2008 NBA Finals

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NBA Finals basketball championship series

The 2008 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Boston Celtics, led by their "Big Three" of Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Ray Allen, defeated the Los Angeles Lakers to win their 17th NBA title.

Aliases (1)

Boston Celtics 2008 NBA championship ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NBA Finals → basketball championship series →
CelticsBigThree	Kevin Garnett → Paul Pierce → Ray Allen →
CelticsTitleNumberAllTime	17th NBA championship for Boston Celtics →
champion	Boston Celtics →
championFranchiseTitleNumber	17 →
championPreviousTitleSeason	1985–86 NBA season →
city	Boston → Los Angeles →
coachOfChampion	Doc Rivers →
coachOfRunnerUp	Phil Jackson →
conference	Eastern Conference vs Western Conference →
decisiveGame	Game 6 →
decisiveGameScore	Boston Celtics 131–92 Los Angeles Lakers →
decisiveGameVenue	TD Banknorth Garden →
endDate	2008-06-17 →
featuredPlayer	Derek Fisher → Kevin Garnett → Kobe Bryant → Lamar Odom → Pau Gasol → Paul Pierce → Rajon Rondo → Ray Allen →
finalSeriesResult	Boston Celtics defeated Los Angeles Lakers 4–2 →
followedBy	2009 NBA Finals →
game1Winner	Boston Celtics →
game2Winner	Boston Celtics →
game3Winner	Los Angeles Lakers →
game4Winner	Boston Celtics →
game5Winner	Los Angeles Lakers →
game6Winner	Boston Celtics →
gameCount	6 →
largestComebackInGame4	24 points →
league	National Basketball Association →
MVP	Paul Pierce →
MVPTeam	Boston Celtics →
notableComebackGame	Game 4 →
precededBy	2007 NBA Finals →
radioNetworkUS	ESPN Radio →
runnerUp	Los Angeles Lakers →
runnerUpStarPlayer	Kobe Bryant →
season	2007–08 NBA season →
startDate	2008-06-05 →
televisionNetworkUS	ABC →
venue	Staples Center → TD Banknorth Garden →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Paul Pierce → Rajon Rondo →	wonChampionship
Rajon Rondo ("Boston Celtics 2008 NBA championship") →	championshipWithTeam
Doc Rivers →	championshipWonAsCoach