1951 NBA Final: The Royals beat the Knicks after a tough final
In the 1951 NBA we had to wait until game seven of the final series, when the Rochester Royals beat the New York Knicks by 79-75 to meet the champion of the second edition of the...
World Champion 1950 Final: Argentina, the first champion
In the late 40's FIBA realized that the World Cup was proving to be a great idea to promote their sport, so they decided to do the same. Argentina was chosen as the first venue...
NBA 1950 Final: The Minneapolis Lakers, first champion
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...
EuroBasket 1949 Final: Egypt takes advantage of the strangeness of being local in a European
In 1949, the EuroBasket was held in Egypt, and the locals took advantage of the occasion to hold a perfect competition and win Gold. It was the first and only time that an African...
Olympic Games 1948 Final: U.S. wins gold by knocking out rivals
In 1948, the London Olympics were held, where the United States swept every opponent that came along for the ride to the gold. Such was the dominance of the USA that they took the...
EuroBasket 1947 Final: The Soviet Union makes its debut as champion
In 1947 the Czechoslovakia EuroBasket was held, where the locals were seen in the final with the Soviet Union, who took advantage of the union of Russians, Lithuanians, Georgians...
EuroBasket 1946 Final: Czechoslovakia wins after the war
A new map of Europe had emerged from World War II. Basketball was no stranger to its consequences. Seven years after 1939, the continental tournament returned without its...
EuroBasket 1939 Final: Lithuania wins Gold before World War II
In 1939, before the outbreak of World War II, the EuroBasket was held in Lithuania. An event for a country that loves basketball, and which took the opportunity to repeat the...
EuroBasket 1937 Final: Lithuania beats Italy by one
In 1937, the EuroBasket was held in Latvia, where Lithuania won the championship. Lithuania would be the two European champions before merging with the Soviet Union. The...
Olympic Games 1936 Final: United States, first-ever Olympic champion
The International Olympic Committee introduced basketball into its official program at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. There had been a precedent, in the 1904 St. Louis Games, but it...
EuroBasket 1935 Final: Latvia, first champion
In 1935 FIBA organized its first competition in Switzerland, probably as a prelude to the Olympic Games the following year. The first champion in the history of the EuroBasket was...