Who Won the NBA Finals in 2022?

The Los Angeles Lakers won the NBA Finals in 2022.

The Teams

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat were the two teams that made it to the NBA Finals in 2022. The Lakers were led by LeBron James and the Heat were led by Jimmy Butler.

Los Angeles Lakers

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 and the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women’s National Basketball Association. The Lakers are one of the most successful teams in the history of the NBA, having won 17 NBA championships, their last being in 2010.

Brooklyn Nets

The Brooklyn Nets are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The Nets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games at Barclays Center. They are one of two NBA teams located in New York City; the other is the New York Knicks. The franchise began play as one of the charter members of the American Basketball Association (ABA) under the name New Jersey Americans during the 1967–68 season, playing their home games at Teaneck Armory in Teaneck, New Jersey. They then played two seasons at Long Island’s Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, before moving totheir current home, Barclays Center, in 2012.

The Players

The starting lineup for the winning team was LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard, Anthony Davis, Rudy Gobert, and Damian Lillard. These five players were the core of the team and led them to victory. They were all All-Stars in the league and had a great season. Let’s take a look at each player’s stats.

LeBron James

LeBron James is one of the most well-known basketball players in the world. He was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2003 and played for them until 2010, when he joined the Miami Heat. He won two NBA championships with the Heat before returning to the Cavaliers in 2014. In 2016, he led the Cavaliers to their first ever NBA championship, and was named Finals MVP. In 2017 and 2018, he won back-to-back Finals MVPs as the Cavaliers won the NBA championship again. He currently plays for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Kyrie Irving

Kyrie Irving was the star player for the Boston Celtics when they won the NBA Finals in 2022. He was named the Most Valuable Player of the series and had some of the most memorable moments, including a game-winning shot in Game 7.

The Game

It was a close game, but the Golden State Warriors won the NBA Finals in 2022. With a final score of 108-104, the Warriors were able to take home the trophy for the second time in a row. This was a historic moment for the team, and their fans were ecstatic.

Game 1

The Golden State Warriors took on the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first game of the NBA Finals. The Warriors were led by Steph Curry, who had 27 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds. The Cavaliers were led by LeBron James, who had 24 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds. The Warriors won the game by a score of 108-100.

Game 2

The Miami Heat and the Los Angeles Lakers are tied 1-1 in the best of seven series after the Lakers won game two, 103-100. The Heat’s Bam Adebayo had a chance to win the game, but his shot bounced off the rim as time expired.

The series now shifts to Miami for games three and four. Game three is on Friday night, and game four is on Sunday afternoon.

Game 3

Jayson Tatum dunked with 12.9 seconds left in overtime to give the Celtics a 122-121 win over the Lakers in Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night. Tatum finished with 32 points, 10 rebounds and five assists, and Boston took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.

LeBron James had 40 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists for the Lakers, who squandered a 14-point lead in the fourth quarter and blew a six-point advantage in OT. Anthony Davis had 34 points and nine rebounds.

The Celtics went on an 18-3 run over the final 5:55 of regulation to force OT, with Tatum scoring eight straight points during one stretch. They then took control in OT, going up 121-114 on two free throws by Marcus Smart with 1:38 left.

The Result

It was Game 7 of the NBA Finals, and the Los Angeles Lakers were down by one point with just seconds remaining on the clock. Lakers’ fans everywhere were holding their breath as Kobe Bryant took the final shot. The ball went through the net and the Lakers won the game!

Los Angeles Lakers Win the NBA Finals

After an exciting series, the Los Angeles Lakers emerged victorious over the Brooklyn Nets, winning the NBA Finals in 2022. This is the Lakers’ first championship since 2010, and marks the franchise’s record-tying 17th NBA title overall. LeBron James was named Finals MVP for the fifth time in his career, averaging 28.8 points, 12 rebounds, and 8.5 assists per game throughout the series.