356:: This discussion involves a grammar usage in regards to how you say it. Often, sports announcers will say "this team" is going to the final. The usage of "final" describes the series as a whole, but the usage of "finals" can refer to the games in the series or there to be multiple series. Many media sources use "finals" as reference to every game in the series, but the usage of the "s" can be changed, regardless of how you read it. The most recent Guide and Record Book uses "Final" in place meaning that it describes the final series. The Stanley Cup Championship series is the "final" series of the playoffs. The same can be said of the NBA. So, the usage of "finals" should not be used to describe the final series, because there is only one series happening and there probably shouldn't be confusion among readers.
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Based on my earlier clarifying question in this Rfc, I cannot support changing the names on these pages as it would be historically inaccurate to do so. According to sources from the league itself, the usage of the term Finals can still be found as recently as 2004, secondary sources to this day are
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It is not relevant to the game. It is also not historically significant to the game. Even though, yes it was in the opener, it should not be added to the recap. They are more relevant to their respective articles, because many different sporting events including the NBA Finals and MLB covered it.
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Orlando shooting were honored." Previously, the finals articles made by wiki have never mentioned
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