The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the premier professional basketball league in North America. The league was founded in 1946 and has since crowned 76 champions.
The Boston Celtics have won the most NBA championships with 17 titles. The Los Angeles Lakers are second with 16 titles, followed by the Golden State Warriors with 7 titles.
The most recent NBA champion is the Denver Nuggets, who defeated the Miami Heat in the 2023 NBA Finals.
Here is a list of all NBA champions:
- Boston Celtics (17): 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1984, 1986
- Los Angeles Lakers (16): 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1972, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2002
- Golden State Warriors (7): 1947, 1956, 1975, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022
- Chicago Bulls (6): 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998
- Philadelphia 76ers (3): 1955, 1967, 1983
- Detroit Pistons (3): 1989, 1990, 2004
- San Antonio Spurs (5): 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014
- Miami Heat (3): 2006, 2012, 2013
- Milwaukee Bucks (2): 1971, 2021
- Dallas Mavericks (2): 1981, 2011
- Houston Rockets (2): 1994, 1995
- Seattle SuperSonics (1): 1979
- New York Knicks (2): 1970, 1973
- Baltimore Bullets (1): 1948
- Minneapolis Lakers (5): 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954
- Rochester Royals (1): 1951
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