NBA FINALS 2007

Spurs Complete Sweep to Capture Fourth NBA Title

Spurs 83, Cavaliers 82

Manu Ginobili scored 27 points to hand the Spurs their fourth NBA championship and a four-game sweep of the Cavaliers.

Spurs became a member of the 9 by far best teams in NBA history.
It was only the 8th sweep in the history of NBA finals.
Finalists Cavaliers took the 22nd position in history from Denver Nuggets.

Semi-Finalists Detroit Pistons passed New York Knicks and Chicago Bulls being the 4th team in NBA history!

NBA Winners

Teams presence in NBA finals

(1947 - 2007):

BEST NBA TEAMS THROUGH HISTORY

The table presents the best NBA teams

according to their participation and performance

in the history of the playoffs
(1947 - 2007):

Teams		Points
1	Los Angeles Lakers	3990
2	Boston Celtics	3490
3	Philadelphia 76ers	1820
4	Detroit Pistons	1470
5	New York Knicks	1460
6	Chicago Bulls	1460
7	Golden State Warriors	1260
8	Atlanta Hawks	1190
9	San Antonio Spurs	1110
10	Sacramento Kings	780
11	Houston Rockets	780
12	Washington Wizards	730
13	Milwaukee Bucks	730
14	Seattle SuperSonics	680
15	Phoenix Suns	680
16	Portland Trail Blazers	670
17	Utah Jazz	530
18	Indiana Pacers	410
19	Miami Heat	350
20	New Jersey Nets	340
21	Dallas Mavericks	310
22	Cleveland Cavaliers	300
23	Denver Nuggets	290
24	Baltimore Bullets	200
25	Orlando Magic	190
26	New Orleans Hornets	130
27	Los Angeles Clippers	130
28	Minnesota Timberwolves	110
29	Washington Capitols	100
30	Indianapolis Olympians	100
31	Chicago Stags	80
32	Toronto Raptors	50
33	Sheboygan Redskins	40
34	Memphis Grizzlies	30
35	Cleveland Rebels	20

With their performance in playoffs 2007 Detroit Pistons became the 4th best team in the League's history passing Chicago Bulls and New York Knicks!

Most Playoff Participations

Teams		Playoffs
1	Los Angeles Lakers	55
2	Boston Celtics	45
3	Philadelphia 76ers	43
4	Detroit Pistons	38
5	New York Knicks	38
6	Atlanta Hawks	36
7	Sacramento Kings	29
8	Golden State Warriors	28
9	Chicago Bulls	27
10	Phoenix Suns	27
11	San Antonio Spurs	27
12	Portland Trail Blazers	26
13	Milwaukee Bucks	25
14	Houston Rockets	24
15	Washington Wizards	24
16	Seattle SuperSonics	22
17	Utah Jazz	21
18	Denver Nuggets	18
19	Indiana Pacers	18
20	New Jersey Nets	16
21	Cleveland Cavaliers	15
22	Dallas Mavericks	13
23	Miami Heat	12
24	New Orleans Hornets	9
25	Orlando Magic	9
26	Minnesota Timberwolves	8
27	Los Angeles Clippers	7
28	Chicago Stags	4
29	Indianapolis Olympians	4
30	Toronto Raptors	4
31	Baltimore Bullets	3
32	Memphis Grizzlies	3
33	St. Louis Bombers	3
34	Washington Capitols	3
35	Cleveland Rebels	1
36	Sheboygan Redskins	1

NBA Finals History

Best 5 NBA records in history

Best 5 Seasons in History:

1) CHICAGO BULLS (1995 - 96): 72 - 10 (87.8%)

2) LA LAKERS (1971 - 72): 69 - 13 (84.1%)

3) PHILADELPHIA 76ERS (1966 - 1967): 68 - 13 (84.0%)

4) BOSTON CELTICS (1984 - 1985): 67 - 15 (81.7%)

5) CHICAGO BULLS (1991 - 92): 67 - 15 (81.7%)

Comments*

1) Featuring Superman (Michael Jordan), Batman (Scottie Pippen) and Rodman (Dennis Rodman), Bulls shattered record for most wins in a regular season...Won 87 of 100 games, including the playoffs...Ron Harper, Luc Longley, Toni Kukoc and Steve Kerr rounded out core of driven team that featured triangle offense...Started season an amazing 41-3...Jordan's first full season since returning from retirement.

2) Gail Goodrich, Jerry West, Wilt Chamberlain, Jim McMillian and Happy Hairston combined to bring Lakers their first championship of the Los Angeles era...Broke Philadelphia's 1966-67 record for wins in a season (broken by Chicago in 1995-96), at one point winning 33 consecutive games, a record that still stands...Won NBA record 16 consecutive road games...Best road winning percentage in NBA history (.816; 31-7)...Defeated New York 4-1 in 1972 NBA Finals.

3) Propelled by Wilt Chamberlain, Hal Greer, Chet Walker and Billy Cunningham, started the season 46-4 and went on to set record for most victories in a season (broken by 1971-72 L.A. Lakers)...Ended Celtics' run of eight consecutive championships by defeating Boston 4-1 in Eastern Division Finals...Defeated the San Francisco Warriors 4-2 in 1967 NBA Finals.

4) Stung by a 4-2 loss to the L.A. Lakers in the 1985 NBA Finals, Larry Bird led the Celtics featuring Robert Parish, Kevin McHale, Dennis Johnson, Danny Ainge and a rejuvenated Bill Walton to the best record in franchise history and a 4-2 defeat of Houston in the 1986 NBA Finals...Posted 40-1 record at Boston Garden, best home winning percentage (.976) in NBA history...Fifth-best overall winning percentage ever (.817).

5) Michael Jordan dominated the NBA and received strong support from teammates Scottie Pippen, Horace Grant, B.J. Armstrong, Bill Cartwright and John Paxson...Topped previous championship season by winning six more games than in 1990-91, the fifth-winningest season in league history...Defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 4-2 in 1992 NBA Finals.

*source NBA.COM