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Basketball (NBA) | Full History
The NBA Finals has crowned a champion every year since the league's first season in 1947, with the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers combining for more than a third of all titles.
Covers every completed NBA Finals from the league's first season (1947, Philadelphia Warriors) through the 2026 Finals (New York Knicks); franchise title counts follow standard NBA-recognized lineage (e.g. the Lakers include their Minneapolis-era titles, the 76ers include their Syracuse Nationals-era title, and the Thunder include their Seattle SuperSonics-era title) rather than treating a relocated or renamed franchise as a new team. A few other franchises (Houston Rockets, Milwaukee Bucks) are tied at 2 titles just outside this top-10 leaderboard and are not shown due to the 10-team cap. ABA champions and pre-1947 basketball leagues are out of scope.
Top 10 Teams โ Most Titles
Boston Celtics
1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1984, 1986, 2008, 2024
18
Los Angeles Lakers
1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1972, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2020
17
Golden State Warriors
1947, 1956, 1975, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022
7
Chicago Bulls
1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998
6
San Antonio Spurs
1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014
5
Philadelphia 76ers
1955, 1967, 1983
3
Detroit Pistons
1989, 1990, 2004
3
Miami Heat
2006, 2012, 2013
3
New York Knicks
1970, 1973, 2026
3
Oklahoma City Thunder
1979, 2025
2
Full History | Newest First
80 entries on record
2026
New York Knicks4-1San Antonio Spurs
2025
Oklahoma City Thunder4-3Indiana Pacers
2024
Boston Celtics4-1Dallas Mavericks
2023
Denver Nuggets4-1Miami Heat
2022
Golden State Warriors4-2Boston Celtics
2021
Milwaukee Bucks4-2Phoenix Suns
2020
Los Angeles Lakers4-2Miami Heat
2019
Toronto Raptors4-2Golden State Warriors
2018
Golden State Warriors4-0Cleveland Cavaliers
2017
Golden State Warriors4-1Cleveland Cavaliers
2016
Cleveland Cavaliers4-3Golden State Warriors
2015
Golden State Warriors4-2Cleveland Cavaliers
2014
San Antonio Spurs4-1Miami Heat
2013
Miami Heat4-3San Antonio Spurs
2012
Miami Heat4-1Oklahoma City Thunder
2011
Dallas Mavericks4-2Miami Heat
2010
Los Angeles Lakers4-3Boston Celtics
2009
Los Angeles Lakers4-1Orlando Magic
2008
Boston Celtics4-2Los Angeles Lakers
2007
San Antonio Spurs4-0Cleveland Cavaliers
2006
Miami Heat4-2Dallas Mavericks
2005
San Antonio Spurs4-3Detroit Pistons
2004
Detroit Pistons4-1Los Angeles Lakers
2003
San Antonio Spurs4-2New Jersey Nets
2002
Los Angeles Lakers4-0New Jersey Nets
2001
Los Angeles Lakers4-1Philadelphia 76ers
2000
Los Angeles Lakers4-2Indiana Pacers
1999
San Antonio Spurs4-1New York Knicks
1998
Chicago Bulls4-2Utah Jazz
1997
Chicago Bulls4-2Utah Jazz
1996
Chicago Bulls4-2Seattle SuperSonics
1995
Houston Rockets4-0Orlando Magic
1994
Houston Rockets4-3New York Knicks
1993
Chicago Bulls4-2Phoenix Suns
1992
Chicago Bulls4-2Portland Trail Blazers
1991
Chicago Bulls4-1Los Angeles Lakers
1990
Detroit Pistons4-1Portland Trail Blazers
1989
Detroit Pistons4-0Los Angeles Lakers
1988
Los Angeles Lakers4-3Detroit Pistons
1987
Los Angeles Lakers4-2Boston Celtics
1986
Boston Celtics4-2Houston Rockets
1985
Los Angeles Lakers4-2Boston Celtics
1984
Boston Celtics4-3Los Angeles Lakers
1983
Philadelphia 76ers4-0Los Angeles Lakers
1982
Los Angeles Lakers4-2Philadelphia 76ers
1981
Boston Celtics4-2Houston Rockets
1980
Los Angeles Lakers4-2Philadelphia 76ers
1979
Seattle SuperSonics4-1Washington Bullets
1978
Washington Bullets4-3Seattle SuperSonics
1977
Portland Trail Blazers4-2Philadelphia 76ers
1976
Boston Celtics4-2Phoenix Suns
1975
Golden State Warriors4-0Washington Bullets
1974
Boston Celtics4-3Milwaukee Bucks
1973
New York Knicks4-1Los Angeles Lakers
1972
Los Angeles Lakers4-1New York Knicks
1971
Milwaukee Bucks4-0Baltimore Bullets
1970
New York Knicks4-3Los Angeles Lakers
1969
Boston Celtics4-3Los Angeles Lakers
1968
Boston Celtics4-2Los Angeles Lakers
1967
Philadelphia 76ers4-2San Francisco Warriors
1966
Boston Celtics4-3Los Angeles Lakers
1965
Boston Celtics4-1Los Angeles Lakers
1964
Boston Celtics4-1San Francisco Warriors
1963
Boston Celtics4-2Los Angeles Lakers
1962
Boston Celtics4-3Los Angeles Lakers
1961
Boston Celtics4-1St. Louis Hawks
1960
Boston Celtics4-3St. Louis Hawks
1959
Boston Celtics4-0Minneapolis Lakers
1958
St. Louis Hawks4-2Boston Celtics
1957
Boston Celtics4-3St. Louis Hawks
1956
Philadelphia Warriors4-1Fort Wayne Pistons
1955
Syracuse Nationals4-3Fort Wayne Pistons
1954
Minneapolis Lakers4-3Syracuse Nationals
1953
Minneapolis Lakers4-1New York Knicks
1952
Minneapolis Lakers4-3New York Knicks
1951
Rochester Royals4-3New York Knicks
1950
Minneapolis Lakers4-2Syracuse Nationals
1949
Minneapolis Lakers4-2Washington Capitols
1948
Baltimore Bullets4-2Philadelphia Warriors
1947
Philadelphia Warriors4-1Chicago Stags