2008 - Beat Atlanta 4-3; Beat Cleveland 4-3; vs. Detroit.

2006-07 - Didn't make playoffs.

2005 - Lost to Indiana 4-3.

2004 - Lost to Indiana 4-0.

2003 - Beat Indiana 4-2; lost to New Jersey 4-0.

2002 - Beat Philadelphia 3-2; Beat Detroit 4-1; lost to New Jersey 4-2.

1996-2001 - Didn't make playoffs.

1995 - Lost to Orlando 3-1.

1994 - Didn't make playoffs.

1993 - Lost to Charlotte 3-1.

1992 - Beat Indiana 3-0; Lost to Cleveland 4-3.

1991 - Beat Indiana 3-2; Lost to Detroit 4-2.

1990 - Lost to New York 3-2.

1989 - Lost to Detroit 3-0.

1988 - Beat New York 3-1; Beat Atlanta 4-3; Lost to Detroit 4-2.

1987 - Beat Chicago 3-0; Beat Milwaukee 4-3; Beat Detroit 4-3; Lost to L.A. Lakers 4-2.

1986 - Beat Chicago 3-0; Beat Atlanta 4-1; Beat Milwaukee 4-0; Beat Houston 4-2. NBA Champions.

1985 - Beat Cleveland 3-1; Beat Detroit 4-2; Beat Philadelphia 4-1; Lost to L.A. Lakers 4-2.

1984 - Beat Washington 3-1; Beat New York 4-3; Beat Milwaukee 4-1; Beat L.A. Lakers 4-3. NBA Champions.

1983 - Beat Atlanta 2-1; Lost to Milwaukee 4-0.

1982 - Beat Washington 4-1; Lost to Philadelphia 4-3.

1981 - Beat Chicago 4-0; Beat Philadelphia 4-3; Beat Houston 4-2. NBA Champions.

1980 - Beat Houston 4-0; Lost to Philadelphia 4-1.

1978-79 - Didn't make playoffs.

1977 - Beat San Antonio 2-0; Lost to Philadelphia 4-3.

1976 - Beat Buffalo 4-2; Beat Cleveland 4-2; Beat Phoenix 4-2. NBA Champions.

1975 - Beat Houston 4-1; Lost to Washington 4-2.

1974 - Beat Buffalo 4-2; Beat New York 4-1; Beat Milwaukee 4-3. NBA Champions.

1973 - Beat Atlanta 4-2; Lost to New York 4-3.

1972 - Beat Atlanta 4-2; Lost to New York 4-1.

1970-71 - Didn't make playoffs.

1969 - Beat Philadelphia 4-1; Beat New York 4-2; Beat L.A. Lakers 4-3.NBA Champions.

1968 - Beat Detroit 4-2; Beat Philadelphia 4-3; Beat L.A. Lakers 4-2.NBA Champions.

1967 - Beat New York 3-1; Lost to Philadelphia 4-1.

1966 - Beat Cincinnati 3-2; Beat Philadelphia 4-1; Beat L.A. Lakers 4-3.NBA Champions.

1965 - Beat Philadelphia 4-3; Beat L.A. Lakers 4-1. NBA Champions.

1964 - Beat Cincinnati 4-1; Beat San Francisco 4-1. NBA Champions.

1963 - Beat Cincinnati 4-3; Beat L.A. Lakers 4-2. NBA Champions.

1962 - Beat Philadelphia 4-3; Beat L.A. Lakers 4-3. NBA Champions.

1961 - Beat Syracuse 4-1; Beat St. Louis 4-1. NBA Champions.

1960 - Beat Philadelphia 4-2; Beat St. Louis 4-3. NBA Champions.

1959 - Beat Syracuse 4-3; Beat Minneapolis Lakers 4-0. NBA Champions.

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

1957 - Beat Syracuse 3-0; Beat St. Louis 4-3. NBA Champions.

1956 - Lost to Syracuse 2-1.

1955 - Beat New York 2-1; Lost to Syracuse 3-1.

1954 - Beat New York 2-0 and Lost to Syracuse 2-0 in round robin; Lost to Syracuse 2-0.

1953 - Beat Syracuse 2-0; Lost to New York 3-1.

1952 - Lost to New York 2-1.

1951 - Lost to New York 2-0.

1949-50 - Didn't make playoffs.

1948 - Lost to Chicago 2-1.

1947 - Didn't make playoffs.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.