Most NBA Championship titles

Most NBA Championship titles
Who
Los Angeles Lakers , Boston Celtics
What
17 total number
Where
United States ()
When

The most NBA Championship titles won is 17 by the Boston Celtics (USA), in 1957, 1959-66, 1968-69, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1984, 1986 and 2008. This is equalled by the Los Angeles Lakers (USA), in 1949-50, 1952-54, 1972, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987-88, 2000-02, 2009-10 and 2020.


The LA Lakers (previously Minneapolis Lakers) secured their 17th NBA Championship, and first since 2010, beating the Miami Heat in game 6 by 106-93, on 11 October 2020. Game 6 saw a dominant display by the Lakers who amassed a 28 point half time lead, the second largest in NBA finals history, only bettered by the Celtics 79-49 lead over the Lakers themselves in 1985. The Lakers have appeared in the most NBA Finals of any franchise, with 32.