NBA Finals
Year Champion Runner-up Games Most Valuable Player
1947 Philadelphia Warriors Chicago Stags 4-1 not awarded
1948 Baltimore Bullets Philadelphia Warriors 4-2 not awarded
1949 Minneapolis Lakers Washington Capitols 4-2 not awarded
1950 Minneapolis Lakers Syracuse Nationals 4-2 not awarded
1951 Rochester Royals New York Knicks 4-3 not awarded
1952 Minneapolis Lakers New York Knicks 4-3 not awarded
1953 Minneapolis Lakers New York Knicks 4-1 not awarded
1954 Minneapolis Lakers Syracuse Nationals 4-3 not awarded
1955 Syracuse Nationals Fort Wayne Pistons 4-3 not awarded
1956 Philadelphia Warriors Fort Wayne Pistons 4-1 not awarded
1957 Boston Celtics St. Louis Hawks 4-3 not awarded
1958 St. Louis Hawks Boston Celtics 4-2 not awarded
1959 Boston Celtics Minneapolis Lakers 4-0 not awarded
1960 Boston Celtics St. Louis Hawks 4-3 not awarded
1961 Boston Celtics St. Louis Hawks 4-1 not awarded
1962 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-3 not awarded
1963 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-2 not awarded
1964 Boston Celtics San Francisco Warriors 4-1 not awarded
1965 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-1 not awarded
1966 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-3 not awarded
1967 Philadelphia 76ers San Francisco Warriors 4-2 not awarded
1968 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-2 not awarded
1969 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-3 Jerry West, Los Angeles Lakers
1970 New York Knicks Los Angeles Lakers 4-3 Willis Reed, New York Knicks
1971 Milwaukee Bucks Baltimore Bullets 4-0 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee Bucks
1972 Los Angeles Lakers New York Knicks 4-1 Wilt Chamberlain, Los Angeles Lakers
1973 New York Knicks Los Angeles Lakers 4-1 Willis Reed, New York Knicks
1974 Boston Celtics Milwaukee Bucks 4-3 John Havlicek, Boston Celtics
1975 Golden State Warriors Washington Bullets 4-0 Rick Barry, Golden State Warriors
1976 Boston Celtics Phoenix Suns 4-2 Jo Jo White, Boston Celtics
1977 Portland Trail Blazers Philadelphia 76ers 4-2 Bill Walton, Portland Trail Blazers
1978 Washington Bullets Seattle SuperSonics 4-3 Wes Unseld, Washington Bullets
1979 Seattle SuperSonics Washington Bullets 4-1 Dennis Johnson, Seattle Supersonics.
1980 Los Angeles Lakers Philadelphia 76ers 4-2 Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers
1981 Boston Celtics Houston Rockets 4-2 Cedric Maxwell, Boston Celtics
1982 Los Angeles Lakers Philadelphia 76ers 4-2 Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers
1983 Philadelphia 76ers Los Angeles Lakers 4-0 Moses Malone, Philadelphia 76ers
1984 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-3 Larry Bird, Boston Celtics
1985 Los Angeles Lakers Boston Celtics 4-2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers
1986 Boston Celtics Houston Rockets 4-2 Larry Bird, Boston Celtics
1987 Los Angeles Lakers Boston Celtics 4-2 Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers
1988 Los Angeles Lakers Detroit Pistons 4-3 James Worthy, Los Angeles Lakers
1989 Detroit Pistons Los Angeles Lakers 4-0 Joe Dumars, Detroit Pistons
1990 Detroit Pistons Portland Trail Blazers 4-1 Isiah Thomas, Detroit Pistons
1991 Chicago Bulls Los Angeles Lakers 4-1 Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
1992 Chicago Bulls Portland Trail Blazers 4-2 Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
1993 Chicago Bulls Phoenix Suns 4-2 Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
1994 Houston Rockets New York Knicks 4-3 Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets
1995 Houston Rockets Orlando Magic 4-0 Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets
1996 Chicago Bulls Seattle SuperSonics 4-2 Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
1997 Chicago Bulls Utah Jazz 4-2 Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
1998 Chicago Bulls Utah Jazz 4-2 Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
1999 San Antonio Spurs New York Knicks 4-1 Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs
2000 Los Angeles Lakers Indiana Pacers 4-2 Shaquille O'Neal, Los Angeles Lakers
2001 Los Angeles Lakers Philadelphia 76ers 4-1 Shaquille O'Neal, Los Angeles Lakers
2002 Los Angeles Lakers New Jersey Nets 4-0 Shaquille O'Neal, Los Angeles Lakers
2003 San Antonio Spurs New Jersey Nets 4-2 Tim Duncan, San Antonio
2004 Detroit Pistons Los Angeles Lakers 4-1 Kevin Garnett, Minnesota Timberwolves
2005 San Antonio Spurs Detroit Pistons 4-3 Steve Nash, Phoenix Suns