NBA History

NBA

Jun 6, 1946

National Basketball Association began

How the league got it's name

Mar 3, 1949

League got its nameThe league adopted the name national basketball association

Wilt chamberlain scores 100 in a single game

Jan 11, 1962

Most points ever scored in a game

Walt frazier had 43 points in one game

Apr 19, 1975

Broke the record of points in one game for his team.

Larry Brid 6 pick in the draft

Jun 9, 1978

Number 6 pick in draftLarry Bird came in to the NBA as the 6th pick.

First NBA Finals

May 20, 1979

NBA finals beagnNBA finals beganNBA had its first finals during this time period.

Nuber 1 draft pick

Jun 25, 1979

Magic johnson was the number 1 pick in the draftMagic Johnson was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers as the number one pick.

Finals Lakers win

May 4, 1980

Lakers win finalsLakes defeat 76ers in finals

Larry Brid rookie of the year

May 29, 1980

Bird get rookie mvp awardNamed rookie of the year

Celtics beat the Rockets in finals

May 5, 1981

Celtics wins finalsCeltics win the title

Michael Jordan average 28.5 points in his first season

Jan 1, 1985

Jordan average waz 28.5 ppg

Jordan scores 36 in the first round

Apr 20, 1986

Jordan scores 36 in first round

Jordan averages 32 ponits per game

Jan 1, 1987

Jordan average 32ppg

Laker defeat Pistons in the Finals

Jun 7, 1988

Lakers wins finlasLakers win finals

Magic Johnson was MVP

May 22, 1989

magic win mvp awardMagic wins mvp award

Magic Johnson retires cause of HIV+

Nov 7, 1991

Magic test HIv+ and retireshe retires

Larry Bird retires from the NBA

Aug 18, 1992

Larry Bird retires from nbaLarry leaves the NBA

Bulls beat the Sonics in the Finals

Jun 5, 1996

Bulls wins final

Larry Bird annouced as head coch of the year

May 12, 1998

Larry Bird head coach of the year

Lakers beat the pacers

Jun 7, 2000

LAker beat pacers in finalsLakers win

Lakers beat the sixers in finals

Jun 6, 2001

Lakers beat sixers in finalsLAkers wins gain in finals

Tim Duncan wins MVP award

May 9, 2002

Tim Duncan gets mvp awardTim Duncan get MVP award

Spurs beat the Nets in finals

Jun 3, 2003

Spurs beat nets in finals

Kevin Garnett Wins MVP

May 3, 2004

KG wins mvp awardhe wins mvp

Steve Nash wins mvp award

May 8, 2005

steve nash wins mvp awardHis first ever mvp award

Spurs defeat the Pistons in finals

Jun 9, 2005

Spurs beat pistons in finalsSpurs win the finals

Steve Nash reapeats MVP award

May 7, 2006

Steve nash wins mvp awardanother mvp award for nash

Heat defeat the Mavs in finals

Jun 8, 2006

Heat beat mavs in finalsHeat becomes champions.

Celtics Defeat the Lakers in finals

Jun 5, 2008

Celtics beat lakers in finalsceltics beat lakers in finalsLakers falls to the Celtics in finals

Laker wins Finals in 2010

Jun 17, 2010

Lakers in wns finalsLakers gets another tiltle