On this day in 1999...
Avery Johnson hit the game-winning jumper with 47 seconds remaining in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, making the @spurs the first former ABA franchise to win an NBA championship!
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"Recognizable names with solid college basketball resumes – and in some cases, celebrated high school careers but no college experience – filled the 1996 Draft. But no one foretold in that moment what the 1996 Draft class would become."
@JeffZillgitt revisits a generation of Hall of Fame talent, MVPs, and champions that reshaped the league ahead of the 2026 NBA Draft on June 23–24 on ABC and ESPN! ⬇️
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"BLOCKED BY JAMES!"
"IT'S GOOD! KYRIE IRVING FROM DOWNTOWN!"
"IT'S OVER. CLEVELAND IS A CITY OF CHAMPIONS."
10 years ago today... Cavs/Warriors Game 7 💯
Allan Houston 🤝 Jeremy Sochan
The former and current No. 20 celebrated the Knicks' championship together in a full circle moment!
On this day in 1998...
Michael Jordan (45 points) gets the steal and buries the step-back jumper to clinch Chicago's third straight NBA title 🏆
Last night, Jalen Brunson tied Jordan's record for the most points scored on the road in an NBA Finals-clinching game!
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On this day in 2002... the Los Angeles Lakers became just the 5th team in NBA history to win 3 consecutive NBA titles!
▪ Shaq: 36.3 PPG, 12.3 RPG and 2.8 BPG for the series, winning his 3rd straight NBA Finals MVP🤯
▪ Kobe: 26.8 PPG, 54.5 3P%, third-youngest player to win 3 rings💍
▪ Phil Jackson: 9th title, completing the 3-peat for the 3rd time in his career 🏆
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🏆 Best Plays from NBA Finals Game 4s, post-2000 🏆
A few standouts...
▪️ Shaq's poster slam
▪️ Giannis' big-time swat
▪️ Derek Fisher's game-tying 3
Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals tips tonight at 8:30pm/et on ABC!
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🏆 Best Plays from NBA Finals Game 4s, pre-2000 🏆
A few standouts...
▪️ Jordan's and-1 slam
▪️ Stockton's full-court pass to Malone
▪️ Dr. J's iconic baseline scoop
Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals tips tomorrow night at 8:30pm/et on ABC!
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🏆 Best Plays from NBA Finals Game 4s, pre-2000 🏆
A few standouts...
▪️ Jordan's and-1 slam
▪️ Stockton's full-court pass to Malone
▪️ Dr. J's iconic baseline scoop
Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals tips tomorrow night at 8:30pm/et on ABC!
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In San Antonio's Game 3 win, Victor Wembanyama (22 years, 155 days old) became the YOUNGEST player to score 30+ points in an NBA Finals game since Magic Johnson (20 years, 276 days) in 1980.
Relive Magic's iconic Game 6 performance from the 1980 NBA Finals!
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Today in NBA history...
Magic Johnson's sky hook with 2 seconds remaining in Game 4 of the 1987 NBA Finals ✨
The Lakers won and took a 3–1 series lead!
🏆 Best Plays from NBA Finals Game 3s, post-2000 🏆
A few standouts...
▪️ Irving back to James for the slam
▪️ Fisher's and-1 through multiple defenders
▪️ Cameron Johnson's monster jam
▪️ Payton's clutch shot with 9.3 seconds left
Game 3 of the 2026 NBA Finals tips tonight at 8:30pm/et on ABC and ESPN!
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🏆 Best Plays from NBA Finals Game 3s, pre-2000 🏆
A few standouts...
▪️ MJ's acrobatic reverse finish
▪️ Olajuwon's spin cycle
▪️ Magic's pass through multiple defenders
▪️ Jerry West's game-winning layup and beyond-halfcourt shot to force overtime
Game 3 of the 2026 NBA Finals tips tomorrow at 8:30pm/et on ABC and ESPN!
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Today in NBA history...
Clyde Drexler (33 PTS, 13-20 FGM) with the JAM on the fast break in Game 2 of the 1990 NBA Finals 👀
Portland would even the series, 1-1!
On June 7, 2023, Nikola Jokić became the first player in NBA history to record 30+ PTS, 20+ REB, and 10+ AST in a Finals game.
🃏 32 PTS
🃏 21 REB
🃏 10 AST
Denver would win Game 3 and take a 2-1 series lead!
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10 YEARS SINCE 'GAME 6 KLAY' WAS BORN.
41 points.
11-18 from downtown.
40 minutes.
A performance that will live in the record books forever 💯
Last Western Conference Finals series tied 2-2? 2018.
No. 1 Houston vs. No. 2 Golden State 🍿
The series went seven games, with the Warriors coming out on top and would go on to become NBA Champions!
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Warriors/Rockets 🤝 Thunder/Spurs
This is the first 2-2 WCF series tie since GSW/HOU in 2018… and when the Conference Finals are tied 2-2, the Game 5 winner advances 76.4% (42-13) of the time!
The Conference Finals presented by Google continue with tonight's CRITICAL GAME 5 at 8:30pm/et on NBC & Peacock.
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On this day in 2011...
A 22-year-old Derrick Rose threw down this monster dunk in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals 🌹
"The goal was to get in there, so he could break a barrier."
Karl-Anthony Towns and JaTaun Robinson, Clifton's daughter, discuss the impact of NBA Pioneer Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton, the first Black player to sign an NBA contract.
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On this day in 1950, Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton made history as the first Black player to sign an NBA contract. We proudly honor Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton and the NBA Pioneers who paved the way for generations of players to come.
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On this day in 1950, Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton made history as the first Black player to sign an NBA contract. We proudly honor Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton and the NBA Pioneers who paved the way for generations of players to come.
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It’s just the 3rd time in NBA history a team has won 5 consecutive road postseason games by 10+ points!
The others?
▪️ Warriors: April 24 to May 22, 2017
▪️ Heat: April 25 to May 26, 2013
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NEW YORK KNICKS: BATTLE-TESTED ON THE ROAD!
at ATL: 114-98 (+16)
at ATL: 140-89 (+51)
at PHI: 108-94 (+14)
at PHI: 144-114 (+30)
at CLE: 121-108 (+13)
NYK’s win tonight marks just the 3rd time in NBA history, a team has won 5 consecutive road postseason games by 10+ points 😮
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