National Basketball Association (1971-2004)
| YEAR | CHAMPION |
EASTERN CONFERENCE |
WESTERN CONFERENCE |
ATLANTIC DIVISION | CENTRAL DIVISION | MIDWEST DIVISION | PACIFIC DIVISION |
|
1971 |
Milwaukee Bucks | Baltimore Bullets | Milwaukee Bucks | New York Knickerbokers | Baltimore Bullets | Milwaukee Bucks | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1972 | Los Angeles Lakers | New York Knickerbokers | Los Angeles Lakers | Boston Celtics | Baltimore Bullets | Milwaukee Bucks | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1973 | New York Knickerbokers | New York Knickerbokers | Los Angeles Lakers | Boston Celtics | Baltimore Bullets | Milwaukee Bucks | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1974 | Boston Celtics | Boston Celtics | Milwaukee Bucks | Boston Celtics | Capital Bullets | Milwaukee Bucks | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1975 | Golden State Warriors | Washington Bullets | Golden State Warriors | Boston Celtics | Washington Bullets | Chicago Bulls | Golden State Warriors |
| 1976 | Boston Celtics | Boston Celtics | Phoenix Suns | Boston Celtics | Cleveland Cavaliers | Milwaukee Bucks | Golden State Warriors |
| 1977 | Portland Trail Blazers | Philadelphia 76ers | Portland Trail Blaze | Philadelphia 76ers | Houston Rockets | Denver Nuggets | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1978 | Washington Bullets | Washington Bullets | Seattle Supersonics | Philadelphia 76ers | San Antonio Spurs | Denver Nuggets | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1979 | Seattle Supersonics | Washington Bullets | Seattle Supersonics | Washington Bullets | San Antonio Spurs | Kansas City Kings | Seattle Supersonics |
| 1980 | Los Angeles Lakers | Philadelphia 76ers | Los Angeles Lakers | Boston Celtics | Atlanta Hawks | Milwaukee Bucks | Los Angeles Lakers |
|
1981 |
Boston Celtics | Boston Celtics | Houston Rockets | Boston Celtics | Milwaukee Bucks | San Antonio Spurs | Phoenix Suns |
| 1982 | Los Angeles Lakers | Philadelphia 76ers | Los Angeles Lakers | Boston Celtics | Milwaukee Bucks | San Antonio Spurs | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1983 | Philadelphia 76ers | Philadelphia 76ers | Los Angeles Lakers | Philadelphia 76ers | Milwaukee Bucks | San Antonio Spurs | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1984 | Boston Celtics | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | Boston Celtics | Milwaukee Bucks | Utah Jazz | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1985 | Los Angeles Lakers | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | Boston Celtics | Milwaukee Bucks | Denver Nuggets | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1986 | Boston Celtics | Boston Celtics | Houston Rockets | Boston Celtics | Milwaukee Bucks | Houston Rockets | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | Boston Celtics | Atlanta Hawks | Dallas Mavericks | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1988 | Los Angeles Lakers | Detroit Pistons | Los Angeles Lakers | Boston Celtics | Detroit Pistons | Denver Nuggets | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1989 | Detroit Pistons | Detroit Pistons | Los Angeles Lakers | New York Knickerbokers | Detroit Pistons | Utah Jazz | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1990 | Detroit Pistons | Detroit Pistons | Portland Trail Blaze | Philadelphia 76ers | Detroit Pistons | San Antonio Spurs | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1991 | Chicago Bulls | Chicago Bulls | Los Angeles Lakers | Boston Celtics | Chicago Bulls | San Antonio Spurs | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1992 | Chicago Bulls | Chicago Bulls | Portland Trail Blazers | Boston Celtics | Chicago Bulls | Utah Jazz | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1993 | Chicago Bulls | Chicago Bulls | Phoenix Suns | New York Knickerbokers | Chicago Bulls | Houston Rockets | Phoenix Suns |
| 1994 | Houston Rockets | New York Knickerbokers | Houston Rockets | New York Knickerbokers | Atlanta Hawks | Houston Rockets | Seattle Supersonics |
| 1995 | Houston Rockets | Orlando Magic | Houston Rockets | Orlando Magics | Indiana Pacers | San Antonio Spurs | Phoenix Suns |
| 1996 | Chicago Bulls | Chicago Bulls | Seattle Sonics | Orlando Magics | Chicago Bulls | San Antonio Spurs | Seattle Sonics |
|
1997 |
Chicago Bulls | Chicago Bulls | Utah Jazz | Miami Heats | Chicago Bulls | Utah Jazz | Seattle Sonics |
| 1998 | Chicago Bulls | Chicago Bulls | Utah Jazz | Miami Heats | Chicago Bulls | Utah Jazz | Seattle Sonics |
| 1999 | San Antonio Spurs | New York Knickerbokers | San Antonio Spurs | Miami Heats | Indiana Pacers | Utah Jazz | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 2000 | Los Angeles Lakers | Indiana Pacers | Los Angeles Lakers | Miami Heats | Indiana Pacers | Utah Jazz | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2001 | Los Angeles Lakers | Philadelphia 76ers | Los Angeles Lakers | Philadelphia 76ers | Milwaukee Bucks | San Antonio Spurs | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2002 | Los Angeles Lakers | New Jersey Nets | Los Angeles Lakers | New Jersey Nets | Detroit Pistons | San Antonio Spurs | Sacramento Kings |
| 2003 | San Antonio Spurs | New Jersey Nets | San Antonio Spurs | New Jersey Nets | Detroit Pistons | San Antonio Spurs | Sacramento Kings |
| 2004 | Detroit Pistons | Detroit Pistons | Los Angeles Lakers | New Jersey Nets | Indiana Pacers | Minnesota Timberwolves | Los Angeles Lakers |