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National Basketball Association

NBA redirects here, as it's the most common usage of the abbreviation; for more uses, see NBA (disambiguation).

The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. Many of the world's best players play in the NBA, and the overall standard of the competition is considerably higher than any other professional competition.

The NBA was founded in New York City on June 6, 1946 as the Basketball Association of America. It adopted the name National Basketball Association in the fall of 1949 after adding several teams from the rival National Basketball League.

The NBA currently is devised in this format:

Eastern Conference:
Atlantic Division	Boston Celtics	New Jersey Nets	New York Knicks	Philadelphia 76ers	Toronto Raptors
Central Division	Chicago Bulls	Cleveland Cavaliers	Detroit Pistons	Indiana Pacers	Milwaukee Bucks
Southeast Division	Atlanta Hawks	Charlotte Bobcats	Miami Heat	Orlando Magic	Washington Wizards
Western Conference:
Northwest Division	Denver Nuggets	Minnesota Timberwolves	Portland Trail Blazers	Utah Jazz	Seattle SuperSonics
Pacific Division	Golden State Warriors	Los Angeles Clippers	Los Angeles Lakers	Phoenix Suns	Sacramento Kings
Southwest Division	Dallas Mavericks	Houston Rockets	Memphis Grizzlies	New Orleans Hornets	San Antonio Spurs

List of NBA champions

1946–47 Philadelphia Warriors 4–1 Chicago Stags
1947–48 Baltimore Bullets 4–2 Philadelphia Warriors
1948–49 Minneapolis Lakers 4–2 Washington Capitols
1949–50 Minneapolis Lakers 4–2 Syracuse Nationals
1950–51 Rochester Royals 4–3 New York Knicks
1951–52 Minneapolis Lakers 4–3 New York Knicks
1952–53 Minneapolis Lakers 4–1 New York Knicks
1953–54 Minneapolis Lakers 4–3 Syracuse Nationals
1954–55 Syracuse Nationals 4–3 Ft. Wayne Pistons
1955–56 Philadelphia Warriors 4–1 Ft. Wayne Pistons
1956–57 Boston Celtics 4–3 St. Louis Hawks
1957–58 St. Louis Hawks 4–2 Boston Celtics
1958–59 Boston Celtics 4–0 Minneapolis Lakers
1959–60 Boston Celtics 4–3 St. Louis Hawks
1960–61 Boston Celtics 4–1 St. Louis Hawks
1961–62 Boston Celtics 4–3 Los Angeles Lakers
1962–63 Boston Celtics 4–2 Los Angeles Lakers
1963–64 Boston Celtics 4–1 San Francisco Warriors
1964–65 Boston Celtics 4–1 Los Angeles Lakers
1965–66 Boston Celtics 4–3 Los Angeles Lakers
1966–67 Philadelphia 76ers 4–2 San Francisco Warriors
1967–68 Boston Celtics 4–2 Los Angeles Lakers
1968–69 Boston Celtics 4–3 Los Angeles Lakers
1969–70 New York Knicks 4–3 Los Angeles Lakers
1970–71 Milwaukee Bucks 4–0 Baltimore Bullets
1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers 4–1 New York Knicks
1972–73 New York Knicks 4–1 Los Angeles Lakers
1973–74 Boston Celtics 4–3 Milwaukee Bucks
1974–75 Golden State Warriors 4–0 Washington Bullets
1975–76 Boston Celtics 4–2 Phoenix Suns
1976–77 Portland Trail Blazers 4–2 Philadelphia 76ers
1977–78 Washington Bullets 4–3 Seattle SuperSonics
1978–79 Seattle SuperSonics 4–1 Washington Bullets
1979–80 Los Angeles Lakers 4–2 Philadelphia 76ers
1980–81 Boston Celtics 4–2 Houston Rockets
1981–82 Los Angeles Lakers 4–2 Philadelphia 76ers
1982–83 Philadelphia 76ers 4–0 Los Angeles Lakers
1983–84 Boston Celtics 4–3 Los Angeles Lakers
1984–85 Los Angeles Lakers 4–2 Boston Celtics
1985–86 Boston Celtics 4–2 Houston Rockets
1986–87 Los Angeles Lakers 4–2 Boston Celtics
1987–88 Los Angeles Lakers 4–3 Detroit Pistons
1988–89 Detroit Pistons 4–0 Los Angeles Lakers
1989–90 Detroit Pistons 4–1 Portland Trail Blazers
1990–91 Chicago Bulls 4–1 Los Angeles Lakers
1991–92 Chicago Bulls 4–2 Portland Trail Blazers
1992–93 Chicago Bulls 4–2 Phoenix Suns
1993–94 Houston Rockets 4–3 New York Knicks
1994–95 Houston Rockets 4–0 Orlando Magic
1995–96 Chicago Bulls 4–2 Seattle SuperSonics
1996–97 Chicago Bulls 4–2 Utah Jazz
1997–98 Chicago Bulls 4–2 Utah Jazz
1998–99 San Antonio Spurs 4–1 New York Knicks
1999-00 Los Angeles Lakers 4-2 Indiana Pacers
2000-01 Los Angeles Lakers 4–1 Philadelphia 76ers
2001-02 Los Angeles Lakers 4-0 New Jersey Nets
2002-03 San Antonio Spurs 4-2 New Jersey Nets
2003-04 Detroit Pistons 4-1 Los Angeles Lakers

Defunct NBA teams

Anderson Packers 1949-1950
Baltimore Bullets 1947-1955 (Last NBA team to fold)
Chicago Stags 1946-1950
Cleveland Rebels 1946-1947
Denver Nuggets 1949-1950
Detroit Falcons 1946-1947
Indianapolis Jets 1948-1949
Indianapolis Olympians 1949-1953
Pittsburgh Ironmen 1946-1947
Providence Steamrollers 1946-1949
St. Louis Bombers 1946-50
Sheboygan Redskins 1949-50
Toronto Huskies 1946-47
Washington Capitols 1946-51
Waterloo Hawks 1949-50

NBA Presidents and Commissioners

Maurice Podoloff, President from 1946 to 1963
Walter Kennedy, President from 1963 to 1967 and Commissioner from 1967 to 1975
Larry O'Brien, Commissioner from 1975 to 1984
David Stern, Commissioner from 1984

Players

List of NBA players

See also


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