Review of NBA history, only 19 teams have won the NBA championship trophy. It shows that to win all this, the feat can only be achieved by having the best players with the best luck and the best team. Therefore, the US media listed the NBA teams with the most championships.
Sacramento Kings ( Rochester Royals )-1 NBA championship (1951)
NBA finals: 1
Rochester Royals is the current Sacramento Kings . They have only reached the finals once in the history of the team, but they defeated New York Knicks and won the championship. At that time, there were 11 teams in the league.
Toronto Raptors-1 NBA championship (2019)
NBA Finals: 1
Raptors sacrificed their team's star Drozan and won the former Finals MVPLeonard . It also introduced other stars including , Marc Gasol, , to help the Raptors defeat the injured Golden State Warriors in the finals. This was Leonard's first and only season with the Raptors.
Dallas Mavericks -1 NBA championship (2011)
NBA Finals: 2 times
Dallas Mavericks have one of the greatest players in NBA history Dknowitzki , the German big man has led the team to the finals twice. Dirk Nowitzki was not only the greatest big pitcher of all time, but also one of the most dominant players of his time. They first entered the finals in 2006, but they did not succeed. Dirknowitzki led the Mavericks to retaliate against Wade and Heat in 2011, and he brought the only championship in team history to Mavericks .
Portland Trail Blazers -1 NBA championship (1977)
NBA Finals: 3 times
Portland Trail Blazers have some of the greatest players ever, including Bill Walton , which has a good inside dominance. The center almost dominated the league for three years, helping the team beat Julius Irving in six games in the 1977 Finals against Philadelphia 76ers . Trail Blazers appeared in the NBA Finals two more times in 1990 and 1992.
Atlanta Hawks - 1 NBA championship (1958)
NBA Finals: 4
Atlanta/St. Louis Hawks defeated Boston and won an NBA championship, thanks to Bob Petit . In the 1958 Finals, Bob Pettit scored 50 points and 19 rebounds in a key matchup with the Boston Celtics, helping the team win the first championship.
Washington Wizards ( Baltimore Bullets )-1 NBA Championship (1978)
NBA Finals: 4 times
Baltimore Bullets (Washington Wizards) is another team with only one championship title. In the 1978 showdown with the Seattle Supersonics, the Finals Series reached Game 7, and they won the NBA championship.
Oklahoma City Thunder (Seattle Supersonics)-1 NBA championship (1979)
NBA Finals: 4 times
Seattle Supersonics are a team that fans like very much. Unfortunately, they moved to Oklahoma City in 2009 to become Thunder . Seattle made its first finals in 1978, and they lost to Washington's bullets in 7 games. But Seattle Supersonics quickly completed their revenge in the second year. Of course, the Oklahoma City Thunder entered the finals in 2012 under the leadership of the Thunder Third Young Master.
Cleveland Cavaliers - 1 NBA championship (2016)
NBA Finals: 5 times
Cleveland Cavaliers can appear in the Finals 5 times, thanks to LeBron James . LeBron James means everything to the Cleveland Cavaliers, because after he was selected as the first place in the 2003 NBA Draft conference, LeBron James led them to the Finals to win the championship in five games.In the 2016 Finals, LeBron James and his teammates fell behind 1-3 and finally completed an epic reversal.
Milwaukee Bucks - 2 NBA championships (1971, 2021)
NBA Finals: 3 times
Milwaukee Bucks' success is mainly attributed to two dominant superstars, Jabbar and Antetokounmpo. During the Bucks , Jabbar was the most dominant player in the league, sweeping the Washington Bullets in 4 games in the finals. In 2021, Antetokounmpo led the Bucks to win the championship again after 50 years.
Houston Rockets - 2 NBA championships (1994, 1995)
NBA Finals: 4 times
Because Olajuwon led the Houston Rockets to win the championship twice in 1994 and 1995. Olajuwon is one of the top five centers in NBA history and is also the most dominant superstar in the NBA during the retirement of Michael Jordan .
New York Knicks - 2 NBA championships (1970, 1973)
NBA Finals: 8 times
New York Knicks are one of the most popular teams in the world. They have won two NBA championships in team history, but they seem to be about to make fans and netizens forget that they have won the championship. Knicks didn't achieve the same success they expected, losing 6 of the 8 finals. Willis Reed led the Knicks to win championships in 1970 and 1973, but their last finals was in 1999, but it ended in a failure. Willis Reed is also one of the top 50 players in Spurs history.
Miami Heat - 3 NBA championships (2006, 2012, 2013)
NBA Finals: 6
Miami Heat is one of the most prestigious teams in NBA history, because they are also teams that have achieved success by constantly attracting top players to play for them. Of course, one of the important reasons why so many top stars want to play for the Heat is because of the good weather, beautiful beaches and spectacular views, which have attracted some of the best players in the league to open here. The 24-year-old Wade and veteran O'Neal led the Heat to win the 2006 NBA championship. When LeBron James and Chris Bosh joined the Heat to join Wade, the Heat entered the NBA Finals four times in a row from 2011 to 2014 and also won two championships.
Detroit Pistons - 3 NBA championships (1989, 1990, 2004)
NBA Finals: 7
Detroit Pistons is the only team with multiple NBA championships. The first championship was in 1989, when Isaiah Thomas and Chaudhumas led the team to win the championship against the Los Angeles Lakers. The following year, the Pistons defeated the Portland Trail Blazers led by Clyde Drexler. In 2004, the Detroit Pistons eliminated the Los Angeles Lakers , which features Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant . They used iron barrel defense to snipe Lakers , and they played the best team basketball in NBA history. The Pistons lost two finals in 1955 and 1956, and also in the 1988 finals against the Los Angeles Lakers.
Philadelphia 76ers (Syracuse National Team) - 3 NBA championships (1955, 1967, 1983)
NBA Finals: 9
Considering their appearance record in the finals, the Philadelphia 76ers are not the luckiest team in NBA history. In 9 Finals appearances, the 76ers team won only three NBA championships. The last time Philadelphia reached the finals, Allen Iverson was the league's regular season MVP. In the early 21st century, he led a team with poor performance to face off against the Los Angeles Lakers, super team led by Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, but the Sixers still lost the series in 5 games.
San Antonio Spurs - 5 NBA championships (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014)
NBA Finals: 6
San Antonio Spurs won 5 championships in 6 Finals.Their greatest meritorious player to win the championship is Tim Duncan, who is also the greatest power forward in NBA history and has won three finals MVPs in his career. Tim Duncan and head coach Popovich are one of the most dominant teams in NBA basketball history.
Chicago Bulls - 6 NBA championships (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998)
NBA Finals: 6
Chicago Bulls is one of the teams that won the most championships in NBA history, winning 6 championships in the 6 Finals. The reason was because the team had the greatest player in history at that time, Michael Jordan, as well as Scotty Pippen and Phil Jackson . The Chicago Bulls never entered the tiebreak and did not lose the championship in the finals.
Golden State Warriors (Philadelphia Warriors) - 6 NBA championships (1947, 1956, 1975, 2015, 2017, 2018)
NBA Finals: 11
In recent years, because the Golden State Warriors have a certain dominant position in the league, they have also relied on building their own super team to occupy a place in the league. But throughout NBA history, the Warriors has always been an excellent team. They are also one of the teams in the NBA with the most chance to win the championship in 2022.
Boston Celtics - 17 NBA championships (1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1984, 1986, 2008)
NBA Finals: 21
Boston Celtics is one of the teams with the most championships in NBA history, with 17 championships. When people think of the success of the Boston Celtics, the first person they think of must be Bill Russell . Because this legendary center helped Celtics win 11 NBA championships in 12 years.
Los Angeles Lakers - 17 NBA championships (1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1972, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2020)
NBA Finals: 32
Los Angeles Lakers ushered in the 32nd Finals in 2020 and won the 17th championship after LeBron James and Anthony Davis . Of course, the record of 32 finals appearances may be difficult to break, but it does not mean that it cannot be broken.