Since the dawn of the NBA's conference system, the now-15 teams in the West have competed for the right to be dubbed the Western Conference Champions each season.

However, at present, less than two-thirds of these teams have actually won the prize.

Ahead of the 2024 NBA Finals, 9 teams have celebrated a Western Conference Championship, with four franchises having achieved the feat on multiple occasions.

Still, there is one team that leads the pack with a cool dozen Conference Championships to their name: the Los Angeles Lakers.

From La-La Land to the Mile High City; across to the Bay Area and up into Oregon, here is the full list of NBA franchises to have won a Western Conference Championship.

Number of Conference Championships Franchise
12 Los Angeles Lakers
5 San Antonio Spurs
  Golden State Warriors
2 Houston Rockets
1 Dallas Mavericks
  Denver Nuggets
  Oklahoma City Thunder
  Milwaukee Bucks
  Portland Trail Blazers