Friday, June 20, 2008

Some interesting facts about the 2008 Finals

* The 39-point victory for the Celtics in game 6 is the greatest margin of victory in a clinching game in the NBA finals.
* Ray Allen tied a single-game Finals three-pointers record with 7 in game 6.
* Ray Allen established a new NBA finals record for 3-pointers made with 22.
* The Celtics set a single-game Finals record with 18 steals in game 6.
* The Celtics and the Lakers have accounted for exactly a half of all the championship trophies in NBA history (31 out 62 possible).
* The Celtics became only the third team in NBA history to win a league championship after missing the playoffs in the previous season.
* Celtics 13 home wins throughout the 2008 playoffs are a new NBA record.
* Phil Jackson managed to set an NBA record during the 2008 playoffs with 193 career playoff wins.
* The Celtics played 26 games in this years playoffs and that is a new NBA record.
* The Celtics set a new NBA record by making 52 3-pointers in the Finals.

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