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1947 Philadelphia Warriors
1948 Baltimore Bullets
1949 Minneapolis Lakers
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1950 Minneapolis Lakers
1951 Rochester Royals
1952 Minneapolis Lakers
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1954 Minneapolis Lakers
1955 Syracuse Nationals
1956 Philadelphia Warriors
1957 Boston Celtics
1958 St. Louis Hawks
1959 Boston Celtics
1960 Boston Celtics
1961 Boston Celtics
1962 Boston Celtics
1963 Boston Celtics
1964 Boston Celtics
1965 Boston Celtics
1966 Boston Celtics
1967 Philadelphia 76ers
1968 Boston Celtics
1969 Boston Celtics
1970 New York Knicks
1971 Milwaukee Bucks
1972 Los Angeles Lakers
1973 New York Knicks
1974 Boston Celtics
1976 Boston Celtics
1977 Portland Trail Blazers
1978 Washington Bullets
1979 Seattle SuperSonics
1980 Los Angeles Lakers
1981 Boston Celtics
1982 Los Angeles Lakers
1983 Philadelphia 76ers
1984 Boston Celtics
1985 Los Angeles Lakers
1986 Boston Celtics
1987 Los Angeles Lakers
1988 Los Angeles Lakers
1989 Detroit Pistons
1990 Detroit Pistons
1991 Chicago Bulls
1992 Chicago Bulls
1993 Chicago Bulls
1994 Houston Rockets
1995 Houston Rockets
1996 Chicago Bulls
1997 Chicago Bulls
1998 Chicago Bulls
1999 San Antonio Spurs
2000 Los Angeles Lakers
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2003 San Antonio Spurs
2004 Detroit Pistons
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2006 Miami Heat
2007 San Antonio Spurs
2008 Boston Celtics
1st Boston Celtics
2nd L.A. Lakers
3rd Chicago Bulls
4th San Anton Spurs,
5th Detroit Pistons
5th= Golden State Warriors
5th= 76ers
Boston Celtics with 17 championships.
Celtics have won 17 championships, and Lakers 16 - the two teams with the most championships. So yes, in many ways they are the most successful franchises in the NBA.
1) Boston Celtics - Winners of the 2008 NBA championship, they won 11 NBA championships in 13 seasons between the 1956-57 and 1968-69 seasons. They have won the most championships in the history of the NBA with 17. 2) Los Angeles Lakers - The Lakers have won 14 NBA championships, second most in NBA history. The Lakers have played in 29 NBA championship series, the most of any NBA team. Through the 2008 season, the Lakers have the best franchise winning percentage of any team (2905 wins, 1824 losses, .614 winning percentage). The Celtics and Lakers are by far the most famous teams in the NBA. There are several teams that have had 6 or 8 years stretches where they have been dominant, the Chicago Bulls who won 6 NBA championships in 8 seasons with Michael Jordan and the San Antonio Spurs who currently have won 4 championships in 10 seasons, but no teams have won like the Celtics and Lakers.
The Boston Celtics. They have won 17 times.The NBA teams that has won the most finals or with the most titles is the The Boston Celtics.
There are 32 teams.
Magic Johnson won five NBA championships. Michael Jordan is a six-time NBA champion.
The Boston Celtics won the most NBA championships. They won 17 NBA Titles (
The Boston Celtics, with 17 NBA championships.
Lakers & Celtics
The Boston Celtics won the most NBA titles with 17 championships. The Lakers have the second most with 16 championships.
Los Angeles Lakers and Orlando Magic
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