NBA Conference Finals

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The National Basketball Association Conference Finals occur at the conclusion of the NBA Playoffs when the final four teams in the Eastern and Western Conferences face off. The winners of the Conference Finals receive a silver trophy and advance to the NBA Finals.

Contents 1 Eastern Division/Conference 1.1 Divisional Finals 1.2 Conference Finals 2 Western Division/Conference 2.1 Divisional Finals 2.2 Conference Finals 3 Central Division 3.1 Divisional Finals 4 Notes 5 References

[edit] Eastern Division/Conference

[edit] Divisional Finals

Season	East Champion	East Runner-Up	Games
1948-49	Washington Capitols	New York Knicks	2-1
1949-50	Syracuse Nationals	New York Knicks	2-0
1950-51	New York Knicks	Syracuse Nationals	3-2
1951-52	New York Knicks	Syracuse Nationals	3-1
1952-53	New York Knicks	Boston Celtics	3-1
1953-54	Syracuse Nationals	Boston Celtics	2-0
1954-55	Syracuse Nationals	Boston Celtics	3-1
1955-56	Philadelphia Warriors	Syracuse Nationals	3-2
1956-57	Boston Celtics	Syracuse Nationals	3-0
1957-58	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia Warriors	4-1
1958-59	Boston Celtics	Syracuse Nationals	4-3
1959-60	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia Warriors	4-2
1960-61	Boston Celtics	Syracuse Nationals	4-1
1961-62	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia Warriors	4-3
1962-63	Boston Celtics	Cincinnati Royals	4-3
1963-64	Boston Celtics	Cincinnati Royals	4-1
1964-65	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia 76ers	4-3
1965-66	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia 76ers	4-1
1966-67	Philadelphia 76ers	Boston Celtics	4-1
1967-68	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia 76ers	4-3
1968-69	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks	4-1
1969-70	New York Knicks	Milwaukee Bucks	4-1
1970-71	Baltimore Bullets	New York Knicks	4-3

[edit] Conference Finals

Season	East Champion	East Runner-Up	Games
1971-72	New York Knicks	Boston Celtics	4-1
1972-73	New York Knicks	Boston Celtics	4-3
1973-74	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks	4-1
1974-75	Washington Bullets	Boston Celtics	4-2
1975-76	Boston Celtics	Cleveland Cavaliers	4-2
1976-77	Philadelphia 76ers	Houston Rockets	4-2
1977-78	Washington Bullets	Philadelphia 76ers	4-2
1978-79	Washington Bullets	San Antonio Spurs	4-3
1979-80	Philadelphia 76ers	Boston Celtics	4-1
1980-81	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia 76ers	4-3
1981-82	Philadelphia 76ers	Boston Celtics	4-3
1982-83	Philadelphia 76ers	Milwaukee Bucks	4-1
1983-84	Boston Celtics	Milwaukee Bucks	4-1
1984-85	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia 76ers	4-1
1985-86	Boston Celtics	Milwaukee Bucks	4-0
1986-87	Boston Celtics	Detroit Pistons	4-3
1987-88	Detroit Pistons	Boston Celtics	4-2
1988-89	Detroit Pistons	Chicago Bulls	4-2
1989-90	Detroit Pistons	Chicago Bulls	4-3
1990-91	Chicago Bulls	Detroit Pistons	4-0
1991-92	Chicago Bulls	Cleveland Cavaliers	4-2
1992-93	Chicago Bulls	New York Knicks	4-2
1993-94	New York Knicks	Indiana Pacers	4-3
1994-95	Orlando Magic	Indiana Pacers	4-3
1995-96	Chicago Bulls	Orlando Magic	4-0
1996-97	Chicago Bulls	Miami Heat	4-1
1997-98	Chicago Bulls	Indiana Pacers	4-3
1998-99	New York Knicks	Indiana Pacers	4-2
1999-00	Indiana Pacers	New York Knicks	4-2
2000-01	Philadelphia 76ers	Milwaukee Bucks	4-3
2001-02	New Jersey Nets	Boston Celtics	4-2
2002-03	New Jersey Nets	Detroit Pistons	4-0
2003-04	Detroit Pistons	Indiana Pacers	4-2
2004-05	Detroit Pistons	Miami Heat	4-3
2005-06	Miami Heat	Detroit Pistons	4-2

[edit] Western Division/Conference

[edit] Divisional Finals

Season	West Champion	West Runner-Up	Games
1946-47	Chicago Stags	Washington Capitols	4-2
1947-48	Baltimore Bullets	Chicago Stags	4-2
1948-49	Minneapolis Lakers	Rochester Royals	2-0
1949-50[1]	Anderson Packers	Indianapolis Jets	2-1
1950-51	Rochester Royals	Minneapolis Lakers	3-1
1951-52	Minneapolis Lakers	Rochester Royals	3-1
1952-53	Minneapolis Lakers	Fort Wayne Pistons	3-2
1953-54	Minneapolis Lakers	Rochester Royals	2-1
1954-55	Fort Wayne Pistons	Minneapolis Lakers	3-1
1955-56	Fort Wayne Pistons	St. Louis Hawks	3-2
1956-57	St. Louis Hawks	Minneapolis Lakers	3-0
1957-58	St. Louis Hawks	Detroit Pistons	4-1
1958-59	Minneapolis Lakers	St. Louis Hawks	4-2
1959-60	St. Louis Hawks	Minneapolis Lakers	4-3
1960-61	St. Louis Hawks	Los Angeles Lakers	4-3
1961-62	Los Angeles Lakers	Detroit Pistons	4-2
1962-63	Los Angeles Lakers	St. Louis Hawks	4-3
1963-64	San Francisco Warriors	St. Louis Hawks	4-3
1964-65	Los Angeles Lakers	Baltimore Bullets	4-3
1965-66	Los Angeles Lakers	St. Louis Hawks	4-3
1966-67	San Francisco Warriors	St. Louis Hawks	4-2
1967-68	Los Angeles Lakers	San Francisco Warriors	4-0
1968-69	Los Angeles Lakers	Atlanta Hawks	4-1
1969-70	Los Angeles Lakers	Atlanta Hawks	4-0
1970-71	Milwaukee Bucks	Los Angeles Lakers	4-1

[edit] Conference Finals

Season	West Champion	West Runner-Up	Games
1971-72	Los Angeles Lakers	Milwaukee Bucks	4-2
1972-73	Los Angeles Lakers	Golden State Warriors	4-1
1973-74	Milwaukee Bucks	Chicago Bulls	4-0
1974-75	Golden State Warriors	Chicago Bulls	4-3
1975-76	Phoenix Suns	Golden State Warriors	4-3
1976-77	Portland Trail Blazers	Los Angeles Lakers	4-0
1977-78	Seattle SuperSonics	Denver Nuggets	4-2
1978-79	Seattle SuperSonics	Phoenix Suns	4-3
1979-80	Los Angeles Lakers	Seattle SuperSonics	4-1
1980-81	Houston Rockets	Kansas City Kings	4-1
1981-82	Los Angeles Lakers	San Antonio Spurs	4-0
1982-83	Los Angeles Lakers	San Antonio Spurs	4-2
1983-84	Los Angeles Lakers	Phoenix Suns	4-2
1984-85	Los Angeles Lakers	Denver Nuggets	4-1
1985-86	Houston Rockets	Los Angeles Lakers	4-1
1986-87	Los Angeles Lakers	Seattle SuperSonics	4-0
1987-88	Los Angeles Lakers	Dallas Mavericks	4-3
1988-89	Los Angeles Lakers	Phoenix Suns	4-0
1989-90	Portland Trail Blazers	Phoenix Suns	4-2
1990-91	Los Angeles Lakers	Portland Trail Blazers	4-2
1991-92	Portland Trail Blazers	Utah Jazz	4-2
1992-93	Phoenix Suns	Seattle SuperSonics	4-3
1993-94	Houston Rockets	Utah Jazz	4-1
1994-95	Houston Rockets	San Antonio Spurs	4-2
1995-96	Seattle SuperSonics	Utah Jazz	4-3
1996-97	Utah Jazz	Houston Rockets	4-2
1997-98	Utah Jazz	Los Angeles Lakers	4-0
1998-99	San Antonio Spurs	Portland Trail Blazers	4-0
1999-00	Los Angeles Lakers	Portland Trail Blazers	4-3
2000-01	Los Angeles Lakers	San Antonio Spurs	4-0
2001-02	Los Angeles Lakers	Sacramento Kings	4-3
2002-03	San Antonio Spurs	Dallas Mavericks	4-2
2003-04	Los Angeles Lakers	Minnesota Timberwolves	4-2
2004-05	San Antonio Spurs	Phoenix Suns	4-1
2005-06	Dallas Mavericks	Phoenix Suns	4-2

[edit] Central Division

[edit] Divisional Finals

Season	East Champion	East Runner-Up	Games
1949-50[1]	Minneapolis Lakers	Fort Wayne Pistons	2-0

[edit] Notes

1. ^ The winner of the Western and Central Division Finals met in the NBA Semi-Finals in order to determine who will face the Eastern Division champion Syracuse Nationals in the NBA Finals.

[edit] References

• NBA.com history section