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NBA Championship Winners And Runners-up List

NBA Finals Winners List...

The NBA (National Basketball Association) championship is among the most prestigious awards in American sports. The NBA is an annual championship series. There is a series of seven matches, the first team to win four is the champion. Below is a list of all the winners of the NBA Finals since the Philadelphia Warriors first won in 1947. Five teams - the Celtics, Lakers, Bulls, Spurs and Warriors - have won more than three championships in total.

Here is the list of NBA championship winners and runners-up from 1947 to present:

NBA Champions List
YearWinnersScoreRunners-Up
2023
2022Golden State Warriors4–2Boston Celtics
2021Milwaukee Bucks4–2Phoenix Suns
2020Los Angeles Lakers4—2Miami Heat
2019Toronto Raptors4—2Golden State Warriors
2018Golden State Warriors4—0Cleveland Cavaliers
2017Golden State Warriors4—1Cleveland Cavaliers
2016Cleveland Cavaliers4—3Golden State Warriors
2015Golden State Warriors4—2Cleveland Cavaliers
2014San Antonio Spurs4—1Miami Heat
2013Miami Heat4—3San Antonio Spurs
2012Miami Heat4—1Oklahoma City Thunder
2011Dallas Mavericks4—2Miami Heat
2010Los Angeles Lakers4—3Boston Celtic
2009Los Angeles Lakers4—1Orlando Magic
2008Boston Celtics4—2Los Angeles Lakers
2007San Antonio Spurs4—0Cleveland Cavaliers
2006Miami Heat4—2Dallas Mavericks
2005San Antonio Spurs4—3Detroit Pistons
2004Detroit Pistons4—1Los Angeles Lakers
2003San Antonio Spurs4—2New Jersey Nets
2002Los Angeles Lakers4—0New Jersey Nets
2001Los Angeles Lakers4—1Philadelphia 76ers
2000Los Angeles Lakers4—2Indiana Pacers
1999San Antonio Spurs4—1New York Knicks
1998Chicago Bulls4—2Utah Jazz
1997Chicago Bulls4—2Utah Jazz
1996Chicago Bulls4—2Seattle SuperSonics
1995Houston Rockets4—0Orlando Magic
1994Houston Rockets4—3New York Knicks
1993Chicago Bulls4—2Phoenix Suns
1992Chicago Bulls4—2Portland Trail Blazers
1991Chicago Bulls4—1Los Angeles Lakers
1990Detroit Pistons4—1Portland Trail Blazers
1989Detroit Pistons4—0Los Angeles Lakers
1988Los Angeles Lakers4—3Detroit Pistons
1987Los Angeles Lakers4—2Boston Celtics
1986Boston Celtics4—2Houston Rockets
1985Los Angeles Lakers4—2Boston Celtics
1984Boston Celtics4—3Los Angeles Lakers
1983Philadelphia 76ers4—0Los Angeles Lakers
1982Los Angeles Lakers4—2Philadelphia 76ers
1981Boston Celtics4—2Houston Rockets
1980Los Angeles Lakers4—2Philadelphia 76ers
1979Seattle SuperSonics4—1Washington Bullets
1978Washington Bullets4—3Seattle SuperSonics
1977Portland Trail Blazers4—2Philadelphia 76ers
1976Boston Celtics4—2Phoenix Suns
1975Golden State Warriors4—0Washington Bullets
1974Boston Celtics4—3Milwaukee Bucks
1973New York Knicks4—1Los Angeles Lakers
1972Los Angeles Lakers4—1New York Knicks
1971Milwaukee Bucks4—0Baltimore Bullets
1970New York Knicks4—3Los Angeles Lakers
1969Boston Celtics4—3Los Angeles Lakers
1968Boston Celtics4—2Los Angeles Lakers
1967Philadelphia 76ers4—2San Francisco Warriors
1966Boston Celtics4—3Los Angeles Lakers
1965Boston Celtics4—1Los Angeles Lakers
1964Boston Celtics4—1San Francisco Warriors
1963Boston Celtics4—2Los Angeles Lakers
1962Boston Celtics4—3Los Angeles Lakers
1961Boston Celtics4—1St. Louis Hawks
1960Boston Celtics4—3St. Louis Hawks
1959Boston Celtics4—0Minneapolis Lakers
1958St. Louis Hawks4—2Boston Celtics
1957Boston Celtics4—3St. Louis Hawks
1956Philadelphia Warriors4—1Fort Wayne Pistons
1955Syracuse Nationals4—3Fort Wayne Pistons
1954Minneapolis Lakers4—3Syracuse Nationals
1953Minneapolis Lakers4—1New York Knicks
1952Minneapolis Lakers4—3New York Knicks
1951Rochester Royals4—3New York Knicks
1950Minneapolis Lakers4—2Syracuse Nationals
1949Minneapolis Lakers4—2Washington Capitols
1948Baltimore Bullets4—2Philadelphia Warriors
1947Philadelphia Warriors4—1Chicago Stags

FAQ —

Q- Which team has won the most NBA championships so far?
The Boston Celtics have won the most titles, winning 17 of a total of 22 finals series. With 17 wins, the Los Angeles (Minneapolis) Lakers have won the most NBA Championships with 17 NBA titles and 32 final appearances.

TeamTitles
Los Angeles Lakers17
Boston Celtics17
Chicago Bulls6
Golden State Warriors7
San Antonio Spurs5
Detroit Pistons3
Miami Heat3
Philadelphia 76ers3
Houston Rockets2
New York Knicks2
Milwaukee Bucks2
Atlanta Hawks1
Baltimore Bullets1
Cleveland Cavaliers1
Dallas Mavericks1
Oklahoma City Thunder1
Portland Trail Blazers1
Sacramento Kings1
Toronto Raptors1
Washington Wizards1

Q- Who won the first NBA championship?
Ans- Philadelphia Warriors first won in 1947.

Q- Who has the most wins in the NBA Championship?
Ans- The Boston Celtics have won the most titles, winning 17 of a total of 22 finals series. With 17 wins, the Los Angeles (Minneapolis) Lakers have won the most NBA Championships with 17 NBA titles and 32 final appearances.

Q- Who won the NBA championship last year?
Ans- Golden State Warriors - seasons 2022

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