NBA : Best records through 24 games (Worst Records)
GAMES P L A Y O F F S
OVER FIRST CONF. CONF.
RANK .500 YEAR TEAM RECORD ROUND SEMIS FINALS FINALS
1 24 2016 Golden State Warriors 24-0 W HOU 4-1 W POR 4-1 W OKC 4-3 L CLE 3-4
2 22 2026 Oklahoma City Thunder 23-1 W PHX 4-0 W LAL 4-0 L SA 3-4
22 1970 New York Knickerbockers 23-1 W WSH 4-3 W MIL 4-1 W LAL 4-3
4 20 2009 Boston Celtics 22-2 W CHI 4-3 L ORL 3-4
20 1996 Chicago Bulls 22-2 W MIA 3-0 W NY 4-1 W ORL 4-0 W OKC 4-2
20 1994 Houston Rockets 22-2 W POR 3-1 W PHX 4-3 W UTH 4-1 W NY 4-3
20 1991 Portland Trail Blazers 22-2 W OKC 3-2 W UTH 4-1 L LAL 2-4
20 1967 Philadelphia 76ers 22-2 W SAC 3-1 W BOS 4-1 W GS 4-2
9 18 2025 Cleveland Cavaliers 21-3 W MIA 4-0 L IND 1-4
18 2020 Los Angeles Lakers 21-3 W POR 4-1 W HOU 4-1 W DEN 4-1 W MIA 4-2
18 2020 Milwaukee Bucks 21-3 W ORL 4-1 L MIA 1-4
18 2015 Golden State Warriors 21-3 W NO 4-0 W MEM 4-2 W HOU 4-1 W CLE 4-2
18 2011 San Antonio Spurs 21-3 L MEM 2-4
18 2009 Los Angeles Lakers 21-3 W UTH 4-1 W HOU 4-3 W DEN 4-2 W ORL 4-1
18 2008 Boston Celtics 21-3 W ATL 4-3 W CLE 4-3 W DET 4-2 W LAL 4-2
18 2006 Detroit Pistons 21-3 W MIL 4-1 W CLE 4-3 L MIA 2-4
18 2005 Phoenix Suns 21-3 W MEM 4-0 W DAL 4-2 L SA 1-4
18 2003 Dallas Mavericks 21-3 W POR 4-3 W SAC 4-3 L SA 2-4
18 1997 Houston Rockets 21-3 W MIN 3-0 W OKC 4-3 L UTH 2-4
18 1997 Chicago Bulls 21-3 W WSH 3-0 W ATL 4-1 W MIA 4-1 W UTH 4-2
18 1994 Seattle SuperSonics 21-3 L DEN 2-3
18 1986 Los Angeles Lakers 21-3 W SA 3-0 W DAL 4-2 L HOU 1-4
18 1985 Boston Celtics 21-3 W CLE 3-1 W DET 4-2 W PHI 4-1 L LAL 2-4
18 1981 Philadelphia 76ers 21-3 W IND 2-0 W MIL 4-3 L BOS 3-4
18 1973 Boston Celtics 21-3 W ATL 4-2 L NY 3-4
18 1972 Milwaukee Bucks 21-3 W GS 4-1 L LAL 2-4
18 1972 Los Angeles Lakers 21-3 W CHI 4-0 W MIL 4-2 W NY 4-1
18 1971 Milwaukee Bucks 21-3 W GS 4-1 W LAL 4-1 W WSH 4-0
18 1964 Boston Celtics 21-3 W SAC 4-1 W GS 4-1
18 1962 Boston Celtics 21-3 W GS 4-3 W LAL 4-3
18 1950 Syracuse Nationals 21-3 W GS 2-0 W NY 2-1 L LAL 2-4
18 1949 Washington Capitols 21-3 W GS 2-0 W NY 2-1 L LAL 2-4
33 16 2022 Phoenix Suns 20-4 W NO 4-2 L DAL 3-4
16 2022 Golden State Warriors 20-4 W DEN 4-1 W MEM 4-2 W DAL 4-1 W BOS 4-2
16 2019 Toronto Raptors 20-4 W ORL 4-1 W PHI 4-3 W MIL 4-2 W GS 4-2
16 2018 Boston Celtics 20-4 W MIL 4-3 W PHI 4-1 L CLE 3-4
16 2018 Houston Rockets 20-4 W MIN 4-1 W UTH 4-1 L GS 3-4
16 2017 Golden State Warriors 20-4 W POR 4-0 W UTH 4-0 W SA 4-0 W CLE 4-1
16 2015 Memphis Grizzlies 20-4 W POR 4-1 L GS 2-4
16 2014 Portland Trail Blazers 20-4 W HOU 4-2 L SA 1-4
16 2014 Indiana Pacers 20-4 W ATL 4-3 W WSH 4-2 L MIA 2-4
16 2014 Oklahoma City Thunder 20-4 W MEM 4-3 W LAC 4-2 L SA 2-4
16 2013 Oklahoma City Thunder 20-4 W HOU 4-2 L MEM 1-4
16 2011 Boston Celtics 20-4 W NY 4-0 L MIA 1-4
16 2010 Boston Celtics 20-4 W MIA 4-1 W CLE 4-2 W ORL 4-2 L LAL 3-4
16 2010 Los Angeles Lakers 20-4 W OKC 4-2 W UTH 4-0 W PHX 4-2 W BOS 4-3
16 2009 Cleveland Cavaliers 20-4 W DET 4-0 W ATL 4-0 L ORL 2-4
16 2002 San Antonio Spurs 20-4 W OKC 3-2 L LAL 1-4
16 2002 Los Angeles Lakers 20-4 W POR 3-0 W SA 4-1 W SAC 4-3 W BRK 4-0
16 1997 Detroit Pistons 20-4 L ATL 2-3
16 1997 Utah Jazz 20-4 W LAC 3-0 W LAL 4-1 W HOU 4-2 L CHI 2-4
16 1993 Phoenix Suns 20-4 W LAL 3-2 W SA 4-2 W OKC 4-3 L CHI 2-4
16 1992 Chicago Bulls 20-4 W MIA 3-0 W NY 4-3 W CLE 4-2 W POR 4-2
16 1991 Boston Celtics 20-4 W IND 3-2 L DET 2-4
16 1986 Boston Celtics 20-4 W CHI 3-0 W ATL 4-1 W MIL 4-0 W HOU 4-2
16 1983 Philadelphia 76ers 20-4 W NY 4-0 W MIL 4-1 W LAL 4-0
16 1981 Phoenix Suns 20-4 L SAC 3-4
16 1978 Portland Trail Blazers 20-4 L OKC 2-4
16 1974 Milwaukee Bucks 20-4 W LAL 4-1 W CHI 4-0 L BOS 3-4
16 1973 New York Knickerbockers 20-4 W WSH 4-1 W BOS 4-3 W LAL 4-1
16 1973 Los Angeles Lakers 20-4 W CHI 4-3 W GS 4-1 L NY 1-4
16 1960 Boston Celtics 20-4 W GS 4-2 W ATL 4-3
16 1958 Boston Celtics 20-4 W GS 4-1 L ATL 2-4
64 14 2026 Detroit Pistons 19-5 W ORL 4-3 L CLE 3-4
14 2025 Boston Celtics 19-5 W ORL 4-1 L NY 2-4
14 2025 Oklahoma City Thunder 19-5 W MEM 4-0 W DEN 4-3 W MIN 4-1 W IND 4-3
14 2024 Boston Celtics 19-5 W MIA 4-1 W CLE 4-1 W IND 4-0 W DAL 4-1
14 2024 Minnesota Timberwolves 19-5 W PHX 4-0 W DEN 4-3 L DAL 1-4
14 2023 Boston Celtics 19-5 W ATL 4-2 W PHI 4-3 L MIA 3-4
14 2021 Utah Jazz 19-5 W MEM 4-1 L LAC 2-4
14 2017 San Antonio Spurs 19-5 W MEM 4-2 W HOU 4-2 L GS 0-4
14 2016 San Antonio Spurs 19-5 W MEM 4-0 L OKC 2-4
14 2015 Houston Rockets 19-5 W DAL 4-1 W LAC 4-3 L GS 1-4
14 2014 San Antonio Spurs 19-5 W DAL 4-3 W POR 4-1 W OKC 4-2 W MIA 4-1
14 2012 Oklahoma City Thunder 19-5 W DAL 4-0 W LAL 4-1 W SA 4-2 L MIA 1-4
14 2011 Dallas Mavericks 19-5 W POR 4-2 W LAL 4-0 W OKC 4-1 W MIA 4-2
14 2006 San Antonio Spurs 19-5 W SAC 4-2 L DAL 3-4
14 2005 San Antonio Spurs 19-5 W DEN 4-1 W OKC 4-2 W PHX 4-1 W DET 4-3
14 2005 Seattle SuperSonics 19-5 W SAC 4-1 L SA 2-4
14 2004 Los Angeles Lakers 19-5 W HOU 4-1 W SA 4-2 W MIN 4-2 L DET 1-4
14 2000 Los Angeles Lakers 19-5 W SAC 3-2 W PHX 4-1 W POR 4-3 W IND 4-2
14 1999 Portland Trail Blazers 19-5 W PHX 3-0 W UTH 4-2 L SA 0-4
14 1999 Utah Jazz 19-5 W SAC 3-2 L POR 2-4
14 1998 Seattle SuperSonics 19-5 W MIN 3-2 L LAL 1-4
14 1998 Atlanta Hawks 19-5 L CHA 1-3
14 1995 Orlando Magic 19-5 W BOS 3-1 W CHI 4-2 W IND 4-3 L HOU 0-4
14 1994 Phoenix Suns 19-5 W GS 3-0 L HOU 3-4
14 1989 Cleveland Cavaliers 19-5 L CHI 2-3
14 1985 Philadelphia 76ers 19-5 W WSH 3-1 W MIL 4-0 L BOS 1-4
14 1984 Philadelphia 76ers 19-5 L BRK 2-3
14 1983 Boston Celtics 19-5 W ATL 2-1 L MIL 0-4
14 1982 Boston Celtics 19-5 W WSH 4-1 L PHI 3-4
14 1982 Philadelphia 76ers 19-5 W ATL 2-0 W MIL 4-2 W BOS 4-3 L LAL 2-4
14 1981 Milwaukee Bucks 19-5 L PHI 3-4
14 1980 Boston Celtics 19-5 W HOU 4-0 L PHI 1-4
14 1974 Boston Celtics 19-5 W LAC 4-2 W NY 4-1 W MIL 4-3
14 1967 Boston Celtics 19-5 W NY 3-1 L PHI 1-4
14 1963 Boston Celtics 19-5 W SAC 4-3 W LAL 4-2
14 1953 Minneapolis Lakers 19-5 W IP 2-0 W DET 3-2 W NY 4-1
14 1947 Washington Capitols 19-5 L CS 2-4
101 12 2026 Denver Nuggets 18-6 L MIN 2-4
12 2023 Milwaukee Bucks 18-6 L MIA 1-4
12 2021 Los Angeles Lakers 18-6 L PHX 2-4
12 2020 Miami Heat 18-6 W IND 4-0 W MIL 4-1 W BOS 4-2 L LAL 2-4
12 2018 Golden State Warriors 18-6 W SA 4-1 W NO 4-1 W HOU 4-3 W CLE 4-0
12 2017 Cleveland Cavaliers 18-6 W IND 4-0 W TOR 4-0 W BOS 4-1 L GS 1-4
12 2015 Portland Trail Blazers 18-6 L MEM 1-4
12 2015 Toronto Raptors 18-6 L WSH 0-4
12 2015 Washington Wizards 18-6 W TOR 4-0 L ATL 2-4
12 2014 Miami Heat 18-6 W CHA 4-0 W BRK 4-1 W IND 4-2 L SA 1-4
12 2013 San Antonio Spurs 18-6 W LAL 4-0 W GS 4-2 W MEM 4-0 L MIA 3-4
12 2013 Los Angeles Clippers 18-6 L MEM 2-4
12 2013 New York Knickerbockers 18-6 W BOS 4-2 L IND 2-4
12 2013 Memphis Grizzlies 18-6 W LAC 4-2 W OKC 4-1 L SA 0-4
12 2013 Miami Heat 18-6 W MIL 4-0 W CHI 4-1 W IND 4-3 W SA 4-3
12 2012 Chicago Bulls 18-6 L PHI 2-4
12 2012 Miami Heat 18-6 W NY 4-1 W IND 4-2 W BOS 4-3 W OKC 4-1
12 2010 Orlando Magic 18-6 W CHA 4-0 W ATL 4-0 L BOS 2-4
12 2010 Atlanta Hawks 18-6 W MIL 4-3 L ORL 0-4
12 2009 Orlando Magic 18-6 W PHI 4-2 W BOS 4-3 W CLE 4-2 L LAL 1-4
12 2008 San Antonio Spurs 18-6 W PHX 4-1 W NO 4-3 L LAL 1-4
12 2007 San Antonio Spurs 18-6 W DEN 4-1 W PHX 4-2 W UTH 4-1 W CLE 4-0
12 2007 Utah Jazz 18-6 W HOU 4-3 W GS 4-1 L SA 1-4
12 2007 Phoenix Suns 18-6 W LAL 4-1 L SA 2-4
12 2006 Dallas Mavericks 18-6 W MEM 4-0 W SA 4-3 W PHX 4-2 L MIA 2-4
12 2004 Indiana Pacers 18-6 W BOS 4-0 W MIA 4-2 L DET 2-4
12 2004 Sacramento Kings 18-6 W DAL 4-1 L MIN 3-4
12 2003 Sacramento Kings 18-6 W UTH 4-1 L DAL 3-4
12 2003 Indiana Pacers 18-6 L BOS 2-4
12 2001 Philadelphia 76ers 18-6 W IND 3-1 W TOR 4-3 W MIL 4-3 L LAL 1-4
12 2000 Portland Trail Blazers 18-6 W MIN 3-1 W UTH 4-1 L LAL 3-4
12 1999 Miami Heat 18-6 L NY 2-3
12 1998 Los Angeles Lakers 18-6 W POR 3-1 W OKC 4-1 L UTH 0-4
12 1997 Miami Heat 18-6 W ORL 3-2 W NY 4-3 L CHI 1-4
12 1996 Orlando Magic 18-6 W DET 3-0 W ATL 4-1 L CHI 0-4
12 1996 New York Knickerbockers 18-6 W CLE 3-0 L CHI 1-4
12 1996 Houston Rockets 18-6 W LAL 3-1 L OKC 0-4
12 1995 Phoenix Suns 18-6 W POR 3-0 L HOU 3-4
12 1991 San Antonio Spurs 18-6 L GS 1-3
12 1990 Los Angeles Lakers 18-6 W HOU 3-1 L PHX 1-4
12 1990 San Antonio Spurs 18-6 W DEN 3-0 L POR 3-4
12 1989 Detroit Pistons 18-6 W BOS 3-0 W MIL 4-0 W CHI 4-2 W LAL 4-0
12 1988 Los Angeles Lakers 18-6 W SA 3-0 W UTH 4-3 W DAL 4-3 W DET 4-3
12 1988 Detroit Pistons 18-6 W WSH 3-2 W CHI 4-1 W BOS 4-2 L LAL 3-4
12 1987 Atlanta Hawks 18-6 W IND 3-1 L DET 1-4
12 1987 Los Angeles Lakers 18-6 W DEN 3-0 W GS 4-1 W OKC 4-0 W BOS 4-2
12 1984 Boston Celtics 18-6 W WSH 3-1 W NY 4-3 W MIL 4-1 W LAL 4-3
12 1983 Seattle SuperSonics 18-6 L POR 0-2
12 1983 Los Angeles Lakers 18-6 W POR 4-1 W SA 4-2 L PHI 0-4
12 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 18-6 W PHX 4-0 W SA 4-0 W PHI 4-2
12 1979 Seattle SuperSonics 18-6 W LAL 4-1 W PHX 4-3 W WSH 4-1
12 1978 Philadelphia 76ers 18-6 W NY 4-0 L WSH 2-4
12 1976 Golden State Warriors 18-6 W DET 4-2 L PHX 3-4
12 1975 Washington Bullets 18-6 W LAC 4-3 W BOS 4-2 L GS 0-4
12 1974 Chicago Bulls 18-6 W DET 4-3 L MIL 0-4
12 1973 Milwaukee Bucks 18-6 L GS 2-4
12 1969 Baltimore Bullets 18-6 L NY 0-4
12 1969 Boston Celtics 18-6 W PHI 4-1 W NY 4-2 W LAL 4-3
12 1968 St. Louis Hawks 18-6 L GS 2-4
12 1968 Boston Celtics 18-6 W DET 4-2 W PHI 4-3 W LAL 4-2
12 1965 Boston Celtics 18-6 W PHI 4-3 W LAL 4-1
12 1955 Fort Wayne Pistons 18-6 W LAL 3-1 L PHI 3-4
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