NBA : Best records through 21 games (Worst Records)
GAMES P L A Y O F F S
UNDER FIRST CONF. CONF.
RANK .500 YEAR TEAM RECORD ROUND SEMIS FINALS FINALS
1 21 2016 Golden State Warriors 21-0 W HOU 4-1 W POR 4-1 W OKC 4-3 L CLE 3-4
2 19 1994 Houston Rockets 20-1 W POR 3-1 W PHX 4-3 W UTH 4-1 W NY 4-3
19 1970 New York Knickerbockers 20-1 W WSH 4-3 W MIL 4-1 W LAL 4-3
4 17 2015 Golden State Warriors 19-2 W NO 4-0 W MEM 4-2 W HOU 4-1 W CLE 4-2
17 2009 Boston Celtics 19-2 W CHI 4-3 L ORL 3-4
17 2008 Boston Celtics 19-2 W ATL 4-3 W CLE 4-3 W DET 4-2 W LAL 4-2
17 2003 Dallas Mavericks 19-2 W POR 4-3 W SAC 4-3 L SA 2-4
17 1997 Houston Rockets 19-2 W MIN 3-0 W OKC 4-3 L UTH 2-4
17 1996 Chicago Bulls 19-2 W MIA 3-0 W NY 4-1 W ORL 4-0 W OKC 4-2
17 1994 Seattle SuperSonics 19-2 L DEN 2-3
17 1991 Portland Trail Blazers 19-2 W OKC 3-2 W UTH 4-1 L LAL 2-4
17 1986 Los Angeles Lakers 19-2 W SA 3-0 W DAL 4-2 L HOU 1-4
17 1985 Boston Celtics 19-2 W CLE 3-1 W DET 4-2 W PHI 4-1 L LAL 2-4
17 1967 Philadelphia 76ers 19-2 W SAC 3-1 W BOS 4-1 W GS 4-2
17 1964 Boston Celtics 19-2 W SAC 4-1 W GS 4-1
17 1958 Boston Celtics 19-2 W GS 4-1 L ATL 2-4
17 1949 Washington Capitols 19-2 W GS 2-0 W NY 2-1 L LAL 2-4
18 15 2022 Golden State Warriors 18-3 W DEN 4-1 W MEM 4-2 W DAL 4-1 W BOS 4-2
15 2022 Phoenix Suns 18-3 W NO 4-2 L DAL 3-4
15 2020 Milwaukee Bucks 18-3 W ORL 4-1 L MIA 1-4
15 2020 Los Angeles Lakers 18-3 W POR 4-1 W HOU 4-1 W DEN 4-1 W MIA 4-2
15 2018 Boston Celtics 18-3 W MIL 4-3 W PHI 4-1 L CLE 3-4
15 2017 Golden State Warriors 18-3 W POR 4-0 W UTH 4-0 W SA 4-0 W CLE 4-1
15 2014 Indiana Pacers 18-3 W ATL 4-3 W WSH 4-2 L MIA 2-4
15 2011 San Antonio Spurs 18-3 L MEM 2-4
15 2010 Los Angeles Lakers 18-3 W OKC 4-2 W UTH 4-0 W PHX 4-2 W BOS 4-3
15 2009 Cleveland Cavaliers 18-3 W DET 4-0 W ATL 4-0 L ORL 2-4
15 2009 Los Angeles Lakers 18-3 W UTH 4-1 W HOU 4-3 W DEN 4-2 W ORL 4-1
15 2006 Detroit Pistons 18-3 W MIL 4-1 W CLE 4-3 L MIA 2-4
15 2005 Phoenix Suns 18-3 W MEM 4-0 W DAL 4-2 L SA 1-4
15 2004 Los Angeles Lakers 18-3 W HOU 4-1 W SA 4-2 W MIN 4-2 L DET 1-4
15 2002 Los Angeles Lakers 18-3 W POR 3-0 W SA 4-1 W SAC 4-3 W BRK 4-0
15 1997 Chicago Bulls 18-3 W WSH 3-0 W ATL 4-1 W MIA 4-1 W UTH 4-2
15 1997 Utah Jazz 18-3 W LAC 3-0 W LAL 4-1 W HOU 4-2 L CHI 2-4
15 1992 Chicago Bulls 18-3 W MIA 3-0 W NY 4-3 W CLE 4-2 W POR 4-2
15 1986 Boston Celtics 18-3 W CHI 3-0 W ATL 4-1 W MIL 4-0 W HOU 4-2
15 1982 Philadelphia 76ers 18-3 W ATL 2-0 W MIL 4-2 W BOS 4-3 L LAL 2-4
15 1981 Philadelphia 76ers 18-3 W IND 2-0 W MIL 4-3 L BOS 3-4
15 1978 Portland Trail Blazers 18-3 L OKC 2-4
15 1973 Los Angeles Lakers 18-3 W CHI 4-3 W GS 4-1 L NY 1-4
15 1973 Boston Celtics 18-3 W ATL 4-2 L NY 3-4
15 1972 Milwaukee Bucks 18-3 W GS 4-1 L LAL 2-4
15 1972 Los Angeles Lakers 18-3 W CHI 4-0 W MIL 4-2 W NY 4-1
15 1971 Milwaukee Bucks 18-3 W GS 4-1 W LAL 4-1 W WSH 4-0
15 1962 Boston Celtics 18-3 W GS 4-3 W LAL 4-3
15 1950 Syracuse Nationals 18-3 W GS 2-0 W NY 2-1 L LAL 2-4
15 1947 Washington Capitols 18-3 L CS 2-4
48 13 2024 Minnesota Timberwolves 17-4 ** CURRENT SEASON **
13 2023 Boston Celtics 17-4 W ATL 4-2 W PHI 4-3 L MIA 3-4
13 2019 Toronto Raptors 17-4 W ORL 4-1 W PHI 4-3 W MIL 4-2 W GS 4-2
13 2018 Houston Rockets 17-4 W MIN 4-1 W UTH 4-1 L GS 3-4
13 2017 San Antonio Spurs 17-4 W MEM 4-2 W HOU 4-2 L GS 0-4
13 2016 San Antonio Spurs 17-4 W MEM 4-0 L OKC 2-4
13 2015 Portland Trail Blazers 17-4 L MEM 1-4
13 2015 Memphis Grizzlies 17-4 W POR 4-1 L GS 2-4
13 2014 Portland Trail Blazers 17-4 W HOU 4-2 L SA 1-4
13 2014 Oklahoma City Thunder 17-4 W MEM 4-3 W LAC 4-2 L SA 2-4
13 2014 San Antonio Spurs 17-4 W DAL 4-3 W POR 4-1 W OKC 4-2 W MIA 4-1
13 2013 San Antonio Spurs 17-4 W LAL 4-0 W GS 4-2 W MEM 4-0 L MIA 3-4
13 2013 Oklahoma City Thunder 17-4 W HOU 4-2 L MEM 1-4
13 2012 Chicago Bulls 17-4 L PHI 2-4
13 2012 Oklahoma City Thunder 17-4 W DAL 4-0 W LAL 4-1 W SA 4-2 L MIA 1-4
13 2011 Dallas Mavericks 17-4 W POR 4-2 W LAL 4-0 W OKC 4-1 W MIA 4-2
13 2011 Boston Celtics 17-4 W NY 4-0 L MIA 1-4
13 2010 Boston Celtics 17-4 W MIA 4-1 W CLE 4-2 W ORL 4-2 L LAL 3-4
13 2010 Orlando Magic 17-4 W CHA 4-0 W ATL 4-0 L BOS 2-4
13 2008 San Antonio Spurs 17-4 W PHX 4-1 W NO 4-3 L LAL 1-4
13 2006 San Antonio Spurs 17-4 W SAC 4-2 L DAL 3-4
13 2005 Seattle SuperSonics 17-4 W SAC 4-1 L SA 2-4
13 2002 San Antonio Spurs 17-4 W OKC 3-2 L LAL 1-4
13 1999 Utah Jazz 17-4 W SAC 3-2 L POR 2-4
13 1999 Portland Trail Blazers 17-4 W PHX 3-0 W UTH 4-2 L SA 0-4
13 1997 Detroit Pistons 17-4 L ATL 2-3
13 1996 Orlando Magic 17-4 W DET 3-0 W ATL 4-1 L CHI 0-4
13 1995 Orlando Magic 17-4 W BOS 3-1 W CHI 4-2 W IND 4-3 L HOU 0-4
13 1994 Phoenix Suns 17-4 W GS 3-0 L HOU 3-4
13 1993 Phoenix Suns 17-4 W LAL 3-2 W SA 4-2 W OKC 4-3 L CHI 2-4
13 1991 Boston Celtics 17-4 W IND 3-2 L DET 2-4
13 1987 Atlanta Hawks 17-4 W IND 3-1 L DET 1-4
13 1983 Philadelphia 76ers 17-4 W NY 4-0 W MIL 4-1 W LAL 4-0
13 1983 Boston Celtics 17-4 W ATL 2-1 L MIL 0-4
13 1982 Boston Celtics 17-4 W WSH 4-1 L PHI 3-4
13 1981 Phoenix Suns 17-4 L SAC 3-4
13 1980 Boston Celtics 17-4 W HOU 4-0 L PHI 1-4
13 1974 Milwaukee Bucks 17-4 W LAL 4-1 W CHI 4-0 L BOS 3-4
13 1974 Boston Celtics 17-4 W LAC 4-2 W NY 4-1 W MIL 4-3
13 1973 New York Knickerbockers 17-4 W WSH 4-1 W BOS 4-3 W LAL 4-1
13 1968 St. Louis Hawks 17-4 L GS 2-4
13 1960 Boston Celtics 17-4 W GS 4-2 W ATL 4-3
90 11 2024 Boston Celtics 16-5 ** CURRENT SEASON **
11 2021 Los Angeles Clippers 16-5 W DAL 4-3 W UTH 4-2 L PHX 2-4
11 2021 Utah Jazz 16-5 W MEM 4-1 L LAC 2-4
11 2020 Boston Celtics 16-5 W PHI 4-0 W TOR 4-3 L MIA 2-4
11 2017 Los Angeles Clippers 16-5 L UTH 3-4
11 2017 Cleveland Cavaliers 16-5 W IND 4-0 W TOR 4-0 W BOS 4-1 L GS 1-4
11 2015 Toronto Raptors 16-5 L WSH 0-4
11 2015 Houston Rockets 16-5 W DAL 4-1 W LAC 4-3 L GS 1-4
11 2015 Los Angeles Clippers 16-5 W SA 4-3 L HOU 3-4
11 2014 Miami Heat 16-5 W CHA 4-0 W BRK 4-1 W IND 4-2 L SA 1-4
11 2013 New York Knickerbockers 16-5 W BOS 4-2 L IND 2-4
11 2012 Miami Heat 16-5 W NY 4-1 W IND 4-2 W BOS 4-3 W OKC 4-1
11 2010 Denver Nuggets 16-5 L UTH 2-4
11 2009 Orlando Magic 16-5 W PHI 4-2 W BOS 4-3 W CLE 4-2 L LAL 1-4
11 2008 Orlando Magic 16-5 W TOR 4-1 L DET 1-4
11 2008 Phoenix Suns 16-5 L SA 1-4
11 2007 Utah Jazz 16-5 W HOU 4-3 W GS 4-1 L SA 1-4
11 2005 San Antonio Spurs 16-5 W DEN 4-1 W OKC 4-2 W PHX 4-1 W DET 4-3
11 2004 Indiana Pacers 16-5 W BOS 4-0 W MIA 4-2 L DET 2-4
11 2004 Sacramento Kings 16-5 W DAL 4-1 L MIN 3-4
11 2003 Sacramento Kings 16-5 W UTH 4-1 L DAL 3-4
11 2003 Indiana Pacers 16-5 L BOS 2-4
11 2002 Sacramento Kings 16-5 W UTH 3-1 W DAL 4-1 L LAL 3-4
11 2002 Minnesota Timberwolves 16-5 L DAL 0-3
11 2001 Philadelphia 76ers 16-5 W IND 3-1 W TOR 4-3 W MIL 4-3 L LAL 1-4
11 2001 Utah Jazz 16-5 L DAL 2-3
11 2000 Portland Trail Blazers 16-5 W MIN 3-1 W UTH 4-1 L LAL 3-4
11 2000 Los Angeles Lakers 16-5 W SAC 3-2 W PHX 4-1 W POR 4-3 W IND 4-2
11 1999 Miami Heat 16-5 L NY 2-3
11 1998 Seattle SuperSonics 16-5 W MIN 3-2 L LAL 1-4
11 1998 Atlanta Hawks 16-5 L CHA 1-3
11 1998 Los Angeles Lakers 16-5 W POR 3-1 W OKC 4-1 L UTH 0-4
11 1997 Miami Heat 16-5 W ORL 3-2 W NY 4-3 L CHI 1-4
11 1996 Houston Rockets 16-5 W LAL 3-1 L OKC 0-4
11 1996 New York Knickerbockers 16-5 W CLE 3-0 L CHI 1-4
11 1995 Phoenix Suns 16-5 W POR 3-0 L HOU 3-4
11 1994 Atlanta Hawks 16-5 W MIA 3-2 L IND 2-4
11 1994 New York Knickerbockers 16-5 W BRK 3-1 W CHI 4-3 W IND 4-3 L HOU 3-4
11 1991 San Antonio Spurs 16-5 L GS 1-3
11 1990 Los Angeles Lakers 16-5 W HOU 3-1 L PHX 1-4
11 1989 Los Angeles Lakers 16-5 W POR 3-0 W OKC 4-0 W PHX 4-0 L DET 0-4
11 1989 Detroit Pistons 16-5 W BOS 3-0 W MIL 4-0 W CHI 4-2 W LAL 4-0
11 1989 Cleveland Cavaliers 16-5 L CHI 2-3
11 1988 Detroit Pistons 16-5 W WSH 3-2 W CHI 4-1 W BOS 4-2 L LAL 3-4
11 1987 Los Angeles Lakers 16-5 W DEN 3-0 W GS 4-1 W OKC 4-0 W BOS 4-2
11 1985 Philadelphia 76ers 16-5 W WSH 3-1 W MIL 4-0 L BOS 1-4
11 1984 Philadelphia 76ers 16-5 L BRK 2-3
11 1983 Seattle SuperSonics 16-5 L POR 0-2
11 1983 Los Angeles Lakers 16-5 W POR 4-1 W SA 4-2 L PHI 0-4
11 1982 San Antonio Spurs 16-5 W OKC 4-1 L LAL 0-4
11 1981 Milwaukee Bucks 16-5 L PHI 3-4
11 1979 Seattle SuperSonics 16-5 W LAL 4-1 W PHX 4-3 W WSH 4-1
11 1978 Philadelphia 76ers 16-5 W NY 4-0 L WSH 2-4
11 1977 Cleveland Cavaliers 16-5 L WSH 1-2
11 1975 Buffalo Braves 16-5 L WSH 3-4
11 1974 Chicago Bulls 16-5 W DET 4-3 L MIL 0-4
11 1969 Baltimore Bullets 16-5 L NY 0-4
11 1968 Boston Celtics 16-5 W DET 4-2 W PHI 4-3 W LAL 4-2
11 1967 Boston Celtics 16-5 W NY 3-1 L PHI 1-4
11 1965 Boston Celtics 16-5 W PHI 4-3 W LAL 4-1
11 1963 Boston Celtics 16-5 W SAC 4-3 W LAL 4-2
11 1961 Boston Celtics 16-5 W PHI 4-1 W ATL 4-1
11 1955 Fort Wayne Pistons 16-5 W LAL 3-1 L PHI 3-4
11 1953 Minneapolis Lakers 16-5 W IP 2-0 W DET 3-2 W NY 4-1
11 1949 Rochester Royals 16-5 W SLB 2-0 L LAL 0-2
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