NBA Finals Coaches

For each year, guess who was the coach of the team playing in the NBA Finals

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Year	Finals	Win. coach	Lose. coach
2023	Nuggets - Heat	Michael Malone	Erik Spoelstra
2022	Warriors - Celtics	Steve Kerr	Ime Udoka
2021	Bucks - Suns	Mike Budenholzer	Monty Williams
2020	Lakers - Heat	Frank Vogel	Erik Spoelstra
2019	Raptors - Warriors	Nick Nurse	Steve Kerr
2018	Warriors - Cavaliers	Steve Kerr	Tyronn Lue
2017	Warriors - Cavaliers	Steve Kerr	Tyronn Lue
2016	Cavaliers - Warriors	Tyronn Lue	Steve Kerr
2015	Warriors - Cavaliers	Steve Kerr	David Blatt
2014	Spurs - Heat	Gregg Popovich	Erik Spoelstra
2013	Heat - Spurs	Erik Spoelstra	Gregg Popovich
2012	Heat - Thunder	Erik Spoelstra	Scott Brooks
2011	Mavericks - Heat	Rick Carlisle	Erik Spoelstra
2010	Lakers - Celtics	Phil Jackson	Doc Rivers
2009	Lakers - Magic	Phil Jackson	Stan Van Gundy
2008	Celtics - Lakers	Doc Rivers	Phil Jackson
2007	Spurs - Cavaliers	Gregg Popovich	Mike Brown
2006	Heat - Mavericks	Pat Riley	Avery Johnson
2005	Spurs - Pistons	Gregg Popovich	Larry Brown
2004	Pistons - Lakers	Larry Brown	Phil Jackson
2003	Spurs - Nets	Gregg Popovich	Byron Scott
2002	Lakers - Nets	Phil Jackson	Byron Scott
2001	Lakers - 76ers	Phil Jackson	Larry Brown
2000	Lakers - Pacers	Phil Jackson	Larry Bird
1999	Spurs - Knicks	Gregg Popovich	Jeff Van Gundy
1998	Bulls - Jazz	Phil Jackson	Jerry Sloan
1997	Bulls - Jazz	Phil Jackson	Jerry Sloan
1996	Bulls - SuperSonics	Phil Jackson	George Karl
1995	Rockets - Magic	Rudy Tomjanovich	Brian Hill
1994	Rockets - Knicks	Rudy Tomjanovich	Pat Riley
1993	Bulls - Suns	Phil Jackson	Paul Westphal
1992	Bulls - Trail Blazers	Phil Jackson	Rick Adelman
1991	Bulls - Lakers	Phil Jackson	Mike Dunleavy
1990	Pistons - Trail Blazers	Chuck Daly	Rick Adelman
1989	Pistons - Lakers	Chuck Daly	Pat Riley
1988	Lakers - Pistons	Pat Riley	Chuck Daly
1987	Lakers - Celtics	Pat Riley	K.C. Jones

Year	Finals	Win. coach	Lose. coach
1986	Celtics - Rockets	K.C. Jones	Bill Fitch
1985	Lakers - Celtics	Pat Riley	K.C. Jones
1984	Celtics - Lakers	K.C. Jones	Pat Riley
1983	76ers - Lakers	Billy Cunningham	Pat Riley
1982	Lakers - 76ers	Pat Riley	Billy Cunningham
1981	Celtics - Rockets	Bill Fitch	Del Harris
1980	Lakers - 76ers	Paul Westhead	Billy Cunningham
1979	SuperSonics - Bullets	Lenny Wilkens	Dick Motta
1978	Bullets - SuperSonics	Dick Motta	Lenny Wilkens
1977	Trail Blazers - 76ers	Jack Ramsay	Gene Shue
1976	Celtics - Suns	Tom Heinsohn	John MacLeod
1975	Warriors - Bullets	Al Attles	K.C. Jones
1974	Celtics - Bucks	Tom Heinsohn	Larry Costello
1973	Knicks - Lakers	Red Holzman	Bill Sharman
1972	Lakers - Knicks	Bill Sharman	Red Holzman
1971	Bucks - Bullets	Larry Costello	Gene Shue
1970	Knicks - Lakers	Red Holzman	Joe Mullaney
1969	Celtics - Lakers	Bill Russell	Butch van Breda Kolff
1968	Celtics - Lakers	Bill Russell	Butch van Breda Kolff
1967	76ers - Warriors	Alex Hannum	Bill Sharman
1966	Celtics - Lakers	Red Auerbach	Fred Schaus
1965	Celtics - Lakers	Red Auerbach	Fred Schaus
1964	Celtics - Warriors	Red Auerbach	Alex Hannum
1963	Celtics - Lakers	Red Auerbach	Fred Schaus
1962	Celtics - Lakers	Red Auerbach	Fred Schaus
1961	Celtics - Hawks	Red Auerbach	Paul Seymour
1960	Celtics - Hawks	Red Auerbach	Ed Macauley
1959	Celtics - Lakers	Red Auerbach	Ed Macauley
1958	Hawks - Celtics	Alex Hannum	Red Auerbach
1957	Celtics - Hawks	Red Auerbach	Alex Hannum
1956	Warriors - Pistons	George Senesky	Charles Eckman
1955	Nationals - Pistons	Al Cervi	Charles Eckman
1954	Lakers - Nationals	John Kundla	Al Cervi
1953	Lakers - Knicks	John Kundla	Joe Lapchick
1952	Lakers - Knicks	John Kundla	Joe Lapchick
1951	Royals - Knicks	Les Harrison	Joe Lapchick
1950	Lakers - Nationals	John Kundla	Al Cervi

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