most conference finals appearances by a team since 1980

Since 1979-80, the Los Angeles Lakers have the most appearances by a team in Conference Finals, with 20 appearances.

	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	Conference Finals	106	240.5	107.3	42.2	26.4	7.9	5.7	41.2	84.1	49.0	4.5	13.3	33.8	20.5	27.6	74.1	55.7			14.1	25,490	11,370	4,469	2,798	837	608	1,499	2,504
2	Celtics	Conference Finals	107	241.9	102.5	42.6	22.7		5.2	37.6	83.0	45.3	5.9	18.3	32.2	21.4	27.4	78.1	53.9				25,880	10,966	4,557	2,425		559		2,536
3	Spurs	Conference Finals	65	241.2	100.7	42.7	22.7	7.2	5.2	37.8	82.2	45.9	6.3	17.2	36.4	18.9	25.4	74.2	53.9			14.3	15,675	6,546	2,773	1,475	469	339	928	1,392
4	Pistons	Conference Finals	65	241.9	92.1	40.3	19.8	6.8	4.7	34.1	77.4	44.0	3.3	10.6	31.5	20.7	27.9	74.0	51.3	11.8	28.5	13.5	15,725	5,988	2,621	1,284	444	303	875	1,610
5	Heat	Conference Finals	63	242.0	96.4	38.9	18.5	6.7	5.0	35.1	76.3	46.0	7.9	23.1	34.3	18.3	24.3	75.2	55.4	8.9	30.0	13.5	15,245	6,071	2,450	1,167	421	317	849	1,375
6	Pacers	Conference Finals	62	241.2	94.3	39.1	19.7	6.5	3.9	33.9	75.0	45.2	6.6	17.8	36.9	20.0	26.3	75.9	54.5	10.6	28.5	14.9	14,955	5,848	2,424	1,222	403	240	923	1,492
7	Bulls	Conference Finals	50	240.5	94.8	41.6	20.5	8.4	4.9	34.4	78.0	44.1	4.0	12.2	32.7	22.0	29.4	75.0	52.1	14.1	27.6	13.5	12,025	4,738	2,082	1,025	418	244	674	1,258
8	Thunder	Conference Finals	52	241.4	103.1	42.0	22.0	8.7	5.7	38.1	82.6	46.1	6.0	17.7	33.7	21.0	26.9	78.0	54.6	12.2	29.8	15.4	12,555	5,362	2,184	1,145	451	298	802	1,249
9	Suns	Conference Finals	46	240.5	107.5	41.5	23.6	6.3	5.3	40.8	84.4	48.4	5.3	14.9	35.6	20.5	26.1	78.7	56.1	11.5	29.9	13.9	11,065	4,946	1,908	1,087	290	243	639	1,037
10	Cavaliers	Conference Finals	40	242.5	101.6	42.1	20.4	6.9	4.6	36.6	78.9	46.3	9.0	23.9	37.5	19.5	26.1	74.9	56.2	9.7	32.4	13.0	9,700	4,062	1,685	816	275	183	520	821
11	Rockets	Conference Finals	39	240.0	98.7	40.7	21.8	8.3	5.7	36.3	79.8	45.5	6.7	20.0	33.3	19.5	26.2	74.2	54.0			14.4	9,360	3,851	1,589	851	322	222	562	834
12	Warriors	Conference Finals	32	240.8	111.6	45.6	25.5	8.8	5.0	41.4	86.0	48.1	12.3	31.9	38.5	16.6	21.7	76.5	58.4	10.6	35.0	14.7	7,705	3,571	1,460	815	280	159	470	700
13	Jazz	Conference Finals	33	241.5	96.7	39.3	22.7	7.5	4.9	35.2	76.8	45.9	3.5	10.4	34.0	22.8	29.9	76.1	53.8	12.2	27.2	13.7	7,970	3,192	1,298	748	247	161	452	817
14	Trail Blazers	Conference Finals	33	241.5	99.3	40.9	22.5	7.7	4.1	36.9	83.2	44.4	5.2	14.2	36.6	20.2	26.6	76.2	52.3	13.1	27.8	13.5	7,970	3,278	1,349	741	254	136	446	800
15	Mavericks	Conference Finals	34	240.7	104.4	40.7	19.9	7.1	4.5	38.2	83.4	45.9	8.1	22.7	35.6	19.8	24.4	81.2	55.5	11.9	28.8	12.1	8,185	3,549	1,383	677	243	153	411	709
16	Bucks	Conference Finals	33	242.3	102.6	44.4	22.8	8.0	5.8	38.8	86.4	44.9	6.5	19.4	33.2	18.6	24.7	75.2	52.8	12.8	31.5	13.9	7,995	3,386	1,464	754	263	191	459	781
17	76ers	Conference Finals	36	240.7	98.7	43.4	22.6		6.8	37.9	83.7	45.3	1.2	3.5	33.6	21.8	28.7	75.9	51.2				8,665	3,552	1,562	812		243		856
18	Knicks	Conference Finals	31	240.8	94.1	39.1	18.8	7.7	4.5	34.3	75.0	45.7	5.4	15.3	35.2	20.2	27.6	73.0	53.9	11.2	27.9	15.6	7,465	2,916	1,212	584	238	139	483	777
19	Magic	Conference Finals	23	242.2	97.0	36.1	18.7	7.2	4.4	34.7	72.7	47.8	9.0	23.5	38.1	18.6	27.9	66.5	57.1	9.3	26.8	14.4	5,570	2,231	830	430	165	102	332	547
20	Nuggets	Conference Finals	20	240.0	111.6	40.7	25.3	8.0	4.3	40.4	87.0	46.5	7.8	22.3	34.8	23.0	29.5	78.0	55.8	11.9	28.8	14.1	4,800	2,231	814	505	159	86	281	484
21	Timberwolves	Conference Finals	16	240.0	101.3	40.6	21.3	6.1	4.2	36.9	82.1	45.0	10.4	29.3	35.7	17.0	21.7	78.4	55.3	10.5	30.1	13.9	3,840	1,621	649	341	97	67	222	365
22	Raptors	Conference Finals	12	244.2	99.0	39.8	19.3	6.9	4.2	35.3	82.8	42.7	10.8	31.8	34.0	17.5	22.8	76.9	53.4	7.7	32.2	12.3	2,930	1,188	478	232	83	50	148	277
23	Hawks	Conference Finals	10	242.5	100.8	40.3	20.0	7.5	3.6	38.1	85.7	44.5	9.8	32.4	30.2	14.8	19.0	77.9	53.6	8.9	31.4	12.5	2,425	1,008	403	200	75	36	125	206
24	Nets	Conference Finals	10	240.0	93.6	48.0	21.3	7.6	4.8	34.8	80.3	43.3	4.1	14.1	29.1	19.9	27.2	73.2	50.7	12.6	35.4	15.0	2,400	936	480	213	76	48	150	248
25	Kings	Conference Finals	12	242.1	94.0	40.9	22.6	8.2	4.3	37.0	79.3	46.6	2.9	10.2	28.7	17.1	25.1	68.1	52.0			15.3	2,905	1,128	491	271	98	51	183	282

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Team Leaders

PPG

23.2

James

RPG

9.6

Ayton

APG

7.3

James

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.2

9th

DRTG

116.4

19th

NETRTG

1.7

14th

3P%

35.9

15th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
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
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0

Last Game

Thunder

4 - 0

115

Final

110

Lakers

0 - 4

Mon 11 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

29.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.1

Cunningham

27.4

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.7

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.5

Cunningham

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Mobley

1.9

Allen

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

127.8

126.0

118.2

114.5

113.7

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

103.6

105.7

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.2

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

20.3

17.5

14.6

3.0

1.7

1.6

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

627.9

Cunningham

556.4

Mobley

540.1

Harden

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

679

Cunningham

560.8

Harden

550.8

Mitchell

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.67

Wembanyama

1.66

Beringer

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.64

Wembanyama

1.61

Towns

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

55-38

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

45-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-55

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
Sat 3/28	DET	@	MIN	109-87
Sat 3/28	PHI	@	CHA	118-114
Sat 3/28	SAC	@	ATL	113-123
Sat 3/28	CHI	@	MEM	124-125
Sat 3/28	UTA	@	PHX	109-134

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 5/18	SAS	@	OKC	8:30 PM
Tue 5/19	CLE	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Wed 5/20	SAS	@	OKC	8:30 PM
Thu 5/21	CLE	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Fri 5/22	OKC	@	SAS	8:30 PM

Since 1979-80, the Los Angeles Lakers have the most appearances by a team in Conference Finals, with 20 appearances.

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9.5

8.6

7.5

2.8

2.5

2.4

4.1

1.9

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NBA Fantasy 2025-26

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