In terms of opponent seeding, Denver’s run to this National Basketball Association (NBA) championship was unlike any other since the league went to the 16-team playoff format 40 seasons ago. Know more:
IN terms of opponent seeding, Denver’s run to this National Basketball Association championship was unlike any other since the league went to the 16-team playoff format 40 seasons ago.
Miami — which ousted East No. 1 seed Milwaukee in Round 1 this year — was bidding to be the fifth team in this format that defeated both No. 1 seeds on their way to a championship. The teams that got that done: Toronto in 2019, the Lakers in both 2001 and 2002, and Houston in 1995. Udonis Haslem was the oldest in the league this season; his 20-year career, all with Miami, is now complete. Haslem turned 43 last week.That leaves James as the new holder of the oldest-player crown. The NBA’s all-time scoring leader — he passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for that distinction this season — turns 39 in December.
The oldest player in NBA history is little-known Nat Hickey, who was two days shy of his 46th birthday when he played his last game on January 28, 1948. Hickey appeared in only two games in his brief career as a player-coach with the Providence Steamrollers; his first was the day before his finale. He scored two points in his playing career.DENVER’S Nikola Jokic — the pride of Serbia — won the NBA Finals MVP award, and it’s the sixth time that an international player claimed that honor.
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