Can you name the teams who lost the NBA Finals? by AdmiralMaxtreme

Year	Loser	Winner
1947		Philadelphia Warriors
1948		Baltimore Bullets
1949		Minneapolis Lakers
1950		Minneapolis Lakers
1951		Rochester Royals
1952		Minneapolis Lakers
1953		Minneapolis Lakers
1954		Minneapolis Lakers
1955		Syracuse Nationals
1956		Philadelphia Warriors
1957		Boston Celtics
1958		St. Louis Hawks
1959		Boston Celtics
1960		Boston Celtics
1961		Boston Celtics
1962		Boston Celtics
1963		Boston Celtics
1964		Boston Celtics
1965		Boston Celtics
1966		Boston Celtics
1967		Philadelphia 76ers
1968		Boston Celtics

Year	Loser	Winner
1969		Boston Celtics
1970		New York Knicks
1971		Milwaukee Bucks
1972		Los Angeles Lakers
1973		New York Knicks
1974		Boston Celtics
1975		Golden State Warriors
1976		Boston Celtics
1977		Portland Trail Blazers
1978		Washington Bullets
1979		Seattle SuperSonics
1980		Los Angeles Lakers
1981		Boston Celtics
1982		Los Angeles Lakers
1983		Philadelphia 76ers
1984		Boston Celtics
1985		Los Angeles Lakers
1986		Boston Celtics
1987		Los Angeles Lakers
1988		Los Angeles Lakers
1989		Detroit Pistons
1990		Detroit Pistons

Year	Loser	Winner
1991		Chicago Bulls
1992		Chicago Bulls
1993		Chicago Bulls
1994		Houston Rockets
1995		Houston Rockets
1996		Chicago Bulls
1997		Chicago Bulls
1998		Chicago Bulls
1999		San Antonio Spurs
2000		Los Angeles Lakers
2001		Los Angeles Lakers
2002		Los Angeles Lakers
2003		San Antonio Spurs
2004		Detroit Pistons
2005		San Antonio Spurs
2006		Miami Heat
2007		San Antonio Spurs
2008		Boston Celtics
2009		Los Angeles Lakers
2010		Los Angeles Lakers
2011		Dallas Mavericks
2012		Miami Heat

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NBA Runners-Up Quiz

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	hollabackitsobi:	Jun 13th, 2011 at 06:47 GMT		0 points
	I don't think the Lakers get enough flak for being the Buffalo Bills of the NBA. They've lost more Finals series than any franchise but the Celtics has even been to...

	AdmiralMaxtreme:	Jun 13th, 2011 at 11:19 GMT		3 points
	I think that's an insult to what the Buffalo Bills fans have been through. The Bills are 0-4, while the Lakers are 16-15. I think any fan on earth would take 15 losses if they got 16 wins.

	vernbowsky:	Jun 13th, 2011 at 20:36 GMT		1 point
	Good Quiz, though there is a lot of time to guess. 1947, '48, & '49 you are actually listing the runners up of the Basketball Association of America. The NBA didn't start until the next season when the BAA merged with the National Basketball League. The Lakers, Kings, and Pistons all won titles in the NBL.

	vernbowsky:	Jun 13th, 2011 at 20:38 GMT		3 points
	After checking some more, the BAA became the NBA, so those 3 seasons you list are part of the NBA history. Well done.

	strokes_static:	Dec 26th, 2012 at 21:14 GMT		1 point
	Maybe update to include Oklahoma Thunder for 2012