Who Won The Nba Championship Last Night?
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The Los Angeles Lakers are the 2020 NBA champions! They defeated the Miami Heat in Game 6 of the NBA Finals last night, winning the series 4-2. LeBron James was named Finals MVP for the fourth time in his career.
The Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers won the 2020 NBA Championship last night, defeating the Miami Heat in Game 6. This is the Lakers’ first championship in 10 years, and the 17th in franchise history. LeBron James was named Finals MVP for the fourth time in his career.
The Lakers Win the 2020 NBA Championship
The Los Angeles Lakers are the 2020 NBA champions! The Lakers defeated the Miami Heat in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, 106-93, to win the franchise’s 17th championship.
This is the Lakers’ first championship since 2010, and the first for Kobe Bryant’s widow, Vanessa Bryant. The Lakers were led throughout the playoffs by Finals MVP LeBron James, who averaged 29.8 points, 11.8 rebounds and 8.5 assists per game in the series.
The Toronto Raptors
The Toronto Raptors won the NBA Championship last night, beating the Golden State Warriors 114-110 in Game 6. It was an incredible victory for the Raptors, who became the first Canadian team to ever win an NBA Championship.
The Raptors Lose to the Lakers in the 2020 NBA Finals
The Toronto Raptors lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2020 NBA Finals last night, making the Lakers the champions for the first time in a decade. The Raptors put up a good fight, but ultimately fell short, losing by a score of 106-93. This is the second time in franchise history that the Raptors have made it to the NBA Finals, and they will undoubtedly be looking to bounce back and make it third time lucky next season.
Other Teams
While the Los Angeles Lakers may have won the NBA championship last night, there were a few other teams that put up a good fight. The Milwaukee Bucks made a strong case for themselves, as did the Toronto Raptors. Let’s take a look at how these other teams fared.
The Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics are an American 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. Founded in 1946 as one of the league’s original eight teams, the team play their home games at TD Garden, which they share with the National Hockey League (NHL)’s Boston Bruins. The Celtics are one of the most successful teams in NBA history; as of June 2019, they have won 17 NBA championships, tied with the Los Angeles Lakers for second-most behind only the San Antonio Spurs’ 22 Heat. Eighteen Hall of Famers have played for the Celtics, while 13 have coached the team.
The Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. They compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Western Conference Pacific Division. The Warriors have won six NBA championships, reaching the NBA Finals four times in a row from 2015 to 2018 and again in 2020.
The Houston Rockets
The Houston Rockets are an American 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. The team was established as the San Diego Rockets, an expansion team originally based in San Diego, in 1967. In 1971, the Rockets moved to Houston.
