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List of NBA longest winning streaks

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The longest winning streaks in National Basketball Association (NBA) history are presented on two lists. One list counts only regular-season games, including streaks that started in one season and carried over into the following season. The other list is made up of playoff games only.

The Los Angeles Lakers own the longest winning streak in NBA history. They won 33 straight games in the 1971–72 season, compiling a season-best 69–13 record and went on to win the NBA Finals. In the 2016–17 season, the Golden State Warriors posted a season-best 67–15 regular-season record and began the 2017 playoffs with a 15-game win-streak, the most consecutive wins in NBA playoff history. They went on to win the NBA Championship with a 16–1 (.941 winning percentage) record, the best playoff record in NBA history.[1]

The Los Angeles Lakers appear six times across both lists, with four streaks over 15 games in the regular season and two over ten games in the postseason. The Boston Celtics appear six times, with five streaks in the regular season, and one in the postseason. The Milwaukee Bucks appear five times, with all five streaks in the regular season. The San Antonio Spurs appear four times, with 2 streaks in the regular-season and 2 in the postseason.

Key

^ Denotes streaks that spanned two seasons
Denotes streaks that are currently in progress
* Denotes season in which team won championship

Streaks

Regular season

This list contains only the top streaks consisting entirely of regular-season games.

Rank Games Team Season(s) Season
record(s) 		Date Score Opponent Date Score Opponent
Beginning (first victory) End (first defeat)
1 33 Los Angeles Lakers 1971–72* 69–13 November 5, 1971 110–106 Baltimore Bullets January 9, 1972 104–120 Milwaukee Bucks
2 28
(4 + 24) 		Golden State Warriors^ 2014–15*
2015–16 		67–15
73–9 		April 9, 2015 116–105 Portland Trail Blazers December 12, 2015 95–108 Milwaukee Bucks
3 27 Miami Heat 2012–13* 66–16 February 3, 2013 100–85 Toronto Raptors March 27, 2013 97–101 Chicago Bulls
4 22 Houston Rockets 2007–08 55–27 January 29, 2008 111–107 Golden State Warriors March 18, 2008 74–94 Boston Celtics
5 (tie) 20
(5 + 15) 		Washington Capitols^ 1947–48
1948–49 		28–20
38–22 		March 13, 1948 86–69 St. Louis Bombers December 7, 1948 78–94 Indianapolis Jets
5 (tie) 20 Milwaukee Bucks 1970–71* 66–16 February 6, 1971 111–85 San Francisco Warriors March 9, 1971 103–110 Chicago Bulls
7 (tie) 19 Los Angeles Lakers 1999–00* 67–15 February 4, 2000 113–67 Utah Jazz March 16, 2000 102–109 Washington Wizards
7 (tie) 19 Boston Celtics 2008–09 62–20 November 15, 2008 102–97 Milwaukee Bucks December 25, 2008 83–92 Los Angeles Lakers
7 (tie) 19 San Antonio Spurs 2013–14* 62–20 February 26, 2014 120–110 Detroit Pistons April 3, 2014 94–106 Oklahoma City Thunder
7 (tie) 19 Atlanta Hawks 2014–15 60–22 December 27, 2014 90–85 Milwaukee Bucks February 2, 2015 100–115 New Orleans Pelicans
11 (tie) 18
(15 + 3) 		Rochester Royals^ 1949–50
1950–51* 		51–17
41–27 		February 17, 1950 81–73 Boston Celtics November 12, 1950 79–82 Tri-Cities Blackhawks
11 (tie) 18
(11 + 7) 		Philadelphia 76ers^ 1965–66
1966–67* 		55–25
68–13 		March 3, 1966 135–125 San Francisco Warriors November 5, 1966 87–105 Boston Celtics
11 (tie) 18 New York Knicks 1969–70* 60–22 October 24, 1969 116–92 Detroit Pistons November 29, 1969 98–110 Detroit Pistons
11 (tie) 18 Boston Celtics 1981–82 63–19 February 24, 1982 132–90 Utah Jazz March 28, 1982 98–116 Philadelphia 76ers
11 (tie) 18 Chicago Bulls 1995–96* 72–10 December 29, 1995 120–93 Indiana Pacers February 4, 1996 99–105 Denver Nuggets
11 (tie) 18 Milwaukee Bucks 2019–20 56–17 November 10, 2019 121–119 Oklahoma City Thunder December 16, 2019 116–120 Dallas Mavericks
11 (tie) 18 Phoenix Suns 2021–22 64–18 October 30, 2021 101–92 Cleveland Cavaliers December 3, 2021 96–118 Golden State Warriors
18 (tie) 17 Washington Capitols 1946–47 49–11 November 16, 1946 73–65 Chicago Stags January 1, 1947 57–62 Detroit Falcons
18 (tie) 17 Boston Celtics 1959–60* 59–16 November 28, 1959 136–110 Detroit Pistons January 1, 1960 115–128 Cincinnati Royals
18 (tie) 17 San Antonio Spurs 1995–96 59–23 February 29, 1996 120–95 Toronto Raptors April 2, 1996 94–101 Phoenix Suns
18 (tie) 17 Phoenix Suns 2006–07 61–21 December 29, 2006 108–86 New York Knicks January 29, 2007 112–121 Minnesota Timberwolves
18 (tie) 17 Dallas Mavericks 2006–07 67–15 January 27, 2007 106–104 Sacramento Kings March 12, 2007 100–117 Golden State Warriors
18 (tie) 17 Los Angeles Clippers 2012–13 56–26 November 28, 2012 101–95 Minnesota Timberwolves January 1, 2013 78–92 Denver Nuggets
18 (tie) 17 Houston Rockets 2017–18 65–17 January 30, 2018 113–102 Phoenix Suns March 9, 2018 105–108 Toronto Raptors
25 (tie) 16 Boston Celtics 1964–65* 62–18 December 19, 1964 115–105 St. Louis Hawks January 23, 1965 100–104 Philadelphia 76ers
25 (tie) 16 Milwaukee Bucks 1970–71* 66–16 October 24, 1970 122–120 Baltimore Bullets November 27, 1970 94–103 New York Knicks
25 (tie) 16
(14 + 2) 		Milwaukee Bucks^ 1972–73
1973–74 		60–22
59–23 		February 28, 1973 124–110 Seattle SuperSonics October 14, 1973 100–109 Seattle SuperSonics
25 (tie) 16 Los Angeles Lakers 1990–91 58–24 January 9, 1991 108–85 Utah Jazz February 9, 1991 95–99 Phoenix Suns
25 (tie) 16 Portland Trail Blazers 1990–91 63–19 March 20, 1991 100–96 Los Angeles Clippers April 21, 1991 118–135 Phoenix Suns
25 (tie) 16 Los Angeles Lakers 1999–00* 67–15 December 11, 1999 106–94 Vancouver Grizzlies January 14, 2000 102–111 Indiana Pacers
25 (tie) 16 Golden State Warriors 2014–15* 67–15 November 13, 2014 107–99 Brooklyn Nets December 16, 2014 98–105 Memphis Grizzlies
25 (tie) 16 Boston Celtics 2017–18 55–27 October 20, 2017 102–92 Philadelphia 76ers November 22, 2017 98–104 Miami Heat
25 (tie) 16 Philadelphia 76ers 2017–18 52–30 March 15, 2018 118–110 New York Knicks October 16, 2018 87–105 Boston Celtics
25 (tie) 16 Milwaukee Bucks 2022–23 58–24 January 23, 2023 150–130 Detroit Pistons March 4, 2023 130–133 Philadelphia 76ers

Playoffs

This list contains only streaks consisting entirely of postseason games. Streaks that spanned consecutive postseasons are included here.

Rank Games Team Season(s) Date Score Opponent Date Score Opponent
Beginning (first victory) End (first defeat)
1 15 Golden State Warriors 2016–17* April 16, 2017 121–109 Portland Trail Blazers June 9, 2017 116–137 Cleveland Cavaliers
2 (tie) 13
(2 + 11) 		Los Angeles Lakers^ 1987–88*
1988–89 		June 19, 1988 103–102 Detroit Pistons June 6, 1989 97–109 Detroit Pistons
2 (tie) 13
(3 + 10) 		Cleveland Cavaliers^ 2015–16*
2016–17 		June 13, 2016 112–97 Golden State Warriors May 21, 2017 108–111 Boston Celtics
4 (tie) 12
(7 + 5) 		Detroit Pistons^ 1988–89*
1989–90* 		May 29, 1989 86–80 Chicago Bulls May 12, 1990 103–111 New York Knicks
4 (tie) 12 San Antonio Spurs 1998–99* May 13, 1999 85–71 Minnesota Timberwolves June 21, 1999 81–89 New York Knicks
4 (tie) 12
(1 + 11) 		Los Angeles Lakers^ 1999–00*
2000–01* 		June 19, 2000 116–111 Indiana Pacers June 6, 2001 101–107 Philadelphia 76ers
7 (tie) 10 New Jersey Nets 2002–03 April 29, 2003 89–82 Milwaukee Bucks June 4, 2003 89–101 San Antonio Spurs
7 (tie) 10 San Antonio Spurs 2011–12 April 29, 2012 106–91 Utah Jazz May 31, 2012 82–102 Oklahoma City Thunder
7 (tie) 10 Cleveland Cavaliers 2015–16* April 17, 2016 106–101 Detroit Pistons May 21, 2016 84–99 Toronto Raptors
7 (tie) 10 Boston Celtics 2023–24* May 11, 2024 106–93 Cleveland Cavaliers June 14, 2024 122–84 Dallas Mavericks
11 9 Phoenix Suns 2020–21 May 30, 2021 100–92 Los Angeles Lakers June 24, 2021 92–106 Los Angeles Clippers

See also

References

  1. ^ "Purdy: Put a pause on the dynasty talk–and just enjoy this Warriors title". San Jose Mercury News. June 13, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
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