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March 29, 2023

The NBA Finals is the championship series for the National Basketball Association (NBA) held at the conclusion of its postseason. All Finals have been played in a best-of-seven format, and are contested between the winners of the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference (formerly Divisions before 1970), except in 1950 when the Eastern Division champion faced the winner between the Western and Central Division champions. From 1946 through 1949, when the league was known as the Basketball Association of America (BAA), the playoffs were a three-stage tournament where the two semifinal winners played each other in the finals.[1][2][3] The winning team of the series receives the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy.[4]

The current home-and-away format in the NBA Finals is 2–2–1–1–1 (the team with the better regular-season record plays on its home court in Games 1, 2, 5, and 7), which has been used in 1947–1948,[5] 1950–1952,[6][7][8] 1957–1970, 1972–1974, 1976–1977, 1979–1984, and 2014–present. It was previously in a 2–3–2 format (the team with the better regular season record plays on its home court in Games 1, 2, 6, and 7) during 1949, 1953–1955, and 1985–2013,[9][10] in a 1–1–1–1–1–1–1 format during 1956 and 1971,[11][12] and in a 1–2–2–1–1 format during 1975 and 1978.[13][14]

As of 2022, the Eastern Conference/Division led the Western Conference/Division 40–36 in championships won.[15] As of 2022, the Boston Celtics and the Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers have won a combined total of 34 NBA championships (with 17 apiece).[16] As of 2022, the defending champions are the Golden State Warriors.

Champions

  • The first parentheses in the Western champions and Eastern champions columns indicate the teams' playoff seed. The second parentheses indicate the number of times that teams have appeared in an NBA Finals as well as each respective team's NBA Finals record to date.
  • As of 2022, of the 76 NBA Finals series played, the Eastern champions have won 40 titles while the Western champions have won 36 titles.
Bold Winning team of the BAA/NBA Finals
Italics Team with home-court advantage
Year Western champion Coach Result Eastern champion Coach Reference
Basketball Association of America (BAA)
1947 Chicago Stags (1) (1, 0–1) Harold Olsen 1–4 Philadelphia Warriors (2) (1, 1–0) Eddie Gottlieb [17]
1948 Baltimore Bullets (2) (1, 1–0) Buddy Jeannette 4–2 Philadelphia Warriors (1) (2, 1–1) Eddie Gottlieb [18]
1949 Minneapolis Lakers (2) (1, 1–0) John Kundla 4–2 Washington Capitols (1) (1, 0–1) Red Auerbach [19]
National Basketball Association (NBA)
1950 Minneapolis Lakers (1) [a] (2, 2–0) John Kundla 4–2 Syracuse Nationals (1) (1, 0–1) Al Cervi [23][24]
1951 Rochester Royals (2) (1, 1–0) Les Harrison 4–3 New York Knicks (3) (1, 0–1) Joe Lapchick [25]
1952 Minneapolis Lakers (2) (3, 3–0) John Kundla 4–3 New York Knicks (3) (2, 0–2) Joe Lapchick [26]
1953 Minneapolis Lakers (1) (4, 4–0) John Kundla 4–1 New York Knicks (1) (3, 0–3) Joe Lapchick [27]
1954 Minneapolis Lakers (1) (5, 5–0) John Kundla 4–3 Syracuse Nationals (1) (2, 0–2) Al Cervi [28]
1955 Fort Wayne Pistons (1) (1, 0–1) Charles Eckman 3–4 Syracuse Nationals (1) (3, 1–2) Al Cervi [29]
1956 Fort Wayne Pistons (1) (2, 0–2) Charles Eckman 1–4 Philadelphia Warriors (1) (3, 2–1) George Senesky [30]
1957 St. Louis Hawks (1) (1, 0–1) Alex Hannum 3–4 Boston Celtics (1) (1, 1–0) Red Auerbach [31]
1958 St. Louis Hawks (1) (2, 1–1) Alex Hannum 4–2 Boston Celtics (1) (2, 1–1) Red Auerbach [32]
1959 Minneapolis Lakers (2) (6, 5–1) John Kundla 0–4 Boston Celtics (1) (3, 2–1) Red Auerbach [33]
1960 St. Louis Hawks (1) (3, 1–2) Ed Macauley 3–4 Boston Celtics (1) (4, 3–1) Red Auerbach [34]
1961 St. Louis Hawks (1) (4, 1–3) Paul Seymour 1–4 Boston Celtics (1) (5, 4–1) Red Auerbach [35]
1962 Los Angeles Lakers (1) (7, 5–2) Fred Schaus 3–4 Boston Celtics (1) (6, 5–1) Red Auerbach [36]
1963 Los Angeles Lakers (1) (8, 5–3) Fred Schaus 2–4 Boston Celtics (1) (7, 6–1) Red Auerbach [37]
1964[b] San Francisco Warriors (1) (4, 2–2) Alex Hannum 1–4 Boston Celtics (1) (8, 7–1) Red Auerbach [38]
1965 Los Angeles Lakers (1) (9, 5–4) Fred Schaus 1–4 Boston Celtics (1) (9, 8–1) Red Auerbach [39]
1966 Los Angeles Lakers (1) (10, 5–5) Fred Schaus 3–4 Boston Celtics (2) (10, 9–1) Red Auerbach [40]
1967 San Francisco Warriors (1) (5, 2–3) Bill Sharman 2–4 Philadelphia 76ers (1) (4, 2–2) Alex Hannum [41]
1968 Los Angeles Lakers (2) (11, 5–6) Butch van Breda Kolff 2–4 Boston Celtics (2) (11, 10–1) Bill Russell [42]
1969 Los Angeles Lakers (1) (12, 5–7) Butch van Breda Kolff 3–4 Boston Celtics (4) (12, 11–1) Bill Russell [43]
1970 Los Angeles Lakers (2) (13, 5–8) Joe Mullaney 3–4 New York Knicks (1) (4, 1–3) Red Holzman [44]
1971 Milwaukee Bucks (1) (1, 1–0) Larry Costello 4–0 Baltimore Bullets (1) (1, 0–1) Gene Shue [45]
1972 Los Angeles Lakers (1) (14, 6–8) Bill Sharman 4–1 New York Knicks (2) (5, 1–4) Red Holzman [46]
1973 Los Angeles Lakers (2) (15, 6–9) Bill Sharman 1–4 New York Knicks (2) (6, 2–4) Red Holzman [47]
1974 Milwaukee Bucks (1) (2, 1–1) Larry Costello 3–4 Boston Celtics (1) (13, 12–1) Tom Heinsohn [48]
1975 Golden State Warriors (1) (6, 3–3) Al Attles 4–0 Washington Bullets (2) (2, 0–2) K. C. Jones [49]
1976 Phoenix Suns (3) (1, 0–1) John MacLeod 2–4 Boston Celtics (1) (14, 13–1) Tom Heinsohn [50]
1977[c] Portland Trail Blazers (3) (1, 1–0) Jack Ramsay 4–2 Philadelphia 76ers (1) (5, 2–3) Gene Shue [53]
1978 Seattle SuperSonics (4) (1, 0–1) Lenny Wilkens 3–4 Washington Bullets (3) (3, 1–2) Dick Motta [54]
1979 Seattle SuperSonics (1) (2, 1–1) Lenny Wilkens 4–1 Washington Bullets (1) (4, 1–3) Dick Motta [55]
1980 Los Angeles Lakers (1) (16, 7–9) Paul Westhead 4–2 Philadelphia 76ers (3) (6, 2–4) Billy Cunningham [56]
1981 Houston Rockets (6) (1, 0–1) Del Harris 2–4 Boston Celtics (1) (15, 14–1) Bill Fitch [57]
1982 Los Angeles Lakers (1) (17, 8–9) Pat Riley 4–2 Philadelphia 76ers (3) (7, 2–5) Billy Cunningham [58]
1983 Los Angeles Lakers (1) (18, 8–10) Pat Riley 0–4 Philadelphia 76ers (1) (8, 3–5) Billy Cunningham [59]
1984[d] Los Angeles Lakers (1) (19, 8–11) Pat Riley 3–4 Boston Celtics (1) (16, 15–1) K. C. Jones [60]
1985 Los Angeles Lakers (1) (20, 9–11) Pat Riley 4–2 Boston Celtics (1) (17, 15–2) K. C. Jones [61]
1986 Houston Rockets (2) (2, 0–2) Bill Fitch 2–4 Boston Celtics (1) (18, 16–2) K. C. Jones [62]
1987 Los Angeles Lakers (1) (21, 10–11) Pat Riley 4–2 Boston Celtics (1) (19, 16–3) K. C. Jones [63]
1988 Los Angeles Lakers (1) (22, 11–11) Pat Riley 4–3 Detroit Pistons (2) (3, 0–3) Chuck Daly [64]
1989 Los Angeles Lakers (1) (23, 11–12) Pat Riley 0–4 Detroit Pistons (1) (4, 1–3) Chuck Daly [65]
1990 Portland Trail Blazers (3) (2, 1–1) Rick Adelman 1–4 Detroit Pistons (1) (5, 2–3) Chuck Daly [66]
1991 Los Angeles Lakers (3) (24, 11–13) Mike Dunleavy 1–4 Chicago Bulls (1) (1, 1–0) Phil Jackson [67]
1992 Portland Trail Blazers (1) (3, 1–2) Rick Adelman 2–4 Chicago Bulls (1) (2, 2–0) Phil Jackson [68]
1993 Phoenix Suns (1) (2, 0–2) Paul Westphal 2–4 Chicago Bulls (2) (3, 3–0) Phil Jackson [69]
1994 Houston Rockets (2) (3, 1–2) Rudy Tomjanovich 4–3 New York Knicks (2) (7, 2–5) Pat Riley [70]
1995 Houston Rockets (6) (4, 2–2) Rudy Tomjanovich 4–0 Orlando Magic (1) (1, 0–1) Brian Hill [71]
1996 Seattle SuperSonics (1) (3, 1–2) George Karl 2–4 Chicago Bulls (1) (4, 4–0) Phil Jackson [72]
1997 Utah Jazz (1) (1, 0–1) Jerry Sloan 2–4 Chicago Bulls (1) (5, 5–0) Phil Jackson [73]
1998 Utah Jazz (1) (2, 0–2) Jerry Sloan 2–4 Chicago Bulls (1) (6, 6–0) Phil Jackson [74]
1999[e] San Antonio Spurs (1) (1, 1–0) Gregg Popovich 4–1 New York Knicks (8) (8, 2–6) Jeff Van Gundy [76]
2000 Los Angeles Lakers (1) (25, 12–13) Phil Jackson 4–2 Indiana Pacers (1) (1, 0–1) Larry Bird [77]
2001 Los Angeles Lakers (2) (26, 13–13) Phil Jackson 4–1 Philadelphia 76ers (1) (9, 3–6) Larry Brown [78]
2002 Los Angeles Lakers (3) (27, 14–13) Phil Jackson 4–0 New Jersey Nets (1) (1, 0–1) Byron Scott [79]
2003 San Antonio Spurs (1) (2, 2–0) Gregg Popovich 4–2 New Jersey Nets (2) (2, 0–2) Byron Scott [80]
2004 Los Angeles Lakers (2) (28, 14–14) Phil Jackson 1–4 Detroit Pistons (3) (6, 3–3) Larry Brown [81]
2005 San Antonio Spurs (2) (3, 3–0) Gregg Popovich 4–3 Detroit Pistons (2) (7, 3–4) Larry Brown [82]
2006 Dallas Mavericks (4) (1, 0–1) Avery Johnson 2–4 Miami Heat (2) (1, 1–0) Pat Riley [83]
2007 San Antonio Spurs (3) (4, 4–0) Gregg Popovich 4–0 Cleveland Cavaliers (2) (1, 0–1) Mike Brown [84]
2008 Los Angeles Lakers (1) (29, 14–15) Phil Jackson 2–4 Boston Celtics (1) (20, 17–3) Doc Rivers [85]
2009 Los Angeles Lakers (1) (30, 15–15) Phil Jackson 4–1 Orlando Magic (3) (2, 0–2) Stan Van Gundy [86]
2010 Los Angeles Lakers (1) (31, 16–15) Phil Jackson 4–3 Boston Celtics (4) (21, 17–4) Doc Rivers [87]
2011 Dallas Mavericks (3) (2, 1–1) Rick Carlisle 4–2 Miami Heat (2) (2, 1–1) Erik Spoelstra [88]
2012[f] Oklahoma City Thunder (2) (4, 1–3) Scott Brooks 1–4 Miami Heat (2) (3, 2–1) Erik Spoelstra [91]
2013 San Antonio Spurs (2) (5, 4–1) Gregg Popovich 3–4 Miami Heat (1) (4, 3–1) Erik Spoelstra [92]
2014 San Antonio Spurs (1) (6, 5–1) Gregg Popovich 4–1 Miami Heat (2) (5, 3–2) Erik Spoelstra [93]
2015 Golden State Warriors (1) (7, 4–3) Steve Kerr 4–2 Cleveland Cavaliers (2) (2, 0–2) David Blatt [94]
2016 Golden State Warriors (1) (8, 4–4) Steve Kerr 3–4 Cleveland Cavaliers (1) (3, 1–2) Tyronn Lue [95]
2017 Golden State Warriors (1) (9, 5–4) Steve Kerr 4–1 Cleveland Cavaliers (2) (4, 1–3) Tyronn Lue [96]
2018 Golden State Warriors (2) (10, 6–4) Steve Kerr 4–0 Cleveland Cavaliers (4) (5, 1–4) Tyronn Lue [97]
2019 Golden State Warriors (1) (11, 6–5) Steve Kerr 2–4 Toronto Raptors (2) (1, 1–0) Nick Nurse [98]
2020[g] Los Angeles Lakers (1) (32, 17–15) Frank Vogel 4–2 Miami Heat (5) (6, 3–3) Erik Spoelstra [100]
2021 Phoenix Suns (2) (3, 0–3) Monty Williams 2–4 Milwaukee Bucks (3) (3, 2–1) Mike Budenholzer [101]
2022 Golden State Warriors (3) (12, 7–5) Steve Kerr 4–2 Boston Celtics (2) (22, 17–5) Ime Udoka [102]

Results by team

Team Win Loss Apps Pct Year(s) won Year(s) lost
Los Angeles Lakers[i] 17 15 32 .531 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1972, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2020 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1991, 2004, 2008
Boston Celtics 17 5 22 .773 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1984, 1986, 2008 1958, 1985, 1987, 2010, 2022
Golden State Warriors[ii] 7 5 12 .583 1947, 1956, 1975, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022 1948, 1964, 1967, 2016, 2019
Chicago Bulls 6 0 6 1.000 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998 —
San Antonio Spurs 5 1 6 .833 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014 2013
Philadelphia 76ers[iii] 3 6 9 .333 1955, 1967, 1983 1950, 1954, 1977, 1980, 1982, 2001
Detroit Pistons[iv] 3 4 7 .429 1989, 1990, 2004 1955, 1956, 1988, 2005
Miami Heat 3 3 6 .500 2006, 2012, 2013 2011, 2014, 2020
New York Knicks 2 6 8 .250 1970, 1973 1951, 1952, 1953, 1972, 1994, 1999
Houston Rockets 2 2 4 .500 1994, 1995 1981, 1986
Milwaukee Bucks 2 1 3 .667 1971, 2021 1974
Cleveland Cavaliers 1 4 5 .200 2016 2007, 2015, 2017, 2018
Atlanta Hawks[v] 1 3 4 .250 1958 1957, 1960, 1961
Washington Wizards[vi] 1 3 4 .250 1978 1971, 1975, 1979
Oklahoma City Thunder[vii] 1 3 4 .250 1979 1978, 1996, 2012
Portland Trail Blazers 1 2 3 .333 1977 1990, 1992
Dallas Mavericks 1 1 2 .500 2011 2006
Baltimore Bullets (original) (folded in 1954)[viii] 1 0 1 1.000 1948 —
Sacramento Kings[ix] 1 0 1 1.000 1951 —
Toronto Raptors 1 0 1 1.000 2019 —
Phoenix Suns 0 3 3 .000 — 1976, 1993, 2021
Utah Jazz 0 2 2 .000 — 1997, 1998
Brooklyn Nets[x] 0 2 2 .000 — 2002, 2003
Orlando Magic 0 2 2 .000 — 1995, 2009
Chicago Stags (folded in 1950) 0 1 1 .000 — 1947
Washington Capitols (folded in 1951) 0 1 1 .000 — 1949
Indiana Pacers 0 1 1 .000 — 2000
Charlotte Hornets — — — — — —
Denver Nuggets — — — — — —
Los Angeles Clippers — — — — — —
Memphis Grizzlies — — — — — —
Minnesota Timberwolves — — — — — —
New Orleans Pelicans — — — — — —
  1. ^ Includes record as Minneapolis Lakers
  2. ^ Includes record as Philadelphia and San Francisco Warriors
  3. ^ Includes record as Syracuse Nationals
  4. ^ Includes record as Fort Wayne Pistons
  5. ^ Includes record as St. Louis Hawks
  6. ^ Includes record as Baltimore and Washington Bullets
  7. ^ Includes record as Seattle SuperSonics
  8. ^ Not affiliated with the present-day Washington Wizards, known as the Baltimore Bullets from 1963 to 1973.
  9. ^ Includes record as Rochester Royals
  10. ^ Includes record as New York and New Jersey Nets

Frequent matchups

Count Matchup Record Years
12 Boston Celtics vs Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers Celtics, 9–3 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1984, 1985, 1987, 2008, 2010
6 Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers vs Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers Lakers, 5–1 1950, 1954, 1980, 1982, 1983, 2001
5 Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers vs New York Knicks Lakers, 3–2 1952, 1953, 1970, 1972, 1973
4 St. Louis Hawks (Atlanta Hawks) vs Boston Celtics Celtics, 3–1 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961
4 Cleveland Cavaliers vs Golden State Warriors Warriors, 3–1 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
3 Detroit Pistons vs Los Angeles Lakers Pistons, 2–1 1988, 1989, 2004
2 Seattle SuperSonics (Oklahoma City Thunder) vs Washington Bullets (Washington Wizards) Tied, 1–1 1978, 1979
2 Boston Celtics vs Houston Rockets Celtics, 2–0 1981, 1986
2 Chicago Bulls vs Utah Jazz Bulls, 2–0 1997, 1998
2 Dallas Mavericks vs Miami Heat Tied, 1–1 2006, 2011
2 Miami Heat vs San Antonio Spurs Tied, 1–1 2013, 2014
2 Boston Celtics vs San Francisco/Golden State Warriors Tied, 1–1 1964, 2022

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Minneapolis was the Central Division (now defunct, no relation to the current Central Division) playoff champion, while the Anderson Packers were the Western Division playoff champion.[20] Due to the NBA's realignment into three divisions,[21][22] the team with the best regular season record after the Divisional Finals advanced automatically to the NBA Finals, while the other two teams faced off in the NBA Semifinals to determine the other finalist. Eastern Division playoff champion Syracuse had the best regular season record among the division playoff champions, causing Minneapolis to face Anderson in the NBA Semifinals.[20][23]
  2. ^ The trophy was renamed for Walter A. Brown.
  3. ^ The trophy was replaced by a new design.[51][52]
  4. ^ The trophy was renamed for Larry O'Brien.
  5. ^ After a lockout, the season started on February 5, 1999, and all 29 teams played a shortened 50-game regular season schedule.[75]
  6. ^ After a lockout, the season started on December 25, 2011, and all 30 teams played a shortened 66-game regular season schedule.[89][90]
  7. ^ The 2019–20 NBA season was delayed and shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic and finished in October 2020 with a bubble tournament.[99]

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The NBA Finals is the championship series for the National Basketball Association NBA held at the conclusion of its postseason All Finals have been played in a best of seven format and are contested between the winners of the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference formerly Divisions before 1970 except in 1950 when the Eastern Division champion faced the winner between the Western and Central Division champions From 1946 through 1949 when the league was known as the Basketball Association of America BAA the playoffs were a three stage tournament where the two semifinal winners played each other in the finals 1 2 3 The winning team of the series receives the Larry O Brien Championship Trophy 4 The current home and away format in the NBA Finals is 2 2 1 1 1 the team with the better regular season record plays on its home court in Games 1 2 5 and 7 which has been used in 1947 1948 5 1950 1952 6 7 8 1957 1970 1972 1974 1976 1977 1979 1984 and 2014 present It was previously in a 2 3 2 format the team with the better regular season record plays on its home court in Games 1 2 6 and 7 during 1949 1953 1955 and 1985 2013 9 10 in a 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 format during 1956 and 1971 11 12 and in a 1 2 2 1 1 format during 1975 and 1978 13 14 As of 2022 update the Eastern Conference Division led the Western Conference Division 40 36 in championships won 15 As of 2022 update the Boston Celtics and the Minneapolis Los Angeles Lakers have won a combined total of 34 NBA championships with 17 apiece 16 As of 2022 update the defending champions are the Golden State Warriors Contents 1 Champions 2 Results by team 3 Frequent matchups 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksChampions EditThe first parentheses in the Western champions and Eastern champions columns indicate the teams playoff seed The second parentheses indicate the number of times that teams have appeared in an NBA Finals as well as each respective team s NBA Finals record to date As of 2022 of the 76 NBA Finals series played the Eastern champions have won 40 titles while the Western champions have won 36 titles Bold Winning team of the BAA NBA FinalsItalics Team with home court advantageYear Western champion Coach Result Eastern champion Coach ReferenceBasketball Association of America BAA 1947 Chicago Stags 1 1 0 1 Harold Olsen 1 4 Philadelphia Warriors 2 1 1 0 Eddie Gottlieb 17 1948 Baltimore Bullets 2 1 1 0 Buddy Jeannette 4 2 Philadelphia Warriors 1 2 1 1 Eddie Gottlieb 18 1949 Minneapolis Lakers 2 1 1 0 John Kundla 4 2 Washington Capitols 1 1 0 1 Red Auerbach 19 National Basketball Association NBA 1950 Minneapolis Lakers 1 a 2 2 0 John Kundla 4 2 Syracuse Nationals 1 1 0 1 Al Cervi 23 24 1951 Rochester Royals 2 1 1 0 Les Harrison 4 3 New York Knicks 3 1 0 1 Joe Lapchick 25 1952 Minneapolis Lakers 2 3 3 0 John Kundla 4 3 New York Knicks 3 2 0 2 Joe Lapchick 26 1953 Minneapolis Lakers 1 4 4 0 John Kundla 4 1 New York Knicks 1 3 0 3 Joe Lapchick 27 1954 Minneapolis Lakers 1 5 5 0 John Kundla 4 3 Syracuse Nationals 1 2 0 2 Al Cervi 28 1955 Fort Wayne Pistons 1 1 0 1 Charles Eckman 3 4 Syracuse Nationals 1 3 1 2 Al Cervi 29 1956 Fort Wayne Pistons 1 2 0 2 Charles Eckman 1 4 Philadelphia Warriors 1 3 2 1 George Senesky 30 1957 St Louis Hawks 1 1 0 1 Alex Hannum 3 4 Boston Celtics 1 1 1 0 Red Auerbach 31 1958 St Louis Hawks 1 2 1 1 Alex Hannum 4 2 Boston Celtics 1 2 1 1 Red Auerbach 32 1959 Minneapolis Lakers 2 6 5 1 John Kundla 0 4 Boston Celtics 1 3 2 1 Red Auerbach 33 1960 St Louis Hawks 1 3 1 2 Ed Macauley 3 4 Boston Celtics 1 4 3 1 Red Auerbach 34 1961 St Louis Hawks 1 4 1 3 Paul Seymour 1 4 Boston Celtics 1 5 4 1 Red Auerbach 35 1962 Los Angeles Lakers 1 7 5 2 Fred Schaus 3 4 Boston Celtics 1 6 5 1 Red Auerbach 36 1963 Los Angeles Lakers 1 8 5 3 Fred Schaus 2 4 Boston Celtics 1 7 6 1 Red Auerbach 37 1964 b San Francisco Warriors 1 4 2 2 Alex Hannum 1 4 Boston Celtics 1 8 7 1 Red Auerbach 38 1965 Los Angeles Lakers 1 9 5 4 Fred Schaus 1 4 Boston Celtics 1 9 8 1 Red Auerbach 39 1966 Los Angeles Lakers 1 10 5 5 Fred Schaus 3 4 Boston Celtics 2 10 9 1 Red Auerbach 40 1967 San Francisco Warriors 1 5 2 3 Bill Sharman 2 4 Philadelphia 76ers 1 4 2 2 Alex Hannum 41 1968 Los Angeles Lakers 2 11 5 6 Butch van Breda Kolff 2 4 Boston Celtics 2 11 10 1 Bill Russell 42 1969 Los Angeles Lakers 1 12 5 7 Butch van Breda Kolff 3 4 Boston Celtics 4 12 11 1 Bill Russell 43 1970 Los Angeles Lakers 2 13 5 8 Joe Mullaney 3 4 New York Knicks 1 4 1 3 Red Holzman 44 1971 Milwaukee Bucks 1 1 1 0 Larry Costello 4 0 Baltimore Bullets 1 1 0 1 Gene Shue 45 1972 Los Angeles Lakers 1 14 6 8 Bill Sharman 4 1 New York Knicks 2 5 1 4 Red Holzman 46 1973 Los Angeles Lakers 2 15 6 9 Bill Sharman 1 4 New York Knicks 2 6 2 4 Red Holzman 47 1974 Milwaukee Bucks 1 2 1 1 Larry Costello 3 4 Boston Celtics 1 13 12 1 Tom Heinsohn 48 1975 Golden State Warriors 1 6 3 3 Al Attles 4 0 Washington Bullets 2 2 0 2 K C Jones 49 1976 Phoenix Suns 3 1 0 1 John MacLeod 2 4 Boston Celtics 1 14 13 1 Tom Heinsohn 50 1977 c Portland Trail Blazers 3 1 1 0 Jack Ramsay 4 2 Philadelphia 76ers 1 5 2 3 Gene Shue 53 1978 Seattle SuperSonics 4 1 0 1 Lenny Wilkens 3 4 Washington Bullets 3 3 1 2 Dick Motta 54 1979 Seattle SuperSonics 1 2 1 1 Lenny Wilkens 4 1 Washington Bullets 1 4 1 3 Dick Motta 55 1980 Los Angeles Lakers 1 16 7 9 Paul Westhead 4 2 Philadelphia 76ers 3 6 2 4 Billy Cunningham 56 1981 Houston Rockets 6 1 0 1 Del Harris 2 4 Boston Celtics 1 15 14 1 Bill Fitch 57 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 1 17 8 9 Pat Riley 4 2 Philadelphia 76ers 3 7 2 5 Billy Cunningham 58 1983 Los Angeles Lakers 1 18 8 10 Pat Riley 0 4 Philadelphia 76ers 1 8 3 5 Billy Cunningham 59 1984 d Los Angeles Lakers 1 19 8 11 Pat Riley 3 4 Boston Celtics 1 16 15 1 K C Jones 60 1985 Los Angeles Lakers 1 20 9 11 Pat Riley 4 2 Boston Celtics 1 17 15 2 K C Jones 61 1986 Houston Rockets 2 2 0 2 Bill Fitch 2 4 Boston Celtics 1 18 16 2 K C Jones 62 1987 Los Angeles Lakers 1 21 10 11 Pat Riley 4 2 Boston Celtics 1 19 16 3 K C Jones 63 1988 Los Angeles Lakers 1 22 11 11 Pat Riley 4 3 Detroit Pistons 2 3 0 3 Chuck Daly 64 1989 Los Angeles Lakers 1 23 11 12 Pat Riley 0 4 Detroit Pistons 1 4 1 3 Chuck Daly 65 1990 Portland Trail Blazers 3 2 1 1 Rick Adelman 1 4 Detroit Pistons 1 5 2 3 Chuck Daly 66 1991 Los Angeles Lakers 3 24 11 13 Mike Dunleavy 1 4 Chicago Bulls 1 1 1 0 Phil Jackson 67 1992 Portland Trail Blazers 1 3 1 2 Rick Adelman 2 4 Chicago Bulls 1 2 2 0 Phil Jackson 68 1993 Phoenix Suns 1 2 0 2 Paul Westphal 2 4 Chicago Bulls 2 3 3 0 Phil Jackson 69 1994 Houston Rockets 2 3 1 2 Rudy Tomjanovich 4 3 New York Knicks 2 7 2 5 Pat Riley 70 1995 Houston Rockets 6 4 2 2 Rudy Tomjanovich 4 0 Orlando Magic 1 1 0 1 Brian Hill 71 1996 Seattle SuperSonics 1 3 1 2 George Karl 2 4 Chicago Bulls 1 4 4 0 Phil Jackson 72 1997 Utah Jazz 1 1 0 1 Jerry Sloan 2 4 Chicago Bulls 1 5 5 0 Phil Jackson 73 1998 Utah Jazz 1 2 0 2 Jerry Sloan 2 4 Chicago Bulls 1 6 6 0 Phil Jackson 74 1999 e San Antonio Spurs 1 1 1 0 Gregg Popovich 4 1 New York Knicks 8 8 2 6 Jeff Van Gundy 76 2000 Los Angeles Lakers 1 25 12 13 Phil Jackson 4 2 Indiana Pacers 1 1 0 1 Larry Bird 77 2001 Los Angeles Lakers 2 26 13 13 Phil Jackson 4 1 Philadelphia 76ers 1 9 3 6 Larry Brown 78 2002 Los Angeles Lakers 3 27 14 13 Phil Jackson 4 0 New Jersey Nets 1 1 0 1 Byron Scott 79 2003 San Antonio Spurs 1 2 2 0 Gregg Popovich 4 2 New Jersey Nets 2 2 0 2 Byron Scott 80 2004 Los Angeles Lakers 2 28 14 14 Phil Jackson 1 4 Detroit Pistons 3 6 3 3 Larry Brown 81 2005 San Antonio Spurs 2 3 3 0 Gregg Popovich 4 3 Detroit Pistons 2 7 3 4 Larry Brown 82 2006 Dallas Mavericks 4 1 0 1 Avery Johnson 2 4 Miami Heat 2 1 1 0 Pat Riley 83 2007 San Antonio Spurs 3 4 4 0 Gregg Popovich 4 0 Cleveland Cavaliers 2 1 0 1 Mike Brown 84 2008 Los Angeles Lakers 1 29 14 15 Phil Jackson 2 4 Boston Celtics 1 20 17 3 Doc Rivers 85 2009 Los Angeles Lakers 1 30 15 15 Phil Jackson 4 1 Orlando Magic 3 2 0 2 Stan Van Gundy 86 2010 Los Angeles Lakers 1 31 16 15 Phil Jackson 4 3 Boston Celtics 4 21 17 4 Doc Rivers 87 2011 Dallas Mavericks 3 2 1 1 Rick Carlisle 4 2 Miami Heat 2 2 1 1 Erik Spoelstra 88 2012 f Oklahoma City Thunder 2 4 1 3 Scott Brooks 1 4 Miami Heat 2 3 2 1 Erik Spoelstra 91 2013 San Antonio Spurs 2 5 4 1 Gregg Popovich 3 4 Miami Heat 1 4 3 1 Erik Spoelstra 92 2014 San Antonio Spurs 1 6 5 1 Gregg Popovich 4 1 Miami Heat 2 5 3 2 Erik Spoelstra 93 2015 Golden State Warriors 1 7 4 3 Steve Kerr 4 2 Cleveland Cavaliers 2 2 0 2 David Blatt 94 2016 Golden State Warriors 1 8 4 4 Steve Kerr 3 4 Cleveland Cavaliers 1 3 1 2 Tyronn Lue 95 2017 Golden State Warriors 1 9 5 4 Steve Kerr 4 1 Cleveland Cavaliers 2 4 1 3 Tyronn Lue 96 2018 Golden State Warriors 2 10 6 4 Steve Kerr 4 0 Cleveland Cavaliers 4 5 1 4 Tyronn Lue 97 2019 Golden State Warriors 1 11 6 5 Steve Kerr 2 4 Toronto Raptors 2 1 1 0 Nick Nurse 98 2020 g Los Angeles Lakers 1 32 17 15 Frank Vogel 4 2 Miami Heat 5 6 3 3 Erik Spoelstra 100 2021 Phoenix Suns 2 3 0 3 Monty Williams 2 4 Milwaukee Bucks 3 3 2 1 Mike Budenholzer 101 2022 Golden State Warriors 3 12 7 5 Steve Kerr 4 2 Boston Celtics 2 22 17 5 Ime Udoka 102 Results by team EditTeam Win Loss Apps Pct Year s won Year s lostLos Angeles Lakers i 17 15 32 531 1949 1950 1952 1953 1954 1972 1980 1982 1985 1987 1988 2000 2001 2002 2009 2010 2020 1959 1962 1963 1965 1966 1968 1969 1970 1973 1983 1984 1989 1991 2004 2008Boston Celtics 17 5 22 773 1957 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1968 1969 1974 1976 1981 1984 1986 2008 1958 1985 1987 2010 2022Golden State Warriors ii 7 5 12 583 1947 1956 1975 2015 2017 2018 2022 1948 1964 1967 2016 2019Chicago Bulls 6 0 6 1 000 1991 1992 1993 1996 1997 1998 San Antonio Spurs 5 1 6 833 1999 2003 2005 2007 2014 2013Philadelphia 76ers iii 3 6 9 333 1955 1967 1983 1950 1954 1977 1980 1982 2001Detroit Pistons iv 3 4 7 429 1989 1990 2004 1955 1956 1988 2005Miami Heat 3 3 6 500 2006 2012 2013 2011 2014 2020New York Knicks 2 6 8 250 1970 1973 1951 1952 1953 1972 1994 1999Houston Rockets 2 2 4 500 1994 1995 1981 1986Milwaukee Bucks 2 1 3 667 1971 2021 1974Cleveland Cavaliers 1 4 5 200 2016 2007 2015 2017 2018Atlanta Hawks v 1 3 4 250 1958 1957 1960 1961Washington Wizards vi 1 3 4 250 1978 1971 1975 1979Oklahoma City Thunder vii 1 3 4 250 1979 1978 1996 2012Portland Trail Blazers 1 2 3 333 1977 1990 1992Dallas Mavericks 1 1 2 500 2011 2006Baltimore Bullets original folded in 1954 viii 1 0 1 1 000 1948 Sacramento Kings ix 1 0 1 1 000 1951 Toronto Raptors 1 0 1 1 000 2019 Phoenix Suns 0 3 3 000 1976 1993 2021Utah Jazz 0 2 2 000 1997 1998Brooklyn Nets x 0 2 2 000 2002 2003Orlando Magic 0 2 2 000 1995 2009Chicago Stags folded in 1950 0 1 1 000 1947Washington Capitols folded in 1951 0 1 1 000 1949Indiana Pacers 0 1 1 000 2000Charlotte Hornets Denver Nuggets Los Angeles Clippers Memphis Grizzlies Minnesota Timberwolves New Orleans Pelicans Includes record as Minneapolis Lakers Includes record as Philadelphia and San Francisco Warriors Includes record as Syracuse Nationals Includes record as Fort Wayne Pistons Includes record as St Louis Hawks Includes record as Baltimore and Washington Bullets Includes record as Seattle SuperSonics Not affiliated with the present day Washington Wizards known as the Baltimore Bullets from 1963 to 1973 Includes record as Rochester Royals Includes record as New York and New Jersey NetsFrequent matchups EditCount Matchup Record Years12 Boston Celtics vs Minneapolis Los Angeles Lakers Celtics 9 3 1959 1962 1963 1965 1966 1968 1969 1984 1985 1987 2008 20106 Minneapolis Los Angeles Lakers vs Syracuse Nationals Philadelphia 76ers Lakers 5 1 1950 1954 1980 1982 1983 20015 Minneapolis Los Angeles Lakers vs New York Knicks Lakers 3 2 1952 1953 1970 1972 19734 St Louis Hawks Atlanta Hawks vs Boston Celtics Celtics 3 1 1957 1958 1960 19614 Cleveland Cavaliers vs Golden State Warriors Warriors 3 1 2015 2016 2017 20183 Detroit Pistons vs Los Angeles Lakers Pistons 2 1 1988 1989 20042 Seattle SuperSonics Oklahoma City Thunder vs Washington Bullets Washington 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