8th Seed Teams That Made the NBA Finals
Summary of how many teams won and lost the NBA Championship after entering the playoffs as the 8 seed, and a full list with all of them one by one with details of year, rival and result of the Finals.
How many 8 seeds have reached the NBA Finals?
Only 2 teams that arrived to the Playoffs as the 8th seed reached the Finals.
And how many 8 seeds won the NBA Championship?
So far, no team seeded 8th has won the NBA title.
Summary - 8th Seeded Teams
| Champions | Lost Finals | Winning % | Finalists | Finals Made |
0 |
1 |
.000 |
2 |
2 |
* includes current NBA Finals with champion TBD.
Notes: the NBA Playoffs have had 7th and 8th seeds only since 1984.
8 Seeds that reached the Finals - One by one
Finals
Champion
Runner-up