nba team the most finals appearances since 1980

Since 1979-80, the Los Angeles Lakers have the most appearances by a team in the NBA Finals, with 17 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	95	242.1	103.4	41.9	23.7	7.7	5.2	39.3	82.9	47.3	4.1	11.9	34.2	20.8	28.7	72.7	54.1	12.5	29.4	14.5	23,000	9,824	3,984	2,250	729	498	1,376	2,328
2		Celtics	NBA Finals	55	240.9	103.9	43.2	24.7	7.5	5.1	39.0	84.8	46.0	5.3	14.5	36.6	20.6	26.4	77.8	53.9	12.7	30.5	14.7	13,250	5,715	2,375	1,361	415	283	807	1,221
3		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
4		Warriors	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
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		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
8		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
9		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
10		76ers	NBA Finals	21	241.2	105.3	41.9	26.4	9.1	8.0	42.1	88.4	47.6	1.0	4.4	23.9	20.0	27.9	71.8	52.3	13.6	28.3	15.5	5,065	2,211	879	554	192	167	325	508
11		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
12		Thunder	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
13		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
14		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
15		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
16		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
17		Knicks	NBA Finals	12	240.0	83.9	41.0	18.5	8.1	5.0	32.2	80.3	40.1	3.9	13.3	29.6	15.7	21.1	74.3	46.9	12.8	28.2	13.0	2,880	1,007	492	222	97	60	156	283
18		Suns	NBA Finals	12	246.3	108.0	41.2	21.3	6.9	5.8	41.2	85.9	47.9	7.8	19.5	39.7	17.9	22.2	80.8	56.4	10.7	30.5	13.1	2,955	1,296	494	255	83	70	157	255
19		Trail Blazers	NBA Finals	11	244.5	99.1	41.2	20.7	7.5	3.6	36.3	80.8	44.9	1.9	9.0	21.2	24.6	32.2	76.6	52.2	12.6	28.5	16.7	2,690	1,090	453	228	83	40	184	304
20		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
21		Bucks	NBA Finals	6	240.0	111.7	46.3	23.0	8.0	3.5	41.8	89.5	46.7	11.0	31.2	35.3	17.0	23.3	72.9	56.0	13.2	33.2	11.3	1,440	670	278	138	48	21	68	105
22		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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PPG

32.8

Dončić

Luka Dončić

RPG

8.5

Ayton

Deandre Ayton

APG

8.6

Dončić

Luka Dončić

ORTG

117.3

10th

DRTG

117.8

23rd

NETRTG

-0.5

18th

3P%

35.0

19th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Rockets	33	20	.623	8.0
5	Timberwolves	34	22	.607	8.5
6	Lakers	32	21	.604	9.0
7	Suns	32	23	.582	10.0
8	Warriors	29	26	.527	13.0

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 2/12	DAL	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 2/20	LAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sun 2/22	BOS	@	LAL	6:30 PM
Tue 2/24	ORL	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Thu 2/26	LAL	@	PHX	9:00 PM

SAS

37 - 16

136

Final

108

LAL

32 - 21

Tue 10 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

32.8

Dončić

Luka Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

29.3

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

12.3

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

11.9

Towns

Karl-Anthony Towns

11.4

Clingan

Donovan Clingan

10.7

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

9.6

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

Luka Dončić

2.1

Leonard

Kawhi Leonard

2.1

Wallace

Cason Wallace

2.0

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

2.7

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

2.0

Sarr

Alex Sarr

2.0

Mobley

Evan Mobley

4.5

Curry

Stephen Curry

3.7

Porter

Michael Porter Jr.

3.6

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

69.9

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

69.8

Williams

Mark Williams

68.0

Ayton

Deandre Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

122.2

120.7

120.0

119.7

118.4

118.1

107.6

109.2

111.7

112.4

112.8

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

12.1

8.0

7.2

6.3

6.0

5.2

Tank Leaderboard

12-44

14-39

15-41

15-40

15-38

18-37

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,586.3

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

2,516.9

Johnson

Jalen Johnson

2,493.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,662.5

Johnson

Jalen Johnson

2,614

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

2,587.5

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

37.7

Dončić

Luka Dončić

36.8

Brown

Jaylen Brown

33.5

Leonard

Kawhi Leonard

38.6

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

37.3

Thompson

Amen Thompson

36.7

Durant

Kevin Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.59

Dončić

Luka Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

1.43

Leonard

Kawhi Leonard

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.70

Dončić

Luka Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

1.49

Johnson

Jalen Johnson

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

35-20

33-22

32-24

30-23-1

31-24

31-24

Worst Record ATS

21-35

21-32

22-31

23-32

23-30

23-29

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	40	13	.755
2	Celtics	35	19	.648	5.5
3	Knicks	35	20	.636	6.0
4	Cavaliers	34	21	.618	7.0
5	Raptors	32	23	.582	9.0
6	76ers	30	24	.556	10.5
7	Magic	28	25	.528	12.0
8	Heat	29	27	.518	12.5
9	Hornets	26	29	.473	15.0
10	Hawks	26	30	.464	15.5
11	Bulls	24	31	.436	17.0
12	Bucks	22	30	.423	17.5
13	Nets	15	38	.283	25.0
14	Pacers	15	40	.273	26.0
15	Wizards	14	39	.264	26.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	42	13	.764
2	Spurs	38	16	.704	3.5
3	Nuggets	35	20	.636	7.0
4	Rockets	33	20	.623	8.0
5	Timberwolves	34	22	.607	8.5
6	Lakers	32	21	.604	9.0
7	Suns	32	23	.582	10.0
8	Warriors	29	26	.527	13.0
9	Clippers	26	28	.481	15.5
10	Trail Blazers	26	29	.473	16.0
11	Grizzlies	20	33	.377	21.0
12	Mavericks	19	34	.358	22.0
13	Jazz	18	37	.327	24.0
14	Pelicans	15	41	.268	27.5
15	Kings	12	44	.214	30.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 1/15	WAS	@	SAC	115-128
Fri 1/16	UTA	@	DAL	120-138
Fri 1/16	BOS	@	ATL	132-106
Fri 1/16	PHX	@	NYK	106-99
Fri 1/16	IND	@	DET	78-121

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 2/12	MIL	@	OKC	7:30 PM
Thu 2/12	POR	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Thu 2/12	DAL	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Thu 2/19	ATL	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Thu 2/19	BKN	@	CLE	7:00 PM