Below you will find example sentences with "nba finals". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Nba Finals in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: nba
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 22
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 29.6 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 2 start, 11 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "nba finals" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 29.6 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a legitimate nba finals run became, a losing nba finals effort behind, conference, game and nuggets stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with conference finals, finals mvp, nba season, nba season, nba playoffs and nba league, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with nba finals
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Plus, get coverage of the NBA Finals, NBA Draft & NBA Awards. (11 words)
Other than NBA Finals matchups, the series is selling the priciest NBA playoff ticket ever. (15 words)
The Heat reached the Eastern Conference finals in three of the last four seasons and NBA Finals in two of those campaigns. (22 words)
Bill Walton said at the time that Nets-Celtics was the "beginning of the next great NBA rivalry" during the Eastern Conference Finals in 2002 with the Nets advancing to the NBA Finals, though New Jersey would go on to sweep Boston in the 2003 playoffs. (46 words)
After last year’s emphatic march through the postseason, when Kerr’s men went 16-1 to clinch a second NBA finals crown in three seasons, beating LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Finals, the Warriors looked poised to dominate for years. (44 words)
Under Stern, the NBA would play nearly 150 international games and be televised in more than 200 countries and territories, and in more than 40 languages, and the NBA Finals and All-Star weekend would grow into international spectacles. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
Bill Walton said at the time that Nets-Celtics was the "beginning of the next great NBA rivalry" during the Eastern Conference Finals in 2002 with the Nets advancing to the NBA Finals, though New Jersey would go on to sweep Boston in the 2003 playoffs.
This week on the Over and Back Classic NBA Podcast, Jason Mann and Rich Kraetsch go international with a fun topic about NBA players who won a gold medal and an NBA Finals ring in the same summer.
Plus, get coverage of the NBA Finals, NBA Draft & NBA Awards.
Battle-tested through five Eastern Conference finals trips and an NBA Finals appearance, the 29-year-old grew into becoming a fan favorite for his unmatched hustle and gritty play style.
But the Nuggets advanced to uncharted territory in the NBA Finals because of Jokic, who was named the Magic Johnson Western Conference finals MVP.
The Heat reached the Eastern Conference finals in three of the last four seasons and NBA Finals in two of those campaigns.
Confetti falls after the Lakers beat the Nuggets in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals to clinch a berth in the NBA Finals on Saturday in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
Curry’s 47 points are now the for a player in a losing NBA Finals effort, behind only the 51 scored by LeBron James in Game 1 of last year’s finals.
After last year’s emphatic march through the postseason, when Kerr’s men went 16-1 to clinch a second NBA finals crown in three seasons, beating LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Finals, the Warriors looked poised to dominate for years.
The Rockets enter Game 6 with the 3-2 series lead in the Western Conference Finals and the chance to clinch their first NBA Finals appearance since 1995.
This was the first NBA Finals sweep since 2007 when the San Antonio Spurs cleaned up the Cavaliers as LeBron James made his first Finals appearance.
As the Denver Nuggets hoisted the Larry O’Brien trophy following their gentleman’s sweep of the Miami Heat to claim the NBA title, the prerequisites to making a legitimate NBA Finals run became clear.
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, center, celebrates after the team won the NBA Championship with a victory over the Miami Heat in Game 5 of basketball's NBA Finals, Monday, June 12, 2023, in Denver.
Lewis made his NBA debut in 2005, and over that span, he’s worked dozens of games in the postseason—including six in the NBA Finals.
Other than NBA Finals matchups, the series is selling the priciest NBA playoff ticket ever.
The basketball great wore the “Bred” Air Jordan 13s during Game 2 of the 1998 NBA Finals on the way to his sixth and last NBA championship title.
Keep reading to learn how to watch the NBA playoffs live for free to see which teams get closer and closer to the NBA Finals.
As a coach, Sloan finished his career with the third-most wins in NBA history, the sixth-best winning percentage all-time, two NBA Finals appearances and seven division titles.
He was a first-round pick in the 1996 draft, winning five NBA championships, two NBA Finals MVPs and he was the league MVP in 2008.
Under Stern, the NBA would play nearly 150 international games and be televised in more than 200 countries and territories, and in more than 40 languages, and the NBA Finals and All-Star weekend would grow into international spectacles.