NBA 2007/08

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Duration		October 30, 2007 - June 17, 2008
Season games per team		82
Number of teams		30th
Regular season
Best record		United States Boston Celtics
Season MVP		United States Kobe Bryant
Top scorer		United States LeBron James
Playoffs
Eastern - Champion		United States Boston Celtics
Runner-up team		United States Detroit Pistons
Western - Champion		United States Los Angeles Lakers
Runner-up team		United States San Antonio Spurs
Finals
NBA champions		United States Boston Celtics
Runner-up		United States Los Angeles Lakers
Finals MVP		United States Paul Pierce

Scene from the Portland Trail Blazers game against Detroit Pistons in November 2007

The 2007-08 NBA season was the National Basketball Association's 62nd season . The regular season began on October 30, 2007 and ended on April 16, 2008 . The NBA Playoffs started three days later and ended on June 17th with the NBA Finals and the victory of the Boston Celtics .

Season Notes

At the beginning of the off-season, Kobe Bryant triggered a crisis at the Los Angeles Lakers by telling the media that he wanted to leave the Lakers and complaining about the management of the Lakers and teammate Andrew Bynum .
The NBA All-Star Game was played at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans on February 17, 2008. The Eastern Conference won with 134: 128. For MVP was LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers selected, who contributed 27 points, nine assists and eight rebounds.
The New Orleans Hornets played completely in their homeland again after playing their home games in New Orleans and Oklahoma City in the previous two years due to the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina .

After 12 seasons with the Minnesota Timberwolves , Kevin Garnett was transferred to the Boston Celtics .

The number one - draft pick Greg Oden of the Portland Trail Blazers fell the whole season from a knee operation.

In the game of the New Orleans Hornets against the Los Angeles Lakers on November 6 , Chris Paul and Peja Stojaković each set Hornets club records. Paul made 21 assists and Stojakovic hit 10 three-point throws (out of 13 attempts).

On November 18 , Avery Johnson led the Mavericks to his 150th win in their 191st game as coach. Johnson surpassed Phil Jackson , who needed 203 games for his 150th win.

On December 23 , in the 95:90 win of the Los Angeles Lakers against the New York Knicks , Kobe Bryant scored his 20,000 point. At 29 years and 122 days, he is the youngest player to hit the mark. At that time he was 12 days younger than the previous record holder Wilt Chamberlain .

Jason Kidd of the New Jersey Nets scored a triple-double for the first time in his career in three consecutive games in early January . This was last achieved by Grant Hill in April 1997.

One of the bigger disappointments of the season was the Miami Heat . The reigning NBA champions from 2005/06 suffered a 15-game series of defeats ( December 25 to January 24 ). This culminated in the surprising move from star center Shaquille O'Neal to the Phoenix Suns . In exchange, Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks came to Miami. At the end of the regular season Miami was beaten by the last of the table with just 15 wins.

On February 1, 2008 , Pau Gasol was transferred to the Los Angeles Lakers by the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for Kwame Brown , Javaris Crittenton and Aaron McKie. In this trade, the Grizzlies also received the transfer rights over Marc Gasol and the NBA first-round draft picks of 2008 and 2010 from the Lakers.

On 16th February 2008 was Mike Bibby of the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Anthony Johnson , Tyronn Lue , Shelden Williams and Lorenzen Wright to the Atlanta Hawks transferred. In addition, the Kings received a second-round draft pick for 2008.

On February 19, the Dallas Mavericks also entered the transfer market and picked up Jason Kidd , Malik Allen and Antoine Wright . In exchange, the New Jersey Nets received Devin Harris , DeSagana Diop , Trenton Hassell , Maurice Ager , Keith Van Horn and two first-round draft picks (2008 and 2010) as well as $ 3 million.

Final results

S = wins, N = defeats, PCT = percentage of wins, P = deficit on division leaders

The placements in the seed lists of the respective conference playoffs are listed in brackets.

#	team	S.	N	PCT	P
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
1	Boston Celtics (1)	66	16	.805	-
2	Toronto Raptors (6)	41	41	.500	25th
3	Philadelphia 76ers (7)	40	42	.488	26th
4th	New Jersey Nets	33	49	.402	32
5	New York Knicks	23	59	.280	43
Central Division
#	team	S.	N	PCT	P
1	Detroit Pistons (2)	59	23	.720	-
2	Cleveland Cavaliers (4)	45	37	.549	14th
3	Indiana Pacers	36	46	.439	23
4th	Chicago Bulls	33	49	.402	26th
5	Milwaukee Bucks	26th	56	.317	33
Southeast Division
#	team	S.	N	PCT	P
1	Orlando Magic (3)	52	30th	.634	-
2	Washington Wizards (5)	43	39	.524	9
3	Atlanta Hawks (8)	37	45	.451	15th
4th	Charlotte Bobcats	32	50	.390	20th
5	Miami Heat	15th	67	.183	37

#	team	S.	N	PCT	P
Western Conference
Northwest Division
1	Utah Jazz (4)	54	28	.659	-
2	Denver Nuggets (8)	50	32	.610	4th
3	Portland Trail Blazers	41	41	.500	13
4th	Minnesota Timberwolves	22nd	60	.259	32
5	Seattle SuperSonics	19th	62	.235	35
Pacific Division
#	team	S.	N	PCT	P
1	Los Angeles Lakers (1)	57	25th	.695	-
2	Phoenix Suns (6)	55	27	.672	2
3	Golden State Warriors	48	34	.585	9
4th	Sacramento Kings	38	44	.463	19th
5	Los Angeles Clippers	23	59	.280	34
Southwest Division
#	team	S.	N	PCT	P
1	New Orleans Hornets (2)	56	26th	.683	-
2	San Antonio Spurs (3)	56	26th	.683	-
3	Houston Rockets (5)	55	27	.622	1
4th	Dallas Mavericks (7)	51	31	.622	5
5	Memphis grizzlies	22nd	60	.268	34

The winner of a division is guaranteed at least fourth place on the seeding list that is decisive for the play-offs , even if more than three teams have achieved a higher number of wins.

Honors

Most Valuable Player : Kobe Bryant , Los Angeles Lakers
Defensive Player of the Year : Kevin Garnett , Boston Celtics
Rookie of the Year : Kevin Durant , Seattle SuperSonics
Sixth Man of the Year : Manu Ginóbili , San Antonio Spurs
Most Improved Player : Hedo Türkoğlu , Orlando Magic
Coach of the Year : Byron Scott , New Orleans Hornets
All-NBA First Team :
- F - Kevin Garnett , Boston Celtics
- F - LeBron James , Cleveland Cavaliers
- C - Dwight Howard , Orlando Magic
- G - Kobe Bryant , Los Angeles Lakers
- G - Chris Paul , New Orleans Hornets
All-NBA Second Team:
- F - Dirk Nowitzki , Dallas Mavericks
- F - Tim Duncan , San Antonio Spurs
- C - Amar'e Stoudemire , Phoenix Suns
- G - Steve Nash , Phoenix Suns
- G - Deron Williams , Utah Jazz
All-NBA Third Team:
- F - Carlos Boozer , Utah Jazz
- F - Paul Pierce , Boston Celtics
- C - Yao Ming , Houston Rockets
- G - Tracy McGrady , Houston Rockets
- G - Manu Ginóbili , San Antonio Spurs
NBA All-Defensive First Team :
- F - Kevin Garnett , Boston Celtics
- F - Tim Duncan , San Antonio Spurs
- C - Marcus Camby , Denver Nuggets
- G - Kobe Bryant , Los Angeles Lakers
- G - Bruce Bowen , San Antonio Spurs
NBA All-Defensive Second Team:
- F - Tayshaun Prince , Detroit Pistons
- F - Shane Battier , Houston Rockets
- C - Dwight Howard , Orlando Magic
- G - Raja Bell , Phoenix Suns
- G - Chris Paul , New Orleans Hornets
All-NBA Rookie First Team :
All-NBA Rookie Second Team:

Play-offs

All play-off rounds were played in best-of-seven mode.

First round

Conference semifinals

Conference Finals

NBA finals

1

* Boston

4th

8th

Atlanta

3

1

Boston

4th

4th

Cleveland

3

4th

Cleveland

4th

5

Washington

2

1

Boston

4th

Eastern Conference

2

Detroit

2

* Detroit

4th

7th

Philadelphia

2

Detroit

4th

3

Orlando

1

3

* Orlando

4th

6th

Toronto

1

E 1

Boston

4th

W 1

LA Lakers

2

1

* LA Lakers

4th

8th

Denver

0

1

LA Lakers

4th

4th

*Utah

2

4th

* Utah

4th

5

Houston

2

1

LA Lakers

4th

Western Conference

3

San Antonio

1

2

* New Orleans

4th

7th

Dallas

1

2

New Orleans

3

San Antonio

4th

3

San Antonio

4th

6th

Phoenix

1

Explanation: * Division winner

Play-off notes

On May 13, 2008, Robert Horry of the San Antonio Spurs played the 238th play-off game of his NBA career, pulling past the NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar , the record holder with 237 completed play-off games was. He finished this season with a total of 244 play-off games.

2008 NBA Finals

→ See main article: NBA Finals 2008

Individual evidence

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NBA 2007/08

contents

Season Notes

Final results

Honors

Play-offs

Play-off notes

2008 NBA Finals

Individual evidence

See also