Celtics break tie with Lakers in great battle

Alone at the top again. The Celtics won the 2024 Finals and dominate the NBA again: ring 18, outrageous and perhaps the most coveted in franchise historythe search for which seemed to never end, and Larry O’Brien had not won since 2008. first title in 16 years, second since 1986.. Thus, the one who renews the tradition, Total from the Boston Celtics. While the 2020 Lakers (ever in contention for the throne) tied the game at 17 with a win in Florida, four years later the Celtics responded and once again became the team with the most titles in history. No connections.

Angelenos are facing a disadvantage that dates back to 1963 (when the Celtics lost for the first time, 6-5) and He won seven titles, going 16–9 in 1986. The Perfect Year of Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Co., with Bill Walton as the sixth man bonus. Since then, seven titles in Los Angeles and so far only one in Massachusetts. Now there are two of them, but there are 18 in total. And by the way, 41 in the East and 37 in the Westwhich has cut two games since the Bucks won in 2021: the Warriors in 2022 (against the Celtics, to be exact) and the Denver Nuggets last year.

This is what it looks like now list of NBA champions:

This franchises that have become champions at least once. The Thunder were still the Seattle SuperSonics; The Kings, Rochester Royals and Baltimore Bullets won the title in 1948 and disappeared six years later. Seven other teams played in the Finals but did not become champions: Phoenix Suns (three losses), Utah Jazz (two), Brooklyn Nets (two), Orlando Magic (two), Chicago Stags ( one), Washington Capitols (one). and Indiana Pacers (one). Finally, five teams in the current competition have never even participated in the fight for the ring: Charlotte Hornets, Los Angeles Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies, Minnesota Timberwolves and New Orleans Pelicans.

Celtics also the only franchise to win more than three titles in a row. In fact, during his incredible run from 1959 to 1966, he tied eight balls. After this golden era, they were unable to surpass the two consecutive achievements they achieved in 1968 and 1969, the latter by Bill Russell. So now they face another clear and exciting challenge: repeating the ring, something they haven’t achieved in 55 years. Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and company can achieve what eluded even the historic 1980s team of Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish.

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