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No game in our box scores falls on September 16. The nearest date before it · September 15, 2020: the Denver Nuggets visited the Los Angeles Clippers, in the playoffs. Denver Nuggets 104, Los Angeles Clippers 89. WWikipedia↗

From the vault · March 30, 2019 · 2019 NCAA tournament, Elite Eight: The Virginia Cavaliers beat the Purdue Boilermakers 80–75 in overtime in the Elite Eight of the 2019 NCAA tournament.

NBA Finals

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Every NBA Finals since 1996-97, the first season on file. The number after a champion is the franchise's running title count in these seasons. A season opens its games and leaders; Finals MVPs arrive with the awards lists.

Season	Champion	Series	Runner-up	Games
2025-26	New York Knicks (1)	4–1	San Antonio Spurs	1 2 3 4 5
2024-25	Oklahoma City Thunder (1)	4–3	Indiana Pacers	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
2023-24	Boston Celtics (2)	4–1	Dallas Mavericks	1 2 3 4 5
2022-23	Denver Nuggets (1)	4–1	Miami Heat	1 2 3 4 5
2021-22	Golden State Warriors (4)	4–2	Boston Celtics	1 2 3 4 5 6
2020-21	Milwaukee Bucks (1)	4–2	Phoenix Suns	1 2 3 4 5 6
2019-20	Los Angeles Lakers (6)	4–2	Miami Heat	1 2 3 4 5 6
2018-19	Toronto Raptors (1)	4–2	Golden State Warriors	1 2 3 4 5 6
2017-18	Golden State Warriors (3)	4–0	Cleveland Cavaliers	1 2 3 4
2016-17	Golden State Warriors (2)	4–1	Cleveland Cavaliers	1 2 3 4 5
2015-16	Cleveland Cavaliers (1)	4–3	Golden State Warriors	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
2014-15	Golden State Warriors (1)	4–2	Cleveland Cavaliers	1 2 3 4 5 6
2013-14	San Antonio Spurs (5)	4–1	Miami Heat	1 2 3 4 5
2012-13	Miami Heat (3)	4–3	San Antonio Spurs	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
2011-12	Miami Heat (2)	4–1	Oklahoma City Thunder	1 2 3 4 5
2010-11	Dallas Mavericks (1)	4–2	Miami Heat	1 2 3 4 5 6
2009-10	Los Angeles Lakers (5)	4–3	Boston Celtics	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
2008-09	Los Angeles Lakers (4)	4–1	Orlando Magic	1 2 3 4 5
2007-08	Boston Celtics (1)	4–2	Los Angeles Lakers	1 2 3 4 5 6
2006-07	San Antonio Spurs (4)	4–0	Cleveland Cavaliers	1 2 3 4
2005-06	Miami Heat (1)	4–2	Dallas Mavericks	1 2 3 4 5 6
2004-05	San Antonio Spurs (3)	4–3	Detroit Pistons	1 2 3 4 5 6 7
2003-04	Detroit Pistons (1)	4–1	Los Angeles Lakers	1 2 3 4 5
2002-03	San Antonio Spurs (2)	4–2	New Jersey Nets	1 2 3 4 5 6
2001-02	Los Angeles Lakers (3)	4–0	New Jersey Nets	1 2 3 4
2000-01	Los Angeles Lakers (2)	4–1	Philadelphia 76ers	1 2 3 4 5
1999-00	Los Angeles Lakers (1)	4–2	Indiana Pacers	1 2 3 4 5 6
1998-99	San Antonio Spurs (1)	4–1	New York Knicks	1 2 3 4 5
1997-98	Chicago Bulls (2)	4–2	Utah Jazz	1 2 3 4 5 6
1996-97	Chicago Bulls (1)	4–2	Utah Jazz	1 2 3 4 5 6

Titles by franchise

Franchise	Titles	Latest
Los Angeles Lakers	6	2019-20
San Antonio Spurs	5	2013-14
Golden State Warriors	4	2021-22
Miami Heat	3	2012-13
Boston Celtics	2	2023-24
Chicago Bulls	2	1997-98
New York Knicks	1	2025-26
Oklahoma City Thunder	1	2024-25
Denver Nuggets	1	2022-23
Milwaukee Bucks	1	2020-21
Toronto Raptors	1	2018-19
Cleveland Cavaliers	1	2015-16
Dallas Mavericks	1	2010-11
Detroit Pistons	1	2003-04