Most NBA Titles By Team

In the 61-year history of the National Basketball Association, half of the league’s champions have been produced by two teams — the Boston Celtics and the Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers.

By defeating the Lakers in the 2008 Finals, the Celtics wrapped up their 17th title overall, their first since 1986. (Winning eight in a row from 1959-66 helped pad those totals.) The Lakers, meanwhile, won the last of three straight championships in 2002, accounting for the most recent of their 14 titles.

Only 16 teams have actually claimed the league’s most coveted trophy. Only 10 have won more than once.

In other words, it’s a pretty exclusive club.

• 17 — Boston Celtics (1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1984, 1986, 2008)
•  14 — Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers (1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1972, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2002)
• 6 — Chicago Bulls (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998)
• 4 — San Antonio Spurs (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007)
• 3 — Philadelphia/Golden State Warriors (1947, 1956, 1975)
• 3 — Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers (1955, 1967, 1983)
• 3 – Detroit Pistons (1989, 1990, 2004)
• 2 — Baltimore/Washington Bullets (1948, 1978)
• 2 — Houston Rockets (1994, 1995)
• 2 – New York Knickerbockers (1970, 1973)
• 1 — Miami Heat (2006 )
• 1 — Milwaukee Bucks (1971)
• 1 — Portland Trailblazers (1977)
• 1 – Rochester Royals (1951)
• 1 — Saint Louis Hawks (1958)
• 1 — Seattle Supersonics (1979)

Source: NBA

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