🏀On June 7, 1978 the Washington Bullets won their first and only NBA championship with a 105-99 win over the Seattle SuperSonics in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. Washington’s Wes Unseld, who was named Finals MVP, finished with 15 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Bob Dandridge and Charlie Johnson added 19 points each for the Bullets. Seattle’s Dennis Johnson tied a record for the most field goal attempts without a make in a playoff game going 0 for 14. Both teams met again in the 1979 finals, which

Khris Middleton (40 PTS) and Devin Booker (42 PTS) became the 4th pair of opponents to each score 40 PTS in an NBA Finals game! The last time opponents scored 40 in a Finals game was Allen Iverson (48 PTS) and Shaquille O'Neal (44 PTS) on June 6, 2001. | NBA

🏀On May 5, 1969 the Milwaukee Bucks officially signed Lew Alcindor during a press conference held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. On April 7th, the Bucks had selected Alcindor (later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) from UCLA with the first pick in NBA draft. However, Alcindor was also selected first overall by the New York Nets in the competing American Basketball Association's entry draft, which triggered a bidding war for Alcindor's services. He eventually opted for th