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1、nba发展史英语简介 NBA发展史英文National Basketball AssociationNBA redirects here. For other uses, see NBA (disambiguation).National Basketball AssociationHistoryedit 1940s and 1950s: The early yearsFurther information: List of NBA seasonsThe Basketball Association of America was founded in 1946 by the owners of
2、 the major ice hockey arenas in the Northeast and Midwest United States. On November 1, 1946, in Toronto, Canada, the Toronto Huskies hosted the New York Knickerbockers which the NBA now regards as the first game played in the leagues history. 3 Although there had been earlier attempts at profession
3、al basketball leagues, including the American Basketball League and the National Basketball League, the BAA was the first league to attempt to play primarily in large arenas in major cities. During its early years, the quality of play in the BAA was not significantly better than in competing leagues
4、 or among leading independent clubs such as the Harlem Globetrotters. For instance the 1948 ABL finalist Baltimore Bullets moved to the BAA and won its 1948 title, followed by the 1948 NBL champion Minneapolis Lakers who won the 1949 BAA title.On August 3, 1949, the BAA agreed to merge with the NBL,
5、 expanding the National Basketball Association to seventeen franchises located in a mix of large and small cities, as well as large arenas and smaller gymnasiums and armories. In 1950, the NBA consolidated to eleven franchises, a process that continued until 1954, when the league reached its smalles
6、t size of eight franchises, all of which are still in the league (the Knicks, Celtics, Warriors, Lakers, Royals/Kings, Pistons, Hawks, and Nationals/76ers).While contracting, the league also saw its smaller city franchises move to larger cities. The Hawks shifted from Tri-Cities (the area now known
7、as the Quad Cities) to Milwaukee (in 1951) and then to St. Louis (in 1955); the Royals from Rochester to Cincinnati (in 1957); and the Pistons from Fort Wayne to Detroit (in 1957). In 1960, the Lakers relocated to Los Angeles, California, and the Warriors moved to San Francisco, California, in 1963.
8、 The following year, the Nationals left upstate New York to bring basketball back to Philadelphia, changing their nickname from Nationals to 76ers. This means out of the original eight franchises, only the Knicks and Celtics have not relocated at any point.Although Japanese-American Wataru Misaka te
9、chnically broke the NBA color barrier in the 1947-48 season when he played for the New York Knicks, 1950 is recognized as the year the NBA integrated with the addition of African American players by several teams including Chuck Cooper with the Boston Celtics, Nat Sweetwater Clifton with the New Yor
10、k Knicks, and Earl Lloyd with the Washington Capitols. Today, more than fifty years later, the NBA is made up of players of many different races, with diverse backgrounds and cultures. Over 80% of NBA players today are African American.During this period, the Minneapolis Lakers, led by center George
11、 Mikan, won five NBA Championships and established themselves as the leagues first dynasty. To encourage shooting and discourage stalling, the league introduced the 24-second shot clock in 1954. If a team does not attempt to score a field goal (or the ball doesnt make contact with the rim) within 24
12、 seconds of obtaining the ball, play is stopped and the ball given to its opponent.In 1957, rookie center Bill Russell joined the Boston Celtics, who already featured guard Bob Cousy and coach Red Auerbach, and went on to lead the club to eleven NBA titles in thirteen seasons. Center Wilt Chamberlai
13、n entered the league in 1959 and became the dominant individual star of the 1960s, setting new records in scoring (100) and rebounding (55). Russells rivalry with Chamberlain became one of the great individual rivalries in the history of American team sports.edit 1960s: Celtics dynastyThrough this p
14、eriod, the NBA continued to strengthen with the shift of the Minneapolis Lakers to Los Angeles, the Philadelphia Warriors to San Francisco, and the Syracuse Nationals to Philadelphia, as well as the addition of its first expansion franchises. The Chicago Packers (now Washington Wizards) became the 9
15、th NBA team in 1961. From 1966 to 1968, the league expanded from nine teams to fourteen, introducing the Chicago Bulls, Seattle Supersonics, San Diego Rockets (who relocated to Houston four years later), Milwaukee Bucks, and Phoenix Suns. Then in the 1970s, it was extended to seventeen teams as the
16、Portland Trail Blazers, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Buffalo Braves (now the Los Angeles Clippers) all made their debuts.In 1967, the league faced a new external threat with the formation of the American Basketball Association. The leagues engaged in a bidding war. The NBA landed the most important coll
17、ege star of the era, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (then known as Lew Alcindor), who together with Oscar Robertson led the Milwaukee Bucks to a title in his second season, and who later played on five Laker championship teams.However, the NBAs leading scorer, Rick Barry jumped to the ABA, as did four veteran
18、refereesNorm Drucker, Earl Strom, John Vanak, and Joe Gushue.edit 1970s: The NBA vs. the ABAThe American Basketball Association also succeeded in signing a number of major stars, including Julius Erving, in part because it allowed teams to sign college undergraduates. The NBA expanded rapidly during
19、 this period, one purpose being to tie up the most viable cities. From 1966 to 1974, the NBA grew from nine franchises to 18; the New Orleans Jazz (now in Utah) came aboard in 1974. Then, following the 1976 season, the leagues reached a settlement that provided for the addition of four ABA franchise
20、s to the NBA, raising the number of franchises in the league at that time to 22. The franchises were the San Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers and New York Nets. Some of the biggest stars of this era were Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Rick Barry, Dave Cowens, Julius Erving, Walt Frazier, Artis Gi
21、lmore, George Gervin, Dan Issel and Pete Maravich.edit 1980s: Magic vs. BirdThe league added the ABAs innovative three-point field goal beginning in 1979 to open up the game. That same year, rookies Larry Bird and Magic Johnson joined the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers respectively, initiatin
22、g a period of significant growth in fan interest in the NBA throughout the country and the world. Bird went on to lead the Celtics to three titles, and Johnson went on to lead the Lakers to five. Also in the early 80s, the NBA added one more expansion franchise, the Dallas Mavericks, bringing the to
23、tal to 23 teams.edit 1990s: The Jordan Era and globalizationMichael Jordan entered the league in 1984 with the Chicago Bulls, providing an even more popular star to support growing interest in the league. This resulted in more cities demanding teams of their own. In 1988 and 1989, four cities got th
24、eir wishes as the Charlotte Hornets, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic, and Minnesota Timberwolves made their NBA debuts. Globalization also occurred in the 1980s. A growing number of NBA star players also began coming from other countries. Initially, many of these players, such as 1994 NBA MVP Hakeem Olaju
25、won of Nigeria, first played NCAA basketball to enhance their skills.In 1991, Susan OMalley became the first female president of an NBA franchise, when she became the president of the Washington Wizards.Jordan along with Scottie Pippin would lead the Bulls to six championships in eight years during
26、the 1990s. Olajuwon won back-to-back titles with the Houston Rockets in 94 and 95.The 1992 Olympic basketball Dream Team, the first to use current NBA stars, featured Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, and Magic Johnson. In 1995, the NBA expanded to Canada and to 29 teams with the Toronto Raptors and the V
27、ancouver Grizzlies. In 2001, the Vancouver Grizzlies were relocated to Memphis, which left the Toronto Raptors as the only Canadian team in the NBA.In 1996, the NBA created a womens league, the Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA). In 1998, the NBA owners began a lockout which lasted 191 da
28、ys and was settled on January 18, 1999. As a result of this lockout the 1998-99 NBA season was reduced from 82 to 50 games (60%), which were all played in 1999 only, thus calling it the 1999 NBA season. San Antonio won the championship on June 25th by beating the New York Knicks.In 2004, two years a
29、fter the Hornets relocation to New Orleans, the NBA returned to North Carolina as the Charlotte Bobcats were formed.edit 2000s: Post-Jordan Western Conference dominationSince the break-up of the Chicago Bulls in the summer of 1998, the Western Conference has dominated the NBA, winning 7 of 9 champio
30、nships. Tim Duncan and David Robinson won a championship in 1999 with the San Antonio Spurs, and Shaquille ONeal and Kobe Bryant started the 2000s off with the three straight championships with the Los Angeles Lakers. The Spurs won in again 2003 against the Nets, with the Lakers returning to the Fin
31、als in the following year, only to fall to the Detroit Pistons (the only championship team since 1998 that didnt have either Tim Duncan or Shaquille ONeal). In the off-season, ONeal was traded to the Miami Heat, and the Lakers and Bryant did not win another playoff series until 20XX. San Antonio won
32、 their third championship in 2005 with a nucleus of Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili, and Duncan. In 20XX, ONeal won title number four with the Miami Heat, giving the franchise its first championship. San Antonio then swept LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in 20XX, giving them title four titles in
33、 nine years. Between them, ONeal and Duncan have been to each of the last nine NBA Finals and have won eight out of nine titles. Together, they have won six Finals MVP awards and three league MVPs.An increasing number of international players have moved directly from playing elsewhere in the world t
34、o starring in the NBA, such as:Andrea Bargnani, Italy First pick in the 20XX NBA Draft by Toronto Raptors (entered the NBA in 20XX)Pau Gasol, Spain 2002 NBA Rookie of the Year and 20XX World Championships MVP (entered the NBA in 2001)Manu Ginobili, Argentina 2004 Olympic Tournament MVP (drafted in 1
35、999, entered the NBA in 2002)Andrei Kirilenko, Russia EuroBasket 20XX MVP (drafted in 1999, entered the NBA in 2001)Dirk Nowitzki, Germany MVP of the 2002 World Championships and Eurobasket 2005, and 20XX NBA MVP (entered the NBA in 1998)Tony Parker, France 20XX NBA Finals MVP (entered the NBA in 20
36、01)Peja Stojakovic, Serbia Eurobasket 2001 MVP (drafted in 1996, entered the NBA in 1998)Yao Ming, China First pick in the 2002 NBA Draft (entered the NBA in 2002)In some occasions, young players from the English-speaking world tend to attend U.S. colleges before playing in the NBA (notable examples
37、 are Canadian Steve Nash, 2005 and 20XX MVP, and Australian Andrew Bogut, the top draft pick in 2005), while other international players generally come to the NBA from professional club teams. Currently, the Toronto Raptors have the most international players in the NBA. The NBA is now televised in
38、212 nations in 42 languages.In 2001, an affiliated minor league, the National Basketball Development League, now called the NBA Development League (or D-League) was created.Teams, divisions and conferences of the NBAOn June 29, 20XX, a new official game ball was introduced for the 20XX-07 season, ma
39、rking the first change to the ball in over 35 years and only the second in 60 seasons. Manufactured by Spalding, the new ball featured a new design and new synthetic material that Spalding claimed offered a better grip, feel, and consistency than the original ball. However, many players were vocal i
40、n their disdain for the new ball, saying that it was too sticky when dry, and too slippery when wet.On December 11, 20XX, Commissioner Stern announced that beginning January 1, 20XX, the NBA would return to the traditional leather basketball in use prior to the 20XX-20XX season. The change was influ
41、enced by frequent player complaints and confirmed hand injuries (cuts) caused by the microfiber ball.4 The Players Association had filed a suit in behalf of the players against the NBA over the new ball.5 As of 20XX, the NBA team jerseys are manufactured by Adidas, which purchased the previous suppl
42、ier, Reebok.On July 19, 20XX, the FBI investigated allegations that veteran NBA referee Tim Donaghy bet on basketball games he officiated over the past two seasons and that he made calls affecting the point spread in those games.6 On August 15, 20XX, Donaghy pleaded guilty to two federal charges rel
43、ated to the investigation. However, he could face more charges if it is determined that he deliberately miscalled individual games.On February 19, 20XX, the NBA declared that the Phoenix Suns and the Denver Nuggets will play the first outdoor game on October 11, 20XX, at the Indian Wells Tennis Gard
44、en. It will be the first outdoor game in the modern era of the NBANBA球星麦克格雷迪简介Tracy Lamar McGrady Jr (born May 24,1979,in Bartow,Florida) is an American professional basketball player,currently positioned at starting shooting guard for the Houston Rockets in the National Basketball Association (NBA)
45、.He is commonly referred to as T-Mac, and he can also play the small forward position.Entering the league after graduating from high school,McGrady eventually became a seven-time All-Star.He led the league in scoring in 2003 and 2004.He spent the first seven years of his career with the Toronto Rapt
46、ors and Orlando Magic before being traded to the Houston Rockets in 2004.McGrady was ranked #75 on SLAM magazines Top 75 NBA Players of All Time in 2003.McGrady has never advanced to the second round of the playoffs in his ten year-career despite his six trips to the playoffs:one with the Toronto Ra
47、ptors,three with the Orlando Magic and two with the Houston Rockets.McGradys style of play has been compared to that of George Gervin.1Tracy McGrady played high school basketball at Auburndale Senior High School in Auburndale,Florida for three years.He then transferred to Mount Zion Christian Academ
48、y,in Durham,North Carolina.He would have attended the University of Kentucky had he not entered the NBA right after high school.McGrady created a national buzz after his performance in the Adidas ABCD Camp,where the best high school players in the U.S.are invited annually.He was named High School Player of the Year by USA Today.
