List of NBA Champions
List of NBA Champions: The National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals are played in a best-of-seven format, and are competed by the teams between the winners of the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference.
From 1946 through 1949, the league was called the Basketball Association of America (BAA), in which the playoffs were a three-stage tournament where the two semifinal winners played against each other in the finals. The winning team of the series was to receive the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy. The present format in the NBA Finals is 2–2–1–1–1. Previously it was a 2–3–2 format.
Champions
| Year | Champion | Result | Runner-up |
| 1947 | Philadelphia Warriors | 4–1 | Chicago Stags |
| 1948 | Baltimore Bullets | 4–2 | Philadelphia Warriors |
| 1949 | Minneapolis Lakers | 4–2 | Washington Capitols |
| 1950 | Minneapolis Lakers | 4–2 | Syracuse Nationals |
| 1951 | Rochester Royals | 4–3 | New York Knicks |
| 1952 | Minneapolis Lakers | 4–3 | New York Knicks |
| 1953 | Minneapolis Lakers | 4–1 | New York Knicks |
| 1954 | Minneapolis Lakers | 4–3 | Syracuse Nationals |
| 1955 | Syracuse Nationals | 4–3 | Fort Wayne Pistons |
| 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors | 4–1 | Fort Wayne Pistons |
| 1957 | Boston Celtics | 4–3 | St. Louis Hawks |
| 1958 | St. Louis Hawks | 4–2 | Boston Celtics |
| 1959 | Boston Celtics | 4–0 | Minneapolis Lakers |
| 1960 | Boston Celtics | 4–3 | St. Louis Hawks |
| 1961 | Boston Celtics | 4–1 | St. Louis Hawks |
| 1962 | Boston Celtics | 4–3 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1963 | Boston Celtics | 4–2 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1964 | Boston Celtics | 4–1 | San Francisco Warriors |
| 1965 | Boston Celtics | 4–1 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1966 | Boston Celtics | 4–3 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1967 | Philadelphia 76ers | 4–2 | San Francisco Warriors |
| 1968 | Boston Celtics | 4–2 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1969 | Boston Celtics | 4–3 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1970 | New York Knicks | 4–3 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1971 | Milwaukee Bucks | 4–0 | Baltimore Bullets |
| 1972 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4–1 | New York Knicks |
| 1973 | New York Knicks | 4–1 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1974 | Boston Celtics | 4–3 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1975 | Golden State Warriors | 4–0 | Washington Bullets |
| 1976 | Boston Celtics | 4–2 | Phoenix Suns |
| 1977 | Portland Trail Blazers | 4–2 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1978 | Washington Bullets | 4–3 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 1979 | Seattle SuperSonics | 4–1 | Washington Bullets |
| 1980 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4–2 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1981 | Boston Celtics | 4–2 | Houston Rockets |
| 1982 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4–2 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1983 | Philadelphia 76ers | 4–0 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1984 | Boston Celtics | 4–3 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1985 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4–2 | Boston Celtics |
| 1986 | Boston Celtics | 4–2 | Houston Rockets |
| 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4–2 | Boston Celtics |
| 1988 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4–3 | Detroit Pistons |
| 1989 | Detroit Pistons | 4–0 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1990 | Detroit Pistons | 4–1 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1991 | Chicago Bulls | 4–1 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1992 | Chicago Bulls | 4–2 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1993 | Chicago Bulls | 4–2 | Phoenix Suns |
| 1994 | Houston Rockets | 4–3 | New York Knicks |
| 1995 | Houston Rockets | 4–0 | Orlando Magic |
| 1996 | Chicago Bulls | 4–2 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 1997 | Chicago Bulls | 4–2 | Utah Jazz |
| 1998 | Chicago Bulls | 4–2 | Utah Jazz |
| 1999 | San Antonio Spurs | 4–1 | New York Knicks |
| 2000 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4–2 | Indiana Pacers |
| 2001 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4–1 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 2002 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4–0 | New Jersey Nets |
| 2003 | San Antonio Spurs | 4–2 | New Jersey Nets |
| 2004 | Detroit Pistons | 4–1 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2005 | San Antonio Spurs | 4–3 | Detroit Pistons |
| 2006 | Miami Heat | 4–2 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 2007 | San Antonio Spurs | 4–0 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2008 | Boston Celtics | 4–2 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2009 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4–1 | Orlando Magic |
| 2010 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4–3 | Boston Celtics |
| 2011 | Dallas Mavericks | 4–2 | Miami Heat |
| 2012 | Miami Heat | 4–1 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2013 | Miami Heat | 4–3 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2014 | San Antonio Spurs | 4–1 | Miami Heat |
| 2015 | Golden State Warriors | 4–2 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2016 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4–3 | Golden State Warriors |
| 2017 | Golden State Warriors | 4–1 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2018 | Golden State Warriors | 4–0 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2019 | Toronto Raptors | 4–2 | Golden State Warriors |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4–2 | Miami Heat |
| 2021 | Milwaukee Bucks | 4-2 | Phoenix Suns |
| 2022 | Golden State Warriors | 4-2 | Boston Celtics |
No. of Titles won by each team
| Team | Titles |
| Boston Celtics | 17 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 17 |
| Chicago Bulls | 6 |
| Golden State Warriors | 7 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 5 |
| Detroit Pistons | 3 |
| Miami Heat | 3 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 3 |
| Houston Rockets | 2 |
| New York Knicks | 2 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 1 |
| Baltimore Bullets | 1 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 1 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 1 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 2 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 1 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 1 |
| Sacramento Kings | 1 |
| Toronto Raptors | 1 |
| Washington Wizards | 1 |