which player has lost the most game in nba finals

LeBron James and Jerry West are tied for losing the most career games in the NBA Finals, with 33 losses.

NAMELSERIESGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
33
NBA Finals
55
42.5
28.4
10.2
7.8
1.7
0.8
10.7
22.1
48.4
1.8
5.2
35.2
5.2
7.1
73.1
56.3
1.9
8.3
3.9
2,337
1,562
561
430
93
46
217
130
-86
2Jerry West
J. West
33
NBA Finals
55
43.3
30.5
5.0
5.6
11.1
24.2
45.9
8.3
10.0
82.6
53.3
2,380
1,679
277
306
159
3Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
28
NBA Finals
44
42.0
26.4
13.5
10.0
23.5
42.7
6.3
8.3
75.5
48.6
1,850
1,161
593
140
4Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
27
NBA Finals
56
37.2
23.5
9.1
3.2
0.9
2.2
9.7
18.6
52.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.1
5.8
70.0
55.6
2.4
5.9
2.7
2,082
1,317
507
181
45
116
121
196
5Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
26
NBA Finals
50
40.9
19.4
7.9
11.7
2.0
0.3
6.8
13.1
51.6
0.2
0.8
23.7
5.7
6.5
87.4
60.7
1.8
6.2
3.8
2,044
971
397
584
102
16
190
147
6Bill Russell
B. Russell
25
NBA Finals
70
45.5
16.4
24.5
5.9
13.0
45.6
4.6
7.5
61.3
50.5
3,185
1,151
1,718
225
7Michael Cooper
M. Cooper
23
NBA Finals
46
30.6
10.3
2.9
3.9
1.3
0.4
3.9
8.7
44.7
0.8
2.0
38.0
1.8
2.2
80.6
53.5
0.8
2.2
1.3
1,406
474
135
178
59
20
60
159
8Sam Jones
S. Jones
22
NBA Finals
64
29.2
17.9
4.9
7.2
15.5
46.1
3.5
4.3
82.2
51.2
1,871
1,143
312
151
9Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
21
NBA Finals
37
28.3
10.4
2.6
4.1
1.2
0.1
4.2
9.0
47.0
0.7
1.8
41.5
1.2
1.6
75.9
53.6
0.7
1.9
1.5
1,048
383
95
150
46
4
56
106
10Derek Fisher
D. Fisher
19
NBA Finals
43
28.2
8.7
2.2
2.4
1.0
0.0
3.0
6.9
42.9
1.1
2.7
41.7
1.7
2.1
81.3
55.9
0.4
1.7
1.0
1,212
376
94
103
45
1
41
127
+110
11Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
19
NBA Finals
35
47.3
18.6
24.6
3.8
7.5
13.5
55.9
3.5
9.4
37.7
52.9
1,657
652
862
134
101
12James Worthy
J. Worthy
18
NBA Finals
34
39.6
22.2
5.0
3.3
1.0
0.6
9.2
17.3
53.3
0.1
0.4
20.0
3.6
5.3
68.3
56.4
1.9
3.1
2.0
1,346
754
171
112
34
20
68
88
13Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
18
NBA Finals
37
40.1
18.3
4.7
6.2
1.3
1.1
6.8
16.3
42.0
0.2
1.0
16.0
4.5
5.5
81.0
48.8
1.8
2.9
2.7
1,483
676
175
228
48
39
100
106
14Mel Counts
M. Counts
18
NBA Finals
29
15.3
6.8
5.8
0.8
2.7
6.1
44.6
1.3
1.7
78.0
49.5
445
197
168
24
95
15Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
18
NBA Finals
52
30.8
19.9
9.1
7.8
19.5
40.1
4.3
5.7
74.2
45.1
1,602
1,035
473
209
16Andre Iguodala
A. Iguodala
17
NBA Finals
36
27.0
8.5
4.0
3.1
0.9
0.7
3.4
6.9
49.0
1.1
3.2
36.0
0.6
1.5
37.0
55.9
1.0
3.0
0.9
973
305
143
112
31
25
33
75
+70
17Don Nelson
D. Nelson
17
NBA Finals
38
19.9
8.4
5.2
1.1
0.2
0.0
3.2
7.1
45.0
2.0
2.7
74.0
50.7
0.5
3.1
757
319
199
43
2
0
103
18Frank Ramsey
F. Ramsey
17
NBA Finals
47
24.6
13.5
4.8
4.7
11.3
41.3
4.1
5.1
81.5
49.7
1,158
634
224
178
19Larry Foust
L. Foust
17
NBA Finals
23
12.4
4.2
4.0
4.9
80.5
285
73
20JR Smith
JR Smith
16
NBA Finals
25
30.0
9.7
2.7
1.0
0.9
0.4
3.4
8.9
37.7
2.4
6.2
38.1
0.6
1.1
59.3
51.7
0.4
2.3
0.6
749
243
67
24
22
9
16
71
-112
21Kurt Rambis
K. Rambis
16
NBA Finals
34
17.1
5.6
5.2
0.6
0.6
0.4
2.3
4.3
53.1
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.7
57.6
54.9
1.7
3.4
1.1
582
190
176
22
19
14
36
92
22Keith Erickson
K. Erickson
16
NBA Finals
25
27.5
7.9
4.4
2.4
0.7
0.2
3.4
8.4
40.5
1.1
1.6
69.2
43.4
0.3
2.2
688
197
111
59
4
1
83
23John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
16
NBA Finals
47
39.8
21.7
7.4
4.1
1.2
0.2
8.3
19.7
42.1
5.1
6.0
84.8
48.5
1.7
5.0
1,872
1,020
350
195
15
3
154
24Rudy LaRusso
R. LaRusso
16
NBA Finals
25
32.3
13.0
7.9
1.8
4.2
10.4
40.5
4.6
6.3
72.8
49.5
808
325
198
44
97
25Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
16
NBA Finals
42
39.0
17.0
5.0
9.5
6.1
18.2
33.7
4.7
6.1
77.0
40.6
1,639
713
210
397
114

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3P%

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Knicks Knicks
12
6
.667
2.5
5
Hawks Hawks
12
8
.600
3.5
6
Cavaliers Cavaliers
12
8
.600
3.5
7
Magic Magic
12
8
.600
3.5
8
76ers 76ers
10
8
.556
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Schedule
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Sun
11/30
BOS BOS
@
CLE CLE
6:00 PM
Mon
12/1
CLE CLE
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Wed
12/3
POR POR
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Fri
12/5
SAS SAS
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Sat
12/6
GSW GSW
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Last Game
CLE Cavaliers

12 - 8

123

Final

130

ATL Hawks

12 - 8

Fri 28 Nov 2025

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Thunder Thunder
18
1
.947
2
Lakers Lakers
13
4
.765
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3
Nuggets Nuggets
13
4
.765
4.0
4
Rockets Rockets
12
4
.750
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5
Spurs Spurs
12
5
.706
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Suns Suns
12
7
.632
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15
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.789
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14
5
.737
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Heat Heat
13
6
.684
2.0
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Hawks Hawks
12
8
.600
3.5
6
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8
.600
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10/30
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Fri
10/31
SAC SAC
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MIL MIL
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11/29
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11/29
TOR TOR
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CHA CHA
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