On this day in Boston Celtics history, the Celtics won the NBA championship in 1961. The win was the final game of a five-game series between the then-St. Louis Hawks and Boston, which the Celtics ...

In 1961, the division semifinal round became a ... To combat the rising cost of travel, the NBA Finals adopted a 2-3-2 format. This format would hold for roughly 20 years, until the NBA began ...

The Dallas Mavericks were blown out by the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night in the NBA Play-In Tournament, knocking them out ...

Warriors guard Stephen Curry holds up the Larry O'Brien Trophy after defeating the Celtics in Game six of the 2022 NBA Finals. / Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images Basketball's most cherished records are ...

The Los Angeles Lakers are headed to the NBA’s championship stage for the first time in a while. Los Angeles clinched its 32nd Finals trip as a franchise with their 117-107 win in Game 5 of the ...

The NHL and NBA playoffs run simultaneously, with the Finals in each league often ending ... and seeking their first championship since 1961, but they were swept by a Pittsburgh Penguins team ...

On this date, the Boston Celtics beat the Los Angeles Lakers 110-107 in overtime of Game 7 of the 1962 NBA Finals to win their fifth banner.