🇺🇸 NBA — All-time franchises
Boston Celtics vs Los Angeles Lakers vs Chicago Bulls.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Boston Celtics is the highest-ranked of 3 tracked teams in the NBA, with a Team GOAT Score of 95.7.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT Rank verdict
Boston Celtics, 18 titles to 17
The Celtics hold the championship record and the most extreme dynasty (eight straight, 1959–66); the Lakers counter with six distinct title eras and the Bulls with the highest single-decade peak.
- Titles
Celtics 18 · Lakers 17 · Bulls 6.
- Dynasty
Boston's eight consecutive titles is the deepest run in US pro sport.
- Peak
Chicago's 1990s two three-peats rate as the highest single-decade dominance.
Result of the GOAT Rank weighted model (dominance, peak, longevity, honours, statistics), not an absolute fact. Title counts are dataset totals. Sources: NBA, Basketball Reference. Methodology
Eighteen NBA titles — the league's all-time championship leader.
- NBA titles18
- Conference titles24
- Division titles35
Seventeen championships across six distinct dynasties.
- NBA titles17
- Conference titles32
- Division titles34
Two three-peats in the 1990s and the most globally famous team of its era.
- NBA titles6
- Conference titles6
- Division titles9