NBA ALL-TIME DIVISION CHAMPIONS
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| YEAR |
CHAMPION |
RUNNER-UP |
SERIES |
| 1946-47 |
Philadelphia |
Chicago |
4-1 |
| 1947-48 |
Baltimore |
Philadelphia |
4-2 |
| 1948-49 |
Minneapolis |
Washington |
4-2 |
| 1949-50 |
Minneapolis |
Syracuse |
4-2 |
| 1950-51 |
Rochester |
New York |
4-3 |
| 1951-52 |
Minneapolis |
New York |
4-3 |
| 1952-53 |
Minneapolis |
New York |
4-1 |
| 1953-54 |
Minneapolis |
Syracuse |
4-3 |
| 1954-55 |
Syracuse |
Ft. Wayne |
4-3 |
| 1955-56 |
Philadelphia |
Ft. Wayne |
4-1 |
| 1956-57 |
Boston |
St. Louis |
4-3 |
| 1957-58 |
St. Louis |
Boston |
4-2 |
| 1958-59 |
Boston |
Minneapolis |
4-0 |
| 1959-60 |
Boston |
St. Louis |
4-3 |
| 1960-61 |
Boston |
St. Louis |
4-1 |
| 1961-62 |
Boston |
L.A. Lakers |
4-3 |
| 1962-63 |
Boston |
L.A. Lakers |
4-2 |
| 1963-64 |
Boston |
San Francisco |
4-1 |
| 1964-65 |
Boston |
L.A. Lakers |
4-1 |
| 1965-66 |
Boston |
L.A. Lakers |
4-3 |
| 1966-67 |
Philadelphia |
San Francisco |
4-2 |
| 1967-68 |
Boston |
L.A. Lakers |
4-2 |
| 1968-69 |
Boston |
L.A. Lakers |
4-3 |
| 1969-70 |
New York |
L.A. Lakers |
4-3 |
| 1970-71 |
Milwaukee |
Baltimore |
4-0 |
| 1971-72 |
Los Angeles |
New York |
4-1 |
| 1972-73 |
New York |
L.A. Lakers |
4-1 |
| 1973-74 |
Boston |
Milwaukee |
4-3 |
| 1974-75 |
Golden State |
Washington |
4-0 |
| 1975-76 |
Boston |
Phoenix |
4-2 |
| 1976-77 |
Portland |
Philadelphia |
4-2 |
| 1977-78 |
Washington |
Seattle |
4-3 |
| 1978-79 |
Seattle |
Washington |
4-1 |
| 1979-80 |
L.A. Lakers |
Philadelphia |
4-2 |
| 1980-81 |
Boston |
Houston |
4-2 |
| 1981-82 |
L.A. Lakers |
Philadelphia |
4-2 |
| 1982-83 |
Philadelphia |
L.A. Lakers |
4-0 |
| 1983-84 |
Boston |
L.A. Lakers |
4-3 |
| 1984-85 |
L.A. Lakers |
Boston |
4-2 |
| 1985-86 |
Boston |
Houston |
4-2 |
| 1986-87 |
L.A. Lakers |
Boston |
4-2 |
| 1987-88 |
L.A. Lakers |
Detroit |
4-3 |
| 1988-89 |
Detroit |
L.A. Lakers |
4-0 |
| 1989-90 |
Detroit |
Portland |
4-1 |
| 1990-91 |
Chicago |
L.A. Lakers |
4-1 |
| 1991-92 |
Chicago |
Portland |
4-2 |
| 1992-93 |
Chicago |
Phoenix |
4-2 |
| 1993-94 |
Houston |
New York |
4-3 |
| 1994-95 |
Houston |
Orlando |
4-0 |
| 1995-96 |
Chicago |
Seattle |
4-2 |
| 1996-97 |
Chicago |
Utah |
4-2 |
| 1997-98 |
Chicago |
Utah |
4-2 |
| 1998-99 |
San Antonio |
New York |
4-1 |
| 1999-00 |
L.A. Lakers |
Indiana |
4-2 |
| 2000-01 |
L.A. Lakers |
Philadelphia |
4-1 |
| 2001-02 |
L.A. Lakers |
New Jersey |
4-0 |
| 2002-03 |
San Antonio |
New Jersey |
4-2 |
| 2003-04 |
Detroit |
L.A. Lakers |
4-1 |
| 2004-05 |
San Antonio |
Detroit |
4-3 |
| 2005-06 |
Miami |
Dallas |
4-2 |
| 2006-07 |
San Antonio |
Cleveland |
4-0 |
| 2007-08 |
Boston |
L.A. Lakers |
4-2 |
| 2008-09 |
L.A. Lakers |
Orlando |
4-1 |
