NBA champion

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The NBA champion is the team that wins the league’s annual postseason tournament, earning the title as the best team in the National Basketball Association for that season.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf annual sports award
basketball championship
sports title
associatedAward NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award
surface form: NBA Finals MVP
associatedTrophy Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy
awardedFor best overall performance in a given NBA season
winning the NBA playoffs
competitionStage NBA Finals games
surface form: NBA Finals

NBA Finals games
surface form: NBA playoffs
competitionType postseason tournament
competitiveFormat best-of-seven playoff series
confersTitle best team in the NBA for that season
country United States of America
surface form: United States
decidedBy best-of-seven series in the NBA Finals
determinedBy winner of NBA Finals
fanTraditions championship parade
ring ceremony
firstAwarded 1947
frequency annual
governingRuleset NBA rulebook
hasGenderCategory men’s professional league
hasNotableFranchise Boston Celtics
Chicago Bulls
Philadelphia Warriors
surface form: Golden State Warriors

Los Angeles Lakers
San Antonio Spurs
historicalPredecessor BAA champion
involves NBA teams
league National Basketball Association
surface form: NBA
mediaCoverage international television broadcasts
national television broadcasts
organizedBy National Basketball Association
playoffStructureIncludes NBA Finals games
surface form: NBA Finals

conference finals
conference semifinals
first round
receives championship rings
recognizedBy National Basketball Association
surface form: NBA Board of Governors

basketball governing bodies worldwide
relatedTitle WNBA champion
conference champion
requiresQualificationThrough NBA play-in tournament
regular season standings
seasonContext North American professional basketball
seasonOf NBA season
sport basketball
status top honor in NBA team competition
timeSpan single NBA season

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Gary Payton awardReceived NBA champion
this entity surface form: NBA championship
NBA Finals games determines NBA champion
1980–81 NBA season notableEvent NBA champion
this entity surface form: Boston Celtics won their 14th NBA championship
this entity surface form: NBA championship