LARRY O' BRIEN TROPHY
The NBA championship trophy was renamed the Larry O'Brien Trophy in 1984 in honor of Commissioner Larry O'Brien who served the league from 1975-84. The trophy replaced the Walter A. Brown Trophy, which was named after the pioneering owner of the Boston Celtics. This was won when a certain team would win the NBA Playoffs. The Playoffs were when the top eight teams of each conference would have a tournament. In the Finals, one team in each conference would go against each other in a best of seven series. This is applied in all other rounds in the tournament. Winning the Finals would mean great honor, and would win the players and coach the trophy, and a ring to symbolize their championship. The player with the most rings right now is Bill Russell. He currently has 11 in his possession.
The Champs2010-11 - Dallas Mavericks-Miami Heat 4-2 2009-10 - Los Angeles Lakers-Boston Celtics 4-3 2008-09 - Los Angeles Lakers-Orlando Magic 4-1 2007-08 - Boston CelticsLos-Angeles Lakers 4-2 2006-07 - San Antonio Spurs-Cleveland Cavaliers 4-0 2005-06 - Miami Heat-Dallas Mavericks 4-2 2004-05 - San Antonio Spurs-Detroit Pistons 4-3 2003-04 - Detroit Pistons-Los Angeles Lakers 4-1 2002-03 - San Antonio Spurs-New Jersey Nets 4-2 2001-02 - Los Angeles Lakers-New Jersey Nets 4-0 2000-01 - Los Angeles Lakers-Philadelphia 76ers 4-1 1999-00 - Los Angeles Lakers-Indiana Pacers 4-2 1998-99 - San Antonio Spurs-New York Knicks 4-1 1997-98 - Chicago Bulls-Utah Jazz 4-2 1996-97 - Chicago Bulls-Utah Jazz 4-2 1995-96 - Chicago Bulls-Seattle SuperSonics 4-2 1994-95 - Houston Rockets-Orlando Magic 4-0 1993-94 - Houston Rockets-New York Knicks 4-3 1992-93 - Chicago Bulls-Phoenix Suns 4-2 1991-92 - Chicago Bulls-Portland Trail Blazers 4-2 1990-91 - Chicago Bulls-Los Angeles Lakers 4-1 1989-90 - Detroit Pistons-Portland Trail Blazers 4-1 1988-89 - Detroit Pistons-Los Angeles Lakers 4-0 1987-88 - Los Angeles Lakers-Detroit Pistons 4-3 1986-87 - Los Angeles Lakers-Boston Celtics 4-2 1985-86 - Boston Celtics-Houston Rockets 4-2 1984-85 - Los Angeles Lakers-Boston Celtics 4-2 1983-84 - Boston Celtics-Los Angeles Lakers 4-3 1982-83 - Philadelphia 76ers-Los Angeles Lakers 4-0 1981-82 - Los Angeles Lakers-Philadelphia 76ers 4-2 1980-81 - Boston Celtics-Houston Rockets 4-2 1979-80 - Los Angeles Lakers-Philadelphia 76ers 4-2 1978-79 - Seattle SuperSonics-Washington Bullets 4-1 1977-78 - Washington Bullets-Seattle SuperSonics 4-3 1976-77 - Portland Trail Blazers-Philadelphia 76ers 4-2 1975-76 - Boston Celtics-Phoenix Suns 4-2 1974-75 - Golden State Warriors-Washington Bullets 4-0 1973-74 - Boston Celtics-Milwaukee Bucks 4-3 1972-73 - New York Knicks-Los Angeles Lakers 4-1 1971-72 - Los Angeles Lakers-New York Knicks 4-1 1970-71 - Milwaukee Bucks-Baltimore Bullets 4-0 1969-70 - New York Knicks-Los Angeles Lakers 4-3 1968-69 - Boston Celtics-Los Angeles Lakers 4-3 1967-68 - Boston Celtics-Los Angeles Lakers 4-2 1966-67 - Philadelphia 76ers-San Francisco Warriors 4-2 1965-66 - Boston Celtics-Los Angeles Lakers 4-3 1964-65 - Boston Celtics-Los Angeles Lakers 4-1 1963-64 - Boston Celtics-San Francisco Warriors 4-1 1962-63 - Boston Celtics-Los Angeles Lakers 4-2 1961-62 - Boston Celtics-Los Angeles Lakers 4-3 1960-61 - Boston Celtics-St. Louis Hawks 4-1 1959-60 - Boston Celtics-St. Louis Hawks 4-3 1958-59 - Boston Celtics-Minneapolis Lakers 4-0 1957-58 - St. Louis Hawks-Boston Celtics 4-2 1956-57 - Boston Celtics-St. Louis Hawks 4-3 1955-56 - Philadelphia Warriors-Fort Wayne Pistons 4-1 1954-55 - Syracuse Nationals-Fort Wayne Pistons 4-3 1953-54 - Minneapolis Lakers-Syracuse Nationals 4-3 1952-53 - Minneapolis Lakers-New York Knicks 4-1 1951-52 - Minneapolis Lakers-New York Knicks 4-3 1950-51 - Rochester Royals-New York Knicks 4-3 1949-50 - Minneapolis Lakers-Syracuse Nationals 4-2 1948-49 - Minneapolis Lakers-Washington Capitols 4-2 1947-48 - Baltimore Bullets-Philadelphia Warriors 4-2 1946-47 - Philadelphia Warriors-Chicago Stags 4-1 |
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