No. of Finals : 4 No. of title : 2 Champion Year : 1994, 1995 The Rockets entered the league in 1967 when they were based in San Diego. They moved to Houston in 1971, and they have made the NBA Playoffs 33 times since then.
No. of Finals : 8 No. of title : 2 Champion Year : 1970, 1973 -In their two titles, the Knicks were guided by coach Red Holzman. The Knicks were the first franchise to lose three straight NBA Finals (1951-1953).
No. of Finals : 6 No. of title : 3 Champion Year : 2006, 2012, 2013 The franchise won their first NBA championship back in 2006, with Dwyane Wade leading them in the NBA Finals and Shaquille O'Neal as the big superstar. Pat Riley was the coach in 2006.
No. of Finals : 7 No. of title : 3 Champion Year : 1989 1990 , 2004 The Detroit Pistons entered the NBA back in 1948 as the Fort Wayne Pistons. In their early years, they made two straight NBA Finals in 1955 and 1956. They lost twice. Two years later, the Pistons were already in Detroit.
No. of Finals : 9 No. of title : 3 Champion Year : 1955 (As Syracuse Nationals) 1967, 1983 The franchise's first NBA championship came in 1955 when the team was known as the Syracuse Nationals. They became the Philadelphia 76ers in 1963 and won the title in 1967 with Wilt Chamberlain, Billy Cunningham, and Hal Greer on the squad.
No. of Finals : 6 No. of title : 5 Champion Year : 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014 The San Antonio Spurs entered the NBA after the ABA-NBA merger in 1976. In their first few years, the franchise was highly competitive, led by George Gervin's scoring. They lost the 2013 NBA Finals to the Miami Heat in dramatic fashion.
No. of Finals : 6 No. of title : 6 Champion Year : 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998 -Jordan guided the Bulls to become the first team since the 1960s Boston Celtics to win at least three straight titles. They have been in the league since 1966.
No. of Finals : 11 No. of title : 6 Champion Year : 1947, 1956 (As Philadelphia Warriors) 1975, 2015, 2017, 2018 The Warriors moved to San Francisco in 1962 and eventually became the Golden State Warriors in 1971. They lost two NBA Finals as the San Francisco Warriors in the 1960s.
No. of Finals : 21 No. of title : 17 Champion Year : 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1984, 1986, 2008 -The Celtics built their legacy between the late 1950s and the late 1960s when they won 11 titles in 13 seasons.
No. of Finals : 32 No. of title : 17 Champion Year : 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954 (As Minneapolis) 1972, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2020 -The Lakers' first five championships came when the team was known as the Minneapolis Lakers.