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1946-1949 Basketball Association of America
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YEAR	WINNER	LOSER	GAMES
1946-47	Philadelphia Warriors	Chicago Stags	4-1
1947-48	Baltimore Bullets	Philadelphia Warriors	4-1
1948-49	Minneapolis Lakers	Washington Capitols	4-2
1949-50	Minneapolis Lakers	Syracuse Nationals	4-2
1950-51	Rochester Royals	New York Knickerbockers	4-3
1951-52	Minneapolis Lakers	New York Knickerbockers	4-3
1952-53	Minneapolis Lakers	New York Knickerbockers	4-1
1953-54	Minneapolis Lakers	Syracuse Nationals	4-3
1954-55	Syracuse Nationals	Fort Wayne Pistons	4-3
1955-56	Philadelphia Warriors	Fort Wayne Pistons	4-1
1956-57	Boston Celtics	St. Louis Hawks	4-3
1957-58	St. Louis Hawks	Boston Celtics	4-2
1958-59	Boston Celtics	Minneapolis Lakers	4-0
1959-60	Boston Celtics	St. Louis Hawks	4-3
1960-61	Boston Celtics	St. Louis Hawks	4-1
1961-62	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	4-3
1962-63	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	4-2
1963-64	Boston Celtics	San Francisco Warriors	4-1
1964-65	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	4-1
1965-66	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	4-3
1966-67	Philadelphia 76ers	San Francisco Warriors	4-2
1967-68	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	4-2
1968-69	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	4-3
1969-70	New York Knickerbockers	Los Angeles Lakers	4-3
1970-71	Milwaukee Bucks	Baltimore Bullets	4-3
1971-72	Los Angeles Lakers	New York Knickerbockers	4-1
1972-73	New York Knickerbockers	Los Angeles Lakers	4-1
1973-74	Boston Celtics	Milwaukee Bucks	4-3
1974-75	Golden State Warriors	Washington Bullets	4-0
1975-76	Boston Celtics	Phoenix Suns	4-2
1976-77	Portland Trail Blazers	Philadelphia 76ers	4-2
1977-78	Washington Bullets	Seattle SuperSonics	4-3
1978-79	Seattle SuperSonics	Washington Bullets	4-1
1979-80	Los Angeles Lakers	Philadelphia 76ers	4-2
1980-81	Boston Celtics	Houston Rockets	4-2
1981-82	Los Angeles Lakers	Philadelphia 76ers	4-2
1982-83	Philadelphia 76ers	Los Angeles Lakers	4-0
1983-84	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	4-3
1984-85	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics	4-2
1985-86	Boston Celtics	Houston Rockets	4-2
1986-87	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics	4-2
1987-88	Los Angeles Lakers	Detroit Pistons	4-2
1988-89	Detroit Pistons	Los Angeles Lakers	4-0
1989-90	Detroit Pistons	Portland Trail Blazers	4-1
1990-91	Chicago Bulls	Los Angeles Lakers	4-1
1991-92	Chicago Bulls	Portland Trail Blazers	4-2
1992-93	Chicago Bulls	Phoenix Suns	4-2
1993-94	Houston Rockets	New York Knicks	4-3
1994-95	Houston Rockets	Orlando Magic	4-0
1995-96	Chicago Bulls	Seattle SuperSonics	4-2
1996-97	Chicago Bulls	Utah Jazz	4-2
1997-98	Chicago Bulls	Utah Jazz	4-2
1998-99	San Antonio Spurs	New York Knicks	4-1
1999-2000	Los Angeles Lakers	Indiana Pacers	4-2
2000-01	Los Angeles Lakers	Philadelphia 76ers	4-1
2001-02	Los Angeles Lakers	New Jersey Nets	4-0
2002-03	San Antonio Spurs	New Jersey Nets	4-2
2003-04	Detroit Pistons	Los Angeles Lakers	4-1
2004-05	San Antonio Spurs	Detroit Pistons	4-3
2005-06	Miami Heat	Dallas Mavericks	4-2
2006-07	San Antonio Spurs	Cleveland Cavaliers	4-0
2007-08	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	4-2
2008-09	Los Angeles Lakers	Orlando Magic	4-1
2009-10	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics	4-3
2010-11	Dallas Mavericks	Miami Heat	4-2
2011-12	Miami Heat	Oklahoma City Thunder	4-1
2012-13	Miami Heat	San Antonio Spurs	4-3
2013-14	San Antonio Spurs	Miami Heat	4-1
2014-15	Golden State Warriors	Cleveland Cavaliers	4-2
2015-16	Cleveland Cavaliers	Golden State Warriors	4-3
2016-17	Golden State Warriors	Cleveland Cavaliers	4-1
2017-18	Golden State Warriors	Cleveland Cavaliers	4-0
2018-19	Toronto Raptors	Golden State Warriors	4-2
2019-20	Los Angeles Lakers	Miami Heat	4-2
2020-21	Milwaukee Bucks	Phoenix Suns	4-2
2021-22	Golden State Warriors	Boston Celtics	4-2
2022-23	Denver Nuggets	Miami Heat	4-1
2023-24	Boston Celtics	Dallas Mavericks	4-1

West Conference Champions Team Records NBA Champions

WEST CONFERENCE
YEAR	CHAMPION	RUNNER-UP	GAMES
1946-47	Philadelphia Warriors	New York Knickerbockers	2-0
1947-48	Baltimore Bullets	Chicago Stags	2-0
1948-49	Minneapolis Lakers	Rochester Royals	2-0
1949-50	Anderson Packers	Indianapolis Olympians	2-1
1949-50 NBA Semifinals	Minneapolis Lakers	Anderson Packers	2-0
1950-51	Rochester Royals	Minneapolis Lakers	3-1
1951-52	Minneapolis Lakers	Rochester Lakers	3-1
1952-53	Minneapolis Lakers	Fort Wayne Pistons	3-2
1953-54	Minneapolis Lakers	Rochester Royals	2-1
1954-55	Fort Wayne Pistons	Minneapolis Lakers	3-1
1955-56	Fort Wayne Pistons	St. Louis Hawks	3-2
1956-57	St. Louis Hawks	Minneapolis Lakers	3-0
1957-58	St. Louis Hawks	Detroit Pistons	4-1
1958-59	Minneapolis Lakers	St. Louis Hawks	4-2
1959-60	St. Louis Hawks	Minneapolis Lakers	4-3
1960-61	St. Louis Hawks	Los Angeles Lakers	4-3
1961-62	Los Angeles Lakers	Detroit Pistons	4-2
1962-63	Los Angeles Lakers	St. Louis Hawks	4-3
1963-64	San Francisco Warriors	St. Louis Hawks	4-3
1964-65	Los Angeles Lakers	Baltimore Bullets	4-2
1965-66	Los Angeles Lakers	St. Louis Hawks	4-3
1966-67	San Francisco Warriors	St. Louis Hawks	4-2
1967-68	Los Angeles Lakers	San Francisco Warriors	4-0
1968-69	Los Angeles Lakers	Atlanta Hawks	4-1
1969-70	Los Angeles Lakers	Atlanta Hawks	4-0
1970-71	Milwaukee Bucks	Los Angeles Lakers	4-1
1971-72	Los Angeles Lakers	Milwaukee Bucks	4-2
1972-73	Los Angeles Lakers	Golden State Warriors	4-1
1973-74	Milwaukee Bucks	Chicago Bulls	4-0
1974-75	Golden State Warriors	Chicago Bulls	4-3
1975-76	Phoenix Suns	Golden State Warriors	4-3
1976-77	Portland Trail Blazers	Los Angeles Lakers	4-0
1977-78	Seattle SuperSonics	Denver Nuggets	4-2
1978-79	Seattle SuperSonics	Phoenix Suns	4-3
1979-80	Los Angeles Lakers	Seattle SuperSonics	4-1
1980-81	Houston Rockets	Kansas City Kings	4-1
1981-82	Los Angeles Lakers	San Antonio Spurs	4-0
1982-83	Los Angeles Lakers	San Antonio Spurs	4-2
1983-84	Los Angeles Lakers	Phoenix Suns	4-2
1984-85	Los Angeles Lakers	Denver Nuggets	4-1
1985-86	Houston Rockets	Los Angeles Lakers	4-1
1986-87	Los Angeles Lakers	Seattle SuperSonics	4-0
1987-88	Los Angeles Lakers	Dallas Mavericks	4-3
1988-89	Los Angeles Lakers	Phoenix Suns	4-0
1989-90	Portland Trail Blazers	Phoenix Suns	4-2
1990-91	Los Angeles Lakers	Portland Trail Blazers	4-2
1991-92	Portland Trail Blazers	Utah Jazz	4-2
1992-93	Phoenix Suns	Seattle SuperSonics	4-3
1993-94	Houston Rockets	Utah Jazz	4-1
1994-95	Houston Rockets	San Antonio Spurs	4-2
1995-96	Seattle SuperSonics	Utah Jazz	4-3
1996-97	Utah Jazz	Houston Rockets	4-2
1997-98	Utah Jazz	Los Angeles Lakers	4-0
1998-99	San Antonio Spurs	Portland Trail Blazers	4-0
1999-2000	Los Angeles Lakers	Portland Trail Blazers	4-3
2000-01	Los Angeles Lakers	San Antonio Spurs	4-0
2001-02	Los Angeles Lakers	Sacramento Kings	4-3
2002-03	San Antonio Spurs	Dallas Mavericks	4-2
2003-04	Los Angeles Lakers	Minnesota Timberwolves	4-2
2004-05	San Antonio Spurs	Phoenix Suns	4-1
2005-06	Dallas Mavericks	Phoenix Suns	4-2
2006-07	San Antonio Spurs	Utah Jazz	4-1
2007-08	Los Angeles Lakers	San Antonio Spurs	4-1
2008-09	Los Angeles Lakers	Denver Nuggets	4-2
2009-10	Los Angeles Lakers	Phoenix Suns	4-2
2010-11	Dallas Mavericks	Oklahoma City Thunder	4-1
2011-12	Oklahoma City Thunder	San Antonio Spurs	4-2
2012-13	San Antonio Spurs	Memphis Grizzlies	4-0
2013-14	San Antonio Spurs	Oklahoma City Thunder	4-2
2014-15	Golden State Warriors	Houston Rockets	4-1
2015-16	Golden State Warriors	Oklahoma City Thunder	4-3
2016-17	Golden State Warriros	San Antonio Spurs	4-0
2017-18	Golden State Warriors	Houston Rockets	4-3
2018-19	Golden State Warriors	Portland Trail Blazers	4-0
2019-20	Los Angeles Lakers	Denver Nuggets	4-1
2020-21	Phoenix Suns	Los Angeles Clippers	4-2
2021-22	Golden State Warriors	Dallas Mavericks	4-1
2022-23	Denver Nuggets	Los Angeles Lakers	4-0
2023-24	Dallas Mavericks	Minnesota Timberwolves	4-1

East Conference Champions Team Records NBA Champions

EAST CONFERENCE
YEAR	CHAMPION	RUNNER-UP	GAMES
1946-47	Chicago Stags	Washington Capitols	4-2
1947-48	Philadelphia Warriors	St. Louis Bombers	4-3
1948-49	Washington Capitols	New York Knickerbockers	2-1
1949-50	Minneapolis Lakers	Fort Wayne Pistons	2-0
1949-50 NBA Semifinals	Minneapolis Lakers	Anderson Packers	2-0
1950-51	New York Knickerbockers	Syracuse Nationals	3-2
1951-52	New York Knickerbockers	Syracuse Nationals	3-1
1952-53	New York Knickerbockers	Boston Celtics	3-1
1953-54	Syracuse Nationals	Boston Celtics	2-0
1954-55	Syracuse Nationals	Boston Celtics	3-1
1955-56	Philadelphia Warriors	Syracuse Nationals	3-2
1956-57	Boston Celtics	Syracuse Nationals	3-0
1957-58	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia Warriors	4-1
1958-59	Boston Celtics	Syracuse Nationals	4-3
1959-60	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia Warriors	4-2
1960-61	Boston Celtics	Syracuse Nationals	4-1
1961-62	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia Warriors	4-3
1962-63	Boston Celtics	Cincinnati Royals	4-3
1963-64	Boston Celtics	Cincinnati Royals	4-1
1964-65	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia 76ers	4-3
1965-66	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia 76ers	4-1
1966-67	Philadelphia 76ers	Boston Celtics	4-1
1967-68	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia 76ers	4-3
1968-69	Boston Celtics	New York Knickerbockers	4-2
1969-70	New York Knickerbockers	Milwaukee Bucks	4-1
1970-71	Baltimore Bullets	New York Knickerbockers	4-3
1971-72	New York Knickerbockers	Boston Celtics	4-1
1972-73	New York Knickerbockers	Boston Celtics	4-3
1973-74	Boston Celtics	New York Knickerbockers	4-1
1974-75	Washington Bullets	Boston Celtics	4-2
1975-76	Boston Celtics	Cleveland Cavaliers	4-2
1976-77	Philadelphia 76ers	Houston Rockets	4-2
1977-78	Washington Bullets	Philadelphia 76ers	4-2
1978-79	Washington Bullets	San Antonio Spurs	4-3
1979-80	Philadelphia 76ers	Boston Celtics	4-1
1980-81	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia 76ers	4-3
1981-82	Philadelphia 76ers	Boston Celtics	4-3
1982-83	Philadelphia 76ers	Milwaukee Bucks	4-1
1983-84	Boston Celtics	Milwaukee Bucks	4-1
1984-85	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia 76ers	4-1
1985-86	Boston Celtics	Milwaukee Bucks	4-0
1986-87	Boston Celtics	Detroit Pistons	4-3
1987-88	Detroit Pistons	Boston Celtics	4-2
1988-89	Detroit Pistons	Chicago Bulls	4-2
1989-90	Detroit Pistons	Chicago Bulls	4-3
1990-91	Chicago Bulls	Detroit Pistons	4-0
1991-92	Chicago Bulls	Cleveland Cavaliers	4-2
1992-93	Chicago Bulls	New York Knicks	4-2
1993-94	New York Knicks	Indiana Pacers	4-3
1994-95	Orlando Magic	Indiana Pacers	4-3
1995-96	Chicago Bulls	Orlando Magic	4-0
1996-97	Chicago Bulls	Miami Heat	4-1
1997-98	Chicago Bulls	Indiana Pacers	4-3
1998-99	New York Knicks	Indiana Pacers	4-2
1999-2000	Indiana Pacers	New York Knicks	4-2
2000-01	Philadelphia 76ers	Milwaukee Bucks	4-3
2001-02	New Jersey Nets	Boston Celtics	4-2
2002-03	New Jersey Nets	Detroit Pistons	4-0
2003-04	Detroit Pistons	Indiana Pacers	4-2
2004-05	Detroit Pistons	Miami Heat	4-3
2005-06	Miami Heat	Detroit Pistons	4-2
2006-07	Cleveland Cavaliers	Detroit Pistons	4-2
2007-08	Boston Celtics	Detroit Pistons	4-2
2008-09	Orlando Magic	Cleveland Cavaliers	4-2
2009-10	Boston Celtics	Orlando Magic	4-2
2010-11	Miami Heat	Chicago Bulls	4-1
2011-12	Miami Heat	Boston Celtics	4-3
2012-13	Miami Heat	Indiana Pacers	4-3
2013-14	Miami Heat	Indiana Pacers	4-2
2014-15	Cleveland Cavaliers	Atlanta Hawks	4-0
2015-16	Cleveland Cavaliers	Toronto Raptors	4-2
2016-17	Cleveland Cavaliers	Boston Celtics	4-1
2017-18	Cleveland Cavaliers	Boston Celtics	4-3
2018-19	Toronto Raptors	Milwaukee Bucks	4-2
2019-20	Miami Heat	Boston Celtics	4-2
2020-21	Milwaukee Bucks	Atlanta Hawks	4-2
2021-22	Boston Celtics	Miami Heat	4-3
2022-23	Miami Heat	Boston Celtics	4-3
2023-24	Boston Celtics	Indiana Pacers	4-0