NBA Top 8 Teams Every Year Since 1980

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Season	Winner	Finalist	West Finalist	East Finalist	West Round 2	West Round 2	East Round 2	East Round 2
2024-25	Oklahoma City Thunder	Indiana Pacers	Minnesota Timberwolves	New York Knicks	Golden State Warriors	Denver Nuggets	Boston Celtics	Cleveland Cavaliers
2023-24	Boston Celtics	Dallas Mavericks	Minnesota Timberwolves	Indiana Pacers	Denver Nuggets	Oklahoma City Thunder	New York Knicks	Cleveland Cavaliers
2022-23	Denver Nuggets	Miami Heat	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics	Golden State Warriors	Phoenix Suns	Philadelphia 76ers	New York Knicks
2021-22	Golden State Warriors	Boston Celtics	Dallas Mavericks	Miami Heat	Memphis Grizzlies	Phoenix Suns	Milwaukee Bucks	Philadelphia 76ers
2020-21	Milwaukee Bucks	Phoenix Suns	Los Angeles Clippers	Atlanta Hawks	Denver Nuggets	Utah Jazz	Brooklyn Nets	Philadelphia 76ers
2019-20	Los Angeles Lakers	Miami Heat	Denver Nuggets	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Clippers	Houston Rockets	Toronto Raptors	Milwaukee Bucks
2018-19	Toronto Raptors	Golden State Warriors	Portland Trail Blazers	Milwaukee Bucks	Denver Nuggets	Houston Rockets	Philadelphia 76ers	Boston Celtics
2017-18	Golden State Warriors	Cleveland Cavaliers	Houston Rockets	Boston Celtics	New Orleans Pelicans	Utah Jazz	Philadelphia 76ers	Toronto Raptors
2016-17	Golden State Warriors	Cleveland Cavaliers	San Antonio Spurs	Boston Celtics	Houston Rockets	Utah Jazz	Toronto Raptors	Washington Wizards
2015-16	Cleveland Cavaliers	Golden State Warriors	Oklahoma City Thunder	Toronto Raptors	San Antonio Spurs	Portland Trail Blazers	Miami Heat	Atlanta Hawks
2014-15	Golden State Warriors	Cleveland Cavaliers	Houston Rockets	Atlanta Hawks	Los Angeles Clippers	Memphis Grizzlies	Chicago Bulls	Washington Wizards
2013-14	San Antonio Spurs	Miami Heat	Oklahoma City Thunder	Indiana Pacers	Los Angeles Clippers	Portland Trail Blazers	Brooklyn Nets	Washington Wizards
2012-13	Miami Heat	San Antonio Spurs	Memphis Grizzlies	Indiana Pacers	Golden State Warriors	Oklahoma City Thunder	New York Knicks	Chicago Bulls
2011-12	Miami Heat	Oklahoma City Thunder	San Antonio Spurs	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Clippers	Indiana Pacers	Philadelphia 76ers
2010-11	Dallas Mavericks	Miami Heat	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chicago Bulls	Los Angeles Lakers	Memphis Grizzlies	Boston Celtics	Atlanta Hawks
2009-10	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics	Phoenix Suns	Orlando Magic	San Antonio Spurs	Utah Jazz	Atlanta Hawks	Cleveland Cavaliers
2008-09	Los Angeles Lakers	Orlando Magic	Denver Nuggets	Cleveland Cavaliers	Dallas Mavericks	Houston Rockets	Boston Celtics	Atlanta Hawks
2007-08	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	San Antonio Spurs	Detroit Pistons	New Orleans Hornets	Utah Jazz	Orlando Magic	Cleveland Cavaliers
2006-07	San Antonio Spurs	Cleveland Cavaliers	Utah Jazz	Detroit Pistons	Phoenix Suns	Golden State Warriors	New Jersey Nets	Chicago Bulls
2005-06	Miami Heat	Dallas Mavericks	Phoenix Suns	Detroit Pistons	Los Angeles Clippers	San Antonio Spurs	New Jersey Nets	Cleveland Cavaliers
2004-05	San Antonio Spurs	Detroit Pistons	Phoenix Suns	Miami Heat	Seattle Supersonics	Dallas Mavericks	Indiana Pacers	Washington Wizards
2003-04	Detroit Pistons	Los Angeles Lakers	Minnesota Timberwolves	Indiana Pacers	San Antonio Spurs	Sacramento Kings	New Jersey Nets	Miami Heat
2002-03	San Antonio Spurs	New Jersey Nets	Dallas Mavericks	Detroit Pistons	Sacramento Kings	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia 76ers
2001-02	Los Angeles Lakers	New Jersey Nets	Sacramento Kings	Boston Celtics	San Antonio Spurs	Dallas Mavericks	Detroit Pistons	Charlotte Hornets
2000-01	Los Angeles Lakers	Philadelphia 76ers	San Antonio Spurs	Milwaukee Bucks	Sacramento Kings	Dallas Mavericks	Charlotte Hornets	Toronto Raptors
1999-00	Los Angeles Lakers	Indiana Pacers	Portland Trail Blazers	New York Knicks	Utah Jazz	Phoenix Suns	Miami Heat	Philadelphia 76ers
1998-99	San Antonio Spurs	New York Knicks	Portland Trail Blazers	Indiana Pacers	Utah Jazz	Los Angeles Lakers	Philadelphia 76ers	Atlanta Hawks
1997-98	Chicago Bulls	Utah Jazz	Los Angeles Lakers	Indiana Pacers	Seattle Supersonics	San Antonio Spurs	New York Knicks	Charlotte Hornets
1996-97	Chicago Bulls	Utah Jazz	Houston Rockets	Miami Heat	Seattle Supersonics	Los Angeles Lakers	New York Knicks	Atlanta Hawks
1995-96	Chicago Bulls	Seattle Supersonics	Utah Jazz	Orlando Magic	San Antonio Spurs	Houston Rockets	Atlanta Hawks	New York Knicks
1994-95	Houston Rockets	Orlando Magic	San Antonio Spurs	Indiana Pacers	Phoenix Suns	Los Angeles Lakers	New York Knicks	Chicago Bulls
1993-94	Houston Rockets	New York Knicks	Utah Jazz	Indiana Pacers	Phoenix Suns	Denver Nuggets	Chicago Bulls	Atlanta Hawks
1992-93	Chicago Bulls	Phoenix Suns	Seattle Supersonics	New York Knicks	Houston Rockets	San Antonio Spurs	Cleveland Cavaliers	Charlotte Hornets
1991-92	Chicago Bulls	Portland Trail Blazers	Utah Jazz	Cleveland Cavaliers	Seattle Supersonics	Phoenix Suns	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks
1990-91	Chicago Bulls	Los Angeles Lakers	Portland Trail Blazers	Detroit Pistons	Golden State Warriors	Utah Jazz	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia 76ers
1989-90	Detroit Pistons	Portland Trail Blazers	Phoenix Suns	Chicago Bulls	San Antonio Spurs	Los Angeles Lakers	Philadelphia 76ers	New York Knicks
1988-89	Detroit Pistons	Los Angeles Lakers	Phoenix Suns	Chicago Bulls	Golden State Warriors	Seattle Supersonics	New York Knicks	Milwaukee Bucks
1987-88	Los Angeles Lakers	Detroit Pistons	Dallas Mavericks	Boston Celtics	Denver Nuggets	Utah Jazz	Chicago Bulls	Atlanta Hawks
1986-87	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics	Seattle Supersonics	Detroit Pistons	Houston Rockets	Golden State Warriors	Atlanta Hawks	Milwaukee Bucks
1985-86	Boston Celtics	Houston Rockets	Los Angeles Lakers	Milwaukee Bucks	Denver Nuggets	Dallas Mavericks	Philadelphia 76ers	Atlanta Hawks
1984-85	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics	Denver Nuggets	Philadelphia 76ers	Utah Jazz	Portland Trail Blazers	Milwaukee Bucks	Detroit Pistons
1983-84	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	Phoenix Suns	Milwaukee Bucks	Utah Jazz	Dallas Mavericks	New Jersey Nets	New York Knicks
1982-83	Philadelphia 76ers	Los Angeles Lakers	San Antonio Spurs	Milwaukee Bucks	Denver Nuggets	Portland Trail Blazers	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks
1981-82	Los Angeles Lakers	Philadelphia 76ers	San Antonio Spurs	Boston Celtics	Seattle Supersonics	Phoenix Suns	Milwaukee Bucks	Washington Bullets
1980-81	Boston Celtics	Houston Rockets	Kansas City Kings	Philadelphia 76ers	San Antonio Spurs	Phoenix Suns	Milwaukee Bucks	Chicago Bulls
1979-80	Los Angeles Lakers	Philadelphia 76ers	Seattle Supersonics	Boston Celtics	Milwaukee Bucks	Phoenix Suns	Atlanta Hawks	Houston Rockets

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