No conference had ever sent seven different teams to the Finals in seven straight seasons until the West did it.

The Lakers won in the bubble, Phoenix lost to Milwaukee, and Golden State beat Boston.

Denver won its first title, then Dallas lost to Boston in the Finals.

Oklahoma City beat Indiana in seven, and San Antonio lost to New York last spring.

The Lakers, Warriors, Nuggets and Thunder won it all. The 2026-27 season tips off Oct. 20.

Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs at the 2025 NBA Cup, December 14, 2025. Photo: Daiei Onoguchi / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0.

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