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The National Basketball Association of the USA, commonly known as the NBA,
is the premier professional club basketball competition in North America,
and undoubtedly the best club basketball competition in the world. Its
strength is such that most NBA sides could comfortably account for every
national team except the US itself.

The NBA was founded in 1946 as the Basketball Association of America. It
adopted the name National Basketball Association in the fall of 1949 after
adding several teams from the rival National Basketball League.

The NBA consists of the following teams:

 Eastern Conference:
 Atlantic  Boston      Miami     New Jersey New York                 Philadelphia Washington
 Division  Celtics     Heat      Nets       Knicks     Orlando Magic 76ers        Wizards
 Central   Atlanta     Chicago   Cleveland  Detroit    Indiana       Milwaukee    New Orleans  Toronto
 Division  Hawks       Bulls     Cavaliers  Pistons    Pacers        Bucks        Hornets      Raptors
 Western Conference:
 Midwest   Dallas      Denver    Houston    Memphis    Minnesota     San Antonio
 Division  Mavericks   Nuggets   Rockets    Grizzlies  Timberwolves  Spurs        Utah Jazz
           Golden State
 Pacific   Warriors    Los       Los        Phoenix    Portland      Sacramento   Seattle
 Division  (located in Angeles   Angeles    Suns       Trail Blazers Kings        Supersonics
           Oakland,    Clippers  Lakers
           California)

 Future    Charlotte
 teams     Bobcats
           2004-05

Past Champions:

   * 1946?47 Philadelphia Warriors 4?1 Chicago Stags
   * 1947?48 Baltimore Bullets 4?2 Philadelphia Warriors
   * 1948?49 Minneapolis Lakers 4?2 Washington Capitols
   * 1949?50 Minneapolis Lakers 4?2 Syracuse Nationals
   * 1950?51 Rochester Royals 4?3 New York Knicks
   * 1951?52 Minneapolis Lakers 4?3 New York Knicks
   * 1952?53 Minneapolis Lakers 4?1 New York Knicks
   * 1953?54 Minneapolis Lakers 4?3 Syracuse Nationals
   * 1954?55 Syracuse Nationals 4?3 Ft. Wayne Pistons
   * 1955?56 Philadelphia Warriors 4?1 Ft. Wayne Pistons
   * 1956?57 Boston Celtics 4?3 St. Louis Hawks
   * 1957?58 St. Louis Hawks 4?2 Boston Celtics
   * 1958?59 Boston Celtics 4?0 Minneapolis Lakers
   * 1959?60 Boston Celtics 4?3 St. Louis Hawks
   * 1960?61 Boston Celtics 4?1 St. Louis Hawks
   * 1961?62 Boston Celtics 4?3 Los Angeles Lakers
   * 1962?63 Boston Celtics 4?2 Los Angeles Lakers
   * 1963?64 Boston Celtics 4?1 San Francisco Warriors
   * 1964?65 Boston Celtics 4?1 Los Angeles Lakers
   * 1965?66 Boston Celtics 4?3 Los Angeles Lakers
   * 1966?67 Philadelphia 76ers 4?2 San Francisco Warriors
   * 1967?68 Boston Celtics 4?2 Los Angeles Lakers
   * 1968?69 Boston Celtics 4?3 Los Angeles Lakers
   * 1969?70 New York Knicks 4?3 Los Angeles Lakers
   * 1970?71 Milwaukee Bucks 4?0 Baltimore Bullets
   * 1971?72 Los Angeles Lakers 4?1 New York Knicks
   * 1972?73 New York Knicks 4?1 Los Angeles Lakers
   * 1973?74 Boston Celtics 4?3 Milwaukee Bucks
   * 1974?75 Golden State Warriors 4?0 Washington Bullets
   * 1975?76 Boston Celtics 4?2 Phoenix Suns
   * 1976?77 Portland Trail Blazers 4?2 Philadelphia 76ers
   * 1977?78 Washington Bullets 4?3 Seattle Supersonics
   * 1978?79 Seattle Supersonics 4?1 Washington Bullets
   * 1979?80 Los Angeles Lakers 4?2 Philadelphia 76ers
   * 1980?81 Boston Celtics 4?2 Houston Rockets
   * 1981?82 Los Angeles Lakers 4?2 Philadelphia 76ers
   * 1982?83 Philadelphia 76ers 4?0 Los Angeles Lakers
   * 1983?84 Boston Celtics 4?3 Los Angeles Lakers
   * 1984?85 Los Angeles Lakers 4?2 Boston Celtics
   * 1985?86 Boston Celtics 4?2 Houston Rockets
   * 1986?87 Los Angeles Lakers 4?2 Boston Celtics
   * 1987?88 Los Angeles Lakers 4?3 Detroit Pistons
   * 1988?89 Detroit Pistons 4?0 Los Angeles Lakers
   * 1989?90 Detroit Pistons 4?1 Portland Trail Blazers
   * 1990?91 Chicago Bulls 4?1 Los Angeles Lakers
   * 1991?92 Chicago Bulls 4?2 Portland Trail Blazers
   * 1992?93 Chicago Bulls 4?2 Phoenix Suns
   * 1993?94 Houston Rockets 4?3 New York Knicks
   * 1994?95 Houston Rockets 4?0 Orlando Magic
   * 1995?96 Chicago Bulls 4?2 Seattle Supersonics
   * 1996?97 Chicago Bulls 4?2 Utah Jazz
   * 1997?98 Chicago Bulls 4?2 Utah Jazz
   * 1998?99 San Antonio Spurs 4?1 New York Knicks
   * 1999-2000 Los Angeles Lakers 4-2 Indiana Pacers
   * 2000-01 Los Angeles Lakers 4?1 Philadelphia 76ers
   * 2001-02 Los Angeles Lakers 4-0 New Jersey Nets
   * 2002-03 San Antonio Spurs 4-2 New Jersey Nets

Defunct NBA Teams

   * Anderson, IN Packers 1949-50
   * Baltimore Bullets 1947-55 (Last NBA team to Fold)
   * Chicago Stags 1946-50
   * Cleveland Rebels 1946-47
   * Denver Nuggets 1949-50
   * Detroit Falcons 1946-47
   * Indianapolis Jets 1948-49
   * Indianapolis Olympians 1949-53
   * Pittsburgh Ironmen 1946-47
   * Providence Steamrollers 1946-49
   * St. Louis Bombers 1946-50
   * Sheboygan, Wis Redskins 1949-50
   * Toronto Huskies 1946-47
   * Washington Capitols 1946-51
   * Waterloo, IA Hawks 1949-50

NBA Presidents and Commissioners

   * Maurice Podoloff......... 1946?63 President
   * Walter Kennedy........... 1963?67 President
   * Walter Kennedy........... 1967-75 Commissioner
   * Larry O'Brien............ 1975?84 Commissioner
   * David Stern.............. 1984? Commissioner

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