Who Are the Defending NBA Champs?
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The Golden State Warriors are the defending NBA champions, having won the title in 2017. They are a professional basketball team based in Oakland, California, and play in the NBA’s Western Conference.
The Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors are the defending NBA champions. They are a professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. The Warriors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Western Conference Pacific Division.
Their Regular Season Record
going into the postseason. They are the only team in NBA history to win at least 67 games in five consecutive seasons.
The Warriors have appeared in the NBA Finals five times, winning three championships in 2015, 2017, and 2018.
Their Playoff Record
The Warriors have been to the playoffs a total of 31 times in their franchise history. They have won the NBA Championship 20 times and have made it to the Finals 29 times. In the last 5 years, they have been to the Finals 5 times, winning 3 championships.
The Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers are the defending NBA champions. They have been to the NBA Finals for the last three years, and they have won the championship twice. The Cavaliers are led by LeBron James, who is one of the best players in the world. The Cavaliers also have a lot of other good players, and they are a very deep team. They are a team that can beat you in a lot of different ways.
Their Regular Season Record
This season, the Cavs finished with the best record in the Eastern Conference at 51-31. They were led by LeBron James, who averaged 26.4 points, 8.6 rebounds and 8.7 assists per game. Other key contributors for the team included Kevin Love, Kyrie Irving and Tristan Thompson. The Cavs entered the playoffs as the No. 1 seed in the East and advanced to the NBA Finals for the second consecutive year.
Their Playoff Record
The Cleveland Cavaliers are the defending NBA champions, having won the NBA Finals in 2016. Their playoff record is 49-30, which is a winning percentage of 62%.
The Houston Rockets
The Houston Rockets are the defending NBA champions. They are a professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The Rockets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Western Conference Southwest Division. The team plays its home games at the Toyota Center, located in downtown Houston. The Rockets have won two NBA championships and four Western Conference titles.
Their Regular Season Record
The Houston Rockets had the best record in the NBA last season, winning 65 games. They also had the best record in the Western Conference, which is where they play. The Rockets lost in the second round of the playoffs to the Golden State Warriors, who went on to win the NBA championship.
Their Playoff Record
The Rockets have reached the playoffs in each of the last eight seasons, a franchise record. They have also won at least one series in each of those playoff appearances, another franchise record. They reached the Western Conference Finals in 2015 and 2018. They won the NBA Championship in 2017-18, their first title since 1995.
The Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics are the defending NBA champions. They are a professional basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. They play their home games at the TD Garden, which they share with the National Hockey League (NHL)’s Boston Bruins.
Their Regular Season Record
The Boston Celtics finished the 2017-2018 regular season with a record of 55-27. They were the second seed in the Eastern Conference and lost in the Conference Finals to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Their Playoff Record
The Celtics have the best record in the NBA playoffs. They have won more games than any other team. They have also been to more Finals than any other team.
Celtics’ Playoff Record:
Wins: 164
Losses: 129
Winning Percentage: .560
The Toronto Raptors
The Toronto Raptors are the defending NBA champions. They are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario. The Raptors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Atlantic Division.
Their Regular Season Record
The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario. The Raptors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. They were established in 1995 as part of the NBA’s expansion into Canada.
The Raptors played their first game in 1995 against the Vancouver Grizzlies, before officially entering the league in 1996. Since then, the Raptors have appeared in the playoffs nine times, winning six division titles and two conference championships. They won their first NBA title in 2019, becoming the first Canadian franchise to do so. As of 2020, they are the only Canadian team to have ever won an NBA championship.
Their regular season record is 58-24.
Their Playoff Record
After an up-and-down regular season, the Raptors entered the playoffs as the Eastern Conference’s second seed. They easily dispatched the Orlando Magic in the first round, but needed seven games to get past a Philadelphia 76ers team that was without All-Star center Joel Embiid for most of the series. In the conference finals, they faced off against the Milwaukee Bucks, who had the best record in the league. The Raptors won that series in six games, becoming the first Canadian team to make it to the NBA Finals.
In the Finals, they faced off against a Golden State Warriors team that was missing injured stars Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson. The Raptors won Game 1 by a score of 118-109, with Leonard scoring 34 points. They would go on to win Game 2 by a score of 109-104, with Leonard again leading the way with 28 points. The Warriors won Game 3 by a score of 106-105, but Leonard put up 36 points in a game that saw him score the winning basket with seconds remaining. The Raptors won Game 4 by a score of 103-100 to take a 3-1 lead in the series, with Leonard putting up 22 points. The Warriors won Game 5 by a score of 106-105, but Leonard again came up big with 30 points. In Game 6, Leonard put up 26 points as the Raptors won 114-110 to win their first NBA championship.
