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Here are the franchises with the most championships: Boston Celtics: 16 Los Angeles Lakers: 16 Chicago Bulls: 6 San Antonio Spurs: 4
The Boston Celtics have been to the most NBA Finals, with a total of 21 appearances.
The Montreal Canadiens who have won the Stanley Cup 24 times!
This (2011) is the first time the two teams have met in the finals. The Canucks have been to the finals twice before: in 1982 and in 1994. The Bruins have been to the finals seven times before, most recently in 1990.
The team with the most finals appearances has competed in the championship game 32 times.
The player to reach the most finals is the Brazilian Cafu 4 times.
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Los Angeles Lakers played 29 times in the NBA Finals while 20 times for the Boston Celtics.
Germany. 3 times as West Germany and once as Germany.
Bill Russell participated in the NBA Finals 12 times during his career with the Boston Celtics. He won 11 of those Finals, making him one of the most successful players in NBA history. His dominance in the league during the 1950s and 1960s solidified his legacy as a key figure in basketball.
It is Brazil.
England reached the finals twice, but never won the World Cup. Though the most times winner and runner is Australia. They reached the finals seven times and won four.