nba coaches with the most conference finals appearances

Phil Jackson has the most appearances by a coach in Conference Finals, with 14 appearances.

	COACH	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	Conference Finals	80	240.3	98.2	42.7	21.6	7.6	5.2	36.0	79.4	45.4	5.3	15.4	34.5	20.8	28.8	72.3	53.3	13.2	29.5	13.1	19,225	7,854	3,413	1,725	611	414	1,047	1,943
2	Pat Riley	Conference Finals	65	240.4	105.6	41.4	26.6	8.5	5.5	40.9	81.1	50.4	2.9	9.0	32.0	20.8	27.9	74.6	56.5			16.6	15,625	6,861	2,691	1,731	550	360	1,078	1,581
3	Gregg Popovich	Conference Finals	49	241.5	98.9	41.3	21.4	7.4	5.4	36.3	79.8	45.5	7.6	20.4	36.9	18.7	25.1	74.8	54.5	10.6	30.7	13.9	11,835	4,846	2,022	1,051	363	265	683	1,027
4	Erik Spoelstra	Conference Finals	45	242.8	100.5	38.7	19.7	7.3	4.8	36.4	79.4	45.9	9.1	25.7	35.5	18.5	23.4	78.8	56.0	9.1	29.6	12.5	10,925	4,521	1,742	885	328	214	564	955
5	Steve Kerr	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
6	Jerry Sloan	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
7	Larry Brown	Conference Finals	40	240.0	92.6	43.0	21.2	7.0	4.3	34.1	79.7	42.8	4.6	12.4	36.6	20.4	27.3	74.7	50.5	13.8	29.2	14.6	9,600	3,702	1,718	849	280	172	583	945
8	Billy Cunningham	Conference Finals	35	241.4	101.9	44.0	23.3		7.4	39.5	85.6	46.1	0.4	1.5	29.5	22.6	29.6	76.3	51.7				8,450	3,567	1,540	816		260		914
9	K.C. Jones	Conference Finals	33	242.3	107.3	43.1	23.8			40.5	84.6	47.8	1.9	6.1	30.1	24.9	30.9	80.6	54.7				7,995	3,542	1,421	786				798
10	Rick Carlisle	Conference Finals	25	243.0	97.6	38.8	20.7	7.9	5.3	35.0	79.8	43.9	8.0	23.2	34.6	19.5	24.3	80.3	53.9	9.2	29.6	13.4	6,075	2,441	971	517	198	132	334	578
11	Chuck Daly	Conference Finals	30	242.5	100.2	42.8	21.3	7.0	3.6	38.1	81.0	47.0	1.8	6.5	27.0	22.2	30.3	73.5	53.1	13.5	29.3	13.9	7,275	3,006	1,283	639	210	107	418	815
12	Bill Fitch	Conference Finals	30	240.0	101.5	45.2	23.7		6.6	40.3	87.8	46.0	0.7	3.2	22.1	20.3	28.1	72.0	50.7				7,200	3,045	1,357	712		197		765
13	Tom Heinsohn	Conference Finals	29	241.7	100.4	48.9	21.2			39.6	92.2	42.9				21.3	27.2	78.4	48.2				7,010	2,913	1,419	616				728
14	Tyronn Lue	Conference Finals	24	240.0	105.9	42.4	20.0	6.4	4.3	37.8	79.3	47.7	11.7	32.0	36.6	18.5	24.2	76.6	58.9	8.2	34.3	12.5	5,760	2,542	1,018	480	153	104	299	424
15	Flip Saunders	Conference Finals	24	242.1	87.6	36.6	18.3	6.6	4.4	31.4	73.9	42.5	4.9	15.8	31.2	19.8	25.3	78.5	51.5	9.8	26.8	13.1	5,810	2,102	879	440	158	106	314	579
16	George Karl	Conference Finals	27	240.9	97.0	40.1	21.1	7.6	6.2	35.0	76.4	45.8	5.9	17.0	34.6	21.1	27.1	77.8	54.9	11.6	28.5	15.1	6,505	2,619	1,082	569	206	168	409	709
17	Rick Adelman	Conference Finals	25	242.0	103.4	43.2	23.8	8.0	4.4	39.6	86.6	45.8	4.0	11.5	34.5	20.2	28.0	72.0	52.2	14.4	28.8	13.7	6,050	2,585	1,081	595	199	111	343	612
18	Don Nelson	Conference Finals	20	241.3	100.8	41.7	21.0	8.2	5.8	38.1	86.3	44.1	3.8	10.2	37.4	20.9	26.7	78.1	51.4	12.9	28.8	15.0	4,825	2,015	833	419	164	116	299	520
19	Lenny Wilkens	Conference Finals	24	240.0	102.8	45.6	23.2	8.1	5.5	39.6	87.9	45.1	3.2	7.8	40.7	22.1	29.6	74.5	50.9	16.3	29.3	16.3	5,760	2,467	1,094	557	194	133	390	587
20	John MacLeod	Conference Finals	27	242.8	105.4	43.3	25.3	7.8	5.9	42.5	89.5	47.5	1.6	5.0	32.3	19.7	26.9	73.4	52.0			16.6	6,555	2,847	1,170	682	210	159	449	645
21	Dick Motta	Conference Finals	24	241.0	101.4	49.5	23.8			40.1	92.7	43.3				21.2	29.8	71.2	47.9				5,785	2,433	1,188	570				568
22	Red Holzman	Conference Finals	24	242.1	101.6	43.4	20.5			40.8	90.0	45.3				20.1	26.8	75.2	49.9				5,810	2,439	1,041	491				614
23	Brad Stevens	Conference Finals	18	241.4	103.0	40.8	24.0	6.8	3.3	37.3	84.9	44.0	11.2	33.5	33.5	17.1	21.3	80.4	54.6	9.3	31.4	12.8	4,345	1,854	734	432	122	59	231	393
24	Mike Budenholzer	Conference Finals	16	244.7	105.6	46.6	23.4	7.9	4.6	39.1	88.1	44.4	10.3	34.9	29.5	17.1	23.3	73.4	53.7	10.9	35.8	11.8	3,915	1,690	746	375	127	73	188	333
25	Frank Vogel	Conference Finals	18	241.4	97.8	39.1	19.3	6.3	3.4	35.3	74.5	47.4	7.4	20.3	36.6	19.7	26.4	74.4	56.8	10.7	28.4	15.5	4,345	1,760	704	348	114	61	279	417

Unlock 2x data

More NBA News

Towns more than held his own against Wembanyama, and Knicks looking for more in Game 2 of finals

Jun 4, 2026

Spurs know they have to be better in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, and Knicks feel the same way

Jun 4, 2026

New York City is in a Knicks frenzy for its beloved team's 1st NBA Finals in 27 years

Jun 4, 2026

Josh Hart's efforts help Knicks turn around Game 1 of the NBA Finals and beat the Spurs

Jun 4, 2026

Captain Clutch: Jalen Brunson comes up with late-game heroics, Knicks top Spurs in Game 1 of finals

Jun 4, 2026

Wembanyama scores 26 but struggles from field in NBA Finals debut as Spurs fall to Knicks in Game 1

Jun 4, 2026

More Lakers Stats

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

28.1

Cunningham

27.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

27.1

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.8

Wembanyama

10.7

Towns

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.5

Wembanyama

1.8

Thompson

1.8

Mobley

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

107.8

Nnaji

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

123.4

119.3

115.5

113.7

111.7

111.5

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

104.0

106.2

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.7

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

19.4

9.3

7.4

3.0

1.7

-1.7

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

914

Wembanyama

695.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

691

Mobley

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

903.8

Wembanyama

714.8

Mitchell

703.3

Castle

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

1.55

Wembanyama

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.58

Beringer

1.55

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

59-42

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

55-42

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

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	NYK	@	OKC	100-111
Sun 3/29	GSW	@	DEN	93-116
Mon 3/30	PHI	@	MIA	109-119
Mon 3/30	BOS	@	ATL	102-112
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 6/5	NYK	@	SAS	8:30 PM
Mon 6/8	SAS	@	NYK	8:30 PM
Wed 6/10	SAS	@	NYK	8:30 PM
Sat 6/13	NYK	@	SAS	8:30 PM
Tue 6/16	SAS	@	NYK	8:30 PM

Phil Jackson has the most appearances by a coach in Conference Finals, with 14 appearances.

Related Searches

More NBA News

More Lakers Stats

23.2

9.6

7.3

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

28.1

27.6

27.1

13.2

10.8

10.7

9.5

8.6

7.9

2.8

2.5

2.4

3.5

1.8

1.8

3.6

3.5

3.3

150.0

113.6

107.8

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

914

695.3

691

903.8

714.8

703.3

40.4

40.1

34.9

44.0

42.0

41.0

2.00

1.66

1.55

2.33

1.58

1.55

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule