The NBA Finals
1946-Present
Year
Champion
Coach
Captain
Gm
Runner-Up
2005 San Antonio Spurs Greg Popovich Tim Duncan 4-3 Detroit Pistons
2004
Detroit Pistons
Larry Brown
Ben Wallace
4-1
Los Angeles Lakers
2003
San Antonio Spurs
Greg Popovich
David Robinson
4-2
New Jersey Nets
2002
Los Angeles Lakers
Phil Jackson
Shaquille O'Neal
4-0
New Jersey Nets
2001
Los Angeles Lakers
Phil Jackson
Shaquille O'Neil
4-1
Philadelphia 76ers
2000
Los Angeles Lakers
Phil Jackson
Shaquille O'Neil
4-2
Indiana Pacers
1999
San Antonio Spurs
Greg Popovich
David Robinson
4-2
New York Knickerbockers
1998
Chicago Bulls
Phil Jackson
Michael Jordan
4-2
Utah Jazz
1997
Chicago Bulls
Phil Jackson
Michael Jordan
4-2
Utah Jazz
1996
Chicago Bulls
Phil Jackson
Michael Jordan
4-2
Seattle Supersonics
1995
Houston Rockets
Rudy Tomjonivich
Hakeem Olajuwon
4-0
Orlando Magic
1994
Houston Rockets
Rudy Tomjonivich
Hakeem Olajuwon
4-3
New York Knickerbockers
1993
Chicago Bulls
Phil Jackson
Michael Jordan
4-2
Phoenix Suns
1992
Chicago Bulls
Phil Jackson
Michael Jordan
4-2
Portland Trailblazers
1991
Chicago Bulls
Phil Jackson
Michael Jordan
4-1
Los Angeles Lakers
1990
Detroit Pistons
Chuck Daly
Isiah Thomas
4-1
Portland Trailblazers
1989
Detroit Pistons
Chuck Daly
Isiah Thomas
4-0
Los Angeles Lakers
1988
Los Angeles Lakers
Pat Riley
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
4-3
Detroit Pistons
1987
Los Angeles Lakers
Pat Riley
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
4-2
Boston Celtics
1986
Boston Celtics
K.C. Jones
Larry Bird
4-2
Houston Rockets
1985
Los Angeles Lakers
Pat Riley
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
4-2
 Boston Celtics
1984
Boston Celtics
K.C. Jones
Larry Bird
4-3
Los Angeles Lakers
1983
Philadelphia 76ers
Billy Cunningham
Julius Erving
4-0
Los Angeles Lakers
1982
Los Angeles Lakers
Pat Riley
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
4-2
Philadelphia 76ers
1981
Boston Celtics
Bill Fitch
 
4-2
Houston Rockets
1980
Los Angeles Lakers
Paul Westhead
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
4-2
Philadelphia 76ers
1979
Seattle SuperSonics 
Lenny Wilkins
 
4-1
Washington Bullets
1978
Washington Bullets 
Dick Motta
 
4-3
Seattle SuperSonics
1977
Portland Trail Blazers
Jack Ramsay
 
4-2
Philadelphia 76ers
1976
Boston Celtics
Tom Heinsohn
 
4-2
Phoenix Suns
1975
Golden State Warriors
Al Attles
 
4-0
Washington Bullets
1974
Boston Celtics
Tom Heinsohn
 
4-3
Milwaukee Bucks
1973
New York Knickerbockers
 Red Holzman
 
4-1
Los Angeles Lakers
1972
Los Angeles Lakers
Bill Sharman
 
4-1
New York Knickerbockers
1971
Milwaukee Bucks
 Larry Costello
 
4-0
Baltimore Bullets
1970
New York Knickerbockers
Red Holzman
 
4-3
Los Angeles Lakers
1969
Boston Celtics
Bill Russell 
 
4-3
Los Angeles Lakers
1968
Boston Celtics
Bill Russell
 
4-2
Los Angeles Lakers
1967
Philadelphia 76ers
Alex Hannum
 
4-2
San Francisco Warriors
1966
Boston Celtics
Red Auerbach
Bill Russell
4-3
Los Angeles Lakers
1965
Boston Celtics
Red Auerbach
Bill Russell
4-1
Los Angeles Lakers
1964
Boston Celtics
Red Auerbach
Bill Russell
4-1
San Francisco Warriors
1963 
Boston Celtics
Red Auerbach
Bob Cousy
4-2
Los Angeles Lakers
1962
Boston Celtics
Red Auerbach
Bob Cousy
4-3
Los Angeles Lakers
1961
Boston Celtics
Red Auerbach
Bob Cousy
4-1
St. Louis Hawks
1960
Boston Celtics
Red Auerbach
Bob Cousy
4-3
St. Louis Hawks
1959
Boston Celtics
Red Auerbach
Bob Cousy
4-0
Minneapolis Lakers
1958
St. Louis Hawks
Alex Hannum
 
4-2
Boston Celtics
1957
Boston Celtics
Red Auerbach
Bob Cousy
4-3
St. Louis Hawks
1956
Philadelphia Warriors
 George Senesky
 
4-1
Fort Wayne Pistons
1955
Syracuse Nationals
Al Cervi 
 
4-3
Fort Wayne Pistons
1954
Minneapolis Lakers
John Kundla 
George Mikan
4-3
Syracuse Nationals
1953
Minneapolis Lakers
John Kundla 
George Mikan
4-1
New York Knickerbockers
1952
Minneapolis Lakers
 John Kundla
George Mikan
4-3
New York Knickerbockers
1951
Rochester Royals
Les Harrison
 
4-3
New York Knickerbockers
1950
Minneapolis Lakers
John Kundla
George Mikan
4-2
Syracuse Nationals
1949
Minneapolis Lakers
John Kundla
George Mikan
4-2
Washington Capitols
1948
Baltimore Bullets
Buddy Jeanette
 
4-2
Philadelphia Warriors
1947
Philadelphia Warriors
Eddie Gottlieb
 
4-1
Chicago Stags

NBA Championships by Franchise

16 Boston Celtics 1957 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1968 1969
1974 1976 1981 1984 1986
14 Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers 1949 1950 1952 1953 1954 1972 1980 1982 1985 1987 1988
2000
2001
 2002
6 Chicago Bulls 1991 1992 1993 1996 1997 1998
3 Detroit Pistons 1989 1990 2004
3 Philadelphia/Golden State Warriors 1947 1956 1975
3 San Antonio Spurs 1999 2003 2005                
3 Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers 1955 1967 1983
2 Houston Rockets 1994 1995
2 New York Knickerbockers 1970 1973
1 Baltimore Bullets 1948
1 Milwaukee Bucks 1971
1 Portland Trail Blazers 1977
1 Rochester Royals 1951
1 Saint Louis Hawks 1958
1 Seattle Supersonics 1979
1 Washington Bullets 1978
 Major League Sports Almanac
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