NBA Teams With the Most Finals Won

Which teams have won the most NBA Finals and the full list of teams that reached that stage in the Playoffs, ordered by Finals won.

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Which team has won the most NBA Finals?

The Boston Celtics are the team with the most Finals won in NBA history with 18 victories in the Championship series. That means that they have been the team that won in 23.1% of a total of 78 NBA Finals.

Most NBA Finals Won

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Boston Celtics

In 78 editions of the NBA Playoffs, a total of 28 teams have reached the Finals at least once, 21 of them won at least one title, 11 of them won 2 or more and only 5 of them won 5 championships or more. Here you can see the full list of these teams ordered by Finals won.

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NBA Teams With the Most Finals Won

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Team
Finals Won
% of NBA's Total Finals
Finals Played
Finals Lost
% of Finals Won
1.Boston Celtics1823.1% 23578.3%
2.Los Angeles Lakers1721.8% 321553.1%
3.Golden State Warriors79.0% 12558.3%
4.Chicago Bulls67.7% 6-100.0%
5.San Antonio Spurs56.4% 6183.3%
6.Philadelphia 76ers33.8% 9633.3%
Detroit Pistons33.8% 7442.9%
Miami Heat33.8% 7442.9%
Team
Finals Won
% of NBA's Total Finals
Finals Played
Finals Lost
% of Finals Won
9.New York Knicks22.6% 8625.0%
Houston Rockets22.6% 4250.0%
Milwaukee Bucks22.6% 3166.7%
12.Cleveland Cavaliers11.3% 5420.0%
Atlanta Hawks11.3% 4325.0%
Oklahoma City Thunder11.3% 4325.0%
Washington Wizards11.3% 4325.0%
Dallas Mavericks11.3% 3233.3%
Portland Trail Blazers11.3% 3233.3%
Baltimore Bullets (1st)11.3% 1-100.0%
Denver Nuggets11.3% 1-100.0%
Sacramento Kings11.3% 1-100.0%
Toronto Raptors11.3% 1-100.0%
Team
Finals Won
% of NBA's Total Finals
Finals Played
Finals Lost
% of Finals Won
22.Phoenix Suns-0.0% 330.0%
Brooklyn Nets-0.0% 220.0%
Orlando Magic-0.0% 220.0%
Utah Jazz-0.0% 220.0%
Chicago Stags-0.0% 110.0%
Indiana Pacers-0.0% 110.0%
Washington Capitols-0.0% 110.0%