Follow usLast four finals also finished after sixth game
The NBA Finals will end in six games, history says.
Out of the first 76 editions of the NBA Finals — the 77th title series starts Thursday night in Denver when the Nuggets play host to the Miami Heat. Out of the 76 times, the battle ended in six games 30 times.
The title series has gone to Game 7 on 19 occasions, ended in five games on 18 occasions and wound up as a four-game sweep only nine times.
Each of the last four years has seen the finals end in six games as well — Toronto over Golden State in 2019, the Los Angeles Lakers over the Heat in 2020, Milwaukee over Phoenix in 2021 and Golden State over Boston last season.
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