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Boston Celtics |
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Boston Celtics have captured 17 NBA Championships since their founding in 1946. And from 1959 through 1966, Celtics won eight titles and establishing the longest streak of consecutive championships in United States sports history. |
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Los Angeles Lakers |
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The team also has the most championships with 14 titles behind the Boston Celtics who have 17 titles. The team featured Hall of Famers Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West and Gail Goodrich. |
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Chicago Bulls |
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The Chicago has won 6 NBA Championships, 6 Conference titles and 7 Division titles. Chicago Bulls most talented player is Michael Jordan. Dennis Rodman and Scottie Pippen are other notable players to play for the bulls. |
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Philadelphia 76ers |
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76ers began in 1939 as the Syracuse Nationals and in 1946 were a charter member of the National Basketball League. The Philadelphia 76ers won 4 NBA championships titles, 6 Conference titles and 11 Division titles. |
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San Antonio Spurs |
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The San Antonio Spurs has won 4 NBA Championship titles, 4 Conference titles, 15 Division titles. The San Antonio Spurs is the only major professional sports franchise to be located in San Antonio area. |
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Detroit Pistons |
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The Detroit Pistons have appeared in five NBA finals and has won 3 NBA Championships. The franchise has also 28 Playoffs appearances and has won 6 Division Championships. The Pistons are the oldest existing franchise in NBA history. |
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New York Knicks |
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The Knick are only one of the two founding teams that are still in their original city. Knicks has 2 NBA Championship titles, 8 Conference titles and 8 Division titles. New York Knicks’ payroll is currently the highest in the league at over $130 million. |
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Houston Rockets |
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The Houston Rockets has won 2 NBA Championship titles. The Rockets have been in 4 NBA Finals and have 22 Playoff Appearances. Rockets also won 4 Conference titles and 4 Division titles. |
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Cleveland Cavaliers |
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The Cavaliers has a reached in the Conference Finals two times, and also have won 1 Division title. The Cavaliers sees great hope in rising star Lebron James, whom many compared to all-time great Michael Jordan. |
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Phoenix Suns |
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In 1976 they finished the season with 42-40, they went on and surprised everyone by beating the defending NBA Champion and went on to play the Boston Celtics in he NBA Finals. The game 5 is considered by many to be the greatest game in NBA history, when the game went into a classic triple overtime. |
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