NBA Championships
Every champion from 1946-47 through 2025-26. Historical team names are preserved.
| Season | Champion | Runner-up | Finals | Finals MVP | Winning Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | New York Knicks | San Antonio Spurs | 4-1 | Jalen Brunson | Mike Brown |
| 2024-25 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Indiana Pacers | 4-3 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Mark Daigneault |
| 2023-24 | Boston Celtics | Dallas Mavericks | 4-1 | Jaylen Brown | Joe Mazzulla |
| 2022-23 | Denver Nuggets | Miami Heat | 4-1 | Nikola Jokic | Michael Malone |
| 2021-22 | Golden State Warriors | Boston Celtics | 4-2 | Stephen Curry | Steve Kerr |
| 2020-21 | Milwaukee Bucks | Phoenix Suns | 4-2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Mike Budenholzer |
| 2019-20 | Los Angeles Lakers | Miami Heat | 4-2 | LeBron James | Frank Vogel |
| 2018-19 | Toronto Raptors | Golden State Warriors | 4-2 | Kawhi Leonard | Nick Nurse |
| 2017-18 | Golden State Warriors | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4-0 | Kevin Durant | Steve Kerr |
| 2016-17 | Golden State Warriors | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4-1 | Kevin Durant | Steve Kerr |
| 2015-16 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Golden State Warriors | 4-3 | LeBron James | Tyronn Lue |
| 2014-15 | Golden State Warriors | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4-2 | Andre Iguodala | Steve Kerr |
| 2013-14 | San Antonio Spurs | Miami Heat | 4-1 | Kawhi Leonard | Gregg Popovich |
| 2012-13 | Miami Heat | San Antonio Spurs | 4-3 | LeBron James | Erik Spoelstra |
| 2011-12 | Miami Heat | Oklahoma City Thunder | 4-1 | LeBron James | Erik Spoelstra |
| 2010-11 | Dallas Mavericks | Miami Heat | 4-2 | Dirk Nowitzki | Rick Carlisle |
| 2009-10 | Los Angeles Lakers | Boston Celtics | 4-3 | Kobe Bryant | Phil Jackson |
| 2008-09 | Los Angeles Lakers | Orlando Magic | 4-1 | Kobe Bryant | Phil Jackson |
| 2007-08 | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-2 | Paul Pierce | Doc Rivers |
| 2006-07 | San Antonio Spurs | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4-0 | Tony Parker | Gregg Popovich |
| 2005-06 | Miami Heat | Dallas Mavericks | 4-2 | Dwyane Wade | Pat Riley |
| 2004-05 | San Antonio Spurs | Detroit Pistons | 4-3 | Tim Duncan | Gregg Popovich |
| 2003-04 | Detroit Pistons | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-1 | Chauncey Billups | Larry Brown |
| 2002-03 | San Antonio Spurs | New Jersey Nets | 4-2 | Tim Duncan | Gregg Popovich |
| 2001-02 | Los Angeles Lakers | New Jersey Nets | 4-0 | Shaquille O'Neal | Phil Jackson |
| 2000-01 | Los Angeles Lakers | Philadelphia 76ers | 4-1 | Shaquille O'Neal | Phil Jackson |
| 1999-00 | Los Angeles Lakers | Indiana Pacers | 4-2 | Shaquille O'Neal | Phil Jackson |
| 1998-99 | San Antonio Spurs | New York Knicks | 4-1 | Tim Duncan | Gregg Popovich |
| 1997-98 | Chicago Bulls | Utah Jazz | 4-2 | Michael Jordan | Phil Jackson |
| 1996-97 | Chicago Bulls | Utah Jazz | 4-2 | Michael Jordan | Phil Jackson |
| 1995-96 | Chicago Bulls | Seattle SuperSonics | 4-2 | Michael Jordan | Phil Jackson |
| 1994-95 | Houston Rockets | Orlando Magic | 4-0 | Hakeem Olajuwon | Rudy Tomjanovich |
| 1993-94 | Houston Rockets | New York Knicks | 4-3 | Hakeem Olajuwon | Rudy Tomjanovich |
| 1992-93 | Chicago Bulls | Phoenix Suns | 4-2 | Michael Jordan | Phil Jackson |
| 1991-92 | Chicago Bulls | Portland Trail Blazers | 4-2 | Michael Jordan | Phil Jackson |
| 1990-91 | Chicago Bulls | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-1 | Michael Jordan | Phil Jackson |
| 1989-90 | Detroit Pistons | Portland Trail Blazers | 4-1 | Isiah Thomas | Chuck Daly |
| 1988-89 | Detroit Pistons | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-0 | Joe Dumars | Chuck Daly |
| 1987-88 | Los Angeles Lakers | Detroit Pistons | 4-3 | James Worthy | Pat Riley |
| 1986-87 | Los Angeles Lakers | Boston Celtics | 4-2 | Magic Johnson | Pat Riley |
| 1985-86 | Boston Celtics | Houston Rockets | 4-2 | Larry Bird | K.C. Jones |
| 1984-85 | Los Angeles Lakers | Boston Celtics | 4-2 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Pat Riley |
| 1983-84 | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-3 | Larry Bird | K.C. Jones |
| 1982-83 | Philadelphia 76ers | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-0 | Moses Malone | Billy Cunningham |
| 1981-82 | Los Angeles Lakers | Philadelphia 76ers | 4-2 | Magic Johnson | Pat Riley |
| 1980-81 | Boston Celtics | Houston Rockets | 4-2 | Cedric Maxwell | Bill Fitch |
| 1979-80 | Los Angeles Lakers | Philadelphia 76ers | 4-2 | Magic Johnson | Paul Westhead |
| 1978-79 | Seattle SuperSonics | Washington Bullets | 4-1 | Dennis Johnson | Lenny Wilkens |
| 1977-78 | Washington Bullets | Seattle SuperSonics | 4-3 | Wes Unseld | Dick Motta |
| 1976-77 | Portland Trail Blazers | Philadelphia 76ers | 4-2 | Bill Walton | Jack Ramsay |
| 1975-76 | Boston Celtics | Phoenix Suns | 4-2 | Jo Jo White | Tom Heinsohn |
| 1974-75 | Golden State Warriors | Washington Bullets | 4-0 | Rick Barry | Al Attles |
| 1973-74 | Boston Celtics | Milwaukee Bucks | 4-3 | John Havlicek | Tom Heinsohn |
| 1972-73 | New York Knicks | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-1 | Willis Reed | Red Holzman |
| 1971-72 | Los Angeles Lakers | New York Knicks | 4-1 | Wilt Chamberlain | Bill Sharman |
| 1970-71 | Milwaukee Bucks | Baltimore Bullets | 4-0 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Larry Costello |
| 1969-70 | New York Knicks | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-3 | Willis Reed | Red Holzman |
| 1968-69 | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-3 | Jerry West | Bill Russell |
| 1967-68 | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-2 | — | Bill Russell |
| 1966-67 | Philadelphia 76ers | San Francisco Warriors | 4-2 | — | Alex Hannum |
| 1965-66 | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-3 | — | Red Auerbach |
| 1964-65 | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-1 | — | Red Auerbach |
| 1963-64 | Boston Celtics | San Francisco Warriors | 4-1 | — | Red Auerbach |
| 1962-63 | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-2 | — | Red Auerbach |
| 1961-62 | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-3 | — | Red Auerbach |
| 1960-61 | Boston Celtics | St. Louis Hawks | 4-1 | — | Red Auerbach |
| 1959-60 | Boston Celtics | St. Louis Hawks | 4-3 | — | Red Auerbach |
| 1958-59 | Boston Celtics | Minneapolis Lakers | 4-0 | — | Red Auerbach |
| 1957-58 | St. Louis Hawks | Boston Celtics | 4-2 | — | Alex Hannum |
| 1956-57 | Boston Celtics | St. Louis Hawks | 4-3 | — | Red Auerbach |
| 1955-56 | Philadelphia Warriors | Ft. Wayne Pistons | 4-1 | — | George Senesky |
| 1954-55 | Syracuse Nationals | Ft. Wayne Pistons | 4-3 | — | Al Cervi |
| 1953-54 | Minneapolis Lakers | Syracuse Nationals | 4-3 | — | John Kundla |
| 1952-53 | Minneapolis Lakers | New York Knicks | 4-1 | — | John Kundla |
| 1951-52 | Minneapolis Lakers | New York Knicks | 4-1 | — | John Kundla |
| 1950-51 | Rochester Royals | New York Knicks | 4-3 | — | Les Harrison |
| 1949-50 | Minneapolis Lakers | Syracuse Nationals | 4-2 | — | John Kundla |
| 1948-49 | Minneapolis Lakers | Washington Capitols | 4-2 | — | John Kundla |
| 1947-48 | Baltimore Bullets | Philadelphia Warriors | 4-2 | — | Buddy Jeannette |
| 1946-47 | Philadelphia Warriors | Chicago Stags | 4-1 | — | Eddie Gottlieb |