NBA Championships by team: Teams with most titles

Houston Rockets v Golden State Warriors: The championship rin
Houston Rockets v Golden State Warriors: The championship ring

2- Houston Rockets and New York Knicks

The Houston Rockets and the New York Knicks are the only franchises to have won NBA championships twice in their franchise history. The Knicks are the oldest franchise in the NBA along with the Celtics, having never moved or rebranded from their base in Madison Square Garden.

Although their history in the past 20 years is filled with disappointing rosters and let-downs from star free agent signings, the Knicks were once the superteam of the NBA. Possessing talent like Willis Reed, Earl Monroe and Walt Frazier, the Knicks had a 4-year dynastic run when they made the Finals thrice and won the title twice (1971-72, 1973-74).

The Rockets had their best postseason record under franchise GOAT Hakeem Olajuwon, who won the MVP-DPOY double in the 1993-94 season and led them to wins over the Knicks in 7 games during the 1994 NBA Finals. They returned to the same stage the following season to sweep Penny and Shaq's Orlando Magic team in 1995.

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