1969 NBA Finals

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NBA Finals basketball championship series

The 1969 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Boston Celtics defeated the Los Angeles Lakers and during which the first NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award was presented.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NBA Finals → basketball championship series →
captainOfChampions	Bill Russell →
celticsCoachPlayer	Bill Russell →
celticsFranchise	Boston Celtics →
celticsSeed	fourth in Eastern Division →
champion	Boston Celtics →
championshipNumberForCoach	11 →
championshipNumberForFranchise	11 →
city	Boston → Inglewood →
conference	Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics → Western Division champion Los Angeles Lakers →
country	United States →
decidingGame	Game 7 →
finalSeriesResult	4–3 →
firstToFeature	NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award →
game7Location	The Forum →
game7Score	108–106 →
game7Winner	Boston Celtics →
gameCount	7 →
homeCourtTeamWithGame7	Los Angeles Lakers →
lakersFranchise	Los Angeles Lakers →
lakersSeed	first in Western Division →
league	National Basketball Association →
losingCoach	Butch Van Breda Kolff →
mostValuablePlayer	Jerry West →
mvpAwardLaterName	Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award →
mvpAwardNameAtTime	NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award →
mvpFromLosingTeam	Jerry West →
mvpTeam	Los Angeles Lakers →
nextEdition	1970 NBA Finals →
notablePlayer	Bill Russell → Elgin Baylor → Jerry West → John Havlicek → Sam Jones → Wilt Chamberlain →
previousEdition	1968 NBA Finals →
radioBroadcaster	Mutual Broadcasting System →
runnerUp	Los Angeles Lakers →
season	1968–69 NBA season →
televisionBroadcaster	ABC →
upset	yes →
venue	Boston Garden → The Forum →
winningCoach	Bill Russell → Red Auerbach →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award →	firstWinnerFinals