1970 NBA Finals

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The 1970 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the New York Knicks, led by an injured but inspirational Willis Reed, defeated the Los Angeles Lakers to win their first NBA title.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NBA Finals
basketball championship series
champion New York Knicks
cityOfGame7 New York City
coachOfChampion Red Holzman
coachOfRunnerUp Joe Mullaney
conference National Basketball Association
country United States of America
surface form: United States
decisiveGame 1970 NBA Finals self-linksurface differs
surface form: Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals
featuredPlayer Bill Bradley
Dave DeBusschere
Elgin Baylor
Jerry West
Walt Frazier
Willis Reed
Wilt Chamberlain
featuredTeam Los Angeles Lakers
New York Knicks
finalSeriesResult New York Knicks
surface form: New York Knicks won 4–3
firstTitleForFranchise New York Knicks
followedBy 1971 NBA Finals
game7Venue Madison Square Garden
hasGame Game 1 of the 1970 NBA Finals
1970 NBA Finals self-linksurface differs
surface form: Game 2 of the 1970 NBA Finals

Game 3 of the 1970 NBA Finals
1970 NBA Finals self-linksurface differs
surface form: Game 4 of the 1970 NBA Finals

1970 NBA Finals self-linksurface differs
surface form: Game 5 of the 1970 NBA Finals

Game 6 of the 1970 NBA Finals
Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals
homeArenaOfKnicks Madison Square Garden
homeArenaOfLakers The Forum
KnicksCity New York City
LakersCity Inglewood
league National Basketball Association
surface form: NBA
mostValuablePlayer Willis Reed
MVPTeam New York Knicks
notableEvent Walt Frazier
surface form: Walt Frazier had a standout performance in Game 7

Willis Reed played Game 7 despite a severe leg injury
Willis Reed
surface form: Willis Reed scored the first two field goals of Game 7
numberOfGames 7
precededBy 1969 NBA Finals
runnerUp Los Angeles Lakers
seasonOfLeague 1969–70 NBA season
seriesFormat 2–2–1–1–1
sport basketball
televisionBroadcasterUS ABC
year 1970

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Willis Reed wonChampionship 1970 NBA Finals
1969 NBA Finals nextEdition 1970 NBA Finals
1970 NBA Finals hasGame 1970 NBA Finals self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Game 2 of the 1970 NBA Finals
1970 NBA Finals hasGame 1970 NBA Finals self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Game 4 of the 1970 NBA Finals
1970 NBA Finals hasGame 1970 NBA Finals self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Game 5 of the 1970 NBA Finals
1970 NBA Finals decisiveGame 1970 NBA Finals self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals