2007-08 NBA season
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The 2007-08 NBA season was the 62nd season of the National Basketball Association. The regular season began on October 30, 2007 and ran through April 16, 2008. The league fielded 30 teams, each playing an 82 game regular season schedule. The top eight seeds from each conference reached the NBA Playoffs, which began on April 19, 2008 and ended on June 17, 2008. The Boston Celtics defeated the Los Angeles Lakers, 131-92, to win the 2008 NBA Finals, four games to two. This marked the seventeenth time the Celtics won the NBA Finals, and the ninth time (out of eleven) where the Celtics defeated the Lakers in the Finals.
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[edit] Notable Happenings
[edit] Eastern Conference
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[edit] Postseason Awards
Most Valuable Player: Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
Rookie of Year: Kevin Durant, Seattle Supersonics
Defensive Player of Year: Kevin Garnett, Boston Celtics
6th Man Award: Manu Ginobili, San Antonio Spurs
Most Improved Player: Hedo Turkoglu, Orlando Magic
Coach of the Year: Byron Scott, New Orleans Hornets
Executive of the Year: Danny Ainge, Boston Celtics
Sportsmanship Award: Grant Hill, Phoenix Suns
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 Amare Stoudemire – Phoenix Suns
G Steve Nash – Phoenix Suns
G Deron Williams – Utah Jazz
All-NBA Third Team:
F Paul Pierce - Boston Celtics
F Carlos Boozer - Utah Jazz
C Yao Ming - Houston Rockets
G Tracy McGrady - Houston Rockets
G Manu Ginobili - 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
NBA All-Rookie First Team:
Al Horford - Atlanta Hawks
Kevin Durant - Seattle Supersonics
Luis Scola - Houston Rockets
Al Thornton - Los Angeles Clippers
Jeff Green
NBA All-Rookie Second Team:
Jamario Moon - Toronto Raptors
Juan Carlos Navarro - Memphis Grizzlies
Thaddeus Young - Philadelphia 76ers
Rodney Stuckey - Detroit Pistons
Carl Landry - Houston Rockets
