NBA Champions List: 1947–2025

A complete CourtSideHeat database of NBA champions, runner-ups, series results, and Finals MVP winners where available.

Year	Champion	Runner-Up	Result	Finals MVP	Page
2025	Oklahoma City Thunder	Indiana Pacers	4-3	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	View Finals
2024	Boston Celtics	Dallas Mavericks	4-1	Jaylen Brown	View Finals
2023	Denver Nuggets	Miami Heat	4-1	Nikola Jokic	View Finals
2022	Golden State Warriors	Boston Celtics	4-2	Stephen Curry	View Finals
2021	Milwaukee Bucks	Phoenix Suns	4-2	Giannis Antetokounmpo	View Finals
2020	Los Angeles Lakers	Miami Heat	4-2	LeBron James	View Finals
2019	Toronto Raptors	Golden State Warriors	4-2	Kawhi Leonard	View Finals
2018	Golden State Warriors	Cleveland Cavaliers	4-0	Kevin Durant	View Finals
2017	Golden State Warriors	Cleveland Cavaliers	4-1	Kevin Durant	View Finals
2016	Cleveland Cavaliers	Golden State Warriors	4-3	LeBron James	View Finals
2015	Golden State Warriors	Cleveland Cavaliers	4-2	Andre Iguodala	View Finals
2014	San Antonio Spurs	Miami Heat	4-1	Kawhi Leonard	View Finals
2013	Miami Heat	San Antonio Spurs	4-3	LeBron James	View Finals
2012	Miami Heat	Oklahoma City Thunder	4-1	LeBron James	View Finals
2011	Dallas Mavericks	Miami Heat	4-2	Dirk Nowitzki	View Finals
2010	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics	4-3	Kobe Bryant	View Finals
2009	Los Angeles Lakers	Orlando Magic	4-1	Kobe Bryant	View Finals
2008	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	4-2	Paul Pierce	View Finals
2007	San Antonio Spurs	Cleveland Cavaliers	4-0	Tony Parker	View Finals
2006	Miami Heat	Dallas Mavericks	4-2	Dwyane Wade	View Finals
2005	San Antonio Spurs	Detroit Pistons	4-3	Tim Duncan	View Finals
2004	Detroit Pistons	Los Angeles Lakers	4-1	Chauncey Billups	View Finals
2003	San Antonio Spurs	New Jersey Nets	4-2	Tim Duncan	View Finals
2002	Los Angeles Lakers	New Jersey Nets	4-0	Shaquille O'Neal	View Finals
2001	Los Angeles Lakers	Philadelphia 76ers	4-1	Shaquille O'Neal	View Finals
2000	Los Angeles Lakers	Indiana Pacers	4-2	Shaquille O'Neal	View Finals
1999	San Antonio Spurs	New York Knicks	4-1	Tim Duncan	View Finals
1998	Chicago Bulls	Utah Jazz	4-2	Michael Jordan	View Finals
1997	Chicago Bulls	Utah Jazz	4-2	Michael Jordan	View Finals
1996	Chicago Bulls	Seattle SuperSonics	4-2	Michael Jordan	View Finals
1995	Houston Rockets	Orlando Magic	4-0	Hakeem Olajuwon	View Finals
1994	Houston Rockets	New York Knicks	4-3	Hakeem Olajuwon	View Finals
1993	Chicago Bulls	Phoenix Suns	4-2	Michael Jordan	View Finals
1992	Chicago Bulls	Portland Trail Blazers	4-2	Michael Jordan	View Finals
1991	Chicago Bulls	Los Angeles Lakers	4-1	Michael Jordan	View Finals
1990	Detroit Pistons	Portland Trail Blazers	4-1	Isiah Thomas	View Finals
1989	Detroit Pistons	Los Angeles Lakers	4-0	Joe Dumars	View Finals
1988	Los Angeles Lakers	Detroit Pistons	4-3	James Worthy	View Finals
1987	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics	4-2	Magic Johnson	View Finals
1986	Boston Celtics	Houston Rockets	4-2	Larry Bird	View Finals
1985	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics	4-2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	View Finals
1984	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	4-3	Larry Bird	View Finals
1983	Philadelphia 76ers	Los Angeles Lakers	4-0	Moses Malone	View Finals
1982	Los Angeles Lakers	Philadelphia 76ers	4-2	Magic Johnson	View Finals
1981	Boston Celtics	Houston Rockets	4-2	Cedric Maxwell	View Finals
1980	Los Angeles Lakers	Philadelphia 76ers	4-2	Magic Johnson	View Finals
1979	Seattle SuperSonics	Washington Bullets	4-1	Dennis Johnson	View Finals
1978	Washington Bullets	Seattle SuperSonics	4-3	Wes Unseld	View Finals
1977	Portland Trail Blazers	Philadelphia 76ers	4-2	Bill Walton	View Finals
1976	Boston Celtics	Phoenix Suns	4-2	Jo Jo White	View Finals
1975	Golden State Warriors	Washington Bullets	4-0	Rick Barry	View Finals
1974	Boston Celtics	Milwaukee Bucks	4-3	John Havlicek	View Finals
1973	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers	4-1	Willis Reed	View Finals
1972	Los Angeles Lakers	New York Knicks	4-1	Wilt Chamberlain	View Finals
1971	Milwaukee Bucks	Baltimore Bullets	4-0	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	View Finals
1970	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers	4-3	Willis Reed	View Finals
1969	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	4-3	Jerry West	View Finals
1968	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	4-2	Not awarded	View Finals
1967	Philadelphia 76ers	San Francisco Warriors	4-2	Not awarded	View Finals
1966	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	4-3	Not awarded	View Finals
1965	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	4-1	Not awarded	View Finals
1964	Boston Celtics	San Francisco Warriors	4-1	Not awarded	View Finals
1963	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	4-2	Not awarded	View Finals
1962	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	4-3	Not awarded	View Finals
1961	Boston Celtics	St. Louis Hawks	4-1	Not awarded	View Finals
1960	Boston Celtics	St. Louis Hawks	4-3	Not awarded	View Finals
1959	Boston Celtics	Minneapolis Lakers	4-0	Not awarded	View Finals
1958	St. Louis Hawks	Boston Celtics	4-2	Not awarded	View Finals
1957	Boston Celtics	St. Louis Hawks	4-3	Not awarded	View Finals
1956	Philadelphia Warriors	Fort Wayne Pistons	4-1	Not awarded	View Finals
1955	Syracuse Nationals	Fort Wayne Pistons	4-3	Not awarded	View Finals
1954	Minneapolis Lakers	Syracuse Nationals	4-3	Not awarded	View Finals
1953	Minneapolis Lakers	New York Knicks	4-1	Not awarded	View Finals
1952	Minneapolis Lakers	New York Knicks	4-1	Not awarded	View Finals
1951	Rochester Royals	New York Knicks	4-3	Not awarded	View Finals
1950	Minneapolis Lakers	Syracuse Nationals	4-2	Not awarded	View Finals
1949	Minneapolis Lakers	Washington Capitols	4-2	Not awarded	View Finals
1948	Baltimore Bullets	Philadelphia Warriors	4-2	Not awarded	View Finals
1947	Philadelphia Warriors	Chicago Stags	4-1	Not awarded	View Finals