which player has the most nba finals appearances of 1980s center

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had the most appearances by a center in the NBA Finals, with 8 appearances.

	NAME	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	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	NBA Finals	45	34.9	21.8	7.7	2.9	0.9	2.2	8.9	17.3	51.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	5.7	69.6	55.0	2.3	5.5	2.7	1,569	981	348	132	41	101	121	165
2	Robert Parish R. Parish	NBA Finals	31	32.9	15.4	8.4	1.3	1.0	1.7	6.3	13.1	48.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.7	4.4	63.0	51.2	2.8	5.6	2.1	1,020	477	260	40	32	54	65	108
3	Greg Kite G. Kite	NBA Finals	21	7.8	1.0	1.7	0.6	0.2	0.3	0.4	1.1	37.5	0.0	0.0		0.2	0.3	66.7	41.3	0.7	1.0	0.2	163	22	35	12	4	7	5	43
4	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	NBA Finals	20	23.5	12.2	4.8	0.8	0.7	1.4	5.0	10.7	46.9	0.1	0.2	50.0	2.1	3.1	67.7	50.8	1.2	3.6	2.2	470	244	95	15	13	27	44	75
5	James Edwards J. Edwards	NBA Finals	11	17.5	7.7	3.2	0.9	0.1	0.5	3.0	6.5	46.5	0.0	0.0		1.7	2.5	70.4	51.3	1.5	1.7	0.6	193	85	35	10	1	6	7	34
6	Bill Laimbeer B. Laimbeer	NBA Finals	11	29.9	8.9	7.5	2.0	0.5	0.6	3.5	8.3	42.9	0.4	0.8	44.4	1.5	1.5	94.1	49.8	1.4	6.2	1.0	329	98	83	22	5	7	11	40
7	Mychal Thompson M. Thompson	NBA Finals	11	23.1	8.1	4.0	0.5	0.1	0.5	3.1	6.5	47.2	0.0	0.0		1.9	3.5	53.8	49.9	1.9	2.1	1.1	254	89	44	5	1	5	12	27
8	Mike Smrek M. Smrek	NBA Finals	6	2.5	0.3	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.5	33.3	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		33.3	0.3	0.8	0.2	15	2	7	0	0	1	1	4
9	Bill Walton B. Walton	NBA Finals	11	12.8	4.9	4.1	1.0	0.3	0.5	2.4	3.8	61.9	0.0	0.0		0.2	0.4	50.0	61.7	1.3	2.8	1.0	141	54	45	11	3	5	11	25
10	Chuck Nevitt C. Nevitt	NBA Finals	2	1.5	1.5	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.5	1.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		0.5	1.0	50.0	52.1	1.0	0.0	0.0	3	3	2	0	1	1	0	1
11	Mark McNamara M. McNamara	NBA Finals	3	1.7	1.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.7	100.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		100.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
12	Moses Malone M. Malone	NBA Finals	10	42.6	23.7	16.6	1.6	1.1	1.9	8.4	19.0	44.2	0.0	0.0		6.9	10.2	67.6	50.5	7.3	9.3	2.3	426	237	166	16	11	19	23	26
13	Darryl Dawkins D. Dawkins	NBA Finals	12	27.0	16.2	5.5	1.2	0.8	2.2	6.9	12.8	54.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	2.3	3.8	60.9	56.0	1.8	3.8	2.7	324	194	66	14	9	26	32	55
14	Caldwell Jones C. Jones	NBA Finals	12	31.6	7.5	8.1	1.3	0.5	2.8	3.0	7.1	42.4	0.0	0.0		1.5	2.3	66.7	46.4	2.1	6.0	1.0	379	90	97	16	6	34	12	47
15	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	NBA Finals	6	40.2	24.7	11.8	1.8	2.3	3.2	9.3	19.5	47.9	0.0	0.0		6.0	9.0	66.7	52.6	4.5	7.3	2.7	241	148	71	11	14	19	16	26
16	Granville Waiters G. Waiters	NBA Finals	4	1.8	1.0	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.5	100.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		100.0	0.5	0.3	0.3	7	4	3	0	0	2	1	0
17	Swen Nater S. Nater	NBA Finals	7	8.6	4.0	3.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	1.1	2.7	42.1	0.0	0.0		1.7	2.0	85.7	55.6	1.3	1.9	0.3	60	28	22	0	0	1	2	10
18	Earl Cureton E. Cureton	NBA Finals	2	9.5	1.0	1.5	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.5	1.5	33.3	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		33.3	0.0	1.5	0.5	19	2	3	1	2	0	1	3
19	Clemon Johnson C. Johnson	NBA Finals	3	12.7	3.3	3.0	0.3	0.3	0.3	1.7	4.3	38.5	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		38.5	1.7	1.3	0.3	38	10	9	1	1	1	1	6
20	Dwight Jones D. Jones	NBA Finals	2	8.5	1.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	4.0	12.5	0.0	0.0		0.0	1.0	0.0	11.3	0.5	1.5	0.5	17	2	4	0	0	0	1	4
21	Eric Fernsten E. Fernsten	NBA Finals	4	2.5	0.5	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.5	0.8	66.7	23.1	0.3	0.8	0.0	10	2	4	1	1	0	0	2
22	Rick Robey R. Robey	NBA Finals	6	16.3	7.8	3.7	0.3	0.0	0.2	3.2	5.7	55.9	0.0	0.0		1.5	2.7	56.3	57.3	0.8	2.8	1.2	98	47	22	2	0	1	7	18
23	Mark Landsberger M. Landsberger	NBA Finals	6	14.3	4.2	6.2	0.2	0.5	0.3	2.0	5.2	38.7	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.3	50.0	39.2	2.3	3.8	0.8	86	25	37	1	3	2	5	21

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PPG

35.2

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RPG

9.0

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APG

9.1

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.8

6th

DRTG

118.0

22nd

NETRTG

1.8

12th

3P%

35.3

18th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Nuggets	20	6	.769	4.0
3	Spurs	20	7	.741	4.5
4	Lakers	19	7	.731	5.0
5	Rockets	16	8	.667	7.0
6	Timberwolves	18	10	.643	7.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 12/20	LAL	@	LAC	10:30 PM
Tue 12/23	LAL	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Thu 12/25	HOU	@	LAL	8:00 PM
Sun 12/28	SAC	@	LAL	9:30 PM
Tue 12/30	DET	@	LAL	10:30 PM

Last Game

Lakers

19 - 7

143

Final

135

Jazz

10 - 16

Thu 18 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

35.2

Dončić

32.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.4

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.3

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.5

Zubac

APG Leaders

10.9

Jokić

9.2

Cunningham

9.1

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.4

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Suggs

BPG Leaders

2.5

Huff

1.9

Stewart

1.8

Kalkbrenner

3PM Leaders

4.0

Mitchell

3.8

Maxey

3.6

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.8

Green

71.6

Jokić

71.6

Spencer

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

126.1

122.7

122.3

121.6

120.6

119.8

DRtg Rankings

104.7

111.6

112.0

112.6

112.9

113.0

NetRtg Rankings

15.9

9.5

9.2

7.9

6.1

6.0

Tank Leaderboard

4-21

6-22

6-21

7-19

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,659

Jokić

1,422.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,310.6

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,766

Jokić

1,426.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,385.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.8

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

37.4

Dončić

36.9

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.82

Jokić

1.65

Dončić

1.59

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.94

Jokić

1.75

Dončić

1.59

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

18-10

16-9-1

17-10

16-10

17-10

14-10

Worst Record ATS

8-21

8-19

8-17

9-18

11-17

12-16

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	21	6	.778
2	Knicks	19	8	.704	2.0
3	Raptors	17	11	.607	4.5
4	Celtics	16	11	.593	5.0
5	76ers	15	11	.577	5.5
6	Magic	15	12	.556	6.0
7	Heat	15	13	.536	6.5
8	Cavaliers	15	14	.517	7.0
9	Hawks	15	14	.517	7.0
10	Bulls	12	15	.444	9.0
11	Bucks	11	17	.393	10.5
12	Hornets	9	18	.333	12.0
13	Nets	7	19	.269	13.5
14	Pacers	6	21	.222	15.0
15	Wizards	4	21	.160	16.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	25	3	.893
2	Nuggets	20	6	.769	4.0
3	Spurs	20	7	.741	4.5
4	Lakers	19	7	.731	5.0
5	Rockets	16	8	.667	7.0
6	Timberwolves	18	10	.643	7.0
7	Suns	15	12	.556	9.5
8	Grizzlies	13	14	.481	11.5
9	Warriors	13	15	.464	12.0
10	Trail Blazers	11	16	.407	13.5
11	Mavericks	11	17	.393	14.0
12	Jazz	10	16	.385	14.0
13	Kings	6	21	.222	18.5
14	Clippers	6	21	.222	18.5
15	Pelicans	6	22	.214	19.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 11/17	GSW	@	ORL	113-121
Mon 11/17	BOS	@	BKN	113-99
Mon 11/17	DET	@	ATL	120-112
Mon 11/17	MEM	@	SAS	101-111
Mon 11/17	UTA	@	LAL	126-140

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 12/20	HOU	@	DEN	5:00 PM
Sat 12/20	BOS	@	TOR	7:00 PM
Sat 12/20	IND	@	NOP	7:00 PM
Sat 12/20	DAL	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sat 12/20	CHA	@	DET	7:30 PM

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had the most appearances by a center in the NBA Finals, with 8 appearances.

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