When Was 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.
2008
The 2008 NBA Finals were held June 5–17, 2008, to decide the winner of the 2007–08 NBA season, and conclude the season’s playoffs. The best-of-seven series was played between the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers (who were also defending their NBA Finals title), and the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics.
The Boston Celtics defeat the Los Angeles Lakers in six games
The Boston Celtics defeat the Los Angeles Lakers in six games to win their seventeenth NBA championship. The Finals were played between June 5 and 17, 2008, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
The Celtics entered the series as the defending champions, having defeated the Lakers in seven games in the 2007 NBA Finals. The Lakers avenged their previous year’s loss by winning Game 1 of the 2008 Finals by a score of 102–94. They then won Game 2 108–102. However, the Celtics won Game 3 92–86 and took a 2–1 lead after Ray Allen hit a three-pointer with 22 seconds left in regulation to tie the game at 87. The Lakers went on to win Games 4 and 5, recapturing homecourt advantage. With a chance to win their fourth consecutive title and ninth overall, the Celtics lost Game 6 by a score of 103–98. Kobe Bryant was named MVP of the Finals for his second consecutive year, becoming only the sixth player ever to win back-to-back Finals MVPs (joining Magic Johnson from 1987 until 1991).
2010
The National Basketball Association (NBA) finals are 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 Division Finals before 1970), except in 1950 when the Eastern Division champion faced the winner between the Western and Central Division champions.
The Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Boston Celtics in seven games
The 2010 NBA Finals was the National Basketball Association (NBA)’s championship series for the 2009–10 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. This was a rematch of the 2008 NBA Finals, which Boston won in six games. The Lakers defeated the Celtics, four games to three, to win their seventeenth 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 people.
2012
The 2012 NBA Finals were the championship series of the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) 2011–12 season and the conclusion of the season’s playoffs. The Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat defeated the Western Conference champion Oklahoma City Thunder 4 games to 1 to win their second NBA title.
The Miami Heat defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder in five games
In a rematch of the previous year’s Finals, the Miami Heat defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in five games (4-1) to win their second consecutive championship. LeBron James was named Finals MVP for the second straight year.
2014
On June 5, 2014, the San Antonio Spurs beat the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the NBA Finals to secure their fifth NBA Championship in franchise history. The Spurs previously won championships in 1999, 2003, 2005, and 2007. The 2014 Finals were a rematch of the 2013 Finals, in which the Spurs lost to the Heat in seven games.
The San Antonio Spurs defeat the Miami Heat in five games
In a rematch of the previous year’s Finals, the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Miami Heat in five games to win their fifth NBA championship. The Spurs were led by Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard, who averaged 22.0 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. Other key contributors for the Spurs included Tim Duncan (15.4 points, 10.2 rebounds per game) and Tony Parker (16.7 points, 5.7 assists per game). For the Heat, LeBron James was once again their best player, averaging 28.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game. Dwyane Wade also had a strong series, averaging 19.0 points per game while shooting nearly 50% from the field. Chris Bosh was the third member of the “Big Three” for the Heat, averaging 12.5 points and 6.3 rebounds per game in the series.
2016
The 2016 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA)’s 2015–16 season and conclusion of the 2016 playoffs. The Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the defending NBA champion and Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors 4–3 in a rematch of the 2015 NBA Finals.
The Cleveland Cavaliers defeat the Golden State Warriors in seven games
The Cavaliers and Warriors met in the NBA Finals for a record-setting fourth consecutive year, with the Cavaliers winning the series 4–3 to claim their first NBA championship since 1973. This was also Golden State’s first NBA Finals loss since 2015.
2018
The Golden State Warriors defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers in four games
The 2018 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA)’s 2017–18 season and conclusion of the season’s playoffs. In this best-of-seven playoff, the defending NBA champions and Western Conference champions Golden State Warriors swept the Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers 4 games to 0. This marked the first time in NBA history that a team had defeated the same team in four consecutive Finals. For the fourth straight year, Stephen Curry was named as the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP), becoming only the third player in history to win the award three times (joining Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson).
