Looking at which teams lost in the finals and came back the very next year

[coastalmarker99]

So far in the 75 years of NBA history, these are the only teams to achieve this feat.

1952 New york

1953 New york

1958 Hawks

1959 Celtics

1961 Hawks

1963 Lakers

1966 Lakers

1969 Lakers

1970 Lakers

1973 New York

1979 Sonics

1983 76ers

1985 Lakers

1986 Celtics

1989 Pistons

1998 Jazz

2003 Nets

2009 Lakers

2012 Heat

2014 Spurs

2016 Cavs

2017 Warriors

2018 Cavs

[coastalmarker99]

Does anybody think the Celtics will make it back to the finals next season?

As the Bucks,Heat and Raps all failed to do so.

[coastalmarker99]

I will say that I have a lot of respect for Jerry west for making it back to the finals year after year after losing as it is one of the toughest things in sport to pick yourself up and try to go to the top of the mountain again.

[TheGoatest]

Does anybody think the Celtics will make it back to the finals next season?


It's impossible to predict how the injury situation will be for teams next playoffs.
These playoffs, we were 2 non-injuries away from a Bucks-Grizzlies finals.

[pandiani17]

So far in the 75 years of NBA history, these are the only teams to achieve this feat.

1952 New york

1953 New york

1958 Hawks

1959 Celtics

1961 Hawks

1963 Lakers

1966 Lakers

1969 Lakers

1970 Lakers

1973 New York

1979 Sonics

1983 76ers

1985 Lakers

1986 Celtics

1989 Pistons

1998 Jazz

2003 Nets

2009 Lakers

2012 Heat

2014 Spurs

2016 Cavs

2017 Warriors

2018 Cavs

There are a lot, TBH.