40–20 rule

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== Recent Developments ==

== Recent developments ==

Since 2020, the [[2019–20 Miami Heat season|2019–20 Miami Heat]], [[2020–21 Milwaukee Bucks season|2020–21 Milwaukee Bucks]], [[2021–22 Boston Celtics season|2021–2022 Boston Celtics]], [[2022–23 Miami Heat season|2022–23 Heat]], [[2023–24 Dallas Mavericks season|2023–24 Dallas Mavericks]], and [[2024–25 Indiana Pacers season|2024–25 Indiana Pacers]] have all made the Finals, despite not qualifying for the 40–20 rule. Although only the Bucks ended their campaign victorious, it is worth noting that, with [[Load management (sports)|load management]], star players more likely to miss games in the modern NBA, making the rule potentially more difficult to achieve in the future.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_DGEv5N0to |title=Which teams have reached Phil Jackson’s 40/20 rule? {{!}} Hoop Streams |date=2026-02-23 |last=NBA on ESPN |access-date=2026-02-26 |via=YouTube}}

Since 2020, the [[2019–20 Miami Heat season|2019–20 Miami Heat]], [[2020–21 Milwaukee Bucks season|2020–21 Milwaukee Bucks]], [[2021–22 Boston Celtics season|2021–2022 Boston Celtics]], [[2022–23 Miami Heat season|2022–23 Heat]], [[2023–24 Dallas Mavericks season|2023–24 Dallas Mavericks]], and [[2024–25 Indiana Pacers season|2024–25 Indiana Pacers]] have all made the Finals, despite not qualifying for the 40–20 rule. Although only the Bucks ended their campaign victorious, it is worth noting that, with [[Load management (sports)|load management]], star players more likely to miss games in the modern NBA, making the rule potentially more difficult to achieve in the future.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_DGEv5N0to |title=Which teams have reached Phil Jackson’s 40/20 rule? {{!}} Hoop Streams |date=2026-02-23 |last=NBA on ESPN |access-date=2026-02-26 |via=YouTube}}