Greatest NBA Teams of All Time

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2. Boston Celtics: The Boston Celtics are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. The Boston Celtics are the greatest franchise in NBA history, largely because of the team’s display of sheer dominance in the 1960s. The Celtics especially epitomized greatness in the 1964-65 NBA season. Led by head coach Red Auerbach, legendary center Bill Russell (who averaged an astounding 24.1 RPG), shooting guard Sam Jones (who averaged team-high 25.9 PPG) and a young John Havlicek (who averaged 18.3 PPG), the Celtics finished the regular season with a 62-18 record—their record was not only the best in the league, but also the best in the team’s history up to that point. The Celtics' regular season success translated into the playoffs, as they defeated Wilt Chamberlain’s Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Division finals and Elgin Baylor and Jerry West’s Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals.

3. Many undermine the Celtics’ success because of the league’s lack of talent at the time. This is both unfair and unfortunate. It’s vital to understand that winning a championship is difficult, no matter the competition, and the fact that Boston Celtics were able to win on such a consistent basis validates their place on this list.

4. Chicago Bulls: The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago. The Bulls compete in the National Basketball Association as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded on January 16, 1966 and played its first game during the 1966–67 NBA season. Let me tell you now, this will not be the first time you’ll see a '90s Chicago Bulls team on this list. Immediately after winning the franchise’s first title the year before, coach Phil Jackson’s Bulls cruised through the 1991-92 regular season, winning 67 games. What’s even more significant, however, is how the Bulls played seamlessly as a unit.  Although Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen scored a majority of the points (51.1 PPG combined), both gave in to the triangle offense and worked to get other teammates involved.

5. In addition, each player on the roster knew his role and embraced it—Horace Grant was a rebounding machine, B.J. Armstrong, Craig Hodges and John Paxson were three-point specialists and Stacey King and Will Perdue provided a low-post presence, while Bill Cartwright provided veteran leadership. The Chicago Bulls were truly dominant in the playoffs, sweeping the Miami Heat in the first round, battling the New York Knicks in the second round in one of the greatest playoff series in NBA history, defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers in the conference finals and then repeating as world champions after defeating Clyde Drexler’s Portland Trail Blazers in the 1992 NBA Finals.

6. Philadelphia 76ers: The Philadelphia 76ers are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The 76ers compete in the National Basketball Association as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division and play at Wells Fargo Center. Julius Erving entered the 1982-83 NBA season as a 32-year-old veteran at the tail end of his career and without a NBA championship. Erving was finally able to successfully climb the proverbial mountain, as he and the Philadelphia 76ers won the 1983 NBA championship. Erving, however, didn’t do it alone—the team had a variety of productive players that contributed to success. While Julius Erving, who averaged 21.4 PPG, and guard Andrew Toney, who averaged 19.7 PPG, provided offense, point guard Maurice Cheeks distributed the basketball.

7. Moses Malone was an offensive and defensive threat—not only did he grab 15 rebounds per game and block two shots per game, but he also scored 24 points per game. The 76ers’ group of threats vanquished their opponents in the playoffs, sweeping the New York Knicks in the first round before beating the Milwaukee Bucks in five games. The team then impressively swept Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Los Angeles Lakers to take the title.

8. Milwaukee Bucks: The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball team based in Milwaukee. The Bucks compete in the National Basketball Association as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded in 1968 as an expansion team, and play at the Fiserv Forum. Oscar Robertson was near the end of his career entering 1970, and he still hadn’t achieved ultimate glory: an NBA championship. The 1970-71 season marked a new beginning for Robertson, as he became a part of a young Milwaukee Bucks team. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the Bucks’ superstar, established himself as a dominant force in the NBA in his rookie season. The 1970-71 season was no different, as he continued to impose his will on all opponents, averaging 31.7 PPG and 16.0 RPG.

9. Robertson, the aging, walking triple-double, infused himself as a part of the team, as he masterfully distributed the ball to his teammates. In addition, a young Bob Dandridge contributed 18.4 PPG and 8.0 RPG. In the end, the Milwaukee Bucks proved to be too overwhelming for opposing teams, as they won 66 games. The team had an equally impressive playoff run, as it defeated Wilt Chamberlain and Jerry West’s Lakers in the Western Conference finals before sweeping the Baltimore Bullets in the NBA Finals. Finally, with the help of great players, Robertson was able to win a title.

10. Detroit Pistons: The Detroit Pistons are an American professional basketball team based in Detroit. The Pistons compete in the National Basketball Association as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division and plays its home games at Little Caesars Arena, located in Midtown. The 1988-89 Detroit Pistons are one of the most hated teams in NBA history because of their physical style of play. However, there is no doubt that the Pistons were dominant—that surely cannot be taken away from them. The Pistons were defensively adept—and that’s an understatement. They really epitomized defensive intensity. Dennis Rodman, John Salley and Bill Laimbeer provided a strong defensive presence in the low post; they didn’t allow anyone to drive freely to the basket. Meanwhile, Isiah Thomas and Joe Dumars were great perimeter defenders. In fact, Dumars was widely known as one of the only players to give Jordan trouble on the offensive end.

11. Thomas was a great penetrator and passer. Dumars was an excellent clutch and perimeter scorer. Laimbeer was an excellent three-point shooter, while Mark Aguirre also contributed a fair number of points. The Pistons ended the '88-89 season with 63 wins and went on to defeat Larry Bird’s Celtics and Michael Jordan’s Bulls in the Eastern Conference playoffs before sweeping Magic Johnson’s Lakers in the finals.

12. Los Angeles Lakers: The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. The Los Angeles Lakers’ 1985-86 season was a failure. After a successful 62-win regular season, they failed to make it to the NBA Finals, as they lost to the Houston Rockets in the Western Conference finals. Even worse, the Boston Celtics were the new champions of the world. Thus, it’s easy to say that the Lakers desperately wanted to reclaim their throne. The year prior, the Lakers had a great regular season in which they won 65 games. Magic Johnson led the team in scoring with 23.9 PPG and in assists with 12.2 APG. James Worthy began to embrace a larger role on the team, averaging 19.4 PPG. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar continued to show flashes of inside dominance, while Byron Scott, A.C. Green, Michael Cooper, Mychal Thompson and Kurt Rambis fulfilled their tasks as terrific role players.

13. The Lakers easily made it into the NBA Finals, where they played no other than the champions of the previous year, the Boston Celtics. After a historic six-game battle, the Lakers were triumphant—they were champions yet again.

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