which nba team has the most finals appearances since 2000

Since 1999-00, 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		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
5		Spurs	NBA Finals	29	241.7	92.4	42.2	18.9	6.6	5.5	33.8	74.4	45.4	7.6	18.9	40.1	17.3	24.0	71.9	54.4	10.9	31.3	14.9	7,010	2,679	1,224	547	192	160	432	554
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		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
13		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
14		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
15		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
16		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
17		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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32.5

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RPG

8.2

Ayton

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APG

8.5

Dončić

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ORTG

117.7

10th

DRTG

117.0

21st

NETRTG

0.6

15th

3P%

35.8

16th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Rockets	39	23	.629	9.0
5	Nuggets	39	25	.609	10.0
6	Lakers	38	25	.603	10.5
7	Suns	36	27	.571	12.5
8	Warriors	32	30	.516	16.0

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 3/8	NYK	@	LAL	3:30 PM
Tue 3/10	MIN	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Thu 3/12	CHI	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Sat 3/14	DEN	@	LAL	8:30 PM
Mon 3/16	LAL	@	HOU	9:30 PM

IND

15 - 48

117

Final

128

LAL

38 - 25

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

32.5

Dončić

Luka Dončić

31.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

12.5

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

11.9

Towns

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11.5

Clingan

Donovan Clingan

10.3

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

9.8

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

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

1.9

Huff

Jay Huff

3.7

Dončić

Luka Dončić

3.5

Knueppel

Kon Knueppel

3.5

Ball

LaMelo Ball

68.0

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

67.5

Gobert

Rudy Gobert

67.3

Ayton

Deandre Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

121.4

120.6

119.5

118.8

118.4

118.3

107.3

109.4

111.0

112.3

112.5

112.6

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

7.9

7.3

6.9

6.7

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

14-50

15-48

15-47

16-46

19-44

20-45

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,003.8

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

2,970

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

2,886.1

Dončić

Luka Dončić

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,164

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

3,062.5

Dončić

Luka Dončić

3,028.3

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

37.3

Dončić

Luka Dončić

36.3

Brown

Jaylen Brown

33.6

Leonard

Kawhi Leonard

38.3

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

37.1

Thompson

Amen Thompson

36.7

Durant

Kevin Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

1.60

Dončić

Luka Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.91

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

1.69

Dončić

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1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

41-23

37-25-1

38-26

37-26

36-27

36-29

Worst Record ATS

24-40

25-35-1

26-36

27-36

27-36

27-34

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	45	16	.738
2	Celtics	42	21	.667	4.0
3	Knicks	41	23	.641	5.5
4	Cavaliers	39	24	.619	7.0
5	Raptors	35	27	.565	10.5
6	76ers	34	28	.548	11.5
7	Heat	35	29	.547	11.5
8	Magic	33	28	.541	12.0
9	Hawks	32	31	.508	14.0
10	Hornets	32	32	.500	14.5
11	Bucks	26	35	.426	19.0
12	Bulls	26	37	.413	20.0
13	Wizards	16	46	.258	29.5
14	Nets	15	47	.242	30.5
15	Pacers	15	48	.238	31.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	49	15	.766
2	Spurs - x	46	17	.730	2.5
3	Timberwolves	40	23	.635	8.5
4	Rockets	39	23	.629	9.0
5	Nuggets	39	25	.609	10.0
6	Lakers	38	25	.603	10.5
7	Suns	36	27	.571	12.5
8	Warriors	32	30	.516	16.0
9	Clippers	30	32	.484	18.0
10	Trail Blazers	30	34	.469	19.0
11	Grizzlies	23	38	.377	24.5
12	Mavericks	21	42	.333	27.5
13	Pelicans	20	45	.308	29.5
14	Jazz	19	44	.302	29.5
15	Kings	14	50	.219	35.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 2/1	PHI	@	LAC	128-113
Mon 2/2	UTA	@	IND	131-122
Mon 2/2	DEN	@	DET	121-124
Mon 2/2	NYK	@	WAS	132-101
Mon 2/2	ATL	@	MIA	127-115

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 3/7	ORL	@	MIN	3:00 PM
Sat 3/7	BKN	@	DET	6:00 PM
Sat 3/7	PHI	@	ATL	6:00 PM
Sat 3/7	UTA	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Sat 3/7	LAC	@	MEM	8:00 PM