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The 2009 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2008–09 season and the conclusion of the season's playoffs.A best-of-seven playoff series starting on June 4 and concluding on June 14, 2009, it was contested between the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers, and the Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic. [1]
Cedric Maxwell is the only Finals MVP winner eligible for the Hall of Fame who has not been voted in. [14] On February 14, 2009, during the 2009 NBA All-Star Weekend in Phoenix , then-NBA Commissioner David Stern announced that the award would be renamed the "Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award" in honor of 11-time NBA champion ...
This is the latest accepted revision, reviewedon 6 August 2024. The Boston Celticshave won the most championships of any NBA team. Shown are the championship banners hanging in their home arena, TD Garden. The NBA Finalsis the championship series for the National Basketball Association(NBA) held at the conclusion of its postseason.
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) gets past Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić (15) during Game 4 of the NBA Western Conference finals May 22, 2023, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
The 1994 NBA Finals was the championship round of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 1993–94 season, and the culmination of the season's playoffs.The Western Conference champion Houston Rockets played the Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks for the championship, with the Rockets holding home-court advantage in the best-of-seven series.
The opening hours of NBA free agency came and went with a relative whimper, until the biggest domino fell early Monday, with Paul George joining the Philadelphia 76ers on a maximum contract ...
LeBron James lifted both the NBA Cup and the MVP award for the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament (IST) as the Los Angeles Lakers held off the upstart Indiana Pacers, 123-109, in Las Vegas.
The 2009 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association 's 2008–09 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals. Kobe Bryant was named NBA Finals MVP .