NBA History: NBA Finals Results

Below is a list of past NBA Finals champions as well as their opponent and the NBA Finals MVP.

Year	Champion	Runner-Up	Finals MVP
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2025	Oklahoma City Thunder	Indiana Pacers	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
2024	Boston Celtics	Dallas Mavericks	Jaylen Brown
2023	Denver Nuggets	Miami Heat	Nikola Jokic
2022	Golden State Warriors	Boston Celtics	Stephen Curry
2021	Milwaukee Bucks	Phoenix Suns	Giannis Antetokounmpo
2020	Los Angeles Lakers	Miami Heat	LeBron James
2019	Toronto Raptors	Golden State Warriors	Kawhi Leonard
2018	Golden State Warriors	Cleveland Cavaliers	Kevin Durant
2017	Golden State Warriors	Cleveland Cavaliers	Kevin Durant
2016	Cleveland Cavaliers	Golden State Warriors	LeBron James
2015	Golden State Warriors	Cleveland Cavaliers	Andre Iguodala
2014	San Antonio Spurs	Miami Heat	Kawhi Leonard
2013	Miami Heat	San Antonio Spurs	LeBron James
2012	Miami Heat	Oklahoma City Thunder	LeBron James
2011	Dallas Mavericks	Miami Heat	Dirk Nowitzki
2010	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics	Kobe Bryant
2009	Los Angeles Lakers	Orlando Magic	Kobe Bryant
2008	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	Paul Pierce
2007	San Antonio Spurs	Cleveland Cavaliers	Tony Parker
2006	Miami Heat	Dallas Mavericks	Dwyane Wade
2005	San Antonio Spurs	Detroit Pistons	Tim Duncan
2004	Detroit Pistons	Los Angeles Lakers	Chauncey Billups
2003	San Antonio Spurs	New Jersey Nets	Tim Duncan
2002	Los Angeles Lakers	New Jersey Nets	Shaquille O'Neal
2001	Los Angeles Lakers	Philadelphia 76ers	Shaquille O'Neal
2000	Los Angeles Lakers	Indiana Pacers	Shaquille O'Neal

1999	San Antonio Spurs	New York Knicks	Tim Duncan
1998	Chicago Bulls	Utah Jazz	Michael Jordan
1997	Chicago Bulls	Utah Jazz	Michael Jordan
1996	Chicago Bulls	Seattle SuperSonics	Michael Jordan
1995	Houston Rockets	Orlando Magic	Hakeem Olajuwon
1994	Houston Rockets	New York Knicks	Hakeem Olajuwon
1993	Chicago Bulls	Phoenix Suns	Michael Jordan
1992	Chicago Bulls	Portland Trail Blazers	Michael Jordan
1991	Chicago Bulls	Los Angeles Lakers	Michael Jordan
1990	Detroit Pistons	Portland Trail Blazers	Isiah Thomas
1989	Detroit Pistons	Los Angeles Lakers	Joe Dumars
1988	Los Angeles Lakers	Detroit Pistons	James Worthy
1987	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics	Magic Johnson
1986	Boston Celtics	Houston Rockets	Larry Bird
1985	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1984	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	Larry Bird
1983	Philadelphia 76ers	Los Angeles Lakers	Moses Malone
1982	Los Angeles Lakers	Philadelphia 76ers	Magic Johnson
1981	Boston Celtics	Houston Rockets	Cedric Maxwell
1980	Los Angeles Lakers	Philadelphia 76ers	Magic Johnson
1979	Seattle SuperSonics	Washington Bullets	Dennis Johnson
1978	Washington Bullets	Seattle SuperSonics	Westley Unseld
1977	Portland Trail Blazers	Philadelphia 76ers	Bill Walton
1976	Boston Celtics	Phoenix Suns	Joe White
1975	Golden State Warriors	Washington Bullets	Rick Barry
1974	Boston Celtics	Milwaukee Bucks	John Havlicek
1973	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers	Willis Reed
1972	Los Angeles Lakers	New York Knicks	Wilt Chamberlain
1971	Milwaukee Bucks	Baltimore Bullets	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1970	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers	Willis Reed
1969	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	Jerry West
1968	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers
1967	Philadelphia 76ers	San Francisco Warriors
1966	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers
1965	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers
1964	Boston Celtics	San Francisco Warriors
1963	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers
1962	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers
1961	Boston Celtics	St. Louis Hawks
1960	Boston Celtics	St. Louis Hawks
1959	Boston Celtics	Minneapolis Lakers
1958	St. Louis Hawks	Boston Celtics
1957	Boston Celtics	St. Louis Hawks
1956	Philadelphia Warriors	Fort Wayne Pistons
1955	Syracuse Nationals	Fort Wayne Pistons
1954	Minneapolis Lakers	Syracuse Nationals
1953	Minneapolis Lakers	New York Knicks
1952	Minneapolis Lakers	New York Knicks
1951	Rochester Royals	New York Knicks
1950	Minneapolis Lakers	Syracuse Nationals

History of championship winners in other sports: