NBA
2008-09 Season
Champions: Los Angeles Lakers (4-1)
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The 2008-09 NBA season featured 30 teams across 1315 recorded games. Cleveland Cavaliers posted the league's best record at 66-16. Los Angeles Lakers won the championship, defeating Orlando Magic 4-1 in the Finals. Kobe Bryant was named Finals MVP; LeBron James took the regular-season MVP award.
Final Standings
Eastern Conference
- Cleveland Cavaliers 66-16 0.805
- Boston Celtics 62-20 0.756
- Orlando Magic 59-23 0.720
- Atlanta Hawks 47-35 0.573
- Miami Heat 43-39 0.524
- Philadelphia 76ers 41-41 0.500
- Chicago Bulls 41-41 0.500
- Detroit Pistons 39-43 0.476
- Indiana Pacers 36-46 0.439
- Charlotte Bobcats 35-47 0.427
- New Jersey Nets 34-48 0.415
- Milwaukee Bucks 34-48 0.415
- Toronto Raptors 33-49 0.402
- New York Knicks 32-50 0.390
- Washington Wizards 19-63 0.232
Western Conference
- Los Angeles Lakers 🏆 65-17 0.793
- Denver Nuggets 54-28 0.659
- San Antonio Spurs 54-28 0.659
- Portland Trail Blazers 54-28 0.659
- Houston Rockets 53-29 0.646
- Dallas Mavericks 50-32 0.610
- New Orleans Hornets 49-33 0.598
- Utah Jazz 48-34 0.585
- Phoenix Suns 46-36 0.561
- Golden State Warriors 29-53 0.354
- Minnesota Timberwolves 24-58 0.293
- Memphis Grizzlies 24-58 0.293
- Oklahoma City Thunder 23-59 0.280
- Los Angeles Clippers 19-63 0.232
- Sacramento Kings 17-65 0.207
Season Leaders
Scoring
- 1 Dwyane Wade MIA 30.2 PPG
- 2 LeBron James CLE 28.4 PPG
- 3 Kobe Bryant LAL 26.8 PPG
- 4 Dirk Nowitzki DAL 25.9 PPG
- 5 Danny Granger IND 25.8 PPG
Rebounding
- 1 Dwight Howard ORL 13.8 RPG
- 2 Troy Murphy IND 11.8 RPG
- 3 David Lee NYK 11.7 RPG
- 4 Andris Biedrins GSW 11.2 RPG
- 5 Marcus Camby LAC 11.1 RPG
Assists
- 1 Chris Paul NOH 11.0 APG
- 2 Deron Williams UTA 10.7 APG
- 3 Steve Nash PHO 9.7 APG
- 4 Jose Calderon TOR 8.9 APG
- 5 Jason Kidd DAL 8.7 APG
2008 Draft — Top Picks
- #1 Derrick Rose Chicago Bulls
- #2 Michael Beasley Miami Heat
- #3 O.J. Mayo Minnesota Timberwolves