National Basketball Association

NBA franchises

All 30 active franchises, sorted by championships across the Basketball Association of America (BAA, 1947-49), National Basketball Association (NBA, 1949+), and American Basketball Association (ABA, 1968-76 — merged into NBA in 1976). Click any franchise for full history, arena timeline, awards, and All-NBA selections.

30 active franchises
22 with at least one title
83 total championships
2 still active in the 2026 playoffs
Defunct franchises: /teams/nba/historical

2026 Playoffs

2 teams still alive. Pairings not encoded in source data; shown here as round-by-round survival.

Full bracket on Wikipedia →

Eastern Conference

Play-In2 out
Miami HeatCharlotte Hornets
First Round4 out
Orlando MagicAtlanta HawksToronto RaptorsBoston Celtics
Conference Semifinals2 out
Philadelphia 76ersDetroit Pistons
Conference Finals1 out
Cleveland Cavaliers

Western Conference

Play-In2 out
Golden State WarriorsLos Angeles Clippers
First Round4 out
Portland Trail BlazersPhoenix SunsDenver NuggetsHouston Rockets
Conference Semifinals2 out
Minnesota TimberwolvesLos Angeles Lakers
Conference Finals1 out
Oklahoma City Thunder
NBA Finals
New York KnicksSan Antonio Spurs
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NBA home arenas (30)Global Games venues
In the Finals
2026 playoff status

All-time table

FranchiseMetroConfFoundedTitles↓FinalsCFPlayoffsAll-StarsAll-timeWin%Postseason
Boston CelticsBostonEastern1947182339631573751-2527.597Eliminated First Round
Los Angeles LakersLos AngelesWestern1949173242661473653-2515.592Eliminated Semifinals
Golden State WarriorsSan Francisco-San JoseWestern194771218411033054-3213.487Eliminated Play-In
Chicago BullsChicagoEastern1967661139572453-2391.506—
San Antonio SpursSan AntonioWestern1968571750802779-1996.582In the Finals
Miami HeatMiamiEastern1989371027421601-1448.525Eliminated Play-In
Philadelphia 76ersPhiladelphiaEastern19503921551113170-2935.519Eliminated Semifinals
Indiana PacersIndianapolisEastern1968371739552426-2350.508—
Detroit PistonsDetroitEastern19493716441062931-3231.476Eliminated Semifinals
Oklahoma City ThunderOklahoma CityWestern1968251236732602-2168.545Eliminated Conf. Finals
Milwaukee BucksMilwaukeeEastern1969231037552469-2220.527—
Houston RocketsHoustonWestern196824836652473-2297.518Eliminated First Round
New York KnicksNew YorkEastern19472918471033078-3191.491In the Finals
Brooklyn NetsNew YorkEastern196825531452074-2702.434—
Portland Trail BlazersPortlandWestern197113738452370-2156.524Eliminated First Round
Denver NuggetsDenverWestern196812841642471-2306.517Eliminated First Round
Dallas MavericksDallasWestern198113626381862-1845.502—
Atlanta HawksAtlantaEastern1950141452983013-3088.494Eliminated First Round
Cleveland CavaliersClevelandEastern197115927492148-2369.476Eliminated Conf. Finals
Toronto RaptorsTorontoEastern199611215281172-1302.474Eliminated First Round
Sacramento KingsSacramentoWestern194911832782810-3359.456—
Washington WizardsWashington-BaltimoreEastern196214530632307-2944.439—
Phoenix SunsPhoenixWestern1969—31034722510-2179.535Eliminated First Round
Utah JazzSalt Lake City-ProvoWestern1975—2631512216-1980.528—
Orlando MagicOrlandoEastern1990—2419251401-1566.472Eliminated First Round
New Orleans PelicansNew OrleansWestern2003—001019878-1054.454—
Memphis GrizzliesMemphisWestern1996—0115101071-1404.433—
Charlotte HornetsCharlotteEastern1989—0013141237-1640.430Eliminated Play-In
Los Angeles ClippersLos AngelesWestern1971—0121361935-2589.428Eliminated Play-In
Minnesota TimberwolvesMinneapolisWestern1990—0314251245-1713.421Eliminated Semifinals

Top games of all-time

Ranked by Game Score — a composite of game stakes, quality, and matchup strength weighted by round and ELO. Switch the filter for the top 10 of any decade. Methodology.

#DateRoundMatchGame Score
12026-05-302026 · Conf. Finals G7
San Antonio Spurs 111–103 Oklahoma City Thunder
1.981
22016-06-192016 · Finals G7
Cleveland Cavaliers 93–89 Golden State Warriors
1.956
31998-06-141998 · Finals G6
Chicago Bulls 87–86 Utah Jazz
1.928
42016-05-282016 · Conf. Finals G6
Golden State Warriors 108–101 Oklahoma City Thunder
1.908
52016-06-132016 · Finals G5
Cleveland Cavaliers 112–97 Golden State Warriors
1.900
61998-06-121998 · Finals G5
Utah Jazz 83–81 Chicago Bulls
1.899
72002-06-022002 · Conf. Finals G7 · OT
Los Angeles Lakers 112–106 Sacramento Kings
1.885
81972-04-221972 · Conf. Finals G6
Los Angeles Lakers 104–100 Milwaukee Bucks
1.882
92011-06-122011 · Finals G6
Dallas Mavericks 105–95 Miami Heat
1.876
101985-06-091985 · Finals G6
Los Angeles Lakers 111–100 Boston Celtics
1.866
112003-05-272003 · Conf. Finals G5
Dallas Mavericks 103–91 San Antonio Spurs
1.837
121993-06-181993 · Finals G5
Phoenix Suns 108–98 Chicago Bulls
1.830
131967-04-231967 · Finals G5
San Francisco Warriors 117–109 Philadelphia 76ers
1.830
141996-06-141996 · Finals G5
Seattle Supersonics 89–78 Chicago Bulls
1.824
152013-06-182013 · Finals G6 · OT
Miami Heat 103–100 San Antonio Spurs
1.823
161997-06-131997 · Finals G6
Chicago Bulls 90–86 Utah Jazz
1.818
172022-05-272022 · Conf. Finals G6
Miami Heat 111–103 Boston Celtics
1.812
182006-06-202006 · Finals G6
Miami Heat 95–92 Dallas Mavericks
1.812
192006-05-222006 · Semifinals G7 · OT
Dallas Mavericks 119–111 San Antonio Spurs
1.800
201997-06-111997 · Finals G5
Chicago Bulls 90–88 Utah Jazz
1.797
212015-06-162015 · Finals G6
Golden State Warriors 105–97 Cleveland Cavaliers
1.797
221993-06-201993 · Finals G6
Chicago Bulls 99–98 Phoenix Suns
1.796
231982-05-231982 · Conf. Finals G7
Philadelphia 76ers 120–106 Boston Celtics
1.794
242014-05-312014 · Conf. Finals G6 · OT
San Antonio Spurs 112–107 Oklahoma City Thunder
1.789
252026-05-182026 · Conf. Finals G1 · 2OT
San Antonio Spurs 122–115 Oklahoma City Thunder
1.782
262022-06-162022 · Finals G6
Golden State Warriors 103–90 Boston Celtics
1.774
271992-06-051992 · Finals G2 · OT
Portland Trail Blazers 115–104 Chicago Bulls
1.773
282021-07-172021 · Finals G5
Milwaukee Bucks 123–119 Phoenix Suns
1.772
291974-05-101974 · Finals G6 · 2OT
Milwaukee Bucks 102–101 Boston Celtics
1.771
301996-05-281996 · Conf. Finals G5 · OT
Utah Jazz 98–95 Seattle Supersonics
1.766
312018-05-282018 · Conf. Finals G7
Golden State Warriors 101–92 Houston Rockets
1.765
322015-06-072015 · Finals G2 · OT
Cleveland Cavaliers 95–93 Golden State Warriors
1.761
332005-05-202005 · Semifinals G6 · OT
Phoenix Suns 130–126 Dallas Mavericks
1.755
342003-05-292003 · Conf. Finals G6
San Antonio Spurs 90–78 Dallas Mavericks
1.751
352016-06-162016 · Finals G6
Cleveland Cavaliers 115–101 Golden State Warriors
1.748
361985-06-051985 · Finals G4
Boston Celtics 107–105 Los Angeles Lakers
1.743
371981-05-011981 · Conf. Finals G6
Boston Celtics 100–98 Philadelphia 76ers
1.741
381974-05-121974 · Finals G7
Boston Celtics 102–87 Milwaukee Bucks
1.740
392000-05-302000 · Conf. Finals G5
Portland Trail Blazers 96–88 Los Angeles Lakers
1.740
401992-06-141992 · Finals G6
Chicago Bulls 97–93 Portland Trail Blazers
1.740
412005-06-212005 · Finals G6
Detroit Pistons 95–86 San Antonio Spurs
1.733
421991-06-121991 · Finals G5
Chicago Bulls 108–101 Los Angeles Lakers
1.732
432016-05-162016 · Conf. Finals G1
Oklahoma City Thunder 108–102 Golden State Warriors
1.732
441989-06-131989 · Finals G4
Detroit Pistons 105–97 Los Angeles Lakers
1.729
452019-06-132019 · Finals G6
Toronto Raptors 114–110 Golden State Warriors
1.729
462005-05-302005 · Conf. Finals G4
Phoenix Suns 111–106 San Antonio Spurs
1.722
472019-06-102019 · Finals G5
Golden State Warriors 106–105 Toronto Raptors
1.719
481996-06-161996 · Finals G6
Chicago Bulls 87–75 Seattle Supersonics
1.715
491963-04-211963 · Finals G5
Los Angeles Lakers 126–119 Boston Celtics
1.715
502009-06-142009 · Finals G5
Los Angeles Lakers 99–86 Orlando Magic
1.714

Source: methodology. Franchise totals from the NBA workbook. Game Score is a composite of stakes, quality, and ELO-weighted matchup strength.