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Boston Celtics defeated the Atlanta, Cleveland and Detroit respectively from the 1st round to the East finals to advance to the NBA finals. The LA Lakers defeated Denver, Utah and San Antonio respectively in the West. But the Boston Celtics dominated the LA Lakers with a 4-2 commanding lead to grab the 2008 NBA finals championship.
Michael Jordan won 6 NBA Finals with the Chicago Bulls. Jordan never lost a finals series. In all the NBA Finals series he played, he received the Finals MVP award.
2007 San Antonio Spurs 4-0 Cleveland Cavaliers
In the 1998 NBA finals 62 games were played.
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Ray Allen did not play in the 2008-2009 nba finals.
The Detroit Pistons in the 2004 Finals and the Boston Celtics in the 2008 Finals.
The Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers played in the = 2008 NBA Finals =
39 points with the Boston Celtics winning game 6 and the 2008 NBA finals.
Prior to 2008 that was 1987 with the Lakers defeating the Celtics, 4 games to 2, to win the NBA championship.
Kobe Bryant
The Los Angeles Lakers and the Orlando Magic
The Orlando Magic lost.
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The New York Knicks made it to the finals in 1999. They were the first No. 8 seed in history to reach the NBA Finals.
I really don't know, but I do know that they have won 17 NBA finals. Their last win was in 2008, and hopefully in 2011 they will have their 18th.