The second parentheses indicate the number of times that teams have appeared in an NBA Finals as well as each respective team's NBA Finals record to date. The first parentheses in the Western champions and Eastern champions columns indicate the teams' playoff seed.As of 2022, the defending champions are the Golden State Warriors. As of 2022, the Boston Celtics and the Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers have won a combined total of 34 NBA championships (with 17 apiece). Īs of 2022, the Eastern Conference/Division led the Western Conference/Division 40–36 in championships won. It was previously in a 2–3–2 format (the team with the better regular season record plays on its home court in Games 1, 2, 6, and 7) during 1949, 1953– 1955, and 1985– 2013, in a 1–1–1–1–1–1–1 format during 19, and in a 1–2–2–1–1 format during 19. The winning team of the series receives the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy. From 1946 through 1949, when the league was known as the Basketball Association of America (BAA), the playoffs were a three-stage tournament where the two semifinal winners played each other in the finals. All Finals have been played in a best-of-seven format, and are contested between the winners of the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference (formerly Divisions before 1970), except in 1950 when the Eastern Division champion faced the winner between the Western and Central Division champions. The NBA Finals is the championship series for the National Basketball Association (NBA) held at the conclusion of its postseason.
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