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Most Championship Wins
This list features the teams with the most championships in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
RANK | TEAM | APPEARANCES | TROPHIES | YEARS |
1 | Boston Celtics | 23 | 18 | 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1984, 1986, 2008, 2024 |
2 | Los Angeles Lakers | 32 | 17 | 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1972, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2020 |
3 | Golden State Warriors | 12 | 7 | 1947, 1956, 1975, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022 |
4 | Chicago Bulls | 6 | 6 | 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998 |
5 | San Antonio Spurs | 6 | 5 | 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014 |
6 | Philadelphia 76ers | 9 | 3 | 1955, 1967, 1983 |
7 | Detroit Pistons | 7 | 3 | 1989, 1990, 2004 |
8 | Miami Heat | 7 | 3 | 2006, 2012, 2013 |
9 | New York Knicks | 8 | 2 | 1970, 1973 |
10 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 5 | 2 | 1979, 2025 |
11 | Houston Rockets | 4 | 2 | 1994, 1995 |
12 | Milwaukee Bucks | 3 | 2 | 1971, 2021 |
13 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 5 | 1 | 2016 |
14 | Atlanta Hawks | 4 | 1 | 1958 |
15 | Washington Wizards | 4 | 1 | 1978 |
16 | Portland Trail Blazers | 3 | 1 | 1977 |
17 | Dallas Mavericks | 3 | 1 | 2011 |
18 | Baltimore Bullets (original) (folded in 1954) | 1 | 1 | 1948 |
19 | Sacramento Kings | 1 | 1 | 1951 |
20 | Toronto Raptors | 1 | 1 | 2019 |
21 | Denver Nuggets | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
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