Which team won the first NBA championship?

The Philadelphia Warriors won in the 1947 NBA Finals against the Chicago Stags, 4 games to 1.

Who won the first NBA championship in 1946?

The Philadelphia Warriors technically won the first-ever NBA championship. The 1946-47 campaign was the first-ever NBA season. Actually, it was the first BAA season (Basketball Association of America), but it turned into the NBA in 1949.

Who is the most successful NBA team?

1. Boston Celtics. With more NBA titles than any other franchise in league history (an amazing 16 of which Red Auerbach was somehow involved with), the Boston Celtics can lay claim to the top spot in these rankings.

What NBA team has no championships?

Here's a quick look at how long it has been since each team that has made at least one Finals has appeared in one … (Note: Six franchises — the Charlotte Hornets, Denver Nuggets, LA Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies, Minnesota Timberwolves and New Orleans Pelicans — have never reached The Finals.

Who won the first NBA MVP?

Jerry West, the inaugural recipient, is the only player to win the award while being on the losing team. Magic Johnson is the only player to win the award as a rookie. Michael Jordan has won the award a record six times.

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Who was the first NBA Finals MVP?

Jerry West (1969)

The first player to earn the title of NBA Finals MVP, West is also the only player to win the award while playing on the losing team. West averaged 37.9 points per game for the Lakers in their seven-game series loss to the Celtics in '69—the final championship of the Bill Russell dynasty in Boston.

What was the first basketball team in the NBA?

On November 1, 1946, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the Toronto Huskies hosted the New York Knickerbockers at Maple Leaf Gardens, in a game the NBA now refers to as the first game played in NBA history. The first basket was made by Ossie Schectman of the Knickerbockers.

Who created the NBA?

The NBA is a 70-year-old organization born from innovation. It was June 1946 in New York City when Boston Garden owner Walter Brown realized that major ice hockey arenas, which were vacant most nights, could be used to host basketball games.

Who were the original 8 NBA teams?

On June 6, 1946, the BAA or the Basketball Association of America was born and 11 franchises comprised the new professional basketball league: Boston, Providence, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Washington formed the East Division and Cleveland, Detroit, Toronto, Chicago and St. Louis the West Division.

Who was the first black NBA player?

On October 31, 1950, 21-year-old Earl Lloyd becomes the first African American to play in an NBA game when he takes the court in the season opener for the Washington Capitols. Lloyd grew up in Jim Crow Virginia and went to West Virginia State, where he was the star of the school's championship basketball team.

Who made the first dunk?

Kurland, one of the first 7-foot centers, is credited with the first dunk in college basketball history when his Oklahoma A&M Aggies, which has since been renamed to Oklahoma State, played Temple.

Who did the first dunk ever?

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Kurland may be credited with basketball's first dunk, but the first one made in an organized basketball game belongs to the NBA's Joe Fortenberry. While training for the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, he dunked the ball into the net like someone “dunking their roll into a cup of coffee.”

Who scored 100 points?

Wilt Chamberlain set the single-game scoring record in the National Basketball Association (NBA) by scoring 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors in a 169–147 win over the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962, at Hershey Sports Arena in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Who has won 3 NBA MVPs in a row?

Larry Bird, Boston Celtics (1984-1986)

The Hick from French Lick has three MVPs in a row. He and fellow Celtic Bill Russell are the only players to threepeat the award.

Has anyone won 2 MVPs in a row?

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo won his second straight Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award on Friday, becoming the 12th player in league history to secure the award in consecutive seasons. Giannis Antetokounmpo joins an impressive list of back-to-back #KiaMVP Award winners!

Who is the youngest NBA player to win a championship?

Miličić played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 2003 to 2013. He is the fifth youngest player and the youngest foreign player to have played in the NBA and is the youngest player to have played in an NBA Finals game, and the youngest player to win the NBA championship.

Who scored 100 in a single basketball game?

On March 2, 1962, Wilt Chamberlain set the NBA single-game scoring record by tallying 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors in a 169-147 victory over the New York Knicks. Not 98 points, not 102, but a nice, round 100 — an imposing record set by a most imposing player.