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	NBA - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		The NBA, formerly all white players and coaches, became the first professional sports league to have a fl head coach in 1966, the first to have a fl general manager in 1972, and the first to have a fl majority owner in 2002.
		The NBA Coach of the Year Award is awarded to either the best coach in the league or the coach that has made the most positive difference to a team.
		The final playoff round, a best-of-seven series between the victors of both conferences, is known as the NBA Finals.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /nba.htm (1252 words)

	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.
		During the 1940s and early 1950s decades, the NBA Finals were nothing but a minor highlight on the calendar.
		They were particularly dominating in the 2002 Finals, as they kept the lead virtually all the time in every game; only for a short while near the beginning of Game 4 did the New Jersey Nets gain any significant lead in a game.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/NBA_Finals (2804 words)

	Hoophall \| NBA Finals \| 1969 Revisited (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		This is the 30th anniversary of a lesson Cookie learned, although the rest of the NBA had discovered it over the previous 13 seasons when Boston was fashioning what is arguably the greatest dynasty in professional sports history: Don’t give Auerbach and the Celtics any extra incentive to beat you.
		The deal was done, and while St. Louis would reach the NBA Finals four times in the next five years and win the title in 1958, Auerbach had the foundation of his dynasty.
		West, who was named the Finals MVP, the only time the honor has gone to the member of a losing team, was crushed by the defeat.
	www.hoophall.com /history/nba_finals_69.htm (1752 words)

	NBA History: Dennis Johnson
		The glamour of NBA stardom was a long way from Johnson's childhood in Compton, California.
		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)

	Tiger Lee Sports.com - Past NBA Finals Series Winner Picks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		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)

	Paul Westphal
		After three seasons there, he was traded to the Phoenix Suns, team that he helped get to the 1976 NBA finals.
		In 1992 he resurfaced in the NBA, as coach of the Phoenix Suns.
		But he eventually returned to the NBA as a coach with the Supersonics in the late 1990s.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/p/pa/paul_westphal.html (505 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.
	www.losangeles-clippers.net /history/finalsmvps.html (1242 words)

	USATODAY.com - NBA Finals appetizers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		Kidd had his third triple-double of the conference final in Game 6 (15 points, 13 rebounds, 13 assists), becoming the third player in NBA history to produce three triple-doubles in a best-of-seven series.
		The Lakers are 7:1 favorites to win the NBA Finals against the Nets and take home their third consecutive title, according to USA TODAY sports analyst Danny Sheridan.
		The Nets are the third former ABA team to reach the NBA Finals, and all three have done it in the past four years.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/nba/02playoffs/2002-06-03-appetizers.htm (639 words)

	Time for Kids \| News \| NBA Finals Underway
		Parker, 21, is the fourth youngest player in NBA history to compete in the finals.
		This season's NBA finals are special because the final round comes 27 years after the same two teams, the Nets and Spurs, met in the 1976 A.B.A. finals.
		It was a rival to the NBA, and eventually folded.
	www.timeforkids.com /TFK/news/printout/0,9187,456327,00.html (391 words)

	NBA Finals Tickets - NBA Basketball - Ticket Brokers
		In 1976, four teams from the ABA merge with the NBA: Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, New York Nets and San Antonio Spurs (22 teams, 4 divisions).
		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)

	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 (1811 words)

	Retired NBA, ABA Signers
		The University of Kansas graduate led the Celtics to the NBA World Championship in 1974 and 1976, winning NBA Finals MVP honors in 1976.
		He played in seven straight NBA All-Star games (1971-77) and led the United States to a Gold Medal at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City.
		His ABA career was spent with the San Antonio Spurs and Virginia Squires, while most of his time in the NBA came with the San Diego Clippers.
	www.homestead.com /spcgaz/a43.html (2376 words)

	NBA History: Triple-OT Classic Highlights Boston's 13th Title
		The defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors compiled the best regular-season record in the league for 1975-76 with a respectable 59 wins.
		The Suns were no slouch replacements in the Finals.
		His NBA career lasted just nine more games after the 1976 Finals, and he was released in the 1976-77 season by Milwaukee.
	www.nbdlalbuquerque.com /history/finals/19751976.html (2037 words)

	Gentry, Sund set to add Heard to Pistons' staff of assistants
		I think he is one of the most respected guys in the NBA.
		Heard made the shot for the Suns that sent Game 5 of the 1976 NBA Finals into the first of three overtimes.
		Gentry compared the shot to the one Michael Jordan made to beat the Utah Jazz in the NBA Finals in June.
	www.freep.com /sports/pistons/qmetro12.htm (362 words)

	NBA.com: NBA.com?s Click and Roll: Dec. 29, 2004
		For example, NBA TV ran Game 6 of the 1977 NBA Finals between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Philadelphia 76ers.
		Heading into the 2005 NBA Finals, it will have been 11 years since The Finals have gone to a Game 7.
		Here's his column on what the players' union and the NBA should be talking about.
	www.nbdlalbuquerque.com /features/clickandroll_041229.html (1438 words)

	Uninterrupted NBA Finals - Jun. 14, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		THIS year's NBA Finals is the talk of the town.
		The Lakers, who were 7-1 favorites to win this series and their fourth NBA title in five years, were limited to just 68 points, their lowest in a postseason game.
		While on the subject of the NBA, there are three, repeat three, local television channels which are covering live this year's NBA Finals.
	www.inq7.net /spo/2004/jun/14/spo_21-1.htm (721 words)

	ESPN Classic - January Moments
		With the Hawks comfortably ahead in the final minutes, Wilkens salutes Red Auerbach, the man he had been tied with, by lighting up a victory cigar reminiscent of the ones Auerbach lit up after Boston Celtic wins.
		In the 120-104 victory by the defending NBA champions, the 24-year-old Abdul-Jabbar outscores the 35-year-old Wilt 39-15 and has more rebounds (20 to 12), more blocked shots (10 to 6) and more assists (5 to 2).
		In the final seconds, Bill Walton, playing all 40 minutes after missing three games with a back injury, misses a 12-footer (only his second misfire in 14 field-goal attempts) and two Bruin follow-ups also fail.
	www.espn.go.com /classic/moments/s/january.html (9771 words)

	NBA History: Great Moments in NBA History
		The name Gar Heard evokes the buzzer-beater that forced a third overtime in Game 5 of the 1976 NBA Finals.
		The Cavs, and Craig Ehlo in particular, have vivid memories of "The Shot" from Michael Jordan.
		NBA stars have produced a universe of memorable moments.
	netscape.nba.com /history/index_moment.html (184 words)

	bookoldbkb
		Hawkins was a great player but a gambling scandal in college kept him out of the NBA for five years and perhaps out of the Hall of Fame.
		He led the NBA in scoring seven times, rebounding eleven times and assists once, the only center ever to do that.
		The life of the HOFer and the NBA's greatest gunner, on and off the court, including the influences that shaped his career.
	www.sandlotshrink.com /bookoldbkb.htm (1872 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)

	NBA Finals Notebook
		After two years as a scout for Chicago, he was the Bulls head coach from 1979-82.
		After he was fired, Sloan began his association with the Jazz, first as a scout and then, in 1984, as Layden's assistant.
		SELF EXAMS: A two-game losing streak in the NBA Finals is enough to make even superstars re-evaluate their performance, and the toughness of their foes.
	www.canoe.ca /1997NBAFinals/jun10_nba.html (993 words)

	NBA.com: NBA’s Top 10 Greatest: Vote for the Greatest Finals Moment
		Michael Jordan's last second steal and shot against the Utah Jazz from the 1998 NBA Finals seals the second three-peat championship for the Bulls and provides a fitting end to a storied career.
		Jordan finished the game with 45 points, his sixth title and his sixth NBA Finals MVP award.
		The aging Celtics, led by the retiring Bill Russell, win their 11th title in 13 years against the powerful Lakers, led by the hall of fame trio of Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West and Elgin Baylor.
	cache.nba.com /history/top10_finals.html (632 words)

	AP Online: NBA referee Richie Powers dead at 67@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		Powers, who worked in the NBA from 1956-79, became ill last Thursday at his home in Allentown, Pa., and died on Saturday in Lehigh Valley Hospital.
		Powers was a referee for the triple-overtime Game 5 of the 1976 NBA Finals between Boston and Phoenix, a game some call the greatest ever played.
		During the final seconds of the first overtime, with the score tied at 101, Boston tried to call a timeout, but had none...
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:19570039&refid=ip_almanac_hf (191 words)

	Dow: XU, UC connected to NBA Finals
		With the NBA Finals underway and the pre-draft camp just ending in Chicago, the pro league is in the news more than the amateurs are at this time of the year.
		In the spirit of the Finals, we'll continue that trend by listing all the University of Cincinnati and Xavier players that have played in the NBA Finals.
		Dave Piontek is Xavier's only multiple Finals attendee with two consecutive trips in 1960 and 1961 with the St. Louis Hawks.
	www.enquirer.com /editions/2003/06/08/spt_wwwspthoop2a8.html (563 words)

	Mike's Baseball Rants: July 2004 Archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		Given that the team faded after their sole appearance in the finals and especially after former coach Larry Brown led the Pistons to an NBA championship, it became imperative, according to the majority of fans and members of the media, that Iverson go since he reportedly did not fit into futureEverything old is new again.
		The year was 1976, and during the broadcast they showed the all-star balloting from that year.
		Finally, they were each compared against the team winning percentage and then the correlation coefficient, or how well each set of data corresponds to winning percentage, was determined for each decade and for all-time.
	www.all-baseball.com /mikesbballrants/archives/2004_07.html (15314 words)

	NBA Finals 2001
		The Suns were a relatively new franchise, having joined the league in 1968, but their roster contained a little bit of history in Paul Westphal, who came to Phoenix that year in a trade with the mighty Celtics and had won a championship in Boston in 1974.
		Tradition be damned for the upstart Suns as they knocked off the defending champion Golden State Warriors to advance to the '76 Finals for a matchup with Westphal's former team.
		As both teams dragged their weary bodies out on the court for five more minutes of action, several of the key players had fouled out, including three Celtics starters.
	www.nba.com /finals2001/memory_1976.html?nav=RelatedLinkList (607 words)

	NASN - THE ONLY TV CHANNEL IN EUROPE DEDICATED TO NORTH AMERICAN SPORT
		We have the NBA Draft 2004, and we’re going to be bringing you some of the greatest NBA games of all time in our NBA
		NBA Fastbreak is ESPN’s top-rated 30-minute show on NBA news and highlights and will screen
		So be sure to keep tabs on our listings as we take you inside the NBA in 2004.
	www.nasn.com /Content/NASN/CMS.nsf/printfriendly/nbaonnasn (325 words)

	ESPN.com - Best NBA playoff buzzer-beaters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		The Jazz are up three games to one in their series against the Rockets, and Game 6 is in Houston.
		Stockton's shot capped an amazing final 3:13 for the guard, in which he scored 13 points.
		The defending champion Pistons are up three games to one in their series against the Trail Blazers, and the game is tied at 90 with Detroit holding the ball for one last possession.
	sports.espn.go.com /espn/print?id=1801451&type=story (849 words)

	John Havlicek HONDO CLASSIC Poster - Boston Celtics, c.1975 - Photofile Inc. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		There was his series-clinching steal in Game 7 of the 1965 Eastern Division Finals ("Havlicek stole the ball!!!"); his 40-point performance in Game 7 of the 1968 Eastern Division Finals; and, of course, his game-saving shot at the end of double overtime in the 1976 NBA Finals vs. Phoenix.
		From the old-school shoes and uniforms, to the classic NBA action, to the unmistakeable Hondo style, this is the perfect print for the wall of any true fan!
		Printed from the original photographic negative, and complete with official NBA Products serialized hologram, this is both a stunning piece for any fan, and a valuable collector's item for years to come.
	www.sportsposterwarehouse.com /warehouse/havlicekpf.htm (352 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)

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