NBA Teams With the Most Finals Played
Which teams have played the most NBA Finals and the full list of teams that reached that stage in the Playoffs, ordered by Finals played.
Which team has played in the most NBA Finals?
The Los Angeles Lakers are the team with the most Finals played in NBA history with 32 appearances in the Championship series. That means that they have been present in 40.5% of a total of 79 NBA Finals.
Most NBA Finals Played
32 finals
Los Angeles Lakers
In 79 editions of the NBA Playoffs, a total of 28 teams have reached the Finals at least once, 22 of them did it 2 or more times and 11 of them did it 5 or more times. Here you can see the full list of these teams ordered by Finals played.
Full List
NBA Teams With the Most Finals Played
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Team |
Finals Played | % of NBA's Total Finals | Finals Won |
Finals Lost |
% of Finals Won | |
| 1. | Los Angeles Lakers | 32 | 40.5% | 17 | 15 | 53.1% |
| 2. | Boston Celtics | 23 | 29.1% | 18 | 5 | 78.3% |
| 3. | Golden State Warriors | 12 | 15.2% | 7 | 5 | 58.3% |
| 4. | Philadelphia 76ers | 9 | 11.4% | 3 | 6 | 33.3% |
| 5. | New York Knicks | 8 | 10.1% | 2 | 6 | 25.0% |
| 6. | Detroit Pistons | 7 | 8.9% | 3 | 4 | 42.9% |
| Miami Heat | 7 | 8.9% | 3 | 4 | 42.9% | |
| 8. | Chicago Bulls | 6 | 7.6% | 6 | - | 100.0% |
| San Antonio Spurs | 6 | 7.6% | 5 | 1 | 83.3% |
Team |
Finals Played | % of NBA's Total Finals | Finals Won |
Finals Lost |
% of Finals Won | |
| 10. | Oklahoma City Thunder | 5 | 6.3% | 2 | 3 | 40.0% |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 5 | 6.3% | 1 | 4 | 20.0% | |
| 12. | Houston Rockets | 4 | 5.1% | 2 | 2 | 50.0% |
| Atlanta Hawks | 4 | 5.1% | 1 | 3 | 25.0% | |
| Washington Wizards | 4 | 5.1% | 1 | 3 | 25.0% | |
| 15. | Milwaukee Bucks | 3 | 3.8% | 2 | 1 | 66.7% |
| Dallas Mavericks | 3 | 3.8% | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 3 | 3.8% | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | |
| Phoenix Suns | 3 | 3.8% | - | 3 | 0.0% |
Team |
Finals Played | % of NBA's Total Finals | Finals Won |
Finals Lost |
% of Finals Won | |
| 19. | Brooklyn Nets | 2 | 2.5% | - | 2 | 0.0% |
| Indiana Pacers | 2 | 2.5% | - | 2 | 0.0% | |
| Orlando Magic | 2 | 2.5% | - | 2 | 0.0% | |
| Utah Jazz | 2 | 2.5% | - | 2 | 0.0% | |
| 23. | Baltimore Bullets (1st) | 1 | 1.3% | 1 | - | 100.0% |
| Denver Nuggets | 1 | 1.3% | 1 | - | 100.0% | |
| Sacramento Kings | 1 | 1.3% | 1 | - | 100.0% | |
| Toronto Raptors | 1 | 1.3% | 1 | - | 100.0% | |
| Chicago Stags | 1 | 1.3% | - | 1 | 0.0% | |
| Washington Capitols | 1 | 1.3% | - | 1 | 0.0% |