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NBA Champions by Year
Season	Champion	Series	Opponent	Coach
1998-99	San Antonio	4-1	New York	Gregg Popovich
1997-98	Chicago	4-2	Utah	Phil Jackson
1996-97	Chicago	4-2	Utah	Phil Jackson
1995-96	Chicago	4-2	Seattle	Phil Jackson
1994-95	Houston	4-0	Orlando	Rudy Tomjanovich
1993-94	Houston	4-3	New York	Rudy Tomjanovich
1992-93	Chicago	4-2	Phoenix	Phil Jackson
1991-92	Chicago	4-2	Portland	Phil Jackson
1990-91	Chicago	4-1	LA Lakers	Phil Jackson
1989-90	Detroit	4-1	Portland	Chuck Daly
1988-89	Detroit	4-0	LA Lakers	Chuck Daly
1987-88	LA Lakers	4-3	Detroit	Pat Riley
1986-87	LA Lakers	4-2	Boston	Pat Riley
1985-86	Boston	4-2	Houston	K.C. Jones
1984-85	LA Lakers	4-2	Boston	Pat Riley
1983-84	Boston	4-3	LA Lakers	K.C. Jones
1982-83	Philadelphia	4-0	LA Lakers	Billy Cunningham
1981-82	LA Lakers	4-2	Philadelphia	Pat Riley
1980-81	Boston	4-2	Houston	Bill Fitch
1979-80	LA Lakers	4-2	Philadelphia	Paul Westhead
1978-79	Seattle	4-1	Washington	Lenny Wilkens
1977-78	Washington	4-3	Seattle	Dick Motta
1976-77	Portland	4-2	Philadelphia	Jack Ramsay
1975-76	Boston	4-2	Phoenix	Tommy Heinsohn
1974-75	Golden State	4-0	Washington	Al Attles
1973-74	Boston	4-3	Milwaukee	Tommy Heinsohn
1972-73	New York	4-1	LA Lakers	Red Holzman
1971-72	LA Lakers	4-1	New York	Bill Sharman
1970-71	Milwaukee	4-0	Baltimore	Larry Costello
1969-70	New York	4-3	LA Lakers	Red Holzman
1968-69	Boston	4-3	LA Lakers	Bill Russell
1967-68	Boston	4-2	LA Lakers	Bill Russell
1966-67	Philadelphia	4-2	San Francisco	Alex Hannum
1965-66	Boston	4-3	LA Lakers	Red Auerbach
1964-65	Boston	4-1	LA Lakers	Red Auerbach
1963-64	Boston	4-1	San Francisco	Red Auerbach
1962-63	Boston	4-2	LA Lakers	Red Auerbach
1961-62	Boston	4-3	LA Lakers	Red Auerbach
1960-61	Boston	4-1	St Louis	Red Auerbach
1959-60	Boston	4-3	St Louis	Red Auerbach
1958-59	Boston	4-0	Minneapolis	Red Auerbach
1957-58	St Louis	4-2	Boston	Alex Hannum
1956-57	Boston	4-3	St Louis	Red Auerbach
1955-56	Philadelphia	4-1	Ft Wayne	George Senesky
1954-55	Syracuse	4-3	Ft Wayne	Al Cervi
1953-54	Minneapolis	4-3	Syracuse	John Kundla
1952-53	Minneapolis	4-1	New York	John Kundla
1951-52	Minneapolis	4-3	New York	John Kundla
1950-51	Rochester	4-3	New York	Les Harrison
1949-50	Minneapolis	4-2	Syracuse	John Kundla
1948-49	Minneapolis	4-2	Washington	John Kundla
1947-48	Baltimore	4-2	Philadelphia	Buddy Jeannette
1946-47	Philadelphia	4-1	Chicago	Eddie Gottlieb

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