Which team has won the most NBA Titles?

There are two teams tied with the most NBA Title wins. Both the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics have won the NBA Title 17 times. There are two teams tied with the third most NBA Title wins. The Golden State Warriors and the Chicago Bulls each have 6 NBA Title wins.

NBA Title Champions

Year Winner Loser Series
2023 Denver Nuggets Miami Heat 4 - 1
2022 Golden State Warriors (6th) Boston Celtics 4 - 2
2021 Milwaukee Bucks (2nd) Phoenix Suns 4 - 2
2020 Los Angeles Lakers (17th) Miami Heat 4 - 2
2019 Toronto Raptors Golden State Warriors 4 - 2
2018 Golden State Warriors (5th) Cleveland Cavaliers 4 - 0
2017 Golden State Warriors (4th) Cleveland Cavaliers 4 - 1
2016 Cleveland Cavaliers Golden State Warriors 4 - 3
2015 Golden State Warriors (3rd) Cleveland Cavaliers 4 - 2
2014 San Antonio Spurs (5th) Miami Heat 4 - 1
2013 Miami Heat (3rd) San Antonio Spurs 4 - 3
2012 Miami Heat (2nd) Oklahoma City Thunder 4 - 1
2011 Dallas Mavericks Miami Heat 4 - 2
2010 Los Angeles Lakers (16th) Boston Celtics 4 - 3
2009 Los Angeles Lakers (15th) Orlando Magic 4 - 1
2008 Boston Celtics (17th) Los Angeles Lakers 4 - 2
2007 San Antonio Spurs (4th) Cleveland Cavaliers 4 - 0
2006 Miami Heat Dallas Mavericks 4 - 2
2005 San Antonio Spurs (3rd) Detroit Pistons 4 - 3
2004 Detroit Pistons (3rd) Los Angeles Lakers 4 - 1
2003 San Antonio Spurs (2nd) New Jersey Nets 4 - 2
2002 Los Angeles Lakers (14th) New Jersey Nets 4 - 0
2001 Los Angeles Lakers (13th) Philadelphia 76ers 4 - 1
2000 Los Angeles Lakers (12th) Indiana Pacers 4 - 2
1999 San Antonio Spurs New York Knicks 4 - 1
1998 Chicago Bulls (6th) Utah Jazz 4 - 2
1997 Chicago Bulls (5th) Utah Jazz 4 - 2
1996 Chicago Bulls (4th) Seattle SuperSonics 4 - 2
1995 Houston Rockets (2nd) Orlando Magic 4 - 0
1994 Houston Rockets New York Knicks 4 - 3
1993 Chicago Bulls (3rd) Phoenix Suns 4 - 2
1992 Chicago Bulls (2nd) Portland Trail Blazers 4 - 2
1991 Chicago Bulls Los Angeles Lakers 4 - 1
1990 Detroit Pistons (2nd) Portland Trail Blazers 4 - 1
1989 Detroit Pistons Los Angeles Lakers 4 - 0
1988 Los Angeles Lakers (11th) Detroit Pistons 4 - 3
1987 Los Angeles Lakers (10th) Boston Celtics 4 - 2
1986 Boston Celtics (16th) Houston Rockets 4 - 2
1985 Los Angeles Lakers (9th) Boston Celtics 4 - 2
1984 Boston Celtics (15th) Los Angeles Lakers 4 - 3
1983 Philadelphia 76ers (3rd) Los Angeles Lakers 4 - 0
1982 Los Angeles Lakers (8th) Philadelphia 76ers 4 - 2
1981 Boston Celtics (14th) Houston Rockets 4 - 2
1980 Los Angeles Lakers (7th) Philadelphia 76ers 4 - 2
1979 Seattle SuperSonics Washington Bullets 4 - 1
1978 Washington Bullets Seattle SuperSonics 4 - 3
1977 Portland Trail Blazers Philadelphia 76ers 4 - 2
1976 Boston Celtics (13th) Phoenix Suns 4 - 2
1975 Golden State Warriors (2nd) Washington Bullets 4 - 0
1974 Boston Celtics (12th) Milwaukee Bucks 4 - 3
1973 New York Knicks (2nd) Los Angeles Lakers 4 - 1
1972 Los Angeles Lakers (6th) New York Knicks 4 - 1
1971 Milwaukee Bucks Baltimore Bullets 4 - 0
1970 New York Knicks Los Angeles Lakers 4 - 3
1969 Boston Celtics (11th) Los Angeles Lakers 4 - 3
1968 Boston Celtics (10th) Los Angeles Lakers 4 - 2
1967 Philadelphia 76ers (2nd) San Francisco Warriors 4 - 2
1966 Boston Celtics (9th) Los Angeles Lakers 4 - 3
1965 Boston Celtics (8th) Los Angeles Lakers 4 - 1
1964 Boston Celtics (7th) San Francisco Warriors 4 - 1
1963 Boston Celtics (6th) Los Angeles Lakers 4 - 2
1962 Boston Celtics (5th) Los Angeles Lakers 4 - 3
1961 Boston Celtics (4th) St. Louis Hawks 4 - 1
1960 Boston Celtics (3rd) St. Louis Hawks 4 - 3
1959 Boston Celtics (2nd) 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 (5th) Syracuse Nationals 4 - 3
1953 Minneapolis Lakers (4th) New York Knicks 4 - 1
1952 Minneapolis Lakers (3rd) New York Knicks 4 - 3
1951 Rochester Royals New York Knicks 4 - 3
1950 Minneapolis Lakers (2nd) Syracuse Nationals 4 - 2
1949 Minneapolis Lakers Washington Capitols  4 - 2

Which teams have never won a NBA Title?

Out of the 30 active teams in the NBA, 10 have never won the NBA Title. They are the Brooklyn Nets, Charlotte Hornets, Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies, Minnesota Timberwolves, New Orleans Pelicans, Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns and Utah Jazz.

Which teams have never made it to the NBA Finals?

Among the 30 active teams in the NBA, 5 teams have never been to to the NBA Finals: the Charlotte Hornets, Los Angeles Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies, Minnesota Timberwolves and New Orleans Pelicans.

How many teams have won the NBA Title multiple times?

11 teams have won the NBA Title at least once. They are the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics (17), Golden State Warriors and Chicago Bulls (6), San Antonio Spurs (5), Philadelphia 76ers, Detroit Pistons and Miami Heat (3), New York Knicks, Milwaukee Bucks and Houston Rockets (2).

Who won last year's NBA Finals?

The 2023 NBA Title was won by the Denver Nuggets, who beat the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals.

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