| Year | Runner-up Team | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Golden State Warriors | 88%
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| 2023 | Miami Heat | 88%
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| 2022 | Boston Celtics | 81%
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| 2015 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 81%
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| 2017 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 81%
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| 2018 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 81%
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| 2016 | Golden State Warriors | 81%
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| 2020 | Miami Heat | 81%
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| 2021 | Phoenix Suns | 81%
|
| 2024 | Dallas Mavericks | 75%
|
| 2005 | Detroit Pistons | 75%
|
| 2011 | Miami Heat | 75%
|
| 2014 | Miami Heat | 75%
|
| 2012 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 75%
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| 2013 | San Antonio Spurs | 75%
|
| 2010 | Boston Celtics | 69%
|
| 2000 | Indiana Pacers | 69%
|
| 2025 | Indiana Pacers | 69%
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| 1989 | Los Angeles Lakers | 69%
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| 1991 | Los Angeles Lakers | 69%
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| 2004 | Los Angeles Lakers | 69%
|
| 2008 | Los Angeles Lakers | 69%
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| 1994 | New York Knicks | 69%
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| 2009 | Orlando Magic | 69%
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| 2001 | Philadelphia 76ers | 69%
|
| 1993 | Phoenix Suns | 69%
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| 1992 | Portland Trail Blazers | 69%
|
| 1996 | Seattle Supersonics | 69%
|
| 1997 | Utah Jazz | 69%
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| 1998 | Utah Jazz | 69%
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| 1987 | Boston Celtics | 63%
|
| 2007 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 63%
|
| 2006 | Dallas Mavericks | 63%
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| 2002 | New Jersey Nets | 63%
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| 2003 | New Jersey Nets | 63%
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| 1990 | Portland Trail Blazers | 63%
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| 1985 | Boston Celtics | 56%
|
| 1962 | Los Angeles Lakers | 56%
|
| 1963 | Los Angeles Lakers | 56%
|
| 1966 | Los Angeles Lakers | 56%
|
| 1968 | Los Angeles Lakers | 56%
|
| 1969 | Los Angeles Lakers | 56%
|
| 1983 | Los Angeles Lakers | 56%
|
| 1984 | Los Angeles Lakers | 56%
|
| 1999 | New York Knicks | 56%
|
| 1995 | Orlando Magic | 56%
|
| 1988 | Detroit Pistons | 50%
|
| 1965 | Los Angeles Lakers | 50%
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| 1970 | Los Angeles Lakers | 50%
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| 1958 | Boston Celtics | 44%
|
| 1981 | Houston Rockets | 44%
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| 1986 | Houston Rockets | 44%
|
| 1972 | New York Knicks | 44%
|
| 1971 | Baltimore Bullets | 38%
|
| 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers | 38%
|
| 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers | 38%
|
| 1977 | Philadelphis 76ers | 38%
|
| 1980 | Philadelphis 76ers | 38%
|
| 1982 | Philadelphis 76ers | 38%
|
| 1957 | Saint Louis Hawks | 38%
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| 1964 | San Francisco Warriors | 38%
|
| 1967 | San Francisco Warriors | 38%
|
| 1979 | Washington Bullets | 38%
|
| 1974 | Milwaukee Bucks | 31%
|
| 1951 | New York Knicks | 31%
|
| 1948 | Philadelphia Warriors | 31%
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| 1976 | Phoenix Suns | 31%
|
| 1960 | Saint Louis Hawks | 31%
|
| 1961 | Saint Louis Hawks | 31%
|
| 1978 | Seattle Supersonics | 31%
|
| 1975 | Washington Bullets | 31%
|
| 1952 | New York Knicks | 25%
|
| 1953 | New York Knicks | 25%
|
| 1950 | Syracuse Nationals | 25%
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| 1954 | Syracuse Nationals | 25%
|
| 1947 | Chicago Stags | 19%
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| 1955 | Fort Wayne Pistons | 19%
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| 1949 | Washington Capitols | 19%
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| 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons | 13%
|