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.
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
18 finals
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 Celtics | 18 | 23.1% | 23 | 5 | 78.3% |
2. | Los Angeles Lakers | 17 | 21.8% | 32 | 15 | 53.1% |
3. | Golden State Warriors | 7 | 9.0% | 12 | 5 | 58.3% |
4. | Chicago Bulls | 6 | 7.7% | 6 | - | 100.0% |
5. | San Antonio Spurs | 5 | 6.4% | 6 | 1 | 83.3% |
6. | Philadelphia 76ers | 3 | 3.8% | 9 | 6 | 33.3% |
Detroit Pistons | 3 | 3.8% | 7 | 4 | 42.9% | |
Miami Heat | 3 | 3.8% | 7 | 4 | 42.9% |
Team |
Finals Won | % of NBA's Total Finals | Finals Played |
Finals Lost |
% of Finals Won | |
9. | New York Knicks | 2 | 2.6% | 8 | 6 | 25.0% |
Houston Rockets | 2 | 2.6% | 4 | 2 | 50.0% | |
Milwaukee Bucks | 2 | 2.6% | 3 | 1 | 66.7% | |
12. | Cleveland Cavaliers | 1 | 1.3% | 5 | 4 | 20.0% |
Atlanta Hawks | 1 | 1.3% | 4 | 3 | 25.0% | |
Oklahoma City Thunder | 1 | 1.3% | 4 | 3 | 25.0% | |
Washington Wizards | 1 | 1.3% | 4 | 3 | 25.0% | |
Dallas Mavericks | 1 | 1.3% | 3 | 2 | 33.3% | |
Portland Trail Blazers | 1 | 1.3% | 3 | 2 | 33.3% | |
Baltimore Bullets (1st) | 1 | 1.3% | 1 | - | 100.0% | |
Denver Nuggets | 1 | 1.3% | 1 | - | 100.0% | |
Sacramento Kings | 1 | 1.3% | 1 | - | 100.0% | |
Toronto Raptors | 1 | 1.3% | 1 | - | 100.0% |
Team |
Finals Won | % of NBA's Total Finals | Finals Played |
Finals Lost |
% of Finals Won | |
22. | Phoenix Suns | - | 0.0% | 3 | 3 | 0.0% |
Brooklyn Nets | - | 0.0% | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | |
Orlando Magic | - | 0.0% | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | |
Utah Jazz | - | 0.0% | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | |
Chicago Stags | - | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | |
Indiana Pacers | - | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | |
Washington Capitols | - | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |