How difficult is it to win consecutive championships in the NBA? Only 7 teams in the NBA have done this, and there is no one to win after eight consecutive championships in the Celtics.

Looking back at the NBA over the past few years, there is currently no champion team that can successfully defend the title. In the 19 years of the Raptors, the 20 years of the Lakers, the 21 years of the Bucks, the 22 years of the Warriors, the 23 years of the Nuggets, and the 24 years of the Celtics, it can be seen that not only does not have a team that can win the championship in a row, but none of them can even win at least two championships in a short period of time. In addition to the fact that champion teams are usually studied in the league, the fact that wanting to maintain competitiveness for a long time will not only lead to great salary pressure, but also the players' load will also be very high. Therefore, many teams that are striving to defend their titles will encounter the trouble of injury to core players. For example, this year's Tatum is a good example. In fact, not only is it difficult for a team to defend their titles in recent years, but only 7 teams have had the experience of winning consecutive championships in NBA history. So let’s take a look at which teams they are!

1. Lakers

As a top giant in the NBA league, the Lakers have won 17 championship trophys since their establishment, which is also a second-place achievement in the NBA. In the history of the Lakers, they have had five consecutive championships, including 1949, 1950, 1987, 1988, 2009 and 2010.

, and the remaining two consecutive championships achieved three consecutive championships. In 1952, 1953 and 1954, the Lakers, led by George McCann, became the first team in NBA history to achieve a three-game winning streak. After 48 years passed, the Lakers replicated this achievement with their own hands. In 2000, 2001 and 2002, the Lakers won the championship again, and this time their three consecutive championships were of higher value and dominance than last time. After all, the league's competitiveness at this time was far superior to the 1950s, and the best player among this three consecutive Lakers is undoubtedly O'Neal, who also won the FMVP for three consecutive seasons.

2. Celtics

mentioned earlier that the Lakers can rank second in the NBA with 17 championships in team history, and the first one is their number one rival, the Celtics. They have also performed many consecutive championships in the history of this team. When it comes to the Celtics, we have to say that Bill Russell, the number one super champion in their team history. He led the team to win 11 championships in the history of the team. It was he who helped the team win the only eight consecutive championships in history from 1959 to 1966. Until now, they are likely to be no one to come.

However, compared to the Lakers, the Celtics fell faster. Since the Bird era, the team has fallen into a trough. Therefore, they have only won two championships in the past 30 years, and there are 16 years apart between these two championships. During this period, the team's core has also changed batch after batch. Finally, under the leadership of Tatum and Brown, the team finally returned to its peak. As a result, Tatum suffered a devastating blow, which undoubtedly will affect the Celtics' future development plan.

3. Pistons

Since the Pistons were founded, they have won three championships in total. The last time they reached the highest podium was in 2004. They beat the arrogant Lakers that year, but unfortunately the team gradually declined after that. Looking back at the Pistons' history, their most glorious period can be traced back to the 1980s. The Bad Boys led by "Smiling Assassin" Thomas is one of the most famous teams in NBA history. In 1988 and 1990, the Pistons reached the Finals for three consecutive seasons. It was they who helped other teams in the league to stop Jordan and the Bulls who had been in advance for many years and let them wait until the 1990s to officially break out. During the Pistons' three finals, they defeated the Lakers and the Trail Blazers in 1988 and 1990 and successfully won two consecutive championships.

4. Bulls

In the history of the Bulls, they have 6 championship trophys, and these were also won by Jordan, Pippen and others in the 1990s. At that time, the Bulls played absolute dominance. They won three consecutive championships in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997 and 1998 respectively. Although every player in the team has made contributions to the team's championship, it is obvious that the absolute core of this team is Jordan. When he retired once, the Bulls' decline was also very obvious.

And every time the Bulls win the championship, Jordan's personal strength is unique, so he won 6 FMVPs. Looking at history, he is also the only player to achieve this feat. Because Jordan was too strong at his peak, many fans thought that if he had retired in 1993, the Bulls might have really won the eight consecutive championships.

5. Rockets

After Jordan's first retirement, the Bulls were no longer the overlord in the league, so the NBA entered an era of blooming flowers, and the Rockets finally stood out. They topped the NBA for two consecutive years and became the only team in the 1990s to win the championship. At that time, the Rockets' star was the famous Olajuwon. Both he and Jordan came from the draft in 1984. The Rockets personally selected him as the No. 1 pick.

Obviously, Olajuwon's performance in the league did not disappoint the Rockets at all. At his peak, he was one of the most dominant players in the league. In the 1993-1994 season, he not only led the team to win the championship, but also won MVP, DPOY, and FMVP.. At the beginning of the 1994-1995 season, the outside world was not optimistic about the Rockets. You should know that they could only rank sixth in the Western Conference in the regular season, but in the end they succeeded. Olajuwon also averaged 33 points, 10.3 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.2 steals and 2.8 blocks per game.

6. Heat

After the Rockets, the Bulls and Lakers had both experiences of winning consecutive championships, but it was not until the 10s that the league officially ushered in a team that won two consecutive championships in 2012 and 2013. When the Heat formed the Big Three of James, Wade and Bosh in 2010, they became public enemies of the league. The defeat in 2011 pushed them to the center of public opinion. At that time, except for their own fans, the rest were basically waiting to see them jokes.

Fortunately, the Heat made timely adjustments and won the O'Brien Cup as they wished in 2012, and then they successfully completed the defending title in 2013. But the Heat's consecutive championships were more difficult than imagined. In the 2013 playoffs, the Pacers and Spurs had the opportunity to eliminate them, especially in the finals, facing the Spurs, the Heat were once in a state of 2-3 behind. The reason why they struggled so much has a lot to do with the serious deformity of the Heat's lineup. They can win the championships in a row purely because of the quality of the star. If James is not a star who can win MVP+FMVP for two consecutive years, the Heat may have disbanded earlier than in reality.

7. The Warriors

The last team that had a winning streak was the Warriors, but in 2014, no one in the league had expected their rise. After James returned to the Cavaliers, his first imaginary enemy was the Spurs. In order to target the latter, the team then traded the space-type inside Love. As a result, in the first year of James leading the Cavaliers to the Finals, they met the Warriors who changed the NBA situation with five small lines. If it weren't for the joint performance of James and Europe in 2016, the Warriors would not only have won two consecutive championships earlier, but they would also be expected to be the best team in history in 2016.

But the biggest benefit of the defeat in 2016 is that the Warriors got Durant through this, so the Warriors also formed a lineup with four All-Stars, among which Durant and Curry are the top five super giants in the league. In the end, the Warriors did dominate the league without any surprise. They won the championship in 2017 and 2018, and in 2017, they even beat all the teams with a devastating momentum. Unfortunately, they were determined to win three consecutive championships in 2019 and were eventually ruined by injuries.