NBA Finals
The Finals conclude the NBA playoffs. This topic is part of Basketball within Sports. This page currently draws on 10 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
NBA Finals trivia questions
The NBA Finals determine the champion of which league?
Answer: National Basketball Association
Bonus fact: The Finals conclude the NBA playoffs.
The NBA Finals are played as what type of series?
Answer: Best-of-seven
Bonus fact: The first team to four wins takes the title.
What trophy is awarded to the NBA Finals champion?
Answer: Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy
Bonus fact: The trophy is named for former NBA commissioner Larry O'Brien.
Who won the first NBA Finals MVP Award in 1969?
Answer: Jerry West
Bonus fact: The NBA began awarding the Finals MVP honor in 1969.
Which team won the 1970 NBA Finals in seven games?
Answer: New York Knicks
Bonus fact: The Knicks defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 7 at Madison Square Garden.
Who was the 1971 NBA Finals MVP?
Answer: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Bonus fact: Abdul-Jabbar also won the regular-season MVP that year.
Who was the 1972 NBA Finals MVP?
Answer: Wilt Chamberlain
Bonus fact: The Lakers beat the Knicks 4-1 in the Finals.
Who won the 1970 NBA Finals MVP award?
Answer: Willis Reed
Bonus fact: Reed returned from injury to start Game 7 and scored New York's first two baskets.
Who became the first rookie to win NBA Finals MVP, in 1980?
Answer: Magic Johnson
Bonus fact: Johnson had 42 points, 15 rebounds, and seven assists in the title-clinching Game 6.
In what year was the NBA Finals MVP trophy named for Bill Russell?
Answer: 2009
Bonus fact: The award is officially the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award.