NBA Conference Finals
# NBA Conference Finals

Le National Basketball Association Conference Finals sanciscono la conclusione dei Playoff NBA, quando le ultime due squadre della Eastern e Western Conference si scontrano. I vincitori delle Conference Finals ricevono un trofeo d'argento e avanzano alle NBA Finals.

## Storia

Inizialmente, la BAA (primo nome della NBA) suddivise i suoi team in due division, Eastern Division e Western Division. Le Divisional Finals, furono giocate per la prima volta nel 1948: nei primi due anni della sua vita la Lega usava invece un formato di playoffs che prevedeva incroci tra le squadre di Division diverse. Nel 1949 l'NBA creò tre Division, aggiungendo la Central Division; tuttavia tale sistema durò solo quella stagione, tornando l'anno dopo al formato a due Division, che durò fino al 1970. Nel 1970 la lega creò due Conference (Western e Eastern), costituite ciascuna da due Division: nacquero così le Conference Finals. Le Conference Finals erano al meglio delle 3 gare nel 1949 e nel 1950, al meglio delle 5 fino al 1956 e dall'anno dopo all'attuale formato al meglio delle 7 partite.

## Riassunto finali

### Legenda

| ^ | Squadra vincitrice delle NBA Finals |
| - | - |
| $^†$ | Detentrice del miglior record di regular season |

### Eastern e Western Division / Conference

| Eastern Division / Conference | Eastern Division / Conference | Eastern Division / Conference | | Western Division / Conference | Western Division / Conference | Western Division / Conference |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Finali di Division |||||||
| Campione | Finalista | Risultato | Anno | Campione | Finalista | Risultato |
| Washington Capitols | New York Knicks | 2-1 | 1949 | Minneapolis Lakers | Rochester $Royals^†$ | 2-0 |
| Syracuse $Nationals^†$ | New York Knicks | 2-1 | 1950 | Anderson Packers | Indianapolis Olympians | 2-1 |
| New York Knicks | Syracuse Nationals | 3-2 | 1951 | Rochester Royals | Minneapolis $Lakers^†$ | 3-1 |
| New York Knicks | Syracuse Nationals | 3-1 | 1952 | Minneapolis Lakers | Rochester $Royals^†$ | 3-1 |
| New York Knicks | Boston Celtics | 3-1 | 1953 | Minneapolis $Lakers^†$ | Fort Wayne Pistons | 3-2 |
| Syracuse Nationals | Boston Celtics | 2-0 | 1954 | Minneapolis $Lakers^†$ | Rochester Royals | 2-1 |
| Syracuse $Nationals^†$ | Boston Celtics | 3-1 | 1955 | Fort Wayne Pistons | Minneapolis Lakers | 3-1 |
| Philadelphia $Warriors^†$ | Syracuse Nationals | 3-2 | 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons | St. Louis Hawks | 3-2 |
| Boston $Celtics^†$ | Syracuse Nationals | 3-0 | 1957 | St. Louis Hawks | Minneapolis Lakers | 3-0 |
| Boston $Celtics^†$ | Philadelphia Warriors | 4-1 | 1958 | St. Louis Hawks | Detroit Pistons | 4-1 |
| Boston $Celtics^†$ | Syracuse Nationals | 4-3 | 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers | St. Louis Hawks | 4-2 |
| Boston $Celtics^†$ | Philadelphia Warriors | 4-2 | 1960 | St. Louis Hawks | Minneapolis Lakers | 4-3 |
| Boston $Celtics^†$ | Syracuse Nationals | 4-1 | 1961 | St. Louis Hawks | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-3 |
| Boston $Celtics^†$ | Philadelphia Warriors | 4-3 | 1962 | Los Angeles Lakers | Detroit Pistons | 4-2 |
| Boston $Celtics^†$ | Cincinnati Royals | 4-3 | 1963 | Los Angeles Lakers | St. Louis Hawks | 4-3 |
| Boston $Celtics^†$ | Cincinnati Royals | 4-1 | 1964 | San Francisco Warriors | St. Louis Hawks | 4-3 |
| Boston $Celtics^†$ | Philadelphia 76ers | 4-3 | 1965 | Los Angeles Lakers | Baltimore Bullets | 4-2 |
| Boston Celtics | Philadelphia $76ers^†$ | 4-1 | 1966 | Los Angeles Lakers | St. Louis Hawks | 4-3 |
| Philadelphia $76ers^†$ | Boston Celtics | 4-1 | 1967 | San Francisco Warriors | St. Louis Hawks | 4-2 |
| Boston Celtics | Philadelphia $76ers^†$ | 4-3 | 1968 | Los Angeles Lakers | San Francisco Warriors | 4-0 |
| Boston Celtics | New York Knicks | 4-2 | 1969 | Los Angeles Lakers | Atlanta Hawks | 4-1 |
| New York $Knicks^†$ | Milwaukee Bucks | 4-1 | 1970 | Los Angeles Lakers | Atlanta Hawks | 4-0 |
| Conference Finals |||||||
| Campione | Finalista | Risultato | Anno | Campione | Finalista | Risultato |
| Baltimore Bullets | New York Knicks | 4-3 | 1971 | Milwaukee $Bucks^†$ | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-1 |
| New York Knicks | Boston Celtics | 4-1 | 1972 | Los Angeles $Lakers^†$ | Milwaukee Bucks | 4-2 |
| New York Knicks | Boston $Celtics^†$ | 4-3 | 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers | Golden State Warriors | 4-1 |
| Boston Celtics | New York Knicks | 4-1 | 1974 | Milwaukee $Bucks^†$ | Chicago Bulls | 4-0 |
| Washington $Bullets^†$ | Boston $Celtics^†$ | 4-2 | 1975 | Golden State Warriors | Chicago Bulls | 4-3 |
| Boston Celtics | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4-2 | 1976 | Phoenix Suns | Golden State $Warriors^†$ | 4-3 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | Houston Rockets | 4-2 | 1977 | Portland Trail Blazers | Los Angeles $Lakers^†$ | 4-0 |
| Washington Bullets | Philadelphia 76ers | 4-2 | 1978 | Seattle SuperSonics | Denver Nuggets | 4-2 |
| Washington $Bullets^†$ | San Antonio Spurs | 4-3 | 1979 | Seattle SuperSonics | Phoenix Suns | 4-3 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | Boston $Celtics^†$ | 4-1 | 1980 | Los Angeles Lakers | Seattle SuperSonics | 4-1 |
| Boston $Celtics^†$ | Philadelphia $76ers^†$ | 4-3 | 1981 | Houston Rockets | Kansas City Kings | 4-1 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | Boston $Celtics^†$ | 4-3 | 1982 | Los Angeles Lakers | San Antonio Spurs | 4-0 |
| Philadelphia $76ers^†$ | Milwaukee Bucks | 4-1 | 1983 | Los Angeles Lakers | San Antonio Spurs | 4-2 |
| Boston $Celtics^†$ | Milwaukee Bucks | 4-1 | 1984 | Los Angeles Lakers | Phoenix Suns | 4-2 |
| Boston $Celtics^†$ | Philadelphia 76ers | 4-1 | 1985 | Los Angeles Lakers | Denver Nuggets | 4-1 |
| Boston $Celtics^†$ | Milwaukee Bucks | 4-0 | 1986 | Houston Rockets | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-1 |
| Boston Celtics | Detroit Pistons | 4-3 | 1987 | Los Angeles $Lakers^†$ | Seattle SuperSonics | 4-0 |
| Detroit Pistons | Boston Celtics | 4-2 | 1988 | Los Angeles $Lakers^†$ | Dallas Mavericks | 4-3 |
| Detroit $Pistons^†$ | Chicago Bulls | 4-2 | 1989 | Los Angeles Lakers | Phoenix Suns | 4-0 |
| Detroit Pistons | Chicago Bulls | 4-3 | 1990 | Portland Trail Blazers | Phoenix Suns | 4-2 |
| Chicago Bulls | Detroit Pistons | 4-0 | 1991 | Los Angeles Lakers | Portland Trail $Blazers^†$ | 4-2 |
| Chicago $Bulls^†$ | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4-2 | 1992 | Portland Trail Blazers | Utah Jazz | 4-2 |
| Chicago Bulls | New York Knicks | 4-2 | 1993 | Phoenix $Suns^†$ | Seattle SuperSonics | 4-3 |
| New York Knicks | Indiana Pacers | 4-3 | 1994 | Houston Rockets | Utah Jazz | 4-1 |
| Orlando Magic | Indiana Pacers | 4-3 | 1995 | Houston Rockets | San Antonio $Spurs^†$ | 4-2 |
| Chicago $Bulls^†$ | Orlando Magic | 4-0 | 1996 | Seattle SuperSonics | Utah Jazz | 4-3 |
| 'Chicago $Bulls^†$ | Miami Heat | 4-1 | 1997 | Utah Jazz | Houston Rockets | 4-2 |
| Chicago $Bulls^†$ | Indiana Pacers | 4-3 | 1998 | Utah $Jazz^†$ | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-0 |
| New York Knicks' | Indiana Pacers | 4-2 | 1999 | San Antonio $Spurs^†$ | Portland Trail Blazers | 4-0 |
| Indiana Pacers' | New York Knicks | 4-2 | 2000 | Los Angeles $Lakers^†$ | Portland Trail Blazers | 4-3 |
| Philadelphia 76ers' | Milwaukee Bucks | 4-3 | 2001 | Los Angeles Lakers | San Antonio $Spurs^†$ | 4-0 |
| New Jersey Nets | Boston Celtics | 4-2 | 2002 | Los Angeles Lakers | Sacramento $Kings^†$ | 4-3 |
| New Jersey Nets | Detroit Pistons | 4-0 | 2003 | San Antonio $Spurs^†$ | Dallas $Mavericks^†$ | 4-2 |
| Detroit Pistons | Indiana $Pacers^†$ | 4-2 | 2004 | Los Angeles Lakers | Minnesota Timberwolves | 4-2 |
| Detroit Pistons | Miami Heat | 4-3 | 2005 | San Antonio Spurs | Phoenix $Suns^†$ | 4-1 |
| Miami Heat | Detroit $Pistons^†$ | 4-2 | 2006 | Dallas Mavericks | Phoenix Suns | 4-2 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | Detroit Pistons | 4-2 | 2007 | San Antonio Spurs | Utah Jazz | 4-1 |
| Boston $Celtics^†$ | Detroit Pistons | 4-2 | 2008 | Los Angeles Lakers | San Antonio Spurs | 4-1 |
| Orlando Magic | Cleveland $Cavaliers^†$ | 4-2 | 2009 | Los Angeles Lakers | Denver Nuggets | 4-2 |
| Boston Celtics | Orlando Magic | 4-2 | 2010 | Los Angeles Lakers | Phoenix Suns | 4-2 |
| Miami Heat | Chicago $Bulls^†$ | 4-1 | 2011 | Dallas Mavericks | Oklahoma City Thunder | 4-1 |
| Miami Heat | Boston Celtics | 4-3 | 2012 | Oklahoma City Thunder | San Antonio Spurs | 4-2 |
| Miami $Heat^†$ | Indiana Pacers | 4-3 | 2013 | San Antonio Spurs | Memphis Grizzlies | 4-0 |
| Miami Heat | Indiana Pacers | 4-2 | 2014 | San Antonio Spurs | Oklahoma City Thunder | 4-2 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | Atlanta Hawks | 4-0 | 2015 | Golden State $Warriors^†$ | Houston Rockets | 4-1 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | Toronto Raptors | 4-2 | 2016 | Golden State $Warriors^†$ | Oklahoma City Thunder | 4-3 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | Boston Celtics | 4-1 | 2017 | Golden State $Warriors^†$ | San Antonio Spurs | 4-0 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | Boston Celtics | 4-3 | 2018 | Golden State Warriors | Houston $Rockets^†$ | 4-3 |
| Toronto Raptors | Milwaukee Bucks | 4-2 | 2019 | Golden State $Warriors^†$ | Portland Trail Blazers | 4-0 |
| Miami Heat | Boston Celtics | 4-2 | 2020 | Los Angeles Lakers | Denver Nuggets | 4-1 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | Atlanta Hawks | 4-2 | 2021 | Phoenix Suns | Los Angeles Clippers | 4-2 |
| Boston Celtics | Miami Heat | 4-3 | 2022 | Golden State Warriors | Dallas Mavericks | 4-1 |
| Miami Heat | Boston Celtics | 4-3 | 2023 | Denver Nuggets | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-0 |

### Central Division

Nel 1949 vi era la suddivisione in 3 Division: Western, Eastern e Central. Il formato dei playoff prevedeva quindi tre "Division Finals"; la squadra campione delle Eastern Finals (Syracuse Nationals) avrebbe affrontato nelle NBA Finals del 1950 la vincitrice della semifinale NBA tra i vincitori delle Central Division Finals (Minneapolis Lakers) e i campioni della Western Division (Anderson Packers) in una serie al meglio delle 3 partite. Tale formato durò solo per quella stagione NBA.

**Divisional Finals**

| Anno | Campione | Finalista | Risultato |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1950 | Minneapolis Lakers | Fort Wayne Pistons | 2-0 |

## Risultati per squadra

| Squadra | East | West | Central | Total | East | West | Central | Totale | Totale apparizioni |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Squadra | Campioni | Campioni | Campioni | Campioni | Finalisti | Finalisti | Finalisti | Finalisti | | Totale apparizioni |
| Minneapolis / Los Angeles Lakers | 0 | 30 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 40 |
| Boston Celtics | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 41 |
| Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 21 |
| New York Knicks | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 |
| Fort Wayne / Detroit Pistons | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 17 |
| Chicago Bulls | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| St. Louis / Atlanta Hawks | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 12 |
| Philadelphia / San Francisco / Golden State Warriors | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 14 |
| Seattle SuperSonics/Oklahoma City Thunder | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| Houston Rockets | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| Baltimore / Washington Bullets (attualmente Washington Wizards) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Phoenix Suns | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| Utah Jazz | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Orlando Magic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| New Jersey Nets | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rochester / Cincinnati Royals / Kansas City / Sacramento Kings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| Indiana Pacers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| Miami Heat | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Denver Nuggets | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Anderson Packers (scomparsa nel 1950) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Washington Capitols (scomparsa nel 1951) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Indianapolis Olympians (scomparsa nel 1953) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Toronto Raptors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

### Apparizioni consecutive

* 13 Boston Celtics: (1957–1969)
* 8 Los Angeles Lakers: (1982–1989)
* 6 St. Louis Hawks: (1956–1961)
* 6 Los Angeles Lakers: (1968–1973)
* 6 New York Knicks: (1969–1974)
* 6 Detroit Pistons: (2003–2008)
* 5 New York Knicks: (1949–1953)
* 5 Minneapolis Lakers: (1951–1955)
* 5 Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers: (1959–1963)
* 5 Boston Celtics: (1984–1988)
* 5 Chicago Bulls: (1989–1993)
* 5 Detroit Pistons: (1987–1991)
* 5 Golden State Warriors: (2014-2019)
