1997: Chicago 4, Utah 2
Steve Kerr takes the feed from Michael Jordan and buries the series-clinching jumper in Chicago's 90-86 Game 6 victory.
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Reeling from a stomach flu, Michael Jordan caps his heroic 38-point performance with the clutch three-pointer, putting the Bulls up 88-85 in Game 5.
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John Stockton heaves the ball downcourt to Karl Malone for the go-ahead layup in the final minute of Game 4, a 78-73 Utah win.
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Michael Jordan drains the jumper at the buzzer, giving the Bulls a thrilling 84-82 Game 1 win.
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1996: Chicago 4, Seattle 2
After the final seconds tick down in Chicago's championship-clinching Game 6 victory, Michael Jordan squeezes the ball as he falls to the ground.
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Scottie Pippen flies in for the breakaway jam during Chicago's Game 3 blitzkrieg of the Sonics.
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1995: Houston 4, Orlando 0
Hakeem Olajuwon tips in Clyde Drexler's miss with :00.3 remaining in Game 1 to give Houston an improbable 120-118 overtime victory over the Magic.
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1994: Houston 4, New York 3
"The Dream" blocks New York's chance to win the title by getting a piece of John Starks' three-point attempt in the final moments of Game 6.
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Hakeem Olajuwon unleashes one of his multiple variations of the "Dream Shake" during the Rockets' 93-89 Game 3 victory over the Knicks.
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Hakeem Olajuwon gives Patrick Ewing a different version of the "Dream Shake," helping Houston to a 85-78 win in Game 1.
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1993: Chicago 4, Phoenix 2
John Paxson sinks the game-winning three-pointer with 3.9 seconds remaining in Game 6 as the Bulls beat the Suns 99-98 for their third consecutive title.
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1992: Chicago 4, Portland 2
Michael Jordan buries his then-record sixth trey of the first half in Game 1 -- then shrugs in seeming disbelief -- en route to a record-breaking 35 points before the break.
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1991: Chicago 4, Los Angeles 1
Michael makes the move against the Lakers in Game 2, a 107-86 Chicago blowout.
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Scottie Pippen finishes a Chicago fast break beautifully during the Bulls' Game 2 rout of the Lakers.
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1990: Detroit 4, Portland 1
Vinnie "The Microwave" Johnson burns the Blazers in Game 5 with the game-winning shot over Jerome Kersey in Detroit's 92-90 series-clinching victory.
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1989: Detroit 4, Los Angeles 0
Joe Dumars makes the miraculous block and save to seal the Pistons' 114-110 Game 3 win in L.A.
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1988: Los Angeles 4, Detroit 3
Isiah Thomas pulls up for a tough fadeaway jumper and hobbles downcourt during his heroic 25-point third quarter in Game 6, a 103-102 Lakers victory.
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Isiah Thomas banks in an off-balance runner while being fouled by Michael Cooper during the Pistons' one-point loss in Game 6.
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1987: Los Angeles 4, Boston 2
Magic Johnson's "junior" sky hook gives Los Angeles a 107-106 win in Game 4 over the Celtics.
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1986: Boston 4, Houston 2
Larry Bird zig-zags out to the three-point line to finish off Houston in Game 6, a 114-97 series-clinching Boston win.
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Faking, moving, shooting: Larry Bird at the height of his game against the Rockets.
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1985: Los Angeles 4, Boston 2
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar connects on the hook shot late in Game 6 as the Lakers close in on a championship in front of the Boston Garden crowd.
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1984: Boston 4, Los Angeles 3
Larry Bird hits the fadeaway jumper after being fanned by M.L. Carr in "The Heat Game"; Bird matched the 98-degree courtside temperature in Game 5 with 34 points on 15-of-20 shooting.
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Gerald Henderson's steal saves the Celtics in Game 2, a 124-121 overtime thriller.
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1983: Philadelphia 4, Los Angeles 0
Moses Malone finishes the fast break emphatically to secure Philadelphia's 115-108 Game 4 victory in Los Angeles and its first world title since 1967.
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Moses Malone takes it hard to the rack against L.A., helping send Philadelphia to a four-game sweep of the Lakers.
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1982: Los Angeles 4, Philadelphia 2
Kurt Rambis sacrifices his body to ignite the Lakers fastbreak, which ends with a Jamaal Wilkes layup and propels Los Angeles to its second championship in three years.
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1981: Boston 4, Houston 2
In what Red Auerbach called the greatest play he'd ever seen, Larry Bird converts a remarkable follow of his own shot during Boston's 98-95 Game 1 victory.
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1980: Los Angeles 4, Philadelphia 2
Magic Johnson did everything in his legendary Game 6 performance -- even the center jump! -- in guiding L.A. to a series-clinching 123-107 win.
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Magic Johnson drops in two of his game-high 42 points on a double-pump baseline drive during Game 6.
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Magic Johnson delivers a no-look pass for one of his seven assists in leading the Lakers to victory in Game 6.
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Dr. J goes baseline for one of the most acrobatic plays in NBA history during Philadelphia's 105-102 Game 4 win at the Spectrum.
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1979: Seattle 4, Washington 1
Dennis Johnson takes the feed from Gus Williams and nails the jumper in the lane to seal Seattle's 97-93 championship-clinching Game 5 victory.
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1978: Washington 4, Seattle 3
Wes Unseld corrals the rebound in the final seconds of the Bullets' championship-clinching Game 7 win and sends it downcourt for the easy score against Seattle.
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1977: Portland 4, Philadelphia 2
Pandemonium breaks loose -- and Bill Walton's jersey comes off -- as the Blazers close out the 76ers in Portland with a 109-107 victory in Game 6.
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1976: Boston 4, Phoenix 2
Gar Heard's buzzer-beater for Phoenix sends Game 5 into a third overtime, where Boston eventually prevails 128-126.
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John Havlicek knocks down the apparent game-winner in the second overtime of Boston's wild 128-126 Game 5 win over the Suns.
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1975: Golden State 4, Washington 0
Rick Barry nails a clutch jump shot with time running down in Golden State's 101-95 Game 1 road win.
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1974: Boston 4, Milwaukee 3
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar hits the game-winning sky hook in the second overtime of Game 6, a 102-101 Milwaukee triumph.
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1972: Los Angeles 4, New York 1
The Lakers' Wilt Chamberlain flips in a long-range finger roll over a Knicks defender.
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Jerry West takes it all the way for the lay-in as the Lakers go on to knock New York out in five games.
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1971: Milwaukee 4, Baltimore 0
"The Big O", Oscar Robertson, hits a pair of jump shots to help send the Bucks past the Bullets in four games.
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1970: New York 4, Los Angeles 3
After injuring his leg in Game 5 and sitting out Game 6, Willis Reed dramatically limps onto the Madison Square Garden floor for Game 7.
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Willis Reed sinks a jumper to start Game 7 and set the tone for New York's 113-99 series-clinching win over the Lakers.
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Under today's rules, Jerry West's game-tying 60-footer at the end of regulation would've won Game 3 for the Lakers.
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1969: Boston 4, Los Angeles 3
Don Nelson gets the ultimate shooter's bounce to clinch Game 7, 108-106, for the Celtics and Bill Russell runs into retirement with his 11th championship in 13 seasons.
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1967: Philadelphia 4, San Francisco 2
Wilt Chamberlain uses his patented finger-roll to help guide the Sixers to their first world championship over San Francisco.
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1963: Boston 4, Los Angeles 2
The "Houdini of the Hardwood", Bob Cousy, dribbles out the final seconds of his glorious career, preserving one last victory as the Celtics defeat the Lakers 112-109 in Game 6.
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1962: Boston 4, Los Angeles 3
Bill Russell records one of his 40 rebounds and two of his 30 points on this tip-in, leading the Celtics over the Lakers in seven games.
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Elgin Baylor, who scored 30 or more points in each game of the Finals -- including 61 in Game 5 -- gets the kind roll on a trademark drive to the bucket.
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1959: Boston 4, Minneapolis 0
Bill Russell starts the fast break with a block and Bob Cousy displays his legendary flair by going around the back with the ball before feeding to Jim Loscutoff for the jumper.
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1958: St. Louis 4, Boston 2
The St. Louis Hawks celebrate their championship-clinching Game 6 win, which came thanks to Bob Pettit's 50-point performance.
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Bob Pettit helps the Hawks dethrone Boston as NBA champs by extending past Bill Russell to finish a graceful drive.
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1957: Boston 4, St. Louis 3
The Boston Celtics celebrate their first NBA title after beating the St. Louis Hawks 125-123 in double overtime in Game 7.
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1952: Minneapolis 4, New York 3
George Mikan uses his height advantage to tap in his own miss and guide Minneapolis to an 82-65 victory over New York in Game 7.
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1948: Baltimore 4, Philadelphia 2
Baltimore's player-coach, Buddy Jeanette, hits the long-range set shot to help the Bullets make their improbable comeback in Game 2 against Philadelphia.
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1947: Philadelphia 4, Chicago 1
Howie Dallmar, whose only basket in Game 5 broke an 80-80 tie and carried Philadelphia to the league's first championship, lays it in on a Warriors fast break.
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