what nba coaches have the most finals appearances

Phil Jackson has the most appearances by a coach in the NBA Finals, with 13 appearances.

	COACH	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	Phil Jackson	NBA Finals	73	243.8	96.6	40.5	21.5	7.8	5.2	36.2	79.1	45.8	5.4	15.7	34.5	18.7	26.3	71.1	53.3	11.9	28.6	13.1	17,795	7,049	2,954	1,569	569	378	953	1,747
2	Red Auerbach	NBA Finals	65	242.3	111.5	65.1				42.1						27.3	37.0	73.8					15,750	7,249	3,841					1,846
3	Pat Riley	NBA Finals	53	241.4	104.7	42.1	25.4	8.1	5.2	40.5	84.6	47.9	2.4	7.5	31.3	21.4	30.0	71.3	53.5	13.2	28.9	14.8	12,795	5,549	2,231	1,346	429	274	783	1,338
4	Steve Kerr	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	Erik Spoelstra	NBA Finals	34	240.7	97.4	37.8	20.4	7.1	3.9	35.6	78.7	45.2	9.5	25.0	38.1	16.7	21.3	78.6	55.3	8.7	29.0	12.8	8,185	3,310	1,284	692	243	133	436	704
6	Gregg Popovich	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
7	John Kundla	NBA Finals	35	241.4	83.9					30.6						22.7	31.8	71.5					8,450	2,938						988
8	K.C. Jones	NBA Finals	29	241.7	109.7	44.1	26.2	8.7	5.3	42.0	89.1	47.1	1.9	5.4	35.8	24.1	31.0	77.7	53.4	14.1	30.0	16.1	7,010	3,182	1,279	759	251	154	466	680
9	Fred Schaus	NBA Finals	25	242.0	113.2	56.0	19.5			41.5	96.2	43.1				30.2	39.2	77.1	49.9				6,050	2,830	1,400	487				648
10	Alex Hannum	NBA Finals	24	245.2	110.8	62.9				39.5	98.2	40.3				31.8	46.9	67.7	46.6				5,885	2,660	1,509					691
11	Tyronn Lue	NBA Finals	16	241.6	105.1	44.4	19.9	7.9	4.5	38.9	87.3	44.6	9.9	29.1	34.0	17.4	23.8	73.4	53.8	12.9	31.5	13.4	3,865	1,681	711	318	126	72	214	332
12	Larry Brown	NBA Finals	17	244.4	90.0	42.9	18.3	8.3	5.7	34.2	79.6	43.0	3.3	11.8	28.0	18.2	25.5	71.4	49.5	13.8	29.1	11.9	4,155	1,530	729	311	141	97	203	377
13	Chuck Daly	NBA Finals	16	241.6	105.0	42.6	22.1	5.8	5.0	39.6	82.4	48.1	2.4	6.7	36.4	23.3	30.6	76.1	54.8	13.3	29.4	12.6	3,865	1,680	682	354	92	80	202	441
14	Billy Cunningham	NBA Finals	16	240.0	108.9	41.6	28.9	9.6	8.9	44.2	89.9	49.1	0.3	2.1	15.2	20.2	28.1	71.9	53.2	13.7	27.9	16.3	3,840	1,742	665	462	153	143	260	383
15	Red Holzman	NBA Finals	17	244.4	106.0	47.6	25.7			44.9	97.1	46.2				16.2	21.9	74.0	49.7			16.2	4,155	1,802	810	437			162	435
16	Bill Sharman	NBA Finals	16	243.1	107.9	61.1	20.4			42.4	103.9	40.8				23.1	32.8	70.6	45.6			18.2	3,890	1,726	978	327			182	403
17	Joe Lapchick	NBA Finals	19	242.6	78.8					26.8	73.9	36.3				25.1	34.9	71.8	44.1				4,610	1,497						515
18	Al Cervi	NBA Finals	20	240.0	80.6					27.0						26.7	38.5	69.4					4,800	1,612						519
19	Rick Carlisle	NBA Finals	13	240.0	101.1	40.5	20.6	8.3	4.9	35.1	77.6	45.2	10.8	28.2	38.3	20.2	26.2	76.8	56.7	10.0	30.5	16.0	3,120	1,314	527	268	108	64	208	282
20	Doc Rivers	NBA Finals	13	240.0	94.1	39.8	21.2	7.8	4.2	33.6	76.7	43.8	6.5	17.5	37.3	20.3	26.2	77.6	53.3	10.5	29.4	13.5	3,120	1,223	518	276	101	54	175	322
21	Mike Brown	NBA Finals	8	240.0	93.8	42.8	19.5	6.8	3.9	34.5	82.9	41.6	9.5	27.3	34.9	15.3	20.5	74.4	51.0	11.1	31.6	12.4	1,920	750	342	156	54	31	99	166
22	Byron Scott	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
23	Jerry Sloan	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
24	Rudy Tomjanovich	NBA Finals	11	242.3	96.3	41.2	22.8	8.2	5.1	35.0	78.7	44.5	6.7	19.4	34.7	19.5	25.6	76.2	53.5	10.7	30.5	14.5	2,665	1,059	453	251	90	56	159	232
25	Rick Adelman	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

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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

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28.1

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27.6

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27.4

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Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.7

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10.7

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Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.9

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Playoffs SPG Leaders

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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

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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
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Sat 6/13	NYK	@	SAS	8:30 PM
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Phil Jackson has the most appearances by a coach in the NBA Finals, with 13 appearances.

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