In the NBA of 2011 … The often unfair history owed a league to the Dallas Mavericks. They did not leave as favorites. In the East, the ambitious project of the Heat, with James, Wade and Bosh at the head, the old rockers of Celtics or the booming Bulls of the MVP Rose who were leaders of the regular and in the West the current champions Lakers or the surprising Spurs that during some phases of the competition proved invincible
In the 2010 NBA, the Angeles Lakers are proclaimed champions for the second consecutive time, this time winning the most classic final of the NBA, beating the Boston Celtics in an exciting final by 4-3, five rings for Kobe and second ring for our Pau Gasol that was immense throughout the final and fundamental in the seventh and final game
In the 2.009 NBA, the Angeles Lakers proclaimed themselves NBA champions by defeating the Orlando Magic 4-1 with some ease. Some Magic that came from defeating the favorite Cleveland Cavaliers in the semifinals, the Angeles Lakers champions seven years later, and with Gasol on track, a Spanish NBA champion
In the NBA of 2.008, the nostalgics were in luck, 21 years later the Boston Celtics and the Angeles Lakers faced each other in a final of the NBA. The Boston’s with Garnett and Allen’s signings, along with Pierce and company put together a great team that led them to be champions, after 22 years of drought, defeating by a solvent 4-2
In the 2.007 NBA, the San Antonio Spurs, surely the best team of the last years NBA, wins its fourth ring in 8 seasons against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Lebron’s team suffered stage fright in the final, failing to win a game, 4-0 for the Spurs. A team accustomed to winning titles against another team that played its first final
In the 2.006 NBA, the grand final is contested by the favorite Dallas Mavericks, the dominant regular team, against the Miami Heat of Wade, O’Neal and company. Victory went to the Florida team, Dallas won the first two games, and when everything seemed to be heading toward the title, the Miami Heat began to win game after game, with continuous exhibitions of Wade, until winning the title by 2-4
In the 2005 NBA, an exciting final was played between two great teams, the San Antonio Spurs against the Detroit Pistons. It was a power to power final, match after match, only resolved by small differences and a maximum equality, until finally the Spurs asserted in the last match their field factor, thus getting the title. 4-3 for the San Antonio in one of the best finals of recent years
In the NBA of 2004, all the glamour and the spotlights were taken by the Angeles Lakers when they signed two veteran all-star players, Karl Malone and Payton, who along with O´Neal and Bryant, were called the riders of the apocalypse. But in the final they arrived with their stars very tired, and some magnificent Detroit Pistons used it to perfection to win the championship, 14 years later, and also to do it in a very solvent way (4-1)
In the NBA 2.003, the final of the NBA was disputed by the San Antonio Spurs against the New Jersey Nets, which repeated final. The final was won by the Spurs by a solvent 4-2 led by Duncan, who was the best of the final. Nets were never close to the title
In the 2.002 NBA, the Angeles Lakers win their third consecutive ring, this time defeating a New Jersey Nets who missed the big final. The Lakers, led by the powerful couple O’Neal & Bryant, had no opposition and won the final from start to finish to win it (4-0)
In the 2.001 NBA, O´Neal and their Lakers continue with their tyranny, winning their second consecutive league, this time beating Iverson’s Philadelphia Sixers 4-1. That lost game was the only one they lost in the entire playoff, a steamroller, these 2001 Lakers
