Series Summary
| Game | Date | Home Team | Result | Road Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | Wednesday, June 4 | San Antonio Spurs | 101-89 (1-0) | New Jersey Nets |
| Game 2 | Friday, June 6 | San Antonio Spurs | 85-87 (1-1) | New Jersey Nets |
| Game 3 | Sunday, June 8 | New Jersey Nets | 79-84 (1-2) | San Antonio Spurs |
| Game 4 | Wednesday, June 11 | New Jersey Nets | 77-76 (2-2) | San Antonio Spurs |
| Game 5 | Friday, June 13 | New Jersey Nets | 83-93 (2-3) | San Antonio Spurs |
| Game 6 | Sunday, June 15 | San Antonio Spurs | 88-77 (4-2) | New Jersey Nets |
The Finals were played using a 2-3-2 site format, where the first two and last two games are held at the team with home court advantage. The NBA, after experimenting in the early years, restored this original format for the Finals in 1985. As of yet, the other playoff series are still running on a 2-2-1-1-1 site format.
Game 4 at Continental Airlines Arena was not a sellout.
This is the last Finals series to be played on a Wednesday-Friday-Sunday rotation which was used starting in 1991 when NBC began carrying the NBA. Starting with the 2004 series, all Finals are now Thursday-Sunday-Tuesday.
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