NBA Champions

For each highlighted year, name the team that won the NBA Finals.

Enter the team name, not the city

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First submitted	June 11, 2012
Times taken	489,044
Average score	62.7%
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Year	Winner
2024	Celtics
2023	Nuggets
2022	Warriors
2021	Bucks
2020	Lakers
2019	Raptors
2018	Warriors
2017	Warriors
2016	Cavaliers
2015	Warriors
2014	Spurs
2013	Heat
2012	Heat
2011	Mavericks
2010	Lakers

Year	Winner
2009	Lakers
2008	Celtics
2007	Spurs
2006	Heat
2005	Spurs
2004	Pistons
2003	Spurs
2002	Lakers
2001	Lakers
2000	Lakers
1999	Spurs
1998	Bulls
1997	Bulls
1996	Bulls
1995	Rockets

Year	Winner
1994	Rockets
1993	Bulls
1992	Bulls
1991	Bulls
1990	Pistons
1989	Pistons
1988	Lakers
1987	Lakers
1986	Celtics
1985	Lakers
1984	Celtics
1983	76ers
1982	Lakers
1981	Celtics
1980	Lakers

Year	Winner
1979	SuperSonics
1978	Bullets
1977	Trail Blazers
1976	Celtics
1975	Warriors
1974	Celtics
1973	Knicks
1972	Lakers
1971	Bucks
1970	Knicks
1969	Celtics
1968	Celtics
1967	76ers
1966	Celtics
1965	Celtics

Year	Winner
1964	Celtics
1963	Celtics
1962	Celtics
1961	Celtics
1960	Celtics
1959	Celtics
1958	Hawks
1957	Celtics
1956	Warriors
1955	Nationals
1954	Lakers
1953	Lakers
1952	Lakers
1951	Royals
1950	Lakers

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97 Comments

+20

Level 50

Jun 22, 2012

got 43. 38 of them just by trying Celtics, Bulls and Lakers.

Level 46

Aug 6, 2019

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Level 23

Jun 29, 2012

got 55. Got everything after 1980 easily. Before 1980 was harder, but I got most of them by guessing Celtics, Lakers, and Knicks.

Level 39

Nov 24, 2014

Lol same

Level 8

Sep 20, 2012

nice quiz man

Level 10

Jun 3, 2013

lose the yellow thing. Alot of people dont know about before the 80s

+28

Level 91

Jun 21, 2013

If you "lose the yellow thingy", all you have to do is guess every NBA team - that would be pointless.

+13

Level 65

Mar 18, 2016

I'm ashamed that a Rondo fan would say something so stupid. We're not all like this!

Level 85

Nov 1, 2019

How in the world will you ever learn who won before 1980 then? Try it. Fail miserably because it's before your time. Look it over. Try it again. Do much better. Learn something. Wow, the whole point of JetPunk. Go figure.

Level 14

Jan 5, 2021

then you could type celtics and lakers and be over half done

Level 79

Feb 21, 2022

Capitalize the first word of sentences. Also, "a lot" is two words. And see the comment from "tschutzer" below yours.

Level 50

Oct 19, 2022

bruh

Level 48

Dec 2, 2022

clown

Level 55

Jun 21, 2013

I just went to each year and types lakers or celtics. That was bound to get me the majority of them lol.

Level 9

Jun 30, 2013

64 of 64 with 5secs left to spare WHAT!!!

Level 67

Jun 16, 2014

As a heat fan, I'm surprised they didn't win this year. I'm glad for Duncan tho.

Level 73

Jun 16, 2014

Can you accept Sonics for Supersonics (like you accept Mavs)?

Level ∞

Jun 17, 2014

Okay

Level 22

May 11, 2023

you should add 1949 for lakers as that is a true championship.

Level 22

Nov 26, 2014

100% with 0:35 to go.

Level 22

May 11, 2023

100% with 2:21 left

Level 28

Dec 20, 2014

Should have included the 47-48-49 champions from the BAA to make it just a little tougher. A NBA history nut like me would have loved it and I know I wouldn't have remembered at least one of the three. The other 65 are a lot easier.

Level 85

Jul 24, 2017

Warriors ('47), Bullets ('48) and Lakers ('49). After a while, you just have an automatic association between the year and the team.

Level 65

Mar 18, 2016

It's probably not a bad strategy to guess Celtics or Lakers from 1950 through the 80's and then the Spurs through the 2000's.

Level 65

Mar 18, 2016

The 1970's was the only decade that wasn't controlled by a dynasty, and even then the Celtics and Lakers each won two.

Level 85

Jul 24, 2017

Lakers only won 1 title in the 70's. 1972. From the season that ended in 1970 through the season that ended in 1979, the Celtics and Knicks are the only teams to win more than once.

Level 12

Aug 7, 2016

I manage to get 65, missing out on the Royals and Nationals

Level 45

Dec 4, 2021

Before they figured out they should be baseball teams instead.

Level 73

Nov 19, 2016

66/67. Just missed the Royals in 1951.

Level 48

Nov 25, 2016

2016-1979 easy; Nationals, Royals and Hawks are easy to forget

Level 17

Jan 13, 2017

How did you make it so we have to answer in an order?

Level 23

Feb 11, 2023

to make it fun and difficult

Level 79

Jun 10, 2023

I think he was asking how he was able to create it in that fashion. Otherwise, he would have said "why", not "how."

Level 34

Jan 19, 2017

Did deceant

Level 9

Feb 2, 2017

Got 100% with 0:38 left

Level 11

Feb 7, 2017

67/67 with 2:24 left

Level 17

Feb 8, 2017

67/67 with 4:09 left

Level 65

Mar 13, 2017

I think it's fair to say that the NBA is the most dynastic sports league. In the NFL and MLB it's nearly impossible to repeat.

Level 47

May 23, 2017

So how did the Yankees get those 27 World Series?

Level 65

Mar 13, 2017

The NBA is like the UAE of sports in terms of income inequality...there has always been a couple of amazing teams and then mostly trash.

Level 19

Mar 23, 2017

67/67 with 36 seconds left! Was putting 76ers down as 1956 then realised that the it was the Philly Warriors that won it. Would be a boring quiz if you didn't have to match the team by the year.

Level 7

Apr 23, 2017

Got 100% and I'm only 12

Level 79

Jun 10, 2023

That explains posting a comment about your score.

Level 12

May 15, 2017

Got them with 1:58 left

Level 65

May 17, 2017

The most avid NBA fans among you should take my NBA Stats Leaders by Year quiz.

Level 21

Jun 4, 2017

i got 48 and I'm british

Level 8

Jun 29, 2017

Got 62 without cheating or guessing.

Level 29

Aug 1, 2017

not enough time to finish quiz maybe another minute or 2 would suffice

Level 28

Aug 10, 2017

3:27 left

Level 73

Aug 14, 2017

What's wild is if Bill Russell hadn't gotten hurt in 1958 (knee injury in Game 2, I believe), Boston would've most likely won 10 straight titles. Even in the early NBA, that would be tremendous. (I'm a Chicago native, by the way. Hate Boston teams.)

Level 9

Nov 10, 2017

I’m happy. I’m only 12 and got 100% with 1:14 left

Level 43

Nov 11, 2017

I was only able to guess the 2016 one. That’s cool though, since basketball is my least favorite sport.

Level 24

Dec 1, 2017

Not enough time other than that it was good

Level 47

Jan 12, 2018

If it weren't for Michael Jordan, it could have been Jazz for 97 and 98. I think that will be the closest they ever get. :*(

Level 8

Jun 2, 2021

Nah they're coming pretty close this year (2021). They're the #1 seed and about to beat the Grizzlies 4-2 thanks to Donovan Mitchell coming back from his injury.

Level 80

Oct 11, 2022

You guys had a puncher's chance there for a couple years, but looking back on this comment about 15 months later, looks like the Jazz came to the reasonable conclusion that the Mitchell / Gobert core wasn't going to get them over the hump and win titles, so they understandably blew it up, traded them in for a big haul of draft picks, and reset.

Level 58

Jan 31, 2023

Jazz could've done it in 98 if MJ didn't make the greatest shot of all time

Level 4

Mar 8, 2018

11 years young and got 56. Not too bad

Level 65

Jun 9, 2018

Hold up. How did you do that so fast? The 2018 Finals ended like an hour ago!

Level 67

Jun 9, 2018

He's on the warriors bandwagon.

Level 92

Jun 11, 2018

I realized today that JetPunk has become one of my primary tools for staying up on current events. Case in point, I don't typically pay much attention to the NBA any more, but I know the finals are over now because this quiz showed up in the recently updated list.

Level 66

Jun 12, 2018

69, and I am only 55. And American. And a Celtics' fan.

Level 73

Jun 12, 2018

Wow, you guys are good. I only missed three and was only 79th percentile.

Level 65

Jun 16, 2018

If you find this quiz too easy, you should take my NBA Conference Finals By Year quiz.

Level 73

Sep 25, 2018

Easy.

Level 61

Dec 6, 2018

So the 76ers won in 1967? Let that sink in

Level 65

Apr 24, 2019

Best Record By Year

Level 59

Jun 14, 2019

Only came here to see the raptors on the list

Level 60

Jun 14, 2019

Same

Level 67

Jun 14, 2019

Same here. This was only the first of many!

Level 46

Aug 6, 2019

https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/342321/nba-top-10-league-leaders-of-the-2010s

Level 33

Nov 6, 2020

Got them all with 32 seconds left, my fingers are broken xD

Level 14

Nov 15, 2020

Can you change the quiz so that it's not a yellow box? If so, you should shorten the time.

Level 14

Jan 5, 2021

you could fill half the page by guessing celtics and lakers

Level 14

Jan 5, 2021

i got 69 out of 71 just guessed lakers, celtics, knicks once i didnt know anymore

Level 71

Feb 22, 2021

Very easy quiz for me. got 71/71 with no googling, know lots of nba history.

Level 67

Apr 18, 2021

One of the reasons I find it hard to get into the NBA is that, with only five guys playing the majority of the game and each player able to touch the ball on any possession, it's too easy for dynasties to develop. If you get a true superstar plus two other really good players, you're going to dominate the league for an extended period, as this quiz attests. When each season starts, only four or five teams realistically have a shot at winning it all, because the game depends so much on individual skill. No other sport has that issue. I love the game of basketball itself, but I'll always favor college ball because the roster turnover makes it so much more interesting. And now that NBA superstars are making it their business to team up, things are even less interesting.

Level 8

Jun 2, 2021

71/71 with 0.06 left to go. I forgot about the royals lol :P

Level 54

Jul 21, 2021

MILWAUKEE BUCKS!

Level 59

Jul 21, 2021

Go Bucks!

Level 43

Nov 23, 2021

got bucks with 1 second left (1971)

Level 18

May 12, 2022

Hey all! If you want a slightly harder version of this quiz, I have two same formatted quizzes, but with the ECF and WCF Champions. Check them out!

Level 68

Jun 17, 2022

Still hoping to see my Jazz making the list one day

Level 20

Jun 21, 2022

67/73

Level 15

Sep 7, 2022

Got 73/73 12 years old 45 seconds left

Level 23

Oct 31, 2022

100%

Level 78

Feb 16, 2023

Rarely has a league has such little parity.

Level 32

Feb 20, 2023

Finally got every single one, took me like two weeks.

Level 54

May 23, 2023

never watched a full nba game but got 56

Level 78

Jun 13, 2023

I knew the last 2 were teams that didn't exist any more but i couldn't remember who they were.

Level 92

Jun 13, 2023

Dang, I got them all on the first shot this time.

I'm unhealthily obsessed.

Level 79

Jun 14, 2023

Please allow alternative answers for the franchises that won under different team names (Thunder/SuperSonics, 76ers/Nationals, Kings/Royals).

Level 79

Oct 16, 2023

So the Thunder should be an acceptable answer for the 1979 champions, 30 years before Oklahoma City ever had a basketball team?

Level 79

Jun 18, 2024

Yes, because it's the current franchise. That's how that works. OKC has one NBA championship as a franchise--won in 1979, when they were the Seattle SuperSonics.

Level 18

Oct 24, 2023

I had gotten 69 :(

Level 19

Apr 2, 2024

This was so easy Lightwork 100%

3:06

Level 32

Aug 24, 2024

73/7 54/55 i missed

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