The NBA Finals Page
Finals stats
This page tells the history of the NBA finals from it's begining
in 1947 to present.
Short History
Although the National Basketball Association traces its first championship
back to the 1946-1947 season, the league was then called
the Basketball Association of America(BBA). It did not
become the NBA until after the 1948-1949 season when the
BBA and The National Basketball League(NBL) agreed to merge.
In the chart below, the Easten finalists (representing
the NBA Eastern Division from 1947-70, and the NBA Eastern Conference
since 1971) are listed in CAPITAL letters. Also, each
NBA champion's wins and losses are noted in parentheses
after the series score.
Multilpe winners
Boston(16);Minneapolis-LA Lakers(11);Chicago Bulls(5);Phi-SF-Golden St.
Warriors and Syracuse Nationals-Phi 76's(3);Detroit,
Houston, and New York(2)
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NBA Finals results from 1947 to present
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series |
Looser |
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| 1997 CHICAGO BULLS |
4-2(WWLLWW) | Utah Jazz |
| 1996 CHICAGO BULLS |
4-2(WWLLWW) | Seatle Supersonics |
| 1995 Houston Rockets |
4-0 | Orlando Magic |
| 1994 Houston Rockets |
4-3(WLWLLWW) | New York Knicks |
| 1993 CHICAGO BULLS |
4-2(WWLWLW) | Pheonix Suns |
| 1992 CHICAGO BULLS |
4-2(WLWLWW) | Portland Trailblazers |
| 1991 CHICAGO BULLS |
4-1(LWWWW) | LA Lakers |
| 1990 Detroit Pistons |
4-1(WLWWW) | Portland Trailblazers |
| 1989 DETROIT PISTONS |
4-0 | LA Lakers |
| 1988 LA Lakers |
4-3(LWWLLWW) | DETROIT PISTONS |
| 1987 LA Lakers |
4-2(WWLWLW) | BOSTON CELTICS |
| 1986 BOSTON CELTICS |
4-2(WWLWLW) | Houston Rockets |
| 1985 LA Lakers |
4-2(LWWLWW) | BOSTON CELTICS |
| 1984 BOSTON CELTICS |
4-3(LWLWWLW | LA Lakers |
| 1983 PHILA. 76ERS |
4-0 | LA Lakers |
| 1982 LA Lakers |
4-2(WLWWLW) | PHILA. 76ERS |
| 1981 BOSTON CELTICS |
4-2(WLWLWW) | Houston Rockets |
| 1980 LA Lakers |
4-2(WLWLWW) | PHILA. 76ERS |
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| 1979 Seatle Supersonics |
4-1(LWWWW) | WASH. BULLETS |
| 1978 WASH. BULLETS |
4-3(LWLWLWW) | Seatle Supersonics |
| 1977 Portland Trailblzers |
4-2(LLWWWW) | PHILA. 76ERS |
| 1976 BOSTON CELTICS |
4-2(WWLLWW) | Phoenix Suns |
| 1975 Golden St. Warriors |
4-0 | WASH. BULLETS |
| 1974 BOSTON CELTICS |
4-3(WLWLWLW) | Milwaukee Bucs |
| 1973 NEW YORK KNICKS |
4-1(LWWWW) | LA Lakers |
| 1972 LA Lakers |
4-1(LWWWW) | NEW YORK KNICKS |
| 1971 Milwaukee Bucs |
4-0 | BALT. BULLETS |
| 1970 NEY YORK KNICKS |
4-3(WLWLWLW) | LA Lakers |
| 1969 BOSTON CELTICS |
4-3(LLWWLWW) | LA Lakers |
| 1968 BOSTON CELTICS |
4-2(WLWLWW) | LA Lakers |
| 1967 PHILA. 76ERS |
4-2(WWLWLW) | SF Warriors |
| 1966 BOSTON CELTICS |
4-3(LWWWLLW) | LA Lakers |
| 1965 BOSTON CELTICS |
4-1(WWLWW) | LA Lakers |
| 1964 BOSTON CELTICS |
4-1(WWLWW) | SF Warriors |
| 1963 BOSTON CELTICS |
4-2(WWLWLW) | LA Lakers |
| 1962 BOSTON CELTICS |
4-3(WLLWLWW) | LA Lakers |
| 1961 BOSTON CELTICS |
4-1(WWLWW) | St. Louis Hawks |
| 1960 BOSTON CELTICS |
4-3(WLWLWLW) | St. Louis Hawks |
| 1959 BOSTON CELTICS |
4-0 | Mpls. Lakers |
| 1958 St. Louis Hawks |
4-2(WLWLWW) | BOSTON CELTICS |
| 1957 BOSTON CELTICS |
4-3(LWLWWLW) | St. Louis Hawks |
| 1956 PHILA. WARRIORS |
4-1(WLWWW) | Ft. Wayne Pistons |
| 1955 SYRACUSE |
4-3(WWLLLWW) | Ft. Wayne Pistons |
| 1954 Mpls. Lakers |
4-3(WLWLWLW) | SYRACUSE |
| 1953 Mpls. Lakers |
4-1(LWWWW) | NEW YORK KNICKS |
| 1952 Mpls. Lakers |
4-3(WLWLWLW) | NEW YORK KNICKS |
| 1951 Rochester |
4-3(WWWLLLW) | NEW YORK KNICKS |
| 1950 Mpls. Lakers |
4-2(WLWWLW) | SYRACUSE |
| 1949 Mpls. Lakers |
4-2(WWWLLW) | WASH. CAPITOLS |
| 1948 Baltimore Bullets |
4-2(LWWWLW) | PHILA. WARRIORS |
| 1947 PHILA. WARRIORS |
4-1(WWWLW) | Chicago Stags |
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