most finals appearances since 1980 for teams

Since 1979-80, the Los Angeles Lakers have the most appearances by a team in the NBA Finals, with 17 appearances.

	TEAM	SERIES	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Lakers	NBA Finals	95	242.1	103.4	41.9	23.7	7.7	5.2	39.3	82.9	47.3	4.1	11.9	34.2	20.8	28.7	72.7	54.1	12.5	29.4	14.2	23,000	9,824	3,984	2,250	729	498	1,353	2,328
2	Celtics	NBA Finals	55	240.9	103.9	43.2	24.7	7.5	5.1	39.0	84.8	46.0	5.3	14.5	36.6	20.6	26.4	77.8	53.9	12.7	30.5	14.4	13,250	5,715	2,375	1,361	415	283	791	1,221
3	Heat	NBA Finals	40	241.3	96.7	38.7	19.8	7.3	3.9	35.2	77.8	45.3	8.9	23.9	37.3	17.3	23.3	74.5	54.9	9.0	29.7	12.4	9,650	3,867	1,547	792	290	156	496	850
4	Warriors	NBA Finals	34	242.2	107.0	41.9	25.4	7.7	5.3	38.5	84.8	45.4	13.3	35.6	37.2	16.8	21.6	77.6	56.7	9.9	32.1	13.2	8,235	3,639	1,425	864	261	180	448	771
5	Spurs	NBA Finals	34	241.5	91.3	42.0	19.1	6.6	5.6	33.2	73.4	45.3	7.1	18.0	39.4	17.8	24.6	72.1	54.2	10.5	31.4	14.4	8,210	3,103	1,427	648	224	189	491	654
6	Bulls	NBA Finals	35	244.3	96.7	39.8	23.4	8.4	4.9	37.2	80.1	46.5	4.7	14.1	33.1	17.6	24.1	73.0	53.3	12.6	27.2	12.7	8,550	3,384	1,393	819	295	173	444	818
7	Cavaliers	NBA Finals	26	242.9	98.6	44.6	18.4	7.5	4.3	36.2	85.4	42.4	8.8	27.2	32.4	17.3	24.1	72.0	51.4	12.7	31.9	12.3	6,315	2,564	1,160	479	196	113	321	541
8	Pistons	NBA Finals	28	242.7	97.9	42.8	20.5	6.9	5.5	37.1	80.5	46.1	2.8	8.9	31.5	20.9	28.1	74.3	52.7	13.6	29.2	11.6	6,795	2,741	1,197	573	194	153	326	693
9	Rockets	NBA Finals	23	241.1	95.3	42.7	22.7	8.3	5.7	36.5	85.2	42.8	3.6	10.5	34.0	18.7	25.4	73.7	49.4	14.8	27.9	13.6	5,545	2,191	982	522	191	130	312	486
10	76ers	NBA Finals	21	241.2	105.3	41.9	26.4	9.1	8.0	42.1	88.4	47.6	1.0	4.4	23.9	20.0	27.9	71.8	52.3	13.6	28.3	15.2	5,065	2,211	879	554	192	167	320	508
11	Mavericks	NBA Finals	17	241.5	95.0	40.8	16.9	6.8	3.2	34.6	77.9	44.4	7.8	23.1	33.7	18.1	23.8	76.0	53.8	9.5	31.2	13.0	4,105	1,615	693	288	116	55	221	369
12	Nets	NBA Finals	10	240.0	87.9	41.1	18.6	8.5	5.6	33.7	84.7	39.8	4.1	14.2	28.9	16.4	22.2	73.9	46.5	14.6	26.5	12.7	2,400	879	411	186	85	56	127	250
13	Jazz	NBA Finals	12	242.1	83.7	39.4	20.8	6.8	3.0	31.3	71.8	43.7	4.0	12.1	33.1	17.0	22.8	74.7	51.2	10.1	29.3	14.6	2,905	1,004	473	249	82	36	175	287
14	Thunder	NBA Finals	11	240.0	93.2	37.5	16.4	6.5	3.7	33.5	74.5	45.0	5.8	18.8	30.9	20.3	24.8	81.7	54.5	10.5	27.0	13.7	2,640	1,025	413	180	72	41	151	267
15	Magic	NBA Finals	9	248.3	98.2	41.7	22.4	5.7	5.6	36.0	80.7	44.6	8.8	25.9	33.9	17.4	25.3	68.9	53.5	9.6	32.1	14.9	2,235	884	375	202	51	50	134	207
16	Knicks	NBA Finals	12	240.0	83.9	41.0	18.5	8.1	5.0	32.2	80.3	40.1	3.9	13.3	29.6	15.7	21.1	74.3	46.9	12.8	28.2	12.3	2,880	1,007	492	222	97	60	147	283
17	Suns	NBA Finals	12	246.3	108.0	41.2	21.3	6.9	5.8	41.2	85.9	47.9	7.8	19.5	39.7	17.9	22.2	80.8	56.4	10.7	30.5	12.8	2,955	1,296	494	255	83	70	153	255
18	Trail Blazers	NBA Finals	11	244.5	99.1	41.2	20.7	7.5	3.6	36.3	80.8	44.9	1.9	9.0	21.2	24.6	32.2	76.6	52.2	12.6	28.5	16.7	2,690	1,090	453	228	83	40	184	304
19	Nuggets	NBA Finals	5	240.0	104.6	46.4	25.4	6.2	5.0	39.4	79.4	49.6	8.6	25.8	33.3	17.2	22.6	76.1	58.5	8.8	37.6	11.2	1,200	523	232	127	31	25	56	78
20	Bucks	NBA Finals	6	240.0	111.7	46.3	23.0	8.0	3.5	41.8	89.5	46.7	11.0	31.2	35.3	17.0	23.3	72.9	56.0	13.2	33.2	10.8	1,440	670	278	138	48	21	65	105
21	Raptors	NBA Finals	6	240.0	111.5	41.0	23.0	8.2	4.8	38.3	84.3	45.5	12.0	34.3	35.0	22.8	26.5	86.2	58.1	9.7	31.3	12.2	1,440	669	246	138	49	29	73	133
22	Pacers	NBA Finals	6	244.2	106.7	41.2	20.2	5.5	4.3	36.3	78.5	46.3	8.2	19.3	42.2	25.8	30.3	85.2	58.1	8.7	32.5	10.8	1,465	640	247	121	33	26	65	159