Walter A. Brown Trophy

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The Walter A. Brown Trophy was awarded to the National Basketball Association team who won the NBA Finals at the conclusion of every basketball season from 1946 to 1977.^[1] The trophy was similar to the Stanley Cup of hockey since it was a bowl placed above engraved panels listing the previous championship teams. The trophy was kept by the winning team for one year, and given to the next championship team after the following finals. Walter A. Brown was the original owner of the Boston Celtics, and helped found the NBA. The original NBA championship trophy was renamed for Brown after his death in 1964.

[edit] Replacement and later renaming

A new trophy design was created for the 1977 NBA Finals, though it retained the Walter A. Brown title. Unlike the original championship trophy, the new trophy was given permanently to the winning team. The trophy was renamed to honor former NBA commissioner Larry O'Brien for the 1984 NBA Finals.

[edit] Winners

See also: Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy and NBA Finals

Year	Western Champion1	Result	Eastern Champion
Basketball Association of America Finals
1947	Chicago Stags	1-4	Philadelphia Warriors
1948	Baltimore Bullets	4–2	Philadelphia Warriors
1949	Minneapolis Lakers	4-2	Washington Capitols
National Basketball Association Finals
1950	Minneapolis Lakers1	4–2	Syracuse Nationals
1951	Rochester Royals	4–3	New York Knicks
1952	Minneapolis Lakers	4–3	New York Knicks
1953	Minneapolis Lakers	4–1	New York Knicks
1954	Minneapolis Lakers	4–3	Syracuse Nationals
1955	Ft. Wayne Pistons	3-4	Syracuse Nationals
1956	Ft. Wayne Pistons	1-4	Philadelphia Warriors
1957	St. Louis Hawks	3-4	Boston Celtics
1958	St. Louis Hawks	4-2	Boston Celtics
1959	Minneapolis Lakers	0-4	Boston Celtics
1960	St. Louis Hawks	3-4	Boston Celtics
1961	St. Louis Hawks	1-4	Boston Celtics
1962	Los Angeles Lakers	3-4	Boston Celtics
1963	Los Angeles Lakers	2-4	Boston Celtics
1964	San Francisco Warriors	1-4	Boston Celtics
Trophy renamed for Brown
1965	Los Angeles Lakers	1-4	Boston Celtics
1966	Los Angeles Lakers	3-4	Boston Celtics
1967	San Francisco Warriors	2-4	Philadelphia 76ers
1968	Los Angeles Lakers	2-4	Boston Celtics
1969	Los Angeles Lakers	3-4	Boston Celtics
1970	Los Angeles Lakers	3–4	New York Knicks
1971	Milwaukee Bucks	4–0	Baltimore Bullets
1972	Los Angeles Lakers	4–1	New York Knicks
1973	Los Angeles Lakers	1–4	New York Knicks
1974	Milwaukee Bucks	3–4	Boston Celtics
1975	Golden State Warriors	4–0	Washington Bullets
1976	Phoenix Suns	2–4	Boston Celtics
colspan="7" | Trophy replaced by new design
1During the 1949-50 NBA season, the league consisted of three divisions. The Minneapolis Lakers were in the Central Division.

[edit] References

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