2007-08 - Boston Celtics def. Los Angeles Lakers, 4-2

2006-07 - San Antonio Spurs def. Cleveland Cavaliers, 4-0

2005-06 - Miami Heat def. Dallas Mavericks, 4-2

2004-05 - San Antonio Spurs def. Detroit Pistons, 4-3

2003-04 - Detroit Pistons def. Los Angeles Lakers, 4-1

2002-03 - San Antonio Spurs def. New Jersey Nets, 4-2

2001-02 - Los Angeles Lakers def. New Jersey Nets, 4-0

2000-01 - Los Angeles Lakers def. Philadelphia 76ers, 4-1

1999-00 - Los Angeles Lakers def. Indiana Pacers, 4-2

1998-99 - San Antonio Spurs def. New York Knicks, 4-1

1997-98 - Chicago Bulls def. Utah Jazz, 4-2

1996-97 - Chicago Bulls def. Utah Jazz, 4-2

1995-96 - Chicago Bulls def. Seattle SuperSonics, 4-2

1994-95 - Houston Rockets def. Orlando Magic, 4-0

1993-94 - Houston Rockets def. New York Knicks, 4-3

1992-93 - Chicago Bulls def. Phoenix Suns 4-2

1991-92 - Chicago Bulls def. Portland Trail Blazers, 4-2

1990-91 - Chicago Bulls def. Los Angeles Lakers, 4-1

1989-90 - Detroit Pistons def. Portland Trail Blazers, 4-1

1988-89 - Detroit Pistons def. Los Angeles Lakers, 4-0

1987-88 - Los Angeles Lakers def. Detroit Pistons, 4-3

1986-87 - Los Angeles Lakers def. Boston Celtics, 4-2

1985-86 - Boston Celtics def. Houston Rockets, 4-2

1984-85 - Los Angeles Lakers def. Boston Celtics, 4-2

1983-84 - Boston Celtics def. Los Angeles Lakers, 4-3

1982-83 - Philadelphia 76ers def. Los Angeles Lakers, 4-0

1981-82 - Los Angeles Lakers def. Philadelphia 76ers, 4-2

1980-81 - Boston Celtics def. Houston Rockets, 4-2

1979-80 - Los Angeles Lakers def. Philadelphia 76ers, 4-2

1978-79 - Seattle SuperSonics def. Washington Bullets, 4-1

1977-78 - Washington Bullets def. Seattle SuperSonics, 4-3

1976-77 - Portland Trail Blazers def. Philadelphia 76ers, 4-2

1975-76 - Boston Celtics def. Phoenix Suns, 4-2

1974-75 - Golden State Warriors def. Washington Bullets, 4-0

1973-74 - Boston Celtics def. Milwaukee Bucks, 4-3

1972-73 - New York Knicks def. Los Angeles Lakers, 4-1

1971-72 - Los Angeles Lakers def. New York Knicks, 4-1

1970-71 - Milwaukee Bucks def. Baltimore Bullets, 4-0

1969-70 - New York Knicks def. Los Angeles Lakers, 4-3

1968-69 - Boston Celtics def. Los Angeles Lakers, 4-3

1967-68 - Boston Celtics def. Los Angeles Lakers, 4-2

1966-67 - Philadelphia 76ers def. San Francisco Warriors, 4-2

1965-66 - Boston Celtics def. Los Angeles Lakers, 4-3

1964-65 - Boston Celtics def. Los Angeles Lakers, 4-1

1963-64 - Boston Celtics def. San Francisco Warriors, 4-1

1962-63 - Boston Celtics def. Los Angeles Lakers, 4-2

1961-62 - Boston Celtics def. Los Angeles Lakers, 4-3

1960-61 - Boston Celtics def. St. Louis Hawks, 4-1

1959-60 - Boston Celtics def. St. Louis Hawks, 4-3

1958-59 - Boston Celtics def. Minneapolis Lakers, 4-0

1957-58 - St. Louis Hawks def. Boston Celtics, 4-2

1956-57 - Boston Celtics def. St. Louis Hawks, 4-3

1955-56 - Philadelphia Warriors def. Fort Wayne Pistons, 4-1

1954-55 - Syracuse Nationals def. Fort Wayne Pistons, 4-3

1953-54 - Minneapolis Lakers def. Syracuse Nationals, 4-3

1952-53 - Minneapolis Lakers def. New York Knicks, 4-1

1951-52 - Minneapolis Lakers def. New York Knicks, 4-3

1950-51 - Rochester Royals def. New York Knicks, 4-3

1949-50 - Minneapolis Lakers def. Syracuse Nationals, 4-2

1948-49 - Minneapolis Lakers def. Washington Capitols, 4-2

1947-48 - Baltimore Bullets def. Philadelphia Warriors, 4-2

1946-47 - Philadelphia Warriors def. Chicago Stags, 4-1