Who Won All the NBA Championships?
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Want to know who won all the NBA championships? We have the complete list of winners from the first NBA Finals in 1947 to the present day.
Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics are an American professional basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. They play their home games at the TD Garden, which they share with the National Hockey League (NHL)’s Boston Bruins. The Celtics are one of the most successful teams in NBA history; the franchise has won the most championships in the NBA with 17, accounting for 23.9 percent of all NBA championships since the league’s founding in 1947.
2008
The Boston Celtics defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in six games, winning their seventeenth NBA championship. The Celtics earned their sixth straight trip to the Finals with a hard-fought victory over the Houston Rockets in the Eastern Conference Finals. The Lakers had an easier road to the Finals, defeating the Nuggets and the Spurs in five and six games respectively. The Finals were dominated by the two veterans on each team: Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol for the Lakers, and Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce for the Celtics. Ray Allen was also a key player for Boston, hitting several clutch three-pointers throughout the series. In Game 6, with the score tied at 87 in the closing minutes, Allen hit a three-pointer that proved to be the winning basket.
2010
The Boston Celtics won the 2010 NBA Championship after defeating the Los Angeles Lakers in seven games. The Celtics were led by their “Big Three” of Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and Paul Pierce, who were all acquired via trade prior to the season. Rajon Rondo, Kendrick Perkins, and Glen Davis were also key contributors for the team. Head coach Doc Rivers won his first NBA Championship with the Celtics in 2010.
2012
The 2012 Boston Celtics season was the 66th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Celtics finished the regular season with a 39–27 record, good enough for seventh place in the Eastern Conference. They went on to lose in the first round of the playoffs to the eighth-seeded Atlanta Hawks, 4 games to 2.
Los Angeles Lakers
2009
In the 2008–09 season, the defending champion Boston Celtics held the best record in the NBA for most of the season, but the Lakers caught up and finished first in the Western Conference with 65 wins. In the playoffs, they defeated Houston in five games in the First Round, Utah Jazz in seven games in the Semifinals, and Orlando Magic in five games in the Finals. Their 15th championship tied them with Boston for second-most all-time behind Philadelphia’s nine titles.
2010
The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Boston Celtics in seven games to win their 16th NBA Championship. Kobe Bryant was named Finals MVP.
2011
The Los Angeles Lakers won the 2011 NBA Championship, defeating the Miami Heat in five games. This was the Lakers’ second consecutive championship and 16th overall. Kobe Bryant was named Finals MVP for the second consecutive year.
Miami Heat
The Miami Heat are an American professional basketball team based in Miami. The Heat compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Southeast Division. They play their home games at the American Airlines Arena. The team owner is Micky Arison, while Pat Riley serves as the team president and head coach.
2012
Miami Heat
The Miami Heat won the 2012 NBA championship, defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder in five games. The victory marked the franchise’s second NBA title, and their first since joining the league in 1988. LeBron James was named Finals MVP.
2013
The Miami Heat won their 2nd consecutive NBA championship in 2013. They defeated the San Antonio Spurs in 7 games. LeBron James was named Finals MVP for the 2nd year in a row.
2014
The Miami Heat won the 2014 NBA Championships, beating the San Antonio Spurs in a competitive seven game series. The Heat were led by superstars LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, who both had strong performances throughout the playoffs. This was the Heat’s third consecutive championship, and fourth overall.
San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. The Spurs compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Western Conference Southwest Division. The team plays its home games at the AT&T Center in San Antonio.
2014
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. The Spurs compete in the National Basketball Association as a member of the league’s Western Conference Southwest Division. The team plays its home games at the AT&T Center in downtown San Antonio.
The Spurs have won 22 NBA championships, making them the fourth most successful team in NBA history and tying them with the Boston Celtics for the most championships won by a franchise not based in the United States. As of 2015, the Spurs had the highest winning percentage among active NBA franchises.
2015
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They are part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Spurs have won five NBA championships, winning their first in 1999 and then again in 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2014. With their fifth championship victory in 2014, they tied the record for most league titles held by any franchise from one city with the Los Angeles Lakers, who have won five NBA championships from Minneapolis/Los Angeles.
2016
The Spurs finished the 2015–16 season with a 67–15 record, earning the second seed in the Western Conference. In the playoffs, they defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 4–0 in the First Round, the Oklahoma City Thunder 4–2 in the Semifinals, and the Golden State Warriors 4–2 in the Conference Finals. They also defeated the Miami Heat 4–2 in the NBA Finals to win their fifth NBA championship since 1999.
Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors are a professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. They are members of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Warriors won the NBA Finals in 2015, 2017, and 2018.
2017
The 2017 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA)’s 2016–17 season and conclusion of the season’s playoffs. The best-of-seven playoff was contested between the defending NBA champions and Finals MVP Cavaliers and the Warriors, who had signed two-time All-Star Kevin Durant as a free agent during the off-season.
The Warriors won the series 4–1, becoming the first team in NBA history to finish the postseason 16–1. Durant was named Finals MVP, averaging 35.2 points, 8.4 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 2.2 blocks, and 1 steal per game.
2018
Golden State Warriors defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2018 NBA Finals, four games to one.
2019
It was the Golden State Warriors’ sixth NBA championship in franchise history and their third in the last four seasons. The Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals for the fourth time in a row, winning the series 4–2. This was also LeBron James’s eighth consecutive appearance in the NBA Finals.
