<Li> 1947--1948: Philadelphia Warriors, defeated the Western champion, lost the BAA Finals </Li> <P> Line "1949" refers to the last BAA Playoffs . In its inaugural 1949--50 season only, the NBA used a three - division arrangement . Syracuse won the Eastern Division championship in the first two rounds of the 1950 NBA Playoffs and advanced to the Finals as the one of three division champions with the best regular season record . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Champion </Th> <Th> Coach </Th> <Th> Result </Th> <Th> Runner - up </Th> <Th> Coach </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1949 </Td> <Td> Washington Capitols </Td> <Td> Red Auerbach </Td> <Td> 2--1 </Td> <Td> New York Knicks </Td> <Td> Joe Lapchick </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1950 </Td> <Td> Syracuse Nationals </Td> <Td> Al Cervi </Td> <Td> 2--1 </Td> <Td> New York Knicks </Td> <Td> Joe Lapchick </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1951 </Td> <Td> New York Knicks </Td> <Td> Joe Lapchick </Td> <Td> 3--2 </Td> <Td> Syracuse Nationals </Td> <Td> Al Cervi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1952 </Td> <Td> New York Knicks </Td> <Td> Joe Lapchick </Td> <Td> 3--1 </Td> <Td> Syracuse Nationals </Td> <Td> Al Cervi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1953 </Td> <Td> New York Knicks </Td> <Td> Joe Lapchick </Td> <Td> 3--1 </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics </Td> <Td> Red Auerbach </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1954 </Td> <Td> Syracuse Nationals </Td> <Td> Al Cervi </Td> <Td> 2--0 </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics </Td> <Td> Red Auerbach </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1955 </Td> <Td> Syracuse Nationals </Td> <Td> Al Cervi </Td> <Td> 3--1 </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics </Td> <Td> Red Auerbach </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1956 </Td> <Td> Philadelphia Warriors </Td> <Td> George Senesky </Td> <Td> 3--2 </Td> <Td> Syracuse Nationals </Td> <Td> Al Cervi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1957 </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics </Td> <Td> Red Auerbach </Td> <Td> 3--0 </Td> <Td> Syracuse Nationals </Td> <Td> Paul Seymour </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics </Td> <Td> Red Auerbach </Td> <Td> 4--1 </Td> <Td> Philadelphia Warriors </Td> <Td> George Senesky </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1959 </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics </Td> <Td> Red Auerbach </Td> <Td> 4--3 </Td> <Td> Syracuse Nationals </Td> <Td> Paul Seymour </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1960 </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics </Td> <Td> Red Auerbach </Td> <Td> 4--2 </Td> <Td> Philadelphia Warriors </Td> <Td> Frank McGuire </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1961 </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics </Td> <Td> Red Auerbach </Td> <Td> 4--1 </Td> <Td> Syracuse Nationals </Td> <Td> Alex Hannum </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1962 </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics </Td> <Td> Red Auerbach </Td> <Td> 4--3 </Td> <Td> Philadelphia Warriors </Td> <Td> Frank McGuire </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1963 </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics </Td> <Td> Red Auerbach </Td> <Td> 4--3 </Td> <Td> Cincinnati Royals </Td> <Td> Charles Wolf </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1964 </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics </Td> <Td> Red Auerbach </Td> <Td> 4--1 </Td> <Td> Cincinnati Royals </Td> <Td> Jack McMahon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1965 </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics </Td> <Td> Red Auerbach </Td> <Td> 4--3 </Td> <Td> Philadelphia 76ers </Td> <Td> Dolph Schayes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1966 </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics </Td> <Td> Red Auerbach </Td> <Td> 4--1 </Td> <Td> Philadelphia 76ers </Td> <Td> Dolph Schayes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1967 </Td> <Td> Philadelphia 76ers </Td> <Td> Alex Hannum </Td> <Td> 4--1 </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics </Td> <Td> Bill Russell </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1968 </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics </Td> <Td> Bill Russell </Td> <Td> 4--3 </Td> <Td> Philadelphia 76ers </Td> <Td> Alex Hannum </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1969 </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics </Td> <Td> Bill Russell </Td> <Td> 4--2 </Td> <Td> New York Knicks </Td> <Td> Red Holzman </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1970 </Td> <Td> New York Knicks </Td> <Td> Red Holzman </Td> <Td> 4--1 </Td> <Td> Milwaukee Bucks </Td> <Td> Larry Costello </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Champion </Th> <Th> Coach </Th> <Th> Result </Th> <Th> Runner - up </Th> <Th> Coach </Th> </Tr>

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