Question: who has the most consecutive appearances in the competition that the 1986 NBA World Championship Series are part of?

full_context: Document 1: List of NBA players with most championships: Boston Celtics center Bill Russell holds the record for the most NBA championships won with 11 titles during his 13 - year playing career. He won his first championship with the Boston Celtics in his rookie year. Afterwards, he went on to win ten championships in the next 12 years, including eight consecutive championships from 1959 to 1966. He won the last two championships in 1968 and 1969 as player - coach. Russell's teammate, Sam Jones, won ten championships from 1959 to 1969, the second most in NBA history. Four Celtics players, Tom Heinsohn, K.C. Jones, Satch Sanders and John Havlicek, won eight championships each. Two other Celtics, Jim Loscutoff and Frank Ramsey, won seven championships each. Four players, Bob Cousy, Kareem Abdul - Jabbar, Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen, won six championships each. Jordan and Pippen are members of the Chicago Bulls team who won three consecutive championships twice in the 1990s. George Mikan won two championships in the NBL before it merged with the BAA to form the NBA, and won five championships in the NBA.
Document 2: San Antonio Spurs: In their 40 NBA seasons since 1976 -- 77, the Spurs have won 22 division titles. They have made the playoffs in 27 of the last 28 seasons (since 1989 -- 90) and have only missed the playoffs four times since entering the NBA; they have not missed the playoffs in the 20 seasons since Tim Duncan was drafted by the Spurs in 1997. With their 50th win in the 2016 -- 17 season, the Spurs extended their record for most consecutive 50 - win seasons to 18 (the Spurs did not win 50 games in the strike - shortened 1998 -- 99 season, which lasted only 50 games). Since the 1997 -- 98 season, the Spurs have had 20 consecutive seasons with a winning percentage of. 610 or greater during the regular season, which is also an NBA record. The team's success during this period coincides with the tenure of current head coach Gregg Popovich, who had been the team's general manager before replacing Bob Hill as coach in 1996.
Document 3: NBA Finals: A total of 19 franchises have won the NBA Finals, with the Golden State Warriors the current champion. The Boston Celtics hold the record for the most victories, having won the competition 17 times, as well as winning the competition the most times in a row, winning it eight times from 1959 to 1966. The Los Angeles Lakers have contested the NBA Finals the most times, with 31 appearances. The Eastern Conference has provided the most champions, with 38 wins from ten franchises; the Western Conference has 32, from nine franchises.
Document 4: Los Angeles Lakers: Led by Hall of Famers Elgin Baylor and Jerry West, Los Angeles made the NBA Finals six times in the 1960s, but lost each series to the Boston Celtics, beginning their long and storied rivalry. In 1968, the Lakers acquired four - time NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) Wilt Chamberlain to play center, and after losing in the Finals in 1969 and 1970, they won their sixth NBA title -- and first in Los Angeles -- in 1972, led by new head coach Bill Sharman. After the retirement of West and Chamberlain, the team acquired another center, Kareem Abdul - Jabbar, who had won multiple MVP awards, but was unable to make the Finals in the late 1970s. The 1980s Lakers were nicknamed ``Showtime ''due to their Magic Johnson - led fast break - offense, and won five championships in a 9 - year span, including their first ever Finals championship against the Celtics in 1985. This team featured Hall of Famers in Johnson, Abdul - Jabbar, and James Worthy, and a Hall of Fame coach, Pat Riley. After Abdul - Jabbar and Johnson's retirement, the team struggled in the early 1990s before acquiring Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant in 1996. Led by O'Neal, Bryant, and another Hall of Fame coach, Phil Jackson, Los Angeles won three consecutive titles between 2000 to 2002, securing the franchise its second`` three - peat''. After losing both the 2004 and 2008 NBA Finals, the Lakers won two more championships by defeating the Orlando Magic in 2009 and Boston in 2010.
Document 5: 1986 NBA Finals: On another note, this series marked the first time the "NBA Finals" branding was officially used, as they dropped the "NBA World Championship Series" branding which had been in use since the beginning of the league, though it had been unofficially called the "NBA Finals" for years.
Document 6: National Basketball Association: The final playoff round, a best - of - seven series between the victors of both conferences, is known as the NBA Finals, and is held annually in June. The victor in the NBA Finals wins the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy. Each player and major contributor -- including coaches and the general manager -- on the winning team receive a championship ring. In addition, the league awards the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award to the best performing player of the series.
Document 7: Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball: In 2008, ESPN ranked Kansas second on a list of the most prestigious programs of the modern college basketball era. Kansas currently has the longest streak of consecutive NCAA tournament appearances of all - time (29), the longest current streak of consecutive NCAA winning seasons (35), the most winning seasons in Division I history (97), the most non-losing seasons (. 500 or better) in NCAA history (100), the most conference championships in Division I history (61), the most consecutive regular season conference titles in Division I (14), the most First Team All Americans in Division I history (22), and the most First Team All American Selections in Division I history (29). As of the last complete season, the program ranks third in Division I all - time winning percentage (. 725) and second in Division I all - time wins (2,217).
Document 8: WNBA Finals: The WNBA Finals were originally a single championship game to decide the WNBA champion. However, in 1998, after the addition of two teams, the WNBA Finals were turned into a best - of - three games series. In 2005, the WNBA Finals adopted a best - of - five format. This finale series was known as the WNBA Championship from 1997 to 2001, before changing to reflect its NBA counterpart. In 2016, the WNBA changed to its current playoff format seeding teams # 1 thru # 8 regardless of conference making it possible for two Eastern Conference or two Western Conference teams to meet in the Finals.
Document 9: List of NBA players with most championships: Boston Celtics center Bill Russell holds the record for the most NBA championships won with 11 titles during his 13 - year playing career. He won his first championship with the Boston Celtics in his rookie year. Afterwards, he went on to win 10 championships in the next 12 years, including eight consecutive championships from 1959 to 1966. He won the last two championships in 1968 and 1969 as player - coach. Russell's teammate, Sam Jones, won 10 championships from 1959 to 1969, the second most in NBA history. Four Celtics players, Tom Heinsohn, K.C. Jones, Satch Sanders and John Havlicek, won eight championships each. Two other Celtics, Jim Loscutoff and Frank Ramsey, won seven championships each. Four players, Bob Cousy, Kareem Abdul - Jabbar, Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen, won six championships each. Jordan and Pippen are members of the Chicago Bulls team who won three consecutive championships twice in the 1990s. George Mikan won 2 championships in the NBL before it merged with the BAA to form the NBA, and won 5 championships in the NBA.
Document 10: List of NBA franchise post-season streaks: The San Antonio Spurs hold the longest active consecutive playoff appearances with 21 appearances, starting in the 1998 NBA Playoffs (also the longest active playoff streak in any major North American sports league as of 2017). The Spurs have won five NBA championships during the streak. The Philadelphia 76ers (formerly known as Syracuse Nationals) hold the all - time record for consecutive playoff appearances with 22 straight appearances between 1950 and 1971. The 76ers won two NBA championships during their streak. The Boston Celtics hold the longest consecutive NBA Finals appearance streak with ten appearances between 1957 and 1966. During the streak, the Celtics won eight consecutive NBA championships -- also an NBA record.
Document 11: List of NFL franchise post-season streaks: The New England Patriots hold the longest active consecutive playoff streak with 9 appearances, starting with the 2009 -- 10 NFL playoffs, which is tied for the longest of all - time. The Patriots have won two Super Bowls during this streak. The Dallas Cowboys also hold this record with nine appearances from 1975 - 1983. The Cowboys won one NFL championship during the streak. The Indianapolis Colts tied this record with nine straight appearances and one championship from 2002 - 2010. The Green Bay Packers hold the longest consecutive NFL title streak with three consecutive crowns. They did this once in the 1920s, before playoff games, and once in the 1960s, by winning seven playoff games during this three year championship streak.
Document 12: List of NBA franchise post-season droughts: Seasons Team Last earned appearance in NBA playoffs Reference 13 Minnesota Timberwolves ^ 2004 Western Finals 11 Sacramento Kings ^ 2006 First Round 7 Phoenix Suns ^ 2010 Western Finals 5 Philadelphia 76ers 2012 Eastern Semifinals 5 Orlando Magic ^ 2012 First Round Los Angeles Lakers ^ 2013 First Round Denver Nuggets 2013 First Round New York Knicks 2013 Eastern Semifinals Brooklyn Nets 2015 First Round New Orleans Pelicans 2015 First Round Charlotte Hornets 2016 First Round Detroit Pistons 2016 First Round Dallas Mavericks 2016 First Round Miami Heat 2016 Eastern Semifinals 2017 Playoff teams -- Oklahoma City Thunder 2017 First Round -- Chicago Bulls 2017 First Round -- Milwaukee Bucks 2017 First Round -- Memphis Grizzlies 2017 First Round -- Atlanta Hawks 2017 First Round -- Indiana Pacers 2017 First Round -- Los Angeles Clippers 2017 First Round -- Portland Trail Blazers 2017 First Round -- Washington Wizards 2017 Eastern Semifinals -- Toronto Raptors 2017 Eastern Semifinals -- Utah Jazz 2017 Western Semifinals -- Houston Rockets 2017 Western Semifinals -- Boston Celtics 2017 Eastern Finals -- San Antonio Spurs 2017 Western Finals -- Golden State Warriors 2017 Finals -- Cleveland Cavaliers 2017 Finals
Document 13: Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy: The Larry O'Brien NBA Championship Trophy is the championship trophy awarded annually by the National Basketball Association (NBA) to the winner of the NBA Finals. The name of the trophy was the Walter A. Brown Trophy until 1984.
Document 14: Super Bowl: The leagues' owners chose the name ``AFL -- NFL Championship Game '', but in July 1966 the Kansas City Star quoted Hunt in discussing`` the Super Bowl -- that's my term for the championship game between the two leagues'', and the media immediately began using the term. Although the league stated in 1967 that ``not many people like it '', asking for suggestions and considering alternatives such as`` Merger Bowl'' and ``The Game '', the Associated Press reported that`` Super Bowl'' ``grew and grew and grew - until it reached the point that there was Super Week, Super Sunday, Super Teams, Super Players, ad infinitum ''.`` Super Bowl'' became official beginning with the third annual game. Roman numerals were first affixed for the fifth edition, in January 1971.
Document 15: NBA Conference Finals: Initially, the BAA teams were aligned into two divisions, the Eastern Division and the Western Division. The Divisional Finals were first played in 1949, the league's third season. The first two seasons used a playoffs format where Eastern and Western Division teams would face each other before the BAA Finals, hence there were no divisional finals. In the 1949 -- 50 season, the league realigned itself to three divisions, with the addition of the Central Division. However, the arrangement was only used for one season and the league went back into two divisions format in 1951. The two divisions format remained until 1970, when the NBA realigned itself into two conferences with two divisions each, which led to the renaming to Conference Finals. The finals was a best - of - 3 series from 1949 to 1950 to; a best - of - 5 series from 1951 -- 56, and a best - of - 7 series since 1957. Currently, the Conference Finals are played in a best - of - 7 series like the NBA Playoffs and Finals. The two series are played in late May each year after the first and second rounds of the Playoffs and before the Finals. At the conclusion of the Conference Finals, winners are presented with a silver trophy, caps, and T - shirts, and advance to the NBA Finals.
ground_truth: The Boston Celtics
sub_queries: 1986 NBA World Championship Series >> instance of Answer: NBA Finals
who has the most consecutive NBA Finals appearances Answer: The Boston Celtics