Editing National Basketball Association (section)

==Championships==
{{Main|List of NBA champions}}
The [[Boston Celtics]] have the most championships, with 18 [[NBA Finals]] wins.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rosenstein |first=Greg |date=June 17, 2024 |title=NBA Finals: Celtics defeat Mavericks for record-setting 18th championship |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/nba-finals-celtics-defeat-mavericks-league-best-18th-championship-rcna157266 |work=[[NBC News]] |location= |access-date=June 18, 2024}}</ref> The [[Los Angeles Lakers]] have the second-most with 17; the [[Golden State Warriors]] and [[Chicago Bulls]] have the third- and fourth-most, respectively, with seven and six titles.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Overview of NBA champions
!scope="col"|Teams
!scope="col"|Win
!scope="col"|Loss
!scope="col"|Total
!scope="col"|Year(s) won
!scope="col"|Year(s) runner-up
|-
|scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Boston Celtics]]
|18||5||23||style="text-align:left"|{{nbafy|1957}}, {{nbafy|1959}}, {{nbafy|1960}}, {{nbafy|1961}}, {{nbafy|1962}}, {{nbafy|1963}}, {{nbafy|1964}}, {{nbafy|1965}}, {{nbafy|1966}}, {{nbafy|1968}}, {{nbafy|1969}}, {{nbafy|1974}}, {{nbafy|1976}}, {{nbafy|1981}}, {{nbafy|1984}}, {{nbafy|1986}}, {{nbafy|2008}}, {{nbafy|2024}}||style="text-align:left"|{{nbafy|1958}}, {{nbafy|1985}}, {{nbafy|1987}}, {{nbafy|2010}}, {{nbafy|2022}}
|-
|scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Los Angeles Lakers|Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers]]
|17||15||32|| style="text-align:left" |[[1949 BAA Finals|1949]], {{nbafy|1950}}, {{nbafy|1952}}, {{nbafy|1953}}, {{nbafy|1954}}, {{nbafy|1972}}, {{nbafy|1980}}, {{nbafy|1982}}, {{nbafy|1985}}, {{nbafy|1987}}, {{nbafy|1988}}, {{nbafy|2000}}, {{nbafy|2001}}, {{nbafy|2002}}, {{nbafy|2009}}, {{nbafy|2010}}, {{nbafy|2020}}||style="text-align:left"|{{nbafy|1959}}, {{nbafy|1962}}, {{nbafy|1963}}, {{nbafy|1965}}, {{nbafy|1966}}, {{nbafy|1968}}, {{nbafy|1969}}, {{nbafy|1970}}, {{nbafy|1973}}, {{nbafy|1983}}, {{nbafy|1984}}, {{nbafy|1989}}, {{nbafy|1991}}, {{nbafy|2004}}, {{nbafy|2008}}
|-
|scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Golden State Warriors|Philadelphia/San Francisco/Golden State Warriors]]
|7||5||12||style="text-align:left"|[[1947 BAA Finals|1947]], {{nbafy|1956}}, {{nbafy|1975}}, {{nbafy|2015}}, {{nbafy|2017}}, {{nbafy|2018}}, {{nbafy|2022}} ||style="text-align:left"|[[1948 BAA Finals|1948]], {{nbafy|1964}}, {{nbafy|1967}}, {{nbafy|2016}}, {{nbafy|2019}}
|-
|scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Chicago Bulls]]
|6||0||6||style="text-align:left"|{{nbafy|1991}}, {{nbafy|1992}}, {{nbafy|1993}}, {{nbafy|1996}}, {{nbafy|1997}}, {{nbafy|1998}}||—
|-
|scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[San Antonio Spurs]]
|5||1||6||style="text-align:left"|{{nbafy|1999}}, {{nbafy|2003}}, {{nbafy|2005}}, {{nbafy|2007}}, {{nbafy|2014}}||style="text-align:left"|{{nbafy|2013}}
|-
|scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Philadelphia 76ers|Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers]]
|3||6||9||style="text-align:left"|{{nbafy|1955}}, {{nbafy|1967}}, {{nbafy|1983}}||style="text-align:left"|{{nbafy|1950}}, {{nbafy|1954}}, {{nbafy|1977}}, {{nbafy|1980}}, {{nbafy|1982}}, {{nbafy|2001}}
|-
|scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Detroit Pistons|Fort Wayne/Detroit Pistons]]
|3||4||7||style="text-align:left"|{{nbafy|1989}}, {{nbafy|1990}}, {{nbafy|2004}}||style="text-align:left"|{{nbafy|1955}}, {{nbafy|1956}}, {{nbafy|1988}}, {{nbafy|2005}}
|-
|scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Miami Heat]]
|3||4||7||style="text-align:left"|{{nbafy|2006}}, {{nbafy|2012}}, {{nbafy|2013}}||style="text-align:left"|{{nbafy|2011}}, {{nbafy|2014}}, {{nbafy|2020}}, {{nbafy|2023}} 
|-
|scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[New York Knicks]]
|2||6||8||style="text-align:left"|{{nbafy|1970}}, {{nbafy|1973}}||style="text-align:left"|{{nbafy|1951}}, {{nbafy|1952}}, {{nbafy|1953}}, {{nbafy|1972}}, {{nbafy|1994}}, {{nbafy|1999}}
|-
|scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Houston Rockets]]
|2||2||4||style="text-align:left"|{{nbafy|1994}}, {{nbafy|1995}}||style="text-align:left"|{{nbafy|1981}}, {{nbafy|1986}}
|-
|scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Milwaukee Bucks]]
|2||1||3||style="text-align:left"|{{nbafy|1971}}, {{nbafy|2021}}||style="text-align:left"|{{nbafy|1974}}
|-
|scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Cleveland Cavaliers]]
|1||4||5||style="text-align:left"|{{nbafy|2016}}||style="text-align:left"|{{nbafy|2007}}, {{nbafy|2015}}, {{nbafy|2017}}, {{nbafy|2018}}
|-
|scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Atlanta Hawks|St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks]]
|1||3||4||style="text-align:left"|{{nbafy|1958}}||style="text-align:left"|{{nbafy|1957}}, {{nbafy|1960}}, {{nbafy|1961}}
|-
|scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Washington Wizards|Baltimore/Washington Bullets]] {{small|(now Washington Wizards)}}
|1||3||4||style="text-align:left"|{{nbafy|1978}}||style="text-align:left"|{{nbafy|1971}}, {{nbafy|1975}}, {{nbafy|1979}}
|-
|scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Seattle SuperSonics]]/[[Oklahoma City Thunder]]
|1||3||4||style="text-align:left"|{{nbafy|1979}}||style="text-align:left"|{{nbafy|1978}}, {{nbafy|1996}}, {{nbafy|2012}}
|-
|scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Portland Trail Blazers]]
|1||2||3||style="text-align:left"|{{nbafy|1977}}||style="text-align:left"|{{nbafy|1990}}, {{nbafy|1992}}
|-
|scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Dallas Mavericks]]
|1||2||3|| style="text-align:left" |{{nbafy|2011}}||style="text-align:left"|{{nbafy|2006}}, [[2024 NBA Finals|2024]]
|-
|scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Baltimore Bullets (1944–54)|Baltimore Bullets (original)]] {{small|([[List of defunct National Basketball Association teams|folded]] in 1954)}}
|1||0||1||style="text-align:left"|[[1948 BAA Finals|1948]]||—
|-
|scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Sacramento Kings|Rochester Royals]] {{small|(now Sacramento Kings)}}
|1||0||1||style="text-align:left"|{{nbafy|1951}}||—
|-
|scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Toronto Raptors]]
|1||0||1||style="text-align:left"|{{nbafy|2019}}||—
|-
|scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Denver Nuggets]]
|1||0||1||style="text-align:left"|{{nbafy|2023}}||—
|-
|scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Phoenix Suns]]
|0||3||3||—||style="text-align:left"|{{nbafy|1976}}, {{nbafy|1993}}, {{nbafy|2021}}
|-
|scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Utah Jazz]] {{small|(formerly New Orleans Jazz)}}
|0||2||2||—||style="text-align:left"|{{nbafy|1997}}, {{nbafy|1998}}
|-
|scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Brooklyn Nets|New Jersey Nets]] {{small|(now Brooklyn Nets)}}
|0||2||2||—||style="text-align:left"|{{nbafy|2002}}, {{nbafy|2003}}
|-
|scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Orlando Magic]]
|0||2||2||—||style="text-align:left"|{{nbafy|1995}}, {{nbafy|2009}}
|-
|scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Chicago Stags]] {{small|([[List of defunct National Basketball Association teams|folded]] in 1950)}}
|0||1||1||—||style="text-align:left"|[[1947 BAA Finals|1947]]
|-
|scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Washington Capitols]] {{small|([[List of defunct National Basketball Association teams|folded]] in 1951)}}
|0||1||1||—||style="text-align:left"|[[1949 BAA Finals|1949]]
|-
|scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Indiana Pacers]]
|0||1||1||—||style="text-align:left"|{{nbafy|2000}}
|}

Current teams that have no [[NBA Finals]] appearances:<ref>{{cite news |last=McGregor |first=Gilbert |date=May 22, 2023 |title=Which teams have never made the NBA Finals? Nuggets make history with trip in 2023 |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/teams-never-made-nba-finals-history/dxdrv5uxzd8njvbcz4iiqhc3 |work=[[Sporting News]] |location= |access-date=May 1, 2024}}</ref>
* [[Charlotte Hornets]] {{small|(formerly Charlotte Bobcats)}}
* [[Los Angeles Clippers]] {{small|(formerly [[Buffalo Braves]], San Diego Clippers)}}
* [[Memphis Grizzlies]] {{small|(formerly [[Vancouver Grizzlies]])}}
* [[Minnesota Timberwolves]]
* [[New Orleans Pelicans]] {{small|(formerly New Orleans Hornets, [[Effect of Hurricane Katrina on the New Orleans Hornets|New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets]])}}