The National Basketball Association (NBA) (formerly Basketball Association of America (BAA) from 1946–49) Finals is the championship series for the NBA and the conclusion of the sport's postseason.
All NBA Finals have been played in a best-of-seven format, and contested between the winners of the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference (formerly Divisions before 1970), except in 1950 in which the Eastern Division champion faced the winner between the Western and Central Division champions. The winning team of the series receives the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy.
The NBA Finals. It remains a long time with only 1 fresh winner since the 1979 season among the last 31 titles (including the 2009-2010 World Champion NBA Finals winning Lakers) all going to only 7 different teams (plus the momentary shake-up of Miami Heat in 2005-2006) have been winners including the Los Angeles Lakers 10 times and the Chicago Bulls 6 times. In fact, 33 (52%) of the 64 champions since 1947 are the Celtics (17) and Lakers (16).
| Season | Champion | Runner-up | Result | Season MVP | Finals MVP |
| 2012-13 | Miami Heat | San Antonio Spurs | 4-3 | LeBron James, Heat | LeBron James, Heat |
| 2011-12 | Miami Heat | OKC Thunder | 4-1 | LeBron James, Heat | LeBron James, Heat |
| 2010-11 | Dallas Mavericks | Miami Heat | 4-2 | Derrick Rose, Bulls | Dirk Nowitzki, Mavs |
| 2009-10 | L.A. Lakers | Boston Celtics | 4-3 | LeBron James, Cavs | Kobe Bryant, Lakers |
| 2008-09 | L.A. Lakers | Orlando Magic | 4-1 | LeBron James, Cavs | Kobe Bryant, Lakers |
| 2007-08 | Boston Celtics | L.A. Lakers | 4-2 | Kobe Bryant, Lakers | Paul Pierce, Celtics |
| 2006-07 | San Antonio Spurs | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4-0 | Dirk Nowitzki, Mavs | Tony Parker, Spurs |
| 2005-06 | Miami Heat | Dallas Mavericks | 4-2 | Steve Nash, Suns | Dwyane Wade, Heat |
| 2004-05 | San Antonio Spurs | Detroit Pistons | 4-3 | Steve Nash, Suns | Tim Duncan, Spurs |
| 2003-04 | Detroit Pistons | L.A. Lakers | 4-1 | Kevin Garnett, Wolves | Chauncey Billups, Pistons |
| 2002-03 | San Antonio Spurs | New Jersey Nets | 4-2 | Tim Duncan, Spurs | Tim Duncan, Spurs |
| 2001-02 | L.A. Lakers | New Jersey Nets | 4-0 | Tim Duncan, Spurs | Shaquille O'Neal, Lakers |
| 2000-01 | L.A. Lakers | Philadelphia 76ers | 4-1 | Allen Iverson, 76ers | Shaquille O'Neal, Lakers |
| 1999-00 | L.A. Lakers | Indiana Pacers | 4-2 | Shaquille O'Neal, Lakers | Shaquille O'Neal, Lakers |
| 1998-99 | San Antonio Spurs | New York Knicks | 4-1 | Karl Malone, Jazz | Tim Duncan, Spurs |
| 1997-98 | Chicago Bulls | Utah Jazz | 4-2 | Michael Jordan, Bulls | Michael Jordan, Bulls |
| 1996-97 | Chicago Bulls | Utah Jazz | 4-2 | Karl Malone, Jazz | Michael Jordan, Bulls |
| 1995-96 | Chicago Bulls | Seattle Sonics | 4-2 | Michael Jordan, Bulls | Michael Jordan, Bulls |
| 1994-95 | Houston Rockets | Orlando Magic | 4-0 | David Robinson, Spurs | Hakeem Olajuwon, Rockets |
| 1993-94 | Houston Rockets | New York Knicks | 4-3 | Hakeem Olajuwon, Rockets | Hakeem Olajuwon, Rockets |
| 1992-93 | Chicago Bulls | Phoenix Suns | 4-2 | Charles Barkley, Suns | Michael Jordan, Bulls |
| 1991-92 | Chicago Bulls | Portland Trail Blazers | 4-2 | Michael Jordan, Bulls | Michael Jordan, Bulls |
| 1990-91 | Chicago Bulls | L.A. Lakers | 4-1 | Michael Jordan, Bulls | Michael Jordan, Bulls |
| 1989-90 | Detroit Pistons | Portland Trail Blazers | 4-1 | Magic Johnson, Lakers | Isiah Thomas, Pistons |
| 1988-89 | Detroit Pistons | L.A. Lakers | 4-0 | Magic Johnson, Lakers | Joe Dumars, Pistons |
| 1987-88 | L.A. Lakers | Detroit Pistons | 4-3 | Michael Jordan, Bulls | James Worthy, Lakers |
| 1986-87 | L.A. Lakers | Boston Celtics | 4-2 | Magic Johnson, Lakers | Magic Johnson, Lakers |
| 1985-86 | Boston Celtics | Houston Rockets | 4-2 | Larry Bird, Celtics | Larry Bird, Celtics |
| 1984-85 | L.A. Lakers | Boston Celtics | 4-2 | Larry Bird, Celtics | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Lakers |
| 1983-84 | Boston Celtics | L.A. Lakers | 4-3 | Larry Bird, Celtics | Larry Bird, Celtics |
| 1982-83 | Philadelphia 76ers | L.A. Lakers | 4-0 | Moses Malone, 76ers | Moses Malone, 76ers |
| 1981-82 | L.A. Lakers | Philadelphia 76ers | 4-2 | Moses Malone, Rockets | Magic Johnson, Lakers |
| 1980-81 | Boston Celtics | Houston Rockets | 4-2 | Julius Erving, 76ers | Cedric Maxwell, Celtics |
| 1979-80 | L.A. Lakers | Philadelphia 76ers | 4-2 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Lakers | Magic Johnson, Lakers |
| 1978-79 | Seattle Sonics | Washington Bullets | 4-1 | Moses Malone, Rockets | Dennis Johnson, Sonics |
| 1977-78 | Washington Bullets | Seattle Sonics | 4-3 | Bill Walton, Blazers | Wes Unseld, Bullets |
| 1976-77 | Portland Trail Blazers | Philadelphia 76ers | 4-2 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Lakers | Bill Walton, Blazers |
| 1975-76 | Boston Celtics | Phoenix Suns | 4-2 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Lakers | Jo Jo White, Celtics |
| 1974-75 | Golden State Warriors | Washington Bullets | 4-0 | Bob McAdoo, Braves | Rick Barry, Warriors |
| 1973-74 | Boston Celtics | Milwaukee Bucks | 4-3 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bucks | John Havlicek, Celtics |
| 1972-73 | New York Knicks | L.A. Lakers | 4-1 | Dave Cowens, Celtics | Willis Reed, Knicks |
| 1971-72 | L.A. Lakers | New York Knicks | 4-1 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bucks | Wilt Chamberlain, Lakers |
| 1970-71 | Milwaukee Bucks | Baltimore Bullets | 4-0 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bucks | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bucks |
| 1969-70 | New York Knicks | L.A. Lakers | 4-3 | Willis Reed, Knicks | Willis Reed, Knicks |
| 1968-69 | Boston Celtics | L.A. Lakers | 4-3 | Wes Unseld, Bullets | Jerry West, Lakers |
| 1967-68 | Boston Celtics | L.A. Lakers | 4-2 | Wilt Chamberlain, 76ers | -- |
| 1966-67 | Philadelphia 76ers | San Francisco Warriors | 4-2 | Wilt Chamberlain, 76ers | -- |
| 1965-66 | Boston Celtics | L.A. Lakers | 4-3 | Wilt Chamberlain, 76ers | -- |
| 1964-65 | Boston Celtics | L.A. Lakers | 4-1 | Bill Russell, Celtics | -- |
| 1963-64 | Boston Celtics | San Francisco Warriors | 4-1 | Oscar Robertson, Royals | -- |
| 1962-63 | Boston Celtics | L.A. Lakers | 4-2 | Bill Russell, Celtics | -- |
| 1961-62 | Boston Celtics | L.A. Lakers | 4-3 | Bill Russell, Celtics | -- |
| 1960-61 | Boston Celtics | St. Louis Hawks | 4-1 | Bill Russell, Celtics | -- |
| 1959-60 | Boston Celtics | St. Louis Hawks | 4-3 | Wilt Chamberlain, Warriors | -- |
| 1958-59 | Boston Celtics | Minneapolis Lakers | 4-0 | Bob Pettit, Hawks | -- |
| 1957-58 | St. Louis Hawks | Boston Celtics | 4-2 | Bill Russell, Celtics | -- |
| 1956-57 | Boston Celtics | St. Louis Hawks | 4-3 | Bob Cousy, Celtics | -- |
| 1955-56 | Philadelphia Warriors | Ft. Wayne Pistons | 4-1 | Bob Pettit, Hawks | -- |
| 1954-55 | Syracuse Nats | Ft. Wayne Pistons | 4-3 | -- | -- |
| 1953-54 | Minneapolis Lakers | Syracuse Nats | 4-3 | -- | -- |
| 1952-53 | Minneapolis Lakers | New York Knicks | 4-1 | -- | -- |
| 1951-52 | Minneapolis Lakers | New York Knicks | 4-3 | -- | -- |
| 1950-51 | Rochester Royals | New York Knicks | 4-3 | -- | -- |
| 1949-50 | Minneapolis Lakers | Syracuse Nats | 4-2 | -- | -- |
| 1948-49 | Minneapolis Lakers | Washington Capitols | 4-2 | -- | -- |
| 1947-48 | Baltimore Bullets | Philadelphia Warriors | 4-2 | -- | -- |
| 1946-47 | Philadelphia Warriors | Chicago Stags | 4-1 | -- | -- |
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