National Basketball Association Championship

Also known as: NBA Championship, NBA Finals

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The National Basketball Association (NBA) Championship is an annual playoff tournament held after the NBA season. Sixteen teams, with the top six from each conference automatically qualifying and the next four competing in play-in games, vie for the title. The championship series is a best-of-seven-games format. The winner is awarded the Larry O’Brien Trophy.123

The Boston Celtics hold the record for the most NBA championships with 18 titles, followed by the Los Angeles Lakers with 17.45

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List of NBA Players with the Most Championships
…Bill Russell, who won 11 NBA championships with the Boston Celtics: 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, and 1969. His final two titles came when he was both player and coach. Russell’s teammates are next on the list. Sam Jones is second with 10 titles, followed…
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…Bill Russell, who won 11 NBA championships with the Boston Celtics: 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, and 1969. His final two titles came when he was both player and coach. Russell’s teammates are next on the list. Sam Jones is second with 10 titles, followed…
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