what team had the most nba finals appearances in the 2000s

Between the 1999-00 and 2008-09 seasons, the Los Angeles Lakers had the most appearances by a team in the NBA Finals, with 6 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	31	244.0	97.8	40.8	20.9	7.2	5.2	36.1	78.5	46.0	6.4	17.0	37.4	19.2	28.3	68.0	53.7	10.9	29.9	13.2	7,565	3,031	1,264	648	223	162	409	773
2		Spurs	NBA Finals	17	241.5	86.3	43.6	17.1	6.1	6.6	31.6	72.8	43.4	6.1	16.5	37.0	17.0	24.5	69.3	51.6	11.9	31.7	15.4	4,105	1,467	742	291	103	113	261	337
3		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
4		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
5		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
6		Celtics	NBA Finals	6	240.0	102.2	42.2	23.0	8.7	4.0	34.3	77.3	44.4	8.7	20.2	43.0	24.8	31.8	78.0	55.9	10.8	31.3	13.2	1,440	613	253	138	52	24	79	148
7		Cavaliers	NBA Finals	4	240.0	80.5	41.0	16.5	6.3	2.8	31.0	78.5	39.5	5.5	18.8	29.3	13.0	18.8	69.3	46.4	12.3	28.8	11.8	960	322	164	66	25	11	47	76
8		Mavericks	NBA Finals	6	244.2	91.8	41.8	15.8	7.3	3.3	33.0	78.2	42.2	5.5	19.3	28.4	20.3	25.8	78.7	51.3	10.2	31.7	15.3	1,465	551	251	95	44	20	92	164
9		Heat	NBA Finals	6	244.2	92.8	43.8	16.7	7.8	3.8	33.3	72.8	45.8	5.3	17.5	30.5	20.8	34.5	60.4	52.7	10.5	33.3	16.3	1,465	557	263	100	47	23	98	146
10		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
11		Pacers	NBA Finals	6	244.2	106.7	41.2	20.2	5.5	4.3	36.3	78.5	46.3	8.2	19.3	42.2	25.8	30.3	85.2	58.1	8.7	32.5	11.8	1,465	640	247	121	33	26	71	159

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PPG

32.9

Dončić

Luka Dončić

RPG

8.3

Ayton

Deandre Ayton

APG

8.5

Dončić

Luka Dončić

ORTG

118.1

8th

DRTG

116.9

21st

NETRTG

1.2

15th

3P%

35.9

16th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	52	15	.776
2	Spurs	48	18	.727	3.5
3	Lakers	41	25	.621	10.5
4	Rockets	40	25	.615	11.0
5	Nuggets	41	26	.612	11.0

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 3/14	DEN	@	LAL	8:30 PM
Mon 3/16	LAL	@	HOU	9:30 PM
Wed 3/18	LAL	@	HOU	9:30 PM
Thu 3/19	LAL	@	MIA	8:00 PM
Sat 3/21	LAL	@	ORL	7:00 PM

CHI

27 - 39

130

Final

142

LAL

41 - 25

Thu 12 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

32.9

Dončić

Luka Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

29.4

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

12.7

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

11.9

Towns

Karl-Anthony Towns

11.5

Clingan

Donovan Clingan

10.4

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

10.0

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham

8.5

Dončić

Luka Dončić

2.0

Wallace

Cason Wallace

2.0

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

2.0

Leonard

Kawhi Leonard

3.0

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.9

Huff

Jay Huff

1.9

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

3.9

Dončić

Luka Dončić

3.5

Ball

LaMelo Ball

3.5

Knueppel

Kon Knueppel

68.0

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

67.7

Gobert

Rudy Gobert

67.4

Ayton

Deandre Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

121.7

120.4

119.5

118.6

118.5

118.4

107.6

109.6

111.6

112.1

112.8

112.9

NetRtg Rankings

10.8

7.6

7.6

7.0

6.4

4.4

Tank Leaderboard

15-51

16-51

16-49

17-49

20-46

22-45

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,186.2

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

3,089.9

Dončić

Luka Dončić

3,051.7

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,392

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

3,279.3

Dončić

Luka Dončić

3,080

Johnson

Jalen Johnson

37.4

Dončić

Luka Dončić

36.2

Brown

Jaylen Brown

33.4

Leonard

Kawhi Leonard

38.3

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

37.0

Thompson

Amen Thompson

36.4

Durant

Kevin Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.80

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

1.61

Dončić

Luka Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.92

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

1.71

Dončić

Luka Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

40-25-1

41-26

41-26

39-27

38-29

38-29

Worst Record ATS

27-40

27-39

27-38

28-38

28-38

28-37

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	47	18	.723
2	Celtics	43	23	.652	4.5
3	Knicks	42	25	.627	6.0
4	Cavaliers	40	26	.606	7.5
5	Magic	37	28	.569	10.0
6	Heat	38	29	.567	10.0
7	Raptors	36	29	.554	11.0
8	Hawks	35	31	.530	12.5
9	76ers	35	31	.530	12.5
10	Hornets	34	33	.507	14.0
11	Bucks	27	38	.415	20.0
12	Bulls	27	39	.409	20.5
13	Nets - e	17	49	.258	30.5
14	Wizards - e	16	49	.246	31.0
15	Pacers - e	15	51	.227	32.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	52	15	.776
2	Spurs	48	18	.727	3.5
3	Lakers	41	25	.621	10.5
4	Rockets	40	25	.615	11.0
5	Nuggets	41	26	.612	11.0
6	Timberwolves	40	26	.606	11.5
7	Suns	39	27	.591	12.5
8	Clippers	33	32	.508	18.0
9	Warriors	32	33	.492	19.0
10	Trail Blazers	31	35	.470	20.5
11	Grizzlies	23	42	.354	28.0
12	Mavericks	22	44	.333	29.5
13	Pelicans	22	45	.328	30.0
14	Jazz	20	46	.303	31.5
15	Kings - e	16	51	.239	36.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 2/8	MIL	@	ORL	99-118
Sun 2/8	UTA	@	MIA	115-111
Sun 2/8	CHI	@	BKN	115-123
Sun 2/8	SAC	@	NOP	94-120
Sun 2/8	ATL	@	MIN	116-138

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 3/13	MEM	@	DET	7:30 PM
Fri 3/13	NYK	@	IND	7:30 PM
Fri 3/13	PHX	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Fri 3/13	CLE	@	DAL	7:30 PM
Fri 3/13	NOP	@	HOU	8:00 PM