Over the course of the NBA Finals, Sportsnaut is challenging you to engage in what promises to be an interesting project. We have seeded our top-16 teams in the history of the NBA and just put the finishing touches on the brackets. 
Round 1 – The 1964-1965 Boston Celtics vs the 1974-1975 Golden State Warriors
| Facts | 1964-1965 NBA Champion: Celtics | 1974-1975 NBA Champion: Warriors |
| Record: | 62-18 | 48-34 |
| Coach: | Red Auerbach | Al Attles |
| Center: | Bill Russell | Clifford Ray |
| Power Forward: | Tom Sanders | Derrek Dickey |
| Small Forward: | John Havlicek | Rick Barry |
| Shooting Guard: | Sam Jones | Charles Johnson |
| Point Guard: | K.C. Jones | Butch Beard |
| Key Bench Players | Tom Heinsohn, Willie Naulls and | Jamaal Wilkes, George Johnson and |
| Larry Siegfried | Jeff Mullins |
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Round 1 – The 1952-1953 Minneapolis Lakers vs the 1972-1973 New York Knicks
| Facts | 1952-1953 NBA Champion: Lakers | 1972-1973 NBA Champion: Knicks |
| Record: | 48-22 | 57-25 |
| Coach: | John Kundla | Red Holzman |
| Center: | George Mikan | Willis Reed |
| Power Forward: | Vern Mikkelsen | Dave DeBusschere |
| Small Forward: | Jim Pollard | Bill Bradley |
| Shooting Guard: | Pep Saul | Earl Monroe |
| Point Guard: | Slater Martin | Walt Frazier |
| Key Bench Players | Bob Harrison, Lew Hitch, Whitey Skoog | Jerry Lucas, Phil Jackson, Dean Meminger |
| and Jim Holstein | and Henry Bibby |
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Stop back into Sportsnaut tomorrow for the Diesel Decade of the last 14 years including the Kobe/Shaq Lakers, Tim Duncan’s Spurs, the Garnett/Allen Celtics, and LeBron James’ Heat.