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.

Seed: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 / All

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 FinalsWinning % 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
Champion TBD
(1st) Miami Heat vs. Denver Nuggets (8th), 0-1