Who Won the NBA Last Year?
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The answer to who won the NBA last year may be found by reading this blog post.
The NBA Finals
The NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) 2018–19 season and conclusion of the season’s playoffs. In the best-of-seven playoff series held from May 30 to June 13, the Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors defeated the Eastern Conference champion Toronto Raptors, four games to two.
The teams
The 2019 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA)’s 2018–19 season and conclusion of the season’s playoffs. In the best-of-seven playoff series, the Eastern Conference champion Toronto Raptors defeated the defending NBA champion and Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors, 4–2. This was Toronto’s first NBA championship in franchise history, and also marked the first time that a Canadian team won an NBA title. Kawhi Leonard was named Finals MVP for the second time in his career.
The players
The Toronto Raptors are the 2019 NBA champions, defeating the Golden State Warriors in six games. Raptors players Kawhi Leonard and Pascal Siakam were named co-MVPs of the Finals.
The Regular Season
The Golden State Warriors won the NBA Championship last year after an incredible regular season. They finished with a record of 73-9, which was the best record in NBA history.
The teams
The teams that played in the NBA Finals last year were the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Warriors won the series in five games.
The players
The regular season is when the teams in the NBA (National Basketball Association) compete against each other to try to win as many games as possible. The team that wins the most games in each conference (Eastern and Western) goes on to compete in the playoffs. In the playoffs, the teams compete against each other in a best-of-seven series. The team that wins four out of seven games goes on to the next round. This continues until there is only one team left, which is crowned the NBA champion.
During the regular season, each team plays 82 games. 41 of those games are at home, and 41 are away. Each team plays every other team in its conference four times, and every team in the other conference three times.
The Playoffs
The 2017-2018 NBA season was one of the most competitive and entertaining seasons in recent memory. The Golden State Warriors, led by MVP Stephen Curry, were the favorites going into the playoffs. However, they were ultimately beaten by the underdog Cleveland Cavaliers in seven games. This was one of the greatest upsets in NBA history.
The teams
The Golden State Warriors are an American 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. Founded in 1946 in Philadelphia, the Warriors relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1962 and took the city’s name, before changing its geographic moniker to Golden State in 1971. They play their home games at the Chase Center.
The Warriors won the inaugural Basketball Association of America (BAA) championship in 1947, and won its second championship title in 1956, led by legendary center Wilt Chamberlain. The team lost the Western Conference Finals that year to the Minneapolis Lakers, but would go on to win five more championships throughout the next three decades with stars such as Rick Barry, Jerry West, Jamaal Wilkes, and Stephen Curry leading them to glory. Golden State has reached ten NBA Finals appearances, winning six NBA championships since 1947.
The players
No matter who you ask, the players are always the ones to watch during the playoffs. They’re the reason we tune in, the reason we keep coming back. From LeBron James to Giannis Antetokounmpo, these are the men who make the NBA great.
