2014–15 NBA season
The 2014–15 NBA season was the 69th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The NBA draft took place on June 26, 2014, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, where Andrew Wiggins was selected first overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers. The regular season began on October 28, 2014, when the defending NBA champion San Antonio Spurs hosted the first game against the Dallas Mavericks at AT&T Center in San Antonio. The 2015 NBA All-Star Game was played on February 15, 2015, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, with the West defeating the East 163–158. Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook won the NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award. The regular season ended on April 15, 2015 and the playoffs began on April 18, 2015 and ended with the 2015 NBA Finals on June 16, 2015, after the Golden State Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in six games to win their fourth NBA title and first since 1975. The Charlotte Bobcats played their first official game as the Charlotte Hornets since 2002.
| 2014–15 NBA season | |
|---|---|
| League | National Basketball Association |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | October 28, 2014 – April 15, 2015 April 18, 2015 – May 27, 2015 (Playoffs) June 4, 2015 – June 16, 2015 (Finals) |
| Number of games | 82 |
| Number of teams | 30 |
| TV partner(s) | ABC, TNT, ESPN, NBA TV |
| Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Andrew Wiggins |
| Picked by | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Regular season | |
| Top seed | Golden State Warriors |
| Season MVP | Stephen Curry (Golden State) |
| Top scorer | Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City) |
| Playoffs | |
| Eastern champions | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Eastern runners-up | Atlanta Hawks |
| Western champions | Golden State Warriors |
| Western runners-up | Houston Rockets |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Golden State Warriors |
| Runners-up | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Finals MVP | Andre Iguodala (Golden State) |