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The 2009 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2008–09 season and the conclusion of the season's playoffs.^[1]

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Alief Elsik High School

Alief Elsik High School is a high school in the Alief region of Houston, Texas, United States.

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Amway Arena

Amway Arena (originally known as Orlando Arena and later TD Waterhouse Centre) was an indoor arena located in Orlando, Florida.

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Anaheim, California

Anaheim is a city in northern Orange County, California, United States, part of the Greater Los Angeles area.

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Andrew Bynum

Andrew Bynum (born October 27, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player.

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Antena 7

Antena 7 (formerly known as Antena Latina) is a television network in the Dominican Republic owned and operated by Albavision, it is headquartered in Santo Domingo.

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Anthony Johnson (basketball)

Anthony Mark Johnson (born October 2, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player who last played with the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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In basketball, an assist is attributed to a player who passes the ball to a teammate in a way that leads directly to a score by field goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the basket. An assist is also credited when a basket is awarded due to defensive goaltending. There is some judgment involved in deciding whether a passer should be credited with an assist.

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Atlanta Hawks

The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta.

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Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017.

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Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics was the seventeenth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event.

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Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

The men's basketball tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, began on 10 August and ended on 24 August, when the United States defeated Spain 118–107 for the gold medal.

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Basketball scorekeeping

Points in basketball are used to keep track of the score in a game.

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Basketball TV

Basketball TV (BTV) was a Philippine pay television sports channel with offices on Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong.

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Be 1

Be 1 is a Belgian premium television channel, owned by BeTV.

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Belgium

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe.

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Bennett Salvatore

Bennett Salvatore (born January 9, 1950, in Stamford, Connecticut) is a former professional basketball referee in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Bill Walton

William Theodore Walton III (November 5, 1952 – May 27, 2024) was an American professional basketball player and television sportscaster.

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Block (basketball)

In basketball, a block or blocked shot occurs when a defensive player legally deflects a field goal attempt from an offensive player to prevent a score.

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Bob Beyer

Robert C. Beyer (born December 10, 1961) is an American professional basketball coach who last served as an assistant coach for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Boston

Boston, officially the City of Boston, is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States.

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Boston Celtics

The Boston Celtics are an American professional basketball team based in Boston.

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Brendan Malone

Brendan Thomas Malone (April 21, 1935 – October 10, 2023) was an American professional basketball coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Brent Barry

Brent Robert Barry (born December 31, 1971), also known by the nickname "Bones", is an American basketball executive, broadcaster and former player.

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Brian Shaw (basketball)

Brian Keith Shaw (born March 22, 1966) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Brooklyn Nets

The Brooklyn Nets are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn.

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Canal+ (French TV channel)

Canal+ (meaning "Channel Plus"), also spelt Canal Plus and sometimes abbreviated C+ or Canal, is a French premium television channel owned by the Groupe Canal+.

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Canal+ (Spanish TV provider)

Canal+ was a Spanish satellite broadcasting platform.

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Canal+ Premium

Canal+ Premium (formerly Canal+) is Poland's variation of the French television network Canal+.

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Carmelo Anthony

Carmelo Kyam Anthony (born May 29, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player.

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CCTV-5

CCTV-5, also known as the Sports Channel, part of the China Central Television family of networks, is the main sports broadcaster in the People's Republic of China.

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Celtics–Lakers rivalry

The Celtics–Lakers rivalry is a National Basketball Association (NBA) rivalry between the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers.

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Channel 5 (British TV channel)

Channel 5 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Paramount Global's UK and Australia division.

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Cleveland Cavaliers

The Cleveland Cavaliers, often referred to as the Cavs, are an American professional basketball team based in Cleveland.

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Clyde Drexler

Clyde Austin Drexler (born June 22, 1962) is an American former professional basketball player who currently works as the commissioner of the Big3 3-on-3 basketball league.

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Courtney Lee

Courtney Lee (born October 3, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player.

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Craig Hodges

Craig Anthony Hodges (born June 27, 1960), basketball-reference.com.

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Crypto.com Arena

Crypto.com Arena (stylized as crypto.com Arena; formerly Staples Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in downtown Los Angeles.

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Cuatro (TV channel)

Cuatro (stylized as cuatro°, "Four") is a Spanish free-to-air television channel that was launched in November 2005.

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D. J. Mbenga

Didier "D.

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Danny Crawford

Danny Crawford (born November 23, 1953) is a retired American professional basketball referee in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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David Stern

David Joel Stern (September 22, 1942 – January 1, 2020) was an American lawyer and business executive who was the commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1984 to 2014.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, Congo-Zaire, or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country in Central Africa.

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Denver Nuggets

The Denver Nuggets are an American professional basketball team based in Denver.

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Derek Fisher

Derek Lamar Fisher (born August 9, 1974) is an American professional basketball coach and former player.

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Detroit Pistons

The Detroit Pistons are an American professional basketball team based in Detroit.

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Disneyland

Disneyland is a theme park at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.

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Doc Rivers

Glenn Anton "Doc" Rivers (born October 13, 1961) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Don't Look Back in Anger

"Don't Look Back in Anger" is a song by English rock band Oasis.

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Dwight Howard

Dwight David Howard II (born December 8, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for the Taiwan Mustangs of The Asian Tournament (TAT).

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Eastern Conference (NBA)

The Eastern Conference is one of two conferences that make up the National Basketball Association (NBA), the other being the Western Conference.

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Eastern Time Zone

The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is a time zone encompassing part or all of 23 states in the eastern part of the United States, parts of eastern Canada, and the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico.

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ERT Digital

ERT Digital (ΕΡΤ Ψηφιακή) was a pilot project by ERT, the public broadcaster of Greece.

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ESPN

ESPN (an abbreviation of its original name, the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by The Walt Disney Company (80% and operational control) and Hearst Communications (20%) through the joint venture ESPN Inc. The company was founded in 1979 by Bill Rasmussen, Scott Rasmussen and Ed Eagan.

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ESPN (Latin America)

ESPN Latin America (on-air as ESPN) is the Latin American division of ESPN Inc., and broadcasts sports-related programming for the region in Spanish.

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ESPN 2 (Latin American TV channel)

ESPN 2 is a Latin American pay-television channel based in Buenos Aires broadcasting for Spanish-speaking Latin American countries.

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ESPN Australia

ESPN Australia is the Australian division of ESPN, part of the ESPN International grouping.

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Field goal (basketball)

In basketball, a field goal is a basket scored on any shot or tap other than a free throw, worth two or three points depending on the location of the attempt on the basket.

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Fox Sports (Asian TV network)

Fox Sports Asia (formerly ESPN Star Sports) was a pan-Asian pay television network broadcasting in Asia, operated by Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company (Southeast Asia) Pte.

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Frank Hamblen

Frank Alan Hamblen II (April 16, 1947 – September 30, 2017) was an American basketball coach and scout.

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Great Belize Television

Great Belize Television, or as it is locally known, Channel 5, is a Belize City-based local television station established in December 1991.

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Hakeem Olajuwon

Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon (born January 21, 1963), nicknamed "the Dream", is a Nigerian-American former professional basketball player.

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Hedo Türkoğlu

Hidayet "Hedo" Türkoğlu (born March 19, 1979) is a Turkish basketball executive and former professional player.

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Hong Kong Cable Television

Hong Kong Cable Television Limited, formerly known as Wharf Cable Television Limited until 31 October 1998, is a cable television provider in Hong Kong currently owned by Forever Top (Asia) Limited, which operates it as a part of i-Cable Communications business.

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Houston Rockets

The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston.

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Indiana Pacers

The Indiana Pacers are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis.

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J Sports

J Sports is a group of four sports satellite TV channels in Japan produced and broadcast by Jupiter Sports.

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JakTV

Jak TV is an Indonesian capital regional free-to-air television channel broadcasting from the Jabodetabek area.

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Jameer Nelson

Jameer Lamar Nelson Sr. (born February 9, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player who serves as general manager for the Delaware Blue Coats of the NBA G League.

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Jerry West

Jerome Alan West (May 28, 1938 – June 12, 2024) was an American basketball player and executive.

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Jim Cleamons

James Mitchell Cleamons (born September 13, 1949) is an American former professional basketball player and current coach.

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JJ Redick

Jonathan Clay "JJ" Redick (born June 24, 1984) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Joe DeRosa (basketball)

Joseph M. DeRosa (born April 11, 1957) is an American retired collegiate and professional basketball referee.

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Joey Crawford

Joseph Crawford (born August 30, 1951 in Havertown, Pennsylvania) is an American retired professional basketball referee who worked in the National Basketball Association (NBA) between 1977 and 2016.

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Josh Powell

Joshua Dominique Powell (born January 25, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player and coach.

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KABC-TV

KABC-TV (channel 7) is a television station in Los Angeles, California, United States, serving as the West Coast flagship of the ABC network.

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr.; April 16, 1947) is an American former professional basketball player who played 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers.

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Ken Mauer

Ken Mauer Jr. (born April 23, 1955 in St. Paul, Minnesota) is a former official in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from the 1986–87 NBA season to the 2021-22 NBA season. He believes he was forced to resign for refusal to take the COVID-19 vaccine and was denied a religious exemption.

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Kia Center

Kia Center (formerly Amway Center) is an indoor arena located in the downtown core of Orlando, Florida.

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Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bean Bryant (August 23, 1978 – January 26, 2020) was an American professional basketball player.

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Kurt Rambis

Darrell Kurt Rambis (born February 25, 1958) is a Greek-American former professional basketball player and coach who is a senior basketball adviser for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Lake Buena Vista, Florida

Lake Buena Vista is a city in Orange County, Florida, United States.

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Lamar Odom

Lamar Joseph Odom (born November 6, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player.

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Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy

The Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy is the championship trophy awarded annually by the National Basketball Association (NBA) to the winner of the NBA Finals. 2009 NBA Finals and Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy are NBA Finals.

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Latvian Television

Latvijas Televīzija (Latvian Television, LTV) is the state-owned public service television broadcaster in Latvia.

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LeBron James

LeBron Raymone James Sr. (born December 30, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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List of NBA game sevens

In the National Basketball Association (NBA), a game seven is the final game of a best-of-seven series in the NBA playoffs. 2009 NBA Finals and List of NBA game sevens are NBA Finals.

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.

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Los Angeles Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles.

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Lower Merion High School

Lower Merion High School is a public high school in Ardmore, Pennsylvania in the Main Line suburbs of Philadelphia.

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Luke Walton

Luke Theodore Walton (born March 28, 1980) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the lead assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Lumiere TV

Lumiere TV (LTV) was a former pay television service based in Cyprus and broadcast in more than 67 European and African countries.

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Marcin Gortat

Marcin Janusz Gortat (born February 17, 1984) also known as "The Polish Hammer" is a Polish former professional basketball player, and current player development and assistant coach at the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Mark Wunderlich

Mark Wunderlich (born 1968), is an American poet.

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Matt Guokas

Matthew George Guokas Jr. (born February 25, 1944) is an American former professional basketball player and coach.

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Matt Guokas Sr.

Matthew George Guokas Sr. (November 11, 1915 – December 9, 1993) was an American professional basketball player and broadcaster.

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Metta Sandiford-Artest

Metta Sandiford-Artest (born Ronald William Artest Jr.; November 13, 1979), previously legally named Metta World Peace, is an American former professional basketball player who played 19 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Michael Jordan

Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963), also known by his initials MJ, is an American businessman and former professional basketball player.

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Mickaël Piétrus

Mickaël Marvin Soriano Piétrus (born 7 February 1982) is a French former professional basketball player.

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Monty McCutchen

Monty McCutchen (born February 14, 1966) is a former professional basketball referee who has worked in the National Basketball Association (NBA) since the 1993-1994 season.

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National Basketball Association

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada).

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NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award

The NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1982–83 NBA season to the best defensive player of the regular season.

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NBA Finals

The NBA Finals is the annual championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award

The Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award (formerly known as the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1969 NBA Finals. 2009 NBA Finals and NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award are NBA Finals.

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NBA Most Valuable Player Award

The NBA Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1955–56 season to the best performing player of the regular season.

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NBA on ABC

Nationally television broadcasts of National Basketball Association (NBA) games first aired on ABC from 1965 to 1973.

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NBA on ESPN

The NBA on ESPN is the branding used for the presentation of National Basketball Association (NBA) games on the ESPN family of networks.

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NBA TV

NBA TV is an American sports-oriented pay television network owned by the National Basketball Association (NBA) and operated by Warner Bros. Discovery through TNT Sports.

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New York Knicks

The New York Knickerbockers, shortened and more commonly referred to as the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan.

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NHK

, also known by its romanized initialism NHK, is a Japanese public broadcaster.

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North Africa

North Africa (sometimes Northern Africa) is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singularly accepted scope for the region, and it is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of the Western Sahara in the west, to Egypt and Sudan's Red Sea coast in the east.

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NTV (Turkish TV channel)

NTV is a Turkish nationwide television news channel owned by Doğuş Media Group.

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NTV Plus

NTV Plus (НТВ Плюс) is the brand name for the Russian digital satellite television service from NTV, transmitted from Eutelsat's W4 satellite at 36.0°E and from Bonum 1 at 56.0°E.

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Oasis (band)

Oasis were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1991.

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OBN (TV channel)

OBN (abbreviation of Open Broadcast Network) is a local television network broadcasting a TV channel in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Oman

Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is a country in West Asia.

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Orange S.A.

Orange S.A. (formerly France Télécom S.A., stylised as france telecom) is a French multinational telecommunications company.

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Orlando Magic

The Orlando Magic are an American professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida.

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Orlando, Florida

Orlando is a city in and the county seat of Orange County, Florida, United States.

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Pacific Time Zone

The Pacific Time Zone (PT) is a time zone encompassing parts of western Canada, the western United States, and western Mexico.

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Patrick Ewing

Patrick Aloysius Ewing Sr. (born August 5, 1962) is a Jamaican-American basketball coach and former professional player who last coached for the Georgetown University men's team.

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Pau Gasol

Pau Gasol Sáez (born July 6, 1980) is a Spanish former professional basketball player.

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Penny Hardaway

Anfernee Deon "Penny" Hardaway (born July 18, 1971) is an American college basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach of the Memphis Tigers men's team in the American Athletic Conference (AAC).

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Phil Jackson

Philip Douglas Jackson (born September 17, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player, coach, and executive.

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Philadelphia 76ers

The Philadelphia 76ers, also known colloquially as the Sixers, are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area.

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Playoff format

There are a number of formats used in various levels of competition in sports and games to determine an overall champion.

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Portland Trail Blazers

The Portland Trail Blazers (colloquially known as the Blazers) are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon.

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Radio Philippines Network

Radio Philippines Network, Inc.

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Rafer Alston

Rafer Jamel Alston (born July 24, 1976), also known as Skip to my Lou or Skip 2 My Lou, is an American retired professional basketball player.

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Rashard Lewis

Rashard Quovon Lewis (born August 8, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player.

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Rebound (basketball)

In basketball, a rebound, sometimes colloquially referred to as a board, is a statistic awarded to a player who retrieves the ball after a missed field goal or free throw.

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Red Auerbach

Arnold Jacob "Red" Auerbach (September 20, 1917 – October 28, 2006) was an American professional basketball coach and executive.

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Rick Barry

Richard Francis Dennis Barry III (born March 28, 1944) is an American retired professional basketball player who starred at the NCAA, American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA) levels.

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Ruutu+ Urheilu 2

Ruutu+ Urheilu 2 is a Finnish TV channel that specializes in sports.

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San Antonio Spurs

The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio.

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SBS Sports

SBS Sports is a South Korean pay television sports channel that broadcasts major sports events including the Olympics, FIFA World Cup and professional sports in Korea such as baseball and volleyball.

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Scotty Bowman

William Scott Bowman (born September 18, 1933) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey head coach.

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Setanta Sports

Setanta Sports Media is a sports television company based in Dublin, Ireland and in Tbilisi, Georgia, broadcasting throughout select Eurasian countries, and the Philippines.

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Shaquille O'Neal

Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal (born March 6, 1972), known commonly as Shaq, is an American former professional basketball player who is a sports analyst on the television program Inside the NBA.

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Sky Italia

Sky Italia S.r.l. is an Italian satellite television platform owned by the American media conglomerate Comcast.

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Sky México

Corporacion Novavision S. DE R.L DE C.V doing business as SKY México, is a company that operates a subscription television service in Mexico, Central America and Dominican Republic.

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SKY PerfecTV!

is a direct broadcast satellite (DBS) service that provides satellite television, audio programming and interactive television services to households in Japan, owned by parent company SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation.

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Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy

Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy (SACA) is a preschool to 12th grade private Christian school in southwestern Atlanta, Georgia, United States.

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Spain

Spain, formally the Kingdom of Spain, is a country located in Southwestern Europe, with parts of its territory in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and Africa.

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Sports Channel (Israel)

Sports Channel (ערוץ הספורט, Arutz HaSport), also known as the Sport 5 (ספורט 5, Sport Hamesh), is one of the major Israeli television company and sports journalism outlet owned by RGE Group.

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St. Joseph High School (Metuchen, New Jersey)

St.

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Stan Van Gundy

Stanley Alan Van Gundy (born August 26, 1959) is an American former basketball coach who is a television commentator for NBA on TNT and College Basketball on CBS.

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Star Sports (East Asian TV channel)

Star Sports is an East Asian pay television sports channel broadcast to Mainland China and formerly South Korea, operated by Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company (Southeast Asia).

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Stöð 2 Sport

Stöð 2 Sport is an Icelandic television channel that broadcast a wide variety of different sports in Iceland.

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Steal (basketball)

In basketball, a steal occurs when a defensive player legally causes a turnover by their positive, aggressive action(s).

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Steve Clifford

Steven Gerald Clifford (born September 17, 1961) is an American professional basketball coach and executive who serves as a front office advisor for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Steve Javie

Steve Javie (born January 17, 1955) is an American retired professional basketball referee who refereed in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from the 1986–87 NBA season to the 2010–11 season and is currently an analyst with ESPN and a Catholic permanent deacon.

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Televisión Pública

Televisión Pública (Public Television, abbreviated TVP) is a publicly owned Argentine television network, the national public broadcaster.

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The Sports Network

The Sports Network (TSN) is a Canadian English language discretionary sports specialty channel owned by CTV Specialty Television, owned jointly by Bell Media (70%) and ESPN Inc. (30%), itself a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company.

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The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate that is headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California.

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Theora

Theora is a free lossy video compression format.

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Tim Duncan

Timothy Theodore Duncan (born April 25, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player.

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Toronto Raptors

The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto.

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Trevor Ariza

Trevor Anthony Ariza (born June 30, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player who spent 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Tropical Vision Limited

Tropical Vision Limited, or as it is locally known, Channel 7, is a Belize City based television station operating since 1981.

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TV4 AB

TV4 AB (formerly Nordisk Television AB; previously traded as) is a Swedish media company owned by Telia Company through TV4 Media (formerly known as Bonnier Broadcasting).

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TVB

Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong.

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Tyronn Lue

Tyronn Jamar Lue (born May 3, 1977) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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United States men's national basketball team

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Utah Jazz

The Utah Jazz are an American professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City.

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UTC−04:00

UTC−04:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of −04:00.

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Videoland Television Network

Videoland Television Network is a cable television network program provider in Taiwan, founded in 1983 by Koos Group.

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Vince Carter

Vincent Lamar Carter Jr. (born January 26, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player who serves as a basketball analyst for YES Network, an alternate Studio Analyst for the NBA on TNT, and formerly ESPN.

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Walt Disney World

The Walt Disney World Resort (also known as Walt Disney World or Disney World) is an entertainment resort complex located about southwest of Orlando, Florida, United States.

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Western Conference (NBA)

The Western Conference is one of two conferences that make up the National Basketball Association (NBA), the other being the Eastern Conference.

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WFTV

WFTV (channel 9) is a television station affiliated with ABC in Orlando, Florida, United States.

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White House

The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States.

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Ziggo Sport Totaal

Ziggo Sport Totaal is a Dutch premium television service operated by Ziggo and owned by VodafoneZiggo, a joint venture between Liberty Global and Vodafone.

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10 Bold Drama

10 Bold Drama is an Australian free-to-air digital television multichannel owned by Network 10.

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1947 BAA Finals

The 1947 BAA Finals was the championship round of playoffs following the inaugural Basketball Association of America (BAA)'s 1946–47 season.

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1967 NBA Finals

The 1967 NBA World Championship Series was the championship series of the 1966–67 National Basketball Association (NBA) season, and it was the conclusion of the 1967 NBA Playoffs. 2009 NBA Finals and 1967 NBA Finals are NBA Finals.

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1969 NBA Finals

The 1969 NBA World Championship Series to determine the champion of the 1968–69 NBA season was played between the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics. 2009 NBA Finals and 1969 NBA Finals are los Angeles Lakers games and NBA Finals.

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1975 NBA Finals

The 1975 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the 1974–75 NBA season of the National Basketball Association. 2009 NBA Finals and 1975 NBA Finals are NBA Finals.

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1977 NBA Finals

The 1977 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 1976–77 season, and the culmination of the season's playoffs. 2009 NBA Finals and 1977 NBA Finals are NBA Finals.

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1984 NBA Finals

The 1984 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 1983–84 season, and the culmination of the season's playoffs. 2009 NBA Finals and 1984 NBA Finals are los Angeles Lakers games and NBA Finals.

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1985 NBA Finals

The 1985 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 1984–85 season, and the culmination of the season's playoffs. 2009 NBA Finals and 1985 NBA Finals are los Angeles Lakers games and NBA Finals.

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1986 NBA Finals

The 1986 NBA Finals was the championship round of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 1985–86 season, and the culmination of the season's playoffs. 2009 NBA Finals and 1986 NBA Finals are NBA Finals.

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1994 NBA Finals

The 1994 NBA Finals was the championship round of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 1993–94 season, and the culmination of the season's playoffs. 2009 NBA Finals and 1994 NBA Finals are NBA Finals.

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1994–95 Houston Rockets season

The 1994–95 NBA season was the Rockets' 28th season in the National Basketball Association, and 24th season in Houston.

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1994–95 Orlando Magic season

The 1994–95 NBA season was the Magic's 6th season in the National Basketball Association.

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1995 NBA Finals

The 1995 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1994–95 National Basketball Association (NBA) season. 2009 NBA Finals and 1995 NBA Finals are NBA Finals and Orlando Magic games.

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2000 NBA Finals

The 2000 NBA Finals was the championship round of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 1999–2000 season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. 2009 NBA Finals and 2000 NBA Finals are basketball competitions in Los Angeles, los Angeles Lakers games and NBA Finals.

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2001 NBA Finals

The 2001 NBA Finals was the championship round of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 2000–01 season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. 2009 NBA Finals and 2001 NBA Finals are basketball competitions in Los Angeles, los Angeles Lakers games and NBA Finals.

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2001–02 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 2001–02 NBA season was the Lakers' 54th season in the National Basketball Association, and 42nd in the city of Los Angeles.

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2002 NBA Finals

The 2002 NBA Finals was the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s championship series for the 2001–02 season. 2009 NBA Finals and 2002 NBA Finals are basketball competitions in Los Angeles, los Angeles Lakers games and NBA Finals.

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2003 NBA Finals

The 2003 NBA Finals was the championship round of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 2002–03 season, and the culmination of the playoffs. 2009 NBA Finals and 2003 NBA Finals are NBA Finals.

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2005 NBA Finals

The 2005 NBA Finals was the championship round of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 2004–05 season, and the culmination of the season's playoffs. 2009 NBA Finals and 2005 NBA Finals are NBA Finals.

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2007 NBA Finals

The 2007 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2006–07 season and conclusion of the season's playoffs. 2009 NBA Finals and 2007 NBA Finals are NBA Finals and NBA controversies.

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2008–09 Cleveland Cavaliers season

The 2008–09 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 39th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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2008–09 Denver Nuggets season

The 2008–09 Denver Nuggets season was the 42nd season of the franchise, 33rd in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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2008–09 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 2008–09 Los Angeles Lakers season was the franchise's 61st season, 60th in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 49th in Los Angeles. 2009 NBA Finals and 2008–09 Los Angeles Lakers season are 2009 in sports in Los Angeles.

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2008–09 NBA season

The 2008–09 NBA season was the 63rd season of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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2008–09 Orlando Magic season

The 2008–09 Orlando Magic season was the 20th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). 2009 NBA Finals and 2008–09 Orlando Magic season are 2009 in sports in Florida.

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2009 NBA playoffs

The 2009 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2008–09 season. 2009 NBA Finals and 2009 NBA playoffs are 2008–09 NBA season.

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2009–10 Atlanta Hawks season

The 2009–10 Atlanta Hawks season was the 61st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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2009–10 Charlotte Bobcats season

The 2009–10 Charlotte Bobcats season was the 20th season of NBA basketball in Charlotte, and their 6th as the Charlotte Bobcats.

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2009–10 NBA season

The 2009–10 NBA season was the 64th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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2009–10 Oklahoma City Thunder season

The 2009–10 Oklahoma City Thunder season was the 2nd season of the franchise's existence in Oklahoma City as a member of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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2009–10 Phoenix Suns season

The 2009–10 Phoenix Suns season was the 42nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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2009–10 Utah Jazz season

The 2009–10 Utah Jazz season was the 36th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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2010 NBA Finals

The 2010 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2009–10 season and conclusion of the season's playoffs, held from June 3 to 17, 2010. 2009 NBA Finals and 2010 NBA Finals are basketball competitions in Los Angeles, los Angeles Lakers games and NBA Finals.

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References

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