The most historic rivalry in the NBA was not only a duel between American Coasts and their way of seeing life. Boston Celtics y Los Angeles Lakers They are undoubtedly the two most important franchises in the NBA and it was no coincidence that both were tied at the top in terms of titles won in the best league in the world, an equality that was broken yesterday.
With yesterday’s victory against the Dallas Mavericks, the Celtics achieved their 18th ring, leaving them alone in a historical classification only suitable for winners.
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Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks, Washington Wizards, Oklahoma City Thunder, Portland Trail Blazers, Dallas Mavericks, Baltimore Bullets, Sacramento Kings, Toronto Raptors y Denver Nuggets
achieve glory
There are ten NBA franchises that have won a ring in their entire history. Worthy of separate mention are the cases of the Bullets (1948), Kings (1951), Raptors (2019) and Nuggets (2023), who managed to become champions in their only and so far last appearance in the NBA Finals. On the other side of the coin we find the Cavaliers, who were only able to take the ring in 2016 despite having reached the finals on four other occasions (2007, 2015, 2017 and 2018).
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Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks y Houston Rockets
The long-awaited double
Very few franchises can boast of having won two rings in their history. The Houston Rockets (1994, 1995) took advantage of Michael Jordan’s retirement to win the, so far, only titles in their history. The Knicks rings were more widely spaced, which with Willis Reed as MVP in both 1970 and 1973 they managed to bring the ring to the Big Apple. But if you have to talk about patience, you have to talk about the Bucks. 50 years have passed since the first ring (1971 with Kareem Abdul Jabbar in command) until the last one, achieved in 2021 with Giannis Antetokounmpo of star.
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Miami Heat, Detroit Pistons y Philadelphia 76ers
Triple triplete
The Sixers are one of the most historic franchises in the NBA and that allows them to be one of the few teams with rings won in three different decades: 1955, 1967 and 1983. The ‘bad boys‘ of Detroit achieved glory in 1989 and 1990, titles that were complemented by those fantastic Pistons of 2004 (not that they were little sisters of charity). Much more often were the successes of the Heat, who after opening the can in 2006, saw the arrival of LeBron James It translated into successes in 2012 and 2013.
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San Antonio Spurs
The formula for success
The case of the Texan franchise is undoubtedly exceptional, since all of its rings have come with Popovich at the helm and with a totally distinctive style of play and philosophy. With Tim Duncan y David Robinson first (1999 and 2003) and Tony Parker (2005, 2007) y Kawhi Leonard (2014) later, the most European team in the NBA has managed to be the best in the league on five occasions.
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Chicago Bulls
The personification of triumph
The Spurs’ titles may have one of the most brilliant minds to have passed through the NBA as a common factor, but if there is a name and surname that is synonymous with titles in the NBA, it is that of Michael Jordan. Six times he led the Bulls to the NBA Finals and won the title six times: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998.
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Golden State Warriors
A ‘surprising’ track record
The successes of the Warriors Curry, Durant and company may have created a distorted image of reality. Many may think that the Warriors have been the result of a prodigious decade culminated with the titles of 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2022, but those from the Bay Area are one of the most historic franchises in the NBA. Before these latest triumphs, the Warriors won the rings in 1947, 1956 (these first two still as Philadelphia Warriors) and 1975, having also reached the Finals in 1948, 1964, 1967, 2016 and 2019.
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Los Angeles Lakers
Condemned to the silver medal
Without a doubt, one of the franchises that is most ‘blamed’ for the internationalization of the NBA. During all the decades of the best league in the world, the Lakers have been full of stars and with them they have reached seventeen rings: 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954 (these first five titles still as Minneapolis Lakers), 1972, 1980 , 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010 and 2020. Now they see how their archrival surpasses them at the top of the record, one more motivation to LeBron James and company to try to win the ring next season.
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Boston Celtics
The best in the NBA (at least in numbers)
Until the Lakers say otherwise, the Celtics are the best team in NBA history. The greatest exponents of the East Coast, they are the only ones who have not left the city and built the best dynasty the league has ever seen. The decade of the 50s and 60s was dominated by them, achieving the rings of 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969 with Bill Russell commanding. With the arrival of John Havlicek The rings of 1974 and 1976 were conquered, the prelude to another great dynasty. Larry Bird and his Celtics were one of the best teams of the 80s, rivaling Magic Johnson’s Lakers and taking the rings in 1981, 1984 and 1986. After more than two decades of drought, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen joined forces to take the 2008 ring, the last one until this 2024 season.
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