<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <2006 NBA Finals 2008> </Td> </Tr> <P> The 2007 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 2006--07 season, and was the conclusion of the season's playoffs . The best - of - seven series was played between the Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs and the Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers . This was Cleveland's first trip to the NBA Finals in their franchise history and San Antonio's fourth . The Spurs swept the Cavaliers 4 games to 0 . Tony Parker was named the series' MVP . The series was televised on ABC under the ESPN on ABC branding, and produced low television ratings comparing to the 2002 NBA Finals, when the Los Angeles Lakers swept the New Jersey Nets . </P> <P> This series was the last sweep in the NBA Finals until 2018, where the losing team was once again the Cleveland Cavaliers . </P> <P> The Finals were played using the 2 - 3 - 2 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 . The other playoff series were played in the 2 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 format . </P>

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