Basketball Title Point Totals

Do all World Championships matter? Yes. Do some matter more than others? Yes. Is recency the determining factor? Yes: Knick fans can cling to 1970 and 1973 all they want, but the iconic status of those two does not change the fact that the titles won in 1971 by the Milwaukee Bucks and 1974 by the Boston Celtics mean more.

The 1st NBA Championship was in 1947, and its winners get 1 point. The 1948 winners get 2, and so on. Moving a team starts the count all over again, but Laker fans didn't need the 5. Minneapolis titles.

1. Los Angeles Lakers, 1972, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2020: 594.

2. Boston Celtics, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1984, 1986, 2008: 462.

3. San Antonio Spurs, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014: 298.

4. Chicago Bulls, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998: 291.

5. Golden State Warriors, 1975, 2015, 2017, 2018: 241.

6. Miami Heat, 2006, 2012, 2013: 193.

7. Detroit Pistons, 1989, 1990, 2004: 145.

8. Houston Rockets, 1994, 1995: 97.

9. Toronto Raptors, 2019: 73.

10. Cleveland Cavaliers, 2016: 70.

11. Dallas Mavericks, 2011: 65.

12. Philadelphia 76ers, 1967, 1983: 58.

13. New York Knicks, 1970, 1973: 51.

--. Seattle SuperSonics, 1979: 33.

14. Washington Wizards, 1978: 32.

15. Portland Trail Blazers, 1977: 31.

--. Minneapolis Lakers, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954: 28.

16. Milwaukee Bucks, 1971: 25.

--. St. Louis Hawks, 1958: 12.

--. Philadelphia Warriors, 1947, 1956: 11.

--. Syracuse Nationals, 1955: 9.

--. Rochester Royals, 1951: 5.

--. Baltimore Bullets, 1948: 2.

17. Indiana Pacers, 3 ABA titles but no NBA titles: 0.

--. New York Nets, 2 ABA titles but no NBA titles: 0.

--. Kentucky Colonels, 1 ABA title but did not enter NBA: 0.

--. Utah Stars, 1 ABA title but did not enter NBA: 0.

--. Oakland Oaks, 1 ABA title but did not enter NBA: 0.

--. Pittsburgh Pipers, 1 ABA title but did not enter NBA: 0.

18. Orlando Magic, 2 lost Finals: 0.

--. New Jersey Nets, 2 lost Finals: 0.

19. Utah Jazz, 2 lost Finals: 0.

20. Phoenix Suns, 2 lost Finals: 0.

--. Fort Wayne Pistons, 2 lost Finals: 0.

21. Oklahoma City Thunder, 1 lost Finals: 0.

--. Washington Capitols, 1 lost Finals: 0.

--. Chicago Stags, 1 lost Finals: 0.

22. Denver Nuggets, 1 lost ABA Finals but no NBA Finals: 0.

23. Atlanta Hawks, 3 lost Conference Finals but no NBA Finals: 0.

--. Cincinnati Royals, 2 lost Conference Finals but no NBA Finals: 0.

24. Memphis Grizzlies, 1 lost Conference Finals but no NBA Finals: 0.

25. Minnesota Timberwolves, 1 lost Conference Finals but no NBA Finals: 0.

26. Sacramento Kings, 1 lost Conference Finals but no NBA Finals: 0.

--. Kansas City Kings, 1 lost Conference Finals but no NBA Finals: 0.

27. Los Angeles Clippers, 2 Division titles but no Conference Finals: 0.

28. New Orleans Pelicans, 1 Division title but no Conference Finals: 0.

29. Charlotte Hornets, 10 Playoff Berths: 0.

30. Brooklyn Nets, 5 Playoff berths: 0.

--. Buffalo Braves, 3 Playoff berths: 0.

--. San Diego Rockets, no Playoff berths in 4 seasons: 0.

--. New Orleans Jazz, no Playoff berths in 5 seasons: 0.

--. Vancouver Grizzlies, no Playoff berths in 6 seasons: 0.

--. San Diego Clippers, no Playoff berths in 6 seasons: 0.