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NBA Finals - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2824 words) |
 | The NBA Finals is the championship series of the National Basketball Association, played under a best-of-seven playoff format. |
 | As basketball is a major sport in the United States, the Final round has become a large-scale event on the sports calendar, with higher popularity than the concurrent Stanley Cup final in the National Hockey League. |
 | During the 1940s and early 1950s decades, the NBA Finals were nothing but a minor highlight on the calendar. |
| Los Angeles Lakers (1960-Present) (7089 words) |
 | In the Western Finals the Lakers recover to win Game 7 after blowing a 3-1 series lead to the St. Louis Hawks to reach their 4th NBA Finals in 5 years. |
 | In the NBA Finals the Lakers and Philadelphia 76ers split the first 4 games all of which were decided in the final minutes. |
 | In the NBA Finals it was a return to the days of old as the Lakers faced the Boston Celtics. |