Which NBA Teams Have Never Won a Championship?
We all know the teams that have won NBA Championships, but which ones have never won it all? Here’s a look at the teams that have never won an NBA Championship.
The NBA Finals
There have been a total of 74 NBA Finals. Of the 30 teams in the NBA, 14 have never won a championship. These teams are the Indiana Pacers, the Los Angeles Clippers, the Memphis Grizzlies, the Minnesota Timberwolves, the New Orleans Pelicans, the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Phoenix Suns, the Portland Trail Blazers, the Sacramento Kings, the San Antonio Spurs, the Toronto Raptors, the Utah Jazz, the Washington Wizards, and the Orlando Magic.
What is the NBA Finals?
The NBA Finals is the championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] The Eastern and Western conference champions play a best-of-seven game series to determine the league champion. The winning team of the series receives the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy, which replaced the Walter A. Brown Trophy in 1983.[2][3]
The home-and-away format in the NBA Finals is in a 2–2–1–1–1 format (the team with the better regular season record plays on their home court for Games 1, 2, 5, and 7), meaning that one team will have home court “advantage” in games 1, 2, 5, and 7, while the other plays at home in games 3, 4, and 6. This arrangement has quasi-mirrored that used in Major League Baseball’s World Series (albeit without MLB’s duelling 3–4 formats before 1985), except that it leaves open the possibility for game 7 to be played on a neutral court if series is tied at 2–2 after four games – as it was in 1950, 1953, 1955 and 1957. Of course, this can also lead to some radical shift in home advantage if one teams continues to advance while their opponent does not – as occurred when Houston joined Golden State as finalists from the history books by virtue of sweeping all three rounds of 2019’s playoffs on the road – receiving full home advantage as a result.
How many teams have never won a championship?
As of 2020, there are seven NBA teams that have never won a championship. These teams are the Minnesota Timberwolves, Charlotte Hornets, Utah Jazz, New Orleans Pelicans, Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, and the Portland Trail Blazers.
The Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics are one of the most successful teams in NBA history, but they have never won a championship. The Celtics have been to the Finals six times, but they have never won the title. The last time the Celtics were in the Finals was in 2010, when they lost to the Los Angeles Lakers.
What is the Boston Celtics?
The Boston Celtics are an American professional basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Founded in 1946 as one of the league’s original eight teams, the Celtics play their home games at TD Garden, which they share with the National Hockey League’s Boston Bruins. The Celtics are one of the most successful teams in NBA history; as of 2019, they have won 22 league championships, tied with the Los Angeles Lakers for the most in NBA history.
How many championships have the Boston Celtics won?
The Boston Celtics have won a total of 17 NBA Championships.
The Los Angeles Lakers
It is a little hard to believe but the Los Angeles Lakers have never won an NBA championship. They have been to the finals a few times but have always come up short. Maybe this is the year they finally break through and win it all.
What is the Los Angeles Lakers?
The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league’s Western Conference in the Pacific Division. The Lakers play their home games at Staples Center, an arena shared with the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers and the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women’s National Basketball Association. The Lakers are one of the most successful teams in the history of the NBA, having won 16 NBA championships, their last being in 2010.
How many championships have the Los Angeles Lakers won?
As of the 2020-2021 season, the Los Angeles Lakers have won a total of 17 NBA championships. This is the most out of any team in the NBA.
The Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. The Warriors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Western Conference Pacific Division. The Warriors have reached the NBA Finals four times in the team’s history, winning the NBA Finals in 1947, 1956, 1975, and most recently in 2015 when they beat the Cleveland Cavaliers.
What is the Golden State Warriors?
The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in San Francisco, California. The Warriors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Western Conference Pacific Division. The Warriors have reached nine NBA Finals, winning five NBA championships in 1947, 1956, 1975, 2015, and 2017.
How many championships have the Golden State Warriors won?
Golden State Warriors have won 5 championships in their history. In 1947, they won their first championship as part of the Basketball Association of America. The Warriors won again in 1956 as part of the NBA. Their next 3 championships came in 1975, 2015, and 2017, all under the NBA.
