San Antonio has won four titles in the Gregg Popovich/Tim Duncan era after failing to advance deeper than the conference finals in the team’s previous history.
Those championships rank the team fourth, trailing only the Boston Celtics (17), Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers (16) and Chicago Bulls (six) among all NBA franchises.
But the Spurs do hold one NBA record as the franchise’s 16-6 record in NBA Finals games is the highest winning percentage in the league’s history.
Here’s a look at how the franchise rank in terms of winning percentage. The number inside parenthesis indicates the number of NBA titles a franchise has won.
San Antonio Spurs (4) 16-6 .727
Chicago Bulls (6) 24-11 .686
Baltimore Bullets (1) 4-2 .667 X
Milwaukee Bucks (1) 7-4 .636
Boston Celtics (17) 74-48 .607
Rochester/Kansas City/Sacramento Kings (1) 4-3 .571
Fort Wayne/Detroit Pistons (3) 22-18 .550
Philadelphia/San Francisco/Golden State Warriors (3) 17-14 .548
Houston Rockets (2) 12-11 .522
Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers (16) 85-83 .503
Seattle/Oklahoma City Thunder (1) 9-9 .500
Dallas Mavericks (1) 6-6 .500
Miami Heat (1) 6-6 .500
Syracuse/Philadelphia 76ers (3) 24-29 .453
St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks (1) 11-14 .440
New York Knicks (2) 20-28 .417
Portland Trail Blazers (1) 7-10 .412
Phoenix Suns 4-8 .333
Utah Jazz 4-8 .333
Indiana Pacers 2-4 .333
Washington Capitals 2-4 .333
Washington Wizards (1) 5-15 .250
New Jersey Nets 2-8 .200
Chicago Stags 1-4 .200 X
Orlando Magic 1-8 .111
Cleveland Cavaliers 0-4 .000
Note – Buffalo/San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers, Denver Nuggets, Charlotte/New Orleans Hornets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Vancouver/Memphis Grizzlies, Toronto Raptors and Charlotte Bobcats have never appeared in an NBA Finals.
X – indicates defunct franchise.
Source: Express-News research
Note – X indicates defunct franchises