National Basketball Association
- NBA redirects here, as it's the most common usage of the abbreviation; for more uses, see NBA (disambiguation).
The
National Basketball Association of the
United States and
Canada, commonly known as the
NBA, is the premier professional
basketball league in
North America. Many of the world's best players play in the NBA, and the overall standard of the competition is considerably higher than any other professional competition.
The NBA was founded in
New York City on
June 6,
1946 as the
Basketball Association of America. It adopted the name National Basketball Association in the fall of
1949 after adding several teams from the rival
National Basketball League.
On
November 17,
2003 the NBA announced that the
2004-
2005 season would be realigned as the following:\n
List of NBA Champions
\n*1946–47 Philadelphia Warriors 4–1 Chicago Stags\n*1947–48 Baltimore Bullets 4–2 Philadelphia Warriors\n*1948–49 Minneapolis Lakers 4–2 Washington Capitols\n*1949–50 Minneapolis Lakers 4–2 Syracuse Nationals\n*1950–51 Rochester Royals 4–3 New York Knicks\n*1951–52 Minneapolis Lakers 4–3 New York Knicks\n*1952–53 Minneapolis Lakers 4–1 New York Knicks\n*1953–54 Minneapolis Lakers 4–3 Syracuse Nationals\n*1954–55 Syracuse Nationals 4–3 Ft. Wayne Pistons\n*1955–56 Philadelphia Warriors 4–1 Ft. Wayne Pistons\n*1956–57 Boston Celtics 4–3 St. Louis Hawks\n*1957–58 St. Louis Hawks 4–2 Boston Celtics\n*1958–59 Boston Celtics 4–0 Minneapolis Lakers\n*1959–60 Boston Celtics 4–3 St. Louis Hawks\n*1960–61 Boston Celtics 4–1 St. Louis Hawks\n*1961–62 Boston Celtics 4–3 Los Angeles Lakers\n*1962–63 Boston Celtics 4–2 Los Angeles Lakers\n*1963–64 Boston Celtics 4–1 San Francisco Warriors\n*1964–65 Boston Celtics 4–1 Los Angeles Lakers\n*1965–66 Boston Celtics 4–3 Los Angeles Lakers\n*1966–67 Philadelphia 76ers 4–2 San Francisco Warriors\n*1967–68 Boston Celtics 4–2 Los Angeles Lakers\n*1968–69 Boston Celtics 4–3 Los Angeles Lakers\n*1969–70 New York Knicks 4–3 Los Angeles Lakers\n*1970–71 Milwaukee Bucks 4–0 Baltimore Bullets\n*1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers 4–1 New York Knicks\n*1972–73 New York Knicks 4–1 Los Angeles Lakers\n*1973–74 Boston Celtics 4–3 Milwaukee Bucks\n*1974–75 Golden State Warriors 4–0 Washington Bullets\n*1975–76 Boston Celtics 4–2 Phoenix Suns\n*1976–77 Portland Trail Blazers 4–2 Philadelphia 76ers\n*1977–78 Washington Bullets 4–3 Seattle SuperSonics\n*1978–79 Seattle SuperSonics 4–1 Washington Bullets\n*1979–80 Los Angeles Lakers 4–2 Philadelphia 76ers\n*1980–81 Boston Celtics 4–2 Houston Rockets\n*1981–82 Los Angeles Lakers 4–2 Philadelphia 76ers\n*1982–83 Philadelphia 76ers 4–0 Los Angeles Lakers\n*1983–84 Boston Celtics 4–3 Los Angeles Lakers\n*1984–85 Los Angeles Lakers 4–2 Boston Celtics\n*1985–86 Boston Celtics 4–2 Houston Rockets\n*1986–87 Los Angeles Lakers 4–2 Boston Celtics\n*1987–88 Los Angeles Lakers 4–3 Detroit Pistons\n*1988–89 Detroit Pistons 4–0 Los Angeles Lakers\n*1989–90 Detroit Pistons 4–1 Portland Trail Blazers\n*1990–91 Chicago Bulls 4–1 Los Angeles Lakers\n*1991–92 Chicago Bulls 4–2 Portland Trail Blazers\n*1992–93 Chicago Bulls 4–2 Phoenix Suns\n*1993–94 Houston Rockets 4–3 New York Knicks\n*1994–95 Houston Rockets 4–0 Orlando Magic\n*1995–96 Chicago Bulls 4–2 Seattle SuperSonics\n*1996–97 Chicago Bulls 4–2 Utah Jazz\n*1997–98 Chicago Bulls 4–2 Utah Jazz\n*1998–99 San Antonio Spurs 4–1 New York Knicks\n*1999-00 Los Angeles Lakers 4-2 Indiana Pacers\n*2000-01 Los Angeles Lakers 4–1 Philadelphia 76ers\n*2001-02 Los Angeles Lakers 4-0 New Jersey Nets\n*2002-03 San Antonio Spurs 4-2 New Jersey Nets\n*2003-04 Detroit Pistons 4-1 Los Angeles Lakers
Defunct NBA Teams
NBA Presidents and Commissioners
Players
See also
External Links
\n*NBA Draft Prospects Site\n*NBA official website\n*Gatorade Virtual GM\n*NBA Summer Ball\n*NBA Links\n*NBA Draft Coverage
Category:Basketball leagues
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