Year	Champion	Runner-up	G	MVP
2006-07	San Antonio Spurs	Cleveland Cavaliers	4-0	Tony Parker, S.A.
2005-06	Miami Heat	Dallas Mavericks	4-2	Dwyane Wade, Miami
2004-05	San Antonio Spurs	Detroit Pistons	4-3	Tim Duncan, S.A.
2003-04	Detroit Pistons	Los Angeles Lakers	4-1	Chauncey Billups, Detroit
2002-03	San Antonio Spurs	New Jersey Nets	4-2	Tim Duncan, S.A.
2001-02	Los Angeles Lakers	New Jersey Nets	4-0	Shaquille O'Neal, L.A.
2000-01	Los Angeles Lakers	Philadelphia 76er's	4-1	Shaquille O'Neal, L.A.
1999-00	Los Angeles Lakers	Indiana Pacers	4-2	Shaquille O'Neal, L.A.
1998-99	San Antonio Spurs	New York Knicks	4-1	Tim Duncan, S.A.
1997-98	Chicago Bulls	Utah Jazz	4-2	Michael Jordan, Chi.
1996-97	Chicago Bulls	Utah Jazz	4-2	Michael Jordan, Chi.
1995-96	Chicago Bulls	Seattle SuperSonics	4-2	Michael Jordan, Chi.
1994-95	Houston Rockets	Orlando Magic	4-0	Hakeem Olajuwon, Hou.
1993-94	Houston Rockets	New York Knicks	4-3	Hakeem Olajuwon, Hou.
1992-93	Chicago Bulls	Phoenix Suns	4-2	Michael Jordan, Chi.
1991-92	Chicago Bulls	Portland Trail Blazers	4-2	Michael Jordan, Chi.
1990-91	Chicago Bulls	Los Angeles Lakers	4-1	Michael Jordan, Chi.
1989-90	Detroit Pistons	Portland Trail Blazers	4-1	Isiah Thomas, Det.
1988-89	Detroit Pistons	Los Angeles Lakers	4-0	Joe Dumars, Det.
1987-88	Los Angeles Lakers	Detroit Pistons	4-3	James Worthy, L.A.
1986-87	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics	4-2	Magic Johnson, L.A.
1985-86	Boston Celtics	Houston Rockets	4-2	Larry Bird, Bos.
1984-85	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics	4-2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, L.A.
1983-84	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	4-3	Larry Bird, Bos.
1982-83	Philadelphia 76ers	Los Angeles Lakers	4-0	Moses Malone, Phi.
1981-82	Los Angeles Lakers	Philadelphia 76ers	4-2	Magic Johnson, L.A.
1980-81	Boston Celtics	Houston Rockets	4-2	Cedric Maxwell, Bos.
1979-80	Los Angeles Lakers	Philadelphia 76ers	4-2	Magic Johnson, L.A.
1978-79	Seattle SuperSonics	Washington Bullets	4-1	Dennis Johnson, Sea.
1977-78	Washington Bullets	Seattle SuperSonics	4-3	Wes Unseld, Was.
1976-77	Portland Trail Blazers	Philadelphia 76ers	4-2	Bill Walton, Por.
1975-76	Boston Celtics	Phoenix Suns	4-2	Jo Jo White, Bos.
1974-75	Golden State Warriors	Washington Bullets	4-0	Rick Barry, G.S.
1973-74	Boston Celtics	Milwaukee Bucks	4-3	John Havlicek, Bos.
1972-73	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers	4-1	Willis Reed, N.Y.
1971-72	Los Angeles Lakers	New York Knicks	4-1	Wilt Chamberlain, L.A.
1970-71	Milwaukee Bucks	Baltimore Bullets	4-0	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Mil.
1969-70	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers	4-3	Willis Reed, N.Y.
1968-69	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	4-3	Jerry West, L.A.
1967-68	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	4-2
1966-67	Philadelphia 76ers	San Francisco Warriors	4-2
1965-66	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	4-3
1964-65	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	4-1
1963-64	Boston Celtics	San Francisco Warriors	4-1
1962-63	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	4-2
1961-62	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	4-3
1960-61	Boston Celtics	St. Louis Hawks	4-1
1959-60	Boston Celtics	St. Louis Hawks	4-3
1958-59	Boston Celtics	Minneapolis Lakers	4-0
1957-58	St. Louis Hawks	Boston Celtics	4-2
1956-57	Boston Celtics	St. Louis Hawks	4-3
1955-56	Philadelphia Warriors	Fort Wayne Pistons	4-1
1954-55	Syracuse Nationals	Fort Wayne Pistons	4-3
1953-54	Minneapolis Lakers	Syracuse Nationals	4-3
1952-53	Minneapolis Lakers	New York Knicks	4-1
1951-52	Minneapolis Lakers	New York Knicks	4-3
1950-51	Rochester Royals	New York Knicks	4-3
1949-50	Minneapolis Lakers	Syracuse Nationals	4-2
1948-49	Minneapolis Lakers	Washington Capitols	4-2
1947-48	Baltimore Bullets	Philadelphia Warriors	4-2
1946-47	Philadelphia Warriors	Chicago Stags	4-1