Tag: championship
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Given his relative lack of team success compared to some other greats, do you think that the NBA made the correct decision in naming the Western Conference championship trophy after Oscar Robertson?
Out of all the championship trophys named, I think Oscar is definitely the oddest. First of all, I’m not sure why the NBA suddenly came out with trophys for the Eastern and Western Conference Finals – guys like Sidney Moncrief, Patrick Ewing, Reggie Miller, Steve Nash and many others would certainly have more recognition than […]
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What were the most impressive NBA championship playoff runs?
This is a tough one.. most impressive or ‘toughest run’ would probably be like having a relatively weak team while facing very tough opponents and beating them. So yeah.. definitely NOT KD/Curry Warriors lol. For me my picks for top 5 most impressive championship runs 1 – 1995 Rockets As a sixth seed they had […]
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How could Elgin Baylor have never won an NBA championship playing so many years with the Lakers?
Pretty simple answer, the Celtics simply outmatched the Lakers, and by the time the Lakers caught up, he was injured and no longer the same. We can check his stats in the Finals 1959 Finals (loss): 22.8 PPG / 11.8 RPG / (no APG recorded on bball reference for some reason for this Finals) Baylor […]