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The NBA Finals is the championship series for the National Basketball Association (NBA) held at the conclusion of its postseason. All NBA Finals have been played in a best-of-seven format, and are contested between the winners of the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference (formerly Divisions before 1970), except in 1950 when the Eastern Division champion faced the winner between the Western and Central Division champions. From 1946 through 1949, when the league was known as the Basketball Association of America (BAA), the playoffs were a three-stage tournament where the two semifinal winners played each other in the finals. [1] [2] [3] The winning team of the series receives the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy, which is awarded since 1977 (between 1947 and 1976 the winning team received the Walter A. Brown Trophy). [4]

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The current home-and-away format in the NBA Finals is 2–2–1–1–1 (the team with the better regular-season record plays on its home court in Games 1, 2, 5, and 7), which has been used in 1947–1948, [5] 1950–1952, [6] [7] [8] 1957–1970, 1972–1974, 1976–1977, 1979–1984, and 2014–present. It was previously in a 2–3–2 format (the team with the better regular season record plays on its home court in Games 1, 2, 6, and 7) during 1949, 1953–1955, and 1985–2013, [9] [10] in a 1–1–1–1–1–1–1 format during 1956 and 1971, [11] [12] and in a 1–2–2–1–1 format during 1975 and 1978. [13] [14]

As of 2023, the Eastern champions have a 40–37 advantage in NBA titles over the Western champions, with their most recent being the Milwaukee Bucks in 2021. [15] [ better source needed ] The Boston Celtics and the Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers have won a combined total of 34 NBA championships, with 17 apiece in their rivalry. [16] As of the 2022–23 season , the defending champions are the Denver Nuggets.

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Location of NBA champions by number of titles: 1 – white, 2 – blue, 3 – green, 4 – yellow, 5 – orange, 6 – red, 7 or more – purple, * – denotes defunct

Champions

BoldWinning team of the BAA/NBA Finals
ItalicsTeam with home-court advantage
Italics Finals MVP was on losing team
†Only defunct team to win championship

Results by team

TeamWinLossAppsPctYear(s) wonYear(s) lost
Los Angeles Lakers [lower-roman 1] 171532.531 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 17523.773 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 [lower-roman 2] 7512.583 1947, 1956, 1975, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022 1948, 1964, 1967, 2016, 2019
Chicago Bulls 6061.000 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998 —
San Antonio Spurs 516.833 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014 2013
Philadelphia 76ers [lower-roman 3] 369.333 1955, 1967, 1983 1950, 1954, 1977, 1980, 1982, 2001
Detroit Pistons [lower-roman 4] 347.429 1989, 1990, 2004 1955, 1956, 1988, 2005
Miami Heat 347.429 2006, 2012, 2013 2011, 2014, 2020, 2023
New York Knicks 268.250 1970, 1973 1951, 1952, 1953, 1972, 1994, 1999
Houston Rockets 224.500 1994, 1995 1981, 1986
Milwaukee Bucks 213.667 1971, 2021 1974
Cleveland Cavaliers 145.200 2016 2007, 2015, 2017, 2018
Atlanta Hawks [lower-roman 5] 134.250 1958 1957, 1960, 1961
Washington Wizards [lower-roman 6] 134.250 1978 1971, 1975, 1979
Oklahoma City Thunder [lower-roman 7] 134.250 1979 1978, 1996, 2012
Portland Trail Blazers 123.333 1977 1990, 1992
Dallas Mavericks 113.500 2011 2006
Baltimore Bullets (original) (folded in 1954) [lower-roman 8] 1011.000 1948 —
Sacramento Kings [lower-roman 9] 1011.000 1951 —
Toronto Raptors 1011.000 2019 —
Denver Nuggets 1011.000 2023 —
Phoenix Suns 033.000— 1976, 1993, 2021
Utah Jazz 022.000— 1997, 1998
Brooklyn Nets [lower-roman 10] 022.000— 2002, 2003
Orlando Magic 022.000— 1995, 2009
Chicago Stags (folded in 1950)011.000— 1947
Washington Capitols (folded in 1951)011.000— 1949
Indiana Pacers 011.000— 2000
Charlotte Hornets ——————
Los Angeles Clippers ——————
Memphis Grizzlies ——————
Minnesota Timberwolves ——————
New Orleans Pelicans ——————
  1. ↑ Includes record as Minneapolis Lakers
  2. ↑ Includes record as Philadelphia and San Francisco Warriors
  3. ↑ Includes record as Syracuse Nationals
  4. ↑ Includes record as Fort Wayne Pistons
  5. ↑ Includes record as St. Louis Hawks
  6. ↑ Includes record as Baltimore and Washington Bullets
  7. ↑ Includes record as Seattle SuperSonics
  8. ↑ Not affiliated with the present-day Washington Wizards, known as the Baltimore Bullets from 1963 to 1973.
  9. ↑ Includes record as Rochester Royals
  10. ↑ Includes record as New York and New Jersey Nets

Consecutive championships

Eight consecutive

Three consecutive

Two consecutive

Frequent matchups

CountMatchupRecordYears
12 Boston Celtics vs Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers Celtics, 9–3 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1984, 1985, 1987, 2008, 2010
6 Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers vs Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers Lakers, 5–1 1950, 1954, 1980, 1982, 1983, 2001
5 Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers vs New York Knicks Lakers, 3–2 1952, 1953, 1970, 1972, 1973
4 St. Louis Hawks (Atlanta Hawks) vs Boston Celtics Celtics, 3–1 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961
4 Cleveland Cavaliers vs Golden State Warriors Warriors, 3–1 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
3 Detroit Pistons vs Los Angeles Lakers Pistons, 2–1 1988, 1989, 2004
2 Seattle SuperSonics (Oklahoma City Thunder) vs Washington Bullets (Washington Wizards) Tied, 1–1 1978, 1979
2 Boston Celtics vs Houston Rockets Celtics, 2–0 1981, 1986
2 Chicago Bulls vs Utah Jazz Bulls, 2–0 1997, 1998
2 Dallas Mavericks vs Miami Heat Tied, 1–1 2006, 2011
2 Miami Heat vs San Antonio Spurs Tied, 1–1 2013, 2014
2 Boston Celtics vs San Francisco/Golden State Warriors Tied, 1–1 1964, 2022

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The Finals MVP Award was first awarded in 1969.
  2. ↑ Minneapolis was the Central Division (now defunct, no relation to the current Central Division) playoff champion, while the Anderson Packers were the Western Division playoff champion. [20] Due to the NBA's realignment into three divisions, [21] [22] the team with the best regular season record after the Divisional Finals advanced automatically to the NBA Finals, while the other two teams faced off in the NBA Semifinals to determine the other finalist. Eastern Division playoff champion Syracuse had the best regular season record among the division playoff champions, causing Minneapolis to face Anderson in the NBA Semifinals. [20] [23]
  3. ↑ The trophy was renamed for Walter A. Brown.
  4. ↑ The trophy was replaced by a new design. [51] [52]
  5. ↑ The trophy was renamed for Larry O'Brien.
  6. ↑ After a lockout, the season started on February 5, 1999, and all 29 teams played a shortened 50-game regular season schedule. [75]
  7. ↑ After a lockout, the season started on December 25, 2011, and all 30 teams played a shortened 66-game regular season schedule. [89] [90]
  8. ↑ The 2019–20 NBA season was delayed and shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic and finished in October 2020 with a bubble tournament. [99]

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