| Basketball Association of America (BAA) |
| 1947 |
Chicago Stags (1) (1, 0–1) |
Harold Olsen |
1–4 |
Philadelphia Warriors (2) (1, 1–0) |
Eddie Gottlieb |
n/a |
[17] |
| 1948 |
Baltimore Bullets† (2) (1, 1–0) |
Buddy Jeannette |
4–2 |
Philadelphia Warriors (1) (2, 1–1) |
Eddie Gottlieb |
[18] |
| 1949 |
Minneapolis Lakers (2) (1, 1–0) |
John Kundla |
4–2 |
Washington Capitols (1) (1, 0–1) |
Red Auerbach |
[19] |
| National Basketball Association (NBA) |
| 1950 |
Minneapolis Lakers (1) [b] (2, 2–0) |
John Kundla |
4–2 |
Syracuse Nationals (1) (1, 0–1) |
Al Cervi |
n/a |
[23][24] |
| 1951 |
Rochester Royals (2) (1, 1–0) |
Les Harrison |
4–3 |
New York Knicks (3) (1, 0–1) |
Joe Lapchick |
[25] |
| 1952 |
Minneapolis Lakers (2) (3, 3–0) |
John Kundla |
4–3 |
New York Knicks (3) (2, 0–2) |
Joe Lapchick |
[26] |
| 1953 |
Minneapolis Lakers (1) (4, 4–0) |
John Kundla |
4–1 |
New York Knicks (1) (3, 0–3) |
Joe Lapchick |
[27] |
| 1954 |
Minneapolis Lakers (1) (5, 5–0) |
John Kundla |
4–3 |
Syracuse Nationals (1) (2, 0–2) |
Al Cervi |
[28] |
| 1955 |
Fort Wayne Pistons (1) (1, 0–1) |
Charles Eckman |
3–4 |
Syracuse Nationals (1) (3, 1–2) |
Al Cervi |
[29] |
| 1956 |
Fort Wayne Pistons (1) (2, 0–2) |
Charles Eckman |
1–4 |
Philadelphia Warriors (1) (3, 2–1) |
George Senesky |
[30] |
| 1957 |
St. Louis Hawks (1) (1, 0–1) |
Alex Hannum |
3–4 |
Boston Celtics (1) (1, 1–0) |
Red Auerbach |
[31] |
| 1958 |
St. Louis Hawks (1) (2, 1–1) |
Alex Hannum |
4–2 |
Boston Celtics (1) (2, 1–1) |
Red Auerbach |
[32] |
| 1959 |
Minneapolis Lakers (2) (6, 5–1) |
John Kundla |
0–4 |
Boston Celtics (1) (3, 2–1) |
Red Auerbach |
[33] |
| 1960 |
St. Louis Hawks (1) (3, 1–2) |
Ed Macauley |
3–4 |
Boston Celtics (1) (4, 3–1) |
Red Auerbach |
[34] |
| 1961 |
St. Louis Hawks (1) (4, 1–3) |
Paul Seymour |
1–4 |
Boston Celtics (1) (5, 4–1) |
Red Auerbach |
[35] |
| 1962 |
Los Angeles Lakers (1) (7, 5–2) |
Fred Schaus |
3–4 |
Boston Celtics (1) (6, 5–1) |
Red Auerbach |
[36] |
| 1963 |
Los Angeles Lakers (1) (8, 5–3) |
Fred Schaus |
2–4 |
Boston Celtics (1) (7, 6–1) |
Red Auerbach |
[37] |
| 1964[c] |
San Francisco Warriors (1) (4, 2–2) |
Alex Hannum |
1–4 |
Boston Celtics (1) (8, 7–1) |
Red Auerbach |
[38] |
| 1965 |
Los Angeles Lakers (1) (9, 5–4) |
Fred Schaus |
1–4 |
Boston Celtics (1) (9, 8–1) |
Red Auerbach |
[39] |
| 1966 |
Los Angeles Lakers (1) (10, 5–5) |
Fred Schaus |
3–4 |
Boston Celtics (2) (10, 9–1) |
Red Auerbach |
[40] |
| 1967 |
San Francisco Warriors (1) (5, 2–3) |
Bill Sharman |
2–4 |
Philadelphia 76ers (1) (4, 2–2) |
Alex Hannum |
[41] |
| 1968 |
Los Angeles Lakers (2) (11, 5–6) |
Butch van Breda Kolff |
2–4 |
Boston Celtics (2) (11, 10–1) |
Bill Russell |
[42] |
| 1969 |
Los Angeles Lakers (1) (12, 5–7) |
Butch van Breda Kolff |
3–4 |
Boston Celtics (4) (12, 11–1) |
Bill Russell |
Jerry West |
[43] |
| 1970 |
Los Angeles Lakers (2) (13, 5–8) |
Joe Mullaney |
3–4 |
New York Knicks (1) (4, 1–3) |
Red Holzman |
Willis Reed |
[44] |
| 1971 |
Milwaukee Bucks (1) (1, 1–0) |
Larry Costello |
4–0 |
Baltimore Bullets (1) (1, 0–1) |
Gene Shue |
Lew Alcindor |
[45] |
| 1972 |
Los Angeles Lakers (1) (14, 6–8) |
Bill Sharman |
4–1 |
New York Knicks (2) (5, 1–4) |
Red Holzman |
Wilt Chamberlain |
[46] |
| 1973 |
Los Angeles Lakers (2) (15, 6–9) |
Bill Sharman |
1–4 |
New York Knicks (2) (6, 2–4) |
Red Holzman |
Willis Reed |
[47] |
| 1974 |
Milwaukee Bucks (1) (2, 1–1) |
Larry Costello |
3–4 |
Boston Celtics (1) (13, 12–1) |
Tom Heinsohn |
John Havlicek |
[48] |
| 1975 |
Golden State Warriors (1) (6, 3–3) |
Al Attles |
4–0 |
Washington Bullets (2) (2, 0–2) |
K. C. Jones |
Rick Barry |
[49] |
| 1976 |
Phoenix Suns (3) (1, 0–1) |
John MacLeod |
2–4 |
Boston Celtics (1) (14, 13–1) |
Tom Heinsohn |
Jo Jo White |
[50] |
| 1977[d] |
Portland Trail Blazers (3) (1, 1–0) |
Jack Ramsay |
4–2 |
Philadelphia 76ers (1) (5, 2–3) |
Gene Shue |
Bill Walton |
[53] |
| 1978 |
Seattle SuperSonics (4) (1, 0–1) |
Lenny Wilkens |
3–4 |
Washington Bullets (3) (3, 1–2) |
Dick Motta |
Wes Unseld |
[54] |
| 1979 |
Seattle SuperSonics (1) (2, 1–1) |
Lenny Wilkens |
4–1 |
Washington Bullets (1) (4, 1–3) |
Dick Motta |
Dennis Johnson |
[55] |
| 1980 |
Los Angeles Lakers (1) (16, 7–9) |
Paul Westhead |
4–2 |
Philadelphia 76ers (3) (6, 2–4) |
Billy Cunningham |
Magic Johnson |
[56] |
| 1981 |
Houston Rockets (6) (1, 0–1) |
Del Harris |
2–4 |
Boston Celtics (1) (15, 14–1) |
Bill Fitch |
Cedric Maxwell |
[57] |
| 1982 |
Los Angeles Lakers (1) (17, 8–9) |
Pat Riley |
4–2 |
Philadelphia 76ers (3) (7, 2–5) |
Billy Cunningham |
Magic Johnson |
[58] |
| 1983 |
Los Angeles Lakers (1) (18, 8–10) |
Pat Riley |
0–4 |
Philadelphia 76ers (1) (8, 3–5) |
Billy Cunningham |
Moses Malone |
[59] |
| 1984[e] |
Los Angeles Lakers (1) (19, 8–11) |
Pat Riley |
3–4 |
Boston Celtics (1) (16, 15–1) |
K. C. Jones |
Larry Bird |
[60] |
| 1985 |
Los Angeles Lakers (1) (20, 9–11) |
Pat Riley |
4–2 |
Boston Celtics (1) (17, 15–2) |
K. C. Jones |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
[61] |
| 1986 |
Houston Rockets (2) (2, 0–2) |
Bill Fitch |
2–4 |
Boston Celtics (1) (18, 16–2) |
K. C. Jones |
Larry Bird |
[62] |
| 1987 |
Los Angeles Lakers (1) (21, 10–11) |
Pat Riley |
4–2 |
Boston Celtics (1) (19, 16–3) |
K. C. Jones |
Magic Johnson |
[63] |
| 1988 |
Los Angeles Lakers (1) (22, 11–11) |
Pat Riley |
4–3 |
Detroit Pistons (2) (3, 0–3) |
Chuck Daly |
James Worthy |
[64] |
| 1989 |
Los Angeles Lakers (1) (23, 11–12) |
Pat Riley |
0–4 |
Detroit Pistons (1) (4, 1–3) |
Chuck Daly |
Joe Dumars |
[65] |
| 1990 |
Portland Trail Blazers (3) (2, 1–1) |
Rick Adelman |
1–4 |
Detroit Pistons (1) (5, 2–3) |
Chuck Daly |
Isiah Thomas |
[66] |
| 1991 |
Los Angeles Lakers (3) (24, 11–13) |
Mike Dunleavy |
1–4 |
Chicago Bulls (1) (1, 1–0) |
Phil Jackson |
Michael Jordan |
[67] |
| 1992 |
Portland Trail Blazers (1) (3, 1–2) |
Rick Adelman |
2–4 |
Chicago Bulls (1) (2, 2–0) |
Phil Jackson |
Michael Jordan |
[68] |
| 1993 |
Phoenix Suns (1) (2, 0–2) |
Paul Westphal |
2–4 |
Chicago Bulls (2) (3, 3–0) |
Phil Jackson |
Michael Jordan |
[69] |
| 1994 |
Houston Rockets (2) (3, 1–2) |
Rudy Tomjanovich |
4–3 |
New York Knicks (2) (7, 2–5) |
Pat Riley |
Hakeem Olajuwon |
[70] |
| 1995 |
Houston Rockets (6) (4, 2–2) |
Rudy Tomjanovich |
4–0 |
Orlando Magic (1) (1, 0–1) |
Brian Hill |
Hakeem Olajuwon |
[71] |
| 1996 |
Seattle SuperSonics (1) (3, 1–2) |
George Karl |
2–4 |
Chicago Bulls (1) (4, 4–0) |
Phil Jackson |
Michael Jordan |
[72] |
| 1997 |
Utah Jazz (1) (1, 0–1) |
Jerry Sloan |
2–4 |
Chicago Bulls (1) (5, 5–0) |
Phil Jackson |
Michael Jordan |
[73] |
| 1998 |
Utah Jazz (1) (2, 0–2) |
Jerry Sloan |
2–4 |
Chicago Bulls (1) (6, 6–0) |
Phil Jackson |
Michael Jordan |
[74] |
| 1999[f] |
San Antonio Spurs (1) (1, 1–0) |
Gregg Popovich |
4–1 |
New York Knicks (8) (8, 2–6) |
Jeff Van Gundy |
Tim Duncan |
[76] |
| 2000 |
Los Angeles Lakers (1) (25, 12–13) |
Phil Jackson |
4–2 |
Indiana Pacers (1) (1, 0–1) |
Larry Bird |
Shaquille O’Neal |
[77] |
| 2001 |
Los Angeles Lakers (2) (26, 13–13) |
Phil Jackson |
4–1 |
Philadelphia 76ers (1) (9, 3–6) |
Larry Brown |
Shaquille O’Neal |
[78] |
| 2002 |
Los Angeles Lakers (3) (27, 14–13) |
Phil Jackson |
4–0 |
New Jersey Nets (1) (1, 0–1) |
Byron Scott |
Shaquille O’Neal |
[79] |
| 2003 |
San Antonio Spurs (1) (2, 2–0) |
Gregg Popovich |
4–2 |
New Jersey Nets (2) (2, 0–2) |
Byron Scott |
Tim Duncan |
[80] |
| 2004 |
Los Angeles Lakers (2) (28, 14–14) |
Phil Jackson |
1–4 |
Detroit Pistons (3) (6, 3–3) |
Larry Brown |
Chauncey Billups |
[81] |
| 2005 |
San Antonio Spurs (2) (3, 3–0) |
Gregg Popovich |
4–3 |
Detroit Pistons (2) (7, 3–4) |
Larry Brown |
Tim Duncan |
[82] |
| 2006 |
Dallas Mavericks (4) (1, 0–1) |
Avery Johnson |
2–4 |
Miami Heat (2) (1, 1–0) |
Pat Riley |
Dwyane Wade |
[83] |
| 2007 |
San Antonio Spurs (3) (4, 4–0) |
Gregg Popovich |
4–0 |
Cleveland Cavaliers (2) (1, 0–1) |
Mike Brown |
Tony Parker |
[84] |
| 2008 |
Los Angeles Lakers (1) (29, 14–15) |
Phil Jackson |
2–4 |
Boston Celtics (1) (20, 17–3) |
Doc Rivers |
Paul Pierce |
[85] |
| 2009 |
Los Angeles Lakers (1) (30, 15–15) |
Phil Jackson |
4–1 |
Orlando Magic (3) (2, 0–2) |
Stan Van Gundy |
Kobe Bryant |
[86] |
| 2010 |
Los Angeles Lakers (1) (31, 16–15) |
Phil Jackson |
4–3 |
Boston Celtics (4) (21, 17–4) |
Doc Rivers |
Kobe Bryant |
[87] |
| 2011 |
Dallas Mavericks (3) (2, 1–1) |
Rick Carlisle |
4–2 |
Miami Heat (2) (2, 1–1) |
Erik Spoelstra |
Dirk Nowitzki |
[88] |
| 2012[g] |
Oklahoma City Thunder (2) (4, 1–3) |
Scott Brooks |
1–4 |
Miami Heat (2) (3, 2–1) |
Erik Spoelstra |
LeBron James |
[91] |
| 2013 |
San Antonio Spurs (2) (5, 4–1) |
Gregg Popovich |
3–4 |
Miami Heat (1) (4, 3–1) |
Erik Spoelstra |
LeBron James |
[92] |
| 2014 |
San Antonio Spurs (1) (6, 5–1) |
Gregg Popovich |
4–1 |
Miami Heat (2) (5, 3–2) |
Erik Spoelstra |
Kawhi Leonard |
[93] |
| 2015 |
Golden State Warriors (1) (7, 4–3) |
Steve Kerr |
4–2 |
Cleveland Cavaliers (2) (2, 0–2) |
David Blatt |
Andre Iguodala |
[94] |
| 2016 |
Golden State Warriors (1) (8, 4–4) |
Steve Kerr |
3–4 |
Cleveland Cavaliers (1) (3, 1–2) |
Tyronn Lue |
LeBron James |
[95] |
| 2017 |
Golden State Warriors (1) (9, 5–4) |
Steve Kerr |
4–1 |
Cleveland Cavaliers (2) (4, 1–3) |
Tyronn Lue |
Kevin Durant |
[96] |
| 2018 |
Golden State Warriors (2) (10, 6–4) |
Steve Kerr |
4–0 |
Cleveland Cavaliers (4) (5, 1–4) |
Tyronn Lue |
Kevin Durant |
[97] |
| 2019 |
Golden State Warriors (1) (11, 6–5) |
Steve Kerr |
2–4 |
Toronto Raptors (2) (1, 1–0) |
Nick Nurse |
Kawhi Leonard |
[98] |
| 2020[h] |
Los Angeles Lakers (1) (32, 17–15) |
Frank Vogel |
4–2 |
Miami Heat (5) (6, 3–3) |
Erik Spoelstra |
LeBron James |
[100] |
| 2021 |
Phoenix Suns (2) (3, 0–3) |
Monty Williams |
2–4 |
Milwaukee Bucks (3) (3, 2–1) |
Mike Budenholzer |
Giannis Antetokounmpo |
[101] |
| 2022 |
Golden State Warriors (3) (12, 7–5) |
Steve Kerr |
4–2 |
Boston Celtics (2) (22, 17–5) |
Ime Udoka |
Stephen Curry |
[102] |
| 2023 |
Denver Nuggets (1) (1, 1–0) |
Michael Malone |
4–1 |
Miami Heat (8) (7, 3–4) |
Erik Spoelstra |
Nikola Jokić |
[103] |
