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	NBA Finals - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/NBA_Finals (2824 words)

	Los Angeles Lakers (1960-Present)
		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.
	www.sportsecyclopedia.com /nba/lala/lalakers (7089 words)

	BULLS: History of the Chicago Bulls
		The 1981 NBA Draft yielded 6-9 forward Orlando Woolridge of Notre Dame, but after the promise of the previous season, 1981-82 was a disappointment.
		The 1991 NBA Finals matchup between the Bulls and the Los Angeles Lakers was billed as a confrontation between two of the game's most charismatic figures, Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson; however, the drama never unfolded.
		NBA All-Rookie Second Team Eddy Curry led the league in field goal percentage with.585 shooting from the floor the Bulls drew an average of 19,617 fans through 41 home games (fifth in the NBA in attendance) and had 20 home crowds of 20,000+ (14-6 record), including 12 sellouts.
	www.nba.com /bulls/history/Chicago_Bulls_History-24393-42.html (9846 words)

	LAKERS: Lakers Retired Numbers
		Retired on November 9, 1983 in honor of Wilt Chamberlain, a memeber of the 1971-72 championship team that won an NBA record 33 consecutive games and a then-NBA record 69 contests overall (averaged 14.8 points and team-leading 19.2 rebounds that season)...
		led the NBA in assists five consecutive seasons (1982-83 thru 1986-87), highlighted by a career-high and single-season club record of 13.1 during the 1983-84 campaign...
		Retired on December 10, 1995 in honor of James Worthy who was named Most Valuable Player of the 1988 NBA Finals (22.0 points, 7.4 rebounds, 4.4 assists)...
	www.lasparks.net /lakers/history/retired_numbers_010918.html (1220 words)

	DVD Talk > Reviews > NBA Dynasty Series - Los Angeles Lakers - The Complete History
		Officially NBA sanctioned and compiled with the care that only the NBA could give a DVD set, this is truly one for the ages.
		The 1984-85 season was watershed for the NBA, as it marked the entrance into the league of future All-Stars Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, Hakeem, and John Stockton.
		This 120-118 victory was the defining moment of the 2000 NBA Finals, and was the catalyst for the first ring of this "new" Los Angeles dynasty.
	www.dvdtalk.com /reviews/read.php?ID=11800 (3597 words)

	Tiger Lee Sports.com - Past NBA Finals Series Winner Picks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		does not apply even though the Jazz have NBA Finals revenge versus the Bulls and have a playoff winning percentage ≥ 67 percent this season - starting with the conference semifinals because the Jazz have a lower regular season winning percentage this season than last season and Utah is not the defending NBA champ.
		Hawks have NBA Finals revenge versus the Celtics and but their playoff winning percentage is less than 67 percent this season - starting with the conference semifinals.
		The Hawks have NBA Finals revenge versus the Celtics who are back-to-back division champs and the Hawks have a playoff winning percentage ≥ 67 percent this season - starting with the conference semifinals.
	tigerleesports.com /past_nba_finals_series_winner_picks.htm (5227 words)

	NBA Finals Tickets - NBA Basketball - Ticket Brokers
		The Dallas Mavericks joined the NBA as an expansion team in 1980 (23 teams, 4 divisions), and the San Diego Clippers moved to Los Angeles in 1984.
		If you would like to attend a NBA Finals game to see NBA hoops action live, or to see a team schedule and information, Coast to Coast Tickets is your source.
		NBA Finals tickets may be sold for more than the price listed on the ticket.
	www.coasttocoasttickets.com /nba/nbafinals_tickets.shtml (1302 words)

	NBA History: Lakers' Legendary Season Leads to Elusive Title
		Their opponent in the 1972 NBA Finals was the New York Knicks, who had beaten a resurgent Boston club in five games in the Eastern Finals.
		In 13 NBA seasons, he had never fouled out of a game, a statistic of which he was immensely proud.
		After years of losing in the Finals, he had been drained of emotion, and when the Lakers finally got the championship, it seemed anticlimactic.
	www.nba.com /history/finals/19711972.html (1125 words)

	DVD Verdict Review - NBA Dynasty Series: The Los Angeles Lakers: The Complete History
		One of the amazing things you learn about the Los Angeles Lakers over the course of this DVD presentation is that they have the distinction of being one of the few professional basketball teams to forge three separate and diverse dynasties throughout the course of their history.
		Finally, there was the post-millennial Megastar era, with almost every member of the team, from management on down, representing a high profile icon in the league.
		The NBA has yet to find a way to bridge the gap between the stressing of statistics and the epic scope of man vs. the athletic elements.
	www.dvdverdict.com /reviews/dynastylakers.php (1891 words)

	NBA History: Finals Most Valuable Player
		Led all players in the NBA Finals with 27.6 points and 7.0 assists per game as the Pistons defeated the Portland Trail Blazers, 4-1, to win their second consecutive NBA title.
		Leading scorer in the NBA Finals with 31.3 points per game as the Bulls defeated the Los Angeles Lakers, 4-1, to win the franchise’s first NBA title.
		Averaged NBA Finals record of 41.0 points per game, while collecting 8.5 rebounds and 6.3 assists, in leading the Bulls to their third straight NBA title -- the first team in 27 years to win three consecutive titles.
	cache.nba.com /history/finalsmvps.html (1242 words)

	The Sporting News: History of the NBA Finals
		There was a time when Hakeem Olajuwon would watch the NBA Finals and daydream.
		The 1994 NBA Finals was one of the tightest playoff series in recent years.
		Cassell was cool down the stretch again, scoring eight of his 13 points in the final quarter.
	tsn.sportingnews.com /archives/nbafinals/1994.html (1686 words)

	Philadelphia 76ers Tickets - Find Philadelphia 76ers Ticket Info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Of those, some of the most notable include four NBA Most Valuable Player awards, 1960 Rookie of the Year, 1972 NBA Finals MVP, and he holds the single game record for points in one game at 100 points (3/2/62) against the Knicks.
		In 1983, Erving led the 76ers to the NBA championship.
		He led the Philadelphia 76ers to the 1983 NBA Championship and was named the Finals MVP.
	www.concertsandsportstickets.com /sports/philadelphia-76ers-tickets.htm (497 words)

	CNNSI.com - 2002 NBA Playoffs - SI Flashback: NBA Finals - Monday April 22, 2002 11:36 AM
		In their seventh trip to the Finals since moving from Minneapolis, the Lakers captured Los Angeles' first NBA title.
		This was a season in which L.A. would not be denied: The Lakers ran off a professional-sports-record 33-game winning streak during the year and finished with 69 wins, a total not surpassed until the 1995-96 Bulls.
		Jerry West, meanwhile, was relaxing in his Manhattan hotel room, assuring callers that his team would certainly win in five games and explaining that he had suffered insomnia after the second Laker victory.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /basketball/nba/features/si_nbafinals/1972 (349 words)

	NBA History: Top 10 Teams in NBA History
		So legendary are the teams that comprise the Top 10 Teams in NBA History, it only takes one of the above phrases to evoke a spate of memories.
		Voters were asked to select the top 10 teams in NBA history, without ranking them, as part of the NBA at 50 celebration during the '96-97 season.
		Michael Jordan dominated the NBA and received strong support from teammates Scottie Pippen, Horace Grant, B.J. Armstrong, Bill Cartwright and John Paxson...Topped previous championship season by winning six more games than in 1990-91, the fifth-winningest season in league history...Defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 4-2 in 1992 NBA Finals.
	netscape.nba.com /history/toptenteams_index.html (310 words)

	The Sporting News: History of the NBA Finals
		The Sporting News: History of the NBA Finals
		Los Angeles won its first NBA World Championship after seven previous trips to the final round.
		Guards Jerry West and Gail Goodrich led the Lakers to a 116-111 overtime victory in Game 4 at New York after the Knicks had won the series opener 114-9 behind the outstanding shooting of Bill Bradley and Jerry Lucas, and Los Angeles had rallied to win the next two.
	www.sportingnews.com /archives/nbafinals/1972.html (109 words)

	The Sporting News: History of the NBA Finals
		The NBA league office was so concerned before Game 4 that a league official warned both coaches that violence would not be tolerated.
		During the last two games of the conference finals, he was 10 of 33 (30.3 percent) from the field.
		McHale, the Celtics became the 16th consecutive NBA champion that failed to successfully defend its title.
	tsn.sportingnews.com /archives/nbafinals/1985.html (1801 words)

	NBA.com: All-Time Finals Challenge: 1972 Lakers
		The Lakers breezed through the playoffs, sweeping the Chicago Bulls in the first round, beating the Bucks in six games in the conference finals and then defeating the New York Knicks 4-1 in the NBA Finals.
		It was the team's first NBA championship since the franchise moved to Los Angeles in 1960 and the franchise's first since 1954.
		Sharman was voted Coach of the Year, Chamberlain was named MVP of the Finals, West was voted to the All-NBA First Team and Chamberlain to the All-Defensive First Team.
	www.nba.com /playoffs2004/challenge_lakers1972.html (561 words)

	NBA History: Dennis Johnson
		He was a member of three NBA championship squads, and his postseason heroics earned him a reputation as a money player.
		The Sonics finished at 47-35 and bolted into the NBA Finals against the Washington Bullets after eliminating the Los Angeles Lakers, the defending NBA-champion Portland Trail Blazers, and the Denver Nuggets.
		In a rematch against the Bullets in the 1979 NBA Finals, Seattle dropped the first contest but won the next four to claim the team's first championship.
	www.nba.com /history/djohnson_bio.html (1100 words)

	Amazon.com: DVD: NBA Dynasty Series - Los Angeles Lakers - The Complete History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The real joy of the set, however, is nine NBA playoff games presented as they were originally broadcast and almost in their entirety.
		The NBA hadn't yet become a multi-billion dollar industry, so the league didn't feel the need to commemorate each individual championship year with a team video.
		Finally I would have put the delicious game 5 of the 2004 finals with the loser Lakers being embarassed.
	amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0001Z37J0?v=glance (2947 words)

	Nba Game On Dvd (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The NBA Players Association held a press conference Tuesday to describe their contributions to Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.
		NBA players' association launching relief effort by Associated Press NEW YORK -- The NBA players' association said Tuesday it is launching an immediate effort to assist in the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.
		NBA star Stephon Marbury was so grief stricken over the suffering caused by Hurricane Katrina that he choked up when announcing a pledge of $US1 million ($1.3 million) to relief efforts.
	www.nba-playoffs.info /nba/nba-game-on-dvd.html (559 words)

	NBA Finals Page
		This page tells the history of the NBA finals from it's begining in 1947 to present.
		It did not become the NBA until after the 1948-1949 season when the BBA and The National Basketball League(NBL) agreed to merge.
		Also, each NBA champion's wins and losses are noted in parentheses after the series score.
	www.psci.net /jgotribe/finals.html (116 words)

	The Sporting News: History of the NBA Finals
		Two days later, in the dusk of a brutally hot Texas afternoon, the Spurs bobbed down the San Antonio River on boats to show off their championship loot to the city and their fans.
		Horry, now the winner of six NBA championships -- two with the Rockets, three with the Lakers and one with the Spurs -- was asked to reflect on his bounty of rings.
		Even the choice of Duncan as the series MVP has drawn questions, given his shooting from the field (41.9 percent) and the free throw line (66.7 percent).
	www.sportingnews.com /archives/nbafinals (1294 words)

	Weekend of Wilt
		As a tribute to Wilt Chamberlain, who died Tuesday, ESPN Classic will replay some of his key games and major interviews this weekend.
		today with Game 5 of the 1972 NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the New York Knicks, followed by his "Greatest Sports Legends" interview with Tom Seaver.
		Saturday, a seven-hour block will include an interview with Dick Schaap; Game 4 of the 1967 Eastern Conference final between the Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics; Upclose with Roy Firestone; the 1972 All-Star Game (repeated at 10 a.m.
	www.freep.com /sports/basketball/qbets15.htm (123 words)

	JS Online: Milwaukee fans tune out NBA Finals
		Minneapolis delivered the second-worst rating (6.0) for the finals, and it has an NBA team, too.
		The cities most interested in the finals were Los Angeles (31.8), Las Vegas (15.3), Memphis (15.1), New Orleans (14.7), Richmond-Petersburg, Va. (14.6) and Chicago (14.0).
		The women's final in the U.S. Open tennis tournament is set to be carried for the second straight year in prime time on CBS-TV.
	www.jsonline.com /sports/gen/jun02/52793.asp (838 words)

	VH1.com : Movies : DVD : NBA Dynasty Series: Los Angeles Lakers - The Complete History [5 Discs] : Features
		1972 NBA Finals, game 5: Wilt Chamberlain leads the Lakers to the title
		1982 NBA Finals, game 1: Lakers start the march to their second title in three years
		1985 NBA Finals, game 6: Lakers become the first visiting team to win a championship at the Boston Garden
	www.vh1.com /movies/dvd/48912/features.jhtml (187 words)

	Warner Bros. Online: DVD Shop Browsing
		NBA Hardwood Classics: Michael Jordan "Come Fly With Me"
		Over the past 50 years the Lakers have won an unprecedented 14 championships, making them the best NBA franchise ever.
		Plus for the first time ever on DVD, the team's most memorable Finals games including its first championship win in Los Angeles, Magic's "baby hook" game in 1987, and back-to-back title games.
	whv.warnerbros.com /WHVPORTAL/Portal/product.jsp?upc=085393432423 (251 words)

	LakersWeb.net: Los Angeles Lakers Retired Jersey's Numbers
		* led the NBA in assists during the 1971-72 campaign (9.7)
		* was named one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history during the league's 50th anniversary season in 1996-97.
		* led the NBA in assists five consecutive seasons (1982-83 thru 1986-87), highlighted by a career-high and single-season club record of 13.1 during the 1983-84 campaign
	www.lakersweb.net /lakers_retired_numbers.htm (1236 words)

	Probasketball.com
		Subscribe and get all the latest information on new NBA DVDs, including special offers, sneak peeks and subscriber-only exclusives.
		From the George Mikan-led Minneapolis Lakers teams of the '40s and '50s to the "Showtime" era Magic Johnson teams of the late 1980s to Shaquille O'Neal dynasty of the early 21st century, one thing has been consistent about the Lakers: winning.
		The franchise has boasted a host of Hall of Famers and has compiled a string of championships, which has scarcely been rivaled in the history of American sports.
	www.warnervideo.com /probasketballdvd/lakers.html (186 words)

	1972 NBA Season Summary - Basketball-Reference.com
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		1972 NBA Season Summary - Expanded Standings and Leaderboards - Player Register - Debuts
		Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
	www.basketball-reference.com /leagues/NBA_1972.html (588 words)

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		The US Open Tennis Tournament is one of the major tennis events of the year...
		(Reuters) Lindsay Davenport and Maria Sharapova appear on a collision course to meet in the finals of the Pan Pacific Open.
		from a set down to defeat big-serving American Taylor Dent 5-7, 6-1, 6-3 in the final of the AIG Open in Tokyo on...
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