Has there ever been a Finals matchup that had...

[Jacob1983]

the previous two NBA Finals losers? Someone asked me that and I had no clue. I can't remember any Finals matchup that had the previous two NBA Finals losers. I guess you could say that it might happen this year if the Cavs and Lakers meet up in the Finals. The Cavs lost in 2007 and the Lakers lost in 2008.

[Banzai]

Not sure.

[BUMP]

Believe it or not, it has never happened

[duncan228]

Easy enough to figure out.

NBA Finals: All-Time Champions

YEAR CHAMPION OPPONENT RESULT

2007-08 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-2
2006-07 San Antonio Spurs Cleveland Cavaliers 4-0
2005-06 Miami Heat Dallas Mavericks 4-2
2004-05 San Antonio Spurs Detroit Pistons 4-3
2003-04 Detroit Pistons Los Angeles Lakers 4-1
2002-03 San Antonio Spurs New Jersey Nets 4-2
2001-02 Los Angeles Lakers New Jersey Nets 4-0
2000-01 Los Angeles Lakers Philadelphia 76ers 4-1
1999-00 Los Angeles Lakers Indiana Pacers 4-2
1998-99 San Antonio Spurs New York Knicks 4-1
1997-98 Chicago Bulls Utah Jazz 4-2
1996-97 Chicago Bulls Utah Jazz 4-2
1995-96 Chicago Bulls Seattle SuperSonics 4-2
1994-95 Houston Rockets Orlando Magic 4-0
1993-94 Houston Rockets New York Knicks 4-3
1992-93 Chicago Bulls Phoenix Suns 4-2
1991-92 Chicago Bulls Portland Trail Blazers 4-2
1990-91 Chicago Bulls Los Angeles Lakers 4-1
1989-90 Detroit Pistons Portland Trail Blazers 4-1
1988-89 Detroit Pistons Los Angeles Lakers 4-0
1987-88 Los Angeles Lakers Detroit Pistons 4-3
1986-87 Los Angeles Lakers Boston Celtics 4-2
1985-86 Boston Celtics Houston Rockets 4-2
1984-85 Los Angeles Lakers Boston Celtics 4-2
1983-84 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-3
1982-83 Philadelphia 76ers Los Angeles Lakers 4-0
1981-82 Los Angeles Lakers Philadelphia 76ers 4-2
1980-81 Boston Celtics Houston Rockets 4-2
1979-80 Los Angeles Lakers Philadelphia 76ers 4-2
1978-79 Seattle SuperSonics Washington Bullets 4-1
1977-78 Washington Bullets Seattle SuperSonics 4-3
1976-77 Portland Trail Blazers Philadelphia 76ers 4-2
1975-76 Boston Celtics Phoenix Suns 4-2
1974-75 Golden State Warriors Washington Bullets 4-0
1973-74 Boston Celtics Milwaukee Bucks 4-3
1972-73 New York Knicks Los Angeles Lakers 4-1
1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers New York Knicks 4-1
1970-71 Milwaukee Bucks Baltimore Bullets 4-0
1969-70 New York Knicks Los Angeles Lakers 4-3
1968-69 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-3
1967-68 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-2
1966-67 Philadelphia 76ers San Francisco Warriors 4-2
1965-66 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-3
1964-65 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-1
1963-64 Boston Celtics San Francisco Warriors 4-1
1962-63 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-2
1961-62 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-3
1960-61 Boston Celtics St. Louis Hawks 4-1
1959-60 Boston Celtics St. Louis Hawks 4-3
1958-59 Boston Celtics Minneapolis Lakers 4-0
1957-58 St. Louis Hawks Boston Celtics 4-2
1956-57 Boston Celtics St. Louis Hawks 4-3
1955-56 Philadelphia Warriors Fort Wayne Pistons 4-1
1954-55 Syracuse Nationals Fort Wayne Pistons 4-3
1953-54 Minneapolis Lakers Syracuse Nationals 4-3
1952-53 Minneapolis Lakers New York Knicks 4-1
1951-52 Minneapolis Lakers New York Knicks 4-3
1950-51 Rochester Royals New York Knicks 4-3
1949-50 Minneapolis Lakers Syracuse Nationals 4-2
1948-49 Minneapolis Lakers Washington Capitols 4-2
1947-48 Baltimore Bullets Philadelphia Warriors 4-2
1946-47 Philadelphia Warriors Chicago Stags 4-1

[baseline bum]

I'll let you parse that list, duncan228.

[Chieflion]

Never happened from that list, I suppose.

[nkdlunch]

what do the Lakers and Mavs have in common? They both choked away a finals

[Matchman]

Easy enough to figure out.

NBA Finals: All-Time Champions

YEAR CHAMPION OPPONENT RESULT

2007-08 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-2
2006-07 San Antonio Spurs Cleveland Cavaliers 4-0
2005-06 Miami Heat Dallas Mavericks 4-2
2004-05 San Antonio Spurs Detroit Pistons 4-3
2003-04 Detroit Pistons Los Angeles Lakers 4-1
2002-03 San Antonio Spurs New Jersey Nets 4-2
2001-02 Los Angeles Lakers New Jersey Nets 4-0
2000-01 Los Angeles Lakers Philadelphia 76ers 4-1
1999-00 Los Angeles Lakers Indiana Pacers 4-2
1998-99 San Antonio Spurs New York Knicks 4-1
1997-98 Chicago Bulls Utah Jazz 4-2
1996-97 Chicago Bulls Utah Jazz 4-2
1995-96 Chicago Bulls Seattle SuperSonics 4-2
1994-95 Houston Rockets Orlando Magic 4-0
1993-94 Houston Rockets New York Knicks 4-3
1992-93 Chicago Bulls Phoenix Suns 4-2
1991-92 Chicago Bulls Portland Trail Blazers 4-2
1990-91 Chicago Bulls Los Angeles Lakers 4-1
1989-90 Detroit Pistons Portland Trail Blazers 4-1
1988-89 Detroit Pistons Los Angeles Lakers 4-0
1987-88 Los Angeles Lakers Detroit Pistons 4-3
1986-87 Los Angeles Lakers Boston Celtics 4-2
1985-86 Boston Celtics Houston Rockets 4-2
1984-85 Los Angeles Lakers Boston Celtics 4-2
1983-84 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-3
1982-83 Philadelphia 76ers Los Angeles Lakers 4-0
1981-82 Los Angeles Lakers Philadelphia 76ers 4-2
1980-81 Boston Celtics Houston Rockets 4-2
1979-80 Los Angeles Lakers Philadelphia 76ers 4-2
1978-79 Seattle SuperSonics Washington Bullets 4-1
1977-78 Washington Bullets Seattle SuperSonics 4-3
1976-77 Portland Trail Blazers Philadelphia 76ers 4-2
1975-76 Boston Celtics Phoenix Suns 4-2
1974-75 Golden State Warriors Washington Bullets 4-0
1973-74 Boston Celtics Milwaukee Bucks 4-3
1972-73 New York Knicks Los Angeles Lakers 4-1
1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers New York Knicks 4-1
1970-71 Milwaukee Bucks Baltimore Bullets 4-0
1969-70 New York Knicks Los Angeles Lakers 4-3
1968-69 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-3
1967-68 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-2
1966-67 Philadelphia 76ers San Francisco Warriors 4-2
1965-66 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-3
1964-65 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-1
1963-64 Boston Celtics San Francisco Warriors 4-1
1962-63 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-2
1961-62 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-3
1960-61 Boston Celtics St. Louis Hawks 4-1
1959-60 Boston Celtics St. Louis Hawks 4-3
1958-59 Boston Celtics Minneapolis Lakers 4-0
1957-58 St. Louis Hawks Boston Celtics 4-2
1956-57 Boston Celtics St. Louis Hawks 4-3
1955-56 Philadelphia Warriors Fort Wayne Pistons 4-1
1954-55 Syracuse Nationals Fort Wayne Pistons 4-3
1953-54 Minneapolis Lakers Syracuse Nationals 4-3
1952-53 Minneapolis Lakers New York Knicks 4-1
1951-52 Minneapolis Lakers New York Knicks 4-3
1950-51 Rochester Royals New York Knicks 4-3
1949-50 Minneapolis Lakers Syracuse Nationals 4-2
1948-49 Minneapolis Lakers Washington Capitols 4-2
1947-48 Baltimore Bullets Philadelphia Warriors 4-2
1946-47 Philadelphia Warriors Chicago Stags 4-1

[IronMexican]

what do the Lakers and Mavs have in common? They both choked away a finals

Lakers choked away nothing. Boston was the better team.

[lefty]

So if Cavs and Lakers mmet this year in the Finals, nobody will win ?

[Man In Black]

Lakers choked away nothing. Boston was the better team.

Going in...just like this year, most every Laker fan and the media s who love them had the (Seven Seasons Ago) penciled in as champions, the same way they had them against the Pistons in 2004. so perceptionally, it's a huge choke. But with Kobe Bryant as your leader, it's really not a surprise, because he hasn't been able to do it without Shaq :P

[Ghazi]

Mavs didn't choke. Refs cost us the series.

[IronMexican]

Going in...just like this year, most every Laker fan and the media s who love them had the (Seven Seasons Ago) penciled in as champions, the same way they had them against the Pistons in 2004. so perceptionally, it's a huge choke. But with Kobe Bryant as your leader, it's really not a surprise, because he hasn't been able to do it without Shaq :P

It's not really a choke when you simply get outplayed. That's like saying the 2008 Patriots choked. They didn't choke, they simply got outplayed that game. And you can't choke an entire 7 game series. You can choke a game(like game 4 of the finals), but you can't choke an entire series away. The better team wins those 90% of the time.

[sook]

Congrats dumbass!

[scanry]

It's not really a choke when you simply get outplayed. That's like saying the 2008 Patriots choked. They didn't choke, they simply got outplayed that game. And you can't choke an entire 7 game series. You can choke a game(like game 4 of the finals), but you can't choke an entire series away. The better team wins those 90% of the time.

err... They did choke.

Boston should've beaten LA in 5 BTW. Boston were a far better team than LA last season...

[La Peace]

Going in...just like this year, most every Laker fan and the media s who love them had the (Seven Seasons Ago) penciled in as champions, the same way they had them against the Pistons in 2004. so perceptionally, it's a huge choke. But with Kobe Bryant as your leader, it's really not a surprise, because he hasn't been able to do it without Shaq :P

OMG Laker fans had the lakers penciled in as champions? They must be favorites everytime this happens!

Long story short analysts/fans/words dont mean when it comes to what happens on the ball court. Celtics were the better team.

[IronMexican]

err... They did choke.

Boston should've beaten LA in 5 BTW. Boston were a far better team than LA last season...

I guess you could say that, since Asante Samuel dropped the game winning INT Then you had Moss doing that "get out the way" TD celebration

[Jacob1983]

I wonder if Stern and the NBA marketting team know this. I'm sure ESPN and ABC will bring it up if the Lakers and Cavs meet in the Finals this year.
Do you give props to a team that gets to the Finals twice in a 3 year span?

[Sean Cagney]

Mavs didn't choke. Refs cost us the series.

Here we go again with this, if they won that damn game three up 13 late they win this series! They blew that game three and then lost on out, their own fault they blew that lead not Wades nor the refs fault for him getting to the line later on. They had it locked up for their first le, they blew it in that damn game three, they got their fukkin selves to blame.

[timvp]

Wait ... so it's possible to make it to the Finals and not win a championship? I always thought those two things went hand in hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[baseline bum]

Going in...just like this year, most every Laker fan and the media s who love them had the (Seven Seasons Ago) penciled in as champions, the same way they had them against the Pistons in 2004. so perceptionally, it's a huge choke. But with Kobe Bryant as your leader, it's really not a surprise, because he hasn't been able to do it without Shaq :P

LOL...

[Rogue]

Mavs didn't choke. Refs cost us the series.

usted es derecho. Mavs son un gran equipo, las arbitros son pedazos de mierda. Pero nosotros hizo gano los campeonato en las temporada de 05-06, las competencia era amanadas.