashard Lewis during overtime which prevented him from shooting free throws and drew criticism from ESPN analyst Mark Jackson who called it “the worst call of [Rush’s] career”.

This would be Phil Jackson’s 10th NBA Finals appearance (tying him with Red Auerbach for most all-time), tying Knicks Head coach Pat Riley for second place behind only Lakes head coach John Kundla (11) for most all-time among head coaches/managers across all major American sports leagues (NFL, MLB, NHL & NBA). This would also give Jackson his record ninth NBA Finals win as head coach passing Riley for most all-time.

The Aftermath

The Aftermath of the 2009 NBA Finals was the official award ceremony and celebration of the 2008-09 NBA season which was marked by the debut of the league’s new Big Three in Boston, the continued dominance of Kobe Bryant and the Lakers, and the return to prominence of Lebron James and the Cavaliers. The ceremony was held on June 18, 2009, two days after the Lakers defeated the Orlando Magic in Game 5 of the Finals to win their 15th NBA Championship

The “2009 NBA Finals stats” is a game that was played in 2009. The game was won by the Boston Celtics who beat the Los Angeles Lakers