Vocabulary University feature: The Top 10 NBA teams of ALL-TIME

The Top 10 NBA teams of ALL-TIME !!

In most people's mind the top 10 professional basketball teams ever assembled are (listed by date of championship won):

The 1964-65 Boston Celtics---62-18 (.775) Led by Bill Russell, Sam Jones, John Havlicek, Tom Sanders and Tom Heinsohn. The Celtics won 16 titles in their history.
The 1966-67 Philadelphia 76ers--- 68-13 (.840) With Wilt Chamberlain, Hal Greer, Chet Walker and Billy Cunningham. The 76ers won 2 titles in their history.
The 1969-70 New York Knicks--- 60-22 (.732) With Willis Reed, Walt Frazier, Dick Barnett, Dave DeBusschere, Bill Bradley and Cazzie Russell. The Knicks won 2 titles in their History.
The 1971-72 L.A. Lakers---69-13 (.841) Powered by Gail Goodrich, Jerry West, Wilt Chamberlain, Jim McMillian and Happy Hairston. The L.A. Lakers have won 6 titles in their history.
The 1982-83 Philadelphia 76ers--- 65-17 (.793) With Moses Malone, Julius Erving, Andrew Toney, Maurice Cheeks and Bobby Jones.
The 1985-86 Boston Celtics---67-15 (.817) Larry Bird, Robert Parish, Kevin Mchale, Dennis Johnson, Danny Ainge and Bill Walton.
The 1986-87 L.A. Lakers---65-17 (.793) Directed by Earvin Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, James Worthy, Byron Scott, A.C. Green and Michael Cooper.
The 1988-89 Detroit Pistons---63-19 (.768) With Isiah Thomas, Bill Laimbeer, Joe Dumars, Mark Aguirre, Vinnie Johnson and Dennis Rodman. Detroit won 2 titles.
The 1991-92 Chicago Bulls---67-15 (.817) With Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Horace Grant, B.J. Armstrong, Bill Cartwright and John Paxson. The Bulls won 6 titles.
The 1995-96 Chicago Bulls---72-10 (.878) Their 4th or 6 titles in the 90's with Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Toni Kukoc, Ron Harper,Luc Longley and Steve Kerr.
Of these top 10 teams the total championships won by each franchise in their history are:
Boston Celtics won 16, Chicago Bulls won 6, L.A. Lakers won 6, Philadelphia 76ers won 2, N.Y. Knicks won 2 and Detroit Pistons won 2.

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