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Past NBA Championship History, Game Results and MVP's
A complete list of the NBA Finals Champions along with the runner up and MVP's since the first NBA Championship held in 1947.
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Year Champion Loser Games MVP 2009 Los Angeles Lakers Orlando Magic 4-1 Kobe Bryant, LAL 2008 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-2 Paul Pierce, Boston 2007 San Antonio Spurs Cleveland Cavaliers 4-0 Tony Parker, San Antonio 2006 Miami Heat Dallas Mavericks 4-2 Dwyane Wade, Miami 2005 San Antonio Spurs Detroit Pistons 4-1 Tim Duncan, San Antonio 2004 Detroit Pistons Los Angeles Lakers 4-1 Chauncey Billups, Detroit 2003 San Antonio Spurs New Jersey Nets 4-2 Tim Duncan, San Antonio 2002 Los Angeles Lakers New Jersey Nets 4-0 Shaquille O'Neal, LAL 2001 Los Angeles Lakers Philadelphia 76ers 4-1 Shaquille O'Neal, LAL 2000 Los Angeles Lakers Indiana Pacers 4-2 Shaquille O'Neal, LAL 1999 San Antonio Spurs New York Knicks 4-1 Tim Duncan, San Antonio 1998 Chicago Bulls Utah Jazz 4-2 Michael Jordan, Bulls 1997 Chicago Bulls Utah Jazz 4-2 Michael Jordan, Bulls 1996 Chicago Bulls Seattle SuperSonics 4-2 Michael Jordan, Bulls 1995 Houston Rockets Orlando Magic 4-0 Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston 1994 Houston Rockets New York Knicks 4-3 Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston 1993 Chicago Bulls Phoenix Suns 4-2 Michael Jordan, Bulls 1992 Chicago Bulls Portland Trail Blazers 4-2 Michael Jordan, Bulls 1991 Chicago Bulls Los Angeles Lakers 4-1 Michael Jordan, Bulls 1990 Detroit Pistons Portland Trail Blazers 4-1 Isiah Thomas, Detroit 1989 Detroit Pistons Los Angeles Lakers 4-0 Joe Dumars, Detroit 1988 Los Angeles Lakers Detroit Pistons 4-3 James Worthy, LAL 1987 Los Angeles Lakers Boston Celtics 4-2 Magic Johnson, LAL 1986 Boston Celtics Houston Rockets 4-2 Larry Bird, Boston 1985 Los Angeles Lakers Boston Celtics 4-2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LAL 1984 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-3 Larry Bird, Boston 1983 Philadelphia 76ers Los Angeles Lakers 4-0 Moses Malone, Phili 1982 Los Angeles Lakers Philadelphia 76ers 4-2 Magic Johnson, LAL 1981 Boston Celtics Houston Rockets 4-2 Cedric Maxwell, Boston 1980 Los Angeles Lakers Philadelphia 76ers 4-2 Magic Johnson, LAL 1979 Seattle SuperSonics Washington Bullets 4-1 Dennis Johnson, Seattle 1978 Washington Bullets Seattle SuperSonics 4-3 Wes Unseld, Wash. 1977 Portland Trail Blazers Philadelphia 76ers 4-2 Bill Walton, Portland 1976 Boston Celtics Phoenix Suns 4-2 Jo Jo White, Boston 1975 Golden State Warriors Washington Bullets 4-0 Rick Barry, G.S. 1974 Boston Celtics Milwaukee Bucks 4-3 John Havlicek, Boston 1973 New York Knicks Los Angeles Lakers 4-1 Willis Reed, Knicks 1972 Los Angeles Lakers New York Knicks 4-1 Wilt Chamberlain, LAL 1971 Milwaukee Bucks Baltimore Bullets 4-0 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bucks 1970 New York Knicks Los Angeles Lakers 4-3 Willis Reed, Knicks 1969 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-3 Jerry West, LAL 1968 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-2 1967 Philadelphia 76ers San Francisco Warriors 4-2 1966 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-3 1965 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-1 1964 Boston Celtics San Francisco Warriors 4-1 1963 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-2 1962 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-3 1961 Boston Celtics St. Louis Hawks 4-1 1960 Boston Celtics St. Louis Hawks 4-3 1959 Boston Celtics Minneapolis Lakers 4-0 1958 St. Louis Hawks Boston Celtics 4-2 1957 Boston Celtics St. Louis Hawks 4-3 1956 Philadelphia Warriors Fort Wayne Pistons 4-1 1955 Syracuse Nationals Fort Wayne Pistons 4-3 1954 Minneapolis Lakers Syracuse Nationals 4-3 1953 Minneapolis Lakers New York Knicks 4-1 1952 Minneapolis Lakers New York Knicks 4-3 1951 Rochester Royals New York Knicks 4-3 1950 Minneapolis Lakers Syracuse Nationals 4-2 1949 Minneapolis Lakers Washington Capitols 4-2 1948 Baltimore Bullets Philadelphia Warriors 4-2 1947 Philadelphia Warriors Chicago Stags 4-1 |
Good NBA Reference Links
NBA.com has NBA Finals History information for 2003
Spurs, 2002 Lakers and more
from their All-Time
Champions page.
NBA Finals page on Wikipedia
has a great history of the NBA, including "The Boston Celtics
Dynasty" and "The Chicago Bulls Dynasty".
The Sporting News has pretty good NBA
playoffs articles.
NBA Championships History, NBA MVP's and NBA Chapionship Game Results provided by ChampionshipHistory.com