nba team with the most nba finals appearances since 1996

Since 1995-96, 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		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
4		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
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		Bulls	NBA Finals	18	241.4	89.6	39.6	19.9	8.7	4.7	32.6	76.4	42.6	5.6	18.7	30.0	18.9	25.4	74.2	51.1	13.2	26.4	12.6	4,345	1,613	713	358	156	85	227	415
9		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
10		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
11		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
12		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
13		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
14		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
15		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
16		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
17		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
18		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
19		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
20		Knicks	NBA Finals	5	240.0	79.8	38.2	14.0	8.0	3.4	30.8	78.6	39.2	2.2	10.8	20.4	16.0	21.0	76.2	45.4	9.8	28.4	12.8	1,200	399	191	70	40	17	64	123

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PPG

33.5

Dončić

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RPG

8.2

Ayton

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APG

8.3

Dončić

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ORTG

118.2

8th

DRTG

116.7

20th

NETRTG

1.5

15th

3P%

35.6

18th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	61	16	.792
2	Spurs	59	19	.756	2.5
3	Lakers	50	27	.649	11.0
4	Nuggets	50	28	.641	11.5
5	Rockets	48	29	.623	13.0

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 4/5	LAL	@	DAL	7:30 PM
Tue 4/7	OKC	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Thu 4/9	LAL	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Fri 4/10	PHX	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Sun 4/12	UTA	@	LAL	8:30 PM

LAL

50 - 27

96

Final

139

OKC

61 - 16

Thu 2 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

33.5

Dončić

Luka Dončić

31.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

28.9

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

12.9

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

11.9

Towns

Karl-Anthony Towns

11.6

Clingan

Donovan Clingan

10.9

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham

9.1

Giddey

Josh Giddey

2.0

Thompson

Ausar Thompson

2.0

Wallace

Cason Wallace

2.0

Daniels

Dyson Daniels

3.1

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.8

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

1.8

Huff

Jay Huff

4.0

Dončić

Luka Dončić

3.6

Ball

LaMelo Ball

3.4

Knueppel

Kon Knueppel

68.4

Duren

Jalen Duren

67.8

Ayton

Deandre Ayton

67.2

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

122.1

120.7

120.0

119.5

119.4

119.0

107.3

109.5

111.1

112.8

112.9

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.4

8.3

8.1

7.9

6.7

5.2

Tank Leaderboard

17-60

18-59

18-59

21-57

21-57

24-53

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,864.1

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

3,694

Dončić

Luka Dončić

3,372.3

Johnson

Jalen Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,117

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

Luka Dončić

3,572.8

Johnson

Jalen Johnson

37.9

Dončić

Luka Dončić

36.1

Brown

Jaylen Brown

33.6

Leonard

Kawhi Leonard

38.2

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

37.3

Thompson

Amen Thompson

36.4

Durant

Kevin Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

1.61

Dončić

Luka Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

1.71

Dončić

Luka Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

49-29

46-30-1

45-32

44-34

44-34

43-35

Worst Record ATS

31-46

33-45

33-44

33-44

33-43-1

34-43

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	57	21	.731
2	Celtics - x	52	25	.675	4.5
3	Knicks - x	50	28	.641	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	48	29	.623	8.5
5	Hawks	45	33	.577	12.0
6	Raptors	43	34	.558	13.5
7	76ers	43	35	.551	14.0
8	Hornets	42	36	.538	15.0
9	Magic	41	36	.532	15.5
10	Heat	41	37	.526	16.0
11	Bucks - e	30	47	.390	26.5
12	Bulls - e	29	48	.377	27.5
13	Pacers - e	18	59	.234	38.5
14	Nets - e	18	59	.234	38.5
15	Wizards - e	17	60	.221	39.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	61	16	.792
2	Spurs - x	59	19	.756	2.5
3	Lakers - x	50	27	.649	11.0
4	Nuggets - x	50	28	.641	11.5
5	Rockets - x	48	29	.623	13.0
6	Timberwolves	46	31	.597	15.0
7	Suns	42	35	.545	19.0
8	Trail Blazers	40	38	.513	21.5
9	Clippers	39	38	.506	22.0
10	Warriors	36	41	.468	25.0
11	Grizzlies - e	25	52	.325	36.0
12	Pelicans - e	25	53	.321	36.5
13	Mavericks - e	24	53	.312	37.0
14	Kings - e	21	57	.269	40.5
15	Jazz - e	21	57	.269	40.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 3/8	GSW	@	UTA	116-119
Sun 3/8	NYK	@	LAC	118-126
Mon 3/9	MEM	@	PHI	129-139
Mon 3/9	DET	@	BKN	138-100
Mon 3/9	WAS	@	MIA	129-150

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 4/5	PHX	@	CHI	3:30 PM
Sun 4/5	WAS	@	BKN	3:30 PM
Sun 4/5	TOR	@	BOS	3:30 PM
Sun 4/5	MEM	@	MIL	3:30 PM
Sun 4/5	IND	@	CLE	6:00 PM