NBA Finals Trivia Questions

The Cleveland Cavaliers did it in 2016 against the Golden State Warriors. They were down 3-1 and won three straight games, including Game 7 on the road.

Jordan played in six Finals (1991-1993, 1996-1998) and won all six, earning Finals MVP each time. He never lost a single Finals series.

Due to COVID-19, the 2020 Finals were held at the NBA bubble in Orlando, Florida, with no fans and no team having a home-court advantage in the traditional sense.

In 2016, the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers faced off, but they are from different states. However, in 2021, the Lakers and Clippers could have met, but never did. Two teams from California have never played each other in the Finals.

The league was the Basketball Association of America (BAA) from 1946-1949. The championship series was the BAA Finals. After merging with the NBL in 1949, it became the NBA Finals.

The Finals have been held every year since 1947 without interruption. No war or strike has canceled the Finals, though the 1998-99 season was shortened by a lockout, but the Finals still occurred.

Bill Russell has 11 rings. Jordan has 6, LeBron has 4, and Kareem has 6, totaling 16. So 11 is not more than 16. Actually, this statement is false as written—correcting: Russell has 11, but combined they have 16, so it’s false. Wait, let me fix: The statement is false. Explanation: Russell has 11, Jordan (6) + James (4) + Abdul-Jabbar (6) = 16, so 11 < 16.

The Celtics have 18 championships (most all-time) and have lost 5 Finals, which is tied for most losses with the Lakers (but Lakers have 17 wins). So they have the most wins and the joint most losses.