The longest
winning streaks in
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Ca ...
(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
The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division (NBA), Pacific Division of the Western Conference (NBA ...
own the longest winning streak in NBA history. They won 33 straight games in the , compiling a season-best record and went on to win the
NBA Finals
The NBA Finals is the annual championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Eastern Conference (NBA), Eastern and Western Conference (NBA), Western Conference champions play a best-of-seven series to determine the league ...
. In the , the
Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in San Francisco. The Warriors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. Founded in 1946 i ...
posted a season-best 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
The NBA Finals is the annual championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Eastern Conference (NBA), Eastern and Western Conference (NBA), Western Conference champions play a best-of-seven series to determine the league ...
with a ( winning percentage) record, the best playoff record in NBA history.
The
Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division (NBA), Pacific Division of the Western Conference (NBA ...
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
The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NBA), Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), ...
also appear six times, with five streaks in the regular season, and one in the postseason. The
Milwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball team based in Milwaukee. The Bucks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division (NBA), Central Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), East ...
appear five times, with all five streaks in the regular season. The
San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio. The Spurs compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southwest Division (NBA), Southwest Division of the Western Conference (NBA ...
appear four times, with 2 streaks in the regular season and 2 in the postseason.
Key
Streaks
Regular season
This list contains only the top streaks consisting entirely of regular-season games.
Playoffs
This list contains only streaks consisting entirely of postseason games. Streaks that spanned consecutive postseasons are included here.
See also
*
List of NBA longest losing streaks
*
List of NBA teams by single season win percentage
This is a list of the all-time best and worst regular season winning percentages in the NBA.
:''Statistics accurate as of the 2024–25 NBA season.''
Above .775
Notes
* Formula for average point differential: \mbox=\frac
* The Boston Celtics a ...
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NBA records
This article lists all-time records achieved in the NBA regular season in major statistical categories recognized by the league, including those set by teams and individuals in a game, season, and career. The NBA also recognizes records from i ...
References
External links
NBA.com: All-Time Winning StreaksBasketball Reference.com list of longest winning streaks, regular season onlyBasketball Reference.com list of longest winning streaks, postseason onlyBasketball Reference.com list of longest winning streaks, including playoff games Land of BasketballStreaks Visualization
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