Year

Western champion

Result

Eastern champion

Reference

1950

Minneapolis Lakers[b]

42

Syracuse Nationals

[26][27]

1951

Rochester Royals

43

New York Knicks

[28]

1952

Minneapolis Lakers

43

New York Knicks

[29]

1953

Minneapolis Lakers

41

New York Knicks

[30]

1954

Minneapolis Lakers

43

Syracuse Nationals

[31]

1955

Fort Wayne Pistons

34

Syracuse Nationals

[32]

1956

Fort Wayne Pistons

14

Philadelphia Warriors

[33]

1957

St. Louis Hawks

34

Boston Celtics

[34]

1958

St. Louis Hawks

42

Boston Celtics

[35]

1959

Minneapolis Lakers

04

Boston Celtics

[36]

1960

St. Louis Hawks

34

Boston Celtics

[37]

1961

St. Louis Hawks

14

Boston Celtics

[38]

1962

Los Angeles Lakers

34

Boston Celtics

[39]

1963

Los Angeles Lakers

24

Boston Celtics

[40]

Year

Western champion

Result

Eastern champion

Reference

1964[c] San Francisco Warriors

14

Boston Celtics

[41]

1965

Los Angeles Lakers

14

Boston Celtics

[42]

1966

Los Angeles Lakers

34

Boston Celtics

[43]

1967

San Francisco Warriors

24

Philadelphia 76ers

[44]

1968

Los Angeles Lakers

24

Boston Celtics

[45]

1969

Los Angeles Lakers

34

Boston Celtics

[46]

1970

Los Angeles Lakers

34

New York Knicks

[47]

1971

Milwaukee Bucks

40

Baltimore Bullets

[48]

1972

Los Angeles Lakers

41

New York Knicks

[49]

1973

Los Angeles Lakers

14

New York Knicks

[50]

1974

Milwaukee Bucks

34

Boston Celtics

[51]

1975

Golden State Warriors

40

Washington Bullets

[52]

1976

Phoenix Suns

24

Boston Celtics

[53]

1977[d] Portland Trail Blazers

42

Philadelphia 76ers

[54]

Year

Western champion

Result

Eastern champion

Reference

1978

Seattle SuperSonics

34

Washington Bullets

[55]

1979

Seattle SuperSonics

41

Washington Bullets

[56]

1980

Los Angeles Lakers

42

Philadelphia 76ers

[57]

1981

Houston Rockets

24

Boston Celtics

[58]

1982

Los Angeles Lakers

42

Philadelphia 76ers

[59]

1983

Los Angeles Lakers

04

Philadelphia 76ers

[60]

1984[e] Los Angeles Lakers

34

Boston Celtics

[21]

1985

Los Angeles Lakers

42

Boston Celtics

[61]

1986

Houston Rockets

24

Boston Celtics

[62]

1987

Los Angeles Lakers

42

Boston Celtics

[63]

1988

Los Angeles Lakers

43

Detroit Pistons

[64]

1989

Los Angeles Lakers

04

Detroit Pistons

[65]

1990

Portland Trail Blazers

14

Detroit Pistons

[66]

1991

Los Angeles Lakers

14

Chicago Bulls

[67]

Year

Western champion

Result

Eastern champion

Reference

1992

Portland Trail Blazers

24

Chicago Bulls

[68]

1993

Phoenix Suns

24

Chicago Bulls

[69]

1994

Houston Rockets

43

New York Knicks

[70]

1995

Houston Rockets

40

Orlando Magic

[71]

1996

Seattle SuperSonics

24

Chicago Bulls

[72]

1997

Utah Jazz

24

Chicago Bulls

[73]

1998

Utah Jazz

24

Chicago Bulls

[74]

1999[f] San Antonio Spurs

41

New York Knicks

[76]

2000

Los Angeles Lakers

42

Indiana Pacers

[77]

2001

Los Angeles Lakers

41

Philadelphia 76ers

[78]

2002

Los Angeles Lakers

40

New Jersey Nets

[79]

2003

San Antonio Spurs

42

New Jersey Nets

[80]

2004

Los Angeles Lakers

14

Detroit Pistons

[81]

2005

San Antonio Spurs

43

Detroit Pistons

[82]

Year

Western champion

Result

Eastern champion

Reference

2006

Dallas Mavericks

24

Miami Heat

[83]

2007

San Antonio Spurs

40

Cleveland Cavaliers

[84]

2008

Los Angeles Lakers

24

Boston Celtics

[85]

2009

Los Angeles Lakers

41

Orlando Magic

[86]

2010

Los Angeles Lakers

43

Boston Celtics

[87]

2011

Dallas Mavericks

42

Miami Heat

[88]

2012[g] Oklahoma City Thunder

14

Miami Heat

[91]

2013

San Antonio Spurs

34

Miami Heat