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| Basketball Men: NBA (National Basketball Association) | 
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| 2009 | |||
| 2008 | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | Detroit Pistons |
| San Antonio Spurs | |||
| 2007 | San Antonio Spurs | Cleveland Cavaliers | Detroit Pistons |
| Utah Jazz | |||
| 2006 | Miami Heat | Dallas Mavericks | Detroit Pistons |
| Phoenix Suns | |||
| 2005 | San Antonio Spurs | Detroit Pistons | Miami Heat |
| Phoenix Suns | |||
| 2004 | Detroit Pistons | Los Angeles Lakers | Indiana Pacers |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | |||
| 2003 | San Antonio Spurs | New Jersey Nets | Dallas Mavericks |
| Detroit Pistons | |||
| 2002 | Los Angeles Lakers | New Jersey Nets | Boston Celtics |
| Sacramento Kings | |||
| 2001 | Los Angeles Lakers | Philadelphia 76ers | Milwaukee Bucks |
| San Antonio Spurs | |||
| 2000 | Los Angeles Lakers | Indiana Pacers | New York Knicks |
| Portland Trail Blazers | |||
| 1999 | San Antonio Spurs | New York Knicks | Indiana Pacers |
| Portland Trail Blazers | |||
| 1998 | Chicago Bulls | Utah Jazz | Indiana Pacers |
| Los Angeles Lakers | |||
| 1997 | Chicago Bulls | Utah Jazz | Houston Rockets |
| Miami Heat | |||
| 1996 | Chicago Bulls | Seattle SuperSonics | Orlando Magic |
| Utah Jazz | |||
| 1995 | Houston Rockets | Orlando Magic | Indiana Pacers |
| San Antonio Spurs | |||
| 1994 | Houston Rockets | New York Knicks | Indiana Pacers |
| Utah Jazz | |||
| 1993 | Chicago Bulls | Phoenix Suns | New York Knicks |
| Seattle SuperSonics | |||
| 1992 | Chicago Bulls | Portland Trail Blazers | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Utah Jazz | |||
| 1991 | Chicago Bulls | Los Angeles Lakers | Detroit Pistons |
| Portland Trail Blazers | |||
| 1990 | Detroit Pistons | Portland Trail Blazers | Chicago Bulls |
| Phoenix Suns | |||
| 1989 | Detroit Pistons | Los Angeles Lakers | Chicago Bulls |
| Phoenix Suns | |||
| 1988 | Los Angeles Lakers | Detroit Pistons | Boston Celtics |
| Dallas Mavericks | |||
| 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers | Boston Celtics | Detroit Pistons |
| Seattle SuperSonics | |||
| 1986 | Boston Celtics | Houston Rockets | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Milwaukee Bucks | |||
| 1985 | Los Angeles Lakers | Boston Celtics | Denver Nuggets |
| Philadelphia 76ers | |||
| 1984 | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Phoenix Suns | |||
| 1983 | Philadelpha 76ers | Los Angeles Lakers | Milwaukee Bucks |
| San Antonio Spurs | |||
| 1982 | Los Angeles Lakers | Philadelphia 76ers | Boston Celtics |
| San Antonio Spurs | |||
| 1981 | Boston Celtics | Houston Rockets | Kansas City Kings |
| Philadelphia 76ers | |||
| 1980 | Los Angeles Lakers | Phialdelphia 76ers | Boston Celtics |
| Seattle SuperSonics | |||
| 1979 | Seattle SuperSonics | Washington Bullets | Phoenix Suns |
| San Antonio Spurs | |||
| 1978 | Washington Bullets | Seattle SuperSonics | Denver Nuggets |
| Philadelphia 76ers | |||
| 1977 | Portland Trail Blazers | Philadelphia 76ers | Houston Rockets |
| Los Angeles Lakers | |||
| 1976 | Boston Celtics | Phoenix Suns | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Golden State Warriors | |||
| 1975 | Golden State Warriors | Washington Bullets | Boston Celtics |
| Chicago Bulls | |||
| 1974 | Boston Celtics | Milwaukee Bucks | Chicago Bulls |
| New York Knicks | |||
| 1973 | New York Knicks | Los Angeles Lakers | Boston Celtics |
| Golden State Warriors | |||
| 1972 | Los Angeles Lakers | New York Knicks | Boston Celtics |
| Milwaukee Bucks | |||
| 1971 | Milwaukee Bucks | Baltimore Bullets | Los Angeles Lakers |
| New York Knicks | |||
| 1970 | New York Knicks | Los Angeles Lakers | Atlanta Hawks |
| Milwaukee Bucks | |||
| 1969 | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | Atlanta Hawks |
| New York Knicks | |||
| 1968 | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | Philadelphia 76ers |
| San Francisco Warriors | |||
| 1967 | Philadelphia 76ers | San Francisco Warriors | Boston Celtics |
| St. Louis Hawks | |||
| 1966 | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | Philadelphia 76ers |
| St. Louis Hawks | |||
| 1965 | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | Baltimore Bullets |
| Philadelphia 76ers | |||
| 1964 | Boston Celtics | San Francisco Warriors | Cincinnati Royals |
| St. Louis Hawks | |||
| 1963 | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | Cincinnati Royals |
| St. Louis Hawks | |||
| 1962 | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | Detroit Pistons |
| Philadelphia Warriors | |||
| 1961 | Boston Celtics | St. Louis Hawks | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Syracuse Nationals | |||
| 1960 | Boston Celtics | St. Louis Hawks | Minneapolis Lakers |
| Philadelphia Warriors | |||
| 1959 | Boston Celtics | Minneapolis Lakers | St. Louis Hawks |
| Syracuse Nationals | |||
| 1958 | St. Louis Hawks | Boston Celtics | Detroit Pistons |
| Philadelphia Warriors | |||
| 1957 | Boston Celtics | St. Louis Hawks | Minneapolis Lakers |
| Syracuse Nationals | |||
| 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors | Fort Wayne Pistons | St. Louis Hawks |
| Syracuse Nationals | |||
| 1955 | Syracuse Nationals | Fort Wayne Pistons | Boston Celtics |
| Minneapolis Lakers | |||
| 1954 | Minneapolis Lakers | Syracuse Nationals | Boston Celtics |
| Rochester Royals | |||
| 1953 | Minneapolis Lakers | New York Knicks | Boston Celtics |
| Fort Wayne Pistons | |||
| 1952 | Minneapolis Lakers | New York Knicks | Rochester Royals |
| Syracuse Nationals | |||
| 1951 | Rochester Royals | New York Knicks | Minneapolis Lakers |
| Syracuse Nationals | |||
| 1950 | Minneapolis Lakers | Syracuse Nationals | Anderson Packers |
| 1949 | Minneapolis Lakers | Washington Capitols | New York Knicks |
| Rochester Royals | |||
| 1948 | Baltimore Bullets | Philadelphia Warriors | Chicago Stags |
| St. Louis Bombers | |||
| 1947 | Philadelphia Warriors | Chicago Stags | New York Knicks |
| Washington Capitols |
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Notes: 1999: strike shortened season 1947-1949: BAA (Basketball Association of America), league was renamed NBA in 1950 |
