nba players with most finals appearances since 1980

Since 1979-80, LeBron James has the most appearances in the NBA Finals, with 10 appearances.

	NAME	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	LeBron James L. James	NBA Finals	55	42.5	28.4	10.2	7.8	1.7	0.8	10.7	22.1	48.4	1.8	5.2	35.2	5.2	7.1	73.1	56.3	1.9	8.3	3.9	2,337	1,562	561	430	93	46	217	130	-86
2	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	NBA Finals	50	40.9	19.4	7.9	11.7	2.0	0.3	6.8	13.1	51.6	0.2	0.8	23.7	5.7	6.5	87.4	60.7	1.8	6.2	3.8	2,044	971	397	584	102	16	190	147
3	Derek Fisher D. Fisher	NBA Finals	43	28.2	8.7	2.2	2.4	1.0	0.0	3.0	6.9	42.9	1.1	2.7	41.7	1.7	2.1	81.3	55.9	0.4	1.7	1.0	1,212	376	94	103	45	1	41	127	+110
4	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	NBA Finals	45	34.9	21.8	7.7	2.9	0.9	2.2	8.9	17.3	51.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	5.7	69.6	55.0	2.3	5.5	2.7	1,569	981	348	132	41	101	121	165
5	Michael Cooper M. Cooper	NBA Finals	46	30.6	10.3	2.9	3.9	1.3	0.4	3.9	8.7	44.7	0.8	2.0	38.0	1.8	2.2	80.6	53.5	0.8	2.2	1.3	1,406	474	135	178	59	20	60	159
6	Andre Iguodala A. Iguodala	NBA Finals	36	27.0	8.5	4.0	3.1	0.9	0.7	3.4	6.9	49.0	1.1	3.2	36.0	0.6	1.5	37.0	55.9	1.0	3.0	0.9	973	305	143	112	31	25	33	75	+70
7	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	NBA Finals	37	42.7	25.3	5.7	5.1	1.8	0.9	9.0	21.8	41.2	1.3	4.1	31.4	6.0	7.1	84.8	50.7	1.1	4.6	3.3	1,581	937	211	187	65	33	123	118	+36
8	Robert Horry R. Horry	NBA Finals	37	32.7	9.7	5.9	2.9	1.3	1.2	3.3	7.6	42.9	1.5	3.9	39.2	1.6	2.3	71.4	56.1	1.7	4.2	1.2	1,208	358	220	109	49	43	45	113	+116
9	Stephen Curry S. Curry	NBA Finals	34	39.0	27.3	5.8	6.0	1.6	0.3	8.8	20.4	43.2	4.5	11.3	39.5	5.2	5.6	91.7	59.6	1.0	4.7	3.5	1,327	928	196	204	55	11	120	96	+138
10	Draymond Green D. Green	NBA Finals	33	38.5	11.5	9.1	6.6	1.8	1.0	4.0	9.7	41.4	1.1	3.8	28.0	2.5	3.3	74.5	51.9	1.5	7.6	2.6	1,269	381	300	219	59	32	87	138	+140
11	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	NBA Finals	33	37.1	18.5	3.9	1.9	0.8	0.5	6.6	15.3	43.5	3.2	8.1	39.8	2.0	2.4	84.6	56.7	0.5	3.4	1.3	1,223	610	128	62	26	15	42	89	+59
12	James Jones J. Jones	NBA Finals	25	8.4	2.0	0.8	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.6	1.6	38.5	0.4	1.2	37.9	0.3	0.4	72.7	55.9	0.0	0.8	0.3	209	49	20	4	5	2	7	32	-8
13	Udonis Haslem U. Haslem	NBA Finals	28	18.6	3.8	4.0	0.3	0.4	0.3	1.6	3.6	45.5	0.0	0.0		0.5	0.8	59.1	47.4	1.4	2.6	0.9	519	105	111	8	10	7	25	74	-85
14	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	NBA Finals	34	39.6	20.8	13.3	2.8	0.8	2.4	7.9	16.2	48.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.1	7.1	71.6	53.8	3.7	9.6	2.8	1,346	708	452	94	27	81	96	85	+157
15	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	NBA Finals	30	42.3	28.8	13.1	3.4	0.5	2.1	11.3	18.8	60.2	0.0	0.0		6.2	12.7	48.4	59.0	4.0	9.1	3.4	1,268	865	393	103	16	62	101	109	+34
16	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	NBA Finals	35	43.0	33.6	6.0	6.0	1.8	0.7	12.5	26.0	48.1	1.2	3.3	36.8	7.4	9.1	80.6	55.9	1.6	4.4	2.8	1,506	1,176	211	209	62	23	99	103	+45
17	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	NBA Finals	35	42.0	19.0	8.3	5.9	1.9	1.1	7.0	16.5	42.5	0.9	3.3	25.6	4.1	5.4	74.7	50.1	2.8	5.6	3.3	1,470	664	292	207	67	39	117	118	+38
18	Dennis Rodman D. Rodman	NBA Finals	33	27.8	4.9	8.9	1.3	0.8	0.4	1.8	3.8	48.0	0.0	0.2	14.3	1.2	2.2	56.3	51.5	3.2	5.7	1.3	918	163	294	42	26	14	42	129	+4
19	Danny Ainge D. Ainge	NBA Finals	37	28.3	10.4	2.6	4.1	1.2	0.1	4.2	9.0	47.0	0.7	1.8	41.5	1.2	1.6	75.9	53.6	0.7	1.9	1.5	1,048	383	95	150	46	4	56	106
20	James Worthy J. Worthy	NBA Finals	34	39.6	22.2	5.0	3.3	1.0	0.6	9.2	17.3	53.3	0.1	0.4	20.0	3.6	5.3	68.3	56.4	1.9	3.1	2.0	1,346	754	171	112	34	20	68	88
21	Kurt Rambis K. Rambis	NBA Finals	34	17.1	5.6	5.2	0.6	0.6	0.4	2.3	4.3	53.1	0.0	0.0		1.0	1.7	57.6	54.9	1.7	3.4	1.1	582	190	176	22	19	14	36	92
22	Shaun Livingston S. Livingston	NBA Finals	28	18.1	6.4	2.5	1.9	0.4	0.2	2.6	4.9	53.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.2	1.3	89.2	58.4	0.6	1.9	0.8	506	179	70	54	10	5	22	50	-11
23	JR Smith	NBA Finals	25	30.0	9.7	2.7	1.0	0.9	0.4	3.4	8.9	37.7	2.4	6.2	38.1	0.6	1.1	59.3	51.7	0.4	2.3	0.6	749	243	67	24	22	9	16	71	-112
24	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	NBA Finals	29	38.8	23.9	5.7	4.3	1.8	1.0	8.7	18.2	47.6	0.5	1.6	31.1	6.0	8.1	74.8	54.8	1.6	4.2	2.9	1,125	693	166	125	53	30	85	75	-51
25	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	NBA Finals	29	30.5	14.0	4.2	3.5	1.3	0.2	4.3	9.9	43.8	1.4	4.1	35.0	3.9	4.7	83.1	58.5	0.7	3.5	2.6	884	407	121	102	37	5	76	95	+177

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Team Leaders

PPG

29.5

Mitchell

RPG

8.8

Mobley

APG

6.9

Garland

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.3

9th

DRTG

114.8

13th

NETRTG

2.5

10th

3P%

35.6

16th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Knicks	28	18	.609	6.5
4	Raptors	29	19	.604	6.5
5	Cavaliers	28	20	.583	7.5
6	76ers	25	21	.543	9.5
7	Heat	25	22	.532	10.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 1/28	LAL	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Fri 1/30	CLE	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Sun 2/1	CLE	@	POR	9:00 PM
Wed 2/4	CLE	@	LAC	10:30 PM
Sat 2/7	CLE	@	SAC	10:00 PM

Last Game

Magic

23 - 22

Final

114

Cavaliers

28 - 20

Mon 26 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.8

Dončić

32.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.7

Edwards

RPG Leaders

11.4

Towns

11.3

Gobert

11.2

Clingan

APG Leaders

9.8

Cunningham

8.8

Giddey

8.8

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Leonard

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.2

Sarr

2.0

Holmgren

2.0

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.5

Curry

3.8

Mitchell

3.7

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.0

Williams

68.6

Gobert

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.0

121.3

119.9

119.5

117.9

DRtg Rankings

106.8

109.4

112.3

112.7

112.9

NetRtg Rankings

12.7

7.2

6.9

6.4

5.0

4.6

Tank Leaderboard

11-36

11-34

12-37

12-36

12-33

15-32

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,339.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,232.3

Maxey

2,164.1

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,347

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,287.5

Johnson

2,285.5

Dončić

USG% Leaders

37.6

Dončić

36.5

Brown

33.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.1

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.9

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.59

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

1.41

Cunningham

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.69

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

1.47

Cunningham

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

31-16

28-19

26-19-1

27-20

27-21

Worst Record ATS

18-30

17-28

19-26

20-27

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	34	11	.756
2	Celtics	29	17	.630	5.5
3	Knicks	28	18	.609	6.5
4	Raptors	29	19	.604	6.5
5	Cavaliers	28	20	.583	7.5
6	76ers	25	21	.543	9.5
7	Heat	25	22	.532	10.0
8	Magic	23	22	.511	11.0
9	Bulls	23	23	.500	11.5
10	Hawks	23	25	.479	12.5
11	Hornets	19	28	.404	16.0
12	Bucks	18	27	.400	16.0
13	Nets	12	33	.267	22.0
14	Wizards	11	34	.244	23.0
15	Pacers	11	36	.234	24.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	38	10	.792
2	Spurs	31	15	.674	6.0
3	Nuggets	31	16	.660	6.5
4	Rockets	28	16	.636	8.0
5	Lakers	28	17	.622	8.5
6	Suns	28	19	.596	9.5
7	Timberwolves	28	19	.596	9.5
8	Warriors	26	22	.542	12.0
9	Trail Blazers	23	25	.479	15.0
10	Clippers	22	24	.478	15.0
11	Mavericks	19	27	.413	18.0
12	Grizzlies	18	26	.409	18.0
13	Jazz	15	32	.319	22.5
14	Kings	12	36	.250	26.0
15	Pelicans	12	37	.245	26.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 12/31	MIA	@	DET	118-112
Wed 12/31	PHI	@	DAL	123-108
Wed 12/31	BOS	@	SAC	120-106
Wed 12/31	UTA	@	LAC	101-118
Thu 1/1	SAS	@	IND	123-113

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 1/28	CHI	@	IND	7:00 PM
Wed 1/28	LAL	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 1/28	ORL	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Wed 1/28	NYK	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Wed 1/28	ATL	@	BOS	7:30 PM

Since 1979-80, LeBron James has the most appearances in the NBA Finals, with 10 appearances.

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