how many teams have played in the finals since 2000

The Los Angeles Lakers have 8 appearances in the NBA Finals since 1999-00.

	TEAM	SERIES	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	Lakers	NBA Finals	44	242.8	98.3	41.6	20.5	7.2	5.3	35.9	79.1	45.4	7.2	20.3	35.5	19.3	27.4	70.6	53.9	11.3	30.3	12.8	10,685	4,325	1,831	900	315	231	565	1,053
2	Pacers	NBA Finals	8	243.1	107.3	42.3	21.5	5.4	4.9	36.8	79.4	46.3	10.1	24.4	41.5	23.6	28.6	82.5	58.3	9.0	33.3	13.0	1,945	858	338	172	43	39	104	206
3	76ers	NBA Finals	5	245.0	93.8	42.8	18.4	7.8	4.8	35.4	83.4	42.4	3.4	11.8	28.8	19.6	27.4	71.5	49.1	13.2	29.6	12.4	1,225	469	214	92	39	24	62	125
4	Nets	NBA Finals	10	240.0	87.9	41.1	18.6	8.5	5.6	33.7	84.7	39.8	4.1	14.2	28.9	16.4	22.2	73.9	46.5	14.6	26.5	12.7	2,400	879	411	186	85	56	127	250
5	Spurs	NBA Finals	29	241.7	92.4	42.2	18.9	6.6	5.5	33.8	74.4	45.4	7.6	18.9	40.1	17.3	24.0	71.9	54.4	10.9	31.3	14.3	7,010	2,679	1,224	547	192	160	414	554
6	Pistons	NBA Finals	12	244.2	88.4	42.9	18.3	8.5	6.1	33.8	78.1	43.2	3.3	11.8	27.7	17.7	24.8	71.4	49.7	14.0	28.9	10.3	2,930	1,061	515	219	102	73	124	252
7	Mavericks	NBA Finals	17	241.5	95.0	40.8	16.9	6.8	3.2	34.6	77.9	44.4	7.8	23.1	33.7	18.1	23.8	76.0	53.8	9.5	31.2	13.0	4,105	1,615	693	288	116	55	221	369
8	Heat	NBA Finals	40	241.3	96.7	38.7	19.8	7.3	3.9	35.2	77.8	45.3	8.9	23.9	37.3	17.3	23.3	74.5	54.9	9.0	29.7	12.4	9,650	3,867	1,547	792	290	156	496	850
9	Cavaliers	NBA Finals	26	242.9	98.6	44.6	18.4	7.5	4.3	36.2	85.4	42.4	8.8	27.2	32.4	17.3	24.1	72.0	51.4	12.7	31.9	12.3	6,315	2,564	1,160	479	196	113	321	541
10	Celtics	NBA Finals	24	240.0	97.3	41.0	22.9	7.0	4.9	34.8	79.5	43.7	10.0	26.9	37.3	17.8	22.7	78.3	54.4	10.0	31.0	13.2	5,760	2,336	983	549	169	117	317	503
11	Magic	NBA Finals	5	250.0	91.2	38.2	18.4	6.0	6.0	32.2	75.2	42.8	7.6	23.0	33.0	19.2	27.8	69.1	52.2	7.6	30.6	14.0	1,250	456	191	92	30	30	70	110
12	Thunder	NBA Finals	7	240.0	103.3	38.9	16.7	8.6	5.0	37.4	83.1	45.0	8.1	24.4	33.3	20.3	25.1	80.7	54.8	10.0	28.9	10.6	1,680	723	272	117	60	35	74	151
13	Warriors	NBA Finals	34	242.2	107.0	41.9	25.4	7.7	5.3	38.5	84.8	45.4	13.3	35.6	37.2	16.8	21.6	77.6	56.7	9.9	32.1	13.2	8,235	3,639	1,425	864	261	180	448	771
14	Raptors	NBA Finals	6	240.0	111.5	41.0	23.0	8.2	4.8	38.3	84.3	45.5	12.0	34.3	35.0	22.8	26.5	86.2	58.1	9.7	31.3	12.2	1,440	669	246	138	49	29	73	133
15	Bucks	NBA Finals	6	240.0	111.7	46.3	23.0	8.0	3.5	41.8	89.5	46.7	11.0	31.2	35.3	17.0	23.3	72.9	56.0	13.2	33.2	10.8	1,440	670	278	138	48	21	65	105
16	Suns	NBA Finals	6	240.0	109.3	39.0	20.0	7.0	4.0	41.7	85.0	49.0	11.0	28.7	38.4	15.0	17.5	85.7	59.0	7.0	32.0	12.3	1,440	656	234	120	42	24	74	122
17	Nuggets	NBA Finals	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	11.2	1,200	523	232	127	31	25	56	78