List of NBA champions - wikipedia List of NBA champions This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 30 July 2018. hide National Basketball Association awards and honors Championship O'Brien Trophy Brown Trophy ( defunct ) Individual awards All - Star Game MVP Bill Russell Finals MVP Coach of the Year Defensive Player of the Year Executive of the Year J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Community Assist Award Most Improved Player Most Valuable Player Rookie of the Year Sixth Man of the Year Sportsmanship Award Twyman -- Stokes Teammate of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award Honors All - NBA Team All - Rookie Team All - Defensive Team 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. 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 1947 -- 1948, 1950 -- 1952, 1957 -- 1970, 1972 -- 1974, 1976 -- 1977, 1979 -- 1984, 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, 1953 -- 1955, and 1985 -- 2013, in a 1 -- 1 -- 1 -- 1 -- 1 -- 1 -- 1 format during 1956 and 1971 and in a 1 -- 2 -- 2 -- 1 -- 1 format during 1975 and 1978. 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 72 championships. Contents 1 Champions 2 Results by teams 3 Notes 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Champions The first brackets in the Western Champion and Eastern Champion columns indicate the teams ' playoff seed. The second brackets 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. Bold Winning team of the NBA Finals Year Western Champion Coach Result Eastern Champion Coach Reference 1947 Chicago Stags ( 1 ) ( 1, 0 -- 1 ) Harold Olsen 1 -- 4 Philadelphia Warriors ( 2 ) ( 1, 1 -- 0 ) Eddie Gottlieb 1948 Baltimore Bullets ( 2 ) ( 1, 1 -- 0 ) Buddy Jeannette 4 -- 2 Philadelphia Warriors ( 1 ) ( 2, 1 -- 1 ) Eddie Gottlieb 1949 Minneapolis Lakers ( 2 ) ( 1, 1 -- 0 ) John Kundla 4 -- 2 Washington Capitols ( 1 ) ( 1, 0 -- 1 ) Red Auerbach 1950 Minneapolis Lakers ( 1 ) ( 2, 2 -- 0 ) John Kundla 4 -- 2 Syracuse Nationals ( 1 ) ( 1, 0 -- 1 ) Al Cervi 1951 Rochester Royals ( 2 ) ( 1, 1 -- 0 ) Les Harrison 4 -- 3 New York Knicks ( 3 ) ( 1, 0 -- 1 ) Joe Lapchick 1952 Minneapolis Lakers ( 2 ) ( 3, 3 -- 0 ) John Kundla 4 -- 3 New York Knicks ( 3 ) ( 2, 0 -- 2 ) Joe Lapchick 1953 Minneapolis Lakers ( 1 ) ( 4, 4 -- 0 ) John Kundla 4 -- 1 New York Knicks ( 1 ) ( 3, 0 -- 3 ) Joe Lapchick 1954 Minneapolis Lakers ( 1 ) ( 5, 5 -- 0 ) John Kundla 4 -- 3 Syracuse Nationals ( 1 ) ( 3, 0 -- 3 ) Al Cervi 1955 Fort Wayne Pistons ( 1 ) ( 1, 0 -- 1 ) Charles Eckman 3 -- 4 Syracuse Nationals ( 1 ) ( 3, 1 -- 2 ) Al Cervi 1956 Fort Wayne Pistons ( 1 ) ( 2, 0 -- 2 ) Charles Eckman 1 -- 4 Philadelphia Warriors ( 1 ) ( 3, 2 -- 1 ) George Senesky 1957 St. Louis Hawks ( 1 ) ( 1, 0 -- 1 ) Alex Hannum 3 -- 4 Boston Celtics ( 1 ) ( 1, 1 -- 0 ) Red Auerbach 1958 St. Louis Hawks ( 1 ) ( 2, 1 -- 1 ) Alex Hannum 4 -- 2 Boston Celtics ( 1 ) ( 2, 1 -- 1 ) Red Auerbach 1959 Minneapolis Lakers ( 2 ) ( 6, 5 -- 1 ) John Kundla 0 -- 4 Boston Celtics ( 1 ) ( 3, 2 -- 1 ) Red Auerbach 1960 St. Louis Hawks ( 1 ) ( 3, 1 -- 2 ) Ed Macauley 3 -- 4 Boston Celtics ( 1 ) ( 4, 3 -- 1 ) Red Auerbach 1961 St. Louis Hawks ( 1 ) ( 4, 1 -- 3 ) Paul Seymour 1 -- 4 Boston Celtics ( 1 ) ( 5, 4 -- 1 ) Red Auerbach 1962 Los Angeles Lakers ( 1 ) ( 7, 5 -- 2 ) Fred Schaus 3 -- 4 Boston Celtics ( 1 ) ( 6, 5 -- 1 ) Red Auerbach 1963 Los Angeles Lakers ( 1 ) ( 8, 5 -- 3 ) Fred Schaus 2 -- 4 Boston Celtics ( 1 ) ( 7, 6 -- 1 ) Red Auerbach 1964 San Francisco Warriors ( 1 ) ( 4, 2 -- 2 ) Alex Hannum 1 -- 4 Boston Celtics ( 1 ) ( 8, 7 -- 1 ) Red Auerbach 1965 Los Angeles Lakers ( 1 ) ( 9, 5 -- 4 ) Fred Schaus 1 -- 4 Boston Celtics ( 1 ) ( 9, 8 -- 1 ) Red Auerbach 1966 Los Angeles Lakers ( 1 ) ( 10, 5 -- 5 ) Fred Schaus 3 -- 4 Boston Celtics ( 2 ) ( 10, 9 -- 1 ) Red Auerbach 1967 San Francisco Warriors ( 1 ) ( 5, 2 -- 3 ) Bill Sharman 2 -- 4 Philadelphia 76ers ( 1 ) ( 4, 2 -- 2 ) Alex Hannum 1968 Los Angeles Lakers ( 2 ) ( 11, 5 -- 6 ) Butch van Breda Kolff 2 -- 4 Boston Celtics ( 2 ) ( 11, 10 -- 1 ) Bill Russell 1969 Los Angeles Lakers ( 1 ) ( 12, 5 -- 7 ) Butch van Breda Kolff 3 -- 4 Boston Celtics ( 4 ) ( 12, 11 -- 1 ) Bill Russell 1970 Los Angeles Lakers ( 2 ) ( 13, 5 -- 8 ) Joe Mullaney 3 -- 4 New York Knicks ( 1 ) ( 4, 1 -- 3 ) Red Holzman 1971 Milwaukee Bucks ( 1 ) ( 1, 1 -- 0 ) Larry Costello 4 -- 0 Baltimore Bullets ( 1 ) ( 1, 0 -- 1 ) Gene Shue 1972 Los Angeles Lakers ( 1 ) ( 14, 6 -- 8 ) Bill Sharman 4 -- 1 New York Knicks ( 2 ) ( 5, 1 -- 4 ) Red Holzman 1973 Los Angeles Lakers ( 2 ) ( 15, 6 -- 9 ) Bill Sharman 1 -- 4 New York Knicks ( 2 ) ( 6, 2 -- 4 ) Red Holzman Milwaukee Bucks ( 1 ) ( 2, 1 -- 1 ) Larry Costello 3 -- 4 Boston Celtics ( 1 ) ( 13, 12 -- 1 ) Tom Heinsohn Golden State Warriors ( 1 ) ( 6, 3 -- 3 ) Al Attles 4 -- 0 Washington Bullets ( 2 ) ( 2, 0 -- 2 ) K.C. Jones 1976 Phoenix Suns ( 3 ) ( 1, 0 -- 1 ) John MacLeod 2 -- 4 Boston Celtics ( 1 ) ( 14, 13 -- 1 ) Tom Heinsohn 1977 Portland Trail Blazers ( 3 ) ( 1, 1 -- 0 ) Jack Ramsey 4 -- 2 Philadelphia 76ers ( 1 ) ( 5, 2 -- 3 ) Gene Shue 1978 Seattle SuperSonics ( 4 ) ( 1, 0 -- 1 ) Lenny Wilkens 3 -- 4 Washington Bullets ( 3 ) ( 3, 1 -- 2 ) Dick Motta 1979 Seattle SuperSonics ( 1 ) ( 2, 1 -- 1 ) Lenny Wilkens 4 -- 1 Washington Bullets ( 1 ) ( 4, 1 -- 3 ) Dick Motta 1980 Los Angeles Lakers ( 1 ) ( 16, 7 -- 9 ) Paul Westhead 4 -- 2 Philadelphia 76ers ( 3 ) ( 6, 2 -- 4 ) Billy Cunningham 1981 Houston Rockets ( 6 ) ( 1, 0 -- 1 ) Del Harris 2 -- 4 Boston Celtics ( 1 ) ( 15, 14 -- 1 ) Bill Fitch 1982 Los Angeles Lakers ( 1 ) ( 17, 8 -- 9 ) Pat Riley 4 -- 2 Philadelphia 76ers ( 3 ) ( 7, 2 -- 5 ) Billy Cunningham Los Angeles Lakers ( 1 ) ( 18, 8 -- 10 ) Pat Riley 0 -- 4 Philadelphia 76ers ( 1 ) ( 8, 3 -- 5 ) Billy Cunningham 1984 Los Angeles Lakers ( 1 ) ( 19, 8 -- 11 ) Pat Riley 3 -- 4 Boston Celtics ( 1 ) ( 16, 15 -- 1 ) K.C. Jones 1985 Los Angeles Lakers ( 1 ) ( 20, 9 -- 11 ) Pat Riley 4 -- 2 Boston Celtics ( 1 ) ( 17, 15 -- 2 ) K.C. Jones 1986 Houston Rockets ( 2 ) ( 2, 0 -- 2 ) Bill Fitch 2 -- 4 Boston Celtics ( 1 ) ( 18, 16 -- 2 ) K.C. Jones Los Angeles Lakers ( 1 ) ( 21, 10 -- 11 ) Pat Riley 4 -- 2 Boston Celtics ( 1 ) ( 19, 16 -- 3 ) K.C. Jones 1988 Los Angeles Lakers ( 1 ) ( 22, 11 -- 11 ) Pat Riley 4 -- 3 Detroit Pistons ( 2 ) ( 3, 0 -- 3 ) Chuck Daly 1989 Los Angeles Lakers ( 1 ) ( 23, 11 -- 12 ) Pat Riley 0 -- 4 Detroit Pistons ( 1 ) ( 4, 1 -- 3 ) Chuck Daly 1990 Portland Trail Blazers ( 3 ) ( 2, 1 -- 1 ) Rick Adelman 1 -- 4 Detroit Pistons ( 1 ) ( 5, 2 -- 3 ) Chuck Daly 1991 Los Angeles Lakers ( 3 ) ( 24, 11 -- 13 ) Mike Dunleavy 1 -- 4 Chicago Bulls ( 1 ) ( 1, 1 -- 0 ) Phil Jackson 1992 Portland Trail Blazers ( 1 ) ( 3, 1 -- 2 ) Rick Adelman 2 -- 4 Chicago Bulls ( 1 ) ( 2, 2 -- 0 ) Phil Jackson 1993 Phoenix Suns ( 1 ) ( 2, 0 -- 2 ) Paul Westphal 2 -- 4 Chicago Bulls ( 2 ) ( 3, 3 -- 0 ) Phil Jackson 1994 Houston Rockets ( 2 ) ( 3, 1 -- 2 ) Rudy Tomjanovich 4 -- 3 New York Knicks ( 2 ) ( 7, 2 -- 5 ) Pat Riley 1995 Houston Rockets ( 6 ) ( 4, 2 -- 2 ) Rudy Tomjanovich 4 -- 0 Orlando Magic ( 1 ) ( 1, 0 -- 1 ) Brian Hill Seattle SuperSonics ( 1 ) ( 3, 1 -- 2 ) George Karl 2 -- 4 Chicago Bulls ( 1 ) ( 4, 4 -- 0 ) Phil Jackson 1997 Utah Jazz ( 1 ) ( 1, 0 -- 1 ) Jerry Sloan 2 -- 4 Chicago Bulls ( 1 ) ( 5, 5 -- 0 ) Phil Jackson 1998 Utah Jazz ( 1 ) ( 2, 0 -- 2 ) Jerry Sloan 2 -- 4 Chicago Bulls ( 1 ) ( 6, 6 -- 0 ) Phil Jackson 1999 San Antonio Spurs ( 1 ) ( 1, 1 -- 0 ) Gregg Popovich 4 -- 1 New York Knicks ( 8 ) ( 8, 2 -- 6 ) Jeff Van Gundy 2000 Los Angeles Lakers ( 1 ) ( 25, 12 -- 13 ) Phil Jackson 4 -- 2 Indiana Pacers ( 1 ) ( 1, 0 -- 1 ) Larry Bird 2001 Los Angeles Lakers ( 2 ) ( 26, 13 -- 13 ) Phil Jackson 4 -- 1 Philadelphia 76ers ( 1 ) ( 9, 3 -- 6 ) Larry Brown 2002 Los Angeles Lakers ( 3 ) ( 27, 14 -- 13 ) Phil Jackson 4 -- 0 New Jersey Nets ( 1 ) ( 1, 0 -- 1 ) Byron Scott 2003 San Antonio Spurs ( 1 ) ( 2, 2 -- 0 ) Gregg Popovich 4 -- 2 New Jersey Nets ( 2 ) ( 2, 0 -- 2 ) Byron Scott Los Angeles Lakers ( 2 ) ( 28, 14 -- 14 ) Phil Jackson 1 -- 4 Detroit Pistons ( 3 ) ( 6, 3 -- 3 ) Larry Brown 2005 San Antonio Spurs ( 2 ) ( 3, 3 -- 0 ) Gregg Popovich 4 -- 3 Detroit Pistons ( 2 ) ( 7, 3 -- 4 ) Larry Brown 2006 Dallas Mavericks ( 4 ) ( 1, 0 -- 1 ) Avery Johnson 2 -- 4 Miami Heat ( 2 ) ( 1, 1 -- 0 ) Pat Riley 2007 San Antonio Spurs ( 3 ) ( 4, 4 -- 0 ) Gregg Popovich 4 -- 0 Cleveland Cavaliers ( 2 ) ( 1, 0 -- 1 ) Mike Brown 2008 Los Angeles Lakers ( 1 ) ( 29, 14 -- 15 ) Phil Jackson 2 -- 4 Boston Celtics ( 1 ) ( 20, 17 -- 3 ) Doc Rivers 2009 Los Angeles Lakers ( 1 ) ( 30, 15 -- 15 ) Phil Jackson 4 -- 1 Orlando Magic ( 3 ) ( 2, 0 -- 2 ) Stan Van Gundy Los Angeles Lakers ( 1 ) ( 31, 16 -- 15 ) Phil Jackson 4 -- 3 Boston Celtics ( 4 ) ( 21, 17 -- 4 ) Doc Rivers 2011 Dallas Mavericks ( 3 ) ( 2, 1 -- 1 ) Rick Carlisle 4 -- 2 Miami Heat ( 2 ) ( 2, 1 -- 1 ) Erik Spoelstra 2012 Oklahoma City Thunder ( 2 ) ( 4, 1 -- 3 ) Scott Brooks 1 -- 4 Miami Heat ( 2 ) ( 3, 2 -- 1 ) Erik Spoelstra 2013 San Antonio Spurs ( 2 ) ( 5, 4 -- 1 ) Gregg Popovich 3 -- 4 Miami Heat ( 1 ) ( 4, 3 -- 1 ) Erik Spoelstra 2014 San Antonio Spurs ( 1 ) ( 6, 5 -- 1 ) Gregg Popovich 4 -- 1 Miami Heat ( 2 ) ( 5, 3 -- 2 ) Erik Spoelstra 2015 Golden State Warriors ( 1 ) ( 7, 4 -- 3 ) Steve Kerr 4 -- 2 Cleveland Cavaliers ( 2 ) ( 2, 0 -- 2 ) David Blatt 2016 Golden State Warriors ( 1 ) ( 8, 4 -- 4 ) Steve Kerr 3 -- 4 Cleveland Cavaliers ( 1 ) ( 3, 1 -- 2 ) Tyronn Lue 2017 Golden State Warriors ( 1 ) ( 9, 5 -- 4 ) Steve Kerr 4 -- 1 Cleveland Cavaliers ( 2 ) ( 4, 1 -- 3 ) Tyronn Lue 2018 Golden State Warriors ( 2 ) ( 10, 6 -- 4 ) Steve Kerr 4 -- 0 Cleveland Cavaliers ( 4 ) ( 5, 1 -- 4 ) Tyronn Lue Results by teams Teams Win Loss Total Year ( s ) won Year ( s ) lost Boston Celtics 17 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 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 6 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014 2013 Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers 6 9 1955, 1967, 1983 1950, 1954, 1977, 1980, 1982, 2001 Fort Wayne / Detroit Pistons 7 1989, 1990, 2004 1955, 1956, 1988, 2005 Miami Heat 5 2006, 2012, 2013 2011, 2014 New York Knicks 6 8 1970, 1973 1951, 1952, 1953, 1972, 1994, 1999 Houston Rockets 1994, 1995 1981, 1986 Cleveland Cavaliers 5 2016 2007, 2015, 2017, 2018 St. Louis / Atlanta Hawks 1958 1957, 1960, 1961 Baltimore / Washington Bullets / Washington Wizards 1978 1971, 1975, 1979 Seattle SuperSonics / Oklahoma City Thunder 1979 1978, 1996, 2012 Portland Trail Blazers 1977 1990, 1992 Milwaukee Bucks 1971 Dallas Mavericks 2011 2006 Baltimore Bullets ( original ) ( folded in 1954 ) 0 1948 -- Rochester / Cincinnati Royals / Kansas City / Sacramento Kings 0 1951 -- Phoenix Suns 0 -- 1976, 1993 New Orleans / Utah Jazz 0 -- 1997, 1998 New Jersey / Brooklyn Nets 0 -- 2002, 2003 Orlando Magic 0 -- 1995, 2009 Chicago Stags ( folded in 1950 ) 0 -- 1947 Washington Capitols ( folded in 1951 ) 0 -- 1949 Indiana Pacers 0 -- 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 Jump up ^ Due to the NBA 's realignment into three divisions, 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 champion Syracuse had the best regular season record among the division champions, causing Central Division ( no relation to the current Central Division ) champion Minneapolis to face Western Division champion Anderson Packers in the NBA Semifinals. Jump up ^ The trophy was renamed for Walter A. Brown. Jump up ^ The trophy was replaced by a new design. Jump up ^ The trophy was renamed for Larry O'Brien. Jump up ^ Due to a lockout, the season did not start until February 5, 1999, and all 29 teams played a shortened 50 game regular season schedule. Jump up ^ Due to a lockout, the season did not start until December 25, 2011 and all 30 teams played a shortened 66 - game regular season schedule. Jump up ^ Not affiliated with the present - day Washington Wizards who were known as the Baltimore / Capital / Washington Bullets from 1963 to 1997. 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Jump up ^ `` Celtics Win First Bird - Magic Finals Showdown ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved May 17, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Kareem, Lakers Conquer the Celtic Mystique ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved May 17, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Frontcourt Vaults Celtics to Front of the Pack ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved May 17, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Magic Maneuvers Lakers Past Celtics ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved May 17, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Lakers Capture the Elusive Repeat ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved May 17, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Waiting Game Ends for Impatient Pistons ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved May 17, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Bad Boys Still the Best ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved May 17, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Bulls Finally Get That Championship Feeling ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved May 17, 2008. 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