By Anthony Gharib, 2026-06-02 03:14:00
2026年NBA总决赛将于周三在纽约尼克斯与圣安东尼奥马刺之间打响。对于资深NBA球迷来说，这组对决再熟悉不过，因为这是1999年总决赛的重演。然而，其视觉呈现也将勾起人们对另一个时代的记忆：21世纪00年代中期。
从2005年NBA总决赛开始，拉里·奥布莱恩杯便会出现在每场比赛的球场中央。它提升了终极决战的仪式感，但在2009年季后赛结束后，NBA便停止了使用这种地板贴纸。
去年，NBA总裁亚当·肖华 (Adam Silver) 对这一转变给出了简单的解释。
“我注意到社交媒体上有一些关于球场贴纸的讨论，”肖华在2025年NBA总决赛期间接受ESPN采访时表示。“人们没有意识到，这些贴纸在十年前就被取消了，因为当时有球员反映，地板上贴了贴纸后会变滑。”
随着岁月流逝和一届届总决赛的更迭，这些贴纸的照片经常在社交媒体上重新浮现并走红。这种情怀引发了球迷要求其回归的强烈呼声。去年，在俄克拉荷马城雷霆与印第安纳步行者的第二场对决中，联盟通过数字技术在转播中重现了这一设计。
消息人士在去年10月告诉ESPN的沙姆斯·查拉尼亚 (Shams Charania)，总冠军奖杯图案确实将在即将到来的总决赛系列赛中回归。周日，联盟正式宣布了这一消息，并公布了马刺和尼克斯在总决赛中的球场视觉效果——拉里·奥布莱恩杯将直接喷涂在木地板中央，而非使用贴纸。
圣安东尼奥马刺对这一设计并不陌生。他们曾参加过2005年和2007年的总决赛，并两次夺冠。然而，纽约尼克斯自1999年以来就再也没有踏上过季后赛的最终舞台。
随着总冠军奖杯重返球场，让我们一同回顾此前曾采用过该奖杯图案设计的历届NBA总决赛。
2005年NBA总决赛：马刺 对阵 底特律活塞
2005年NBA总决赛标志着拉里·奥布莱恩杯首次出现在系列赛的场地中央。纳撒尼尔·S·巴特勒 (Nathaniel S. Butler)/NBAE via Getty Images
2006年NBA总决赛：迈阿密热火 对阵 达拉斯独行侠
德维恩·韦德 (Dwyane Wade) 领衔的迈阿密热火在2006年NBA总决赛中击败达拉斯独行侠夺冠。（约翰·W·麦克多诺 (John W. McDonough)/《体育画报》via Getty Images 摄）
2007年NBA总决赛：马刺 对阵 克利夫兰骑士
勒布朗·詹姆斯 (LeBron James) 在2007年首次闯入NBA总决赛，迎战圣安东尼奥马刺。（D·克拉克·埃文斯 (D. Clarke Evans)/NBAE via Getty Images 摄）
2008年NBA总决赛：波士顿凯尔特人 对阵 洛杉矶湖人
在2008年NBA总决赛中，凯尔特人历经六场大战击败湖人夺冠。胡安·奥坎波 (Juan Ocampo)/NBAE via Getty Images
2009年NBA总决赛：湖人 对阵 奥兰多魔术
2009年NBA总决赛是拉里·奥布莱恩杯图案在今年之前最后一次出现在球场中央。（克里斯·格雷森 (Chris Graythen)/Getty Images 摄）
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Looking back at the NBA Finals trophy logo courts of the past
The 2026 NBA Finals tip off on Wednesday between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs. The matchup will be a familiar sight for longtime NBA fans as it’s a rematch of the 1999 Finals. However, the aesthetics will be reminiscent of another time, too: the mid-2000s.
Starting with the 2005 NBA Finals, the Larry O’Brien Trophy appeared in center court for each game. It heightened the importance of the final round, but the NBA stopped using the decals following the 2009 postseason.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver offered a simple explanation last year for the pivot.
“I’ve seen some of the chatter on social media around on-court decals,” Silver said on ESPN during the 2025 NBA Finals. “People don’t realize they went away a decade ago because there were claims that some of the players [were saying] they were slippery when we had the decals on the floor.”
As the years and Finals passed, photos of the decal would surface and go viral on social media. The nostalgia led to an outcry from fans to bring it back, and the league did so digitally for Game 2 of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers matchup last year.
Sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania in October that the trophy would indeed return for the upcoming Finals series. And on Sunday, the league made it official, sharing what the courts for the Spurs and Knicks will look like in the final round – with the Larry O’Brien front and center painted on the hardwood instead of as a decal.
San Antonio is familiar with this design. It participated in the Finals in 2005 and 2007, winning both. However, New York hasn’t been at this stage of the postseason since 1999.
As the trophy makes its return to the court, here’s a look back at each previous NBA Finals series to feature the trophy design.
2005 NBA Finals: Spurs vs. Detroit Pistons
The 2005 NBA Finals marked the first time the Larry O’Brien Trophy appeared at center court for the series. Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images
2006 NBA Finals: Miami Heat vs. Dallas Mavericks
Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat won the 2006 NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks. (Photo by John W. McDonough/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)
2007 NBA Finals: Spurs vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
LeBron James made his first NBA Finals appearance in 2007 against the San Antonio Spurs. (Photo by D. Clarke Evans/NBAE via Getty Images)
2008 NBA Finals: Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Lakers
The Celtics dispatched the Lakers in six games in the 2008 NBA Finals. Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images
2009 NBA Finals: Lakers vs. Orlando Magic
The 2009 NBA Finals marked the final time until this year that the Larry O’Brien Trophy appeared on center court. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
By Anthony Gharib, via ESPN