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National Basketball Association

NBA Champions

Every NBA champion, from the most recent to the first.

Season	Champion	Runner-Up	Score	MVP
2025	Oklahoma City Thunder	Indiana Pacers	4-2	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
2024	Boston Celtics	Dallas Mavericks	4-1	Jaylen Brown
2023	Denver Nuggets	Miami Heat	4-1	Nikola Jokic
2022	Golden State Warriors	Boston Celtics	4-2	Stephen Curry
2021	Milwaukee Bucks	Phoenix Suns	4-2	Giannis Antetokounmpo
2020	Los Angeles Lakers	Miami Heat	4-2	LeBron James
2019	Toronto Raptors	Golden State Warriors	4-2	Kawhi Leonard
2018	Golden State Warriors	Cleveland Cavaliers	4-0	Kevin Durant
2017	Golden State Warriors	Cleveland Cavaliers	4-1	Kevin Durant
2016	Cleveland Cavaliers	Golden State Warriors	4-3	LeBron James
2015	Golden State Warriors	Cleveland Cavaliers	4-2	Andre Iguodala
2014	San Antonio Spurs	Miami Heat	4-1	Kawhi Leonard
2013	Miami Heat	San Antonio Spurs	4-3	LeBron James
2012	Miami Heat	Oklahoma City Thunder	4-1	LeBron James
2011	Dallas Mavericks	Miami Heat	4-2	Dirk Nowitzki
2010	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics	4-3	Kobe Bryant
2009	Los Angeles Lakers	Orlando Magic	4-1	Kobe Bryant
2008	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	4-2	Paul Pierce
2007	San Antonio Spurs	Cleveland Cavaliers	4-0	Tony Parker
2006	Miami Heat	Dallas Mavericks	4-2	Dwyane Wade
2005	San Antonio Spurs	Detroit Pistons	4-3	Tim Duncan
2004	Detroit Pistons	Los Angeles Lakers	4-1	Chauncey Billups
2003	San Antonio Spurs	New Jersey Nets	4-2	Tim Duncan
2002	Los Angeles Lakers	New Jersey Nets	4-0	Shaquille O'Neal
2001	Los Angeles Lakers	Philadelphia 76ers	4-1	Shaquille O'Neal
2000	Los Angeles Lakers	Indiana Pacers	4-2	Shaquille O'Neal
1999	San Antonio Spurs	New York Knicks	4-1	Tim Duncan
1998	Chicago Bulls	Utah Jazz	4-2	Michael Jordan
1997	Chicago Bulls	Utah Jazz	4-2	Michael Jordan
1996	Chicago Bulls	Seattle SuperSonics	4-2	Michael Jordan
1995	Houston Rockets	Orlando Magic	4-0	Hakeem Olajuwon
1994	Houston Rockets	New York Knicks	4-3	Hakeem Olajuwon
1993	Chicago Bulls	Phoenix Suns	4-2	Michael Jordan
1992	Chicago Bulls	Portland Trail Blazers	4-2	Michael Jordan
1991	Chicago Bulls	Los Angeles Lakers	4-1	Michael Jordan
1990	Detroit Pistons	Portland Trail Blazers	4-1	Isiah Thomas
1989	Detroit Pistons	Los Angeles Lakers	4-0	Joe Dumars
1988	Los Angeles Lakers	Detroit Pistons	4-3	James Worthy
1987	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics	4-2	Magic Johnson
1986	Boston Celtics	Houston Rockets	4-2	Larry Bird
1985	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics	4-2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1984	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	4-3	Larry Bird