The Regular Season champions of NBA and Streaks

In my previous article, I had talked about my distate for the way Regular season has been devalued by NHL and NBA. Unlike NHL, NBA does not vene give out a trophy for Regular season champions. A lot of articles have been written about the NBA winners. This article tries to shine light on the Regular Season champions in Wikipedia style.Data is from NBA HOOPS ONLINE.

First place by active teams

Latest Team Name	Regular Season Championships
Boston Celtics	18
Los Angeles Lakers	10
Philadelphia 76ers	7
San Antonio Spurs	6
Chicago Bulls	6
Golden State Warriors	5
Sacramento Kings	4
Washington Wizards	3
Detroit Pistons	3
Phoenix Suns	2
Inactive Teams	2
Portland Trail Blazers	2
Cleveland Cavaliers	2
Dallas Mavericks	2
Utah Jazz	2
Milwaukee Bucks	2
Oklahoma City Thunder	1
Indiana Pacers	1
Houston Rockets	1
New York Knicks	1
Miami Heat	1

The Celtics-Lakers domination is even more pronounced. No wonder so many team had to relocate in those years.

• Hall of Fame goes to Miami Heat, formed in 1988 as an expansion team.
• Hall of Shame goes to Atlanta Hawks, a team whose origins can be traced to the establishment of the Buffalo Bisons in 1946

NBA Regular Season Champion streaks

Team	Streak
Boston Celtics	9
Chicago Bulls	3
Golden State Warriors	3
Philadelphia 76ers	3
Cleveland Cavaliers	2
Los Angeles Lakers	2
Utah Jazz	2

Golden State and Kevin Durant are enjoying the unfair bounty of sudden increase in Salary cap.

Unlucky teams / The good teams the Playoffs shafted

These are the teams that lost the first round after leading the regular season. One of them, Washington Capitols, folded up. The rest seem to have learnt the lesson as they all have just one appearance in the list.

Team	Season
Oklahoma City Thunder	93-94
Dallas Mavericks	06-07
Chicago Bulls	11-12