Sunday, June 15, 2014

Finals appearances and statistics (The statistics below refer to series wins and losses, not individual games won and lost)

31 Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers 16 15 .516 2010 2010 The team won 11 in L.A. and 5 in Minneapolis.
21 Boston Celtics 17 4 .810 2010 2008 Won 8 straight titles from 1959–66. The first 14 titles are Brown Trophies, the rest are Larry O'Brien Championship Trophies. The Celtics are 1-0 versus the Minneapolis Lakers and 8-3 versus the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals. The Celtics have closed out two series with Game Seven road wins in 1969 (Los Angeles Lakers) and 1974 (Milwaukee Bucks).
9 Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers 3 6 .333 2001 1983 1–2 as Syracuse Nationals.
8 New York Knicks 2 6 .250 1999 1973 In 1999, became first 8th playoff seed to ever reach Finals.
7 Fort Wayne/Detroit Pistons 3 4 .429 2005 2004 0–2 as Fort Wayne Pistons.
6 Chicago Bulls 6 0 1.000 1998 1998 All the titles were with head coach Phil Jackson and players Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen. Two three-peats: 1991–93 and 1996–98.
6 Philadelphia/San Francisco/Golden State Warriors 3 3 .500 1975 1975 2–1 as Philadelphia Warriors; 0–2 as San Francisco Warriors; 1–0 as Golden State Warriors.[3]
6 San Antonio Spurs 5 1 .800 2014 2014 All the titles were with Tim Duncan and Gregg Popovich. Won three championships in five years (2003, 2005, 2007) and one more in 2014. Lost to the Heat in 2013 Finals 4–3.
5 Miami Heat 3 2 .667 2014 2013 All the titles were with Dwyane Wade and Udonis Haslem. They faced Mavericks in 2006 (won in six on the road) and 2011 (lost in six at home). Became the first team to beat the San Antonio Spurs in the Finals.
4 Houston Rockets 2 2 .500 1995 1995 Two championships with center Hakeem Olajuwon (named MVP in both championship series) and coach Rudy Tomjanovich, championships were back to back. In 1995, the feat was accomplished starting by a 6th seed in regular season, the lowest ever for a champion team.
4 St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks 1 3 .250 1961 1958 All appearances as St. Louis franchise.
4 Seattle SuperSonics/Oklahoma City Thunder 1 3 .250 2012 1979 They were 1–2 as Seattle SuperSonics and 0–1 as Oklahoma City Thunder.
4 Baltimore/Washington Bullets/Washington Wizards 1 3 .250 1979 1978 They were 0–1 as Baltimore Bullets and 1–2 as Washington Bullets.
3 Portland Trail Blazers 1 2 .333 1992 1977 They lost Games 1 and 2 in Philadelphia, won four straight, three of those coming in Portland, led by UCLA legend and NBA Hall of Famer Bill Walton.
2 Dallas Mavericks 1 1 .500 2011 2011 They lost in the 2006 Finals and won in the 2011 Finals, both times versus the Heat.
2 Milwaukee Bucks 1 1 .500 1974 1971 They won with Oscar Robertson and Lew Alcindor (later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar).
2 New York/New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets 0 2 .000 2003 Never They appeared twice in the Finals as New Jersey Nets.
2 Orlando Magic 0 2 .000 2009 Never They were swept by the Rockets in 1995 and defeated in 2009 by the Lakers in a 4–1 series.
2 Phoenix Suns 0 2 .000 1993 Never Lost in both the 1976 and 1993 Finals, to the Celtics and Bulls respectively.
2 New Orleans/Utah Jazz 0 2 .000 1998 Never Both titles were lost with coach Jerry Sloan and players Karl Malone and John Stockton and against the Bulls.
1 Rochester/Cincinnati/Kansas City Royals/Sacramento Kings 1 0 1.000 1951 1951 They won only appearance in NBA Finals as Rochester Royals.
1 Cleveland Cavaliers 0 1 .000 2007 Never
1 Indiana Pacers 0 1 .000 2000 Never

Active franchises with no Finals appearances

Team #Seasons Founded Notes
Buffalo Braves/San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers 44 1970 Reached three conference semifinals as the Braves, and three as Clippers, the first in the 2005–06 season where they lost to the Phoenix Suns, the second in the 2011–12 season where they lost to the San Antonio Spurs, and the third in the 2013–14 season where they lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Denver Nuggets 38 1976 Joined NBA after nine American Basketball Association seasons (1967–1976). Denver played in the 1976 ABA championship, but lost to the New York Nets; played in the 1978 conference finals, but lost to the Seattle SuperSonics; played in the 1985 and 2009 conference finals, but lost both times to the Los Angeles Lakers.
Minnesota Timberwolves 25 1989 Played in the 2004 conference finals, but lost to the Los Angeles Lakers.
Charlotte Hornets/Bobcats 24 1988 Reached the conference semifinals four times.
Vancouver/Memphis Grizzlies 19 1995 Reached the Western Conference finals in the 2012–13 season, but lost to the San Antonio Spurs.
Toronto Raptors 19 1995 Reached the conference semifinals in the 2000–01 season.
New Orleans (/Oklahoma City) Hornets/Pelicans 12 2002 Reached the conference semifinals once.

Appearances by former NBA teams

The statistics below refer to series wins and losses, not individual games won and lost.
Num Team W L PCT Most recent appearance Most recent title Notes
1 Baltimore Bullets 1 0 1.000 1948 1948 Team folded in 1954 and is not the same franchise as the current Washington Wizards.
1 Chicago Stags 0 1 .000 1947 Never Team folded in 1950.
1 Washington Capitols 0 1 .000 1949 Never Team folded in 1951.

Most common matchups

Most consecutive NBA Finals appearances

Individual games records

P Team W L PCT Notes
35 Chicago Bulls 24 11 .686 4–2 in their last finals appearance against the Jazz in 1998.
6 Baltimore Bullets 4 2 .667 Franchise defunct.
29 San Antonio Spurs 19 10 .655 3-4 in their last appearance against the Heat in 2013.
11 Milwaukee Bucks 7 4 .636 3–4 in their last finals appearance, lost to the Celtics in 1974.
129 Boston Celtics 77 52 .597 Has a 9-3 series record against the Lakers in the finals.
24 Miami Heat 14 10 .583 Won in 2006, 2012 and 2013.
7 Sacramento Kings 4 3 .571 All as Rochester Royals. The Cincinnati Royals and Kansas City Kings both made zero Finals appearances.
40 Detroit Pistons 22 18 .550 Includes 4–8 as Fort Wayne franchise.
31 Golden State Warriors 17 14 .548 Includes 10–6 as Philadelphia franchise and 3–8 as San Francisco franchise.
23 Houston Rockets 12 11 .522 Swept the Magic in their last finals appearance.
12 Dallas Mavericks 6 6 .500 All games versus the Heat.
179 Los Angeles Lakers 89 90 .497 Includes 20–15 as Minneapolis franchise. 4–3 in their last finals appearance against the Celtics in 2010.
53 Philadelphia 76ers 24 29 .453 Includes 9–11 as Syracuse Nationals.
25 Atlanta Hawks 11 14 .440 All as St. Louis franchise.
23 Oklahoma City Thunder 10 13 .435 Went 3-4 in 1978, 4-1 in 1979, and 2-4 in 1996 as the Seattle SuperSonics, 1-4 in 2012 as the Oklahoma City Thunder.
48 New York Knicks 20 28 .417 1–4 in their last appearance against the Spurs in 1999.
17 Portland Trail Blazers 7 10 .412 2–4 in their last finals appearance, lost to the Bulls in 1992.
12 Phoenix Suns 4 8 .333 2–4 in their last finals appearance, lost to the Bulls in 1993.
12 Utah Jazz 4 8 .333 2–4 in both their finals appearances, both to the Bulls in 1997-98.
6 Indiana Pacers 2 4 .333 2–4 in their only finals appearance, lost to the Lakers in 2000.
6 Washington Capitols 2 4 .333 Franchise defunct.
20 Washington Wizards 5 15 .250 All as Baltimore Bullets (0–4) and Washington Bullets (5–11).
10 Brooklyn Nets 2 8 .200 All as New Jersey Nets. 2–4 in their last finals appearance, lost to the Spurs in 2003.
5 Chicago Stags 1 4 .200 Franchise defunct.
9 Orlando Magic 1 8 .111 1–4 in their last finals appearance, lost to the Lakers in 2009.
4 Cleveland Cavaliers 0 4 .000 Swept by the Spurs in 2007.

Records

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Career[4]
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