8th Seeded Teams That Made the NBA Finals
Stats about how many teams reached the Finals and won or lost the NBA Championship after entering the playoffs as the 8 seed. It includes a statistical summary and and an all-time full list with all of them one by one with details of year, rivals, champion and series results.
How many 8 seeds have reached the NBA Finals?
In NBA history, only 2 teams that arrived to the Playoffs as the 8th seed reached the Finals.
And how many 8 seeds were the NBA Champions?
So far, no team seeded 8th has won the NBA title.
Summary - 8th Seeded Teams
| Champions | Lost Finals | Winning % | Finalists | Finals Made |
0 |
2 |
.000 |
2 |
2 |
Notes: the NBA Playoffs have had 7th and 8th seeds only since 1984.
Number 8 Seeds that reached the NBA Finals - One by one
Finals
Champion
Runner-up