80 NBA Finals since 1947
Teams that moved count under today's name (the Minneapolis Lakers count as the Los Angeles Lakers).
| Year | Champion | Series | Runner-up | Finals MVP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New York Knicks | 4–1 | San Antonio Spurs | Jalen Brunson |
| 2025 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 4–3 | Indiana Pacers | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander |
| 2024 | Boston Celtics | 4–1 | Dallas Mavericks | Jaylen Brown |
| 2023 | Denver Nuggets | 4–1 | Miami Heat | Nikola Jokić |
| 2022 | Golden State Warriors | 4–2 | Boston Celtics | Stephen Curry |
| 2021 | Milwaukee Bucks | 4–2 | Phoenix Suns | Giannis Antetokounmpo |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4–2 | Miami Heat | LeBron James |
| 2019 | Toronto Raptors | 4–2 | Golden State Warriors | Kawhi Leonard |
| 2018 | Golden State Warriors | 4–0 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Kevin Durant |
| 2017 | Golden State Warriors | 4–1 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Kevin Durant |
| 2016 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4–3 | Golden State Warriors | LeBron James |
| 2015 | Golden State Warriors | 4–2 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Andre Iguodala |
| 2014 | San Antonio Spurs | 4–1 | Miami Heat | Kawhi Leonard |
| 2013 | Miami Heat | 4–3 | San Antonio Spurs | LeBron James |
| 2012 | Miami Heat | 4–1 | Oklahoma City Thunder | LeBron James |
| 2011 | Dallas Mavericks | 4–2 | Miami Heat | Dirk Nowitzki |
| 2010 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4–3 | Boston Celtics | Kobe Bryant |
| 2009 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4–1 | Orlando Magic | Kobe Bryant |
| 2008 | Boston Celtics | 4–2 | Los Angeles Lakers | Paul Pierce |
| 2007 | San Antonio Spurs | 4–0 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Tony Parker |
| 2006 | Miami Heat | 4–2 | Dallas Mavericks | Dwyane Wade |
| 2005 | San Antonio Spurs | 4–3 | Detroit Pistons | Tim Duncan |
| 2004 | Detroit Pistons | 4–1 | Los Angeles Lakers | Chauncey Billups |
| 2003 | San Antonio Spurs | 4–2 | New Jersey Nets | Tim Duncan |
| 2002 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4–0 | New Jersey Nets | Shaquille O'Neal |
| 2001 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4–1 | Philadelphia 76ers | Shaquille O'Neal |
| 2000 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4–2 | Indiana Pacers | Shaquille O'Neal |
| 1999 | San Antonio Spurs | 4–1 | New York Knicks | Tim Duncan |
| 1998 | Chicago Bulls | 4–2 | Utah Jazz | Michael Jordan |
| 1997 | Chicago Bulls | 4–2 | Utah Jazz | Michael Jordan |
| 1996 | Chicago Bulls | 4–2 | Seattle SuperSonics | Michael Jordan |
| 1995 | Houston Rockets | 4–0 | Orlando Magic | Hakeem Olajuwon |
| 1994 | Houston Rockets | 4–3 | New York Knicks | Hakeem Olajuwon |
| 1993 | Chicago Bulls | 4–2 | Phoenix Suns | Michael Jordan |
| 1992 | Chicago Bulls | 4–2 | Portland Trail Blazers | Michael Jordan |
| 1991 | Chicago Bulls | 4–1 | Los Angeles Lakers | Michael Jordan |
| 1990 | Detroit Pistons | 4–1 | Portland Trail Blazers | Isiah Thomas |
| 1989 | Detroit Pistons | 4–0 | Los Angeles Lakers | Joe Dumars |
| 1988 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4–3 | Detroit Pistons | James Worthy |
| 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4–2 | Boston Celtics | Magic Johnson |
| 1986 | Boston Celtics | 4–2 | Houston Rockets | Larry Bird |
| 1985 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4–2 | Boston Celtics | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
| 1984 | Boston Celtics | 4–3 | Los Angeles Lakers | Larry Bird |
| 1983 | Philadelphia 76ers | 4–0 | Los Angeles Lakers | Moses Malone |
| 1982 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4–2 | Philadelphia 76ers | Magic Johnson |
| 1981 | Boston Celtics | 4–2 | Houston Rockets | Cedric Maxwell |
| 1980 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4–2 | Philadelphia 76ers | Magic Johnson |
| 1979 | Seattle SuperSonics | 4–1 | Washington Bullets | Dennis Johnson |
| 1978 | Washington Bullets | 4–3 | Seattle SuperSonics | Wes Unseld |
| 1977 | Portland Trail Blazers | 4–2 | Philadelphia 76ers | Bill Walton |
| 1976 | Boston Celtics | 4–2 | Phoenix Suns | Jo Jo White |
| 1975 | Golden State Warriors | 4–0 | Washington Bullets | Rick Barry |
| 1974 | Boston Celtics | 4–3 | Milwaukee Bucks | John Havlicek |
| 1973 | New York Knicks | 4–1 | Los Angeles Lakers | Willis Reed |
| 1972 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4–1 | New York Knicks | Wilt Chamberlain |
| 1971 | Milwaukee Bucks | 4–0 | Baltimore Bullets | Lew Alcindor |
| 1970 | New York Knicks | 4–3 | Los Angeles Lakers | Willis Reed |
| 1969 | Boston Celtics | 4–3 | Los Angeles Lakers | Jerry West |
| 1968 | Boston Celtics | 4–2 | Los Angeles Lakers | — |
| 1967 | Philadelphia 76ers | 4–2 | San Francisco Warriors | — |
| 1966 | Boston Celtics | 4–3 | Los Angeles Lakers | — |
| 1965 | Boston Celtics | 4–1 | Los Angeles Lakers | — |
| 1964 | Boston Celtics | 4–1 | San Francisco Warriors | — |
| 1963 | Boston Celtics | 4–2 | Los Angeles Lakers | — |
| 1962 | Boston Celtics | 4–3 | Los Angeles Lakers | — |
| 1961 | Boston Celtics | 4–1 | St. Louis Hawks | — |
| 1960 | Boston Celtics | 4–3 | St. Louis Hawks | — |
| 1959 | Boston Celtics | 4–0 | Minneapolis Lakers | — |
| 1958 | St. Louis Hawks | 4–2 | Boston Celtics | — |
| 1957 | Boston Celtics | 4–3 | St. Louis Hawks | — |
| 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors | 4–1 | Fort Wayne Pistons | — |
| 1955 | Syracuse Nationals | 4–3 | Fort Wayne Pistons | — |
| 1954 | Minneapolis Lakers | 4–3 | Syracuse Nationals | — |
| 1953 | Minneapolis Lakers | 4–1 | New York Knicks | — |
| 1952 | Minneapolis Lakers | 4–3 | New York Knicks | — |
| 1951 | Rochester Royals | 4–3 | New York Knicks | — |
| 1950 | Minneapolis Lakers | 4–2 | Syracuse Nationals | — |
| 1949 | Minneapolis Lakers | 4–2 | Washington Capitols | — |
| 1948 | Baltimore Bullets | 4–2 | Philadelphia Warriors | — |
| 1947 | Philadelphia Warriors | 4–1 | Chicago Stags | — |
The Finals MVP award started in 1969. Source: Wikipedia.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Jalen Brunson
Victor Wembanyama
Cooper Flagg
Keldon Johnson
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerDefense, Sixth Man and Most Improved started later (1983, 1983, 1986). Source: ESPN.