In the 1959 NBA, the Boston Celtics beat the Minneapolis Lakers in the final, sweeping aside their opponents 4-0. A first ring of many for the Greens, as this would be the first of up to eight in a row, and ten over the next eleven seasons
In the 1954 NBA, the Lakers clinched their third title after beating the Syracuse Nationals 4-3 in a series that was not decided until the seventh, where the Lakers won by 87-80
In the 1953 NBA, the Minneapolis Lakers won their second consecutive ring, and this time they did it with solvency, beating the New York Knicks by a clear 4-1 in the final. Yesterday they won the first game of the series, from there everything was victories of the Lakers
In the 1952 NBA, the Lakers, after a year of hiatus, won the championship again. The first of a series of three, in what would be the first major domination in history. The final, like a year later, was against the Knicks, although this was decided after a tough series of 7 games (4-3), with (82-75) in the final match
In 1949 the best competition in the world, the NBA, was inaugurated. Being the first champion the Minneapolis Lakers, after beating the Syracuse Nationals by (4-2) with a differential George Mikan, the first title of the four they won in the first five years of competition
