best finals record without going to a game 7 in the finals

11 teams are tied for the best record, with a record of 1-0 in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. The first three are the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Miami Heat.

	TEAM	REC	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	RESULT	W%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Thunder	1-0	6/22/2025	2024-25	NBA Finals	OKC	vs	IND	W 103-91	1.000	240	103	40	20	14	8	35	87	40.2	11	40	27.5	22	31	71.0	51.2	13	27	8	23
2	Cavaliers	1-0	6/19/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	W 93-89	1.000	240	93	48	17	7	6	33	82	40.2	6	25	24.0	21	25	84.0	50.0	9	39	11	15
3	Heat	1-0	6/20/2013	2012-13	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	SAS	W 95-88	1.000	240	95	43	14	8	4	36	82	43.9	12	32	37.5	11	16	68.8	53.3	11	32	16	19
4	Lakers	1-0	6/17/2010	2009-10	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	W 83-79	1.000	240	83	53	11	7	3	27	83	32.5	4	20	20.0	25	37	67.6	41.8	23	30	11	19
5	Spurs	1-0	6/23/2005	2004-05	NBA Finals	SAS	vs	DET	W 81-74	1.000	240	81	38	14	4	7	29	68	42.6	7	11	63.6	16	19	84.2	53.0	8	30	13	20
6	Rockets	1-0	6/22/1994	1993-94	NBA Finals	HOU	vs	NYK	W 90-84	1.000	240	90	33	22	8	5	34	73	46.6	4	11	36.4	18	23	78.3	54.1	3	30	10	23
7	Lakers	1-0	6/21/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	W 108-105	1.000	240	108	41	30	6	1	43	77	55.8	3	10	30.0	19	27	70.4	60.8	10	31	18	22
8	Celtics	1-0	6/12/1984	1983-84	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	W 111-102	1.000	240	111	52	18	11	3	34	86	39.5	0	2	0.0	43	51	84.3	51.2	20	32	14	23
9	Bullets	1-0	6/7/1978	1977-78	NBA Finals	WAS	@	SEA	W 105-99	1.000	240	105	41	21	9	4	40	89	44.9				25	38	65.8	49.7	17	24	12	31
10	Celtics	1-0	5/12/1974	1973-74	NBA Finals	BOS	@	MIL	W 102-87	1.000	240	102	47	27	11	1	40	96	41.7				22	25	88.0	47.7	16	31	12	26
11	Knicks	1-0	5/8/1970	1969-70	NBA Finals	NYK	vs	LAL	W 113-99	1.000	240	113	43	30			46	92	50.0				21	23	91.3	55.3				25
12	Celtics	1-0	5/5/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	W 108-106	1.000	240	108	54	20			44	95	46.3				20	31	64.5	49.7				34
13	Celtics	1-0	4/28/1966	1965-66	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	W 95-93	1.000	240	95	70	13			37	105	35.2				21	24	87.5	41.1				33
14	Celtics	1-0	4/18/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	W 110-107	1.000	265	110	82	20			37	113	32.7				36	50	72.0	40.7				36
15	Celtics	1-0	4/9/1960	1959-60	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	W 122-103	1.000	240	122	78	27			50	114	43.9				22	29	75.9	48.1				25
16	Celtics	1-0	4/13/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	W 125-123	1.000	290	125	81	22			47	128	36.7				31	54	57.4	41.2				37
17	Nationals	1-0	4/10/1955	1954-55	NBA Finals	SYR	vs	FTW	W 92-91	1.000	240	92	39	26			26	66	39.4				40	49	81.6	52.5				27
18	Lakers	1-0	4/12/1954	1953-54	NBA Finals	MIN	vs	SYR	W 87-80	1.000	240	87	12	12			30	64	46.9				27	44	61.4	52.2				31
19	Lakers	1-0	4/25/1952	1951-52	NBA Finals	MIN	vs	NYK	W 82-65	1.000	240	82	48	21			30	65	46.2				22	28	78.6	53.0				31
20	Royals	1-0	4/21/1951	1950-51	NBA Finals	ROC	vs	NYK	W 79-75	1.000	240	79	48	22			25	65	38.5				29	37	78.4	48.6				22
21	Pacers	0-1	6/22/2025	2024-25	NBA Finals	IND	@	OKC	L 91-103	.000	240	91	45	17	6	4	29	70	41.4	11	28	39.3	22	29	75.9	55.0	12	33	23	24
22	Warriors	0-1	6/19/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE	L 89-93	.000	240	89	39	22	7	5	32	83	38.6	15	41	36.6	10	13	76.9	50.2	7	32	10	23
23	Spurs	0-1	6/20/2013	2012-13	NBA Finals	SAS	@	MIA	L 88-95	.000	240	88	43	13	12	3	31	82	37.8	6	19	31.6	20	22	90.9	48.0	12	31	15	19
24	Celtics	0-1	6/17/2010	2009-10	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	L 79-83	.000	240	79	40	18	6	7	29	71	40.8	6	16	37.5	15	17	88.2	50.3	8	32	15	25
25	Pistons	0-1	6/23/2005	2004-05	NBA Finals	DET	@	SAS	L 74-81	.000	240	74	34	17	8	6	31	74	41.9	2	14	14.3	10	14	71.4	46.2	8	26	9	24

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Team Leaders

PPG

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

9.4

Hartenstein

APG

6.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.9

7th

DRTG

107.7

1st

NETRTG

11.1

1st

3P%

36.5

9th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	64	18	.780
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Thu 10/22	DEN	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Sun 10/25	LAC	@	OKC	7:00 PM
Mon 10/26	PHX	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	OKC	@	DAL	9:30 PM

Last Game

Spurs

4 - 3

111

Final

103

Thunder

3 - 4

Sat 30 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

11 teams are tied for the best record, with a record of 1-0 in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. The first three are the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Miami Heat.

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9.4

6.6

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

33.5

31.1

28.8

12.9

11.9

11.6

10.7

9.9

8.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

3.8

3.4

68.8

67.6

67.4

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

3,685.5

38.0

36.1

33.4

38.0

37.4

36.4

1.78

1.61

1.52

1.90

1.71

1.52

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