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.

Contents

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 also 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.

RankGamesTeamSeason(s)Season
record(s)		DateScoreOpponentDateScoreOpponent
Beginning (first victory)End (first defeat)
33 Los Angeles Lakers 1971–72*69–13November 5, 1971110–106 Baltimore Bullets January 9, 1972104–120 Milwaukee Bucks
28
(4 + 24)		 Golden State Warriors^ 2014–15*
2015–16 		67–15
73–9		April 9, 2015116–105 Portland Trail Blazers December 12, 201595–108 Milwaukee Bucks
27 Miami Heat 2012–13*66–16February 3, 2013100–85 Toronto Raptors March 27, 201397–101 Chicago Bulls
22 Houston Rockets 2007–08 55–27January 29, 2008111–107 Golden State Warriors March 18, 200874–94 Boston Celtics
20
(5 + 15)		 Washington Capitols^ 1947–48
1948–49 		28–20
38–22		March 13, 194886–69 St. Louis Bombers December 7, 194878–94 Indianapolis Jets
20 Milwaukee Bucks 1970–71*66–16February 6, 1971111–85 San Francisco Warriors March 9, 1971103–110 Chicago Bulls
19 Los Angeles Lakers 1999–00*67–15February 4, 2000113–67 Utah Jazz March 16, 2000102–109 Washington Wizards
19 Boston Celtics 2008–09 62–20November 15, 2008102–97 Milwaukee Bucks December 25, 200883–92 Los Angeles Lakers
19 San Antonio Spurs 2013–14*62–20February 26, 2014120–110 Detroit Pistons April 3, 201494–106 Oklahoma City Thunder
19 Atlanta Hawks 2014–15 60–22December 27, 201490–85 Milwaukee Bucks February 2, 2015100–115 New Orleans Pelicans
18
(15 + 3)		 Rochester Royals^ 1949–50
1950–51*		51–17
41–27		February 17, 195081–73 Boston Celtics November 12, 195079–82 Tri-Cities Blackhawks
18
(11 + 7)		 Philadelphia 76ers^ 1965–66
1966–67*		55–25
68–13		March 3, 1966135–125 San Francisco Warriors November 5, 196687–105 Boston Celtics
18 New York Knicks 1969–70*60–22October 24, 1969116–92 Detroit Pistons November 29, 196998–110 Detroit Pistons
18 Boston Celtics 1981–82 63–19February 24, 1982132–90 Utah Jazz March 28, 198298–116 Philadelphia 76ers
18 Chicago Bulls 1995–96*72–10December 29, 1995120–93 Indiana Pacers February 4, 199699–105 Denver Nuggets
18 Milwaukee Bucks 2019–20 56–17November 10, 2019121–119 Oklahoma City Thunder December 16, 2019116–120 Dallas Mavericks
18 Phoenix Suns 2021–22 64–18October 30, 2021101–92 Cleveland Cavaliers December 3, 202196–118 Golden State Warriors
17 Washington Capitols 1946–47 49–11November 16, 194673–65 Chicago Stags January 1, 194757–62 Detroit Falcons
17 Boston Celtics 1959–60*59–16November 28, 1959136–110 Detroit Pistons January 1, 1960115–128 Cincinnati Royals
17 San Antonio Spurs 1995–96 59–23February 29, 1996120–95 Toronto Raptors April 2, 199694–101 Phoenix Suns
17 Phoenix Suns 2006–07 61–21December 29, 2006108–86 New York Knicks January 29, 2007112–121 Minnesota Timberwolves
17 Dallas Mavericks 2006–07 67–15January 27, 2007106–104 Sacramento Kings March 12, 2007100–117 Golden State Warriors
17 Los Angeles Clippers 2012–13 56–26November 28, 2012101–95 Minnesota Timberwolves January 1, 201378–92 Denver Nuggets
17 Houston Rockets 2017–18 65–17January 30, 2018113–102 Phoenix Suns March 9, 2018105–108 Toronto Raptors
16 Boston Celtics 1964–65*62–18December 19, 1964115–105 St. Louis Hawks January 23, 1965100–104 Philadelphia 76ers
16 Milwaukee Bucks 1970–71*66–16October 24, 1970122–120 Baltimore Bullets November 27, 197094–103 New York Knicks
16
(14 + 2)		 Milwaukee Bucks^ 1972–73
1973–74 		60–22
59–23		February 28, 1973124–110 Seattle SuperSonics October 14, 1973100–109 Seattle SuperSonics
16 Los Angeles Lakers 1990–91 58–24January 9, 1991108–85 Utah Jazz February 9, 199195–99 Phoenix Suns
16 Portland Trail Blazers 1990–91 63–19March 20, 1991100–96 Los Angeles Clippers April 21, 1991118–135 Phoenix Suns
16 Los Angeles Lakers 1999–00*67–15December 11, 1999106–94 Vancouver Grizzlies January 14, 2000102–111 Indiana Pacers
16 Golden State Warriors 2014–15*67–15November 13, 2014107–99 Brooklyn Nets December 16, 201498–105 Memphis Grizzlies
16 Boston Celtics 2017–18 55–27October 20, 2017102–92 Philadelphia 76ers November 22, 201798–104 Miami Heat
16 Philadelphia 76ers 2017–18 52–30March 15, 2018118–110 New York Knicks October 16, 201887–105 Boston Celtics
16 Milwaukee Bucks 2022–23 58–24January 23, 2023150–130 Detroit Pistons March 4, 2023130–133 Philadelphia 76ers
16 Cleveland Cavaliers 2024–25 64–18February 5, 2025118–115 Detroit Pistons March 16, 2025103–108 Orlando Magic

Playoffs

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

RankGamesTeamSeason(s)DateScoreOpponentDateScoreOpponent
Beginning (first victory)End (first defeat)
15 Golden State Warriors 2016–17*April 16, 2017121–109 Portland Trail Blazers June 9, 2017116–137 Cleveland Cavaliers
13
(2 + 11)		 Los Angeles Lakers^ 1987–88*
1988–89 		June 19, 1988103–102 Detroit Pistons June 6, 198997–109 Detroit Pistons
13
(3 + 10)		 Cleveland Cavaliers^ 2015–16*
2016–17 		June 13, 2016112–97 Golden State Warriors May 21, 2017108–111 Boston Celtics
12
(7 + 5)		 Detroit Pistons^ 1988–89*
1989–90*		May 29, 198986–80 Chicago Bulls May 12, 1990103–111 New York Knicks
12 San Antonio Spurs 1998–99*May 13, 199985–71 Minnesota Timberwolves June 21, 199981–89 New York Knicks
12
(1 + 11)		 Los Angeles Lakers^ 1999–00*
2000–01*		June 19, 2000116–111 Indiana Pacers June 6, 2001101–107 Philadelphia 76ers
10 New Jersey Nets 2002–03 April 29, 200389–82 Milwaukee Bucks June 4, 200389–101 San Antonio Spurs
7 (tie)10 San Antonio Spurs 2011–12 April 29, 2012106–91 Utah Jazz May 31, 201282–102 Oklahoma City Thunder
7 (tie)10 Cleveland Cavaliers 2015–16*April 17, 2016106–101 Detroit Pistons May 21, 201684–99 Toronto Raptors
7 (tie)10 Boston Celtics 2023–24*May 11, 2024106–93 Cleveland Cavaliers June 14, 2024122–84 Dallas Mavericks
11 (tie)9 Chicago Bulls 1995–96*May 12, 199694–91 New York Knicks June 12, 199686–107 Seattle SuperSonics
119 Phoenix Suns 2020–21 May 30, 2021100–92 Los Angeles Lakers June 24, 202192–106 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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