Name↕ | Year↕ | Western champion↕ | Coach↕ | Result↕ | Eastern champion↕ | Coach↕ | Finals MVP↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Philadelphia Warriors (2) (1, 1–0) | 1947 | Chicago Stags (1) (1, 0–1) | Eddie Gottlieb | 1–4 | Philadelphia Warriors (2) (1, 1–0) | — | n/a |
Philadelphia Warriors (1) (2, 1–1) | 1948 | Baltimore Bullets† (2) (1, 1–0) | 4–2 | Philadelphia Warriors (1) (2, 1–1) | — | — | |
Washington Capitols (1) (1, 0–1) | 1949 | Minneapolis Lakers (2) (1, 1–0) | Red Auerbach | 4–2 | Washington Capitols (1) (1, 0–1) | — | |
Al Cervi | 1950 | Minneapolis Lakers (1) (2, 2–0) | Syracuse Nationals (1) (1, 0–1) | Al Cervi | — | — | |
New York Knicks (3) (1, 0–1) | 1951 | Rochester Royals (2) (1, 1–0) | Joe Lapchick | 4–3 | New York Knicks (3) (1, 0–1) | — | |
New York Knicks (3) (2, 0–2) | 1952 | Minneapolis Lakers (2) (3, 3–0) | 4–3 | New York Knicks (3) (2, 0–2) | — | — | |
4–1 | 1953 | Minneapolis Lakers (1) (4, 4–0) | 4–1 | New York Knicks (1) (3, 0–3) | — | — | |
Syracuse Nationals (1) (3, 1–2) | 1955 | Fort Wayne Pistons (1) (1, 0–1) | 3–4 | Syracuse Nationals (1) (3, 1–2) | — | — | |
George Senesky | 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons (1) (2, 0–2) | Philadelphia Warriors (1) (3, 2–1) | George Senesky | — | — | |
Boston Celtics (1) (1, 1–0) | 1957 | St. Louis Hawks (1) (1, 0–1) | Red Auerbach | 3–4 | Boston Celtics (1) (1, 1–0) | — | |
4–2 | 1958 | St. Louis Hawks (1) (2, 1–1) | 4–2 | Boston Celtics (1) (2, 1–1) | — | — | |
Boston Celtics (1) (3, 2–1) | 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers (2) (6, 5–1) | 0–4 | Boston Celtics (1) (3, 2–1) | — | — | |
Boston Celtics (1) (4, 3–1) | 1960 | St. Louis Hawks (1) (3, 1–2) | 3–4 | Boston Celtics (1) (4, 3–1) | — | — | |
Boston Celtics (1) (5, 4–1) | 1961 | St. Louis Hawks (1) (4, 1–3) | 1–4 | Boston Celtics (1) (5, 4–1) | — | — | |
Boston Celtics (1) (6, 5–1) | 1962 | Los Angeles Lakers (1) (7, 5–2) | 3–4 | Boston Celtics (1) (6, 5–1) | — | — | |
2–4 | 1963 | Los Angeles Lakers (1) (8, 5–3) | 2–4 | Boston Celtics (1) (7, 6–1) | — | — | |
Boston Celtics (1) (8, 7–1) | 1964 | San Francisco Warriors (1) (4, 2–2) | 1–4 | Boston Celtics (1) (8, 7–1) | — | — | |
Boston Celtics (1) (9, 8–1) | 1965 | Los Angeles Lakers (1) (9, 5–4) | 1–4 | Boston Celtics (1) (9, 8–1) | — | — | |
3–4 | 1966 | Los Angeles Lakers (1) (10, 5–5) | 3–4 | Boston Celtics (2) (10, 9–1) | — | — | |
Philadelphia 76ers (1) (4, 2–2) | 1967 | San Francisco Warriors (1) (5, 2–3) | Alex Hannum | 2–4 | Philadelphia 76ers (1) (4, 2–2) | — | |
Boston Celtics (2) (11, 10–1) | 1968 | Los Angeles Lakers (2) (11, 5–6) | Bill Russell | 2–4 | Boston Celtics (2) (11, 10–1) | — | |
Jerry West | 1969 | Los Angeles Lakers (1) (12, 5–7) | Boston Celtics (4) (12, 11–1) | Jerry West | — | — | |
New York Knicks (1) (4, 1–3) | 1970 | Los Angeles Lakers (2) (13, 5–8) | Red Holzman | 3–4 | New York Knicks (1) (4, 1–3) | — | Willis Reed |
Baltimore Bullets (1) (1, 0–1) | 1971 | Milwaukee Bucks (1) (1, 1–0) | Gene Shue | 4–0 | Baltimore Bullets (1) (1, 0–1) | — | Lew Alcindor |
New York Knicks (2) (5, 1–4) | 1972 | Los Angeles Lakers (1) (14, 6–8) | Red Holzman | 4–1 | New York Knicks (2) (5, 1–4) | — | Wilt Chamberlain |
Willis Reed | 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers (2) (15, 6–9) | New York Knicks (2) (6, 2–4) | Willis Reed | — | — | |
Boston Celtics (1) (13, 12–1) | 1974 | Milwaukee Bucks (1) (2, 1–1) | Tom Heinsohn | 3–4 | Boston Celtics (1) (13, 12–1) | — | John Havlicek |
Washington Bullets (2) (2, 0–2) | 1975 | Golden State Warriors (1) (6, 3–3) | K.C. Jones | 4–0 | Washington Bullets (2) (2, 0–2) | — | Rick Barry |
Boston Celtics (1) (14, 13–1) | 1976 | Phoenix Suns (3) (1, 0–1) | Tom Heinsohn | 2–4 | Boston Celtics (1) (14, 13–1) | — | Jo Jo White |
Philadelphia 76ers (1) (5, 2–3) | 1977 | Portland Trail Blazers (3) (1, 1–0) | Gene Shue | 4–2 | Philadelphia 76ers (1) (5, 2–3) | — | Bill Walton |
Washington Bullets (3) (3, 1–2) | 1978 | Seattle SuperSonics (4) (1, 0–1) | Dick Motta | 3–4 | Washington Bullets (3) (3, 1–2) | — | Wes Unseld |
Dennis Johnson | 1979 | Seattle SuperSonics (1) (2, 1–1) | Washington Bullets (1) (4, 1–3) | Dennis Johnson | — | — | |
Philadelphia 76ers (3) (6, 2–4) | 1980 | Los Angeles Lakers (1) (16, 7–9) | Billy Cunningham | 4–2 | Philadelphia 76ers (3) (6, 2–4) | — | Magic Johnson |
Boston Celtics (1) (15, 14–1) | 1981 | Houston Rockets (6) (1, 0–1) | Bill Fitch | 2–4 | Boston Celtics (1) (15, 14–1) | — | Cedric Maxwell |
Philadelphia 76ers (3) (7, 2–5) | 1982 | Los Angeles Lakers (1) (17, 8–9) | Billy Cunningham | 4–2 | Philadelphia 76ers (3) (7, 2–5) | — | Magic Johnson |
Moses Malone | 1983 | Los Angeles Lakers (1) (18, 8–10) | Philadelphia 76ers (1) (8, 3–5) | Moses Malone | — | — | |
K.C. Jones | 1984 | Los Angeles Lakers (1) (19, 8–11) | Larry Bird | Boston Celtics (1) (16, 15–1) | K.C. Jones | — | |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 1985 | Los Angeles Lakers (1) (20, 9–11) | Boston Celtics (1) (17, 15–2) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | — | — | |
Boston Celtics (1) (18, 16–2) | 1986 | Houston Rockets (2) (2, 0–2) | Larry Bird | 2–4 | Boston Celtics (1) (18, 16–2) | — | |
Boston Celtics (1) (19, 16–3) | 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers (1) (21, 10–11) | Magic Johnson | 4–2 | Boston Celtics (1) (19, 16–3) | — |
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