The number of East-West Finals in the past 10 years: The Celtics have the most 7 times, the Warriors have the second 5 times, and the Heat Cavaliers have 3 times each

In the 2024 playoffs, both the Timberwolves and the Pacers reached the division finals, but unfortunately they failed to reach the finals. In the 2025 playoffs, the Timberwolves and Pacers both reached the division finals again. The Pacers also reached the finals and fought a tiebreak battle with the Thunder, but they still failed to win the championship in the end.

Timberwolves and Pacers have reached the division finals in the last two seasons, and their performance is indeed excellent and somewhat unexpected. Especially the Pacers, they can be said to be dark horses in the past two seasons, and this season they even reached the finals as fourth in the Eastern Conference and almost won the championship.

Not only the Timberwolves and Pacers, but in the past 10 years, several teams have also reached the division finals many times, with the Celtics having the most, with a total of up to 7 times. However, the Celtics successfully reached the finals in only two seasons, and did not reach the finals in the other five seasons. Fortunately, they still successfully won the championship in 2024.

In addition, the Warriors have reached the Western Conference Finals five times in the past 10 years, and each time they have reached the Finals. If 2015 is included, the Warriors have also reached the Western Conference Finals in 6 seasons. The most important thing is that the Warriors won a total of 4 championships and became a veritable dynasty team.

The Heat have reached the Eastern Conference Finals three times in the past 10 years, and their opponents are the Celtics every time. The Heat have eliminated the Celtics twice and successfully reached the finals, but unfortunately they failed to win the championship. The Heat also reached the Eastern Conference Finals for four consecutive years from 2011 to 2014, and both reached the finals. So from 2011, the Heat have reached the Eastern Conference Finals in a total of 7 seasons so far.

The Cavaliers have also reached the Eastern Conference Finals in three seasons in the past 10 years, tied with the Heat. In fact, the Cavaliers reached the Eastern Conference Finals for four consecutive years, and reached the Finals every year. Of course, this is inseparable from James, because he has reached the Eastern Conference Finals for 8 consecutive years and reached the Finals for 8 consecutive years.

In addition, in the past 10 years, the Lakers, Bucks, Nuggets, Thunder, Raptors and Mavericks have all reached the division finals twice and have all reached the finals. And except for the Mavericks, several other teams have won the championship. However, the Mavericks also reached the finals in 2011 and won the first championship in team history.