The NBA Finals are chock-full of history and iconic moments. We've seen legendary franchises, like the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, dominate the league, as well as newer powerhouses like the Golden State Warriors and Miami Heat. This year, Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks defeated Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs for their first title in 53 years. Let's take a look back at the complete list of NBA Finals winners. List of NBA Champions 2026: New York Knicks defeated San Antonio Spurs (4-1)2025: Oklahoma City Thunder defeated Indiana Pacers (4-3)2024: Boston Celtics defeated Dallas Mavericks (4-1)2023: Denver Nuggets defeated Miami Heat (4-1)2022: Golden State Warriors defeated Boston Celtics (4-2)2021: Milwaukee Bucks defeated Phoenix Suns (4-2)2020: Los Angeles Lakers defeated Miami Heat (4-2)2019: Toronto Raptors defeated Golden State Warriors (4-2)2018: Golden State Warriors defeated Cleveland Cavaliers (4-0)2017: Golden State Warriors defeated Cleveland Cavaliers (4-1)2016: Cleveland Cavaliers defeated Golden State Warriors (4-3)2015: Golden State Warriors defeated Cleveland Cavaliers (4-2)2014: San Antonio Spurs defeated Miami Heat (4-1)2013: Miami Heat defeated San Antonio Spurs (4-3)2012: Miami Heat defeated Oklahoma City Thunder (4-1)2011: Dallas Mavericks defeated Miami Heat (4-2)2010: Los Angeles Lakers defeated Boston Celtics (4-3)2009: Los Angeles Lakers defeated Orlando Magic (4-1)2008: Boston Celtics defeated Los Angeles Lakers (4-2)2007: San Antonio Spurs defeated Cleveland Cavaliers (4-0)2006: Miami Heat defeated Dallas Mavericks (4-2)2005: San Antonio Spurs defeated Detroit Pistons (4-3)2004: Detroit Pistons defeated Los Angeles Lakers (4-1)2003: San Antonio Spurs defeated New Jersey Nets (4-2)2002: Los Angeles Lakers defeated New Jersey Nets (4-0)2001: Los Angeles Lakers defeated Philadelphia 76ers (4-1)2000: Los Angeles Lakers defeated Indiana Pacers (4-2)1999: San Antonio Spurs defeated New York Knicks (4-1)1998: Chicago Bulls defeated Utah Jazz (4-2)1997: Chicago Bulls defeated Utah Jazz (4-2)1996: Chicago Bulls defeated Seattle SuperSonics (4-2)1995: Houston Rockets defeated Orlando Magic (4-0)1994: Houston Rockets defeated New York Knicks (4-3)1993: Chicago Bulls defeated Phoenix Suns (4-2)1992: Chicago Bulls defeated Portland Trail Blazers (4-2)1991: Chicago Bulls defeated Los Angeles Lakers (4-1)1990: Detroit Pistons defeated Portland Trail Blazers (4-1)1989: Detroit Pistons defeated Los Angeles Lakers (4-0)1988: Los Angeles Lakers defeated Detroit Pistons (4-3)1987: Los Angeles Lakers defeated Boston Celtics (4-2)1986: Boston Celtics defeated Houston Rockets (4-2)1985: Los Angeles Lakers defeated Boston Celtics (4-2)1984: Boston Celtics defeated Los Angeles Lakers (4-3)1983: Philadelphia 76ers defeated Los Angeles Lakers (4-0)1982: Los Angeles Lakers defeated Philadelphia 76ers (4-2)1981: Boston Celtics defeated Houston Rockets (4-2)1980: Los Angeles Lakers defeated Philadelphia 76ers (4-2)1979: Seattle SuperSonics defeated Washington Bullets (4-1)1978: Washington Bullets defeated Seattle SuperSonics (4-3)1977: Portland Trail Blazers defeated Philadelphia 76ers (4-2)1976: Boston Celtics defeated Phoenix Suns (4-2)1975: Golden State Warriors defeated Washington Bullets (4-0)1974: Boston Celtics defeated Milwaukee Bucks (4-3)1973: New York Knicks defeated Los Angeles Lakers (4-1)1972: Los Angeles Lakers defeated New York Knicks (4-1)1971: Milwaukee Bucks defeated Baltimore Bullets (4-0)1970: New York Knicks defeated Los Angeles Lakers (4-3)1969: Boston Celtics defeated Los Angeles Lakers (4-3)1968: Boston Celtics defeated Los Angeles Lakers (4-2)1967: Philadelphia 76ers defeated San Francisco Warriors (4-2)1966: Boston Celtics defeated Los Angeles Lakers (4-3)1965: Boston Celtics defeated Los Angeles Lakers (4-1)1964: Boston Celtics defeated San Francisco Warriors (4-1)1963: Boston Celtics defeated Los Angeles Lakers (4-2)1962: Boston Celtics defeated Los Angeles Lakers (4-3)1961: Boston Celtics defeated St. Louis Hawks (4-1)1960: Boston Celtics defeated St. Louis Hawks (4-3)1959: Boston Celtics defeated Minneapolis Lakers (4-0)1958: St. Louis Hawks defeated Boston Celtics (4-2)1957: Boston Celtics defeated St. Louis Hawks (4-3)1956: Philadelphia Warriors defeated Fort Wayne Pistons (4-1)1955: Syracuse Nationals defeated Fort Wayne Pistons (4-3)1954: Minneapolis Lakers defeated Syracuse Nationals (4-3)1953: Minneapolis Lakers defeated New York Knicks (4-1)1952: Minneapolis Lakers defeated New York Knicks (4-3)1951: Rochester Royals defeated New York Knicks (4-3)1950: Minneapolis Lakers defeated Syracuse Nationals (4-2)1949: Minneapolis Lakers defeated Washington Capitols (4-2) Which teams have won the most NBA championships? The Celtics have the most NBA titles with 18. Heres a list of teams that have won at least three NBA championships: Which players have won the most NBA championships? Bill Russell holds the record for most NBA rings with 11. Here is a list of NBA players with six titles or more: Which teams have never won an NBA championship? Ten NBA franchises have never won an NBA Finals:

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With Europe looking on: How Diomande dazzled for Cte d'Ivoire The 2026 FIFA World Cup is chock full of bright young talent ready to take centre stage across North America this summer.Morocco'sAyyoub Bouaddi was brilliant in his tournament debut against Brazil, and so too was Australia'sNestory Irankunda across his goalscoring performance against Trkiye. France starletDsir Dou also awaits his turn, while many others are gunning for glory with youthful exuberance on their side.Enter Cte d'Ivoire and RB Leipzig superstar-in-waiting Yan Diomande.The youngest player to ever feature at the World Cup forLes lphants, Diomande (19) put on a show worthy of the label "world class," as he ran riot against a vaunted Ecuador defense.Coming off a brilliant 2025/26 season in the Bundesliga, the lightning-quick teenager, whoclocked the second-fastest top speed (36.40 km/h -22.61 mph) in the German top flight across the recently-completed club campaign, gave La Tri and Arsenal left-back Piero Hincapi the runaround in Philadelphia all while being unfazed by the occasion.Awarded Man of the Match honours on his World Cup debut, Diomande's flair on the ball, his ability to glide past the defence with ease, and his creative threat from either flank were a particular highlight on the night that helpedCte d'Ivoire stun a potential summer dark horse in the process.With the likes of PSG, Liverpool, and others looking on in admiration, Diomande gave the world a small taste of a player who could become one of the next world-beaters to don African colours.

Ronald Koeman said Netherlands' performance in Sunday's 2-2 draw against Japan should be their "minimal standard" if they are to win the World Cup.

Australia has climbed to a 14-year high in the FIFA mens rankings, leapfrogging Turkiye following the teams 2-0 victory in Vancouver.

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All those home games at hitter-friendly Coors Field, and the Colorado Rockies never rang up the scoreboard the way they did Sunday in steamy Las Vegas. If this is what big league baseball looks like in Sin City, pitchers might run for cover in a couple of years under every craps table in town.Willi Castro had seven RBIs, Hunter Goodman got a career-high five hits and the Rockies set a franchise record for runs with a 23-9 victory over the Athletics on a 101-degree afternoon at Las Vegas Ballpark.Youve just got to make contact and the balls gonna go, Goodman said.Castro and Goodman each hit two of Colorados six homers. Troy Johnston and TJ Rumfield also went deep for the last-place Rockies (27-45), who ended a three-game losing streak.Scheduled to move to Las Vegas full time in 2028, the A's got a taste of the city this week with a six-game homestand against Milwaukee and Colorado at the site of their top minor league affiliate. The teams involved combined to score 102 runs in a stretch that began with a wild slugfest last Monday night, when the Brewers outlasted the Athletics 15-14 in a 12-inning game that featured 11 homers. Colorado's lineup provided an exclamation point Sunday, but Goodman is going to reserve judgment about major league baseball on The Strip.Because while the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators of the Pacific Coast League play outdoors, the A's are gearing up to move into a new $2 billion stadium under construction on the Las Vegas Strip. That building will be enclosed.Ill be curious to see how it plays, Goodman said. I think time will tell. With it being indoors, I dont know if it will play the same or not. I guess well just have to wait and see.Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer has participated in plenty of games similar to Sundays series finale, especially at Triple-A Albuquerque.This is a very, very tough environment to play baseball, he said. As you saw, obviously the ball flies in the thin air, the heat and the sun. Its just a hard place to play.Castro finished with four hits, including a grand slam off Scott Barlow in the eighth inning. Goodman drove in four runs and Kyle Karros also had four hits as the Rockies piled up 24 in all one shy of the team mark established against Houston on Sept. 25, 2011.Max Muncy and Tyler Soderstrom homered for the As (35-36), who had won four straight. Lawrence Butler got three hits and Zack Gelof extended his hitting streak to 18 games.Tomoyuki Sugano (7-4) got the win despite giving up eight runs and nine hits in five innings. Eiberson Castellano tossed three scoreless innings to earn a save in his major league debut. Athletics starter Jeffrey Springs (3-7) allowed eight runs six earned and seven hits in four innings.Colorado scored six times in the fifth to build a 14-6 lead. Goodman homered to begin an outburst capped by Tyler Freemans run-scoring triple.As right fielder Carlos Cortes moved to the mound in the eighth and was their most effective pitcher, yielding one run and three hits in the final 1 2/3 innings.The Athletics went 4-2 on their Las Vegas homestand, winning a pair of three-game series. They return Monday to their regular temporary home in West Sacramento, California, for a series against the Pittsburgh Pirates.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb

All those home games at hitter-friendly Coors Field, and the Colorado Rockies never rang up the scoreboard the way they did Sunday in steamy Las Vegas. If this is what big league baseball looks like in Sin City, pitchers might run for cover in a couple of years under every craps table in town.Willi Castro had seven RBIs, Hunter Goodman got a career-high five hits and the Rockies set a franchise record for runs with a 23-9 victory over the Athletics on a 101-degree afternoon at Las Vegas Ballpark.Youve just got to make contact and the balls gonna go, Goodman said.Castro and Goodman each hit two of Colorados six homers. Troy Johnston and TJ Rumfield also went deep for the last-place Rockies (27-45), who ended a three-game losing streak.Scheduled to move to Las Vegas full time in 2028, the A's got a taste of the city this week with a six-game homestand against Milwaukee and Colorado at the site of their top minor league affiliate. The teams involved combined to score 102 runs in a stretch that began with a wild slugfest last Monday night, when the Brewers outlasted the Athletics 15-14 in a 12-inning game that featured 11 homers. Colorado's lineup provided an exclamation point Sunday, but Goodman is going to reserve judgment about major league baseball on The Strip.Because while the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators of the Pacific Coast League play outdoors, the A's are gearing up to move into a new $2 billion stadium under construction on the Las Vegas Strip. That building will be enclosed.Ill be curious to see how it plays, Goodman said. I think time will tell. With it being indoors, I dont know if it will play the same or not. I guess well just have to wait and see.Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer has participated in plenty of games similar to Sundays series finale, especially at Triple-A Albuquerque.This is a very, very tough environment to play baseball, he said. As you saw, obviously the ball flies in the thin air, the heat and the sun. Its just a hard place to play.Castro finished with four hits, including a grand slam off Scott Barlow in the eighth inning. Goodman drove in four runs and Kyle Karros also had four hits as the Rockies piled up 24 in all one shy of the team mark established against Houston on Sept. 25, 2011.Max Muncy and Tyler Soderstrom homered for the As (35-36), who had won four straight. Lawrence Butler got three hits and Zack Gelof extended his hitting streak to 18 games.Tomoyuki Sugano (7-4) got the win despite giving up eight runs and nine hits in five innings. Eiberson Castellano tossed three scoreless innings to earn a save in his major league debut. Athletics starter Jeffrey Springs (3-7) allowed eight runs six earned and seven hits in four innings.Colorado scored six times in the fifth to build a 14-6 lead. Goodman homered to begin an outburst capped by Tyler Freemans run-scoring triple.As right fielder Carlos Cortes moved to the mound in the eighth and was their most effective pitcher, yielding one run and three hits in the final 1 2/3 innings.The Athletics went 4-2 on their Las Vegas homestand, winning a pair of three-game series. They return Monday to their regular temporary home in West Sacramento, California, for a series against the Pittsburgh Pirates.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb

A warmer week is ahead, though rain remains in the forecast for some.

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