NBA Finals Scores

NBA Finals Scores up to 2018:

No.	Team	W	L	%	Most recent appearance	Most recent title	Notes
31	Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers	16	15	.516	2010	2010	The team won 11 in L.A. and 5 in Minneapolis. 1 three-peat in Minneapolis from 1952–1954 and 1 in Los Angeles from 2000–2002. Has appeared in an NBA Finals every decade since the 1940s, winning in all but the 1960s and 1990s.
21	Boston Celtics	17	4	.810	2010	2008	Won 8 straight titles from 1959–66. The first 14 titles are Brown Trophies, the rest are Larry O'Brien Championship Trophies. The Celtics are 1–0 versus the Minneapolis Lakers and 8–3 versus the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals. The Celtics have closed out two series with Game Seven road wins in 1969 (Los Angeles Lakers) and 1974 (Milwaukee Bucks).
9	Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers	3	6	.333	2001	1983	1–2 as Syracuse Nationals.
8	New York Knicks	2	6	.250	1999	1973	In 1999, became first 8th playoff seed to ever reach Finals.
7	Fort Wayne/Detroit Pistons	3	4	.429	2005	2004	0–2 as Fort Wayne Pistons.
7	Philadelphia/San Francisco/Golden State Warriors	4	3	.571	2016	2016	2–1 as Philadelphia Warriors; 0–2 as San Francisco Warriors; 2–0 as Golden State Warriors.[9]
6	Chicago Bulls	6	0	1.000	1998	1998	All the titles were with head coach Phil Jackson and players Michael Jordan andScottie Pippen. Two three-peats: 1991–93 and 1996–98.
6	San Antonio Spurs	5	1	.833	2014	2014	All the titles were with Tim Duncan and Gregg Popovich. Won their first championship in 1999, then won three championships in five years (2003, 2005, 2007) and one more in 2014. Tony Parker is the first European-born player to win a Finals MVP. Kawhi Leonard is the third-youngest player to win Finals MVP. Only franchise to move from the American Basketball Association to the NBA and subsequently win championships.
5	Miami Heat	3	2	.600	2014	2013	All the titles were with Dwyane Wade and Udonis Haslem. They faced Mavericks in 2006 and 2011. Made four straight appearances from 2011–14 (two titles), the first franchise to accomplish that since the 1984–87 Celtics. Both losses to Texas teams; the Mavs and Spurs.
4	Houston Rockets	2	2	.500	1995	1995	Two championships with center Hakeem Olajuwon (named MVP in both championship series) and coach Rudy Tomjanovich, championships were back to back. In 1995, the feat was accomplished starting by a 6th seed in regular season, the lowest ever for a champion team.
4	St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks	1	3	.250	1961	1958	All appearances as St. Louis franchise.
4	Seattle SuperSonics/Oklahoma City Thunder	1	3	.250	2012	1979	They were 1–2 as Seattle SuperSonics and 0–1 as Oklahoma City Thunder. Only franchise since the 1976–77 ABA/NBA merger to win a title in one city and later move to a different one.
4	Baltimore/Washington Bullets/Washington Wizards	1	3	.250	1979	1978	All finals between 1971 and 1979, featuring Wes Unseld. 0–1 as Baltimore Bullets and 1–2 as Washington Bullets.
3	Portland Trail Blazers	1	2	.333	1992	1977	Title won led by UCLA legend and NBA Hall of Famer Bill Walton, lost two finals with Clyde Drexler.
2	Dallas Mavericks	1	1	.500	2011	2011	They lost in the 2006 Finals and won in the 2011 Finals, both times versus the Heat. Both Mavericks teams were led by Dirk Nowitzki.
2	Milwaukee Bucks	1	1	.500	1974	1971	They won with Oscar Robertson and Lew Alcindor (later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar).
2	New York/New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets	0	2	.000	2003	Never	They appeared twice in the Finals as New Jersey Nets.
2	Cleveland Cavaliers	0	2	.000	2016	Never	Lost in the 2007 and 2016 Finals; LeBron James and Anderson Varejão only players in both squads, the latter not playing in 2016 due to injury. Recorded first-ever Finals wins in 2016 after being swept in 2007.
2	Orlando Magic	0	2	.000	2009	Never	They were swept by the Rockets in 1995 and defeated in 2009 by the Lakers. Combined 1–8 all-time Finals record.
2	Phoenix Suns	0	2	.000	1993	Never	Lost in the 1976 and 1993 Finals, to the Celtics and Bulls, respectively. Best historical won-loss record amongst all franchises to have never won a title.
2	New Orleans/Utah Jazz	0	2	.000	1998	Never	Both titles were lost with coach Jerry Sloan and players Karl Malone and John Stockton and against the Bulls.
1	Rochester/Cincinnati Royals–Kansas City-Omaha/Kansas City/Sacramento Kings	1	0	1.000	1951	1951	Only appearance and title in NBA Finals as Rochester Royals.
1	Indiana Pacers	0	1	.000	2000	Never
1	Baltimore Bullets	1	0	1.000	1948	1948	Team folded in 1954 and is not the same franchise as the current Washington Wizards.
1	Chicago Stags	0	1	.000	1947	Never	Team folded in 1950.
1	Washington Capitols	0	1	.000	1949	Never	Team folded in 1951.