1976 NBA Finals

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NBA Finals basketball championship series

The 1976 NBA Finals was a championship series between the Boston Celtics and Phoenix Suns, best remembered for its dramatic triple-overtime Game 5 and the Celtics’ eventual title victory.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NBA Finals ⓘ
basketball championship series ⓘ
CelticsCaptain John Havlicek ⓘ
CelticsCoach Tom Heinsohn ⓘ
CelticsDivision Atlantic Division ⓘ
CelticsFranchiseTitleNumber 13 ⓘ
CelticsHomeArena Boston Garden ⓘ
CelticsPreviousFinalsAppearance 1974 NBA Finals ⓘ
champion Boston Celtics ⓘ
conferenceChampionEastern Boston Celtics ⓘ
conferenceChampionWestern Phoenix Suns ⓘ
decisiveGame Game 6 ⓘ
decisiveGameWinner Boston Celtics ⓘ
endDate 1976-06-06 ⓘ
finalSeriesResult Boston Celtics won 4–2 ⓘ
game1Location Boston Garden ⓘ
game2Location Boston Garden ⓘ
game3Location Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum ⓘ
game4Location Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum ⓘ
game5Description triple-overtime game ⓘ
game5Location Boston Garden ⓘ
game5Nickname The Greatest Game Ever Played ⓘ
game5Overtimes 3 ⓘ
game5Winner Boston Celtics ⓘ
game6Location Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum ⓘ
hostTeamWithHomeCourtAdvantage Boston Celtics ⓘ
league National Basketball Association ⓘ
MVP Jo Jo White ⓘ
MVPTeam Boston Celtics ⓘ
notableEvent triple-overtime Game 5 between Celtics and Suns ⓘ
notablePlayer Alvan Adams ⓘ
Charlie Scott ⓘ
Dave Cowens ⓘ
Jo Jo White ⓘ
John Havlicek ⓘ
Paul Westphal ⓘ
numberOfGames 6 ⓘ
runnerUp Phoenix Suns ⓘ
season 1975–76 NBA season ⓘ
sport basketball ⓘ
startDate 1976-05-23 ⓘ
SunsCoach John MacLeod ⓘ
SunsDivision Pacific Division ⓘ
SunsFirstFinalsAppearance true ⓘ
SunsHomeArena Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum ⓘ
televisionNetworkUS CBS ⓘ
year 1976 ⓘ

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Jo Jo White → awardSeason → 1976 NBA Finals ⓘ
Joseph Henry White → participatedIn → 1976 NBA Finals ⓘ
subject surface form: Jo Jo White
1977 NBA Finals → precededBy → 1976 NBA Finals ⓘ