The Finals is the culmination of a long year-round journey where a champion is crowned. Every year, the best teams in the West and the East meet on the league's biggest stage to ultimately determine the best team of the season. One has to think that games are typically competitive, considering the finalists are two of the best teams in the league.
However, anything can happen in basketball and games can end up as . That's exactly . To start off this year's series, the started off hot, outscoring the by 17 points in the first quarter, which was the largest lead after one quarter in Finals history.
Boston led by as much as 29 points in the first half, but the Mavericks made a furious run to make it a game in the third quarter. However, the Celtics were able to stave off their rally and win the game 107-89. With the Celtics starting off the series with a blowout, that begs the question: What are the largest blowouts in NBA Finals history? Here are the five most lopsided contests in NBA Finals history.
The and faced off in the NBA Finals in both 1997 and 1998, with the Bulls taking the championship home in both years. In Game 3, the Bulls took a 2-1 series lead with a 96-54 victory. It was a game where neither team scored over 100 points, which saw the biggest win in the history of the championship series.
Led by , the Bulls cruised to a massive victory, thanks to their defense. The Jazz played 12 players during the game and every single player had a plus-minus of -10 or lower. T.