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Boston Celtics
The first was in 1947 between the Philadelphia Warriors and the Chicago Stags with Philly winning 4 games to 1.
The NBA does uses a seeding format. There are technically no wildcard teams involved.
2010
The Utah Jazz and Chicago Bulls in the 1997 NBA Championship Game.
NBA teams that win the championship receive the Larry O'Brien Trophy, which is awarded to the team that wins the NBA Finals.
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The Boston Celtics defeated the Houston Rockets, 4 games to 2, to win the 1981 NBA championship.
Boston celtics vs los angles lakers . Boston won
it was the Boston celtics and the los angeles lakers. Boston won the best of 7 series and won the championship
Karl Malone played 193 playoff games in his career, with two teams, without a championship.
Bill Russel
Lakers and Celtics
Boston Celtics
The lakers, and the celtics
The LA Lakers won in 1999