how many nba teams have gone back to back finals

The Boston Celtics had 0 days of rest in Game 4 of the 1981 NBA Finals against the Rockets on May 10, 1981.

	TEAM	DATE	DR	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Celtics	5/10/1981	0	1980-81	NBA Finals	BOS	@	HOU	L 86-91	240	86	47	22	5	6	35	74	47.3	0	3	0.0	16	24	66.7	50.9	17	30	22	22
2	Rockets	5/10/1981	0	1980-81	NBA Finals	HOU	vs	BOS	W 91-86	240	91	49	22	8	2	37	103	35.9	1	3	33.3	16	22	72.7	40.4	28	21	10	20
3	Lakers	5/11/1980	0	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	@	PHI	L 102-105	240	102	49	23	12	6	44	93	47.3	0	0		14	19	73.7	50.3	18	31	19	22
4	76ers	5/11/1980	0	1979-80	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	LAL	W 105-102	240	105	34	31	5	10	41	79	51.9	0	0		23	26	88.5	58.0	5	29	14	20
5	Warriors	4/24/1967	0	1966-67	NBA Finals	SFW	vs	PHI	L 122-125	240	122	64	28			50	113	44.2				22	29	75.9	48.5				36
6	76ers	4/24/1967	0	1966-67	NBA Finals	PHI	@	SFW	W 125-122	240	125	60	25			42	98	42.9				41	64	64.1	49.5				25
7	Celtics	4/20/1966	0	1965-66	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	W 120-106	240	120	47	20			48	100	48.0				24	28	85.7	53.4				26
8	Lakers	4/20/1966	0	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	L 106-120	240	106	54	26			39	87	44.8				28	31	90.3	52.7				22
9	Celtics	4/19/1965	0	1964-65	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	W 129-123	240	129	65	31			54	114	47.4				21	29	72.4	50.9				25
10	Lakers	4/19/1965	0	1964-65	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	L 123-129	240	123	51	16			50	107	46.7				23	31	74.2	51.0				23
11	Celtics	4/17/1963	0	1962-63	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	L 99-119	240	99	42	16			37	101	36.6				25	28	89.3	43.7				27
12	Lakers	4/17/1963	0	1962-63	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	W 119-99	240	119	65	26			44	93	47.3				31	36	86.1	54.7				23
13	Celtics	4/11/1962	0	1961-62	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	W 115-103	240	115	56	30			47	94	50.0				21	25	84.0	54.8				28
14	Lakers	4/11/1962	0	1961-62	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	L 103-115	240	103	51	26			37	90	41.1				29	39	74.4	48.1				19
15	Celtics	4/8/1962	0	1961-62	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	L 122-129	240	122	57	32			53	107	49.5				16	28	57.1	51.1				26
16	Lakers	4/8/1962	0	1961-62	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	W 129-122	240	129	50	20			46	95	48.4				37	42	88.1	56.8				25
17	Celtics	4/9/1961	0	1960-61	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	W 119-104	240	119	61	23			44	105	41.9				31	45	68.9	47.7				29
18	Hawks	4/9/1961	0	1960-61	NBA Finals	STL	vs	BOS	L 104-119	240	104	67	21			38	105	36.2				28	34	82.4	43.3				31
19	Hawks	4/2/1961	0	1960-61	NBA Finals	STL	@	BOS	L 95-129	240	95	54	19			37	103	35.9				21	30	70.0	40.9				24
20	Celtics	4/3/1960	0	1959-60	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	L 96-106	240	96	55	5			33	93	35.5				30	38	78.9	43.7				24
21	Hawks	4/3/1960	0	1959-60	NBA Finals	STL	vs	BOS	W 106-96	240	106	60	21			42	91	46.2				22	36	61.1	49.6				26
22	Hawks	3/27/1960	0	1959-60	NBA Finals	STL	@	BOS	L 122-140	240	122	62	25			49	110	44.5				24	31	77.4	49.3				20
23	Celtics	4/5/1959	0	1958-59	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	MIN	W 128-108	240	128	82	31			47	116	40.5				34	43	79.1	47.4				23
24	Lakers	4/5/1959	0	1958-59	NBA Finals	MIN	@	BOS	L 108-128	240	108	70	24			41	122	33.6				26	34	76.5	39.4				29
25	Celtics	3/30/1958	0	1957-58	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	W 136-112	240	136	77	25			48	103	46.6				40	46	87.0	55.2				32

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.9

Tatum

RPG

6.3

Tatum

APG

8.0

Tatum

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.2

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DRTG

108.2

5th

NETRTG

10.0

4th

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37.6

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	8	2	.800
2	Celtics	7	2	.778	0.5
3	Pistons	6	2	.750	1.0
4	Hawks	6	4	.600	2.0
5	Raptors	5	4	.556	2.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/8	BOS	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Tue 11/10	BOS	@	PHI	8:00 PM
Wed 11/11	BOS	@	TOR	7:00 PM
Sun 11/15	DAL	@	BOS	6:00 PM
Mon 11/16	ORL	@	BOS	7:00 PM

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Final

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3 - 7

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PPG Leaders

38.5

Dončić

29.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.9

Curry

RPG Leaders

14.9

Sabonis

13.6

Towns

12.7

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.6

Young

9.3

Jokić

8.5

Wagner

SPG Leaders

2.8

Dunn

2.7

Gillespie

2.6

Daniels

BPG Leaders

4.5

Wembanyama

2.7

Kessler

2.7

Turner

3PM Leaders

5.9

Dončić

4.7

Curry

4.4

Robinson

TS% Leaders

78.5

Stewart

76.3

Matković

75.9

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.3

121.9

121.1

118.7

118.2

117.7

DRtg Rankings

103.6

106.6

107.8

108.2

108.7

NetRtg Rankings

11.2

10.6

10.0

9.5

8.2

Tank Leaderboard

1-8

1-7

2-6

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FanDuel Points Leaders

512.3

Wembanyama

501

Dončić

477.8

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

532.8

Dončić

501

Antetokounmpo

493.8

Wembanyama

USG% Leaders

39.9

Dončić

36.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

36.0

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

37.3

Acuff

37.0

Murray

36.5

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.02

Wembanyama

1.76

Dončić

1.63

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.95

Wembanyama

1.87

Dončić

1.70

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6-2

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6-3

Worst Record ATS

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2-7

2-6

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	8	2	.800
2	Celtics	7	2	.778	0.5
3	Pistons	6	2	.750	1.0
4	Hawks	6	4	.600	2.0
5	Raptors	5	4	.556	2.5
6	Cavaliers	5	4	.556	2.5
7	Knicks	4	4	.500	3.0
8	Wizards	4	5	.444	3.5
9	Heat	3	6	.333	4.5
10	Pacers	3	6	.333	4.5
11	Hornets	3	7	.300	5.0
12	Magic	2	6	.250	5.0
13	Nets	2	6	.250	5.0
14	Bulls	1	7	.125	6.0
15	Bucks	1	8	.111	6.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Trail Blazers	6	1	.857
2	Lakers	7	2	.778
3	Rockets	7	2	.778
4	Thunder	7	2	.778
5	Spurs	6	2	.750	0.5
6	Timberwolves	7	3	.700	0.5
7	Grizzlies	6	3	.667	1.0
8	Warriors	6	3	.667	1.0
9	Nuggets	4	3	.571	2.0
10	Mavericks	5	4	.556	2.0
11	Pelicans	4	5	.444	3.0
12	Suns	2	5	.286	4.0
13	Clippers	1	7	.125	5.5
14	Kings	1	7	.125	5.5
15	Jazz	1	8	.111	6.0