NBA Finals

The NBA Finals is a championship series in the National Basketball Association.
==List of Champions==
*1947 - Philadelphia Warriors
*1948 - Baltimore Bullets
*1949 - Minneapolis Lakers
*1950 - Minneapolis Lakers
*1951 - Rochester Royals
*1952 - Minneapolis Lakers
*1953 - Minneapolis Lakers
*1954 - Minneapolis Lakers
*1955 - Syracuse Nationals
*1956 - Philadelphia Warriors
*1957 - Boston Celtics
*1958 - St. Louis Hawks
*1959 - Boston Celtics
*1960 - Boston Celtics
*1961 - Boston Celtics
*1962 - Boston Celtics
*1963 - Boston Celtics
*1964 - Boston Celtics
*1965 - Boston Celtics
*1966 - Boston Celtics
*1967 - Philadelphia 76ers
*1968 - Boston Celtics
*1969 - Boston Celtics
*1970 - New York Knicks
*1971 - Milwaukee Bucks
*1972 - Los Angeles Lakers
*1973 - New York Knicks
*1974 - Boston Celtics
*1975 - Golden State Warriors
*1976 - Boston Celtics
*1977 - Portland Trail Blazers
*1978 - Washington Bullets
*1979 - Seattle Supersonics
*1980 - Los Angeles Lakers
*1981 - Boston Celtics
*1982 - Los Angeles Lakers
*1983 - Philadelphia 76ers
*1984 - Boston Celtics
*1985 - Los Angeles Lakers
*1986 - Boston Celtics
*1987 - Los Angeles Lakers
*1988 - Los Angeles Lakers
*1989 - Detroit Pistons
*1990 - Detroit Pistons
*1991 - Chicago Bulls
*1992 - Chicago Bulls
*1993 - Chicago Bulls
*1994 - Houston Rockets
*1995 - Houston Rockets
*1996 - Chicago Bulls
*1997 - Chicago Bulls
*1998 - Chicago Bulls
*1999 - San Antonio Spurs
*2000 - Los Angeles Lakers
*2001 - Los Angeles Lakers
*2002 - Los Angeles Lakers
*2003 - San Antonio Spurs
*2004 - Detroit Pistons
*2005 - San Antonio Spurs
*2006 - Miami Heat
*2007 - San Antonio Spurs
*2008 - Boston Celtics
*2009 - Los Angeles Lakers
*2010 - Los Angeles Lakers
*2011 - Dallas Mavericks
*2012 - Miami Heat
*2013 - Miami Heat
*2014 - San Antonio Spurs
*2015 - Golden State Warriors
*2016 - Cleveland Cavaliers
*2017 - Golden State Warriors
*2018 - Golden State Warriors
*2019 - Toronto Raptors
*2020 - Los Angeles Lakers
*2021 - Milwaukee Bucks
*2022 - Golden State Warriors
*2023 - Denver Nuggets
==MVPS==
*1969 - Jerry West (Los Angeles Lakers)
*1970 - Willis Reed (New York Knicks)
*1971 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Milwaukee Bucks)
*1972 - Wilt Chamberlain (Los Angeles Lakers)
*1973 - Willis Reed (New York Knicks)
*1974 - John Havlicek (Boston Celtics)
*1975 - Rick Barry (Golden State Warriors)
*1976 - Jo Jo White (Boston Celtics)
*1977 - Bill Walton (Portland Trail Blazers)
*1978 - Wes Unseld (Washington Bullets)
*1979 - Dennis Johnson (Seattle Supersonics)
*1980 - Magic Johnson (Los Angeles Lakers)
*1981 - Cedric Maxwell (Boston Celtics)
*1982 - Magic Johnson (Los Angeles Lakers)
*1983 - Moses Malone (Philadelphia 76ers)
*1984 - Larry Bird (Boston Celtics)
*1985 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Los Angeles Lakers)
*1986 - Larry Bird (Boston Celtics)
*1987 - Magic Johnson (Los Angeles Lakers)
*1988 - James Worthy (Los Angeles Lakers)
*1989 - Joe Dumars (Detroit Pistons)
*1990 - Isiah Thomas (Detroit Pistons)
*1991 - Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls)
*1992 - Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls)
*1993 - Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls)
*1994 - Hakeem Olajuwon (Houston Rockets)
*1995 - Hakeem Olajuwon (Houston Rockets)
*1996 - Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls)
*1997 - Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls)
*1998 - Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls)
*1999 - Tim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs)
*2000 - Shaquille O'Neal (Los Angeles Lakers)
*2001 - Shaquille O'Neal (Los Angeles Lakers)
*2002 - Shaquille O'Neal (Los Angeles Lakers)
*2003 - Tim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs)
*2004 - Chauncey Billups (Detroit Pistons)
*2005 - Tim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs)
*2006 - Dwyane Wade (Miami Heat)
*2007 - Tony Parker (San Antonio Spurs)
*2008 - Paul Pierce (Boston Celtics)
*2009 - Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers)
*2010 - Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers)
*2011 - Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas Mavericks)
*2012 - LeBron James (Miami Heat)
*2013 - LeBron James (Miami Heat)
*2014 - Kawhi Leonard (San Antonio Spurs)
*2015 - Andre Iguodala (Golden State Warriors)
*2016 - LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers)
*2017 - Kevin Durant (Golden State Warriors)
*2018 - Kevin Durant (Golden State Warriors)
*2019 - Kawhi Leonard (Toronto Raptors)
*2020 - LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers)
*2021 - Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks)
*2022 - Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors)
*2023 - Nikola Jokić (Denver Nuggets)
==Cover Gallery==
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