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The National Basketball Association (NBA) (formerly Basketball Association of America (BAA) from 1946 to 1949) Finals is the championship series for the NBA and the conclusion of the NBA's postseason. All Finals have been played in a best-of-seven format, and contested between the winners of the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference (formerly Divisions before 1970), except in 1950 in which the Eastern Division champion faced the winner between the Western and Central Division champions. Prior to 1949, the playoffs were instituted 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.

The home-and-away format in the NBA Finals is in a 2–2–1–1–1 format (the team with the better regular season record plays on their home court in Games 1, 2, 5 and 7) during 19471948, 19501952, 19571970, 19721974, 19761977, 19791984, 2014–present. It was previously in a 2–3–2 format (the team with the better regular season record plays on their home court in Games 1, 2, 6 and 7) during 1949, 19531955, and 19852013,[4][5][6][7][8][9] in a 1–1–1–1–1–1–1 format during 1956 and 1971[10][11] and in a 1–2–2–1–1 format during 1975 and 1978.[12][13]

The Eastern Conference/Division leads the Western Conference/Division in series won (38–32). The defunct Central Division won one championship. The Boston Celtics and the Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers alone own almost half of the titles, having won a combined 33 of 70 championships.

Champions

Numbers in parentheses in the table are NBA Finals appearances as of the date of that NBA Finals, and are used as follows:

  • Winning team and losing team columns indicate the number of times that team has appeared in an NBA Finals as well as each respective teams' NBA Finals record to date.
Year Winning team Coach Games Losing team Coach Ref
1947 Philadelphia Warriors (1, 1–0) Eddie Gottlieb 4–1 Chicago Stags (1, 0–1) Harold Olsen [14]
1948 Baltimore Bullets (1, 1–0) Buddy Jeannette 4–2 Philadelphia Warriors (2, 1–1) Eddie Gottlieb [15]
1949 Minneapolis Lakers (1, 1–0) John Kundla 4–2 Washington Capitols (1, 0–1) Red Auerbach [16]
1950 Minneapolis Lakers (2, 2–0) John Kundla 4–2 Syracuse Nationals (1, 0–1) Al Cervi [17]
1951 Rochester Royals (1, 1–0) Les Harrison 4–3 New York Knicks (1, 0–1) Joe Lapchick [18]
1952 Minneapolis Lakers (3, 3–0) John Kundla 4–3 New York Knicks (2, 0–2) Joe Lapchick [19]
1953 Minneapolis Lakers (4, 4–0) John Kundla 4–1 New York Knicks (3, 0–3) Joe Lapchick [20]
1954 Minneapolis Lakers (5, 5–0) John Kundla 4–3 Syracuse Nationals (2, 0–2) Al Cervi [21]
1955 Syracuse Nationals (3, 1–2) Al Cervi 4–3 Fort Wayne Pistons (1, 0–1) Charles Eckman [22]
1956 Philadelphia Warriors (3, 2–1) George Senesky 4–1 Fort Wayne Pistons (2, 0–2) Charles Eckman [23]
1957 Boston Celtics (1, 1–0) Red Auerbach 4–3 St. Louis Hawks (1, 0–1) Alex Hannum [24]
1958 St. Louis Hawks (2, 1–1) Alex Hannum 4–2 Boston Celtics (2, 1–1) Red Auerbach [25]
1959 Boston Celtics (3, 2–1) Red Auerbach 4–0 Minneapolis Lakers (6, 5–1) John Kundla [26]
1960 Boston Celtics (4, 3–1) Red Auerbach 4–3 St. Louis Hawks (3, 1–2) Ed Macauley [27]
1961 Boston Celtics (5, 4–1) Red Auerbach 4–1 St. Louis Hawks (4, 1–3) Paul Seymour [28]
1962 Boston Celtics (6, 5–1) Red Auerbach 4–3 Los Angeles Lakers (7, 5–2) Fred Schaus [29]
1963 Boston Celtics (7, 6–1) Red Auerbach 4–2 Los Angeles Lakers (8, 5–3) Fred Schaus [30]
1964 Boston Celtics (8, 7–1) Red Auerbach 4–1 San Francisco Warriors (4, 2–2) Alex Hannum [31]
1965 Boston Celtics (9, 8–1) Red Auerbach 4–1 Los Angeles Lakers (9, 5–4) Fred Schaus [32]
1966 Boston Celtics (10, 9–1) Red Auerbach 4–3 Los Angeles Lakers (10, 5–5) Fred Schaus [33]
1967 Philadelphia 76ers (4, 2–2) Alex Hannum 4–2 San Francisco Warriors (5, 2–3) Bill Sharman [34]
1968 Boston Celtics (11, 10–1) Bill Russell 4–2 Los Angeles Lakers (11, 5–6) Butch van Breda Kolff [35]
1969 Boston Celtics (12, 11–1) Bill Russell 4–3 Los Angeles Lakers (12, 5–7) Butch van Breda Kolff [36]
1970 New York Knicks (4, 1–3) Red Holzman 4–3 Los Angeles Lakers (13, 5–8) Joe Mullaney [37]
1971 Milwaukee Bucks (1, 1–0) Larry Costello 4–0 Baltimore Bullets (1, 0–1) Gene Shue [38]
1972 Los Angeles Lakers (14, 6–8) Bill Sharman 4–1 New York Knicks (5, 1–4) Red Holzman [39]
1973 New York Knicks (6, 2–4) Red Holzman 4–1 Los Angeles Lakers (15, 6–9) Bill Sharman [40]
1974 Boston Celtics (13, 12–1) Tom Heinsohn 4–3 Milwaukee Bucks (2, 1–1) Larry Costello [41]
1975 Golden State Warriors (6, 3–3) Al Attles 4–0 Washington Bullets (2, 0–2) K. C. Jones [42]
1976 Boston Celtics (14, 13–1) Tom Heinsohn 4–2 Phoenix Suns (1, 0–1) John MacLeod [43]
1977 Portland Trail Blazers (1, 1–0) Jack Ramsay 4–2 Philadelphia 76ers (5, 2–3) Gene Shue [44]
1978 Washington Bullets (3, 1–2) Dick Motta 4–3 Seattle SuperSonics (1, 0–1) Lenny Wilkens [45]
1979 Seattle SuperSonics (2, 1–1) Lenny Wilkens 4–1 Washington Bullets (4, 1–3) Dick Motta [46]
1980 Los Angeles Lakers (16, 7–9) Paul Westhead 4–2 Philadelphia 76ers (6, 2–4) Billy Cunningham [47]
1981 Boston Celtics (15, 14–1) Bill Fitch 4–2 Houston Rockets (1, 0–1) Del Harris [48]
1982 Los Angeles Lakers (17, 8–9) Pat Riley 4–2 Philadelphia 76ers (7, 2–5) Billy Cunningham [49]
1983 Philadelphia 76ers (8, 3–5) Billy Cunningham 4–0 Los Angeles Lakers (18, 8–10) Pat Riley [50]
1984 Boston Celtics (16, 15–1) K. C. Jones 4–3 Los Angeles Lakers (19, 8–11) Pat Riley [51]
1985 Los Angeles Lakers (20, 9–11) Pat Riley 4–2 Boston Celtics (17, 15–2) K. C. Jones [52]
1986 Boston Celtics (18, 16–2) K. C. Jones 4–2 Houston Rockets (2, 0–2) Bill Fitch [53]
1987 Los Angeles Lakers (21, 10–11) Pat Riley 4–2 Boston Celtics (19, 16–3) K. C. Jones [54]
1988 Los Angeles Lakers (22, 11–11) Pat Riley 4–3 Detroit Pistons (3, 0–3) Chuck Daly [55]
1989 Detroit Pistons (4, 1–3) Chuck Daly 4–0 Los Angeles Lakers (23, 11–12) Pat Riley [56]
1990 Detroit Pistons (5, 2–3) Chuck Daly 4–1 Portland Trail Blazers (2, 1–1) Rick Adelman [57]
1991 Chicago Bulls (1, 1–0) Phil Jackson 4–1 Los Angeles Lakers (24, 11–13) Mike Dunleavy [58]
1992 Chicago Bulls (2, 2–0) Phil Jackson 4–2 Portland Trail Blazers (3, 1–2) Rick Adelman [59]
1993 Chicago Bulls (3, 3–0) Phil Jackson 4–2 Phoenix Suns (2, 0–2) Paul Westphal [60]
1994 Houston Rockets (3, 1–2) Rudy Tomjanovich 4–3 New York Knicks (7, 2–5) Pat Riley [61]
1995 Houston Rockets (4, 2–2) Rudy Tomjanovich 4–0 Orlando Magic (1, 0–1) Brian Hill [62]
1996 Chicago Bulls (4, 4–0) Phil Jackson 4–2 Seattle SuperSonics (3, 1–2) George Karl [63]
1997 Chicago Bulls (5, 5–0) Phil Jackson 4–2 Utah Jazz (1, 0–1) Jerry Sloan [64]
1998 Chicago Bulls (6, 6–0) Phil Jackson 4–2 Utah Jazz (2, 0–2) Jerry Sloan [65]
1999 San Antonio Spurs (1, 1–0) Gregg Popovich 4–1 New York Knicks (8, 2–6) Jeff Van Gundy [66]
2000 Los Angeles Lakers (25, 12–13) Phil Jackson 4–2 Indiana Pacers (1, 0–1) Larry Bird [67]
2001 Los Angeles Lakers (26, 13–13) Phil Jackson 4–1 Philadelphia 76ers (9, 3–6) Larry Brown [68]
2002 Los Angeles Lakers (27, 14–13) Phil Jackson 4–0 New Jersey Nets (1, 0–1) Byron Scott [69]
2003 San Antonio Spurs (2, 2–0) Gregg Popovich 4–2 New Jersey Nets (2, 0–2) Byron Scott [70]
2004 Detroit Pistons (6, 3–3) Larry Brown 4–1 Los Angeles Lakers (28, 14–14) Phil Jackson [71]
2005 San Antonio Spurs (3, 3–0) Gregg Popovich 4–3 Detroit Pistons (7, 3–4) Larry Brown [72]
2006 Miami Heat (1, 1–0) Pat Riley 4–2 Dallas Mavericks (1, 0–1) Avery Johnson [73]
2007 San Antonio Spurs (4, 4–0) Gregg Popovich 4–0 Cleveland Cavaliers (1, 0–1) Mike Brown [74]
2008 Boston Celtics (20, 17–3) Doc Rivers 4–2 Los Angeles Lakers (29, 14–15) Phil Jackson [75]
2009 Los Angeles Lakers (30, 15–15) Phil Jackson 4–1 Orlando Magic (2, 0–2) Stan Van Gundy [76]
2010 Los Angeles Lakers (31, 16–15) Phil Jackson 4–3 Boston Celtics (21, 17–4) Doc Rivers [77]
2011 Dallas Mavericks (2, 1–1) Rick Carlisle 4–2 Miami Heat (2, 1–1) Erik Spoelstra [78]
2012 Miami Heat (3, 2–1) Erik Spoelstra 4–1 Oklahoma City Thunder (4, 1–3) Scott Brooks [79]
2013 Miami Heat (4, 3–1) Erik Spoelstra 4–3 San Antonio Spurs (5, 4–1) Gregg Popovich [80]
2014 San Antonio Spurs (6, 5–1) Gregg Popovich 4–1 Miami Heat (5, 3–2) Erik Spoelstra [81]
2015 Golden State Warriors (7, 4–3) Steve Kerr 4–2 Cleveland Cavaliers (2, 0–2) David Blatt [82]
2016 Cleveland Cavaliers (3, 1–2) Tyronn Lue 4–3 Golden State Warriors (8, 4–4) Steve Kerr [83]
2017 Golden State Warriors (9, 5–4) Steve Kerr 4–1 Cleveland Cavaliers (4, 1–3) Tyronn Lue [84]
2018 Golden State Warriors (10, 6–4) Steve Kerr 4–0 Cleveland Cavaliers (5, 1–4)  Tyronn Lue [85]

Results by teams

Teams Win Loss Total Year(s) won Year(s) lost
Boston Celtics 17 4 21 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1984, 1986, 2008 1958, 1985, 1987, 2010
Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers 16 15 31 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1972, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1991, 2004, 2008
Philadelphia/San Francisco/Golden State Warriors 6 4 10 1947, 1956, 1975, 2015, 2017, 2018 1948, 1964, 1967, 2016
Chicago Bulls 6 0 6 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998
San Antonio Spurs 5 1 6 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014 2013
Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers 3 6 9 1955, 1967, 1983 1950, 1954, 1977, 1980, 1982, 2001
Fort Wayne/Detroit Pistons 3 4 7 1989, 1990, 2004 1955, 1956, 1988, 2005
Miami Heat 3 2 5 2006, 2012, 2013 2011, 2014
New York Knicks 2 6 8 1970, 1973 1951, 1952, 1953, 1972, 1994, 1999
Houston Rockets 2 2 4 1994, 1995 1981, 1986
Cleveland Cavaliers 1 4 5 2016 2007, 2015, 2017, 2018
St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks 1 3 4 1958 1957, 1960, 1961
Baltimore/Washington Bullets/Washington Wizards 1 3 4 1978 1971, 1975, 1979
Seattle SuperSonics/Oklahoma City Thunder 1 3 4 1979 1978, 1996, 2012
Portland Trail Blazers 1 2 3 1977 1990, 1992
Milwaukee Bucks 1 1 2 1971 1974
Dallas Mavericks 1 1 2 2011 2006
Baltimore Bullets (original) (folded in 1954)[a] 1 0 1 1948
Rochester/Cincinnati Royals/Kansas City/Sacramento Kings 1 0 1 1951
Phoenix Suns 0 2 2 1976, 1993
New Orleans/Utah Jazz 0 2 2 1997, 1998
New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets 0 2 2 2002, 2003
Orlando Magic 0 2 2 1995, 2009
Chicago Stags (folded in 1950) 0 1 1 1947
Washington Capitols (folded in 1951) 0 1 1 1949
Indiana Pacers 0 1 1 2000
Buffalo Braves/San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers
Charlotte Hornets/Bobcats
Denver Nuggets
Minnesota Timberwolves
New Orleans Hornets/Pelicans
Toronto Raptors
Vancouver/Memphis Grizzlies

Notes

  1. ^ Not affiliated with the present-day Washington Wizards who were known as the Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets from 1963 to 1997.

See also

References

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