NBA Finals 2018 Game 6

NBA Finals Scores up to 2018:

No.TeamWL%Most recent appearanceMost recent titleNotes
31Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers1615.51620102010The team won 11 in L.A. and 5 in Minneapolis. 1 three-peat in Minneapolis from 1952–1954 and 1 in Los Angeles from 2000–2002. Has appeared in an NBA Finals every decade since the 1940s, winning in all but the 1960s and 1990s.
21Boston Celtics174.81020102008Won 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).
9Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers36.333200119831–2 as Syracuse Nationals.
8New York Knicks26.25019991973In 1999, became first 8th playoff seed to ever reach Finals.
7Fort Wayne/Detroit Pistons34.429200520040–2 as Fort Wayne Pistons.
7Philadelphia/San Francisco/Golden State Warriors43.571201620162–1 as Philadelphia Warriors; 0–2 as San Francisco Warriors; 2–0 as Golden State Warriors.[9]
6Chicago Bulls601.00019981998All the titles were with head coach Phil Jackson and players Michael Jordan andScottie Pippen. Two three-peats: 1991–93 and 1996–98.
6San Antonio Spurs51.83320142014All the titles were with Tim Duncan and Gregg Popovich. Won their first championship in 1999, then won three championships in five years (2003, 2005, 2007) and one more in 2014. Tony Parker is the first European-born player to win a Finals MVP. Kawhi Leonard is the third-youngest player to win Finals MVP. Only franchise to move from the American Basketball Association to the NBA and subsequently win championships.
5Miami Heat32.60020142013All the titles were with Dwyane Wade and Udonis Haslem. They faced Mavericks in 2006 and 2011. Made four straight appearances from 2011–14 (two titles), the first franchise to accomplish that since the 1984–87 Celtics. Both losses to Texas teams; the Mavs and Spurs.
4Houston Rockets22.50019951995Two 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.
4St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks13.25019611958All appearances as St. Louis franchise.
4Seattle SuperSonics/Oklahoma City Thunder13.25020121979They were 1–2 as Seattle SuperSonics and 0–1 as Oklahoma City Thunder. Only franchise since the 1976–77 ABA/NBA merger to win a title in one city and later move to a different one.
4Baltimore/Washington Bullets/Washington Wizards13.25019791978All finals between 1971 and 1979, featuring Wes Unseld. 0–1 as Baltimore Bullets and 1–2 as Washington Bullets.
3Portland Trail Blazers12.33319921977Title won led by UCLA legend and NBA Hall of Famer Bill Walton, lost two finals with Clyde Drexler.
2Dallas Mavericks11.50020112011They lost in the 2006 Finals and won in the 2011 Finals, both times versus the Heat. Both Mavericks teams were led by Dirk Nowitzki.
2Milwaukee Bucks11.50019741971They won with Oscar Robertson and Lew Alcindor (later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar).
2New York/New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets02.0002003NeverThey appeared twice in the Finals as New Jersey Nets.
2Cleveland Cavaliers02.0002016NeverLost in the 2007 and 2016 Finals; LeBron James and Anderson Varejão only players in both squads, the latter not playing in 2016 due to injury. Recorded first-ever Finals wins in 2016 after being swept in 2007.
2Orlando Magic02.0002009NeverThey were swept by the Rockets in 1995 and defeated in 2009 by the Lakers. Combined 1–8 all-time Finals record.
2Phoenix Suns02.0001993NeverLost in the 1976 and 1993 Finals, to the Celtics and Bulls, respectively. Best historical won-loss record amongst all franchises to have never won a title.
2New Orleans/Utah Jazz02.0001998NeverBoth titles were lost with coach Jerry Sloan and players Karl Malone and John Stockton and against the Bulls.
1Rochester/Cincinnati Royals–Kansas City-Omaha/Kansas City/Sacramento Kings101.00019511951Only appearance and title in NBA Finals as Rochester Royals.
1Indiana Pacers01.0002000Never
1Baltimore Bullets101.00019481948Team folded in 1954 and is not the same franchise as the current Washington Wizards.
1Chicago Stags01.0001947NeverTeam folded in 1950.
1Washington Capitols01.0001949NeverTeam folded in 1951.