Last Updated Jun 23, 2022, 4:11 PM
NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE HISTORY
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NBA Finals | Eastern Conference Finals | Western Conference Finals
The Western Conference Finals is one of two pro basketball conference series of the National Basketball Association. The winner of this best-of-seven series matchup will advance to The NBA Finals.
The Golden State Warriors have won the Western Conference Finals in five of the last seven years, which includes their 2019 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.
This was the first time that a NBA team has captured five consecutive titles since the Boston Celtics accomplished the feat in the sixties.
However, Golden State's run ended in 2020 as the Los Angeles Lakers led by LeBron James advanced to the NBA Finals after eliminating the Denver Nuggets in five games of the Western Conference Finals.
This year, the No. 3 seed Golden State Warriors face the No. 4 Dallas Mavericks as the Warriors enter as favorites to win the series, despite the Mavericks eliminating the No. 1 seed Phoenix Suns. Check out the latest Conference Finals odds for the 2022 NBA Playoffs.
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NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS HISTORY
| Year | Champion | Opponent | Series Result |
| 2020-21 | Phoenix Suns | Los Angeles Clippers | 4-2 |
| 2019-20 | Los Angeles Lakers | Denver Nuggets | 4–1 |
| 2018-19 | Golden State Warriors | Portland Trail Blazers | 4-0 |
| 2017-18 | Golden State Warriors | Houston Rockets | 4-3 |
| 2016-17 | Golden State Warriors | San Antonio Spurs | 4-0 |
| 2015-16 | Golden State Warriors | Oklahoma City Thunder | 4-3 |
| 2014-15 | Golden State Warriors | Houston Rockets | 4-1 |
| 2013-14 | San Antonio Spurs | Oklahoma City Thunder | 4-2 |
| 2012-13 | San Antonio Spurs | Memphis Grizzlies | 4–0 |
| 2011-12 | Oklahoma City Thunder | San Antonio Spurs | 4–2 |
| 2010-11 | Dallas Mavericks | Oklahoma City Thunder | 4–1 |
| 2009-10 | Los Angeles Lakers | Phoenix Suns | 4–2 |
| 2008-09 | Los Angeles Lakers | Denver Nuggets | 4–2 |
| 2007-08 | Los Angeles Lakers | San Antonio Spurs | 4–1 |
| 2006-07 | San Antonio Spurs | Utah Jazz | 4–1 |
| 2005-06 | Dallas Mavericks | Phoenix Suns | 4–2 |
| 2004-05 | San Antonio Spurs | Phoenix Suns | 4–1 |
| 2003-04 | Los Angeles Lakers | Minnesota Timberwolves | 4–2 |
| 2002-03 | San Antonio Spurs | Dallas Mavericks | 4–2 |
| 2001-02 | Los Angeles Lakers | Sacramento Kings | 4–3 |
| 2000-01 | Los Angeles Lakers | San Antonio Spurs | 4–0 |
| 1999-00 | Los Angeles Lakers | Portland Trail Blazers | 4–3 |
| 1998-99 | San Antonio Spurs | Portland Trail Blazers | 4–0 |
| 1997-98 | Utah Jazz | Los Angeles Lakers | 4–0 |
| 1996-97 | Utah Jazz | Houston Rockets | 4–2 |
| 1995-96 | Seattle SuperSonics | Utah Jazz | 4–3 |
| 1994-95 | Houston Rockets | San Antonio Spurs | 4–2 |
| 1993-94 | Houston Rockets | Utah Jazz | 4–1 |
| 1992-93 | Phoenix Suns | Seattle SuperSonics | 4–3 |
| 1991-92 | Portland Trail Blazers | Utah Jazz | 4–2 |
| 1990-91 | Los Angeles Lakers | Portland Trail Blazers | 4–2 |
| 1989-90 | Portland Trail Blazers | Phoenix Suns | 4–2 |
| 1988-89 | Los Angeles Lakers | Phoenix Suns | 4–0 |
| 1987-88 | Los Angeles Lakers | Dallas Mavericks | 4–3 |
| 1986-87 | Los Angeles Lakers | Seattle SuperSonics | 4–0 |
| 1985-86 | Houston Rockets | Los Angeles Lakers | 4–1 |
| 1984-85 | Los Angeles Lakers | Denver Nuggets | 4–1 |
| 1983-84 | Los Angeles Lakers | Phoenix Suns | 4–2 |
| 1982-83 | Los Angeles Lakers | San Antonio Spurs | 4–2 |
| 1981-82 | Los Angeles Lakers | San Antonio Spurs | 4–0 |
| 1980-81 | Houston Rockets | Kansas City Kings | 4–1 |
| 1979-80 | Los Angeles Lakers | Seattle SuperSonics | 4–1 |
| 1978-79 | Seattle SuperSonics | Phoenix Suns | 4–3 |
| 1977-78 | Seattle SuperSonics | Denver Nuggets | 4–2 |
| 1976-77 | Portland Trail Blazers | Los Angeles Lakers | 4–0 |
| 1975-76 | Phoenix Suns | Golden State Warriors | 4–3 |
| 1974-75 | Golden State Warriors | Chicago Bulls | 4–3 |
| 1973-74 | Milwaukee Bucks | Chicago Bulls | 4–0 |
| 1972-73 | Los Angeles Lakers | Golden State Warriors | 4–1 |
| 1971-72 | Los Angeles Lakers | Milwaukee Bucks | 4–2 |
| 1970-71 | Milwaukee Bucks | Los Angeles Lakers | 4–1 |
| 1969-70 | Minneapolis Lakers | Rochester Royals | 2–0 |
| 1968-69 | Anderson Packers | Indianapolis Olympians | 2–1 |
| 1967-68 | Rochester Royals | Minneapolis Lakers | 3–1 |
| 1966-67 | Minneapolis Lakers | Rochester Royals | 3–1 |
| 1965-66 | Minneapolis Lakers | Fort Wayne Pistons | 3–2 |
| 1964-65 | Minneapolis Lakers | Rochester Royals | 2–1 |
| 1963-64 | Fort Wayne Pistons | Minneapolis Lakers | 3–1 |
