nba team with the most finals appearances last 30 seasons

Since 1996-97, the Los Angeles Lakers have the most appearances by a team in the NBA Finals, with 8 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	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
2	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
3	Spurs	NBA Finals	37	241.4	92.4	42.2	19.3	6.5	5.6	33.4	74.2	45.1	7.4	19.4	38.4	18.1	24.9	72.5	54.2	10.4	31.8	14.9	8,930	3,417	1,560	714	242	207	550	718
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	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
6	Celtics	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
7	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
8	Thunder	NBA Finals	12	240.0	104.6	40.3	16.8	9.3	5.5	36.8	82.8	44.5	8.6	25.9	33.1	22.3	27.8	80.5	55.0	10.6	29.7	12.9	2,880	1,255	483	202	111	66	155	264
9	Pistons	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
10	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
11	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
12	Knicks	NBA Finals	8	240.0	90.0	41.3	17.1	7.9	4.1	33.8	83.0	40.7	6.3	20.6	30.3	16.3	20.8	78.3	48.8	10.1	31.1	12.6	1,920	720	330	137	63	33	101	192
13	Bulls	NBA Finals	12	242.1	87.9	39.0	19.0	8.8	5.0	32.4	75.2	43.1	5.4	16.7	32.5	17.7	24.1	73.4	51.3	11.4	27.6	12.0	2,905	1,055	468	228	106	60	144	266
14	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
15	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
16	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
17	Suns	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
18	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
19	Magic	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
20	76ers	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

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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

26.9

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.7

Tatum

10.6

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

121.8

119.3

115.1

113.7

111.7

111.5

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

104.9

106.5

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.7

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

16.9

8.6

7.4

3.0

1.7

-1.7

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

1,035.4

Wembanyama

734.2

Castle

730.7

Towns

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

1,019.5

Wembanyama

770

Castle

751.8

Towns

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

60-43

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

56-43

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
Mon 3/30	PHI	@	MIA	109-119
Mon 3/30	BOS	@	ATL	102-112
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 6/13	NYK	@	SAS	8:30 PM
Tue 6/16	SAS	@	NYK	8:30 PM
Fri 6/19	NYK	@	SAS	8:30 PM

Since 1996-97, the Los Angeles Lakers have the most appearances by a team in the NBA Finals, with 8 appearances.

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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7.9

2.8

2.5

2.4

3.5

1.8

1.8

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NBA Fantasy 2025-26

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