NBA Finals: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The NBA Finals is the annual championship series of the National Basketball Association. The Eastern and Western conference champions play a best-of-seven game series to determine the league champion. The winners of the Finals are awarded the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy, which replaced the Walter A.

Series details

• Title: NBA Finals
• Format: Sports
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1978-05-21
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 149 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 1.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 50648

Cast and credited roles

• Lisa Salters — Reporter
• Mike Breen — Play-by-play Commentator
• Tim Legler — NBA Analyst
• Richard Jefferson — NBA Analyst
• Jeff Van Gundy — NBA Analyst
• Mark A. Jackson — NBA Analyst
• Doris Burke — NBA Analyst
• J.J. Redick — NBA Analyst

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1978: premiered 1978-05-21; final listed air date 1978-06-07; episode order: 7.
• Season 2020: premiered 2020-09-30; final listed air date 2020-10-11.
• Season 2021: premiered 2021-07-06; final listed air date 2021-07-20; episode order: 6.
• Season 2023: premiered 2023-06-01; final listed air date 2023-06-12; episode order: 5.
• Season 2024: premiered 2024-06-06; final listed air date 2024-06-17.
• Season 2025: premiered 2025-06-05; final listed air date 2025-06-22; episode order: 7.
• Season 2026: premiered 2026-06-03; final listed air date 2026-06-13; episode order: 5.

Source and licence

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