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The Denver Nuggets have the fewest starts by a team in the NBA Finals, with 25 starts.

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Data note: Games Started: player game data complete from 1970-71 · postseason

	TEAM	GS	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	Nuggets	25	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	11.2	1,200	523	232	127	31	25	56	78	+205
2	Raptors	30	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	12.2	1,440	669	246	138	49	29	73	133	+170
3	Magic	45	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	14.9	2,235	884	375	202	51	50	134	207	-235
4	Nets	50	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	12.7	2,400	879	411	186	85	56	127	250	-360
5	Jazz	60	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	14.6	2,905	1,004	473	249	82	36	175	287	-255
6	Pacers	65	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	14.2	3,145	1,386	548	280	98	66	185	323	-40
7	Mavericks	85	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	13.0	4,105	1,615	693	288	116	55	221	369	-20
8	Trail Blazers	85	NBA Finals	17	242.9	103.4	45.5	23.3	8.6	4.5	39.2	85.2	46.1	1.9	9.0	21.2	23.7	31.5	75.2	52.2	13.6	31.9	16.7	4,130	1,758	773	396	147	77	184	486
9	Bucks	85	NBA Finals	17	244.4	102.3	47.2	23.0	5.3	3.6	40.8	85.9	47.5	11.0	31.2	35.3	16.8	22.6	74.0	53.3	12.7	32.2	10.8	4,155	1,739	802	391	69	47	65	343	+70
10	Suns	90	NBA Finals	18	248.3	105.2	41.6	21.2	7.7	5.1	40.5	87.6	46.3	7.8	19.5	39.7	19.0	24.1	79.0	53.6	11.1	30.4	12.8	4,470	1,893	748	382	138	91	153	416	-70
11	Bullets	100	NBA Finals	20	242.5	98.8	46.9	21.3	8.0	4.7	39.9	95.3	41.8				19.1	27.0	70.6	46.1	16.0	30.7	15.2	4,850	1,975	938	426	128	75	182	518
12	Rockets	115	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	13.6	5,545	2,191	982	522	191	130	312	486
13	Cavaliers	130	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	12.3	6,315	2,564	1,160	479	196	113	321	541	-785
14	76ers	135	NBA Finals	27	240.9	105.2	42.5	25.6	9.7	7.3	41.5	88.3	47.0	1.0	4.4	23.9	21.4	29.8	71.7	51.9	13.2	29.3	15.3	6,505	2,841	1,148	690	263	197	321	682	-170
15	Knicks	135	NBA Finals	27	240.9	94.3	43.9	21.1	7.9	4.9	37.0	86.2	43.0	6.6	19.9	33.3	16.0	21.6	74.1	49.3	12.2	30.1	11.9	6,505	2,545	1,186	571	134	84	203	651	-65
16	Pistons	140	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	11.6	6,795	2,741	1,197	573	194	153	326	693	+290
17	Thunder	150	NBA Finals	30	241.7	99.6	42.8	18.1	7.5	5.7	36.8	83.3	44.2	7.5	22.9	32.7	21.4	27.7	77.3	52.1	12.9	29.9	14.7	7,250	2,987	1,284	542	225	170	441	732	-5
18	Bulls	175	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	12.7	8,550	3,384	1,393	819	295	173	444	818	+255
19	Warriors	190	NBA Finals	38	242.0	106.2	43.2	24.9	8.3	5.6	38.7	85.5	45.3	13.3	35.6	37.2	16.9	22.0	76.7	55.8	10.7	32.4	13.2	9,194	4,037	1,640	946	316	212	448	887	+615
20	Spurs	195	NBA Finals	39	241.3	92.6	42.3	19.4	6.6	5.6	33.5	74.8	44.8	7.8	20.4	38.1	17.9	24.6	72.5	54.1	10.5	31.8	14.1	9,410	3,613	1,649	756	258	218	551	761	+670
21	Heat	200	NBA Finals	40	241.2	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	12.4	9,650	3,867	1,547	792	290	156	496	850	-685
22	Celtics	340	NBA Finals	68	242.9	103.2	44.3	24.7	7.6	4.4	39.1	86.0	45.4	5.3	14.5	36.6	20.7	26.5	78.2	52.8	13.0	31.3	14.4	16,520	7,015	3,009	1,680	514	298	791	1,548	+70
23	Lakers	525	NBA Finals	105	242.1	103.3	43.1	23.2	7.7	5.2	39.2	83.8	46.8	4.1	11.9	34.2	21.1	29.1	72.5	53.4	12.5	29.4	14.2	25,425	10,843	4,527	2,435	729	498	1,353	2,549	+345

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Team Leaders

PPG

24.3

Murray

RPG

10.1

Jokić

APG

9.1

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.5

7th

DRTG

115.4

22nd

NETRTG

2.2

16th

3P%

36.0

10th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
7	Grizzlies	6	3	.667	1.5
8	Trail Blazers	6	3	.667	1.5
9	Nuggets	5	3	.625	2.0
10	Mavericks	5	4	.556	2.5
11	Pelicans	4	5	.444	3.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/9	DEN	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Wed 11/11	DEN	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Sat 11/14	DEN	@	NOP	7:00 PM
Mon 11/16	PHX	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Wed 11/18	BOS	@	DEN	9:00 PM

Last Game

Nuggets

5 - 3

114

Final

102

Pacers

3 - 7

Sat 7 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

40.1

Dončić

31.3

Curry

29.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

13.6

Towns

12.7

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.1

Jokić

8.9

Young

8.8

Wagner

SPG Leaders

2.9

Daniels

2.8

Dunn

2.4

Williamson

BPG Leaders

3.9

Wembanyama

2.7

Turner

2.4

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.8

Dončić

4.8

Curry

4.4

Robinson

TS% Leaders

78.5

Stewart

76.3

Matković

73.0

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.2

119.4

118.5

118.2

118.0

DRtg Rankings

103.6

105.5

106.6

107.8

108.2

NetRtg Rankings

10.6

10.3

10.0

9.5

9.3

8.1

Tank Leaderboard

1-8

1-7

2-7

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

611

Wembanyama

567.5

Dončić

477.8

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

602.5

Dončić

597

Wembanyama

501

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.6

Dončić

36.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

36.1

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

36.9

Acuff

36.6

Murray

36.5

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.02

Wembanyama

1.75

Dončić

1.63

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.97

Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

9-1

6-2

7-3

Worst Record ATS

1-8

2-7

2-6

3-7

3-6

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	8	2	.800
2	Celtics	7	2	.778	0.5
3	Pistons	6	2	.750	1.0
4	Hawks	7	4	.636	1.5
5	Knicks	5	4	.556	2.5
6	Raptors	5	4	.556	2.5
7	Cavaliers	5	5	.500	3.0
8	Wizards	4	6	.400	4.0
9	Heat	3	6	.333	4.5
10	Hornets	3	7	.300	5.0
11	Pacers	3	7	.300	5.0
12	Magic	2	7	.222	5.5
13	Nets	2	7	.222	5.5
14	Bulls	1	7	.125	6.0
15	Bucks	1	8	.111	6.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	8	2	.800
2	Spurs	8	2	.800
3	Lakers	8	2	.800
4	Warriors	7	3	.700	1.0
5	Timberwolves	7	3	.700	1.0
6	Rockets	7	3	.700	1.0
7	Grizzlies	6	3	.667	1.5
8	Trail Blazers	6	3	.667	1.5
9	Nuggets	5	3	.625	2.0
10	Mavericks	5	4	.556	2.5
11	Pelicans	4	5	.444	3.5
12	Suns	3	5	.375	4.0
13	Clippers	1	7	.125	6.0
14	Kings	1	8	.111	6.5
15	Jazz	1	8	.111	6.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/8	PHI	@	CHI	3:30 PM
Sun 11/8	LAL	@	DET	6:00 PM
Sun 11/8	UTA	@	MIN	7:00 PM
Sun 11/8	BKN	@	DAL	7:30 PM
Sun 11/8	BOS	@	MIL	8:00 PM

The Denver Nuggets have the fewest starts by a team in the NBA Finals, with 25 starts.

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24.3

10.1

9.1

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

40.1

31.3

29.9

14.6

13.6

12.7

9.1

8.9

8.8

2.9

2.8

2.4

3.9

2.7

2.4

5.8

4.8

4.4

78.5

76.3

73.0

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

611

567.5

477.8

602.5

597

501

40.6

36.4

36.1

36.9

36.6

36.5

2.02

1.75

1.63

1.97

1.86

1.70

NBA 2026-27 Betting

NBA 2026-27 Standings

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule