List of National Basketball Association champions:
2013 - Miami Heat def. San Antonio Spurs 4-3
2012 - Miami Heat def. Oklahoma City Thunder 4-1
2011 - Dallas Mavericks def. Miami Heat 4-2
2010 - Los Angeles Lakers def. Boston Celtic 4-3
2009 - Los Angeles Lakers def. Orlando Magic 4-1
2008 - Boston Celtics def. Los Angeles Lakers 4-2
2007 - San Antonio Spurs def. Cleveland Cavaliers 4-0
2006 - Miami Heat def. Dallas Mavericks 4-2
2005 - San Antonio Spurs def. Detroit Pistons 4-3
2004 - Detroit Pistons def. Los Angeles Lakers 4-1
2003 - San Antonio Spurs def. New Jersey Nets 4-2
2002 - Los Angeles Lakers def. New Jersey Nets 4-0
2001 - Los Angeles Lakers def. Philadelphia 76ers 4-1
2000 - Los Angeles Lakers def. Indiana Pacers 4-2
1999 - San Antonio Spurs def. New York Knicks 4-1
1998 - Chicago Bulls def. Utah Jazz 4-2
1997 - Chicago Bulls def. Utah Jazz 4-2
1996 - Chicago Bulls def. Seattle SuperSonics 4-2
1995 - Houston Rockets def. Orlando Magic 4-0
1994 - Houston Rockets def. New York Knicks 4-3
1993 - Chicago Bulls def. Phoenix Suns 4-2
1992 - Chicago Bulls def. Portland Trail Blazers 4-2
1991 - Chicago Bulls def. Los Angeles Lakers 4-1
1990 - Detroit Pistons def. Portland Trail Blazers 4-1
1989 - Detroit Pistons def. Los Angeles Lakers 4-0
1988 - Los Angeles Lakers def. Detroit Pistons 4-3
1987 - Los Angeles Lakers def. Boston Celtics 4-2
1986 - Boston Celtics def. Houston Rockets 4-2
1985 - Los Angeles Lakers def. Boston Celtics 4-2
1984 - Boston Celtics def. Los Angeles Lakers 4-3
1983 - Philadelphia 76ers def. Los Angeles Lakers 4-0
1982 - Los Angeles Lakers def. Philadelphia 76ers 4-2
1981 - Boston Celtics def. Houston Rockets 4-2
1980 - Los Angeles Lakers def. Philadelphia 76ers 4-2
1979 - Seattle SuperSonics def. Washington Bullets 4-1
1978 - Washington Bullets def. Seattle SuperSonics 4-3
1977 - Portland Trail Blazers def. Philadelphia 76ers 4-2
1976 - Boston Celtics def. Phoenix Suns 4-2
1975 - Golden State Warriors def. Washington Bullets 4-0
1974 - Boston Celtics def. Milwaukee Bucks 4-3
1973 - New York Knicks def. Los Angeles Lakers 4-1
1972 - Los Angeles Lakers def. New York Knicks 4-1
1971 - Milwaukee Bucks def. Baltimore Bullets 4-0
1970 - New York Knicks def. Los Angeles Lakers 4-3
1969 - Boston Celtics def. Los Angeles Lakers 4-3
1968 - Boston Celtics def. Los Angeles Lakers 4-2
1967 - Philadelphia 76ers def. San Francisco Warriors 4-2
1966 - Boston Celtics def. Los Angeles Lakers 4-3
1965 - Boston Celtics def. Los Angeles Lakers 4-1
1964 - Boston Celtics def. San Francisco Warriors 4-1
1963 - Boston Celtics def. Los Angeles Lakers 4-2
1962 - Boston Celtics def. Los Angeles Lakers 4-3
1961 - Boston Celtics def. St. Louis Hawks 4-1
1960 - Boston Celtics def. St. Louis Hawks 4-3
1959 - Boston Celtics def. Minneapolis Lakers 4-0
1958 - St. Louis Hawks def. Boston Celtics 4-2
1957 - Boston Celtics def. St. Louis Hawks 4-3
1956 - Philadelphia Warriors def. Fort Wayne Pistons 4-1
1955 - Syracuse Nationals def. Fort Wayne Pistons 4-3
1954 - Minneapolis Lakers def. Syracuse Nationals 4-3
1953 - Minneapolis Lakers def. New York Knicks 4-1
1952 - Minneapolis Lakers def. New York Knicks 4-3
1951 - Rochester Royals def. New York Knicks 4-3
1950 - Minneapolis Lakers def. Syracuse Nationals 4-2
(Compiled by Julian Linden; Editing by Frank Pingue)
List of NBA champions
List of NBA champions
Dubai Basketball stun Greek giants Olympiacos to win in overtime
- Score of 108-98 came in round 26 of EuroLeague and was the 12th victory of their debut season
DUBAI: Dubai Basketball recorded the 12th EuroLeague win of their debut season with a 108-98 overtime thriller against Olympiacos at Coca-Cola Arena.
From the first whistle, Dubai played with intent in front of the 6,500-strong crowd. Defensive pressure, fast breaks and fearless shot-making gave the home side early control, but like all big European basketball nights, the drama was far from over.
Olympiacos battled back, the intensity rose, and a last-second three-pointer sent the game into overtime, briefly silencing the crowd. But supported by one of the strongest home crowds Dubai has seen this season, the team rose to the occasion in the final five minutes.
Dubai Basketball’s head coach, Jurica Golemac, highlighted the importance of the home crowd’s support and said: “It was a very intensive game. A lot of physicality, a lot of energy. We were up and we didn’t lose the passion. We showed character in the end to win this game.
“Real Madrid is in two days. We’re playing at home, and hopefully even more fans will come. That support is very important for us — everyone feels like a family here.”
Dubai responded with composure and authority in the extra period, locking in defensively and moving the ball with confidence to close the game with a statement finish on a night that demanded character.
Mfiondu Kabengele dominated inside with a powerful double-double, while Dwayne Bacon and McKinley Wright delivered when it mattered most. Aleksa Avramovic set the tone early on both ends, and the collective effort once again highlighted Dubai’s growing identity — fearless at home, united under pressure.
With the regular season entering its defining stretch the Coca-Cola Arena continues to be a fortress, and belief around the team continues to grow as the race for the EuroLeague post-season heats up.
The next home game brings one of the most famous teams in the world to the Coca-Cola Arena, when Real Madrid will play Dubai at home for the first time on Thursday, Feb. 5.
