The championship drought will be broken! The Heat Mavericks Rockets Spurs Bucks championship is worth remembering

This is the second NBA Finals, with both contestants in a championship drought of more than 40 years, according to ESPN Research. The last time was between the 2021 Milwaukee Bucks and the Phoenix Suns.

The Indiana Pacers won three ABA titles—not a championship in NBA history—but never won in the NBA. However, their coach, Rick Carlisle, had held this position with the Dallas Mavericks in 2011. Carlisle is the 10th coach to lead multiple teams to the NBA Finals. A victory over the Thunder would make him the fourth head coach to win championships on multiple teams, joining Alex Hannum, Pat Riley and Phil Jackson.

The Oklahoma City Thunder technically holds the Seattle Supersonics title, which was the 1979 champion. However, that championship flag was held at the Museum of History and Industry in Seattle, not the Paycom Center.

With a joint champion between the two teams entering the Finals, the series joins the NBA Finals showdown list with the least total titles since 1980.

21 Milwaukee Bucks vs. Phoenix Suns

Winner: The Bucks 4-2 win

In order to seek their first championship since 1971, Milwaukee's roster faces a problem beyond facing Phoenix. No one on their roster has experience in the NBA Finals. The

The Bucks are the third team to enter the Finals in the last 25 playoff games and have no previous Finals experience, joining the Golden State Warriors in 2015 and the Utah Jazz in 1997. It didn't matter to the Warriors, who beat the Cleveland Cavaliers to end their championship drought. The same goes for Milwaukee.

Giannis Antetokounmpo averaged 35.2 points, 13.2 rebounds and five assists per game, helping the Bucks beat the Suns in six games. He scored a decisive 50 points, 14 rebounds in Game 6, helping the team win its first championship since 1971.

11, Dallas Mavericks vs. Miami Heat

Winner: Mavericks 4-2 Winning

In one of the most iconic playoffs in recent memory, the Mavericks beat stars after stars and eventually drove out the demons of their team.

Dallas has entered one finals since the first season of the 1980-81 season, losing twice in the league finals. This time, the Mavericks completed the mission against the Heat's Big Three LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh.

facing a 2-0 series trail, Dallas ended Game 2 with a score of 22-5 in the final 7:14 of the game. Dirk Nowitzki ended the reversal with a winning layup. Ten days later, he scored 21 points and 11 rebounds to win the championship away.

06, Dallas Mavericks vs. Miami Heat

Winner: Miami 4-2 win

The 2006 NBA Finals was the only Finals series since 1980 that none of the team won the championship. The first matchup between the Heat and the Mavericks marked the only NBA Finals series since 1980 that none of the team won the championship. This is also the first time that two teams have appeared directly in the finals.

Wade led the Miami championship, averaging 34.7 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.7 steals per game. Dallas once led 2-0 but then lost four straight games.

03, Brooklyn Nets vs. San Antonio Spurs

Winner: The Spurs won 4-2

The team, then known as the New Jersey Nets, appeared in the NBA Finals for the second time, with an opponent being a brewing dynasty. The Spurs have won one championship in the series, but are about to win three more titles in five seasons.

Tim Duncan earned NBA Finals MVP honors with 24.2 points, 17 rebounds and 5.3 assists and blocks per game. He threw nearly a four-double with 21 points, 20 rebounds, 10 assists and eight blocks at the critical moment. In 95, Houston Rockets vs. Orlando Magic

Winner: The Rockets' 4-0 victory over

Houston's second back-to-back tournament marked the end of an impossible winning streak. The Rockets entered the playoffs as a No. 6 seed and became the champion — the lowest seed team ever to win an NBA championship.

On the way to the Finals, Houston defeated the 60-win Utah Jazz, the 59-win Suns and the 62-win Spurs in turn. Awaiting them on the big stage are the 59-win Magic, led by Shaquille O 'Neal, who ranked second in the MVP vote.

However, none of these matters, as the Rockets swept the Magic after Hakeem Olajuwon's unforgettable run. He averaged 32.8 points, 11.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 2 steals and blocks in the Finals.