Nba champions 1980

The NBA Finals is chock-full of history and iconic moments.

The Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia 76ers 4 games to 2 to win their seventh championship. Abdul-Jabbar was listed as out of Game 6, although 76ers coach Billy Cunningham was quoted as saying "I won't believe he's not playing until their plane lands and he's not on it. In Game 6, Magic Johnson played what may have been the greatest game of his career. Playing on the road, Johnson a 6'9" rookie point guard started the game at center and eventually played all five positions in a dominating performance. The Lakers also received strong performances from Jamaal Wilkes with 37 points and 10 rebounds, [3] and Norm Nixon. Jim Chones played strong defense on 76ers center Darryl Dawkins , while Mark Landsberger provided rebounding off the bench, and little used Brad Holland chipped in eight key points. What made Johnson's performance even more remarkable was that he was an NBA rookie—and, indeed, one who had left college after only two years, and was only 20 years old.

Nba champions 1980

This is a list of all the NBA champions. All Finals have been played in a best-of-seven format, and are contested between the winners of the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference formerly Divisions before , except in when the Eastern Division champion faced the winner between the Western and Central Division champions. From through , when the league was known as the Basketball Association of America BAA , the playoffs were a three-stage tournament where the two semifinal winners played each other in the finals. The current home-and-away format in the NBA Finals is 2—2—1—1—1 the team with the better regular-season record plays on its home court in Games 1, 2, 5, and 7 , which has been used in — , — , — , — , — , — , and —present. It was previously in a 2—3—2 format the team with the better regular season record plays on its home court in Games 1, 2, 6, and 7 during , — , and — , in a 1—1—1—1—1—1—1 format during and , and in a 1—2—2—1—1 format during and The defunct Central Division, in existence during the —50 NBA season when the NBA was divided into three divisions and different from the current Central Division created in when the then existing Eastern Division was upgraded as a conference, won one championship. The two also have the most Finals meetings with 12; the Celtics own a 9—3 edge over their arch-rivals. As of , the defending champions are the Denver Nuggets. Basketball Wiki Explore. About Basketball. History of basketball Rules of Basketball basketball Basketball terminology. Level of Competition. High school College Professional International. Explore Wikis Community Central.

Nba champions 1980 Chones effectively shut down the middle in place of Abdul-Jabbar and finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds, and held Darryl Dawkins to 14 points and a scant four rebounds.

All NBA Finals have been played in a best-of-seven format , and are contested between the winners of the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference formerly Divisions before , except in when the Eastern Division champion faced the winner between the Western and Central Division champions. From through , when the league was known as the Basketball Association of America BAA , the playoffs were a three-stage tournament where the two semifinal winners played each other in the finals. Brown Trophy. The current home-and-away format in the NBA Finals is 2—2—1—1—1 the team with the better regular-season record plays on its home court in Games 1, 2, 5, and 7 , which has been used in — , [5] — , [6] [7] [8] — , — , — , — , and —present. It was previously in a 2—3—2 format the team with the better regular season record plays on its home court in Games 1, 2, 6, and 7 during , — , and — , [9] [10] in a 1—1—1—1—1—1—1 format during and , [11] [12] and in a 1—2—2—1—1 format during and

All NBA Finals have been played in a best-of-seven format , and are contested between the winners of the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference formerly Divisions before , except in when the Eastern Division champion faced the winner between the Western and Central Division champions. From through , when the league was known as the Basketball Association of America BAA , the playoffs were a three-stage tournament where the two semifinal winners played each other in the finals. Brown Trophy. The current home-and-away format in the NBA Finals is 2—2—1—1—1 the team with the better regular-season record plays on its home court in Games 1, 2, 5, and 7 , which has been used in — , [5] — , [6] [7] [8] — , — , — , — , and —present. It was previously in a 2—3—2 format the team with the better regular season record plays on its home court in Games 1, 2, 6, and 7 during , — , and — , [9] [10] in a 1—1—1—1—1—1—1 format during and , [11] [12] and in a 1—2—2—1—1 format during and As of [update] , the Eastern champions have a 40—37 advantage in NBA titles over the Western champions, with their most recent being the Milwaukee Bucks in Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools.

Nba champions 1980

With center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar out with a severely sprained ankle, Johnson started at center instead, and ultimately played all five positions on the court in the game. Philadelphia earned their third Eastern Conference championship, but were unsuccessful in capturing their third NBA title. The Milwaukee Bucks appeared in the playoffs for the last time as a member of the West; the Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs likewise appeared for the last time playing for the East.

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