Nba Basketball FAQ & Answers

The Houston Rockets have won 2 NBA championships.

The Golden State Warriors have won 7 NBA championships.

The Portland Trail Blazers have won 1 NBA championship (1977).

The Indiana Pacers have never won an NBA championship. They appeared in 1 NBA Finals (2000).

The Syracuse Nationals (now Philadelphia 76ers) won 1 NBA championship in 1955.

The Los Angeles Lakers are the only franchise to win 3 consecutive championships on two separate occasions (1952-1954 as Minneapolis Lakers and 2000-2002 as LA Lakers).

The Los Angeles Lakers have lost 15 NBA Finals (32 appearances, 17 wins).

The Toronto Raptors won their first NBA championship in 2019.

The Bill Russell-era Boston Celtics won 11 NBA championships in 13 seasons (1957, 1959-1966, 1968-1969).

The Detroit Pistons have won 3 NBA championships.

The Los Angeles Lakers have won 17 NBA championships.

The Los Angeles Lakers won 4 NBA championships in the 2000s (2000, 2001, 2002, 2009) and the San Antonio Spurs won 3 (2003, 2005, 2007).

The St. Louis Hawks (now Atlanta Hawks) won 1 NBA championship in 1958.

The Brooklyn Nets franchise (formerly New Jersey Nets) has appeared in 2 NBA Finals (2002, 2003) without winning.

The Los Angeles Lakers have made the most NBA Finals appearances with 32 appearances.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have appeared in 5 NBA Finals, winning 1 championship (2016).

The Boston Celtics have an 18-4 record in NBA Finals appearances.

The Philadelphia 76ers franchise has won 3 NBA championships.

The Chicago Bulls have won 6 NBA championships.

The Boston Celtics won 8 consecutive NBA championships from 1959 to 1966, the longest championship streak in NBA history.

The Denver Nuggets won their first NBA championship in 2023.

The Phoenix Suns have lost all 3 of their NBA Finals appearances, and the Utah Jazz have lost both of their Finals appearances.

The Sacramento Kings have not appeared in the NBA Finals since 1951 (as Rochester Royals), the longest active drought for any franchise.

The Atlanta Hawks franchise has appeared in 4 NBA Finals, winning 1 championship (1958 as St. Louis Hawks).

The Golden State Warriors have appeared in 12 NBA Finals with a 7-5 record.

The Golden State Warriors won 3 NBA championships in the 2010s (2015, 2017, 2018) and the Miami Heat won 2 (2012, 2013).

The Philadelphia Warriors won the first NBA championship in 1947 (as the Warriors in the BAA).

The Los Angeles Lakers have the second-most NBA championships with 17 titles.

The Miami Heat have won 3 NBA championships.

As of 2024, franchises that have never won an NBA championship include: Phoenix Suns, Indiana Pacers, Orlando Magic, Utah Jazz, Brooklyn Nets, Atlanta Hawks (last won in 1958 as St. Louis Hawks), Charlotte Hornets, LA Clippers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Pelicans, and Denver Nuggets before 2023.

The Phoenix Suns have appeared in 3 NBA Finals (1976, 1993, 2021) without winning a championship.

The Seattle SuperSonics won 1 NBA championship in 1979.

The Orlando Magic have never won an NBA championship despite appearing in 2 Finals (1995, 2009).

The New York Knicks have won 2 NBA championships.

The Washington Wizards franchise (formerly Baltimore/Washington Bullets) has won 1 NBA championship (1978 as Washington Bullets).

The Chicago Bulls have a perfect 6-0 record in NBA Finals (100% winning percentage), the highest for any franchise with multiple appearances.

The Milwaukee Bucks have won 2 NBA championships (1971, 2021).

As of 2024, the Charlotte Hornets, LA Clippers, and Minnesota Timberwolves have never appeared in the NBA Finals.

The Utah Jazz have appeared in 2 NBA Finals (1997, 1998) without winning a championship.

The San Antonio Spurs have appeared in 6 NBA Finals and won 5 championships (5-1 record).

The New York Knicks have appeared in 8 NBA Finals.

The Boston Celtics have appeared in 22 NBA Finals.

The Boston Celtics have won the most championships with 18 titles (as of 2024).

The Minneapolis Lakers won 5 NBA championships (1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954) before relocating to Los Angeles.

The Chicago Bulls won 6 NBA championships in the 1990s (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998).

The Chicago Bulls made 6 NBA Finals appearances during the Michael Jordan era (1991-1993, 1996-1998) and won all 6.

The San Antonio Spurs won their first championship in 1999, which is considered part of the 1998-99 season.

The Dallas Mavericks have won 1 NBA championship (2011).