Year	Western Champion	Result	Eastern Champion
Basketball Association of America Finals
1947	Chicago Stags	1–4	Philadelphia Warriors
1948	Baltimore Bullets	4–2	Philadelphia Warriors
1949	Minneapolis Lakers	4–2	Washington Capitols
National Basketball Association Finals
1950	Minneapolis Lakers1	4–2	Syracuse Nationals†
1951	Rochester Royals	4–3	New York Knicks
1952	Minneapolis Lakers	4–3	New York Knicks
1953	Minneapolis Lakers†	4–1	New York Knicks
1954	Minneapolis Lakers†	4–3	Syracuse Nationals
1955	Ft. Wayne Pistons	3–4	Syracuse Nationals†
1956	Ft. Wayne Pistons	1–4	Philadelphia Warriors†
1957	St. Louis Hawks	3–4	Boston Celtics†
1958	St. Louis Hawks	4–2	Boston Celtics†
1959	Minneapolis Lakers	0–4	Boston Celtics†
1960	St. Louis Hawks	3–4	Boston Celtics†
1961	St. Louis Hawks	1–4	Boston Celtics†
1962	Los Angeles Lakers	3–4	Boston Celtics†
1963	Los Angeles Lakers	2–4	Boston Celtics†
1964	San Francisco Warriors	1–4	Boston Celtics†
1965	Los Angeles Lakers	1–4	Boston Celtics†
1966	Los Angeles Lakers	3–4	Boston Celtics
1967	San Francisco Warriors	2–4	Philadelphia 76ers†
1968	Los Angeles Lakers	2–4	Boston Celtics
1969	Los Angeles Lakers	3–4	Boston Celtics
1970	Los Angeles Lakers	3–4	New York Knicks†
1971	Milwaukee Bucks†	4–0	Baltimore Bullets
1972	Los Angeles Lakers†	4–1	New York Knicks
1973	Los Angeles Lakers	1–4	New York Knicks
1974	Milwaukee Bucks†	3–4	Boston Celtics
1975	Golden State Warriors	4–0	Washington Bullets†
1976	Phoenix Suns	2–4	Boston Celtics
1977	Portland Trail Blazers	4–2	Philadelphia 76ers
1978	Seattle SuperSonics	3–4	Washington Bullets
1979	Seattle SuperSonics	4–1	Washington Bullets†
1980	Los Angeles Lakers	4–2	Philadelphia 76ers
1981	Houston Rockets	2–4	Boston Celtics†
1982	Los Angeles Lakers	4–2	Philadelphia 76ers
1983	Los Angeles Lakers	0–4	Philadelphia 76ers†
1984	Los Angeles Lakers	3–4	Boston Celtics†
1985	Los Angeles Lakers	4–2	Boston Celtics†
1986	Houston Rockets	2–4	Boston Celtics†
1987	Los Angeles Lakers†	4–2	Boston Celtics
1988	Los Angeles Lakers†	4–3	Detroit Pistons
1989	Los Angeles Lakers	0–4	Detroit Pistons†
1990	Portland Trail Blazers	1–4	Detroit Pistons
1991	Los Angeles Lakers	1–4	Chicago Bulls
1992	Portland Trail Blazers	2–4	Chicago Bulls†
1993	Phoenix Suns†	2–4	Chicago Bulls
1994	Houston Rockets	4–3	New York Knicks
1995	Houston Rockets	4–0	Orlando Magic
1996	Seattle SuperSonics	2–4	Chicago Bulls†
1997	Utah Jazz	2–4	Chicago Bulls†
1998	Utah Jazz†	2–4	Chicago Bulls†
1999	San Antonio Spurs†	4–1	New York Knicks
2000	Los Angeles Lakers†	4–2	Indiana Pacers
2001	Los Angeles Lakers	4–1	Philadelphia 76ers
2002	Los Angeles Lakers	4–0	New Jersey Nets
2003	San Antonio Spurs†	4–2	New Jersey Nets
2004	Los Angeles Lakers	1–4	Detroit Pistons
2005	San Antonio Spurs	4–3	Detroit Pistons
2006	Dallas Mavericks	2–4	Miami Heat
2007	San Antonio Spurs	4–0	Cleveland Cavaliers
2008	Los Angeles Lakers	2–4	Boston Celtics†