President david stern.
Eastern Conference Atlantic Division: new york Knicks, New Jersey Nets, Boston Celtics, Toronto Raptors, Philadelphia 76ers Central Division: Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Milwaukee Bucks, Chicago Bulls Southeast Division: Miami Heat, Orlando Magic, Washington Wizards, Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Bobcats West Division: Minnesota Timberwolves, Denver Nuggets, Utah Jazz, Portland Trailblazers, Oklahoma Thunder Pacific Division: Sacramento Kings, Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Clippers Southwest Division: San Antonio Spurs, Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks, Memphis Grizzlies.
Previous champions and runners-up
Winner and runner-up score 1947 Warriors Bucks 4-1948 Bullet Warriors 4-2 1949 Lakers Congress 4-2 1950 Lakers Nation 4-2195/kloc-0. 952 Lakers Knicks 4-3 1953 Lakers Knicks 4- 1 1954 Lakers Nation 4-3 1955 National Piston 4-3 1956 Warriors Piston 4-/kloc-0. 8+0958 Eagles Celtics 4-2 1959 Celtics Lakers 4-0 1960 Celtics Eagles 4-3 1 Celtics Eagles 4-1962 Celtics Lakers 4-31. 4-2 1964 Celtic Warriors 4-1/965 Celtic Lakers 4-1/966 Celtic Lakers 4-31967 76ers Warriors 4-2/kloc-0. 69 Celtics Lakers 4-3 1970 Knicks Lakers 4-3 197 1 Barker Bullet 4-0 1972 Lakers Knicks 4-1/973 Knicks Lakers 4-/kloc-0. 3 1975 Warrior Bullet 4-0 1976 Celtic Sun 4-2 1977 Pioneer 76 4-2 1978 Bullet supersonic 4-3 1979 supersonic bullet 4-1/. Kloc-0/ Celtics Rockets 4-44-2 1987 Lakers Celtics 4-2 1988 Lakers Pistons 4-3 1989 Pistons Lakers 4-0 1990 Pistons Pioneers 4-1/Kloc. 92 Bull Trailblazer 4-2/KOOC-0/993 Bull Sun 4-2/KOOC-0/994 Rocket Knicks 4-3/KOOC-0/995 Rocket Magic 4-0/KOOC-0/996 Bull Supersonic 4-2/KOOC-0/997 Bull Jazz 4-2/KOOC-. -2 1999 Spurs Knicks 4- 1 2000 Lakers Pacers 4-2 200 1 Lakers 76 ers 4- 1 2002 Lakers Nets 4-0 2003 Spurs Nets 4-2 2004 Pistons Lakers 4-12002. 4-3 2006 Heat Mavericks 4-2 2007 Spurs Cavaliers 4-0 2008 Celtics Lakers 4-2 2009 Lakers Magic 4- 1