NBA
NBA Champions and MVP’s
See a complete list of NBA Champions and Finals MVP’s. The 2022/23 season NBA champions are the Denver Nuggets. The Final’s MVP was Nikola Jokić of the Nuggets.
Fast Facts:
- The NBA Finals is the championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the conclusion of the sport’s postseason that is played each year in June.
- The series is played between the winners of Eastern Conference Finals and Western Conference Finals.
- At the conclusion of the championship round, the winner of the NBA Finals is presented the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy.
- Since 1985, the winner of the NBA Finals has been determined through a 2–3–2 best-of-seven playoff format. In 2014 the NBA team owners voted to change the format the finals will be played in to 2–2–1–1–1.
NBA Champions:
YEAR | CHAMPION | OPPONENT | RESULT | MVP |
| 2022-23 | Denver Nuggets | Miami Heat | 4-1 | Nikola Jokić, Denver Nuggets |
| 2021-22 | Golden State Warriors | Boston Celtics | 4-2 | Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors |
| 2020-21 | Milwaukee Bucks | Phoenix Suns | 4-2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2019-20 | Los Angeles Lakers | Miami Heat | 4-2 | LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2018-19 | Toronto Raptors | Golden State Warriors | 4-2 | Kawhi Leonard, Toronto Raptors |
| 2017-18 | Golden State Warriors | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4-0 | Kevin Durant, Golden State Warriors |
| 2016- 17 | Golden State Warriors | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4-1 | Kevin Durant, Golden State Warriors |
| 2015-16 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Golden State Warriors | 4-3 | LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2014- 15 | Golden State Warriors | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4-2 | Andre Iguodala, Golden State Warriors |
| 2013-14 | San Antonio Spurs | Miami Heat | 4-1 | Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio Spurs |
| 2012- 13 | Miami Heat | San Antonio Spurs | 4-3 | LeBron James, Miami Heat |
| 2011-12 | Miami Heat | Oklahoma City | 4-1 | LeBron James, Miami Heat |
| 2010- 11 | Dallas Mavericks | Miami Heat | 4-2 | Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas |
| 2009-10 | Los Angeles Lakers | Boston Celtics | 4-3 | Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles |
| 2008-09 | Los Angeles Lakers | Orlando Magic | 4-1 | Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles |
| 2007-08 | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-2 | Paul Pierce, Boston |
| 2006-07 | San Antonio Spurs | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4-0 | Tony Parker, San Antonio |
| 2005-06 | Miami Heat | Dallas Mavericks | 4-2 | Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat |
| 2004-05 | San Antonio Spurs | Detroit Pistons | 4-3 | Tim Duncan, San Antonio |
| 2003-04 | Detroit Pistons | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-1 | Chauncey Billups, Detroit Pistons |
| 2002-03 | San Antonio Spurs | New Jersey Nets | 4-2 | Tim Duncan, San Antonio |
| 2001-02 | Los Angeles Lakers | New Jersey Nets | 4-0 | Shaquille O’Neal, Los Angeles |
| 2000-01 | Los Angeles Lakers | Philadelphia 76ers | 4-1 | Shaquille O’Neal, Los Angeles |
| 1999-00 | Los Angeles Lakers | Indiana Pacers | 4-2 | Shaquille O’Neal, Los Angeles |
| 1998-99 | San Antonio Spurs | New York Knicks | 4-1 | Tim Duncan, San Antonio |
| 1997-98 | Chicago Bulls | Utah Jazz | 4-2 | Michael Jordan, Chicago |
| 1996-97 | Chicago Bulls | Utah Jazz | 4-2 | Michael Jordan, Chicago |
| 1995-96 | Chicago Bulls | Seattle SuperSonics | 4-2 | Michael Jordan, Chicago |
| 1994-95 | Houston Rockets | Orlando Magic | 4-0 | Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston |
| 1993-94 | Houston Rockets | New York Knicks | 4-3 | Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston |
| 1992-93 | Chicago Bulls | Phoenix Suns | 4-2 | Michael Jordan, Chicago |
| 1991-92 | Chicago Bulls | Portland Trail Blazers | 4-2 | Michael Jordan, Chicago |
| 1990-91 | Chicago Bulls | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-1 | Michael Jordan, Chicago |
| 1989-90 | Detroit Pistons | Portland Trail Blazers | 4-1 | Isiah Thomas, Detroit |
| 1988-89 | Detroit Pistons | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-0 | Joe Dumars, Detroit |
| 1987-88 | Los Angeles Lakers | Detroit Pistons | 4-3 | James Worthy, Los Angeles |
| 1986-87 | Los Angeles Lakers | Boston Celtics | 4-2 | Magic Johnson, Los Angeles |
| 1985-86 | Boston Celtics | Houston Rockets | 4-2 | Larry Bird, Boston |
| 1984-85 | Los Angeles Lakers | Boston Celtics | 4-2 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles |
| 1983-84 | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-3 | Larry Bird, Boston |
| 1982-83 | Philadelphia 76ers | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-0 | Moses Malone, Philadelphia |
| 1981-82 | Los Angeles Lakers | Philadelphia 76ers | 4-2 | Magic Johnson, Los Angeles |
| 1980-81 | Boston Celtics | Houston Rockets | 4-2 | Cedric Maxwell, Boston |
| 1979-80 | Los Angeles Lakers | Philadelphia 76ers | 4-2 | Magic Johnson, Los Angeles |
| 1978-79 | Seattle SuperSonics | Washington Bullets | 4-1 | Dennis Johnson, Seattle |
| 1977-78 | Washington Bullets | Seattle SuperSonics | 4-3 | Wes Unseld, Washington |
| 1976-77 | Portland Trail Blazers | Philadelphia 76ers | 4-2 | Bill Walton, Portland |
| 1975-76 | Boston Celtics | Phoenix Suns | 4-2 | Jo Jo White, Boston |
| 1974-75 | Golden State Warriors | Washington Bullets | 4-0 | Rick Barry, Golden State |
| 1973-74 | Boston Celtics | Milwaukee Bucks | 4-3 | John Havlicek, Boston |
| 1972-73 | New York Knicks | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-1 | Willis Reed, New York |
| 1971-72 | Los Angeles Lakers | New York Knicks | 4-1 | Wilt Chamberlain, Los Angeles |
| 1970-71 | Milwaukee Bucks | Baltimore Bullets | 4-0 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee |
| 1969-70 | New York Knicks | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-3 | Willis Reed, New York |
| 1968-69 | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-3 | Jerry West, Los Angeles |
| 1967-68 | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-2 | |
| 1966-67 | Philadelphia 76ers | San Francisco Warriors | 4-2 | |
| 1965-66 | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-3 | |
| 1964-65 | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-1 | |
| 1963-64 | Boston Celtics | San Francisco Warriors | 4-1 | |
| 1962-63 | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-2 | |
| 1961-62 | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-3 | |
| 1960-61 | Boston Celtics | St. Louis Hawks | 4-1 | |
| 1959-60 | Boston Celtics | St. Louis Hawks | 4-3 | |
| 1958-59 | Boston Celtics | Minneapolis Lakers | 4-0 | |
| 1957-58 | St. Louis Hawks | Boston Celtics | 4-2 | |
| 1956-57 | Boston Celtics | St. Louis Hawks | 4-3 | |
| 1955-56 | Philadelphia Warriors | Fort Wayne Pistons | 4-1 | |
| 1954-55 | Syracuse Nationals | Fort Wayne Pistons | 4-3 | |
| 1953-54 | Minneapolis Lakers | Syracuse Nationals | 4-3 | |
| 1952-53 | Minneapolis Lakers | New York Knicks | 4-1 | |
| 1951-52 | Minneapolis Lakers | New York Knicks | 4-3 | |
| 1950-51 | Rochester Royals | New York Knicks | 4-3 | |
| 1949-50 | Minneapolis Lakers | Syracuse Nationals | 4-2 | |
| 1948-49 | Minneapolis Lakers | Washington Capitols | 4-2 | |
| 1947-48 | Baltimore Bullets | Philadelphia Warriors | 4-2 | |
| 1946-47 | Philadelphia Warriors | Chicago Stags | 4-1 |