Walter A. Brown Trophy
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Template:FixBunching The Walter A. Brown Trophy was awarded to the National Basketball Association (NBA) (the Basketball Association of America (BAA) from 1946 to 1949) team who won the NBA Finals at the conclusion of each NBA season from 1949 to 1977. The trophy was kept by the winning team for one year and given to the winning team of the following year's finals, unless the previous team won again, much like the NHL's Stanley Cup, which continues that tradition to this day. The inaugural winner of the trophy was the Philadelphia Warriors, who defeated the Chicago Stags.[1] The trophy was formerly referred to as the NBA Finals trophy,[2] but it was renamed in 1964 after Walter A. Brown, in honor of the original owner of the Boston Celtics who was instrumental in merging the BAA and the National Basketball League into the NBA in 1949.[3][4]
A new trophy design was created for the 1977 NBA Finals, though it retained the Walter A. Brown title. Unlike the original championship trophy, the new trophy was given permanently to the winning team and a new one was made every year. The trophy was renamed in 1984 to honor former NBA commissioner Larry O'Brien.[5][6][7] The Boston Celtics won the trophy 13 times, the most in league history. From 1957 to 1969, they won the NBA Finals 12 out of 13 times, eight of them consecutively. The final recipient of the trophy was the Philadelphia 76ers, who defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1983 NBA Finals.
Key
and Bold | Winning team of the NBA Finals |
† | Had tied the best regular season record for that season |
Winners
Notes
- A During the 1949–50 season, the league consisted of three divisions. The Minneapolis Lakers were in the Central Division.[11]
- B The trophy was renamed for Walter A. Brown.
- C The trophy was replaced by a new design.[6][7]
References
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- ^ Shimberg, Jason (June 9, 2005). "NBA Finals Trophy: Can You Name It?". docsports.com. Docsports. Retrieved 2008-10-30.
- ^ "Walter A. Brown". hoophall.com. Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
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- ^ a b "The trophies". St. Petersburg Times. Times Publishing Company. 2003-04-10. Retrieved 2008-07-26.
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