most nba finals appearances by team since 1967

Since 1966-67, the Los Angeles Lakers have the most appearances by a team in the NBA Finals, with 22 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	125	242.4	104.4	45.3	23.3	7.7	5.2	39.8	85.1	46.8	4.1	11.9	34.2	21.7	30.4	71.5	53.0	12.5	29.4	14.8	30,300	13,054	5,668	2,907	729	498	1,558	3,031
2	Celtics	NBA Finals	81	242.8	104.3	46.0	24.0	7.6	4.4	39.6	87.8	45.1	5.3	14.5	36.6	21.5	27.6	77.8	52.2	13.0	31.3	15.6	19,665	8,452	3,730	1,948	514	298	1,058	1,913
3	Warriors	NBA Finals	44	242.3	107.8	47.2	24.7	8.3	5.6	40.0	90.7	44.1	13.3	35.6	37.2	17.6	23.3	75.5	53.4	10.7	32.4	15.1	10,660	4,744	2,075	1,088	316	212	573	1,069
4	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
5	Spurs	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
6	Bulls	NBA Finals	35	244.3	96.7	39.8	23.4	8.4	4.9	37.2	80.1	46.5	4.7	14.1	33.1	17.6	24.1	73.0	53.3	12.6	27.2	12.9	8,550	3,384	1,393	819	295	173	451	818
7	76ers	NBA Finals	33	241.5	108.7	47.7	26.2	9.7	7.3	42.7	91.6	46.6	1.0	4.4	23.9	22.7	32.9	69.0	51.2	13.2	29.3	16.9	7,970	3,588	1,573	863	263	197	457	838
8	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
9	Pistons	NBA Finals	28	242.7	97.9	42.8	20.5	6.9	5.5	37.1	80.5	46.1	2.8	8.9	31.5	20.9	28.1	74.3	52.7	13.6	29.2	12.1	6,795	2,741	1,197	573	194	153	340	693
10	Thunder	NBA Finals	30	241.7	99.6	42.8	18.1	7.5	5.7	36.8	83.3	44.2	7.5	22.9	32.7	21.4	27.7	77.3	52.1	12.9	29.9	15.3	7,250	2,987	1,284	542	225	170	458	732
11	Knicks	NBA Finals	29	242.6	96.9	44.9	22.7	8.1	5.0	39.6	90.1	44.0	3.9	13.3	29.6	16.0	21.6	74.1	48.6	12.8	28.2	14.5	7,035	2,809	1,302	659	97	60	318	718
12	Rockets	NBA Finals	23	241.1	95.3	42.7	22.7	8.3	5.7	36.5	85.2	42.8	3.6	10.5	34.0	18.7	25.4	73.7	49.4	14.8	27.9	14.1	5,545	2,191	982	522	191	130	324	486
13	Bullets	NBA Finals	20	242.5	98.8	46.9	21.3	8.0	4.7	39.9	95.3	41.8				19.1	27.0	70.6	46.1	16.0	30.7	17.1	4,850	1,975	938	426	128	75	342	518
14	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
15	Trail Blazers	NBA Finals	17	242.9	103.4	45.5	23.3	8.6	4.5	39.2	85.2	46.1	1.9	9.0	21.2	23.7	31.5	75.2	52.2	13.6	31.9	19.6	4,130	1,758	773	396	147	77	333	486
16	Suns	NBA Finals	18	248.3	105.2	41.6	21.2	7.7	5.1	40.5	87.6	46.3	7.8	19.5	39.7	19.0	24.1	79.0	53.6	11.1	30.4	15.7	4,470	1,893	748	382	138	91	283	416
17	Bucks	NBA Finals	17	244.4	102.3	47.2	23.0	5.3	3.6	40.8	85.9	47.5	11.0	31.2	35.3	16.8	22.6	74.0	53.3	12.7	32.2	17.8	4,155	1,739	802	391	69	47	302	343
18	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
19	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
20	Jazz	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
21	Magic	NBA Finals	9	248.3	98.2	41.7	22.4	5.7	5.6	36.0	80.7	44.6	8.8	25.9	33.9	17.4	25.3	68.9	53.5	9.6	32.1	15.3	2,235	884	375	202	51	50	138	207
22	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
23	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

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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

28.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.1

Cunningham

27.8

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

11.7

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

8.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

1.9

Mobley

1.8

Thompson

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

125.2

124.1

117.1

113.7

112.6

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

105.4

106.9

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.7

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

18.7

14.1

10.2

3.0

1.7

-1.1

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

668.4

Wembanyama

661.6

Mobley

649.6

Mitchell

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

679

Cunningham

674.8

Mitchell

660

Wembanyama

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

1.66

Beringer

1.62

Wembanyama

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.60

Wembanyama

1.58

Beringer

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

56-40

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

53-42

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-58

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
Sun 3/29	MIA	@	IND	118-135
Sun 3/29	WAS	@	POR	88-123
Sun 3/29	BOS	@	CHA	114-99
Sun 3/29	SAC	@	BKN	99-116
Sun 3/29	ORL	@	TOR	87-139

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 5/24	OKC	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Mon 5/25	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Tue 5/26	SAS	@	OKC	8:30 PM
Wed 5/27	CLE	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Thu 5/28	OKC	@	SAS	8:30 PM

Since 1966-67, the Los Angeles Lakers have the most appearances by a team in the NBA Finals, with 22 appearances.

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9.6

7.3

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

28.5

28.1

27.8

13.2

11.7

10.7

9.5

8.6

8.2

2.8

2.5

2.4

3.8

1.9

1.8

3.6

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3.3

150.0

113.6

113.6

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

668.4

661.6

649.6

679

674.8

660

40.4

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44.0

42.0

41.0

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1.66

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