The Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers have the most championships in NBA history. The Celtics have won 17 titles and the Lakers have won 14 championships, while no other team in the league has won more than six.
They are without a doubt the two greatest franchises in the league's history, but which one has been more successful?
Boston Celtics
The Celtics have seventeen NBA titles, twenty conference championships, twenty-six division titles, and forty-six playoff appearances, with a forty-seventh on the way this season. They also have a regular season winning percentage of .593.
They completely dominated the league in their first twenty-three seasons up until the 1968-69 season, as they won eleven titles in that stretch, including eight consecutive championships from 1958 until 1966.
Since the end of the 1968-69 season, the Celtics have won six championships out of the forty seasons, while winning eight conference titles. Out of those forty seasons, they have made it to the playoffs only twenty-seven times, missing it thirteen times. They were solid during the 70's, as they won a title in the 1973-74 and 1975-76 seasons.
They were dominant during the 80's, as they won three championships and five conference titles. They made it to the postseason each year in the 80's, led by Larry Bird, one of the greatest players ever.
However, they were below average in the 90's, as they only had a .457 winning percentage during the decade, and made the playoffs only four of the ten seasons in the decade.
So far in the 2000s, the Celtics have been pretty good, as they have won one championship (last season). The championship snapped a title drought of twenty-two years, which is by far the most in their history. They have a .530 winning percentage so far in the decade, and they've missed the post-season three times in the decade.
The following are some of the greatest Celtics players in history: Larry Bird, Bill Russell, Kevin McHale, John Havlicek, Bob Cousy, Robert Parrish, Bill Sharman, Sam Jones, Tom Heinsohn, Tiny Archibald, Dave Cowens, Bill Walton, Reggie Lewis, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen. Their best coach was Red Auerbach, who won nine championships and had a .667 winning percentage.
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