NBA Finals

The NBA Finals, previously known as the NBA World Championship Series until 1987, is the championship series of the National Basketball Association, played under a best-of-seven playoff format. The team who wins the Eastern Conference Finals earns one of the two places in the championship round, with the other place for the team that wins the Western Conference Finals to win the Larry O’ Brien Trophy, which is named after the former commissioner. This event has been played at the end of every NBA and BAA season in history. The first was held in 1947.

List of NBA champions

Year	Western Champion	Margin	Eastern Champion
1947	Chicago Stags	1-4	Philadelphia Warriors
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	Ft. Wayne Pistons	3-4	Syracuse Nationals
1956	Ft. Wayne Pistons	1-4	Philadelphia Warriors
1957	St. Louis Hawks	3-4	Boston Celtics
1958	St. Louis Hawks	4-2	Boston Celtics
1959	Minneapolis Lakers	0-4	Boston Celtics
1960	St. Louis Hawks	3-4	Boston Celtics
1961	St. Louis Hawks	1-4	Boston Celtics
1962	Los Angeles Lakers	3-4	Boston Celtics
1963	Los Angeles Lakers	2-4	Boston Celtics
1964	San Francisco Warriors	1-4	Boston Celtics
1965	Los Angeles Lakers	1-4	Boston Celtics
1966	Los Angeles Lakers	3-4	Boston Celtics
1967	San Francisco Warriors	2-4	Philadelphia 76ers
1968	Los Angeles Lakers	2-4	Boston Celtics
1969	Los Angeles Lakers	3-4	Boston Celtics
1970	Los Angeles Lakers	3–4	New York Knicks
1971	Milwaukee Bucks	4–0	Baltimore Bullets
1972	Los Angeles Lakers	4–1	New York Knicks
1973	Los Angeles Lakers	1–4	New York Knicks
1974	Milwaukee Bucks	3–4	Boston Celtics
1975	Golden State Warriors	4–0	Washington Bullets
1976	Phoenix Suns	2–4	Boston Celtics
1977	Portland Trail Blazers	4–2	Philadelphia 76ers
1978	Seattle SuperSonics	3–4	Washington Bullets
1979	Seattle SuperSonics	4–1	Washington Bullets
1980	Los Angeles Lakers	4–2	Philadelphia 76ers
1981	Houston Rockets	2–4	Boston Celtics
1982	Los Angeles Lakers	4–2	Philadelphia 76ers
1983	Los Angeles Lakers	0–4	Philadelphia 76ers
1984	Los Angeles Lakers	3–4	Boston Celtics
1985	Los Angeles Lakers	4–2	Boston Celtics
1986	Houston Rockets	2–4	Boston Celtics
1987	Los Angeles Lakers	4–2	Boston Celtics
1988	Los Angeles Lakers	4–3	Detroit Pistons
1989	Los Angeles Lakers	0–4	Detroit Pistons
1990	Portland Trail Blazers	1–4	Detroit Pistons
1991	Los Angeles Lakers	1–4	Chicago Bulls
1992	Portland Trail Blazers	2–4	Chicago Bulls
1993	Phoenix Suns	2–4	Chicago Bulls
1994	Houston Rockets	4–3	New York Knicks
1995	Houston Rockets	4–0	Orlando Magic
1996	Seattle SuperSonics	2–4	Chicago Bulls
1997	Utah Jazz	2–4	Chicago Bulls
1998	Utah Jazz	2–4	Chicago Bulls
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	Los Angeles Lakers	1–4	Detroit Pistons
2005	San Antonio Spurs	4–3	Detroit Pistons
2006	Dallas Mavericks	2–4	Miami Heat
2007	San Antonio Spurs	4–0	Cleveland Cavaliers
2008	Los Angeles Lakers	2–4	Boston Celtics
2009	Los Angeles Lakers	4–1	Orlando Magic
2010	Los Angeles Lakers	4–3	Boston Celtics
2011	Dallas Mavericks	4-2	Miami Heat
2012	Oklahoma City Thunder	1-4	Miami Heat
2013	San Antonio Spurs	3-4	Miami Heat
2014	San Antonio Spurs	4-1	Miami Heat
2015	Golden State Warriors	4-2	Cleveland Cavaliers
2016	Golden State Warriors	3-4	Cleveland Cavaliers
2017	Golden State Warriors	4-1	Cleveland Cavaliers
2018	Golden State Warriors	4-0	Cleveland Cavaliers
2019	Golden State Warriors	2-4	Toronto Raptors
2020	Los Angeles Lakers	4-2	Miami Heat
2021	Phoenix Suns	2-4	Milwaukee Bucks
2022	Golden State Warriors	4-2	Boston Celtics
2023	Denver Nuggets	4-1	Miami Heat
2024	Boston Celtics	4-1	Dallas Mavericks