The Finals History of The National Basketball Association
National Basketball Association Finals Winners and Finals MVP
Winners
Year / Champion / Runner-up / G / MVP
2002-03 San Antonio Spurs / New Jersey Nets / 4-2 / Tim Duncan,
S.A.
2001-02 Los Angeles Lakers / New Jersey Nets / 4-0 / Shaquille O'Neal,
L.A..
2000-01 Los Angeles Lakers / Philadelphia 76ers / 4-1 / Shaquille
O'Neal, L.A..
1999-00 Los Angeles Lakers / Indiana Pacers / 4-2 / Shaquille O'Neal,
L.A..
1998-99 San Antonio Spurs / New York Knicks / 4-1 / Tim Duncan, S.A.
1997-98 Chicago Bulls / Utah Jazz / 4-2 / Michael Jordan, Chi.
1996-97 Chicago Bulls / Utah Jazz / 4-2 / Michael Jordan, Chi.
1995-96 Chicago Bulls / Seattle SuperSonics / 4-2 / Michael Jordan,
Chi.
1994-95 Houston Rockets / Orlando Magic / 4-0 / Hakeem Olajuwon, Hou.
1993-94 Houston Rockets / New York Knicks / 4-3 / Hakeem Olajuwon, Hou.
1992-93 Chicago Bulls / Phoenix Suns / 4-2 / Michael Jordan, Chi.
1991-92 Chicago Bulls / Portland Trail Blazers / 4-2 / Michael Jordan,
Chi.
1990-91 Chicago Bulls / Los Angeles Lakers / 4-1 / Michael Jordan,
Chi.
1989-90 Detroit Pistons / Portland Trail Blazers / 4-1 / Isiah Thomas,
Det.
1988-89 Detroit Pistons / Los Angeles Lakers / 4-0 / Joe Dumars, Det.
1987-88 Los Angeles Lakers / Detroit Pistons / 4-3 / James Worthy,
L.A.
1986-87 Los Angeles Lakers / Boston Celtics / 4-2 / Magic Johnson,
L.A.
1985-86 Boston Celtics / Houston Rockets / 4-2 / Larry Bird, Bos.
1984-85 Los Angeles Lakers / Boston Celtics / 4-2 / Kareem
Abdul-Jabbar, L.A.
1983-84 Boston Celtics / Los Angeles Lakers / 4-3 / Larry Bird, Bos.
1982-83 Philadelphia 76ers / Los Angeles Lakers / 4-0 / Moses Malone,
Phi.
1981-82 Los Angeles Lakers / Philadelphia 76ers / 4-2 / Magic Johnson,
L.A.
1980-81 Boston Celtics / Houston Rockets / 4-2 / Cedric Maxwell, Bos.
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1979-80 Los Angeles Lakers / Philadelphia 76ers / 4-2 / Magic Johnson,
L.A.
1978-79 Seattle SuperSonics / Washington Bullets / 4-1 / Dennis
Johnson, Sea.
1977-78 Washington Bullets / Seattle SuperSonics / 4-3 / Wes Unseld,
Was.
1976-77 Portland Trail Blazers / Philadelphia 76ers / 4-2 / Bill
Walton, Por.
1975-76 Boston Celtics / Phoenix Suns / 4-2 / Jo Jo White, Bos.
1974-75 Golden State Warriors / Washington Bullets / 4-0 / Rick Barry,
G.S.
1973-74 Boston Celtics / Milwaukee Bucks / 4-3 / John Havlicek, Bos.
1972-73 New York Knicks / Los Angeles Lakers / 4-1 / Willis Reed, N.Y.
1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers / New York Knicks / 4-1 / Wilt Chamberlain,
L.A.
1970-71 Milwaukee Bucks / Baltimore Bullets / 4-0 / Kareem
Abdul-Jabbar, Mil.
1969-70 New York Knicks / Los Angeles Lakers / 4-3 / Willis Reed, N.Y.
1968-69 Boston Celtics / Los Angeles Lakers / 4-3 / Jerry West, L.A.
1967-68 Boston Celtics / Los Angeles Lakers / 4-2
1966-67 Philadelphia 76ers / San Francisco Warriors / 4-2
1965-66 Boston Celtics / Los Angeles Lakers / 4-3
1964-65 Boston Celtics / Los Angeles Lakers / 4-1
1963-64 Boston Celtics / San Francisco Warriors / 4-1
1962-63 Boston Celtics / Los Angeles Lakers / 4-2
1961-62 Boston Celtics / Los Angeles Lakers / 4-3
1960-61 Boston Celtics / St. Louis Hawks / 4-1
1959-60 Boston Celtics / St. Louis Hawks / 4-3
1958-59 Boston Celtics / Minneapolis Lakers / 4-0
1957-58 St. Louis Hawks / Boston Celtics / 4-2
1956-57 Boston Celtics / St. Louis Hawks / 4-3
1955-56 Philadelphia Warriors / Fort Wayne Pistons / 4-1
1954-55 Syracuse Nationals / Fort Wayne Pistons / 4-3
1953-54 Minneapolis Lakers / Syracuse Nationals / 4-3
1952-53 Minneapolis Lakers / New York Knicks / 4-1
1951-52 Minneapolis Lakers / New York Knicks / 4-3
1950-51 Rochester Royals / New York Knicks / 4-3
1949-50 Minneapolis Lakers / Syracuse Nationals / 4-2
1948-49 Minneapolis Lakers / Washington Capitols / 4-2
1947-48 Baltimore Bullets / Philadelphia Warriors / 4-2
1946-47 Philadelphia Warriors / Chicago Stags / 4-1
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