The history of the NBA is largely dominated by the Celtics and Lakers, and each team has added a championship in the 2020s.

Take a look back at some of the most memorable images of teams battling for the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy.

The Celtics saw head coach Bill Fitch resign on this day in 1983. Two years later, they trounced the Lakers in Game 1 of the ...

2025 NBA Finals MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ... 1998), Magic Johnson (1987), Larry Bird (1984, 1986), Moses Malone (1983), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1971) and Willis Reed (1970).

Dwyane Wade scored a playoff career-high 42 points and singlehandedly fueled a series-saving comeback as the Heat rallied for a 98-96 victory over the stunned Dallas Mavericks that made the NBA Finals ...

Jones won titles with Boston in the 1983-84 and 1985-86 seasons ... OKC fans fueling Thunder’s NBA Finals push The Thunder’s league-best 43-7 home record this season has kept OKC fans roaring ...

He won three MVPs, including one in 1983 when he averaged 24.5 points ... the Philadelphia 76ers swept the LA Lakers in the NBA Finals, with Malone averaging 25.8 points, 18.0 rebounds and ...

Many of those honored by the Pistons were part of championship teams, but there are players who had their numbers hung in the rafters without a title.

NBA Finals sweeps are rare events. Only nine teams have achieved this feat. The Boston Celtics first swept the Minneapolis Lakers in 1959. Later, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's Bucks, Rick Barry's Warriors, ...

Jabbar's former agents explained how Jerry West incentivized him to become the highest paid player in NBA History.

As far as the NBA can tell, if they are or aren’t load ... Lakers forward James Worthy fractured his leg in Game 6 of the 1983 Finals, a series that his team lost to the Philadelphia 76ers.