progresifjaya.id, JAKARTA – The 2025 NBA competition season is the first historical record where there are seven different champions in seven consecutive seasons. And of the seven champions, four of them became champions for the first time and the rest returned champions after half a decade.
This new historical record was started by the Toronto Raptors. The Raptors became the first team outside the United States to win the NBA in the 2019 season. The team, which was founded in 1995, was able to thwart the Golden State Warriors’ efforts to win a three-peat or three consecutive titles. The last three-peat was scored at the beginning of the 21st century with the LA Lakers as the actor. The Lakers won back-to-back NBA titles in the 2000-2002 season.
The 2019 NBA Finals were also a historic moment. The Golden State Warriors who were the opponents of the Toronto Raptors were the team that managed to reach the finals five times in a row. The Raptors managed to beat the Warriors 4-2 to win their first title. This first title felt perfect because Kawhi Leonard was also named the 2019 NBA Finals MVP.
Next is the Los Angeles Lakers, one of the most successful NBA teams with 17 championship titles. Even so, the 2020 NBA Finals were the Lakers’ first finals after a decade. The Lakers’ Finals were held during the bubble season due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
In the 2020 finals, the Lakers, strengthened by mega stars LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Dwight Howard, managed to beat the Miami Heat with an aggregate of 4-2. This victory also became the Lakers’ 17th championship title and the last NBA Finals for the Purple and Gold – the nickname for the LA Lakers.
The following year, the 2021 NBA Finals were a match between the Phoenix Suns and the Milaaukee Bucks. This match was considered interesting because it was the third consecutive final for the Suns. Meanwhile, for the Bucks, this is the first final since 1974 and the last time they won was in 1971. The Bucks became champions again in the 2021 season after crushing the Suns with an aggregate of 4-2 in a six-game match.
The following year, it was the Golden State Warriors’ turn to show their teeth. The team based in San Francisco, California In was able to maintain its dynasty by winning its fourth title in eight years. The Warriors became the 2022 NBA champions after overthrowing the Boston Celtics with an aggregate of 4-2. This moment also marked the end of the Warriors’ golden era.
Next is the Denver Nuggets who emerged as the new NBA champions in the 2023 season. The Nuggets triumphed in the 2023 NBA Finals with a landslide victory of 4-1 over the Miami Heat. This championship title was the first title in the history of the franchise that was founded in 1967.
There were still no consecutive champions the following year because the Nuggets lost in the semifinals. The 2024 season will be the golden year for the Boston Celtics to seal their status as NBA Kings after winning the most titles, namely 18 times. Dallas Maverick became the victim of Boston Celtics’ glory after being defeated with an aggregate of 4-1 in the final match.
And this year it was Oklahoma City Thunder’s turn to make a surprise. Thunder became the 79th NBA champion after being able to return to the NBA Finals after a 13-year wait. Thunder silenced the Indiana Pacers with an aggregate of 4-3 in a seven-game drama in the 2025 NBA Finals.
The Thunder also became the end of the story of the seven champion teams that erased the term back-to-back title since 2018. Not only that. The Thunder vs Pacers final series is also the 20th Game 7 in NBA history, as well as the first after the Golden State Warriors’ final match against the Cleveland Cavaliers nine years ago. (Bembo)