best playoff record by an nba champion ever

8 teams are tied for the best record in an NBA Finals, with a record of 4-0. The first three are the Golden State Warriors 2 times and the San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Lakers.

	TEAM	REC	SEASON	SERIES	W%	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Warriors	4-0	2017-18	NBA Finals	1.000	4	246.3	116.0	40.0	27.8	6.5	8.0	43.5	84.8	51.3	12.8	34.0	37.5	16.3	19.0	85.5	62.3	6.8	33.3	10.3	985	464	160	111	26	32	41	87
2	Spurs	4-0	2006-07	NBA Finals	1.000	4	240.0	86.5	43.8	16.8	6.0	3.8	32.0	72.0	44.4	7.3	19.5	37.2	15.3	23.0	66.3	52.7	10.8	33.0	13.0	960	346	175	67	24	15	52	72
3	Lakers	4-0	2001-02	NBA Finals	1.000	4	240.0	106.0	44.0	23.0	7.0	7.0	36.5	72.3	50.5	7.3	15.3	47.5	25.8	35.3	73.0	60.4	10.8	33.3	15.3	960	424	176	92	28	28	61	78
4	Rockets	4-0	1994-95	NBA Finals	1.000	4	246.3	114.0	43.3	26.3	10.0	5.0	40.5	85.8	47.2	9.3	23.0	40.2	23.8	30.8	77.2	57.4	11.0	32.3	10.3	985	456	173	105	40	20	41	83
5	Pistons	4-0	1988-89	NBA Finals	1.000	4	240.0	109.0	40.0	24.3	4.0	5.3	41.8	79.3	52.7	1.3	5.0	25.0	24.3	31.3	77.6	58.6	11.3	28.8	11.3	960	436	160	97	16	21	45	115
6	76ers	4-0	1982-83	NBA Finals	1.000	4	240.0	110.5	48.0	26.0	11.0	8.0	43.0	88.5	48.6	0.0	0.8	0.0	24.5	34.5	71.0	53.3	18.0	30.0	17.5	960	442	192	104	44	32	70	89
7	Warriors	4-0	1974-75	NBA Finals	1.000	4	240.0	99.5	53.8	20.5	13.8	8.0	40.8	91.3	44.7				18.0	25.5	70.6	48.6	18.0	35.8	26.5	960	398	215	82	55	32	106	116
8	Bucks	4-0	1970-71	NBA Finals	1.000	4	240.0	106.3	54.5	23.3			42.8	84.8	50.4				20.8	27.0	76.9	55.0			23.0	960	425	218	93			92	84
9	Celtics	4-0	1958-59	NBA Finals	1.000	4	240.0	121.8	73.8	28.5			47.0	115.8	40.6				27.8	39.8	69.8	45.7				960	487	295	114				90
10	Knicks	4-1	2025-26	NBA Finals	.800	5	240.0	104.4	45.2	20.8	7.4	4.8	36.6	87.2	42.0	13.2	36.0	36.7	18.0	23.4	76.9	53.5	10.6	34.6	13.2	1,200	522	226	104	37	24	66	111
11	Celtics	4-1	2023-24	NBA Finals	.800	5	240.0	101.6	41.2	24.2	6.2	5.4	36.4	83.4	43.6	14.0	41.4	33.8	14.8	17.2	86.0	55.8	9.0	32.2	11.4	1,200	508	206	121	31	27	57	84
12	Nuggets	4-1	2022-23	NBA Finals	.800	5	240.0	104.6	46.4	25.4	6.2	5.0	39.4	79.4	49.6	8.6	25.8	33.3	17.2	22.6	76.1	58.5	8.8	37.6	12.2	1,200	523	232	127	31	25	61	78
13	Warriors	4-1	2016-17	NBA Finals	.800	5	240.0	121.6	45.8	29.4	7.6	4.4	43.2	91.0	47.5	14.2	37.2	38.2	21.0	25.6	82.0	59.5	12.2	33.6	13.4	1,200	608	229	147	38	22	67	122
14	Spurs	4-1	2013-14	NBA Finals	.800	5	240.0	105.6	37.8	25.4	8.0	3.4	38.2	72.4	52.8	11.0	23.6	46.6	18.2	24.4	74.6	63.5	7.8	30.0	13.8	1,200	528	189	127	40	17	69	99
15	Heat	4-1	2011-12	NBA Finals	.800	5	240.0	102.0	40.2	18.0	6.6	3.8	35.6	76.8	46.4	8.4	19.6	42.9	22.4	27.2	82.4	57.5	9.8	30.4	12.8	1,200	510	201	90	33	19	64	98
16	Lakers	4-1	2008-09	NBA Finals	.800	5	250.0	100.6	40.6	16.4	7.2	5.2	38.0	83.2	45.7	6.4	17.2	37.2	18.2	24.0	75.8	53.6	10.6	30.0	10.8	1,250	503	203	82	36	26	54	121
17	Pistons	4-1	2003-04	NBA Finals	.800	5	245.0	90.8	45.6	17.8	7.8	4.0	31.4	73.2	42.9	4.2	13.2	31.8	23.8	34.2	69.6	51.4	14.4	31.2	13.8	1,225	454	228	89	39	20	69	103
18	Lakers	4-1	2000-01	NBA Finals	.800	5	245.0	100.6	45.2	23.0	8.2	8.8	36.2	77.8	46.5	7.2	15.0	48.0	21.0	31.0	67.7	55.0	13.4	31.8	15.0	1,225	503	226	115	41	44	75	116
19	Spurs	4-1	1998-99	NBA Finals	.800	5	240.0	84.8	40.6	20.2	6.4	5.8	30.0	67.4	44.5	4.2	12.4	33.9	20.6	28.2	73.0	53.1	8.4	32.2	16.2	1,200	424	203	101	32	29	81	100
20	Bulls	4-1	1990-91	NBA Finals	.800	5	245.0	101.4	39.2	27.8	9.8	5.0	42.6	80.8	52.7	1.0	4.2	23.8	15.2	18.4	82.6	57.0	11.0	28.2	12.6	1,225	507	196	139	49	25	63	107
21	Pistons	4-1	1989-90	NBA Finals	.800	5	245.0	107.0	43.4	18.8	5.6	5.0	39.4	86.8	45.4	5.0	11.2	44.6	23.2	31.4	73.9	53.2	14.4	29.0	15.0	1,225	535	217	94	28	25	75	138
22	SuperSonics	4-1	1978-79	NBA Finals	.800	5	245.0	101.0	45.6	23.6	7.6	7.8	41.6	89.4	46.5				17.8	26.8	66.4	49.9	13.2	32.4	15.2	1,225	505	228	118	38	39	76	120
23	Knicks	4-1	1972-73	NBA Finals	.800	5	240.0	100.6	46.4	23.6			43.0	93.6	45.9				14.6	19.2	76.0	49.3			14.8	1,200	503	232	118			74	135
24	Lakers	4-1	1971-72	NBA Finals	.800	5	245.0	107.0	55.8	19.4			40.8	97.0	42.1				25.4	32.8	77.4	48.0			15.6	1,225	535	279	97			78	106
25	Celtics	4-1	1964-65	NBA Finals	.800	5	240.0	123.4	63.2	24.6			48.6	113.6	42.8				26.2	35.0	74.9	47.8				1,200	617	316	123				138

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Team Leaders

PPG

23.0

Curry

RPG

5.0

Santos

APG

8.0

Green

Team Rankings

ORTG

105.8

19th

DRTG

128.0

26th

NETRTG

-22.2

24th

3P%

22.2

25th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	L	PCT	GB
9	Mavericks	1	.000	1.0
10	Jazz	1	.000	1.0
11	Warriors	1	.000	1.0
12	Kings	1	.000	1.0
13	Suns	1	.000	1.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/23	MEM	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Sat 10/24	GSW	@	PHX	10:00 PM
Mon 10/26	GSW	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Wed 10/28	GSW	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Fri 10/30	LAL	@	GSW	10:00 PM

Last Game

Warriors

0 - 1

105

Final

127

Lakers

1 - 0

Wed 21 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

45.0

Edwards

45.0

Jerome

38.0

George

RPG Leaders

18.0

Sabonis

15.0

Zubac

15.0

Gobert

APG Leaders

13.0

Young

12.0

Haliburton

11.0

Tatum

SPG Leaders

5.0

Daniels

5.0

Diabaté

5.0

George

BPG Leaders

6.0

Wembanyama

6.0

Hayes

4.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

9.0

Edwards

7.0

George

6.0

Lillard

TS% Leaders

116.0

Clowney

111.1

McCain

103.6

Sabonis

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

130.1

128.3

128.0

126.1

124.3

124.0

DRtg Rankings

84.7

85.9

94.6

96.4

99.7

100.3

NetRtg Rankings

42.4

39.6

24.6

23.7

22.2

19.5

Tank Leaderboard

0-1

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

66.5

Edwards

64.4

Jerome

61.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings Points Leaders

72

Edwards

66.8

Jerome

61.5

Davis

USG% Leaders

40.5

Edwards

40.2

Dončić

40.0

Antetokounmpo

MPG Leaders

41.0

Banchero

40.0

Maxey

38.0

Young

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.02

Edwards

2.01

Jerome

1.95

George

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.18

Edwards

2.09

Jerome

1.96

George

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	1	0	1.000
2	Hawks	1	0	1.000
3	76ers	1	0	1.000
4	Raptors	1	0	1.000
5	Wizards	1	0	1.000
6	Hornets	1	0	1.000
7	Pacers	1	0	1.000
8	Knicks	0	1	.000	1.0
9	Nets	0	1	.000	1.0
10	Magic	0	1	.000	1.0
11	Celtics	0	1	.000	1.0
12	Bucks	0	1	.000	1.0
13	Bulls	0	1	.000	1.0
14	Heat	0	1	.000	1.0
15	Cavaliers	0	0		0.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Trail Blazers	1	0	1.000
2	Clippers	1	0	1.000
3	Rockets	1	0	1.000
4	Lakers	1	0	1.000
5	Grizzlies	1	0	1.000
6	Thunder	1	0	1.000
7	Timberwolves	1	0	1.000
8	Spurs	0	1	.000	1.0
9	Mavericks	0	1	.000	1.0
10	Jazz	0	1	.000	1.0
11	Warriors	0	1	.000	1.0
12	Kings	0	1	.000	1.0
13	Suns	0	1	.000	1.0
14	Pelicans	0	1	.000	1.0
15	Nuggets	0	0		0.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	CLE	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Thu 10/22	DEN	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Fri 10/23	CHI	@	MIL	4:00 PM
Fri 10/23	NYK	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Fri 10/23	ATL	@	CHA	7:00 PM

8 teams are tied for the best record in an NBA Finals, with a record of 4-0. The first three are the Golden State Warriors 2 times and the San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Lakers.

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8.0

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

45.0

45.0

38.0

18.0

15.0

15.0

13.0

12.0

11.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

6.0

6.0

4.0

9.0

7.0

6.0

116.0

111.1

103.6

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

66.5

64.4

61.2

72

66.8

61.5

40.5

40.2

40.0

41.0

40.0

38.0

2.02

2.01

1.95

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2.09

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