NBA Finals

The **NBA Finals**, previously known as the **NBA World Championship Series** until 1987, is the championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA), played under a best-of-seven playoff format. The team who wins the Eastern Conference Finals earns one of the two places in the championship round, with the other place for the team that wins the Western Conference Finals to win the Larry O’ Brien Trophy, which was named after the former commissioner. This event has been played at the end of every NBA and BAA season in history. The first was held in 1947. The Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers are the teams with the most NBA Finals wins with 18 victories.

## List of NBA champions

|Year|Western Champion|Margin|Eastern Champion|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1947|Chicago Stags|1-4|**Philadelphia Warriors**|
|1948|**Baltimore Bullets**|4–2|Philadelphia Warriors|
|1949|**Minneapolis Lakers**|4-2|Washington Capitols|
|1950|**Minneapolis Lakers**|4–2|Syracuse Nationals|
|1951|**Rochester Royals**|4–3|New York Knicks|
|1952|**Minneapolis Lakers**|4–3|New York Knicks|
|1953|**Minneapolis Lakers**|4–1|New York Knicks|
|1954|**Minneapolis Lakers**|4–3|Syracuse Nationals|
|1955|Ft. Wayne Pistons|3-4|**Syracuse Nationals**|
|1956|Ft. Wayne Pistons|1-4|**Philadelphia Warriors**|
|1957|St. Louis Hawks|3-4|**Boston Celtics**|
|1958|**St. Louis Hawks**|4-2|Boston Celtics|
|1959|Minneapolis Lakers|0-4|**Boston Celtics**|
|1960|St. Louis Hawks|3-4|**Boston Celtics**|
|1961|St. Louis Hawks|1-4|**Boston Celtics**|
|1962|Los Angeles Lakers|3-4|**Boston Celtics**|
|1963|Los Angeles Lakers|2-4|**Boston Celtics**|
|1964|San Francisco Warriors|1-4|**Boston Celtics**|
|1965|Los Angeles Lakers|1-4|**Boston Celtics**|
|1966|Los Angeles Lakers|3-4|**Boston Celtics**|
|1967|San Francisco Warriors|2-4|**Philadelphia 76ers**|
|1968|Los Angeles Lakers|2-4|**Boston Celtics**|
|1969|Los Angeles Lakers|3-4|**Boston Celtics**|
|1970|Los Angeles Lakers|3–4|**New York Knicks**|
|1971|**Milwaukee Bucks**|4–0|Baltimore Bullets|
|1972|**Los Angeles Lakers**|4–1|New York Knicks|
|1973|Los Angeles Lakers|1–4|**New York Knicks**|
|1974|Milwaukee Bucks|3–4|**Boston Celtics**|
|1975|**Golden State Warriors**|4–0|Washington Bullets|
|1976|Phoenix Suns|2–4|**Boston Celtics**|
|1977|**Portland Trail Blazers**|4–2|Philadelphia 76ers|
|1978|Seattle SuperSonics|3–4|**Washington Bullets**|
|1979|**Seattle SuperSonics**|4–1|Washington Bullets|
|1980|**Los Angeles Lakers**|4–2|Philadelphia 76ers|
|1981|Houston Rockets|2–4|**Boston Celtics**|
|1982|**Los Angeles Lakers**|4–2|Philadelphia 76ers|
|1983|Los Angeles Lakers|0–4|**Philadelphia 76ers**|
|1984|Los Angeles Lakers|3–4|**Boston Celtics**|
|1985|**Los Angeles Lakers**|4–2|Boston Celtics|
|1986|Houston Rockets|2–4|**Boston Celtics**|
|1987|**Los Angeles Lakers**|4–2|Boston Celtics|
|1988|**Los Angeles Lakers**|4–3|Detroit Pistons|
|1989|Los Angeles Lakers|0–4|**Detroit Pistons**|
|1990|Portland Trail Blazers|1–4|**Detroit Pistons**|
|1991|Los Angeles Lakers|1–4|**Chicago Bulls**|
|1992|Portland Trail Blazers|2–4|**Chicago Bulls**|
|1993|Phoenix Suns|2–4|**Chicago Bulls**|
|1994|**Houston Rockets**|4–3|New York Knicks|
|1995|**Houston Rockets**|4–0|Orlando Magic|
|1996|Seattle SuperSonics|2–4|**Chicago Bulls**|
|1997|Utah Jazz|2–4|**Chicago Bulls**|
|1998|Utah Jazz|2–4|**Chicago Bulls**|
|1999*|**San Antonio Spurs**|4–1|New York Knicks|
|2000|**Los Angeles Lakers**|4–2|Indiana Pacers|
|2001|**Los Angeles Lakers**|4–1|Philadelphia 76ers|
|2002|**Los Angeles Lakers**|4–0|New Jersey Nets|
|2003|**San Antonio Spurs**|4–2|New Jersey Nets|
|2004|Los Angeles Lakers|1–4|**Detroit Pistons**|
|2005|**San Antonio Spurs**|4–3|Detroit Pistons|
|2006|Dallas Mavericks|2–4|**Miami Heat**|
|2007|**San Antonio Spurs**|4–0|Cleveland Cavaliers|
|2008|Los Angeles Lakers|2–4|**Boston Celtics**|
|2009|**Los Angeles Lakers**|4–1|Orlando Magic|
|2010|**Los Angeles Lakers**|4–3|Boston Celtics|
|2011|**Dallas Mavericks**|4-2|Miami Heat|
|2012|Oklahoma City Thunder|1-4|**Miami Heat**|
|2013|San Antonio Spurs|3-4|**Miami Heat**|
|2014|**San Antonio Spurs**|4-1|Miami Heat|
|2015|**Golden State Warriors**|4-2|Cleveland Cavaliers|
|2016|Golden State Warriors|3-4|**Cleveland Cavaliers**|
|2017|**Golden State Warriors**|4-1|Cleveland Cavaliers|
|2018|**Golden State Warriors**|4-0|Cleveland Cavaliers|
|2019|Golden State Warriors|2-4|**Toronto Raptors**|
|2020|**Los Angeles Lakers**|4-2|Miami Heat|
|2021|Phoenix Suns|2-4|**Milwaukee Bucks**|
|2022|**Golden State Warriors**|4-2|Boston Celtics|
|2023|**Denver Nuggets**|4-1|Miami Heat|
|2024|**Boston Celtics**|4-1|Dallas Mavericks|
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