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 2025  2026 

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