Season |
Winner |
Runner-up |
| 1946-47 |
Philadelphia Warriors (4) |
Chicago Stags (1) |
| 1947-48 |
Baltimore Bullets (4) |
Philadelphia Warriors (2) |
| 1948-49 |
Minneapolis Lakers (4) |
Washington Capitols (2) |
| 1949-50 |
Minneapolis Lakers (4) |
Syracuse Nationals (2) |
| 1950-51 |
Rochester Royals (4) |
New York Knickerbockers (3) |
| 1951-52 |
Minneapolis Lakers (4) |
New York Knickerbockers (3) |
| 1952-53 |
Minneapolis Lakers (4) |
New York Knickerbockers (1) |
| 1953-54 |
Minneapolis Lakers (4) |
Syracuse Nationals (3) |
| 1954-55 |
Syracuse Nationals (4) |
Fort Wayne Pistons (3) |
| 1955-56 |
Philadelphia Warriors (4) |
Fort Wayne Pistons (1) |
| 1956-57 |
Boston Celtics (4) |
St. Louis Hawks (3) |
| 1957-58 |
St. Louis Hawks (4) |
Boston Celtics (2) |
| 1958-59 |
Boston Celtics (4) |
Minneapolis Lakers (0) |
| 1959-60 |
Boston Celtics (4) |
St. Louis Hawks (3) |
| 1960-61 |
Boston Celtics (4) |
St. Louis Hawks (1) |
| 1961-62 |
Boston Celtics (4) |
Los Angeles Lakers (3) |
| 1962-63 |
Boston Celtics (4) |
Los Angeles Lakers (2) |
| 1963-64 |
Boston Celtics (4) |
San Francisco Warriors (1) |
| 1964-65 |
Boston Celtics (4) |
Los Angeles Lakers (1) |
| 1965-66 |
Boston Celtics (4) |
Los Angeles Lakers (3) |
| 1966-67 |
Philadelphia 76ers (4) |
San Francisco Warriors (2) |
| 1967-68 |
Boston Celtics (4) |
Los Angeles Lakers (2) |
| 1968-69 |
Boston Celtics (4) |
Los Angeles Lakers (3) |
| 1969-70 |
New York Knickerbockers (4) |
Los Angeles Lakers (3) |
| 1970-71 |
Milwaukee Bucks (4) |
Baltimore Bullets (0) |
| 1971-72 |
Los Angeles Lakers (4) |
New York Knickerbockers (1) |
| 1972-73 |
New York Knickerbockers (4) |
Los Angeles Lakers (1) |
| 1973-74 |
Boston Celtics (4) |
Milwaukee Bucks (3) |
| 1974-75 |
Golden State Warriors (4) |
Washington Bullets (0) |
| 1975-76 |
Boston Celtics (4) |
Phoenix Suns (2) |
| 1976-77 |
Portland Trail Blazers (4) |
Philadelphia 76ers (2) |
| 1977-78 |
Washington Bullets (4) |
Seattle SuperSonics (3) |
| 1978-79 |
Seattle SuperSonics (4) |
Washington Bullets (1) |
| 1979-80 |
Los Angeles Lakers (4) |
Philadelphia 76ers (2) |
| 1980-81 |
Boston Celtics (4) |
Houston Rockets (2) |
| 1981-82 |
Los Angeles Lakers (4) |
Philadelphia 76ers (2) |
| 1982-83 |
Philadelphia 76ers (4) |
Los Angeles Lakers (0) |
| 1983-84 |
Boston Celtics (4) |
Los Angeles Lakers (3) |
| 1984-85 |
Los Angeles Lakers (4) |
Boston Celtics (2) |
| 1985-86 |
Boston Celtics (4) |
Houston Rockets (2) |
| 1986-87 |
Los Angeles Lakers (4) |
Boston Celtics (2) |
| 1987-88 |
Los Angeles Lakers (4) |
Detroit Pistons (3) |
| 1988-89 |
Detroit Pistons (4) |
Los Angeles Lakers (0) |
| 1989-90 |
Detroit Pistons (4) |
Portland Trail Blazers (1) |
| 1990-91 |
Chicago Bulls (4) |
Los Angeles Lakers (1) |
| 1991-92 |
Chicago Bulls (4) |
Portland Trail Blazers (2) |
| 1992-93 |
Chicago Bulls (4) |
Phoenix Suns (2) |
| 1993-94 |
Houston Rockets (4) |
New York Knickerbockers (3) |
| 1994-95 |
Houston Rockets (4) |
Orlando Magic (0) |
| 1995-96 |
Chicago Bulls (4) |
Seattle SuperSonics (2) |
| 1996-97 |
Chicago Bulls (4) |
Utah Jazz (2) |
| 1998-99 |
San Antonio Spurs (4) |
New York Knicks (1) |
| 1999-00 |
Los Angeles Lakers (4) |
Indiana Pacers (2) |
| 2000-01 |
Los Angeles Lakers (4) |
Philadelphia 76ers (1) |
| 2001-02 |
Los Angeles Lakers (4) |
New Jersey Nets (0) |
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