no
The first was in 1947 between the Philadelphia Warriors and the Chicago Stags with Philly winning 4 games to 1.
Boston Celtics
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.
no
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
Karl Malone played 193 playoff games in his career, with two teams, without a championship.
it was the Boston celtics and the los angeles lakers. Boston won the best of 7 series and won the championship
Lakers and Celtics
Bill Russel
The first was in 1947 between the Philadelphia Warriors and the Chicago Stags with Philly winning 4 games to 1.
The lakers, and the celtics
Boston Celtics
The LA Lakers won in 1999