most finals appearances without a win by a coach

Phil Jackson has the most appearances by a coach in losses in the NBA Finals, with 12 appearances.

	COACH	W	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	Phil Jackson	0	NBA Finals	26	245.8	89.7	37.1	19.9	7.5	4.1	34.3	79.7	43.1	5.7	18.8	30.0	15.4	22.3	68.8	50.1	11.0	26.1	13.9	6,390	2,333	964	518	194	106	361	668
2	Red Auerbach	0	NBA Finals	25	243.0	102.6	59.5				36.8						28.9	38.6	74.8					6,075	2,564	1,250					736
3	Pat Riley	0	NBA Finals	27	241.9	98.6	39.0	23.0	7.3	4.9	38.1	84.2	45.2	2.4	8.5	28.3	20.0	28.0	71.3	51.0	13.0	26.0	15.1	6,530	2,661	1,052	621	198	131	408	711
4	Erik Spoelstra	0	NBA Finals	20	240.0	93.5	36.7	20.3	6.9	3.5	34.4	78.5	43.8	9.2	26.3	34.9	15.5	20.5	75.6	53.4	8.3	28.4	13.0	4,800	1,869	733	405	137	70	259	405
5	John Kundla	0	NBA Finals	15	241.7	83.5					31.1						21.2	30.4	69.7					3,625	1,252						434
6	Steve Kerr	0	NBA Finals	13	241.9	100.4	39.5	22.8	6.8	5.3	35.1	83.2	42.1	12.4	36.5	34.0	17.8	23.8	75.1	53.6	10.8	28.7	15.6	3,145	1,305	513	297	89	69	203	308
7	Gregg Popovich	0	NBA Finals	11	242.3	85.4	41.9	16.5	6.2	4.4	31.0	75.6	41.0	6.9	18.5	37.4	16.5	23.3	70.7	49.7	12.4	29.5	16.3	2,665	939	461	181	68	48	179	222
8	K.C. Jones	0	NBA Finals	17	240.0	103.6	42.0	24.5	7.8	5.5	39.8	88.5	45.0	1.5	5.6	26.0	22.8	29.2	78.1	51.1	13.3	28.7	17.4	4,080	1,761	714	417	133	94	296	414
9	Fred Schaus	0	NBA Finals	16	241.6	106.9	54.1	18.4			39.6	95.1	41.7				27.6	36.5	75.7	48.1				3,865	1,710	866	295				398
10	Alex Hannum	0	NBA Finals	12	244.2	106.9	58.6				37.5	98.2	38.2				31.9	47.9	66.6	44.8				2,930	1,283	703					343
11	Tyronn Lue	0	NBA Finals	11	242.3	100.4	44.0	19.3	7.5	4.0	37.4	88.7	42.1	8.7	29.0	30.1	16.9	22.9	73.8	50.8	14.0	30.0	13.6	2,665	1,104	484	212	82	44	150	221
12	Larry Brown	0	NBA Finals	9	245.6	85.2	41.6	17.3	7.4	5.7	33.2	81.3	40.8	2.7	10.6	25.3	16.1	23.3	69.0	46.5	14.1	27.4	12.3	2,210	767	374	156	67	51	111	215
13	Red Holzman	0	NBA Finals	8	246.3	105.3	46.9	25.8			45.0	97.6	46.1				15.3	21.9	69.7	49.1			17.2	1,970	842	375	206			86	206
14	Bill Sharman	0	NBA Finals	9	242.8	102.3	61.2	18.9			40.6	105.7	38.4				21.2	31.7	67.0	42.8			19.0	2,185	921	551	170			95	231
15	Joe Lapchick	0	NBA Finals	12	242.1	75.3					25.9	75.0	34.6				23.5	32.5	72.3	42.2				2,905	904						335
16	Al Cervi	0	NBA Finals	11	240.0	77.9					25.6						26.6	39.0	68.3					2,640	857						295
17	Rick Carlisle	0	NBA Finals	6	240.0	96.8	40.2	20.7	7.3	5.5	31.7	75.2	42.1	10.7	29.5	36.2	22.8	29.5	77.4	54.9	10.3	29.8	17.0	1,440	581	241	124	44	33	102	137
18	Doc Rivers	0	NBA Finals	6	240.0	83.0	37.8	18.8	6.2	4.7	30.0	75.8	39.6	5.3	17.8	29.9	17.7	23.3	75.7	48.2	10.0	27.8	14.0	1,440	498	227	113	37	28	84	157
19	Mike Brown	0	NBA Finals	5	240.0	86.6	42.0	16.8	5.8	3.4	32.8	80.4	40.8	7.0	22.4	31.3	14.0	19.4	72.2	48.7	12.2	29.8	12.0	1,200	433	210	84	29	17	60	99
20	Byron Scott	0	NBA Finals	8	240.0	89.4	39.9	18.9	8.9	4.8	34.3	85.8	39.9	4.5	15.3	29.5	16.4	22.1	74.0	46.8	14.0	25.9	12.5	1,920	715	319	151	71	38	100	207
21	Jerry Sloan	0	NBA Finals	8	240.0	81.4	38.5	19.3	6.3	2.5	29.8	70.3	42.3	4.8	13.1	36.2	17.1	23.6	72.5	50.5	10.3	28.3	16.1	1,920	651	308	154	50	20	129	203
22	Rick Adelman	0	NBA Finals	8	240.0	97.0	41.0	19.5	7.0	3.5	35.5	80.4	44.2	2.1	9.0	23.6	23.9	31.0	77.0	51.6	13.1	27.9	18.9	1,920	776	328	156	56	28	151	233
23	Chuck Daly	0	NBA Finals	5	245.0	98.8	42.8	23.4	7.0	4.6	38.8	86.0	45.1	2.4	6.8	35.3	18.8	26.0	72.3	50.7	14.2	28.6	13.0	1,225	494	214	117	35	23	65	131
24	Bill Fitch	0	NBA Finals	6	240.0	95.2	44.8	23.7	7.8	5.5	40.0	88.5	45.2	0.5	3.2	15.8	14.7	21.3	68.8	48.6	17.7	27.2	16.5	1,440	571	269	142	47	33	99	136
25	Billy Cunningham	0	NBA Finals	8	240.0	105.4	39.3	28.5	9.0	8.5	43.3	91.8	47.1	0.6	3.4	18.5	18.3	25.4	71.9	51.2	13.0	26.3	15.5	1,920	843	314	228	72	68	124	205

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Team Leaders

PPG

40.1

Dončić

RPG

10.4

Kessler

APG

7.7

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.2

1st

DRTG

114.5

20th

NETRTG

7.7

7th

3P%

37.9

4th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	8	2	.800
2	Rockets	7	2	.778	0.5
3	Thunder	7	2	.778	0.5
4	Spurs	7	2	.778	0.5
5	Trail Blazers	6	2	.750	1.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/8	LAL	@	DET	6:00 PM
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	10:00 PM

Last Game

Trail Blazers

6 - 2

118

Final

124

Lakers

8 - 2

Fri 6 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

40.1

Dončić

29.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.9

Curry

RPG Leaders

14.6

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

4.2

Wembanyama

2.7

Turner

2.4

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.8

Dončić

4.7

Curry

4.4

Robinson

TS% Leaders

78.5

Stewart

76.3

Matković

75.9

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.2

121.9

121.1

118.7

118.2

117.7

DRtg Rankings

103.6

106.6

108.2

108.6

108.7

NetRtg Rankings

10.6

10.0

9.5

9.0

Tank Leaderboard

1-8

1-7

2-6

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

567.5

Dončić

565.1

Wembanyama

477.8

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

602.5

Dončić

550.3

Wembanyama

501

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.6

Dončić

36.6

Wembanyama

36.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

37.0

Murray

36.9

Acuff

36.5

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.03

Wembanyama

1.75

Dončić

1.63

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.97

Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

9-1

7-2

6-2

7-3

6-3

Worst Record ATS

1-8

1-6

2-7

2-6

3-7

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	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	Lakers	8	2	.800
2	Rockets	7	2	.778	0.5
3	Thunder	7	2	.778	0.5
4	Spurs	7	2	.778	0.5
5	Trail Blazers	6	2	.750	1.0
6	Timberwolves	7	3	.700	1.0
7	Grizzlies	6	3	.667	1.5
8	Warriors	6	3	.667	1.5
9	Nuggets	4	3	.571	2.5
10	Mavericks	5	4	.556	2.5
11	Pelicans	4	5	.444	3.5
12	Suns	2	5	.286	4.5
13	Clippers	1	7	.125	6.0
14	Kings	1	8	.111	6.5
15	Jazz	1	8	.111	6.5

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)
Sat 11/7	DEN	@	IND	5:00 PM
Sat 11/7	BKN	@	ATL	7:30 PM
Sat 11/7	WAS	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Sat 11/7	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Sat 11/7	ORL	@	GSW	8:30 PM

Phil Jackson has the most appearances by a coach in losses in the NBA Finals, with 12 appearances.

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