2008 - Beat Philadelphia 4-2; Beat Orlando 4-1.

2007 - Beat Orlando 4-0; Beat Chicago 4-2; Lost to Cleveland 4-2.

2006 - Beat Milwaukee 4-1; Beat Cleveland 4-3; Lost to Miami 4-2.

2005 - Beat Philadelphia 4-1; Beat Indiana 4-2; Beat Miami 4-3; Lost to San Antonio 4-3.

2004 - Beat Milwaukee 4-1; Beat New Jersey 4-3; Beat Indiana 4-2; Beat L.A. Lakers 4-1. NBA Champions.

2003 - Beat Orlando 4-3; Beat Philadelphia 4-2; Lost to New Jersey 4-0.

2002 - Beat Toronto 3-2; Lost to Boston 4-1.

2001 - Didn't make playoffs.

2000 - Lost to Miami 3-0.

1999 - Lost to Atlanta 3-2.

1998 - Didn't make playoffs.

1997 - Lost to Atlanta 3-2.

1996 - Lost to Orlando 3-0.

1993-95 - Didn't make playoffs.

1992 - Lost to New York 3-2.

1991 - Beat Atlanta 3-2; Beat Boston 4-2; Lost to Chicago 4-0.

1990 - Beat Indiana 3-0; Beat New York 4-1; Beat Chicago 4-3; Beat Portland 4-1. NBA Champions.

1989 - Beat Boston 3-0; Beat Milwaukee 4-0; Beat Chicago 4-2; Beat L.A. Lakers 4-0. NBA Champions.

1988 - Beat Washington 3-2; Beat Chicago 4-1; Beat Boston 4-2; Lost to L.A. Lakers 4-3.

1987 - Beat Washington 3-0; Beat Atlanta 4-1; Lost to Boston 4-3.

1986 - Lost to Atlanta 3-1.

1985 - Beat New Jersey 3-0; Lost to Boston 4-2.

1984 - Lost to New York 3-2.

1978-83 - Didn't make playoffs.

1977 - Lost to Golden State 2-1.

1976 - Beat Milwaukee 2-1; Lost to Golden State 4-2.

1975 - Lost to Seattle 2-1.

1974 - Lost to Chicago 4-3.

1969-73 - Didn't make playoffs.

1968 - Lost to Boston 4-2.

1964-67 - Didn't make playoffs.

1963 - Lost to St. Louis 3-1.

1962 - Beat Cincinnati 3-1; Lost to Los Angeles 4-2.

1961 - Lost to Los Angeles 3-2.

1960 - Lost to Minneapolis 2-0.

1959 - Lost to Minneapolis 2-1.

Fort Wayne

1958 - Beat Cincinnati 2-0; Lost to St. Louis 4-1.

1957 - Beat St. Louis 1-0, tiebreaker; Lost to Minneapolis 2-0.

1956 - Beat St. Louis 3-2; Lost to Philadelphia 4-1.

1955 - Beat Minneapolis 3-1; Lost to Syracuse 4-3.

1954 - Lost to Rochester 2-0 and Minneapolis 2-0 in round robin.

1953 - Beat Rochester 2-1; Lost to Minneapolis 2-0.

1952 - Lost to Rochester 2-0.

1951 - Lost to Rochester 2-1.

1950 - Beat Rochester 2-0; Lost to Minneapolis 2-0.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press.