most finals losses last 30 years nba

Between December 27, 1995 and December 27, 2025, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Miami Heat are tied for the most series losses in the NBA Finals, with 4 losses.

		TEAM	Series L	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		Cavaliers	4	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
2		Heat	4	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		Warriors	2	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
4		Celtics	2	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
5		Mavericks	2	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
6		Nets	2	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
7		Lakers	2	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
8		Pacers	2	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
9		Jazz	2	NBA Finals	12	242.1	83.7	39.4	20.8	6.8	3.0	31.3	71.8	43.7	4.0	12.1	33.1	17.0	22.8	74.7	51.2	10.1	29.3	15.3	2,905	1,004	473	249	82	36	183	287
10		Thunder	2	NBA Finals	18	240.0	99.4	39.2	16.8	8.2	4.6	34.9	78.4	44.5	7.5	22.9	32.7	22.2	27.1	81.9	55.0	10.8	28.4	14.2	4,320	1,790	706	303	147	82	256	419
11		Suns	1	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
12		Magic	1	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
13		Pistons	1	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
14		76ers	1	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
15		Knicks	1	NBA Finals	5	240.0	79.8	38.2	14.0	8.0	3.4	30.8	78.6	39.2	2.2	10.8	20.4	16.0	21.0	76.2	45.4	9.8	28.4	12.8	1,200	399	191	70	40	17	64	123
16		Spurs	1	NBA Finals	34	241.5	91.3	42.0	19.1	6.6	5.6	33.2	73.4	45.3	7.1	18.0	39.4	17.8	24.6	72.1	54.2	10.5	31.4	15.1	8,210	3,103	1,427	648	224	189	513	654

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2	Knicks	21	9	.700	2.5
3	Celtics	19	11	.633	4.5
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8	Heat	16	15	.516	8.0
9	Bulls	15	15	.500	8.5
10	Hawks	15	17	.469	9.5
11	Bucks	12	19	.387	12.0
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13	Nets	9	19	.321	13.5
14	Wizards	6	23	.207	17.0
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3	Nuggets	22	8	.733	3.5
4	Lakers	19	10	.655	6.0
5	Timberwolves	20	11	.645	6.0
6	Rockets	18	10	.643	6.5
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Mon 11/24	ATL	@	WAS	113-132
Mon 11/24	ORL	@	PHI	144-103
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Sat 12/27	DEN	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Sat 12/27	PHX	@	NOP	7:00 PM
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