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NBA Champions
All NBA championship winners.
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Year↕ | Western champion↕ | Coach↕ | Result↕ | Eastern champion↕ | Coach↕ | Finals MVP↕ | Ref↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,947 | Chicago Stags (1) (1, 0–1) | Eddie Gottlieb | 1–4 | Philadelphia Warriors (2) (1, 1–0) | Eddie Gottlieb | n/a | |
| 1,948 | Baltimore Bullets† (2) (1, 1–0) | 4–2 | Philadelphia Warriors (1) (2, 1–1) | — | — | ||
| 1,949 | Minneapolis Lakers (2) (1, 1–0) | Red Auerbach | 4–2 | Washington Capitols (1) (1, 0–1) | Red Auerbach | — | |
| 1,950 | Minneapolis Lakers (1) (2, 2–0) | Syracuse Nationals (1) (1, 0–1) | Al Cervi | — | — | ||
| 1,951 | Rochester Royals (2) (1, 1–0) | Joe Lapchick | 4–3 | New York Knicks (3) (1, 0–1) | Joe Lapchick | — | |
| 1,952 | Minneapolis Lakers (2) (3, 3–0) | 4–3 | New York Knicks (3) (2, 0–2) | — | — | ||
| 1,953 | Minneapolis Lakers (1) (4, 4–0) | 4–1 | New York Knicks (1) (3, 0–3) | 4–1 | — | — | |
| 1,954 | Minneapolis Lakers (1) (5, 5–0) | Syracuse Nationals (1) (2, 0–2) | Al Cervi | — | — | ||
| 1,955 | Fort Wayne Pistons (1) (1, 0–1) | 3–4 | Syracuse Nationals (1) (3, 1–2) | — | — | ||
| 1,956 | Fort Wayne Pistons (1) (2, 0–2) | Philadelphia Warriors (1) (3, 2–1) | George Senesky | — | — | ||
| 1,957 | St. Louis Hawks (1) (1, 0–1) | Red Auerbach | 3–4 | Boston Celtics (1) (1, 1–0) | Red Auerbach | — | |
| 1,958 | St. Louis Hawks (1) (2, 1–1) | 4–2 | Boston Celtics (1) (2, 1–1) | 4–2 | — | — | |
| 1,959 | Minneapolis Lakers (2) (6, 5–1) | 0–4 | Boston Celtics (1) (3, 2–1) | — | — | ||
| 1,960 | St. Louis Hawks (1) (3, 1–2) | 3–4 | Boston Celtics (1) (4, 3–1) | — | — | ||
| 1,961 | St. Louis Hawks (1) (4, 1–3) | 1–4 | Boston Celtics (1) (5, 4–1) | — | — | ||
| 1,962 | Los Angeles Lakers (1) (7, 5–2) | 3–4 | Boston Celtics (1) (6, 5–1) | — | — | ||
| 1,963 | Los Angeles Lakers (1) (8, 5–3) | 2–4 | Boston Celtics (1) (7, 6–1) | 2–4 | — | — | |
| 1,964 | San Francisco Warriors (1) (4, 2–2) | 1–4 | Boston Celtics (1) (8, 7–1) | — | — | ||
| 1,965 | Los Angeles Lakers (1) (9, 5–4) | 1–4 | Boston Celtics (1) (9, 8–1) | — | — | ||
| 1,966 | Los Angeles Lakers (1) (10, 5–5) | 3–4 | Boston Celtics (2) (10, 9–1) | 3–4 | — | — | |
| 1,967 | San Francisco Warriors (1) (5, 2–3) | Alex Hannum | 2–4 | Philadelphia 76ers (1) (4, 2–2) | Alex Hannum | — | |
| 1,968 | Los Angeles Lakers (2) (11, 5–6) | Bill Russell | 2–4 | Boston Celtics (2) (11, 10–1) | Bill Russell | — | |
| 1,969 | Los Angeles Lakers (1) (12, 5–7) | Boston Celtics (4) (12, 11–1) | Jerry West | — | — | ||
| 1,970 | Los Angeles Lakers (2) (13, 5–8) | Red Holzman | 3–4 | New York Knicks (1) (4, 1–3) | Red Holzman | Willis Reed | |
| 1,971 | Milwaukee Bucks (1) (1, 1–0) | Gene Shue | 4–0 | Baltimore Bullets (1) (1, 0–1) | Gene Shue | Lew Alcindor | |
| 1,972 | Los Angeles Lakers (1) (14, 6–8) | Red Holzman | 4–1 | New York Knicks (2) (5, 1–4) | Red Holzman | Wilt Chamberlain | |
| 1,973 | Los Angeles Lakers (2) (15, 6–9) | New York Knicks (2) (6, 2–4) | Willis Reed | — | — | ||
| 1,974 | Milwaukee Bucks (1) (2, 1–1) | Tom Heinsohn | 3–4 | Boston Celtics (1) (13, 12–1) | Tom Heinsohn | John Havlicek | |
| 1,975 | Golden State Warriors (1) (6, 3–3) | K.C. Jones | 4–0 | Washington Bullets (2) (2, 0–2) | K.C. Jones | Rick Barry | |
| 1,976 | Phoenix Suns (3) (1, 0–1) | Tom Heinsohn | 2–4 | Boston Celtics (1) (14, 13–1) | Tom Heinsohn | Jo Jo White | |
| 1,977 | Portland Trail Blazers (3) (1, 1–0) | Gene Shue | 4–2 | Philadelphia 76ers (1) (5, 2–3) | Gene Shue | Bill Walton | |
| 1,978 | Seattle SuperSonics (4) (1, 0–1) | Dick Motta | 3–4 | Washington Bullets (3) (3, 1–2) | Dick Motta | Wes Unseld | |
| 1,979 | Seattle SuperSonics (1) (2, 1–1) | Washington Bullets (1) (4, 1–3) | Dennis Johnson | — | — | ||
| 1,980 | Los Angeles Lakers (1) (16, 7–9) | Billy Cunningham | 4–2 | Philadelphia 76ers (3) (6, 2–4) | Billy Cunningham | Magic Johnson | |
| 1,981 | Houston Rockets (6) (1, 0–1) | Bill Fitch | 2–4 | Boston Celtics (1) (15, 14–1) | Bill Fitch | Cedric Maxwell | |
| 1,982 | Los Angeles Lakers (1) (17, 8–9) | Billy Cunningham | 4–2 | Philadelphia 76ers (3) (7, 2–5) | Billy Cunningham | Magic Johnson | |
| 1,983 | Los Angeles Lakers (1) (18, 8–10) | Philadelphia 76ers (1) (8, 3–5) | Moses Malone | — | — | ||
| 1,984 | Los Angeles Lakers (1) (19, 8–11) | Larry Bird | Boston Celtics (1) (16, 15–1) | K.C. Jones | Larry Bird | — | |
| 1,985 | Los Angeles Lakers (1) (20, 9–11) | Boston Celtics (1) (17, 15–2) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | — | — | ||
| 1,986 | Houston Rockets (2) (2, 0–2) | Larry Bird | 2–4 | Boston Celtics (1) (18, 16–2) | Larry Bird | — | |
| 1,987 | Los Angeles Lakers (1) (21, 10–11) | Magic Johnson | 4–2 | Boston Celtics (1) (19, 16–3) | Magic Johnson | — | |
| 1,988 | Los Angeles Lakers (1) (22, 11–11) | James Worthy | Detroit Pistons (2) (3, 0–3) | Chuck Daly | James Worthy | — | |
| 1,989 | Los Angeles Lakers (1) (23, 11–12) | Detroit Pistons (1) (4, 1–3) | Joe Dumars | — | — | ||
| 1,990 | Portland Trail Blazers (3) (2, 1–1) | Isiah Thomas | 1–4 | Detroit Pistons (1) (5, 2–3) | Isiah Thomas | — | |
| 1,991 | Los Angeles Lakers (3) (24, 11–13) | Phil Jackson | 1–4 | Chicago Bulls (1) (1, 1–0) | Phil Jackson | Michael Jordan | |
| 1,992 | Portland Trail Blazers (1) (3, 1–2) | 2–4 | Chicago Bulls (1) (2, 2–0) | — | — | ||
| 1,993 | Phoenix Suns (1) (2, 0–2) | 2–4 | Chicago Bulls (2) (3, 3–0) | — | — | ||
| 1,994 | Houston Rockets (2) (3, 1–2) | Pat Riley | 4–3 | New York Knicks (2) (7, 2–5) | Pat Riley | Hakeem Olajuwon | |
| 1,995 | Houston Rockets (6) (4, 2–2) | Orlando Magic (1) (1, 0–1) | Brian Hill | — | — | ||
| 1,996 | Seattle SuperSonics (1) (3, 1–2) | Phil Jackson | 2–4 | Chicago Bulls (1) (4, 4–0) | Phil Jackson | Michael Jordan | |
| 1,997 | Utah Jazz (1) (1, 0–1) | 2–4 | Chicago Bulls (1) (5, 5–0) | — | — | ||
| 1,998 | Utah Jazz (1) (2, 0–2) | 2–4 | Chicago Bulls (1) (6, 6–0) | 2–4 | — | — | |
| 1,999 | San Antonio Spurs (1) (1, 1–0) | Jeff Van Gundy | 4–1 | New York Knicks (8) (8, 2–6) | Jeff Van Gundy | Tim Duncan | |
| 2,000 | Los Angeles Lakers (1) (25, 12–13) | Larry Bird | 4–2 | Indiana Pacers (1) (1, 0–1) | Larry Bird | Shaquille O'Neal | |
| 2,001 | Los Angeles Lakers (2) (26, 13–13) | Philadelphia 76ers (1) (9, 3–6) | Larry Brown | — | — | ||
| 2,002 | Los Angeles Lakers (3) (27, 14–13) | New Jersey Nets (1) (1, 0–1) | Byron Scott | — | — | ||
| 2,003 | San Antonio Spurs (1) (2, 2–0) | Tim Duncan | 4–2 | New Jersey Nets (2) (2, 0–2) | Tim Duncan | — | |
| 2,004 | Los Angeles Lakers (2) (28, 14–14) | Larry Brown | 1–4 | Detroit Pistons (3) (6, 3–3) | Larry Brown | Chauncey Billups | |
| 2,005 | San Antonio Spurs (2) (3, 3–0) | Tim Duncan | 4–3 | Detroit Pistons (2) (7, 3–4) | Tim Duncan | — | |
| 2,006 | Dallas Mavericks (4) (1, 0–1) | Pat Riley | 2–4 | Miami Heat (2) (1, 1–0) | Pat Riley | Dwyane Wade | |
| 2,007 | San Antonio Spurs (3) (4, 4–0) | Mike Brown | 4–0 | Cleveland Cavaliers (2) (1, 0–1) | Mike Brown | Tony Parker | |
| 2,008 | Los Angeles Lakers (1) (29, 14–15) | Doc Rivers | 2–4 | Boston Celtics (1) (20, 17–3) | Doc Rivers | Paul Pierce | |
| 2,009 | Los Angeles Lakers (1) (30, 15–15) | Kobe Bryant | Orlando Magic (3) (2, 0–2) | Stan Van Gundy | Kobe Bryant | — | |
| 2,010 | Los Angeles Lakers (1) (31, 16–15) | Boston Celtics (4) (21, 17–4) | Doc Rivers | — | — | ||
| 2,011 | Dallas Mavericks (3) (2, 1–1) | Erik Spoelstra | 4–2 | Miami Heat (2) (2, 1–1) | Erik Spoelstra | Dirk Nowitzki | |
| 2,012 | Oklahoma City Thunder (2) (4, 1–3) | LeBron James | 1–4 | Miami Heat (2) (3, 2–1) | LeBron James | — | |
| 2,013 | San Antonio Spurs (2) (5, 4–1) | 3–4 | Miami Heat (1) (4, 3–1) | — | — | ||
| 2,014 | San Antonio Spurs (1) (6, 5–1) | Miami Heat (2) (5, 3–2) | Kawhi Leonard | — | — | ||
| 2,015 | Golden State Warriors (1) (7, 4–3) | David Blatt | 4–2 | Cleveland Cavaliers (2) (2, 0–2) | David Blatt | Andre Iguodala | |
| 2,016 | Golden State Warriors (1) (8, 4–4) | LeBron James | Cleveland Cavaliers (1) (3, 1–2) | Tyronn Lue | LeBron James | — | |
| 2,017 | Golden State Warriors (1) (9, 5–4) | Cleveland Cavaliers (2) (4, 1–3) | Kevin Durant | — | — | ||
| 2,018 | Golden State Warriors (2) (10, 6–4) | 4–0 | Cleveland Cavaliers (4) (5, 1–4) | 4–0 | — | — | |
| 2,019 | Golden State Warriors (1) (11, 6–5) | Kawhi Leonard | Toronto Raptors (2) (1, 1–0) | Nick Nurse | Kawhi Leonard | — | |
| 2,020 | Los Angeles Lakers (1) (32, 17–15) | Erik Spoelstra | 4–2 | Miami Heat (5) (6, 3–3) | Erik Spoelstra | LeBron James | |
| 2,021 | Phoenix Suns (2) (3, 0–3) | Mike Budenholzer | 2–4 | Milwaukee Bucks (3) (3, 2–1) | Mike Budenholzer | Giannis Antetokounmpo | |
| 2,022 | Golden State Warriors (3) (12, 7–5) | Ime Udoka | 4–2 | Boston Celtics (2) (22, 17–5) | Ime Udoka | Stephen Curry | |
| 2,023 | Denver Nuggets (1) (1, 1–0) | Erik Spoelstra | 4–1 | Miami Heat (8) (7, 3–4) | Erik Spoelstra | Nikola Jokić | |
| 2,024 | Dallas Mavericks (5) (3, 1–2) | Joe Mazzulla | 1–4 | Boston Celtics (1) (23, 18–5) | Joe Mazzulla | Jaylen Brown | |
| 2,025 | Oklahoma City Thunder (1) (5, 2–3) | Rick Carlisle | 4–3 | Indiana Pacers (4) (2, 0–2) | Rick Carlisle | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander |
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