NBA Champions: Complete Year by Year Results
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For an NBA team, the biggest achievement is to win an NBA championship and to achieve this goal, all the teams go through various stages each year. Eventually, the best team comes out on top and the winner receives Larry O’Brien Trophy.
Here is the list of all teams that have won the NBA championships.
| Season | Champion | Runner-up | Final Series Result |
| 1946-47 | Philadelphia Warriors | Chicago Stags | 4-1 |
| 1947-48 | Baltimore Bullets | Philadelphia Warriors | 4-2 |
| 1948-49 | Minneapolis Lakers | Washington Capitols | 4-2 |
| 1949-50 | Minneapolis Lakers | Syracuse Nationals | 4-2 |
| 1950-51 | Rochester Royals | New York Knicks | 4-3 |
| 1951-52 | Minneapolis Lakers | New York Knicks | 4-3 |
| 1952-53 | Minneapolis Lakers | New York Knicks | 4-1 |
| 1953-54 | Minneapolis Lakers | Syracuse Nationals | 4-3 |
| 1954-55 | Syracuse Nationals | Fort Wayne Pistons | 4-3 |
| 1955-56 | Philadelphia Warriors | Fort Wayne Pistons | 4-1 |
| 1956-57 | Boston Celtics | St. Louis Hawks | 4-3 |
| 1957-58 | St. Louis Hawks | Boston Celtics | 4-2 |
| 1958-59 | Boston Celtics | Minneapolis Lakers | 4-0 |
| 1959-60 | Boston Celtics | St. Louis Hawks | 4-3 |
| 1960-61 | Boston Celtics | St. Louis Hawks | 4-1 |
| 1961-62 | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-3 |
| 1962-63 | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-2 |
| 1963-64 | Boston Celtics | San Franscisco Warriors | 4-1 |
| 1964-65 | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-1 |
| 1965-66 | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-3 |
| 1966-67 | Philadelphia 76ers | San Franscisco Warriors | 4-2 |
| 1967-68 | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-2 |
| 1968-69 | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-3 |
| 1969-70 | New York Knicks | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-3 |
| 1970-71 | Milwaukee Bucks | Baltimore Bullets | 4-0 |
| 1971-72 | Los Angeles Lakers | New York Knicks | 4-1 |
| 1972-73 | New York Knicks | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-1 |
| 1973-74 | Boston Celtics | Milwaukee Bucks | 4-3 |
| 1974-75 | Golden State Warriors | Washington Bullets | 4-0 |
| 1975-76 | Boston Celtics | Phoenix Suns | 4-2 |
| 1976-77 | Portland Trail Blazers | Philadelphia 76ers | 4-2 |
| 1977-78 | Wahington Bullets | Seattle SuperSonics | 4-3 |
| 1978-79 | Seattle SuperSonics | Wahington Bullets | 4-1 |
| 1979-80 | Los Angeles Lakers | Philadelphia 76ers | 4-2 |
| 1980-81 | Boston Celtics | Houston Rockets | 4-2 |
| 1981-82 | Los Angeles Lakers | Philadelphia 76ers | 4-2 |
| 1982-83 | Philadelphia 76ers | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-0 |
| 1983-84 | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-3 |
| 1984-85 | Los Angeles Lakers | Boston Celtics | 4-2 |
| 1985-86 | Boston Celtics | Houston Rockets | 4-2 |
| 1986-87 | Los Angeles Lakers | Boston Celtics | 4-2 |
| 1987-88 | Los Angeles Lakers | Detroit Pistons | 4-3 |
| 1988-89 | Detroit Pistons | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-0 |
| 1989-90 | Detroit Pistons | Portland Trail Blazers | 4-1 |
| 1990-91 | Chicago Bulls | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-1 |
| 1991-92 | Chicago Bulls | Portland Trail Blazers | 4-2 |
| 1992-93 | Chicago Bulls | Phoenix Suns | 4-2 |
| 1993-94 | Houston Rockets | New York Knicks | 4-3 |
| 1994-95 | Houston Rockets | Orlando Magic | 4-0 |
| 1995-96 | Chicago Bulls | Seattle SuperSonics | 4-2 |
| 1996-97 | Chicago Bulls | Utah Jazz | 4-2 |
| 1997-98 | Chicago Bulls | Utah Jazz | 4-2 |
| 1998-99 | San Antonio Spurs | New York Knicks | 4-1 |
| 1999-00 | Los Angeles Lakers | Indiana Pacers | 4-2 |
| 2000-01 | Los Angeles Lakers | Philadelphia 76ers | 4-1 |
| 2001-02 | Los Angeles Lakers | New Jersey Nets | 4-0 |
| 2002-03 | San Antonio Spurs | New Jersey Nets | 4-2 |
| 2003-04 | Detroit Pistons | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-1 |
| 2004-05 | San Antonio Spurs | Detroit Pistons | 4-3 |
| 2005-06 | Miami Heat | Dallas Mavericks | 4-2 |
| 2006-07 | San Antonio Spurs | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4-0 |
| 2007-08 | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-2 |
| 2008-09 | Los Angeles Lakers | Orlando Magic | 4-1 |
| 2009-10 | Los Angeles Lakers | Boston Celtics | 4-3 |
| 2010-11 | Dallas Mavericks | Miami Heat | 4-2 |
| 2011-12 | Miami Heat | Oklahoma City Thunder | 4-1 |
| 2012-13 | |||
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