most finals appearances by a team since 1998

Since 1997-98, the Los Angeles Lakers have the most appearances by a team in the NBA Finals, with 8 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	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	13.3	10,685	4,325	1,831	900	315	231	587	1,053
2	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	13.4	9,650	3,867	1,547	792	290	156	534	850
3	Spurs	NBA Finals	39	241.3	92.6	42.3	19.4	6.6	5.6	33.5	74.8	44.8	7.8	20.4	38.1	17.9	24.6	72.5	54.1	10.5	31.8	14.7	9,410	3,613	1,649	756	258	218	575	761
4	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	13.7	8,235	3,639	1,425	864	261	180	467	771
5	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	13.4	6,315	2,564	1,160	479	196	113	348	541
6	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	13.9	5,760	2,336	983	549	169	117	333	503
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	13.5	4,105	1,615	693	288	116	55	230	369
8	Thunder	NBA Finals	12	240.0	104.6	40.3	16.8	9.3	5.5	36.8	82.8	44.5	8.6	25.9	33.1	22.3	27.8	80.5	55.0	10.6	29.7	12.9	2,880	1,255	483	202	111	66	155	264
9	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	11.5	2,930	1,061	515	219	102	73	138	252
10	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	13.0	2,400	879	411	186	85	56	130	250
11	Pacers	NBA Finals	13	241.9	106.6	42.2	21.5	7.5	5.1	36.6	80.3	45.6	10.6	27.5	38.5	22.8	28.3	80.4	57.5	9.8	32.4	15.2	3,145	1,386	548	280	98	66	198	323
12	Knicks	NBA Finals	10	240.0	92.1	41.7	17.4	7.7	4.1	33.7	82.9	40.7	7.7	23.4	32.9	17.0	22.2	76.6	49.7	10.2	31.5	13.0	2,400	921	417	174	77	41	130	234
13	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	12.2	1,200	523	232	127	31	25	61	78
14	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	11.3	1,440	670	278	138	48	21	68	105
15	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	13.0	1,440	656	234	120	42	24	78	122
16	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	12.8	1,440	669	246	138	49	29	77	133
17	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	14.6	1,250	456	191	92	30	30	73	110
18	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	13.0	1,225	469	214	92	39	24	65	125
19	Bulls	NBA Finals	6	244.2	88.0	37.7	18.3	10.0	4.7	32.5	75.5	43.0	4.3	14.7	29.5	18.7	24.7	75.7	51.0	12.2	25.5	12.5	1,465	528	226	110	60	28	75	126
20	Jazz	NBA Finals	6	244.2	80.2	38.0	21.3	6.3	2.5	31.8	71.8	44.3	2.2	10.0	21.7	14.3	18.7	76.8	50.1	10.2	27.8	17.3	1,465	481	228	128	38	15	104	150

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Team Leaders

PPG

40.1

Dončić

RPG

10.9

Kessler

APG

7.7

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.5

1st

DRTG

115.0

18th

NETRTG

7.5

7th

3P%

38.0

4th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	9	2	.818
2	Thunder	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Spurs	8	2	.800	0.5
4	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.0
5	Warriors	7	3	.700	1.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/9	LAL	@	ATL	7:00 PM
Wed 11/11	LAL	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Sun 11/15	LAL	@	PHX	4:00 PM
Tue 11/17	CHA	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 11/18	UTA	@	LAL	10:00 PM

Last Game

Lakers

9 - 2

121

Final

116

Pistons

6 - 3

Sun 8 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

40.1

Dončić

31.3

Curry

29.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

13.6

Towns

12.8

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.1

Jokić

8.9

Young

8.8

Wagner

SPG Leaders

2.9

Daniels

2.6

Dunn

2.4

Gillespie

BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

2.5

Turner

2.5

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.8

Dončić

4.8

Curry

4.2

Robinson

TS% Leaders

78.5

Stewart

73.1

Gafford

73.0

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.5

119.6

119.4

118.5

118.0

DRtg Rankings

105.5

105.9

106.1

107.8

108.1

108.4

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

11.0

10.3

9.3

8.1

7.9

Tank Leaderboard

1-9

1-8

2-8

2-7

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

614

Wembanyama

567.5

Dončić

535.1

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

602.5

Dončić

599

Wembanyama

559

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.5

Dončić

36.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

36.1

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

37.1

Acuff

36.6

Murray

36.5

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.03

Wembanyama

1.75

Dončić

1.63

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.98

Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

10-1

8-3

7-3

Worst Record ATS

1-9

2-8

2-6

3-7

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	9	2	.818
2	Celtics	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Pistons	6	3	.667	2.0
4	Hawks	7	4	.636	2.0
5	Knicks	5	4	.556	3.0
6	Raptors	5	4	.556	3.0
7	Cavaliers	5	5	.500	3.5
8	Heat	4	6	.400	4.5
9	Wizards	4	6	.400	4.5
10	Hornets	3	7	.300	5.5
11	Pacers	3	7	.300	5.5
12	Magic	2	7	.222	6.0
13	Nets	2	8	.200	6.5
14	Bulls	1	8	.111	7.0
15	Bucks	1	9	.100	7.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	9	2	.818
2	Thunder	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Spurs	8	2	.800	0.5
4	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.0
5	Warriors	7	3	.700	1.5
6	Rockets	7	3	.700	1.5
7	Grizzlies	6	3	.667	2.0
8	Trail Blazers	6	3	.667	2.0
9	Nuggets	5	3	.625	2.5
10	Mavericks	6	4	.600	2.5
11	Pelicans	4	6	.400	4.5
12	Suns	3	5	.375	4.5
13	Clippers	2	7	.222	6.0
14	Kings	1	9	.100	7.5
15	Jazz	1	9	.100	7.5

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)
Mon 11/9	WAS	@	DET	7:00 PM
Mon 11/9	CLE	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Mon 11/9	LAL	@	ATL	7:00 PM
Mon 11/9	MEM	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Mon 11/9	IND	@	DAL	8:00 PM

Since 1997-98, the Los Angeles Lakers have the most appearances by a team in the NBA Finals, with 8 appearances.

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

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8.9

8.8

2.9

2.6

2.4

4.0

2.5

2.5

5.8

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NBA Fantasy 2026-27

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567.5

535.1

602.5

599

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