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- iHaveNet.com: Basketball
Here's the teams with the most NBA Championships and NBA Championships by year.
Most NBA Championships
Team | Wins | Losses | Total | Year(s) Won | Year(s) Lost |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Los Angeles Lakers | 17 | 15 | 32 | 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1972, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2020 | 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1991, 2004, 2008 |
Boston Celtics | 17 | 5 | 22 | 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1984, 1986, 2008 | 1958, 1985, 1987, 2010, 2022 |
Golden State Warriors | 7 | 5 | 12 | 1947, 1956, 1975, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022 | 1948, 1964, 1967, 2016, 2019 |
Chicago Bulls | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998 | 0 |
San Antonio Spurs | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014 | 2013 |
Philadelphia 76ers | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1955, 1967, 1983 | 1950, 1954, 1977, 1980, 1982, 2001 |
Detroit Pistons | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1989, 1990, 2004 | 1955, 1956, 1988, 2005 |
Miami Heat | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2006, 2012, 2013 | 2011, 2014, 2020 |
New York Knicks | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1970, 1973 | 1951, 1952, 1953, 1972, 1994, 1999 |
Houston Rockets | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1994, 1995 | 1981, 1986 |
Milwaukee Bucks | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1971, 2021 | 1974 |
Cleveland Cavaliers | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2016 | 2007, 2015, 2017, 2018 |
Atlanta Hawks | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1958 | 1957, 1960, 1961 |
Washington Wizards | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1978 | 1971, 1975, 1979 |
Oklahoma City Thunder | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1979 | 1978, 1996, 2012 |
Portland Trail Blazers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1977 | 1990, 1992 |
Dallas Mavericks | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2011 | 2006 |
Baltimore Bullets (original) (folded in 1954)[g] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1948 | 0 |
Sacramento Kings | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1951 | 0 |
Toronto Raptors | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2019 | 0 |
Phoenix Suns | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1976, 1993, 2021 |
Utah Jazz | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1997, 1998 |
Brooklyn Nets | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2002, 2003 |
Orlando Magic | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1995, 2009 |
Chicago Stags (folded in 1950) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1947 |
Washington Capitols (folded in 1951) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1949 |
Indiana Pacers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2000 |
The following teams have never made an NBA Finals:
Buffalo Braves/San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers, Charlotte Bobcats, Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, New Orleans Pelicans, Memphis Grizzlies
[ Related: All-Time Scoring Leaders | All-Time Assist Leaders | All-Time 3-Point Leaders | All-Time Rosters by NBA Team | NBA MVPs ]
Past NBA Finals Champions by Year
Year | Champion | Series | Opponent |
---|---|---|---|
2022 | Golden State Warriors | 4-2 | Boston Celtics |
2021 | Milwaukee Bucks | 4-2 | Phoenix Suns |
2020 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-2 | Miami Heat |
2019 | Toronto Raptors | 4-2 | Golden State Warriors |
2018 | Golden State Warriors | 4-0 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
2017 | Golden State Warriors | 4-1 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
2016 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4-3 | Golden State Warriors |
2015 | Golden State Warriors | 4-2 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
2014 | San Antonio Spurs | 4-1 | Miami Heat |
2013 | Miami Heat | 4-3 | San Antonio Spurs |
2012 | Miami Heat | 4-1 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
2011 | Dallas Mavericks | 4-2 | Miami Heat |
2010 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-3 | Boston Celtics |
2009 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-1 | Orlando Magic |
2008 | Boston Celtics | 4-2 | Los Angeles Lakers |
2007 | San Antonio Spurs | 4-0 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
2006 | Miami Heat | 4-2 | Dallas Mavericks |
2005 | San Antonio Spurs | 4-3 | Detroit Pistons |
2004 | Detroit Pistons | 4-1 | Los Angeles Lakers |
2003 | San Antonio Spurs | 4-2 | New Jersey Nets |
2002 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-0 | New Jersey Nets |
2001 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-1 | Philadelphia 76ers |
2000 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-2 | Indiana Pacers |
1999 | San Antonio Spurs | 4-1 | New York Knicks |
1998 | Chicago Bulls | 4-2 | Utah Jazz |
1997 | Chicago Bulls | 4-2 | Utah Jazz |
1996 | Chicago Bulls | 4-2 | Seattle SuperSonics |
1995 | Houston Rockets | 4-0 | Orlando Magic |
1994 | Houston Rockets | 4-3 | New York Knicks |
1993 | Chicago Bulls | 4-2 | Phoenix Suns |
1992 | Chicago Bulls | 4-2 | Portland Trail Blazers |
1991 | Chicago Bulls | 4-1 | Los Angeles Lakers |
1990 | Detroit Pistons | 4-1 | Portland Trail Blazers |
1989 | Detroit Pistons | 4-0 | Los Angeles Lakers |
1988 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-3 | Detroit Pistons |
1987 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-2 | Boston Celtics |
1986 | Boston Celtics | 4-2 | Houston Rockets |
1985 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-2 | Boston Celtics |
1984 | Boston Celtics | 4-3 | Los Angeles Lakers |
1983 | Philadelphia 76ers | 4-0 | Los Angeles Lakers |
1982 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-2 | Philadelphia 76ers |
1981 | Boston Celtics | 4-2 | Houston Rockets |
1980 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-2 | Philadelphia 76ers |
1979 | Seattle SuperSonics | 4-1 | Washington Bullets |
1978 | Washington Bullets | 4-3 | Seattle SuperSonics |
1977 | Portland Trail Blazers | 4-2 | Philadelphia 76ers |
1976 | Boston Celtics | 4-2 | Phoenix Suns |
1975 | Golden State Warriors | 4-0 | Washington Bullets |
1974 | Boston Celtics | 4-3 | Milwaukee Bucks |
1973 | New York Knicks | 4-1 | Los Angeles Lakers |
1972 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-1 | New York Knicks |
1971 | Milwaukee Bucks | 4-0 | Baltimore Bullets |
1970 | New York Knicks | 4-3 | Los Angeles Lakers |
1969 | Boston Celtics | 4-3 | Los Angeles Lakers |
1968 | Boston Celtics | 4-2 | Los Angeles Lakers |
1967 | Philadelphia 76ers | 4-2 | San Francisco Warriors |
1966 | Boston Celtics | 4-3 | Los Angeles Lakers |
1965 | Boston Celtics | 4-1 | Los Angeles Lakers |
1964 | Boston Celtics | 4-1 | San Francisco Warriors |
1963 | Boston Celtics | 4-2 | Los Angeles Lakers |
1962 | Boston Celtics | 4-3 | Los Angeles Lakers |
1961 | Boston Celtics | 4-1 | St. Louis Hawks |
1960 | Boston Celtics | 4-3 | St. Louis Hawks |
1959 | Boston Celtics | 4-0 | Minneapolis Lakers |
1958 | St. Louis Hawks | 4-2 | Boston Celtics |
1957 | Boston Celtics | 4-3 | St. Louis Hawks |
1956 | Philadelphia Warriors | 4-1 | Fort Wayne Pistons |
1955 | Syracuse Nationals | 4-3 | Fort Wayne Pistons |
1954 | Minneapolis Lakers | 4-3 | Syracuse Nationals |
1953 | Minneapolis Lakers | 4-1 | New York Knicks |
1952 | Minneapolis Lakers | 4-3 | New York Knicks |
1951 | Rochester Royals | 4-3 | New York Knicks |
1950 | Minneapolis Lakers | 4-2 | Syracuse Nationals |
1949 | Minneapolis Lakers | 4-2 | Washington Capitols |
1948 | Baltimore Bullets | 4-2 | Philadelphia Warriors |
1947 | Philadelphia Warriors | 4-1 | Chicago Stags |
[ Related: All-Time Scoring Leaders | All-Time Assist Leaders | All-Time 3-Point Leaders | All-Time Rosters by NBA Team | NBA MVPs ]
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