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id="toc-1999–2010:_Spurs_and_Lakers_dominance" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1999–2010:_Spurs_and_Lakers_dominance"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.6</span> <span>1999–2010: Spurs and Lakers dominance</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1999–2010:_Spurs_and_Lakers_dominance-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2011–2022:_LeBron_James_dominance_and_the_Warriors_dynasty" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2011–2022:_LeBron_James_dominance_and_the_Warriors_dynasty"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.7</span> <span>2011–2022: LeBron James dominance and the Warriors dynasty</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2011–2022:_LeBron_James_dominance_and_the_Warriors_dynasty-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2023–present" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" 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href="#Individual_games_records"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.3</span> <span>Individual games records</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Individual_games_records-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Player_records" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Player_records"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Player records</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Player_records-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" title="Table of Contents" > <input type="checkbox" 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href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D1%96%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BB_%D0%9D%D0%91%D0%90" title="Фінал НБА – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Фінал НБА" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_finale" title="NBA finale – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="NBA finale" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finals_de_l%27NBA" title="Finals de l'NBA – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Finals de l'NBA" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fin%C3%A1le_NBA" title="Finále NBA – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Finále NBA" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_meistriv%C3%B5istluste_finaalm%C3%A4ngud" title="NBA meistrivõistluste finaalmängud – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="NBA meistrivõistluste finaalmängud" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A4%CE%B5%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%BF%CE%AF_%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85_%CE%9D%CE%92%CE%91" title="Τελικοί του ΝΒΑ – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Τελικοί του ΝΒΑ" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anexo:Finales_de_la_NBA" title="Anexo:Finales de la NBA – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Anexo:Finales de la NBA" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBAko_finalak" title="NBAko finalak – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="NBAko finalak" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%84%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D8%A7%D9%86%E2%80%8C%D8%A8%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D8%A7%DB%8C" title="فینال‌های ان‌بی‌ای – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="فینال‌های ان‌بی‌ای" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finales_NBA" title="Finales NBA – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Finales NBA" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_%ED%8C%8C%EC%9D%B4%EB%84%90" title="NBA 파이널 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="NBA 파이널" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zavr%C5%A1nice_NBA" title="Završnice NBA – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Završnice NBA" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_NBA" title="Final NBA – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Final NBA" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_Finals" title="NBA Finals – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="NBA Finals" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%92%D7%9E%D7%A8_%D7%94-NBA" title="גמר ה-NBA – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="גמר ה-NBA" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA-%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%A4%E1%83%98%E1%83%9C%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%94%E1%83%91%E1%83%98" title="NBA-ის ფინალები – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="NBA-ის ფინალები" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_fin%C4%81ls%C4%93rija" title="NBA finālsērija – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="NBA finālsērija" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA-d%C3%B6nt%C5%91" title="NBA-döntő – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="NBA-döntő" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_Finale" title="NBA Finale – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="NBA Finale" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%8A%E3%83%AB" title="NBAファイナル – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="NBAファイナル" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA-finalen" title="NBA-finalen – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="NBA-finalen" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fina%C5%82y_NBA" title="Finały NBA – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Finały NBA" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finais_da_NBA" title="Finais da NBA – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Finais da NBA" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BB_%D0%9D%D0%91%D0%90" title="Финал НБА – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Финал НБА" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finalet_e_NBA" title="Finalet e NBA – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Finalet e NBA" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_Finals" title="NBA Finals – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="NBA Finals" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finale_NBA" title="Finale NBA – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Finale NBA" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%91%D0%90_%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5" title="НБА финале – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="НБА финале" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Basketball_Association-slutspel" title="National Basketball Association-slutspel – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="National Basketball Association-slutspel" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_Finalleri" title="NBA Finalleri – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="NBA Finalleri" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D1%96%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BB_%D0%9D%D0%91%D0%90" title="Фінал НБА – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Фінал НБА" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" 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The <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern</a> and <a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">Western Conference</a> champions play a <a href="/wiki/Best-of-seven_series" class="mw-redirect" title="Best-of-seven series">best-of-seven series</a> to determine the league champion. The team that wins the series is awarded the <a href="/wiki/Larry_O%27Brien_Championship_Trophy" title="Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy">Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy</a>, which replaced the original <a href="/wiki/Walter_A._Brown_Trophy" title="Walter A. Brown Trophy">Walter A. Brown Trophy</a> in 1976–77, though under the same name until 1984. </p><p>The series was initially known as the <b>BAA Finals</b> prior to the 1949–50 season when the <a href="/wiki/Basketball_Association_of_America" title="Basketball Association of America">Basketball Association of America</a> (BAA) merged with the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_League_(United_States)" title="National Basketball League (United States)">National Basketball League</a> (NBL) to form the NBA. The competition oversaw further name changes to <b>NBA World Championship Series</b> from 1950 to 1985, as well as a brief stint as the Showdown, before settling on NBA Finals in 1986.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since 2018, it has been officially known as the <i>NBA Finals presented by <a href="/wiki/YouTube_TV" title="YouTube TV">YouTube TV</a></i> for <a href="/wiki/Naming_rights" title="Naming rights">sponsorship reasons</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-USAToday20180326_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USAToday20180326-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The NBA Finals was initially structured in a 2–2–1–1–1 format.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In <a href="/wiki/1985_NBA_Finals" title="1985 NBA Finals">1985</a>, to ease the amount of cross-country travel, it was changed to a 2–3–2 format, in which the first two and last two games of the series were played at the arena of the team who earned <a href="/wiki/Home_advantage" title="Home advantage">home-court advantage</a> by having the better record during the regular season.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2014, the 2–2–1–1–1 format was restored. The team with the better regular season record hosts the first two games and the other team hosts the next two games. If needed, the remaining three are played at each team's home arena alternately, starting with the arena of the team with the better regular season record.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A total of 21 franchises have won the NBA Finals, with the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> winning the most recent and most in the NBA thus far with 18 total. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1273380762/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .theader{clear:both;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;align-self:center;background-color:transparent;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbcaption{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-left{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-right{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-center{text-align:center}@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbinner{width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:none!important;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{justify-content:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{float:none!important;max-width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle .thumbcaption{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow>.thumbcaption{text-align:center}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner span:not(.skin-invert-image):not(.skin-invert):not(.bg-transparent) img{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner span:not(.skin-invert-image):not(.skin-invert):not(.bg-transparent) img{background-color:white}}</style><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:162px;max-width:162px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:160px;max-width:160px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:181px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1986NBAFinals.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/1986NBAFinals.png/158px-1986NBAFinals.png" decoding="async" width="158" height="182" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/1986NBAFinals.png/237px-1986NBAFinals.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/1986NBAFinals.png/316px-1986NBAFinals.png 2x" data-file-width="437" data-file-height="502" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">NBA Finals logo from 1986 to 1995. The year designation changed annually.</div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:160px;max-width:160px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:65px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2003_NBA_Finals_logo.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/2003_NBA_Finals_logo.png/158px-2003_NBA_Finals_logo.png" decoding="async" width="158" height="66" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/2003_NBA_Finals_logo.png/237px-2003_NBA_Finals_logo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/2003_NBA_Finals_logo.png/316px-2003_NBA_Finals_logo.png 2x" data-file-width="775" data-file-height="322" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">NBA Finals logo in 2003.</div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:160px;max-width:160px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:48px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_NBA_Finals_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/The_NBA_Finals_logo.svg/158px-The_NBA_Finals_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="158" height="48" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/The_NBA_Finals_logo.svg/237px-The_NBA_Finals_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/The_NBA_Finals_logo.svg/316px-The_NBA_Finals_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="673" data-file-height="205" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">NBA Finals logo from 2004 to 2017.</div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:160px;max-width:160px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:109px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NBA_Finals_logo_(2018).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/82/NBA_Finals_logo_%282018%29.svg/158px-NBA_Finals_logo_%282018%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="158" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/82/NBA_Finals_logo_%282018%29.svg/237px-NBA_Finals_logo_%282018%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/82/NBA_Finals_logo_%282018%29.svg/316px-NBA_Finals_logo_%282018%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="217" data-file-height="151" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">NBA Finals logo from 2018 to 2021.</div></div></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1946–1956:_Beginnings_and_Lakers_dynasty"><span id="1946.E2.80.931956:_Beginnings_and_Lakers_dynasty"></span>1946–1956: Beginnings and Lakers dynasty</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 1946–1956: Beginnings and Lakers dynasty"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/NBA_Finals" title="Special:EditPage/NBA Finals">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">June 2024</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The beginning era of modern professional basketball was dominated by the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Minneapolis Lakers</a>, who won five of the first ten titles. The <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Philadelphia Warriors</a> also won multiple championships, including the inaugural title in 1947 and another in 1956 to bookend the NBA's first decade. After being founded in 1946, the <a href="/wiki/Basketball_Association_of_America" title="Basketball Association of America">Basketball Association of America</a> completed <a href="/wiki/1946-47_BAA_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1946-47 BAA season">its inaugural season</a> in April 1947 with the Philadelphia Warriors defeating the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Stags" title="Chicago Stags">Chicago Stags</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1947_BAA_Finals" title="1947 BAA Finals">1947 BAA Finals</a> in five games. The <a href="/wiki/1947-48_BAA_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1947-48 BAA season">following season</a> the Warriors again reached <a href="/wiki/1948_BAA_Finals" title="1948 BAA Finals">the Finals</a>, however they fell short to the now defunct Baltimore Bullets. To date the Baltimore Bullets are the only defunct team to win a championship. </p><p>In 1948, the Minneapolis Lakers won the championship of the rival <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_League_(United_States)" title="National Basketball League (United States)">National Basketball League</a> before joining the BAA. Led by future Hall of Famer <a href="/wiki/George_Mikan" title="George Mikan">George Mikan</a>, the Lakers won the third and final BAA championship in <a href="/wiki/1949_BAA_Finals" title="1949 BAA Finals">1949</a> over the <a href="/wiki/Red_Auerbach" title="Red Auerbach">Red Auerbach</a>-coached Washington Capitals. The BAA then merged with the NBL to form the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a> before the <a href="/wiki/1949%E2%80%9350_NBA_season" title="1949–50 NBA season">1949–50 season</a>. The Lakers won the inaugural NBA championship in <a href="/wiki/1950_NBA_Finals" title="1950 NBA Finals">1950</a> to become the first team to repeat as champions. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/1951_NBA_Finals" title="1951 NBA Finals">1951</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings#1945–1957:_Rochester_Royals" title="Sacramento Kings">Rochester Royals</a> defeated the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> in the only Finals contested between two teams from the same state (something not possible under the current NBA alignment). This was the first of three consecutive losses in the Finals for the Knicks, Meanwhile, the Lakers won three straight Finals from <a href="/wiki/1952_NBA_Finals" title="1952 NBA Finals">1952</a> to <a href="/wiki/1954_NBA_Finals" title="1954 NBA Finals">1954</a> to become the first team to <a href="/wiki/Three-peat" title="Three-peat">three-peat</a> while also winning their fifth title in six seasons. </p><p>Of the five franchises to win a championship from 1947 to 1956, one (the Bullets) folded and the other four (the Warriors, Lakers, Royals, and <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Philadelphia_76ers#1946–1963:_Syracuse_Nationals" title="History of the Philadelphia 76ers">Syracuse Nationals</a>) all relocated by <a href="/wiki/1963-64_NBA_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1963-64 NBA season">1964</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1957–1969:_Celtics_Dynasty"><span id="1957.E2.80.931969:_Celtics_Dynasty"></span>1957–1969: Celtics Dynasty</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1957–1969: Celtics Dynasty"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Wilt_Chamberlain_Bill_Russell.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Wilt_Chamberlain_Bill_Russell.jpg/200px-Wilt_Chamberlain_Bill_Russell.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="271" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Wilt_Chamberlain_Bill_Russell.jpg/300px-Wilt_Chamberlain_Bill_Russell.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Wilt_Chamberlain_Bill_Russell.jpg/400px-Wilt_Chamberlain_Bill_Russell.jpg 2x" data-file-width="670" data-file-height="909" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a> (off ball) was a member of one of the first dynasties in the NBA, winning eight straight titles while contending against <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Wilt Chamberlain</a> (on ball).</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> won 11 of the 12 NBA Finals they reached during 13 seasons (1956–57 to 1968–69), including eight straight NBA championships from 1959 through 1966.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During this time the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">St. Louis Hawks</a> also won their only title before moving to Atlanta and the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> won their first title since relocating from Syracuse. </p><p>With the establishment of the Celtics dynasty in 1957, spearheaded by center <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a>, the team saw great success. Despite encountering some difficulty when up against teams led by <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Wilt Chamberlain</a>, for most of the late 1950s and 1960s, the Celtics and Russell managed to have an upper hand on Chamberlain's teams. </p><p>In 1964, Chamberlain, who had moved to the state of California alongside <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Warriors" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia Warriors">his team</a>, led the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Warriors" class="mw-redirect" title="San Francisco Warriors">San Francisco Warriors</a> to a <a href="/wiki/Western_Division_(NBA)" title="Western Division (NBA)">Western Division</a> championship, but again failed to conquer the Celtics. The following season, he returned to the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Division_(NBA)" title="Eastern Division (NBA)">Eastern Division</a> to join the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> after the former Syracuse Nationals relocated to the city to cover the vacancy created by the Warriors. </p><p>The first clash between the two stars in the playoffs was in 1966, with Boston winning the series 4–1. In the following season, Philadelphia coach <a href="/wiki/Alex_Hannum" title="Alex Hannum">Alex Hannum</a> instructed Chamberlain to provide an increased focus on playing a team game, to avoid drawing the double-teams that troubled Chamberlain during the Finals. This tactical change brought the team to a new record of 68 wins the following season, as well as defeating the Celtics before winning the 1967 Finals. In 1968, Boston overcame a 3–1 deficit against Philadelphia to once again arrive in the Finals. They went on to defeat the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> in the Finals to again become NBA champions. </p><p>In 1969, the Celtics faced great difficulty entering the postseason, as they had an aging team and multiple injuries to a number of players. They qualified for the playoffs as the fourth and final seed in the East, while the Lakers, who had added Chamberlain in the off-season to join stars <a href="/wiki/Jerry_West" title="Jerry West">Jerry West</a> and <a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Elgin Baylor</a>, won the West and were prohibitive favorites to become champions for the first time since relocating to Los Angeles. Despite holding a 2–1 advantage going into Game 4, the Lakers led 87–86 and had the ball with 10 seconds to play. But after a turnover, <a href="/wiki/Sam_Jones_(basketball,_born_1933)" title="Sam Jones (basketball, born 1933)">Sam Jones</a> scored to give the Celtics a narrow 88–87 win and tying the series. The series was eventually tied 3–3 going into Game 7 in Los Angeles, with Lakers owner <a href="/wiki/Jack_Kent_Cooke" title="Jack Kent Cooke">Jack Cooke</a> hanging balloons in the arena in anticipation of a Lakers victory. West also picked up injuries to his thigh and hamstring during the series, but returned to play for the final game. Russell utilized this newly lacking mobility in West to organize fast breaks at every opportunity for the Celtics, which allowed them to gain an early lead. They held off a furious Lakers comeback to win 108–106 and win the series, and win their eleventh championship in 13 years. </p><p>As many stars either declined or retired following this win, it is largely recognized as the last NBA Finals conducted by the Celtics dynasty. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1970–1979:_Decade_of_parity"><span id="1970.E2.80.931979:_Decade_of_parity"></span>1970–1979: Decade of parity</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 1970–1979: Decade of parity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 1970s saw ten different teams reach the Finals and eight different teams win a championship, the most of any decade in the NBA, with the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> winning twice. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/1970_NBA_Finals" title="1970 NBA Finals">1970</a>, a classic Finals featured the Knicks against the Lakers. In the waning moments of Game 3, with the series tied, <a href="/wiki/Jerry_West" title="Jerry West">Jerry West</a> hit a basket from 60 feet to tie the game, a shot that became one of the most famous ever.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the Knicks won in <a href="/wiki/Overtime_(sports)" title="Overtime (sports)">overtime</a> and eventually won the series in 7 games. Game 7 featured an injured <a href="/wiki/Willis_Reed" title="Willis Reed">Willis Reed</a> returning to action for the Knicks and inspiring his team to victory, though Reed scored only 4 points.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following season had another first-time champion, as the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a>, led by <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Oscar Robertson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a>, defeated the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Bullets_(1963%E2%80%9373)" class="mw-redirect" title="Baltimore Bullets (1963–73)">Baltimore Bullets</a>. </p><p>Two seasons after losing in the Finals, the Lakers won 33 straight games, the longest winning streak in NBA history.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By season's end, they broke the record for most wins in a season with 69, one more than the <a href="/wiki/1966%E2%80%9367_Philadelphia_76ers_season" title="1966–67 Philadelphia 76ers season">1966–67 Philadelphia 76ers</a>, before taking home the <a href="/wiki/1972_NBA_Finals" title="1972 NBA Finals">championship</a> for the first time since relocating to <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, beating the Knicks. The Knicks returned to win the Finals again a season later, followed by the Celtics’ 12th title in <a href="/wiki/1974_NBA_Finals" title="1974 NBA Finals">1974</a>. </p><p>The late 1970s were characterized by a major breakthrough of the league's western franchises. In 1975, after compiling a 48–34 regular season record, the <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> swept the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Bullets" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Bullets">Washington Bullets</a> 4–0 in the <a href="/wiki/1975_NBA_Finals" title="1975 NBA Finals">1975 NBA Finals</a>. In 1976, the <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a>, after only eight years of existence, overcame an 18–27 losing record early in the regular season to build a remarkable run to finish 42–40.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team, nicknamed the "Sunderella Suns," achieved upset victories over the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a> and the Warriors, before facing the Celtics in the Finals. The teams split the first four games, before Game 5 went into three overtimes, and Boston won 128–126.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Celtics quickly managed to secure their 13th championship, and second in three years, defeating the Suns 87–80 in Game 6. </p><p>Franchises that won their first titles in the 1970s included the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> in 1970, <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> in <a href="/wiki/1971_NBA_Finals" title="1971 NBA Finals">1971</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a> in <a href="/wiki/1977_NBA_Finals" title="1977 NBA Finals">1977</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Bullets" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Bullets">Washington Bullets</a>, who defeated the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a>, in <a href="/wiki/1978_NBA_Finals" title="1978 NBA Finals">1978</a>. The Sonics exacted revenge on the Bullets the following season, beating Washington in five games in <a href="/wiki/1979_NBA_Finals" title="1979 NBA Finals">1979</a> to win their first title. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1980–1991:_Celtics–Lakers_rivalry_and_"Bad_Boys"_Pistons"><span id="1980.E2.80.931991:_Celtics.E2.80.93Lakers_rivalry_and_.22Bad_Boys.22_Pistons"></span>1980–1991: Celtics–Lakers rivalry and "Bad Boys" Pistons</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 1980–1991: Celtics–Lakers rivalry and "Bad Boys" Pistons"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Celtics%E2%80%93Lakers_rivalry" title="Celtics–Lakers rivalry">Celtics–Lakers rivalry</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1985_Finals_Lipofsky.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/1985_Finals_Lipofsky.jpg" decoding="async" width="174" height="250" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="174" data-file-height="250" /></a><figcaption>The 1980s saw a renewal in the rivalry between the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> (green) and the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> (gold), combining to win eight titles.</figcaption></figure> <p>The 1980s were mostly known for the rivalry between the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a>, who combined to win eight titles in the decade. Rookie <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a> led the <a href="/wiki/Showtime_Lakers" class="mw-redirect" title="Showtime Lakers">Showtime Lakers</a> to the <a href="/wiki/1980_NBA_Finals" title="1980 NBA Finals">1980 NBA Finals</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a>, who were led by <a href="/wiki/Julius_Erving" title="Julius Erving">Julius Erving</a>. The Lakers took a 3–2 lead, but <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a> could not play in Game 6 due to injury. Johnson, a natural point guard, was shifted to center and played every position on the court during the game, scoring 42 points, with 15 rebounds and 7 assists to win his first championship and Finals MVP honors, becoming the first and only rookie to win the award.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Boston reached the <a href="/wiki/1981_NBA_Finals" title="1981 NBA Finals">1981 NBA Finals</a> led by the "Big Three" of <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Larry Bird</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kevin_McHale_(basketball)" title="Kevin McHale (basketball)">Kevin McHale</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Robert_Parish" title="Robert Parish">Robert Parish</a>. They met the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a>, who were carried practically single-handedly by <a href="/wiki/Moses_Malone" title="Moses Malone">Moses Malone</a> and upset the Lakers in the first round. The Rockets were only the second team in NBA history to make the Finals after posting a losing record in the regular season, and the Celtics had an NBA best record of 62–20. The Celtics won the Finals in 6 games. </p><p>The Lakers returned to the Finals in <a href="/wiki/1982_NBA_Finals" title="1982 NBA Finals">1982</a>, this time led by new coach <a href="/wiki/Pat_Riley" title="Pat Riley">Pat Riley</a>, in a rematch against the 76ers. The 76ers defeated the Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals in a 7-game series, but were defeated by Lakers in 6 games. The 76ers responded by trading for Moses Malone, the league's reigning MVP. With the new duo of Malone and Erving, the 76ers won the <a href="/wiki/1983_NBA_Finals" title="1983 NBA Finals">1983 NBA Finals</a> in a sweep of the Lakers. </p><p>The Celtics and Lakers met in the Finals in <a href="/wiki/1984_NBA_Finals" title="1984 NBA Finals">1984</a>, <a href="/wiki/1985_NBA_Finals" title="1985 NBA Finals">1985</a>, and <a href="/wiki/1987_NBA_Finals" title="1987 NBA Finals">1987</a>. In 1984, the Celtics toppled the Lakers 4–3. The final game of this series attracted the largest ever TV audience for an NBA game, and the second-largest ever for a basketball game, with only the <a href="/wiki/1979_NCAA_Division_I_basketball_championship_game" title="1979 NCAA Division I basketball championship game">1979 NCAA Championship game</a> between Johnson and Bird having a larger audience. The teams faced off again in 1985 and 1987, but the Lakers came up on top both time, winning in 6 games despite each time, despite losing Game 1 in 1985 by 34 points in the <a href="/wiki/1985_NBA_Finals#Game_1" title="1985 NBA Finals">Memorial Day Massacre</a>. The 1987 Finals included Johnson hitting a hook shot with two seconds left in Game 4 to give the Lakers a 107–106 win and a 3–1 series lead. </p><p>In the following two seasons, the Celtics failed to reach the Finals, becoming overshadowed by the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a>. The Lakers defended their title in the <a href="/wiki/1988_NBA_Finals" title="1988 NBA Finals">1988 NBA Finals</a>, winning the series in 7 games against the Pistons. They became the first team to win back-to-back NBA titles since 1969.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Seeking a three-peat in <a href="/wiki/1989_NBA_Finals" title="1989 NBA Finals">1989</a>, the Lakers were swept by the Pistons in a rematch of the previous year's Finals. The Pistons were nicknamed the "Bad Boys" due to their rough, physical play led by future <a href="/wiki/List_of_players_in_the_Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame" title="List of players in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame">Hall of Fame</a> guards <a href="/wiki/Joe_Dumars" title="Joe Dumars">Joe Dumars</a> and <a href="/wiki/Isiah_Thomas" title="Isiah Thomas">Isiah Thomas</a> and a rugged front court with <a href="/wiki/Bill_Laimbeer" title="Bill Laimbeer">Bill Laimbeer</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Rodman" title="Dennis Rodman">Dennis Rodman</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In <a href="/wiki/1990_NBA_Finals" title="1990 NBA Finals">1990</a>, the Pistons went back-to-back, defeating the <a href="/wiki/Clyde_Drexler" title="Clyde Drexler">Clyde Drexler</a>-led <a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a> in five games. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1991–1998:_Bulls_dynasty"><span id="1991.E2.80.931998:_Bulls_dynasty"></span>1991–1998: Bulls dynasty</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 1991–1998: Bulls dynasty"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/NBA_Finals" title="Special:EditPage/NBA Finals">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">May 2024</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Phil_Jackson_Lipofsky.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Phil_Jackson_Lipofsky.JPG/170px-Phil_Jackson_Lipofsky.JPG" decoding="async" width="170" height="211" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Phil_Jackson_Lipofsky.JPG/255px-Phil_Jackson_Lipofsky.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Phil_Jackson_Lipofsky.JPG 2x" data-file-width="282" data-file-height="350" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> cemented himself as one of the greatest players of all time, winning six NBA championships with <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Scottie Pippen</a> and coach <a href="/wiki/Phil_Jackson" title="Phil Jackson">Phil Jackson</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>The majority of the 1990s was marked by the supremacy of the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a>. The Bulls, led by head coach <a href="/wiki/Phil_Jackson" title="Phil Jackson">Phil Jackson</a> and star players <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Scottie Pippen</a>, won six titles in six Finals appearances from 1991 to 1998. The only other team to win a title during this time was the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a>, who won titles in 1994 and 1995. </p><p>The Bulls' <a href="/wiki/1991_NBA_Finals" title="1991 NBA Finals">first championship</a> came at the expense of the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a>, in the last Finals appearance for <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a>. The series was billed<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch#Unsupported_attributions" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch"><span title="The material near this tag may use weasel words or too-vague attribution. (December 2016)">by whom?</span></a></i>]</sup> as a showdown between the aging Johnson and the upstart Jordan. The Lakers won the first game, however, for the rest of the series, Pippen guarded Johnson allowing Jordan to primarily focus on scoring. The Bulls won the next four games to win the series 4–1. The Bulls returned to the Finals the next year, pitted against <a href="/wiki/Clyde_Drexler" title="Clyde Drexler">Clyde Drexler</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a>. Chicago defeated the Trail Blazers in Game 1 by 33 points, a game notable for Jordan breaking the record for the most three-pointers in a first half, with six. The Bulls went on to win the series in six games. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/1993_NBA_Finals" title="1993 NBA Finals">1993</a>, The Bulls were matched against the <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a>, led by <a href="/wiki/Charles_Barkley" title="Charles Barkley">Charles Barkley</a>, who was the league's reigning MVP of the <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a>. After dropping the first two games at home, The Suns won Game 3 in Chicago in triple overtime. The Bulls came back to win Game 4 with Jordan scoring 55 points and tying <a href="/wiki/Rick_Barry" title="Rick Barry">Rick Barry</a> for the second-most points in an NBA Finals game. Chicago clinched the series in Game 6, 99–98, on <a href="/wiki/John_Paxson" title="John Paxson">John Paxson</a>'s three-pointer, as the Bulls became the third team in history to <a href="/wiki/Three-peat" title="Three-peat">three-peat</a>. After this win, Jordan retired from basketball to pursue a career in baseball. </p><p>Following Jordan's departure, the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a>, led by <a href="/wiki/Hakeem_Olajuwon" title="Hakeem Olajuwon">Hakeem Olajuwon</a>, won the <a href="/wiki/1994_NBA_Finals" title="1994 NBA Finals">1994</a> and <a href="/wiki/1995_NBA_Finals" title="1995 NBA Finals">1995</a> NBA titles. During this time, Olajuwon became the only player in history to win the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player Award">NBA MVP</a>, <a href="/wiki/NBA_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award">NBA Defensive Player of the Year</a> and <a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals_Most_Valuable_Player_award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award">Finals MVP</a> awards in the same season. </p><p>After his short stint with baseball, Jordan returned to basketball late in the 1994–95 season. Although he did not lead the Bulls to the Finals for that season, he returned to pre-retirement form the next season while the team acquired perennial rebounding champion <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Rodman" title="Dennis Rodman">Dennis Rodman</a>. The <a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Chicago_Bulls_season" title="1995–96 Chicago Bulls season">1995–96 Bulls</a> finished the regular season 72–10, attaining, at the time, the best regular season record in NBA history. They dominated in the playoffs, going 11–1 in the first three rounds, before facing the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a> in the NBA Finals. After the Bulls took a 3–0 series lead, Seattle won the next two games after point guard <a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton" title="Gary Payton">Gary Payton</a> asked his coach <a href="/wiki/George_Karl" title="George Karl">George Karl</a> to be switched onto Jordan. Jordan altered his game to deal with Payton, and the Bulls won Game 6 to win their fourth title. </p><p>In 1997 and 1998, the Bulls met the <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a> in the Finals twice. Led by <a href="/wiki/Dream_Team_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dream Team (basketball)">Dream Team</a> Olympians <a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">John Stockton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Karl Malone</a>, the Jazz were defeated in both Finals by the Bulls in six games. In both series, Chicago won by hitting winning shots in the sixth game, the first by <a href="/wiki/Steve_Kerr" title="Steve Kerr">Steve Kerr</a> in 1997 in Chicago, and the second by Jordan in Utah in 1998. This saw Chicago winning their sixth NBA championship, and winning their second three-peat. Jackson retired following this season, which set off a chain reaction that resulted in most of the team, including Jordan and Pippen, leaving the Bulls. With no foundation of youth to build upon, the Bulls became a <a href="/wiki/NBA_draft_lottery" title="NBA draft lottery">lottery-bound</a> team for the next six seasons. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1999–2010:_Spurs_and_Lakers_dominance"><span id="1999.E2.80.932010:_Spurs_and_Lakers_dominance"></span>1999–2010: Spurs and Lakers dominance</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 1999–2010: Spurs and Lakers dominance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kobe_Bryant_7144_adjusted.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Kobe_Bryant_7144_adjusted.jpg/170px-Kobe_Bryant_7144_adjusted.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Kobe_Bryant_7144_adjusted.jpg/255px-Kobe_Bryant_7144_adjusted.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Kobe_Bryant_7144_adjusted.jpg/340px-Kobe_Bryant_7144_adjusted.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="3072" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a> was a key member of the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> that won five NBA championships from 2000 to 2010.</figcaption></figure> <p>The 2000s were largely dominated by the <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a> and <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a>, who appeared in a combined eleven Finals to win nine championships in twelve seasons. </p><p>The Spurs won four championships, in 1999, 2003, 2005, and 2007. During the <a href="/wiki/1999_NBA_playoffs" title="1999 NBA playoffs">1999 NBA playoffs</a>, the Spurs finished with a 15–2 mark. With a defensive squad led by <a href="/wiki/David_Robinson_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="David Robinson (basketball)">David Robinson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tim_Duncan" title="Tim Duncan">Tim Duncan</a>, San Antonio's 84.7 points allowed per game was the fewest average points allowed in the postseason in the last 30 years. In the <a href="/wiki/1999_NBA_Finals" title="1999 NBA Finals">Finals</a>, the Spurs held the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a>, the first 8-seed team to reach the Finals in NBA history, to an average of 79.8 points per game. During the <a href="/wiki/2003_NBA_Finals" title="2003 NBA Finals">2003 NBA Finals</a>, the Spurs defeated the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Nets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Nets">New Jersey Nets</a> in six games, which also marked the first championship contested between two former ABA teams. In Game 6, Duncan was two blocks short of recording the first <a href="/wiki/Quadruple-double" class="mw-redirect" title="Quadruple-double">quadruple-double</a> in NBA Finals history, finishing with 21 points, 20 rebounds, 10 assists, and 8 blocks. The Spurs also defeated the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> 4–3 in <a href="/wiki/2005_NBA_Finals" title="2005 NBA Finals">2005</a> and swept the <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a>-led <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> in <a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_Finals" title="2007 NBA Finals">2007</a>. <a href="/wiki/Tony_Parker" title="Tony Parker">Tony Parker</a> won the Finals MVP award in 2007, becoming the first European-born player to do so. </p><p>The Lakers won five championships in the same period, including a three-peat from 2000 to 2002, led by <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a>. Most notably, during their <a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_Finals" title="2001 NBA Finals">2001</a> postseason run, the Lakers swept their first three series and won the Finals against the <a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Allen Iverson</a>-led <a href="/wiki/2000-01_Philadelphia_76ers_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2000-01 Philadelphia 76ers season">Philadelphia 76ers</a> in five games, finishing with an unprecedented 15–1 record, the best postseason record in NBA history at the time. The Lakers also defeated the <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a> in <a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_Finals" title="2000 NBA Finals">2000</a>, the Pacers’ only Finals appearance to date, and swept the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Nets" title="Brooklyn Nets">New Jersey Nets</a> in <a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_Finals" title="2002 NBA Finals">2002</a>. </p><p>In the 2003 off-season, veteran stars <a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton" title="Gary Payton">Gary Payton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Karl Malone</a> signed with the Lakers. Along with Bryant and O'Neal, they formed what many expected to be one of the best teams in NBA history and were heavy favorites to win the championship in 2004. However, the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a>, coached by <a href="/wiki/Larry_Brown_(basketball)" title="Larry Brown (basketball)">Larry Brown</a>, defeated the Lakers in five games. Now established as one of the powerhouses of the East, the Pistons returned to the NBA Finals the following year, losing to the Spurs in seven games. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tim_Duncan.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Tim_Duncan.jpg/170px-Tim_Duncan.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="248" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Tim_Duncan.jpg/255px-Tim_Duncan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Tim_Duncan.jpg/340px-Tim_Duncan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1324" data-file-height="1933" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Tim_Duncan" title="Tim Duncan">Tim Duncan</a> won five championships with the <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a> from 1999 to 2014.</figcaption></figure> <p>Following bad blood and eventual fallout with former Lakers teammate <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> O'Neal was traded from the Lakers to the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> in 2004, where he teamed up with rising star <a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Dwyane Wade</a>. Together they led the Heat to a championship in <a href="/wiki/2006_NBA_Finals" title="2006 NBA Finals">2006</a> at the expense of the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a>. </p><p>The Lakers returned to the Finals in <a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_Finals" title="2008 NBA Finals">2008</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a>, renewing the teams' rivalry marking the 11th Finals matchup between them. The Celtics defeated the Lakers in six games, led by their "Big Three" superstars of <a href="/wiki/Ray_Allen" title="Ray Allen">Ray Allen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Kevin Garnett</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Paul_Pierce" title="Paul Pierce">Paul Pierce</a>. The Lakers bounced back from the loss by winning the <a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_Finals" title="2009 NBA Finals">2009 NBA Finals</a>, where they beat <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a> in five games. The Lakers met the Celtics once again in <a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_Finals" title="2010 NBA Finals">2010</a>, trailing 3–2 before winning the last two games at home. Head coach <a href="/wiki/Phil_Jackson" title="Phil Jackson">Phil Jackson</a> surpassed <a href="/wiki/Red_Auerbach" title="Red Auerbach">Red Auerbach</a>'s record for most NBA titles of all time with eleven. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2011–2022:_LeBron_James_dominance_and_the_Warriors_dynasty"><span id="2011.E2.80.932022:_LeBron_James_dominance_and_the_Warriors_dynasty"></span>2011–2022: LeBron James dominance and the Warriors dynasty</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2011–2022: LeBron James dominance and the Warriors dynasty"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Cavaliers%E2%80%93Warriors_rivalry" title="Cavaliers–Warriors rivalry">Cavaliers–Warriors rivalry</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1273380762/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:417px;max-width:417px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:131px;max-width:131px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:LeBron_James_vs_Washington_3-30-11.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/LeBron_James_vs_Washington_3-30-11.jpg/129px-LeBron_James_vs_Washington_3-30-11.jpg" decoding="async" width="129" height="198" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/LeBron_James_vs_Washington_3-30-11.jpg/194px-LeBron_James_vs_Washington_3-30-11.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/LeBron_James_vs_Washington_3-30-11.jpg/258px-LeBron_James_vs_Washington_3-30-11.jpg 2x" data-file-width="957" data-file-height="1467" /></a></span></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:167px;max-width:167px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dwyane_Wade_e1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Dwyane_Wade_e1.jpg/165px-Dwyane_Wade_e1.jpg" decoding="async" width="165" height="199" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Dwyane_Wade_e1.jpg/248px-Dwyane_Wade_e1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Dwyane_Wade_e1.jpg/330px-Dwyane_Wade_e1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1647" data-file-height="1986" /></a></span></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:113px;max-width:113px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chris_Bosh_e1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Chris_Bosh_e1.jpg/111px-Chris_Bosh_e1.jpg" decoding="async" width="111" height="197" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Chris_Bosh_e1.jpg/167px-Chris_Bosh_e1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Chris_Bosh_e1.jpg/222px-Chris_Bosh_e1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1344" data-file-height="2384" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow" style="display:flex"><div class="thumbcaption"><a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a> (left) and <a href="/wiki/Chris_Bosh" title="Chris Bosh">Chris Bosh</a> (right) joined <a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Dwyane Wade</a> (center) on the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> to form the <a href="/wiki/Big_Three_(Miami_Heat)" title="Big Three (Miami Heat)">Big Three</a>.</div></div></div></div> <p>The 2010s were distinguished by the continued excellence of <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a>, who appeared in nine NBA Finals in ten seasons, winning four titles, while playing for three different franchises. The decade also saw the ascent of the <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a>, emerging as a dominant force in the Western Conference with six NBA Finals appearances and four titles in eight seasons. </p><p>During the 2010 off-season, the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> re-signed team captain <a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Dwyane Wade</a> and added James and <a href="/wiki/Chris_Bosh" title="Chris Bosh">Chris Bosh</a> via free agency to form a new "<a href="/wiki/Big_Three_(Miami_Heat)" title="Big Three (Miami Heat)">Big Three</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Heat were subsequently considered heavy title favorites and appeared four straight finals, starting in <a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_Finals" title="2011 NBA Finals">2011</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a>. Despite being heavy underdogs on paper, the Mavericks won the series in six games. The Heat returned to the Finals in the <a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_Finals" title="2012 NBA Finals">following year</a> against a young <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Thunder" title="Oklahoma City Thunder">Oklahoma City Thunder</a> team featuring future MVPs <a href="/wiki/Russell_Westbrook" title="Russell Westbrook">Russell Westbrook</a>, <a href="/wiki/James_Harden" title="James Harden">James Harden</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Kevin Durant</a>. Miami won the series in five games, with James winning his first championship. The Heat repeated as champions in <a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_Finals" title="2013 NBA Finals">2013</a>, this time over the <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a>, featuring a Heat comeback in Game 6 that is widely regarded one of the greatest playoff games ever played.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Miami sought a three-peat in a <a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_Finals" title="2014 NBA Finals">2014</a> rematch with the Spurs, but this time San Antonio prevailed in five games, winning the fifth and final title of <a href="/wiki/Tim_Duncan" title="Tim Duncan">Tim Duncan</a>'s career. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Stephen_Curry_dribbling_2016_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Stephen_Curry_dribbling_2016_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Stephen_Curry_dribbling_2016_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="248" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Stephen_Curry_dribbling_2016_%28cropped%29.jpg/225px-Stephen_Curry_dribbling_2016_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Stephen_Curry_dribbling_2016_%28cropped%29.jpg/300px-Stephen_Curry_dribbling_2016_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="818" data-file-height="1351" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Stephen Curry</a> led the <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> to four championships between 2015 and 2022.</figcaption></figure> <p>In the 2014 off-season, James returned to the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> where he teamed up with <a href="/wiki/Kyrie_Irving" title="Kyrie Irving">Kyrie Irving</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Love" title="Kevin Love">Kevin Love</a> to form a new "Big Three". The Cavaliers appeared in the next four Finals, all against the <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a>. The Cavaliers and Warriors became the first two teams to square off in more than two consecutive Finals. The Warriors drew first blood in the <a href="/wiki/2015_NBA_Finals" title="2015 NBA Finals">2015 NBA Finals</a>, coming back from a 2–1 deficit to win the series 4–2, despite James' historic efforts. <sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following season, the Warriors broke the record for most regular season wins with a record of 73–9. The Warriors opened up a 3–1 series lead in the <a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_Finals" title="2016 NBA Finals">2016 NBA Finals</a>, but James and Irving led the Cavaliers to two straight victories to force a deciding Game 7. In a key sequence with two minutes remaining in Game 7, LeBron James made a memorable <a href="/wiki/The_Block_(basketball)" title="The Block (basketball)">chase-down block</a> on Iguodala to keep the game tied, while Irving hit a 3-point shot a minute later to take the lead. Cleveland held on to win the title and end the city's <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_sports_curse" title="Cleveland sports curse">championship drought</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the subsequent off-season, the Warriors acquired <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Kevin Durant</a> through free agency, forming what many considered to be one of the greatest teams ever assembled.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In <a href="/wiki/2017_NBA_Finals" title="2017 NBA Finals">2017</a>, the Warriors set a playoff record of 15 consecutive wins en route to a five-game victory in the Finals, followed by a dominant sweep in <a href="/wiki/2018_NBA_Finals" title="2018 NBA Finals">2018</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lebron_wizards_2017_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Lebron_wizards_2017_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Lebron_wizards_2017_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="181" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Lebron_wizards_2017_%28cropped%29.jpg/225px-Lebron_wizards_2017_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Lebron_wizards_2017_%28cropped%29.jpg/300px-Lebron_wizards_2017_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1770" data-file-height="2130" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a> appeared in ten NBA Finals and won 4 titles with three different franchises.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Warriors made their fifth consecutive Finals appearance in <a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_Finals" title="2019 NBA Finals">2019</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Kawhi_Leonard" title="Kawhi Leonard">Kawhi Leonard</a>-led <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a>. Toronto prevailed in six games after season-ending injuries to stars Kevin Durant and <a href="/wiki/Klay_Thompson" title="Klay Thompson">Klay Thompson</a>, resulting in the first NBA title for a team based outside the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>LeBron James joined the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> in 2018, and subsequently led them to the <a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_Finals" title="2020 NBA Finals">2020 NBA Finals</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a>, marking the first time in NBA history that two teams that missed the playoffs the year before met in the Finals.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Lakers won the series 4–2, claiming their 17th title to tie the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a>' franchise record; <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a> was named Finals MVP for the fourth time in his career, becoming the first player to win the award with three different franchises.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_Finals" title="2021 NBA Finals">2021 NBA Finals</a> saw the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> defeat the <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> in the first Finals since 1971 to feature no players who had previously won a championship.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After missing the playoffs two years in a row due to injuries and roster changes, the Warriors returned to the <a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_Finals" title="2022 NBA Finals">2022 NBA Finals</a> for their sixth appearance in eight seasons.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They defeated the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> in six games for their fourth championship in eight seasons.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2023–present"><span id="2023.E2.80.93present"></span>2023–present</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 2023–present"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a> reached their first Finals in franchise history in <a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_Finals" title="2023 NBA Finals">2023</a>, defeating the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> in five games. <a href="/wiki/Nikola_Joki%C4%87" title="Nikola Jokić">Nikola Jokić</a> was named Finals MVP, becoming the lowest-drafted player (41st overall) to win the award.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> defeated the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2024_NBA_Finals" title="2024 NBA Finals">2024 NBA Finals</a>, marking the sixth straight year with a different championship team, matching a run of NBA championship that only occurred from 1975 to 1980.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Boston won its record 18th NBA title, breaking a tie with their longtime rival <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sponsorship">Sponsorship</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Sponsorship"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As part of a multiyear partnership that began in 2018, internet television service <a href="/wiki/YouTube_TV" title="YouTube TV">YouTube TV</a> became the <a href="/wiki/Title_sponsor" class="mw-redirect" title="Title sponsor">presenting sponsor</a> of the NBA Finals.<sup id="cite_ref-USAToday20180326_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USAToday20180326-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Team_records">Team records</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Team records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Finals_appearances">Finals appearances</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Finals appearances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The statistics below refer to series wins and losses, not individual games won and lost. For individual game statistics, see <a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Individual_games_records">Individual games records</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>No.</th> <th>Team</th> <th>W</th> <th>L</th> <th>Win%</th> <th>Most recent appearance</th> <th>Most recent title</th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">32</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers</a></td> <td>17</td> <td>15</td> <td>.531</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_Finals" title="2020 NBA Finals">2020</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_Finals" title="2020 NBA Finals">2020</a></td> <td align="left">5–1 in Minneapolis and 12–14 in Los Angeles. Currently hold the record for the most appearances in the NBA Finals and have appeared in the Finals in every decade since the 1940s. They also attained a three-peat in Minneapolis from 1952 to 1954, and another in Los Angeles from 2000 to 2002. The Lakers have defeated nine different NBA franchises in the NBA Finals and lost to five, both records. One of five franchises to reach four consecutive NBA Finals. </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">23</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></td> <td>18</td> <td>5</td> <td>.783</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2024_NBA_Finals" title="2024 NBA Finals">2024</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2024_NBA_Finals" title="2024 NBA Finals">2024</a></td> <td align="left">Won eight straight titles from 1959 to 1966, and are the most successful team in the NBA Finals, winning 18 championships. Three of their five Finals losses occurred against the rival Lakers. Appeared in a record 10 consecutive NBA Finals. </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">12</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Philadelphia/San Francisco/Golden State Warriors</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>5</td> <td>.583</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_Finals" title="2022 NBA Finals">2022</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_Finals" title="2022 NBA Finals">2022</a></td> <td align="left">2–1 in Philadelphia and 5–4 in California. Won the first championship and another title in Philadelphia, before eventually winning five more as the Golden State Warriors, including four in eight years between 2015 and 2022. Second franchise to appear in five consecutive NBA Finals. </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>6</td> <td>.333</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_Finals" title="2001 NBA Finals">2001</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1983_NBA_Finals" title="1983 NBA Finals">1983</a></td> <td align="left">1–2 in Syracuse and 2–4 in Philadelphia. Won one title in <a href="/wiki/Syracuse,_New_York" title="Syracuse, New York">Syracuse</a>, before winning another two following the move to <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>. Five of their six losses occurred against the Lakers. </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> <td>.250</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1999_NBA_Finals" title="1999 NBA Finals">1999</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1973_NBA_Finals" title="1973 NBA Finals">1973</a></td> <td align="left">In their <a href="/wiki/1999_NBA_Finals" title="1999 NBA Finals">most recent</a> appearance, they became the first eighth seed to ever reach the Finals. Five of their appearances and both titles occurred against the Lakers. </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Fort Wayne/Detroit Pistons</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> <td>.429</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2005_NBA_Finals" title="2005 NBA Finals">2005</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2004_NBA_Finals" title="2004 NBA Finals">2004</a></td> <td align="left">0–2 in Fort Wayne and 3–2 in Detroit. Appeared in three straight NBA Finals, winning back-to-back in 1989 and 1990. Both losses in Detroit came in Game 7s. </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> <td>.429</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_Finals" title="2023 NBA Finals">2023</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_Finals" title="2013 NBA Finals">2013</a></td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Udonis_Haslem" title="Udonis Haslem">Udonis Haslem</a> featured in all Finals appearances. Coach <a href="/wiki/Erik_Spoelstra" title="Erik Spoelstra">Erik Spoelstra</a> featured in six Finals as head coach and one finals as assistant coach. One of five franchises to reach four consecutive Finals. In their <a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_Finals" title="2023 NBA Finals">most recent</a> appearance, they became the first team to reach the Finals after qualifying in the <a href="/wiki/NBA_play-in_tournament" title="NBA play-in tournament">play-in tournament</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>1.000</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_Finals" title="1998 NBA Finals">1998</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_Finals" title="1998 NBA Finals">1998</a></td> <td align="left">All six titles were with head coach <a href="/wiki/Phil_Jackson" title="Phil Jackson">Phil Jackson</a> and players <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Scottie Pippen</a>. The titles were won via two three-peats, in <a href="/wiki/1991_NBA_Finals" title="1991 NBA Finals">1991</a>–<a href="/wiki/1993_NBA_Finals" title="1993 NBA Finals">1993</a> and <a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_Finals" title="1996 NBA Finals">1996</a>–<a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_Finals" title="1998 NBA Finals">1998</a>. They are the only active NBA franchise with multiple Finals appearances and no losses. </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>.833</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_Finals" title="2014 NBA Finals">2014</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_Finals" title="2014 NBA Finals">2014</a></td> <td align="left">All five titles were with <a href="/wiki/Tim_Duncan" title="Tim Duncan">Tim Duncan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gregg_Popovich" title="Gregg Popovich">Gregg Popovich</a>. They were the first franchise to move from the <a href="/wiki/American_Basketball_Association" title="American Basketball Association">ABA</a> to the NBA, and subsequently win a championship. </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>.200</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_NBA_Finals" title="2018 NBA Finals">2018</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_Finals" title="2016 NBA Finals">2016</a></td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a> featured in all five Finals appearances. The Cavaliers appeared in four straight Finals from 2015 to 2018, all against the Golden State Warriors, winning in 2016. One of five franchises to reach four consecutive Finals. </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>.500</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1995_NBA_Finals" title="1995 NBA Finals">1995</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1995_NBA_Finals" title="1995 NBA Finals">1995</a></td> <td align="left">Won back-to-back championships with <a href="/wiki/Hakeem_Olajuwon" title="Hakeem Olajuwon">Hakeem Olajuwon</a> and coach <a href="/wiki/Rudy_Tomjanovich" title="Rudy Tomjanovich">Rudy Tomjanovich</a>. Their 1995 triumph was done as the 6-seed, the lowest seeded team in NBA History to win a championship. Both losses against the Boston Celtics. </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>.250</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1961_NBA_Finals" title="1961 NBA Finals">1961</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1958_NBA_Finals" title="1958 NBA Finals">1958</a></td> <td align="left">All appearances when the team was in <a href="/wiki/St._Louis" title="St. Louis">St. Louis</a>. Reached four NBA Finals in five years, all against the Boston Celtics. </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a>/<a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Thunder" title="Oklahoma City Thunder">Oklahoma City Thunder</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>.250</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_Finals" title="2012 NBA Finals">2012</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_NBA_Finals" title="1979 NBA Finals">1979</a></td> <td align="left">1–2 as <a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a> and 0–1 as <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Thunder" title="Oklahoma City Thunder">Oklahoma City Thunder</a>. They remain the only franchise since 1977 to win a title in one city and later relocate. </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_Wizards" title="Washington Wizards">Baltimore/Washington Bullets/Washington Wizards</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>.250</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_NBA_Finals" title="1979 NBA Finals">1979</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1978_NBA_Finals" title="1978 NBA Finals">1978</a></td> <td align="left">0–1 as the Baltimore Bullets, and 1–2 as the Washington Bullets. All appearances in the Finals came between 1971 and 1979, featuring <a href="/wiki/Wes_Unseld" title="Wes Unseld">Wes Unseld</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>.667</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_Finals" title="2021 NBA Finals">2021</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_Finals" title="2021 NBA Finals">2021</a></td> <td align="left">Won in the <a href="/wiki/1971_NBA_Finals" title="1971 NBA Finals">1971</a> and <a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_Finals" title="2021 NBA Finals">2021</a> Finals. <a href="/wiki/1971_NBA_Finals" title="1971 NBA Finals">1971</a> and <a href="/wiki/1974_NBA_Finals" title="1974 NBA Finals">1974</a> appearances were by teams that featured <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Oscar Robertson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>.333</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2024_NBA_Finals" title="2024 NBA Finals">2024</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_Finals" title="2011 NBA Finals">2011</a></td> <td align="left">1-1 against the Miami Heat and 0-1 against the Boston Celtics. First championship team led by <a href="/wiki/Dirk_Nowitzki" title="Dirk Nowitzki">Dirk Nowitzki</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>.333</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1992_NBA_Finals" title="1992 NBA Finals">1992</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1977_NBA_Finals" title="1977 NBA Finals">1977</a></td> <td align="left">Their only title was won with <a href="/wiki/Bill_Walton" title="Bill Walton">Bill Walton</a>. The team lost two finals with <a href="/wiki/Clyde_Drexler" title="Clyde Drexler">Clyde Drexler</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>.000</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_Finals" title="2021 NBA Finals">2021</a></td> <td><i>None</i></td> <td align="left">Lost in the <a href="/wiki/1976_NBA_Finals" title="1976 NBA Finals">1976</a>, <a href="/wiki/1993_NBA_Finals" title="1993 NBA Finals">1993</a> and <a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_Finals" title="2021 NBA Finals">2021</a> Finals to the Celtics, Bulls and Bucks, respectively. Best historical win–loss record and most Finals appearances amongst all franchises to have not won a title. </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Nets" title="Brooklyn Nets">New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>.000</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2003_NBA_Finals" title="2003 NBA Finals">2003</a></td> <td><i>None</i></td> <td align="left">All appearances when the team was in New Jersey. </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>.000</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_Finals" title="2009 NBA Finals">2009</a></td> <td><i>None</i></td> <td align="left">They lost both of their Finals appearances, winning just one game between the two series. </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>.000</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_Finals" title="1998 NBA Finals">1998</a></td> <td><i>None</i></td> <td align="left">Both appearances were with coach <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Sloan" title="Jerry Sloan">Jerry Sloan</a> and players <a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Karl Malone</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">John Stockton</a>, and losses to the Bulls in six games. </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Rochester Royals/Kansas City/Sacramento Kings</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1.000</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1951_NBA_Finals" title="1951 NBA Finals">1951</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1951_NBA_Finals" title="1951 NBA Finals">1951</a></td> <td align="left">Only appearance in NBA Finals as the Rochester Royals. </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1.000</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_Finals" title="2019 NBA Finals">2019</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_Finals" title="2019 NBA Finals">2019</a></td> <td align="left">Only appearance in NBA Finals. The first and only team based outside the United States to win an NBA title or reach the NBA Finals. </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1.000</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_Finals" title="2023 NBA Finals">2023</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_Finals" title="2023 NBA Finals">2023</a></td> <td align="left">Only appearance as of 2023. </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">1</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Stags" title="Chicago Stags">Chicago Stags</a></i></td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>.000</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1947_BAA_Finals" title="1947 BAA Finals">1947</a></td> <td><i>None</i></td> <td align="left">Team folded in 1950. </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">1</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Bullets_(1944%E2%80%931954)" title="Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954)">Baltimore Bullets</a></i></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1.000</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1948_BAA_Finals" title="1948 BAA Finals">1948</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1948_BAA_Finals" title="1948 BAA Finals">1948</a></td> <td align="left">Team folded in 1954 and is the only championship-winning team to fold. </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">1</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Washington_Capitols" title="Washington Capitols">Washington Capitols</a></i></td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>.000</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1949_BAA_Finals" title="1949 BAA Finals">1949</a></td> <td><i>None</i></td> <td align="left">Team folded in 1951. </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>.000</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_Finals" title="2000 NBA Finals">2000</a></td> <td><i>None</i></td> <td align="left">Only appearance was in 2000 and led by <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Miller" title="Reggie Miller">Reggie Miller</a> and coach <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Larry Bird</a>, losing to the Lakers. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Active_franchises_with_no_Finals_appearances">Active franchises with no Finals appearances</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Active franchises with no Finals appearances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team</th> <th>No. of seasons</th> <th>Founded</th> <th>Other achievements </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Braves" title="Buffalo Braves">Buffalo Braves</a>/<a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers</a></td> <td>55</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1970%E2%80%9371_NBA_season" title="1970–71 NBA season">1970</a></td> <td align="left">Reached the Western Conference finals in <a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_playoffs" title="2021 NBA playoffs">2021</a>. Oldest active franchise with no finals appearances. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a></td> <td>36</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1989%E2%80%9390_NBA_season" title="1989–90 NBA season">1989</a></td> <td align="left">Reached the Western Conference finals in <a href="/wiki/2004_NBA_playoffs" title="2004 NBA playoffs">2004</a> and <a href="/wiki/2024_NBA_playoffs" title="2024 NBA playoffs">2024</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Bobcats/Hornets</a>*</td> <td>35</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_NBA_season" title="1988–89 NBA season">1988</a></td> <td align="left">Never reached the Eastern Conference Finals. Reached the second round four times, in <a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_NBA_season" title="1992–93 NBA season">1993</a>, <a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_NBA_season" title="1997–98 NBA season">1998</a>, <a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_NBA_season" title="2000–01 NBA season">2001</a>, and <a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_NBA_season" title="2001–02 NBA season">2002</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Grizzlies" title="Vancouver Grizzlies">Vancouver</a>/<a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a></td> <td>30</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_NBA_season" title="1995–96 NBA season">1995</a></td> <td align="left">Reached the Western Conference finals in <a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_playoffs" title="2013 NBA playoffs">2013</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans">New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets/Pelicans</a>*</td> <td>23</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_NBA_season" title="2002–03 NBA season">2002</a></td> <td align="left">Never reached the Western Conference Finals. Reached the second round two times, in <a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_playoffs" title="2008 NBA playoffs">2008</a> and <a href="/wiki/2018_NBA_playoffs" title="2018 NBA playoffs">2018</a>. </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>(*) As a result of the original franchise's relocation to <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a>, the NBA team in <a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte</a> suspended operations for the 2002–03 and the 2003–04 seasons, before a new team, named the Bobcats, was established for the 2004–05 season. In 2013, the original Hornets were renamed the Pelicans and obtained the records during their time in New Orleans and <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City" title="Oklahoma City">Oklahoma City</a> from 2002 to 2013. In 2014, the Bobcats became the second incarnation of the Charlotte Hornets, and retained the history and records of the Hornets organization from 1988 to 2002. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Individual_games_records">Individual games records</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Individual games records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>No.</th> <th>Team</th> <th>W</th> <th>L</th> <th>Win%</th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>185</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></td> <td>93</td> <td>92</td> <td>.503</td> <td align="left">Holds the record for the most games in the Finals, with a record of 20–15 in Minneapolis and 73–77 while in Los Angeles. Won 4–2 in their last Finals appearance in 2020. </td></tr> <tr> <td>129</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></td> <td>81</td> <td>53</td> <td>.604</td> <td align="left">Recorded the first ever sweep in the Finals. Won 4–1 in their last Finals appearance in 2024. </td></tr> <tr> <td>65</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a></td> <td>38</td> <td>27</td> <td>.585</td> <td align="left">Includes records of 10–6 while in Philadelphia, 3–8 while in San Francisco, and 25–13 in their current incarnation. Won 4–2 in their last Finals appearance in 2022. </td></tr> <tr> <td>53</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a></td> <td>24</td> <td>29</td> <td>.453</td> <td align="left">Includes a record of 9–11 while in Syracuse, and 15–18 while in Philadelphia. Lost 4–1 in their last Finals appearance in 2001. </td></tr> <tr> <td>48</td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a></td> <td>20</td> <td>28</td> <td>.417</td> <td align="left">Lost 4–1 in their last Finals appearance in 1999. </td></tr> <tr> <td>41</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a></td> <td>18</td> <td>23</td> <td>.439</td> <td align="left">Lost 4–1 in their last Finals appearance in 2023. </td></tr> <tr> <td>40</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>18</td> <td>.550</td> <td align="left">Includes a record of 4–8 while in Fort Wayne, and 18–10 while in Detroit. Lost 4–3 their last Finals appearance in 2005. </td></tr> <tr> <td>35</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a></td> <td>24</td> <td>11</td> <td>.686</td> <td align="left">Won 4–2 in their last Finals appearance in 1998. </td></tr> <tr> <td>34</td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a></td> <td>23</td> <td>11</td> <td>.676</td> <td align="left">Won 4–1 in their last Finals appearance in 2014. </td></tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>14</td> <td>.440</td> <td align="left">All appearances in the Finals occurred while the team was in St. Louis. </td></tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a></td> <td>12</td> <td>11</td> <td>.522</td> <td align="left">Won 4–0 in their last Finals appearance in 1995. </td></tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Thunder" title="Oklahoma City Thunder">Oklahoma City Thunder</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>13</td> <td>.435</td> <td align="left">Includes a record of 9–9 while in Seattle, and 1–4 while in Oklahoma City. Lost 1–4 their last Finals appearance in 2012. </td></tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>19</td> <td>.269</td> <td align="left">Lost 4–0 in their last Finals appearance in 2018, as well as becoming the only team in the Finals to overcome a 3–1 deficit in 2016. </td></tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_Wizards" title="Washington Wizards">Washington Wizards</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>15</td> <td>.250</td> <td align="left">Includes a record of 0–4 in Baltimore and 5–11 in Washington, all as the Bullets. </td></tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>12</td> <td>.333</td> <td align="left">Lost 4–2 in their last Finals appearance in 2021. </td></tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>6</td> <td>.647</td> <td align="left">Won 4–2 in their last Finals appearance in 2021. </td></tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>10</td> <td>.412</td> <td align="left">Lost 4–2 in their last Finals appearance in 1992. </td></tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>10</td> <td>.412</td> <td align="left">Lost 4–1 in their last finals appearance in 2024. </td></tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>8</td> <td>.333</td> <td align="left">Lost 4–2 in both Finals appearances in 1997 and 1998, both times against the Bulls. </td></tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Nets" title="Brooklyn Nets">Brooklyn Nets</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>8</td> <td>.200</td> <td align="left">All Finals appearances have occurred while the team was in New Jersey, and lost 4–2 in their last Finals appearance in 2003. </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>8</td> <td>.111</td> <td align="left">Lost 4–1 in their last Finals appearance in 2009. </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td>.571</td> <td align="left">All appearances have occurred while the team was in Rochester. </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Bullets_(1944%E2%80%931954)" title="Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954)">Baltimore Bullets</a></i></td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>.667</td> <td align="left">Franchise defunct. Only championship-winning team to fold. </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>.667</td> <td align="left">Won 4–2 in their only Finals appearance in 2019. </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> <td>.333</td> <td align="left">Lost 4–2 in their only Finals appearance in 2000. </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Washington_Capitols" title="Washington Capitols">Washington Capitols</a></i></td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> <td>.333</td> <td align="left">Franchise defunct. </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>.800</td> <td align="left">Won 4–1 in their only Finals appearance in 2023. </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Stags" title="Chicago Stags">Chicago Stags</a></i></td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>.200</td> <td align="left">Franchise defunct. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Player_records">Player records</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Player records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1215345927">@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .multicol-float{width:auto!important}}.mw-parser-output .multicol-float{clear:none;float:left}.mw-parser-output .multicol-float-clear{clear:both}</style><div class="multicol-float" style="min-width: 35em;"> <dl><dt>Career<sup id="cite_ref-nba.com1_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nba.com1-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dt></dl> <ul><li><b>Most years in Finals</b> (12) – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a></li> <li><b>Most games played in Finals</b> (70) – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a></li> <li><b>Most career points in Finals</b> (1,679) – <a href="/wiki/Jerry_West" title="Jerry West">Jerry West</a></li> <li><b>Most career assists in Finals</b> (584) – <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a></li> <li><b>Most career rebounds in Finals</b> (1,718) – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a></li> <li><b>Most career blocks in Finals</b> (116) – <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a></li> <li><b>Most career steals in Finals</b> (102) – <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a></li> <li><b>Most career turnovers in Finals</b> (196) – <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a></li> <li><b>Most career three-point field goals in Finals</b> (152) – <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Stephen Curry</a></li> <li><b>Most career free throws made in Finals</b> (453) – <a href="/wiki/Jerry_West" title="Jerry West">Jerry West</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Series<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dt></dl> <ul><li><b>Most points, one series</b> (284) – <a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Elgin Baylor</a> (<a href="/wiki/1962_NBA_Finals" title="1962 NBA Finals">1962</a>)</li> <li><b>Most assists, one series</b> (95) – <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a> (<a href="/wiki/1984_NBA_Finals" title="1984 NBA Finals">1984</a>)</li> <li><b>Most rebounds, one series</b> (189) – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a> (<a href="/wiki/1962_NBA_Finals" title="1962 NBA Finals">1962</a>)</li> <li><b>Most blocks, one series</b> (32) – <a href="/wiki/Tim_Duncan" title="Tim Duncan">Tim Duncan</a> (<a href="/wiki/2003_NBA_Finals" title="2003 NBA Finals">2003</a>)</li> <li><b>Most steals, one series</b> (20) – <a href="/wiki/Isiah_Thomas" title="Isiah Thomas">Isiah Thomas</a> (<a href="/wiki/1988_NBA_Finals" title="1988 NBA Finals">1988</a>)</li> <li><b>Most turnovers, one series</b> (31) – <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a> (<a href="/wiki/1984_NBA_Finals" title="1984 NBA Finals">1984</a>) and <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a> (<a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_Finals" title="2016 NBA Finals">2016</a>)</li> <li><b>Most three-point field goals, one series</b> (32) – <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Stephen Curry</a> (<a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_Finals" title="2016 NBA Finals">2016</a>)</li> <li><b>Most free throws made, one series</b> (82) – <a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Elgin Baylor</a> (<a href="/wiki/1962_NBA_Finals" title="1962 NBA Finals">1962</a>)</li></ul> <dl><dt>Game<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dt></dl> <ul><li><b>Most points, one game</b> (61) – <a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Elgin Baylor</a> (<a href="/wiki/1962_NBA_Finals" title="1962 NBA Finals">1962</a>)</li> <li><b>Most assists, one game</b> (21) – <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a> (<a href="/wiki/1984_NBA_Finals" title="1984 NBA Finals">1984</a>)</li> <li><b>Most rebounds, one game</b> (40) – <small>2x</small> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a> (<a href="/wiki/1960_NBA_Finals" title="1960 NBA Finals">1960</a>) and (<a href="/wiki/1962_NBA_Finals" title="1962 NBA Finals">1962</a>)</li> <li><b>Most blocks, one game</b> (9) – <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Howard" title="Dwight Howard">Dwight Howard</a> (<a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_Finals" title="2009 NBA Finals">2009</a>)</li> <li><b>Most steals, one game</b> (7) – <a href="/wiki/Robert_Horry" title="Robert Horry">Robert Horry</a> (<a href="/wiki/1995_NBA_Finals" title="1995 NBA Finals">1995</a>)</li> <li><b>Most turnovers, one game</b> (10) – <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a> (<a href="/wiki/1980_NBA_Finals" title="1980 NBA Finals">1980</a>)</li> <li><b>Most three-point field goals, one game</b> (9) – <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Stephen Curry</a> (<a href="/wiki/2018_NBA_Finals" title="2018 NBA Finals">2018</a>)</li> <li><b>Most free throws made, one game</b> (21) – <a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Dwyane Wade</a> (<a href="/wiki/2006_NBA_Finals" title="2006 NBA Finals">2006</a>)</li></ul> </div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1215345927"><div class="multicol-float" style="min-width: 25em;"> <dl><dt>Total points (finals)<sup id="cite_ref-nba.com1_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nba.com1-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dt></dl> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_West" title="Jerry West">Jerry West</a> – <b>1,679</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a> – <b>1,562</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a> – <b>1,317</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> – <b>1,176</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Elgin Baylor</a> – <b>1,161</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a> – <b>1,151</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Jones_(basketball,_born_1933)" title="Sam Jones (basketball, born 1933)">Sam Jones</a> – <b>1,143</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Heinsohn" title="Tom Heinsohn">Tom Heinsohn</a> – <b>1,037</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Havlicek" title="John Havlicek">John Havlicek</a> – <b>1,020</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a> – <b>971</b></li></ol> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Points_per_game" title="Points per game">PPG</a> average (min 10 games) (finals)<sup id="cite_ref-nba.com1_34-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nba.com1-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dt></dl> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Barry" title="Rick Barry">Rick Barry</a> – <b>36.3</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> – <b>33.6</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_West" title="Jerry West">Jerry West</a> – <b>30.5</b></li></ol> </div><div 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style="width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_Finals" title="2010 NBA Finals">2010</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_Finals" title="2011 NBA Finals">2011</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_Finals" title="2012 NBA Finals">2012</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_Finals" title="2013 NBA Finals">2013</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_Finals" title="2014 NBA Finals">2014</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2015_NBA_Finals" title="2015 NBA Finals">2015</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_Finals" title="2016 NBA Finals">2016</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2017_NBA_Finals" title="2017 NBA Finals">2017</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2018_NBA_Finals" title="2018 NBA Finals">2018</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_Finals" title="2019 NBA Finals">2019</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_Finals" title="2020 NBA Finals">2020</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_Finals" title="2021 NBA Finals">2021</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_Finals" title="2022 NBA Finals">2022</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_Finals" title="2023 NBA Finals">2023</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2024_NBA_Finals" title="2024 NBA Finals">2024</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3"><div>See also: <a href="/wiki/WNBA_Finals" title="WNBA Finals">WNBA Finals</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="NBA_playoffs861" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" 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colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_playoff_series" title="List of NBA playoff series">List of playoff series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_conference_finals" title="NBA conference finals">Conference finals</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Finals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_60_Greatest_Playoff_Moments" title="NBA 60 Greatest Playoff Moments">60 Greatest Playoff Moments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_game_sevens" title="List of NBA game sevens">Game sevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_franchise_post-season_streaks" class="mw-redirect" title="List of NBA franchise post-season streaks">Streaks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_franchise_post-season_droughts" class="mw-redirect" title="List of NBA franchise post-season droughts">Droughts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_post-season_records" class="mw-redirect" title="List of NBA post-season records">Records</a></li> <li><a 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style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1950_NBA_playoffs" title="1950 NBA playoffs">1950</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1951_NBA_playoffs" title="1951 NBA playoffs">1951</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1952_NBA_playoffs" title="1952 NBA playoffs">1952</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1953_NBA_playoffs" title="1953 NBA playoffs">1953</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1954_NBA_playoffs" title="1954 NBA playoffs">1954</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1955_NBA_playoffs" title="1955 NBA playoffs">1955</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1956_NBA_playoffs" title="1956 NBA playoffs">1956</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1957_NBA_playoffs" title="1957 NBA playoffs">1957</a></td> <td 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href="/wiki/1964_NBA_playoffs" title="1964 NBA playoffs">1964</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1965_NBA_playoffs" title="1965 NBA playoffs">1965</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1966_NBA_playoffs" title="1966 NBA playoffs">1966</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1967_NBA_playoffs" title="1967 NBA playoffs">1967</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1968_NBA_playoffs" title="1968 NBA playoffs">1968</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1969_NBA_playoffs" title="1969 NBA playoffs">1969</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1970_NBA_playoffs" title="1970 NBA playoffs">1970</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1971_NBA_playoffs" title="1971 NBA playoffs">1971</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1972_NBA_playoffs" title="1972 NBA playoffs">1972</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1973_NBA_playoffs" title="1973 NBA playoffs">1973</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1974_NBA_playoffs" title="1974 NBA playoffs">1974</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1975_NBA_playoffs" title="1975 NBA playoffs">1975</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1976_NBA_playoffs" title="1976 NBA playoffs">1976</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1977_NBA_playoffs" title="1977 NBA playoffs">1977</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1978_NBA_playoffs" title="1978 NBA playoffs">1978</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a 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playoffs">1985</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1986_NBA_playoffs" title="1986 NBA playoffs">1986</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1987_NBA_playoffs" title="1987 NBA playoffs">1987</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1988_NBA_playoffs" title="1988 NBA playoffs">1988</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1989_NBA_playoffs" title="1989 NBA playoffs">1989</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1990_NBA_playoffs" title="1990 NBA playoffs">1990</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1991_NBA_playoffs" title="1991 NBA playoffs">1991</a></td> <td 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League (United States)">NBL</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/American_Basketball_Association" title="American Basketball Association">ABA</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/American_Basketball_Association%E2%80%93National_Basketball_Association_merger" class="mw-redirect" title="American Basketball Association–National Basketball Association merger">merger</a></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Walter_A._Brown_Trophy" title="Walter A. Brown Trophy">Walter A. Brown Trophy</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association_criticisms_and_controversies" class="mw-redirect" title="National Basketball Association criticisms and controversies">Criticisms and controversies</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_betting_scandal" title="2007 NBA betting scandal">2007 Tim Donaghy betting scandal</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd>Antitrust cases <dl><dd><i><a href="/wiki/Haywood_v._National_Basketball_Association" title="Haywood v. National Basketball Association">Haywood v. National Basketball Association</a></i></dd> <dd><i><a href="/wiki/Robertson_v._National_Basketball_Ass%27n" title="Robertson v. National Basketball Ass'n">Robertson v. 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