what team has the most championships before 1990

Before 1989-90, the Boston Celtics won the most championships by a team, with 16 championships.

	TEAM	Champs	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PF
1	Celtics	16	3,313	241.5	107.5	57.5	24.3	7.9	4.9	41.9	96.3	43.5	1.4	4.3	33.1	23.4	31.2	75.1	48.8	14.4	32.4	799,995	355,987	177,016	80,488	10,355	6,399	81,352
2	Lakers	11	3,203	241.6	108.6	54.6	24.6	9.2	5.9	42.3	93.1	45.4	1.1	3.5	30.2	23.8	31.8	74.9	50.7	14.0	31.8	773,970	347,992	167,855	78,790	12,131	7,736	77,544
3	76ers	3	3,138	241.7	108.5	54.7	23.4	9.5	6.1	41.3	93.2	44.3	0.8	3.0	28.1	25.8	34.5	74.7	50.1	14.9	30.9	758,420	340,619	168,111	73,420	12,466	8,036	80,321
4	Warriors	3	3,309	241.6	105.3	56.4	22.7	9.7	4.7	41.1	95.7	42.9	1.1	3.7	28.8	23.0	31.4	73.2	48.1	15.7	30.4	799,460	348,603	173,211	75,069	12,721	6,182	82,038
5	Knicks	2	3,309	241.8	103.9	52.7	22.5	9.0	4.3	40.3	92.1	43.8	1.3	4.2	30.6	22.9	31.2	73.3	49.1	13.7	29.0	800,160	343,693	161,904	74,544	11,838	5,687	85,525
6	Trail Blazers	1	1,558	241.3	110.2	45.7	25.9	9.5	5.1	43.7	91.1	48.0	0.8	3.1	27.4	22.3	29.8	74.8	52.9	14.8	30.2	375,945	171,673	71,184	40,422	12,517	6,637	38,995
7	Bucks	1	1,722	241.4	109.9	46.5	26.2	9.2	5.5	44.3	91.6	48.4	1.1	3.8	30.4	20.8	27.5	75.6	53.0	14.2	30.1	415,755	189,277	80,072	45,186	12,094	7,194	43,007
8	SuperSonics	1	1,804	241.4	108.6	47.7	24.9	9.1	5.0	42.9	92.5	46.4	1.2	3.9	31.6	22.2	29.8	74.7	51.4	15.2	30.0	435,535	195,881	86,131	44,881	11,916	6,500	45,198
9	Bullets	1	2,285	241.5	108.8	52.7	23.1	8.3	5.4	43.2	94.9	45.6	0.8	3.2	26.0	22.0	29.9	73.5	50.3	14.3	31.4	551,925	248,516	120,383	52,684	10,837	7,128	54,593
10	Hawks	1	3,141	241.4	104.5	53.8	23.1	8.9	5.6	39.8	91.2	43.7	0.7	2.5	26.6	24.7	33.4	73.8	49.3	15.2	29.5	758,335	328,094	165,402	72,454	11,633	7,383	82,933
11	Pistons	1	3,202	241.5	105.2	54.0	22.3	9.0	5.4	40.6	93.4	43.5	0.7	2.5	26.1	23.9	32.4	73.7	48.9	15.1	30.2	773,280	336,961	165,967	71,269	11,814	7,050	82,045
12	Kings	1	3,203	241.7	106.4	53.0	24.1	8.8	4.7	41.2	92.4	44.6	1.0	3.4	29.8	23.8	31.8	74.8	50.0	14.1	30.1	774,095	340,692	162,844	77,241	11,526	6,123	83,347
13	Bullets	1	450	242.2	79.8	52.4	18.2			28.2	82.6	34.2				23.4	32.7	71.5	41.2			108,970	35,901	14,367	8,170			11,975

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More Celtics Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

25.7

Brown

RPG

10.7

Tatum

APG

6.8

Tatum

Team Rankings

ORTG

120.8

2nd

DRTG

112.7

4th

NETRTG

8.1

4th

3P%

36.7

8th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

Last Game

76ers

4 - 3

109

Final

100

Celtics

3 - 4

Sat 2 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.1

Cunningham

27.8

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

11.7

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

8.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

1.9

Mobley

1.8

Thompson

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

125.2

124.1

117.1

113.7

112.6

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

105.4

106.9

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.7

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

18.7

14.1

10.2

3.0

1.7

-1.1

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

668.4

Wembanyama

661.6

Mobley

649.6

Mitchell

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

679

Cunningham

674.8

Mitchell

660

Wembanyama

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.66

Beringer

1.62

Wembanyama

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.60

Wembanyama

1.58

Beringer

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

56-40

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

53-42

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-58

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0