NBA Champions

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Full season-by-season list

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Season	Champion	Runner-up	Series
1940s
1946-47	PWPhiladelphia Warriors	CSChicago Stags	4-1
1947-48	BBBaltimore Bullets	PWPhiladelphia Warriors	4-2
1948-49	MLMinneapolis Lakers	WCWashington Capitols	4-2
1949-50	MLMinneapolis Lakers	SNSyracuse Nationals	4-2
1950s
1950-51	RRRochester Royals	NYKNew York Knicks	4-3
1951-52	MLMinneapolis Lakers	NYKNew York Knicks	4-3
1952-53	MLMinneapolis Lakers	NYKNew York Knicks	4-1
1953-54	MLMinneapolis Lakers	SNSyracuse Nationals	4-3
1954-55	SNSyracuse Nationals	FWPFort Wayne Pistons	4-3
1955-56	PWPhiladelphia Warriors	FWPFort Wayne Pistons	4-1
1956-57	BCBoston Celtics	SLHSt. Louis Hawks	4-3
1957-58	SLHSt. Louis Hawks	BCBoston Celtics	4-2
1958-59	BCBoston Celtics	MLMinneapolis Lakers	4-0
1959-60	BCBoston Celtics	SLHSt. Louis Hawks	4-3
1960s
1960-61	BCBoston Celtics	SLHSt. Louis Hawks	4-1
1961-62	BCBoston Celtics	LALLos Angeles Lakers	4-3
1962-63	BCBoston Celtics	LALLos Angeles Lakers	4-2
1963-64	BCBoston Celtics	SFWSan Francisco Warriors	4-1
1964-65	BCBoston Celtics	LALLos Angeles Lakers	4-1
1965-66	BCBoston Celtics	LALLos Angeles Lakers	4-3
1966-67	P7Philadelphia 76ers	SFWSan Francisco Warriors	4-2
1967-68	BCBoston Celtics	LALLos Angeles Lakers	4-2
1968-69	BCBoston Celtics	LALLos Angeles Lakers	4-3
1969-70	NYKNew York Knicks	LALLos Angeles Lakers	4-3
1970s
1970-71	MBMilwaukee Bucks	BBBaltimore Bullets	4-0
1971-72	LALLos Angeles Lakers	NYKNew York Knicks	4-1
1972-73	NYKNew York Knicks	LALLos Angeles Lakers	4-1
1973-74	BCBoston Celtics	MBMilwaukee Bucks	4-3
1974-75	GSWGolden State Warriors	WBWashington Bullets	4-0
1975-76	BCBoston Celtics	PSPhoenix Suns	4-2
1976-77	PTBPortland Trail Blazers	P7Philadelphia 76ers	4-2
1977-78	WBWashington Bullets	SSSeattle SuperSonics	4-3
1978-79	SSSeattle SuperSonics	WBWashington Bullets	4-1
1979-80	LALLos Angeles Lakers	P7Philadelphia 76ers	4-2
1980s
1980-81	BCBoston Celtics	HRHouston Rockets	4-2
1981-82	LALLos Angeles Lakers	P7Philadelphia 76ers	4-2
1982-83	P7Philadelphia 76ers	LALLos Angeles Lakers	4-0
1983-84	BCBoston Celtics	LALLos Angeles Lakers	4-3
1984-85	LALLos Angeles Lakers	BCBoston Celtics	4-2
1985-86	BCBoston Celtics	HRHouston Rockets	4-2
1986-87	LALLos Angeles Lakers	BCBoston Celtics	4-2
1987-88	LALLos Angeles Lakers	DPDetroit Pistons	4-3
1988-89	DPDetroit Pistons	LALLos Angeles Lakers	4-0
1989-90	DPDetroit Pistons	PTBPortland Trail Blazers	4-1
1990s
1990-91	CBChicago Bulls	LALLos Angeles Lakers	4-1
1991-92	CBChicago Bulls	PTBPortland Trail Blazers	4-2
1992-93	CBChicago Bulls	PSPhoenix Suns	4-2
1993-94	HRHouston Rockets	NYKNew York Knicks	4-3
1994-95	HRHouston Rockets	OMOrlando Magic	4-0
1995-96	CBChicago Bulls	SSSeattle SuperSonics	4-2
1996-97	CBChicago Bulls	UJUtah Jazz	4-2
1997-98	CBChicago Bulls	UJUtah Jazz	4-2
1998-99	SASSan Antonio Spurs	NYKNew York Knicks	4-1
1999-00	LALLos Angeles Lakers	IPIndiana Pacers	4-2
2000s
2000-01	LALLos Angeles Lakers	P7Philadelphia 76ers	4-1
2001-02	LALLos Angeles Lakers	NJNNew Jersey Nets	4-0
2002-03	SASSan Antonio Spurs	NJNNew Jersey Nets	4-2
2003-04	DPDetroit Pistons	LALLos Angeles Lakers	4-1
2004-05	SASSan Antonio Spurs	DPDetroit Pistons	4-3
2005-06	MHMiami Heat	DMDallas Mavericks	4-2
2006-07	SASSan Antonio Spurs	CCCleveland Cavaliers	4-0
2007-08	BCBoston Celtics	LALLos Angeles Lakers	4-2
2008-09	LALLos Angeles Lakers	OMOrlando Magic	4-1
2009-10	LALLos Angeles Lakers	BCBoston Celtics	4-3
2010s
2010-11	DMDallas Mavericks	MHMiami Heat	4-2
2011-12	MHMiami Heat	OCTOklahoma City Thunder	4-1
2012-13	MHMiami Heat	SASSan Antonio Spurs	4-3
2013-14	SASSan Antonio Spurs	MHMiami Heat	4-1
2014-15	GSWGolden State Warriors	CCCleveland Cavaliers	4-2
2015-16	CCCleveland Cavaliers	GSWGolden State Warriors	4-3
2016-17	GSWGolden State Warriors	CCCleveland Cavaliers	4-1
2017-18	GSWGolden State Warriors	CCCleveland Cavaliers	4-0
2018-19	TRToronto Raptors	GSWGolden State Warriors	4-2
2019-20	LALLos Angeles Lakers	MHMiami Heat	4-2
2020s
2020-21	MBMilwaukee Bucks	PSPhoenix Suns	4-2
2021-22	GSWGolden State Warriors	BCBoston Celtics	4-2
2022-23	DNDenver Nuggets	MHMiami Heat	4-1
2023-24	BCBoston Celtics	DMDallas Mavericks	4-1
2024-25	OCTOklahoma City Thunder	IPIndiana Pacers	4-3
2025-26	NYKNew York Knicks	SASSan Antonio Spurs	4-1

Frequently asked

Who won the most recent nba champions?

New York Knicks (2025-26).

Who has won the most nba champions?

Boston Celtics, with 18. Full breakdown on our records page.

Sources

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