Preface
The NBA has a history of 77 years since its inception in 1947, so which are the five teams that won the most of the 76 championships decided?
5th place: San Antonio Spurs (5-time champions)
San Antonio is a small ball city, and although they had players like George Gervin and David Robinson before Duncan's arrival, they never won a championship. However, everything changed when Duncan appeared.
In the 1996-1997 season, the Spurs chose to play badly in order to get Duncan, and even the team's number one star David Robinson only played in six regular season games that year. Despite the terrible record, the Spurs got their wish as the draft came to an end, as Tim Duncan from Wake Forest University became a Spurs player as the top pick. Sure enough, Duncan didn't let the Spurs wait, he teamed up with general Robinson to help the Spurs reach the Finals in his second year in the league, and won the first championship in team history with only two losses in the playoffs. The Spurs then drafted Ginobili and Parker in succession. In the 2002-2003 season, when the general was old and Ginobili and Parker were still young, Duncan defeated the Lakers with the OK combination with an excellent performance, and finally defeated the Nets to win the second championship.
In the GDP era, the Spurs won the championship again in the 2004-2005 and 2006-2007 seasons. After that, the Spurs failed to reach the Finals for many years, and did not return to the Finals until the 2012-2013 season, but they still lost against the younger Heat Big Three. Fortunately, in 2014, the Spurs, who played more teamly, were more mature than the previous year, Leonard on the front line and Green on the guard line. In the end, the Spurs took revenge on the Heat in 6 games in the finals and won the 5th championship.
The Spurs chose Duncan as a cornerstone at all costs, and Duncan has repaid the Spurs throughout his career, with five championships being the best proof of this. The current Wembanyama has some similarities with Duncan back then, and I don't know if he can become another banner for the Spurs in the future.
4th place: Chicago Bulls (6 wins)
Similar to Duncan's to the Spurs, all of the championships in the history of the Bulls have been won by Jordan. Since entering the league in 1984, Jordan has conquered fans and opponents alike with his inexplicable offense and suffocating defense. After winning the regular season MVP but being repeatedly defeated by the Pistons bad boys, Jordan, who became more and more frustrated, waited for Pippen. Jordan, who played the league's No. 1 strength, and Pippen, who matured, won three consecutive championships from 1991 to 1993.
Jordan of the three-time FMVP chose to retire, and the Bulls also missed the good results because of the loss of their backbone. After returning to the basketball court, Jordan suffered a rare defeat, and in the past two years, it has been Olajuwon, who also has a reign of terror, and his Rockets. In the offseason, Jordan ushered in another good helper, Rodman, and they rekindled their fighting spirit to win, and finally Jordan led the team to revenge the Magic and beat the Jazz at the same peak. While completing the second triple championship, it created a lifelong regret for Malone and Stockton.
The legendary Jordan helped the Bulls win two consecutive championships, and six championships were enough to make the Bulls a dynasty team. Although there are MVPs like Rose in the post-Jordan era, the Bulls still need to work hard to win the championship.
3rd place: Golden State Warriors (7 wins)
As one of the oldest teams in the NBA, the Warriors are also the first NBA champion. They won the championship in their first season in the NBA. Joe Fox led the team to a championship as one of the first players to use the jumper. Then in 1956, Paul Arikin and Neil Johnston led the team to a second championship in franchise history. Later, even with a superstar like Chamberlain, he never led the Warriors to win the championship. It wasn't until 1976 that Rick Barry single-handedly led the team to the third championship.
The rest of the story is familiar to everyone, as the Warriors drafted Curry in 2009 and Thompson in 2011. The game-changing "Splash Brothers" pushed Cole's small-ball system to the top with accurate shooting. They and the Cavaliers also formed a wonderful matchup for many years, and in the end, the Splash Brothers helped the Warriors win four championships in 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2022, and of course, the middle two also have to thank Durant who joined as a loser.
Seven championships left the Warriors in third place. However, although Curry can still play at a high level, the current Warriors still have some difficulties if they want to win the championship again.
Second place: Los Angeles Lakers (17 wins)
Lakers:
Most of the teams on the list rely on the draft to select the cornerstone, and then form a system and win championships through their own training, and the Lakers have also brought in superstars in addition to this. , the Lakers in ancient times relied on George McCann, the first superstar in NBA history, to win five championship trophies.
In the later era of West and Baylor, the team was suppressed by Russell's Celtics, and it was not until the arrival of Chamberlain that they won a championship. In the 70s, the Lakers brought in Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and selected Magic Johnson, and the super pair helped the Lakers win five more championships.
Later, it was a familiar routine, bringing in O'Neal and trading to rookie Kobe, and the same excellent inside and outside partners helped the Lakers win three consecutive championships. And after O'Neill left. The mature Kobe Bryant waited for a good helper Gasol, and finally won two more championships.
The post-Kobe Lakers became a fish belly, and in 2018 and 2019 they brought in James and Davis, who in turn won the Lakers a championship in 2020 and a first midseason title in 2024.
The Lakers, who have won 17 championships, have been successful enough, and now James and Bushy Eyebrows are still capable of leading the Lakers to a championship in the next place.
1st place: Celtic 18 titles
The Green Army's Meritorious Cardinal, who helped the Celtics acquire Bill Russell, and later equipped him with a series of top players, the Celtics were in the limelight in that era, winning 11 championships in 13 seasons. There were many direct conversations with the Lakers, and West and Chamberlain were the losers most of the time. In the post-Russell era, the Green Army still relied on Havlicek and Cowens to win two championships.
The Cardinals went on to win Larry Bird, McHale and Parish, and Big Bird led the Green Army to three titles in five Finals.
Then the Green Army selected Rembaias, whose talent was not inferior to Jordan, but died unexpectedly, and Duncan failed to catch up, and he never won the championship. It wasn't until Angie brought Boston the Big Three that Garnett, Pierce and Ray Allen kept the Celtics at championship level for many years, culminating in the 2008 championship.
The Celtics reached the finals all the way to the finals this season under the leadership of the double tanhua, and finally defeated the Mavericks with a total score of 4:1 to achieve the 18th championship in team history, which also allowed the Celtics to successfully surpass the arch-rival Lakers to become the team with the most NBA championships.