| Competitions that might conclude with the semi finals |
| Finals |
| Cavaliers shooting guard who famously could have won the game at the end of regulation of Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals, instead dribbled out the clock |
| Animated girl who was in the finals of a crossword puzzle tournament: 2 wds. |
| Cavaliers superstar who scored a Finals-best 35.8 points/game: 2 wds. |
| Study for finals |
| Loser to Nastase at the 1972 U.S. Open finals |
| Prep for finals |
| NBA Finals channel |
| Does well during finals week |
| 2015 NBA Finals channel |
| Stadium in which the U.S. Open finals are played |
| 1997 Stanley Cup finals player |
| Prepare frantically for finals |
| 1999 Stanley Cup finals competitor |
| Baseball semifinals, for short |
| Swingman who was named the 2015 NBA Finals MVP: 2 wds. |
| ___ Angeles Kings (team in the 2014 Stanley Cup finals) |
| Scorer of the winning goal in the 1970 Stanley Cup Finals |
| Prepare for finals |
| 2018 NBA Finals losers: Abbr. |
| Midterms and finals |
| College finals |
| 2014 WNBA Finals runner-up |
| 2015 NBA Finals MVP Iguodala |
| ___ 131, LA 92 (2008 NBA Finals clinching score line) |
| Sampras opponent in five Grand Slam finals |
| Finals week stress source |
| They lost the 2007 NBA Finals to the Spurs |
| Miami Heat player who was the 2006 N.B.A. Finals M.V.P. |