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The Boston Celtics lead all NBA franchises with 18 championships, a record cemented by their 2024 title.
Quick Facts
- Celtics (18) & Lakers (17) together hold ~45% of all NBA titles.
- Only five teams have 5 + championships.
- Several franchises are tied with 3 or 2 titles, creating minor ranking differences.
AI Consensus
Models Agreed
- Boston Celtics hold the record with 18 championships.
- Los Angeles Lakers are second with 17 championships.
- The top five franchises (Celtics, Lakers, Warriors, Bulls, Spurs) each have 5 + titles.
- The Celtics and Lakers together account for nearly half of all NBA championships.
Points of Debate
- Rankings for positions 6‑10 differ: some models list the Miami Heat and Philadelphia 76ers at 3 titles, while others substitute the Detroit Pistons or list the Houston Rockets and New York Knicks with 2 titles. The exact ordering of teams tied with three or two championships varies across sources.
- The exact championship count for the 76ers is cited as 3 by most recent sources, but a few older references list only 2.
Top 10 NBA Teams by Total Championships (as of 2025)
| Rank | Team | Championships |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Celtics | 18 |
| 2 | Los Angeles Lakers | 17 |
| 3 | Golden State Warriors | 7 |
| 4 | Chicago Bulls | 6 |
| 5 | San Antonio Spurs | 5 |
| 6 | Miami Heat | 3 |
| 7 | Philadelphia 76ers | 3 |
| 8 | Detroit Pistons | 3 |
| 9 | Houston Rockets | 2 |
| 10 | New York Knicks | 2 |
Key points
- The Celtics and Lakers together account for 35 of the 78 NBA championships awarded to date, roughly 45 % of all titles 10.
- The Warriors, Bulls, and Spurs round out the “five‑team elite” with 7, 6, and 5 championships respectively 345.
- Four franchises (Heat, 76ers, Pistons, Rockets, Knicks) are tied with 3 or 2 titles, which leads to slight variations in ranking across sources 468.
Sources: NBA.com 1, Wikipedia 2, ESPN 3, JobsInSports 4, StatMuse 5, Britannica 6, Fox Sports 8, CBS Sports 10.
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