What Teams Are Going To The Nba Finals?
The NBA Finals are just around the corner, and the matchups are set. Who will come out on top?
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The Los Angeles Lakers
Their Regular Season Record
The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league’s Western Conference Pacific Division. The Lakers play their home games at Staples Center, an arena shared with the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers, the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women’s National Basketball Association, and the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League. The Lakers are one of the most successful teams in the history of the NBA, and have won 16 NBA championships, their last being in 2010.
As of 2019, the Lakers are the second most valuable franchise in the NBA according to Forbes’ annual list, with an estimated value of $3 billion. LeBron James is currently serving as their president of basketball operations.
Their Playoff Record
The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league’s Western Conference in the Pacific Division. The Lakers play their home games at Staples Center, an arena shared with the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers and the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). The franchise began with the 1947 purchase of a disbanded team, the Detroit Gems of the National Basketball League (NBL). The new team began calling themselves the Minneapolis Lakers. Initially a member of the NBL, the Lakers won the 1948 NBL championship before joining the rival BAA for the 1948–49 season.
The Lakers have won 17 NBA championships, tied with the Boston Celtics for second-most in NBA history behind only those two Franchisees. Of those 17 championships, 11 have been gained since moving to Los Angeles in 1960, representing UCLA alumni such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,Magic Johnson and Shaquille O’Neal taking hold of this fabled franchise.
The 1970s were characterized by tumultuous seasons, with several off-the-court controversies and drug use plaguing several players on all three of their championship runs from that decade. As a result, Head Coach Phil Jackson led two separate championship teams during those times one with Shaq and Kobe Bryant (’00-’02) and one with Kobe alone (’09-’10).
Their Roster
The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league’s Western Conference Pacific Division. The Lakers play their home games at Staples Center, an arena shared with the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers and the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). The franchise began with the 1947 purchase of a disbanded team, the Detroit Gems of the National Basketball League (NBL). The new team began playing in Minneapolis, calling themselves the Minneapolis Lakers. Initially a member of the NBL, the Lakers won the 1948 NBL championship before joining the rival Basketball Association of America (BAA), where they would win five of [their] next six championships.
The Los Angeles Clippers
The Los Angeles Clippers are a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Clippers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Western Conference Pacific Division.
Their Regular Season Record
The Los Angeles Clippers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Clippers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Western Conference Pacific Division. They play their home games at the Staples Center, an arena shared with fellow NBA team the Los Angeles Lakers, as well as the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), and the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL).
The franchise was founded in 1970 as the Buffalo Braves, one of three expansion teams to join the NBA that year. The Braves moved from Buffalo, New York to San Diego, California in 1978 and became known as the San Diego Clippers. In 1984, The Clippers were purchased by and moved toLos Angeles. Through much of its history, the franchise failed to see significant regular season or playoff success; they never finished better than a tie for third place in their division during their first 15 seasons of existence while playing at various venues across California. In fact, they only made two playoff appearances between 1970–71 and 1987–88. As a result, fans were not expecting much when they moved to Staples Center prior to the start of every season.
Their Playoff Record
The Los Angeles Clippers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Clippers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Western Conference Pacific Division. They play their home games at the Staples Center, an arena they share with cross-town rivals, the Los Angeles Lakers.
The franchise was founded in 1970 as the Buffalo Braves, and were one of three expansion teams to join the NBA that year. The Braves moved from Buffalo, New York to San Diego, California in 1978 and became known as the San Diego Clippers. In 1984, The team signed a then-little known rookie free agent named Michael Jordan. Jordan played for them for one season, before he was drafted third overall by his hometown Chicago Bulls in 1984. In 1986, The team acquired All-Star center Bill Walton from the Portland Trail Blazers in a trade for center James Edwards. They finished the season with a 56–26 record and advanced to the Western Conference Semifinals for the first time since 1974.
Their Roster
The Los Angeles Clippers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Clippers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Western Conference Pacific Division. The Clippers play their home games at Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles, an arena they share with fellow NBA team the Los Angeles Lakers, as well as the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL), and the Los Angeles Avenged Sevenfold concert tour.
The franchise was founded in 1970 as the Buffalo Braves, one of three expansion teams to join the NBA that year. The Braves moved from Buffalo, New York to San Diego, California in 1978 and became known as the San Diego Clippers. In 1984, The franchise moved to Los Angeles. Through much of its history, it failed to see significant regular season or playoff success; however, it did see a period of renewed relevance from 2013 to 2018 under head coach Doc Rivers when they qualified nine times for the postseason in a span of 10 seasons, including five consecutive trips from 2013–17 while posting four 50-win seasons during that same time period. They also set franchise records for single-season wins (57) and won their first division title on June 16, 2019 by clinching a playoff berth for 2019–20 on April 4th with a win over crosstown rivals LA Lakers
Rivers led the Clippers to nine consecutive playoff appearances and five 50+ win seasons between 2013 and 2017. As of 2019–20, they are coached by Tyronn Lue after Rivers was fired following a disappointing loss in an elimination game during their second round series against Denver Nuggets .
The Milwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks are one of the best teams in the NBA this season. They have the best record in the league and are led by one of the best players in the world, Giannis Antetokounmpo. They are a well-rounded team and have a great chance to win the NBA Finals.
Their Regular Season Record
The Milwaukee Bucks have had an excellent season so far and their regular season record proves it. They have played 82 games and have won 60 of them. This means that their win percentage is a whopping 73.2%. They have only lost 22 games, which is an impressive feat. The Bucks have shown that they are a force to be reckoned with and they are definitely a team to watch out for in the playoffs.
Their Playoff Record
The Bucks have a long and tortured history in the NBA playoffs. They’ve only made it to the NBA Finals twice, in 1971 and 1974, and they lost both times. They’ve only made it past the first round of the playoffs 10 times in their 51-year history.
Their Roster
The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Bucks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded in 1968 as an expansion team, and play at the Fiserv Forum. Former U.S. Senator Herb Kohl was the long-time owner of the team, but on April 16, 2014, a group led by billionaire hedge fund managers Wesley Edens and Marc Lasry agreed to purchase a majority interest in the team from Kohl, a sale which was approved by the NBA Board of Governors on May 15. The new owners appointed Peter Feigin as the franchise’s fifth president.
The Bucks have won one league title (1971), two conference titles (1971 and 1974), and 13 division titles (1971–74, 1976, 1980–86, 2001). They have featured such notable players as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Sidney Moncrief, Oscar Robertson, Bob Lanier, Glenn Robinson, Ray Allen, Sam Cassell, Junior Bridgeman, Michael Redd, Terry Cummings, Vin Baker, Jon McGlocklin: broadcaster Marques Johnson; and head coach Don Nelson. Abdul-Jabbar and Robertson are members of the NBA’s 50th Anniversary All-Time Team; Moncrief was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on August 8th of 2019; Redd was inducted into the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame on October 25th of 2019.
In October 2018 they claimed they would be “going to great lengths to signed Giannis Antetokounmpo to a contract extension”, as his rookie contract is set to expire after next season. On December 16th 2018 they extended his contract until 2022 with an option for 2023. On January 25th 2019 The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported that Head coach Mike Budenholzer had been hired away from the Atlanta Hawks to replace Joe Prunty who had served as interim head coach since Jason Kidd was fired in January 2018.
The Toronto Raptors
The Toronto Raptors are a basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Raptors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member club of the league’s Eastern Conference Atlantic Division.
Their Regular Season Record
They had a great season! They managed to get the first seed in the Eastern conference with a record of 58-24. That’s an amazing feat in itself, but they also became the first team in NBA history to go 26-9 on the road.
Their Playoff 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, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies, as part of the NBA’s expansion into Canada. When the Grizzlies relocated to Memphis, Tennessee to become the Memphis Grizzlies in 2001, the Raptors became the only Canadian-based team in the NBA.
The Raptors play their home games at Scotiabank Arena, which they share with the National Hockey League’s (NHL) Toronto Maple Leafs. The team was founded by hopefuls that a NBA franchise could be successful in Toronto. The Raptors qualified for their first playoff berth during 1999 after capturing fourth place overall in their second season (.500 win percentage). They reached the Conference Semifinals for the first time during 2001 before being quickly dispatched by Allen Iverson and the Philadelphia 76ers during seven games.
Their Roster
The Toronto Raptors are a basketball team located in Toronto, Canada. They compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member club of the league’s Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. The club was founded in 1995 as part of the NBA’s expansion into Canada, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies.
The Raptors play their home games at Scotiabank Arena, which they share with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). The team’s president is Masai Ujiri, who is also the general manager.
