2009.06.25 Fathers and Sons Drafted in First Round
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, eleven current NBA players have fathers who played in the league. The only one of those 11 players who has been selected for the All-Star team is Kobe Bryant. Two active players have fathers who were NBA All-Stars: Luke Walton and Brent Barry.
There are six father-son combinations, where each was a first-round pick and the son is now an active NBA player: Rick and Brent Barry, Ron and Ronnie Brewer, Joe and Kobe Bryant, Norm and Brian Cook, Stan and Kevin Love, Scott and Sean May (Dell Curry was a first-round pick in 1986; Gerald Henderson was a third-round pick in 1978).
| Sons and Fathers - Drafted in First Round Since 1957 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Son | Year | Team | Father | Year | Team | ||||||||||||||
| Stephen Curry | 2009 | GS | Dell | 1986 | UTAH | ||||||||||||||
| Kevin Love | 2008 | MEM | Stan | 1971 | BAL | ||||||||||||||
| Ronnie Brewer | 2006 | UTAH | Ron | 1978 | POR | ||||||||||||||
| Sean May | 2005 | CHA | Scott | 1976 | CHI | ||||||||||||||
| Brian Cook | 2003 | LAL | Norm | 1976 | BOS | ||||||||||||||
| Kobe Bryant | 1996 | CHA | Joe | 1975 | GS | ||||||||||||||
| Brent Barry | 1995 | DEN | Rick | 1965 | SF | ||||||||||||||
| Jalen Rose | 1994 | DEN | Jimmy Walker | 1967 | DET | ||||||||||||||
| Jon Barry | 1992 | BOS | Rick | 1965 | SF | ||||||||||||||
| Danny Ferry | 1989 | LAC | Bob | 1959 | STL | ||||||||||||||
| >> 1957 is 1st year of documented round-by-round info | |||||||||||||||||||
2009.06.04 Fewest Field Goals in a Finals Game
| Fewest field goals, NBA FINALS | |||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Utah at Chicago, June 7, 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Ft. Wayne vs. Syracuse, at Indianapolis, April 7, 1955 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Orlando at L.A. Lakers, June 4, 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||
2009.06.02 Lakers Bounce Back From '08 Loss
| TEAMS TO REACH NBA FINALS - After Losing it in Previous Season, Last 25 Years | |||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Result | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 Lakers | ? | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 Nets | Lost in 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 Jazz | Lost in 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1989 Pistons | Won in 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1986 Celtics | Won in 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1985 Lakers | Won in 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
2009.05.29 Lakers Back in Finals After Losing in '08
| Teams to Reach NBA Finals - After Losing it in Previous Season, Last 25 Years | |||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Result | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 Lakers | ? | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 Nets | Lost in 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 Jazz | Lost in 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1989 Pistons | Won in 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1986 Celtics | Won in 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1985 Lakers | Won in 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
2008.06.17 Biggest Finals Blowouts
| Largest Margin of Victory - NBA Finals History | |||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Opp | Margin | |||||||||||||||||
| '98 Bulls | Jazz | 42 | |||||||||||||||||
| '08 Celtics | Lakers | 39<< | |||||||||||||||||
| '78 Bullets | Sonics | 35 | |||||||||||||||||
| '85 Celtics | Lakers | 34 | |||||||||||||||||
| '61 Celtics | Hawks | 34 | |||||||||||||||||
| >>Clinching game | |||||||||||||||||||