No. 1 vs. No. 2

Friday, May 30, 1997 | 11:44 a.m.

NBA Finals meetings between the No. 1 and No. 2 teams by record with team, record, and champion:

1952-1953-Minneapolis Lakers (48-22) vs. New York (47-23); Champion, Minneapolis 4-1.

1954-1955-Syracuse Nationals (43-29) vs. Fort Wayne Pistons (43-29); Champion, Syracuse 4-3.

1960-1961-Boston (57-22) vs. St. Louis Hawks (51-28); Champion, Boston 4-1.

1961-1962-Boston (60-20) vs. L.A. Lakers (54-26); Champion, Boston 4-3.

1962-1963-Boston (58-22) vs. L.A. Lakers (53-27); Champion, Boston 4-2.

1964-1965-Boston (62-18) vs. L.A. Lakers (49-31); Champion, Boston 4-1.

1973-1974-Boston (56-26) vs. Milwaukee (59-23); Champion, Boston 4-3.

1978-1979-Seattle (52-30) vs. Washington (54-28); Champion, Seattle 4-1.

1982-1983-Philadelphia (65-17) vs. L.A. Lakers (58-24); Champion, Philadelphia 4-0.

1983-1984-Boston (62-20) vs. L.A. Lakers (54-28); Champion Boston 4-3.

1984-1985-Boston (63-19) vs. L.A. Lakers (62-20); Champion, L.A. Lakers 4-2.

1986-1987-Boston (59-23) vs. L.A. Lakers (65-17); Champion, L.A. Lakers 4-2.

1988-1989-Detroit (63-19) vs. L.A. lakers (57-25); Champion, Detroit 4-0.

1991-1992-Chicago (67-15) vs. Portland (57-25); Champion, Chicago 4-2.

1995-1996-Chicago (72-10) vs. Seattle (64-18); Champion Chicago 4-2.

1996-97-Chicago (69-13) vs. Utah (64-18).

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