80 recorded NBA championships live in this archive, every one derived from real playoff results. By franchise, the Boston Celtics lead the count with 18 titles, ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers (17, incl. as Minneapolis Lakers) and the Golden State Warriors (7, incl. as Philadelphia Warriors).
The list below names each champion as it was known that season; franchise totals merge a club's earlier cities.
The champions
- 2025-26: New York Knicks def. San Antonio Spurs (4-1)
- 2024-25: Oklahoma City Thunder def. Indiana Pacers (4-3)
- 2023-24: Boston Celtics def. Dallas Mavericks (4-1)
- 2022-23: Denver Nuggets def. Miami Heat (4-1)
- 2021-22: Golden State Warriors def. Boston Celtics (4-2)
- 2020-21: Milwaukee Bucks def. Phoenix Suns (4-2)
- 2019-20: Los Angeles Lakers def. Miami Heat (4-2)
- 2018-19: Toronto Raptors def. Golden State Warriors (4-2)
- 2017-18: Golden State Warriors def. Cleveland Cavaliers (4-0)
- 2016-17: Golden State Warriors def. Cleveland Cavaliers (4-1)
- 2015-16: Cleveland Cavaliers def. Golden State Warriors (4-3)
- 2014-15: Golden State Warriors def. Cleveland Cavaliers (4-2)
- 2013-14: San Antonio Spurs def. Miami Heat (4-1)
- 2012-13: Miami Heat def. San Antonio Spurs (4-3)
- 2011-12: Miami Heat def. Oklahoma City Thunder (4-1)
- 2010-11: Dallas Mavericks def. Miami Heat (4-2)
- 2009-10: Los Angeles Lakers def. Boston Celtics (4-3)
- 2008-09: Los Angeles Lakers def. Orlando Magic (4-1)
- 2007-08: Boston Celtics def. Los Angeles Lakers (4-2)
- 2006-07: San Antonio Spurs def. Cleveland Cavaliers (4-0)
- 2005-06: Miami Heat def. Dallas Mavericks (4-2)
- 2004-05: San Antonio Spurs def. Detroit Pistons (4-3)
- 2003-04: Detroit Pistons def. Los Angeles Lakers (4-1)
- 2002-03: San Antonio Spurs def. New Jersey Nets (4-2)
- 2001-02: Los Angeles Lakers def. New Jersey Nets (4-0)
- 2000-01: Los Angeles Lakers def. Philadelphia 76ers (4-1)
- 1999-00: Los Angeles Lakers def. Indiana Pacers (4-2)
- 1998-99: San Antonio Spurs def. New York Knicks (4-1)
- 1997-98: Chicago Bulls def. Utah Jazz (4-2)
- 1996-97: Chicago Bulls def. Utah Jazz (4-2)
- 1995-96: Chicago Bulls def. Seattle SuperSonics (4-2)
- 1994-95: Houston Rockets def. Orlando Magic (4-0)
- 1993-94: Houston Rockets def. New York Knicks (4-3)
- 1992-93: Chicago Bulls def. Phoenix Suns (4-2)
- 1991-92: Chicago Bulls def. Portland Trail Blazers (4-2)
- 1990-91: Chicago Bulls def. Los Angeles Lakers (4-1)
- 1989-90: Detroit Pistons def. Portland Trail Blazers (4-1)
- 1988-89: Detroit Pistons def. Los Angeles Lakers (4-0)
- 1987-88: Los Angeles Lakers def. Detroit Pistons (4-3)
- 1986-87: Los Angeles Lakers def. Boston Celtics (4-2)
- 1985-86: Boston Celtics def. Houston Rockets (4-2)
- 1984-85: Los Angeles Lakers def. Boston Celtics (4-2)
- 1983-84: Boston Celtics def. Los Angeles Lakers (4-3)
- 1982-83: Philadelphia 76ers def. Los Angeles Lakers (4-0)
- 1981-82: Los Angeles Lakers def. Philadelphia 76ers (4-2)
- 1980-81: Boston Celtics def. Houston Rockets (4-2)
- 1979-80: Los Angeles Lakers def. Philadelphia 76ers (4-2)
- 1978-79: Seattle SuperSonics def. Washington Bullets (4-1)
- 1977-78: Washington Bullets def. Seattle SuperSonics (4-3)
- 1976-77: Portland Trail Blazers def. Philadelphia 76ers (4-2)
- 1975-76: Boston Celtics def. Phoenix Suns (4-2)
- 1974-75: Golden State Warriors def. Washington Bullets (4-0)
- 1973-74: Boston Celtics def. Milwaukee Bucks (4-3)
- 1972-73: New York Knicks def. Los Angeles Lakers (4-1)
- 1971-72: Los Angeles Lakers def. New York Knicks (4-1)
- 1970-71: Milwaukee Bucks def. Baltimore Bullets (4-0)
- 1969-70: New York Knicks def. Los Angeles Lakers (4-3)
- 1968-69: Boston Celtics def. Los Angeles Lakers (4-3)
- 1967-68: Boston Celtics def. Los Angeles Lakers (4-2)
- 1966-67: Philadelphia 76ers def. San Francisco Warriors (4-2)
- 1965-66: Boston Celtics def. Los Angeles Lakers (4-3)
- 1964-65: Boston Celtics def. Los Angeles Lakers (4-1)
- 1963-64: Boston Celtics def. San Francisco Warriors (4-1)
- 1962-63: Boston Celtics def. Los Angeles Lakers (4-2)
- 1961-62: Boston Celtics def. Los Angeles Lakers (4-3)
- 1960-61: Boston Celtics def. St. Louis Hawks (4-1)
- 1959-60: Boston Celtics def. St. Louis Hawks (4-3)
- 1958-59: Boston Celtics def. Minneapolis Lakers (4-0)
- 1957-58: St. Louis Hawks def. Boston Celtics (4-2)
- 1956-57: Boston Celtics def. St. Louis Hawks (4-3)
- 1955-56: Philadelphia Warriors def. Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons (4-1)
- 1954-55: Syracuse Nationals def. Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons (4-3)
- 1953-54: Minneapolis Lakers def. Syracuse Nationals (4-3)
- 1952-53: Minneapolis Lakers def. New York Knicks (4-1)
- 1951-52: Minneapolis Lakers def. New York Knicks (4-3)
- 1950-51: Rochester Royals def. New York Knicks (4-3)
- 1949-50: Minneapolis Lakers def. Syracuse Nationals (4-2)
- 1948-49: Minneapolis Lakers def. Washington Capitols (4-2)
- 1947-48: Baltimore Bullets def. Philadelphia Warriors (4-2)
- 1946-47: Philadelphia Warriors def. Chicago Stags (4-1)
Data: seasons/index.json (derived from real playoff results) — every fact above derives from this portal's committed archive; nothing is estimated.