https://padlet.com/curtis_mancano/y0kb92458ga5 Basketball´s Biggest Stage en-us 2017-03-07 21:20:20 UTC 2025-11-22 13:30:16 UTC hello@padlet.com curtis_mancano https://padlet.com/curtis_mancano/y0kb92458ga5/wish/158506917 The first official NBA Finals after the ABA-NBL merger were held in 1969, between the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers in both cities. The Finals have been played in each of the 48 years since then. ]]> 2017-03-07 21:25:13 UTC https://padlet.com/curtis_mancano/y0kb92458ga5/wish/158506917 curtis_mancano https://padlet.com/curtis_mancano/y0kb92458ga5/wish/158507638 Bill Russell of the Boston Celtics helped his team win 11 NBA Championships in his career, the most all time. The legendary Michael Jordan won 6 rings with the Chicago Bulls, and did not lose a Finals series, leaving his resume spotless. Elgin Baylor of the Los Angeles Lakers has the sinlge game scoring record, with 61 points in one game in 1962 in the ABA, before the NBA merger. ]]> 2017-03-07 21:28:35 UTC https://padlet.com/curtis_mancano/y0kb92458ga5/wish/158507638 curtis_mancano https://padlet.com/curtis_mancano/y0kb92458ga5/wish/158510339 LeBron James' teams have gone to the Finals from the eastern Conference every year since 20011-12, and will presumably do so again this year. Stephen Curry and the Golden State warriors just went back to back years, and with the addition of Kevin Durant, can very well do so again this year for a third straight match-up with LeBron´s Cavaliers]]> 2017-03-07 21:42:59 UTC https://padlet.com/curtis_mancano/y0kb92458ga5/wish/158510339 curtis_mancano https://padlet.com/curtis_mancano/y0kb92458ga5/wish/158511569 Aside from the merging of the ABA and NBL into the NBA, the only major change to the Finals was the layout of the order in which games would be played. It was initially in the order of 2-2-1-1-1, but was changed to 2-3-2 to shorten the series and lower travel costs for both the players and fans. However, the old order was re-established recently.]]> 2017-03-07 21:49:03 UTC https://padlet.com/curtis_mancano/y0kb92458ga5/wish/158511569 curtis_mancano https://padlet.com/curtis_mancano/y0kb92458ga5/wish/158512156 The revenue from the series has steadily increased since the first NBA Finals in 1969. An example is one game in 2013´s Finals between LeBron James´ Miami Heat and Tim Duncan´s San Antonio Spurs bringing in an estimated revenue of almost $4 million. This year, that number could increase even further due to a probable third straight match-up between LeBron James´ Cavaliers and Stephen Curry´s Golden State Warriors.]]> 2017-03-07 21:51:44 UTC https://padlet.com/curtis_mancano/y0kb92458ga5/wish/158512156 curtis_mancano https://padlet.com/curtis_mancano/y0kb92458ga5/wish/158513206 Michael Jordan had the fabled ¨Flu Game" in the 1997 Finals, clinching a win while severely ill, with the support of Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman, of course. In 2013, LeBron James´ legacy was possibly saved by Ray Allen making probably the clutchest shot in NBA History, keeping the Heat in the game and forcing a Game 7 against arguanly the best iteration of Tim Duncan´s Spurs ever assembled. ]]> 2017-03-07 21:58:23 UTC https://padlet.com/curtis_mancano/y0kb92458ga5/wish/158513206 curtis_mancano https://padlet.com/curtis_mancano/y0kb92458ga5/wish/158514551 Jordan scroed 38 points while under the weather and clinched a 3-2 series lead in this legendary performance]]> 2017-03-07 22:07:42 UTC https://padlet.com/curtis_mancano/y0kb92458ga5/wish/158514551 curtis_mancano https://padlet.com/curtis_mancano/y0kb92458ga5/wish/158515849 The Warriors began the series on a high noteunder Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, and Finals MVP Andre Iguodala´s leadership. ]]> 2017-03-07 22:16:02 UTC https://padlet.com/curtis_mancano/y0kb92458ga5/wish/158515849 curtis_mancano https://padlet.com/curtis_mancano/y0kb92458ga5/wish/158516823 Irving caps off Cleveland´s unprecedented recovery from a 3-1 deficit against the warriors in Game 7]]> 2017-03-07 22:22:19 UTC https://padlet.com/curtis_mancano/y0kb92458ga5/wish/158516823 curtis_mancano https://padlet.com/curtis_mancano/y0kb92458ga5/wish/158517365 Allen made perhaps the clutchest shot in NBA history to save the Heat agianst possibly the best and most lethal Spurs team assembled under Gregg Popovich. ]]> 2017-03-07 22:25:41 UTC https://padlet.com/curtis_mancano/y0kb92458ga5/wish/158517365