The NBA Finals is the yearly championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Eastern and Western conference champions play a best-of-seven game set to ascertain the league champion. The champions of the Finals are given the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy, which replaced the Walter A. Brown Trophy in 1983.
The series was originally Called the BAA Finals prior to the 1949–50 year when the Basketball Association of America (BAA) united with the National Basketball League (NBL) to form the NBA. The contest oversaw further name changes to NBA World Championship Series from 1950 to 1985, as well as a short stint as the Showdown, before settling on NBA Finals in 1986. [1]
The NBA Finals was initially structured at a two –2–1–1–1 structure. Back in 1985, to alleviate the amount of cross-country travel, it was changed into a 2–3–2 structure, in which the first two and last two matches of the series were played at the stadium of the team who earned home-court advantage by having the better record during the regular season. In 2014, the two –2–1–1–1 format was revived. The first two games are played with the higher-seeded team’s house, the subsequent two in the home of this lower-seeded team, and the remaining three are played at each team’s home arena alternately. [2]
A total of 19 franchises have won the NBA Finals, with the Toronto Raptors winning in 2019. The Boston Celtics maintain the record for the many victories, having won the competition 17 times, in addition to the most consecutive titles, winning 8 times from 1959 to 1966. The Los Angeles Lakers have contested the NBA Finals the many times, with 31 appearances. The Eastern Conference has provided the most winners, with 38 wins from 10 franchises; the Western Conference has 32, from 9 franchises.

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