78 seasons of NBA Finals history (1947-2024)
18
Boston Celtics
12
Los Angeles Lakers
6
Chicago Bulls
5
Golden State Warriors
5
San Antonio Spurs
5
Minneapolis Lakers
3
Miami Heat
3
Detroit Pistons
2
Milwaukee Bucks
2
Houston Rockets
2
Philadelphia 76ers
2
New York Knicks
| Year | Champion | Runner-Up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | đBoston Celtics | Dallas Mavericks | 4-1 |
| 2023 | đDenver Nuggets | Miami Heat | 4-1 |
| 2022 | đGolden State Warriors | Boston Celtics | 4-2 |
| 2021 | đMilwaukee Bucks | Phoenix Suns | 4-2 |
| 2020 | đLos Angeles Lakers | Miami Heat | 4-2 |
| 2019 | đToronto Raptors | Golden State Warriors | 4-2 |
| 2018 | đGolden State Warriors | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4-0 |
| 2017 | đGolden State Warriors | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4-1 |
| 2016 | đCleveland Cavaliers | Golden State Warriors | 4-3 |
| 2015 | đGolden State Warriors | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4-2 |
| 2014 | đSan Antonio Spurs | Miami Heat | 4-1 |
| 2013 | đMiami Heat | San Antonio Spurs | 4-3 |
| 2012 | đMiami Heat | Oklahoma City Thunder | 4-1 |
| 2011 | đDallas Mavericks | Miami Heat | 4-2 |
| 2010 | đLos Angeles Lakers | Boston Celtics | 4-3 |
| 2009 | đLos Angeles Lakers | Orlando Magic | 4-1 |
| 2008 | đBoston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-2 |
| 2007 | đSan Antonio Spurs | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4-0 |
| 2006 | đMiami Heat | Dallas Mavericks | 4-2 |
| 2005 | đSan Antonio Spurs | Detroit Pistons | 4-3 |
| 2004 | đDetroit Pistons | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-1 |
| 2003 | đSan Antonio Spurs | New Jersey Nets | 4-2 |
| 2002 | đLos Angeles Lakers | New Jersey Nets | 4-0 |
| 2001 | đLos Angeles Lakers | Philadelphia 76ers | 4-1 |
| 2000 | đLos Angeles Lakers | Indiana Pacers | 4-2 |
| 1999 | đSan Antonio Spurs | New York Knicks | 4-1 |
| 1998 | đChicago Bulls | Utah Jazz | 4-2 |
| 1997 | đChicago Bulls | Utah Jazz | 4-2 |
| 1996 | đChicago Bulls | Seattle SuperSonics | 4-2 |
| 1995 | đHouston Rockets | Orlando Magic | 4-0 |
| 1994 | đHouston Rockets | New York Knicks | 4-3 |
| 1993 | đChicago Bulls | Phoenix Suns | 4-2 |
| 1992 | đChicago Bulls | Portland Trail Blazers | 4-2 |
| 1991 | đChicago Bulls | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-1 |
| 1990 | đDetroit Pistons | Portland Trail Blazers | 4-1 |
| 1989 | đDetroit Pistons | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-0 |
| 1988 | đLos Angeles Lakers | Detroit Pistons | 4-3 |
| 1987 | đLos Angeles Lakers | Boston Celtics | 4-2 |
| 1986 | đBoston Celtics | Houston Rockets | 4-2 |
| 1985 | đLos Angeles Lakers | Boston Celtics | 4-2 |
| 1984 | đBoston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-3 |
| 1983 | đPhiladelphia 76ers | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-0 |
| 1982 | đLos Angeles Lakers | Philadelphia 76ers | 4-2 |
| 1981 | đBoston Celtics | Houston Rockets | 4-2 |
| 1980 | đLos Angeles Lakers | Philadelphia 76ers | 4-2 |
| 1979 | đSeattle SuperSonics | Washington Bullets | 4-1 |
| 1978 | đWashington Bullets | Seattle SuperSonics | 4-3 |
| 1977 | đPortland Trail Blazers | Philadelphia 76ers | 4-2 |
| 1976 | đBoston Celtics | Phoenix Suns | 4-2 |
| 1975 | đGolden State Warriors | Washington Bullets | 4-0 |
| 1974 | đBoston Celtics | Milwaukee Bucks | 4-3 |
| 1973 | đNew York Knicks | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-1 |
| 1972 | đLos Angeles Lakers | New York Knicks | 4-1 |
| 1971 | đMilwaukee Bucks | Baltimore Bullets | 4-0 |
| 1970 | đNew York Knicks | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-3 |
| 1969 | đBoston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-3 |
| 1968 | đBoston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-2 |
| 1967 | đPhiladelphia 76ers | San Francisco Warriors | 4-2 |
| 1966 | đBoston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-3 |
| 1965 | đBoston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-1 |
| 1964 | đBoston Celtics | San Francisco Warriors | 4-1 |
| 1963 | đBoston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-2 |
| 1962 | đBoston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-3 |
| 1961 | đBoston Celtics | St. Louis Hawks | 4-1 |
| 1960 | đBoston Celtics | St. Louis Hawks | 4-3 |
| 1959 | đBoston Celtics | Minneapolis Lakers | 4-0 |
| 1958 | đSt. Louis Hawks | Boston Celtics | 4-2 |
| 1957 | đBoston Celtics | St. Louis Hawks | 4-3 |
| 1956 | đPhiladelphia Warriors | Fort Wayne Pistons | 4-1 |
| 1955 | đSyracuse Nationals | Fort Wayne Pistons | 4-3 |
| 1954 | đMinneapolis Lakers | Syracuse Nationals | 4-3 |
| 1953 | đMinneapolis Lakers | New York Knicks | 4-1 |
| 1952 | đMinneapolis Lakers | New York Knicks | 4-3 |
| 1951 | đRochester Royals | New York Knicks | 4-3 |
| 1950 | đMinneapolis Lakers | Syracuse Nationals | 4-2 |
| 1949 | đMinneapolis Lakers | Washington Capitols | 4-2 |
| 1948 | đBaltimore Bullets | Philadelphia Warriors | 4-2 |
| 1947 | đPhiladelphia Warriors | Chicago Stags | 4-1 |
| Year | Champion | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Boston Celtics | Indiana Pacers |
| 2023 | Miami Heat | Boston Celtics |
| 2022 | Boston Celtics | Miami Heat |
| 2021 | Milwaukee Bucks | Atlanta Hawks |
| 2020 | Miami Heat | Boston Celtics |
| 2019 | Toronto Raptors | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2018 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Boston Celtics |
| 2017 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Boston Celtics |
| 2016 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Toronto Raptors |
| 2015 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Atlanta Hawks |
| 2014 | Miami Heat | Indiana Pacers |
| 2013 | Miami Heat | Indiana Pacers |
| 2012 | Miami Heat | Boston Celtics |
| 2011 | Miami Heat | Chicago Bulls |
| 2010 | Boston Celtics | Orlando Magic |
| 2009 | Orlando Magic | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2008 | Boston Celtics | Detroit Pistons |
| 2007 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Detroit Pistons |
| 2006 | Miami Heat | Detroit Pistons |
| 2005 | Detroit Pistons | Miami Heat |
| 2004 | Detroit Pistons | Indiana Pacers |
| 2003 | New Jersey Nets | Detroit Pistons |
| 2002 | New Jersey Nets | Boston Celtics |
| 2001 | Philadelphia 76ers | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2000 | Indiana Pacers | New York Knicks |
| 1999 | New York Knicks | Indiana Pacers |
| 1998 | Chicago Bulls | Indiana Pacers |
| 1997 | Chicago Bulls | Miami Heat |
| 1996 | Chicago Bulls | Orlando Magic |
| 1995 | Orlando Magic | Indiana Pacers |
| 1994 | New York Knicks | Indiana Pacers |
| 1993 | Chicago Bulls | New York Knicks |
| 1992 | Chicago Bulls | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1991 | Chicago Bulls | Detroit Pistons |
| 1990 | Detroit Pistons | Chicago Bulls |
| 1989 | Detroit Pistons | Chicago Bulls |
| 1988 | Detroit Pistons | Boston Celtics |
| 1987 | Boston Celtics | Detroit Pistons |
| 1986 | Boston Celtics | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1985 | Boston Celtics | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1984 | Boston Celtics | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1983 | Philadelphia 76ers | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers | Boston Celtics |
| 1981 | Boston Celtics | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1980 | Philadelphia 76ers | Boston Celtics |
| 1979 | Washington Bullets | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1978 | Washington Bullets | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1977 | Philadelphia 76ers | Houston Rockets |
| 1976 | Boston Celtics | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1975 | Washington Bullets | Boston Celtics |
| 1974 | Boston Celtics | New York Knicks |
| 1973 | New York Knicks | Boston Celtics |
| 1972 | New York Knicks | Boston Celtics |
| 1971 | Baltimore Bullets | New York Knicks |
| 1970 | New York Knicks | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1969 | Boston Celtics | New York Knicks |
| 1968 | Boston Celtics | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1967 | Philadelphia 76ers | Boston Celtics |
| 1966 | Boston Celtics | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1965 | Boston Celtics | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1964 | Boston Celtics | Cincinnati Royals |
| 1963 | Boston Celtics | Cincinnati Royals |
| 1962 | Boston Celtics | Philadelphia Warriors |
| 1961 | Boston Celtics | Syracuse Nationals |
| 1960 | Boston Celtics | Philadelphia Warriors |
| 1959 | Boston Celtics | Syracuse Nationals |
| 1958 | Boston Celtics | Philadelphia Warriors |
| 1957 | Boston Celtics | Syracuse Nationals |
| 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors | Syracuse Nationals |
| 1955 | Syracuse Nationals | Boston Celtics |
| 1954 | Syracuse Nationals | Boston Celtics |
| 1953 | New York Knicks | Boston Celtics |
| 1952 | New York Knicks | Syracuse Nationals |
| 1951 | New York Knicks | Syracuse Nationals |
| 1950 | Syracuse Nationals | New York Knicks |
| 1949 | Washington Capitols | New York Knicks |
| 1948 | Philadelphia Warriors | New York Knicks |
| 1947 | Philadelphia Warriors | New York Knicks |
| Year | Champion | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Dallas Mavericks | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 2023 | Denver Nuggets | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2022 | Golden State Warriors | Dallas Mavericks |
| 2021 | Phoenix Suns | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Lakers | Denver Nuggets |
| 2019 | Golden State Warriors | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 2018 | Golden State Warriors | Houston Rockets |
| 2017 | Golden State Warriors | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2016 | Golden State Warriors | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2015 | Golden State Warriors | Houston Rockets |
| 2014 | San Antonio Spurs | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2013 | San Antonio Spurs | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 2012 | Oklahoma City Thunder | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2011 | Dallas Mavericks | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2010 | Los Angeles Lakers | Phoenix Suns |
| 2009 | Los Angeles Lakers | Denver Nuggets |
| 2008 | Los Angeles Lakers | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2007 | San Antonio Spurs | Utah Jazz |
| 2006 | Dallas Mavericks | Phoenix Suns |
| 2005 | San Antonio Spurs | Phoenix Suns |
| 2004 | Los Angeles Lakers | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 2003 | San Antonio Spurs | Dallas Mavericks |
| 2002 | Los Angeles Lakers | Sacramento Kings |
| 2001 | Los Angeles Lakers | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2000 | Los Angeles Lakers | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1999 | San Antonio Spurs | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1998 | Utah Jazz | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1997 | Utah Jazz | Houston Rockets |
| 1996 | Seattle SuperSonics | Utah Jazz |
| 1995 | Houston Rockets | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1994 | Houston Rockets | Utah Jazz |
| 1993 | Phoenix Suns | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 1992 | Portland Trail Blazers | Utah Jazz |
| 1991 | Los Angeles Lakers | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1990 | Portland Trail Blazers | Phoenix Suns |
| 1989 | Los Angeles Lakers | Phoenix Suns |
| 1988 | Los Angeles Lakers | Dallas Mavericks |
| 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 1986 | Houston Rockets | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1985 | Los Angeles Lakers | Denver Nuggets |
| 1984 | Los Angeles Lakers | Phoenix Suns |
| 1983 | Los Angeles Lakers | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1982 | Los Angeles Lakers | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1981 | Houston Rockets | Kansas City Kings |
| 1980 | Los Angeles Lakers | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 1979 | Seattle SuperSonics | Phoenix Suns |
| 1978 | Seattle SuperSonics | Denver Nuggets |
| 1977 | Portland Trail Blazers | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1976 | Phoenix Suns | Golden State Warriors |
| 1975 | Golden State Warriors | Chicago Bulls |
| 1974 | Milwaukee Bucks | Chicago Bulls |
| 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers | Golden State Warriors |
| 1972 | Los Angeles Lakers | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1971 | Milwaukee Bucks | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1970 | Los Angeles Lakers | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1969 | Los Angeles Lakers | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1968 | Los Angeles Lakers | San Francisco Warriors |
| 1967 | San Francisco Warriors | St. Louis Hawks |
| 1966 | Los Angeles Lakers | St. Louis Hawks |
| 1965 | Los Angeles Lakers | Baltimore Bullets |
| 1964 | San Francisco Warriors | St. Louis Hawks |
| 1963 | Los Angeles Lakers | St. Louis Hawks |
| 1962 | Los Angeles Lakers | Detroit Pistons |
| 1961 | St. Louis Hawks | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1960 | St. Louis Hawks | Minneapolis Lakers |
| 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers | St. Louis Hawks |
| 1958 | St. Louis Hawks | Detroit Pistons |
| 1957 | St. Louis Hawks | Minneapolis Lakers |
| 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons | St. Louis Hawks |
| 1955 | Fort Wayne Pistons | Minneapolis Lakers |
| 1954 | Minneapolis Lakers | Rochester Royals |
| 1953 | Minneapolis Lakers | Fort Wayne Pistons |
| 1952 | Minneapolis Lakers | Rochester Royals |
| 1951 | Rochester Royals | Minneapolis Lakers |
| 1950 | Minneapolis Lakers | Anderson Packers |
| 1949 | Minneapolis Lakers | Rochester Royals |
| 1948 | Baltimore Bullets | Chicago Stags |
| 1947 | Chicago Stags | St. Louis Bombers |