who has the most nba finals appearances for guards

Magic Johnson and Jerry West are tied for the most career appearances by a guard in the NBA Finals, with 9 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	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	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
2	Jerry West J. West	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
3	Derek Fisher D. Fisher	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
4	Michael Cooper M. Cooper	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
5	Sam Jones S. Jones	NBA Finals	48	34.0	21.0	5.2	2.8			8.4	18.2	46.2				4.1	5.0	82.8	51.4				1,632	1,006	251	135				135
6	K.C. Jones	NBA Finals	44	22.0	6.5	2.5				2.5	6.2	39.9				1.6	2.3	71.0	45.6				969	287	110					128
7	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	NBA Finals	37	42.7	25.3	5.7	5.1	1.8	0.9	9.0	21.8	41.2	1.3	4.1	31.4	6.0	7.1	84.8	50.7	1.1	4.6	3.3	1,581	937	211	187	65	33	123	118	+36
8	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	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
9	Stephen Curry S. Curry	NBA Finals	34	39.0	27.3	5.8	6.0	1.6	0.3	8.8	20.4	43.2	4.5	11.3	39.5	5.2	5.6	91.7	59.6	1.0	4.7	3.5	1,327	928	196	204	55	11	120	96	+138
10	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	NBA Finals	33	37.1	18.5	3.9	1.9	0.8	0.5	6.6	15.3	43.5	3.2	8.1	39.8	2.0	2.4	84.6	56.7	0.5	3.4	1.3	1,223	610	128	62	26	15	42	89	+59
11	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	NBA Finals	35	43.0	33.6	6.0	6.0	1.8	0.7	12.5	26.0	48.1	1.2	3.3	36.8	7.4	9.1	80.6	55.9	1.6	4.4	2.8	1,506	1,176	211	209	62	23	99	103	+45
12	Danny Ainge D. Ainge	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
13	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	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
14	Frank Ramsey F. Ramsey	NBA Finals	35	25.3	14.3	5.1				5.0	11.8	42.7				4.2	5.2	80.8	50.7				885	499	180					135
15	Slater Martin S. Martin	NBA Finals	38		9.9					3.3						3.4	4.9	68.4						378						148
16	Shaun Livingston S. Livingston	NBA Finals	28	18.1	6.4	2.5	1.9	0.4	0.2	2.6	4.9	53.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.2	1.3	89.2	58.4	0.6	1.9	0.8	506	179	70	54	10	5	22	50	-11
17	JR Smith	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
18	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	NBA Finals	29	38.8	23.9	5.7	4.3	1.8	1.0	8.7	18.2	47.6	0.5	1.6	31.1	6.0	8.1	74.8	54.8	1.6	4.2	2.9	1,125	693	166	125	53	30	85	75	-51
19	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	NBA Finals	29	30.5	14.0	4.2	3.5	1.3	0.2	4.3	9.9	43.8	1.4	4.1	35.0	3.9	4.7	83.1	58.5	0.7	3.5	2.6	884	407	121	102	37	5	76	95	+177
20	Tony Parker T. Parker	NBA Finals	29	36.3	16.5	2.4	4.5	0.6	0.1	6.7	14.8	45.6	0.7	1.9	35.2	2.4	3.8	63.1	50.2	0.3	2.1	2.4	1,053	479	71	130	18	3	70	54	+50
21	Ron Harper R. Harper	NBA Finals	27	24.4	6.6	3.4	2.7	1.0	0.5	2.4	6.0	41.0	0.6	1.8	31.3	1.1	1.6	72.1	49.5	0.7	2.7	0.9	659	178	92	73	28	14	24	53	+58
22	Steve Kerr S. Kerr	NBA Finals	27	15.5	3.6	0.7	1.1	0.3	0.0	1.2	3.4	35.9	0.6	2.0	27.8	0.6	0.7	83.3	48.0	0.3	0.4	0.4	418	96	18	30	8	1	11	33	+26
23	Byron Scott B. Scott	NBA Finals	30	30.5	11.0	3.0	1.8	1.2	0.2	4.4	10.0	44.5	0.3	1.3	25.0	1.8	2.4	75.0	49.9	0.8	2.2	1.3	915	330	89	53	35	5	39	82
24	Larry Siegfried L. Siegfried	NBA Finals	28	23.2	11.7	2.2	2.8			4.2	10.5	40.1				3.3	3.9	82.7	47.8				650	327	61	77				91
25	Dick Barnett D. Barnett	NBA Finals	23	27.3	14.6	2.4	2.5			5.5	11.9	46.0				3.6	4.6	78.3	52.2				628	335	55	57				70

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RPG

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8.6

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117.1

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DRTG

117.5

23rd

NETRTG

-0.4

17th

3P%

35.2

18th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Nuggets	36	22	.621	8.5
5	Timberwolves	36	23	.610	9.0
6	Lakers	34	23	.596	10.0
7	Suns	33	26	.559	12.0
8	Warriors	30	28	.517	14.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 2/26	LAL	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Sat 2/28	LAL	@	GSW	8:30 PM
Sun 3/1	SAC	@	LAL	9:30 PM
Tue 3/3	NOP	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Thu 3/5	LAL	@	DEN	10:00 PM

Last Game

Magic

31 - 26

110

Final

109

Lakers

34 - 23

Tue 24 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.5

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.6

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.5

Jokić

11.7

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.5

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

2.0

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.8

Wembanyama

2.0

Sarr

1.9

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

3.6

Dončić

3.5

Ball

3.5

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

69.3

Jokić

67.9

Antetokounmpo

67.8

Gobert

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.1

120.7

119.3

119.2

118.4

118.3

DRtg Rankings

107.5

109.1

111.3

112.3

112.6

112.7

NetRtg Rankings

11.7

7.9

7.8

6.6

5.5

5.3

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13-46

15-44

15-42

16-41

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18-40

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,797.9

Maxey

2,685.1

Johnson

2,621.2

Jokić

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,839.8

Johnson

2,826.5

Maxey

2,792

Jokić

USG% Leaders

37.7

Dončić

36.7

Brown

33.7

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.4

Maxey

37.2

Thompson

36.7

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.82

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

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1.94

Jokić

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

37-22

35-23-1

33-24

34-25

33-24

32-25-1

Worst Record ATS

23-36

24-33

25-34

24-32-1

25-33-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	42	14	.750
2	Celtics	38	19	.667	4.5
3	Knicks	37	22	.627	6.5
4	Cavaliers	37	22	.627	6.5
5	Raptors	34	24	.586	9.0
6	76ers	32	26	.552	11.0
7	Magic	31	26	.544	11.5
8	Heat	31	28	.525	12.5
9	Hawks	29	31	.483	15.0
10	Hornets	28	31	.475	15.5
11	Bucks	25	31	.446	17.0
12	Bulls	24	35	.407	19.5
13	Wizards	16	41	.281	26.5
14	Nets	15	42	.263	27.5
15	Pacers	15	44	.254	28.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	45	14	.763
2	Spurs	41	16	.719	3.0
3	Rockets	35	21	.625	8.5
4	Nuggets	36	22	.621	8.5
5	Timberwolves	36	23	.610	9.0
6	Lakers	34	23	.596	10.0
7	Suns	33	26	.559	12.0
8	Warriors	30	28	.517	14.5
9	Trail Blazers	28	31	.475	17.0
10	Clippers	27	30	.474	17.0
11	Grizzlies	21	35	.375	22.5
12	Mavericks	21	36	.368	23.0
13	Jazz	18	40	.310	26.5
14	Pelicans	17	42	.288	28.0
15	Kings	13	46	.220	32.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 1/22	IND	@	OKC	117-114
Thu 1/22	TOR	@	POR	110-98
Fri 1/23	WAS	@	CHA	115-119
Fri 1/23	NYK	@	PHI	112-109
Fri 1/23	CLE	@	ORL	119-105

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 2/25	OKC	@	DET	7:30 PM
Wed 2/25	GSW	@	MEM	7:30 PM
Wed 2/25	SAS	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Wed 2/25	CLE	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Wed 2/25	SAC	@	HOU	8:00 PM

Magic Johnson and Jerry West are tied for the most career appearances by a guard in the NBA Finals, with 9 appearances.

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