NBA : Best records through 45 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 37 2016 Golden State Warriors 41-4 W HOU 4-1 W POR 4-1 W OKC 4-3 L CLE 3-4
37 1996 Chicago Bulls 41-4 W MIA 3-0 W NY 4-1 W ORL 4-0 W OKC 4-2
37 1967 Philadelphia 76ers 41-4 W SAC 3-1 W BOS 4-1 W GS 4-2
4 35 1997 Chicago Bulls 40-5 W WSH 3-0 W ATL 4-1 W MIA 4-1 W UTH 4-2
35 1972 Los Angeles Lakers 40-5 W CHI 4-0 W MIL 4-2 W NY 4-1
6 33 2020 Milwaukee Bucks 39-6 W ORL 4-1 L MIA 1-4
33 2006 Detroit Pistons 39-6 W MIL 4-1 W CLE 4-3 L MIA 2-4
33 1983 Philadelphia 76ers 39-6 W NY 4-0 W MIL 4-1 W LAL 4-0
9 31 2017 Golden State Warriors 38-7 W POR 4-0 W UTH 4-0 W SA 4-0 W CLE 4-1
31 2016 San Antonio Spurs 38-7 W MEM 4-0 L OKC 2-4
31 2011 San Antonio Spurs 38-7 L MEM 2-4
31 1992 Chicago Bulls 38-7 W MIA 3-0 W NY 4-3 W CLE 4-2 W POR 4-2
31 1981 Philadelphia 76ers 38-7 W IND 2-0 W MIL 4-3 L BOS 3-4
31 1973 Boston Celtics 38-7 W ATL 4-2 L NY 3-4
31 1971 Milwaukee Bucks 38-7 W GS 4-1 W LAL 4-1 W WSH 4-0
31 1965 Boston Celtics 38-7 W PHI 4-3 W LAL 4-1
17 29 2026 Oklahoma City Thunder 37-8 W PHX 4-0 W LAL 4-0 L SA 3-4
29 2025 Oklahoma City Thunder 37-8 W MEM 4-0 W DEN 4-3 W MIN 4-1 W IND 4-3
29 2015 Atlanta Hawks 37-8 W BRK 4-2 W WSH 4-2 L CLE 0-4
29 2015 Golden State Warriors 37-8 W NO 4-0 W MEM 4-2 W HOU 4-1 W CLE 4-2
29 1991 Portland Trail Blazers 37-8 W OKC 3-2 W UTH 4-1 L LAL 2-4
29 1986 Boston Celtics 37-8 W CHI 3-0 W ATL 4-1 W MIL 4-0 W HOU 4-2
29 1985 Boston Celtics 37-8 W CLE 3-1 W DET 4-2 W PHI 4-1 L LAL 2-4
29 1978 Portland Trail Blazers 37-8 L OKC 2-4
29 1962 Boston Celtics 37-8 W GS 4-3 W LAL 4-3
29 1950 Syracuse Nationals 37-8 W GS 2-0 W NY 2-1 L LAL 2-4
27 27 2025 Cleveland Cavaliers 36-9 W MIA 4-0 L IND 1-4
27 2022 Phoenix Suns 36-9 W NO 4-2 L DAL 3-4
27 2020 Los Angeles Lakers 36-9 W POR 4-1 W HOU 4-1 W DEN 4-1 W MIA 4-2
27 2018 Golden State Warriors 36-9 W SA 4-1 W NO 4-1 W HOU 4-3 W CLE 4-0
27 2017 San Antonio Spurs 36-9 W MEM 4-2 W HOU 4-2 L GS 0-4
27 2012 Chicago Bulls 36-9 L PHI 2-4
27 2009 Boston Celtics 36-9 W CHI 4-3 L ORL 3-4
27 2009 Cleveland Cavaliers 36-9 W DET 4-0 W ATL 4-0 L ORL 2-4
27 2009 Los Angeles Lakers 36-9 W UTH 4-1 W HOU 4-3 W DEN 4-2 W ORL 4-1
27 2008 Boston Celtics 36-9 W ATL 4-3 W CLE 4-3 W DET 4-2 W LAL 4-2
27 2007 Dallas Mavericks 36-9 L GS 2-4
27 2007 Phoenix Suns 36-9 W LAL 4-1 L SA 2-4
27 2003 Dallas Mavericks 36-9 W POR 4-3 W SAC 4-3 L SA 2-4
27 1995 Phoenix Suns 36-9 W POR 3-0 L HOU 3-4
27 1993 Phoenix Suns 36-9 W LAL 3-2 W SA 4-2 W OKC 4-3 L CHI 2-4
27 1988 Los Angeles Lakers 36-9 W SA 3-0 W UTH 4-3 W DAL 4-3 W DET 4-3
27 1985 Philadelphia 76ers 36-9 W WSH 3-1 W MIL 4-0 L BOS 1-4
27 1984 Boston Celtics 36-9 W WSH 3-1 W NY 4-3 W MIL 4-1 W LAL 4-3
27 1981 Boston Celtics 36-9 W CHI 4-0 W PHI 4-3 W HOU 4-2
27 1972 Milwaukee Bucks 36-9 W GS 4-1 L LAL 2-4
27 1970 New York Knickerbockers 36-9 W WSH 4-3 W MIL 4-1 W LAL 4-3
48 25 2024 Boston Celtics 35-10 W MIA 4-1 W CLE 4-1 W IND 4-0 W DAL 4-1
25 2014 Oklahoma City Thunder 35-10 W MEM 4-3 W LAC 4-2 L SA 2-4
25 2014 Indiana Pacers 35-10 W ATL 4-3 W WSH 4-2 L MIA 2-4
25 2011 Boston Celtics 35-10 W NY 4-0 L MIA 1-4
25 2009 Orlando Magic 35-10 W PHI 4-2 W BOS 4-3 W CLE 4-2 L LAL 1-4
25 2006 San Antonio Spurs 35-10 W SAC 4-2 L DAL 3-4
25 2006 Dallas Mavericks 35-10 W MEM 4-0 W SA 4-3 W PHX 4-2 L MIA 2-4
25 2005 San Antonio Spurs 35-10 W DEN 4-1 W OKC 4-2 W PHX 4-1 W DET 4-3
25 2005 Phoenix Suns 35-10 W MEM 4-0 W DAL 4-2 L SA 1-4
25 2002 Sacramento Kings 35-10 W UTH 3-1 W DAL 4-1 L LAL 3-4
25 1998 Seattle SuperSonics 35-10 W MIN 3-2 L LAL 1-4
25 1995 Orlando Magic 35-10 W BOS 3-1 W CHI 4-2 W IND 4-3 L HOU 0-4
25 1994 Seattle SuperSonics 35-10 L DEN 2-3
25 1986 Los Angeles Lakers 35-10 W SA 3-0 W DAL 4-2 L HOU 1-4
25 1983 Boston Celtics 35-10 W ATL 2-1 L MIL 0-4
25 1981 Phoenix Suns 35-10 L SAC 3-4
25 1974 Milwaukee Bucks 35-10 W LAL 4-1 W CHI 4-0 L BOS 3-4
25 1973 New York Knickerbockers 35-10 W WSH 4-1 W BOS 4-3 W LAL 4-1
25 1960 Boston Celtics 35-10 W GS 4-2 W ATL 4-3
25 1947 Washington Capitols 35-10 L CS 2-4
68 23 2026 Detroit Pistons 34-11 W ORL 4-3 L CLE 3-4
23 2021 Utah Jazz 34-11 W MEM 4-1 L LAC 2-4
23 2018 Boston Celtics 34-11 W MIL 4-3 W PHI 4-1 L CLE 3-4
23 2013 San Antonio Spurs 34-11 W LAL 4-0 W GS 4-2 W MEM 4-0 L MIA 3-4
23 2013 Oklahoma City Thunder 34-11 W HOU 4-2 L MEM 1-4
23 2012 Oklahoma City Thunder 34-11 W DAL 4-0 W LAL 4-1 W SA 4-2 L MIA 1-4
23 2012 Miami Heat 34-11 W NY 4-1 W IND 4-2 W BOS 4-3 W OKC 4-1
23 2010 Cleveland Cavaliers 34-11 W CHI 4-1 L BOS 2-4
23 2010 Los Angeles Lakers 34-11 W OKC 4-2 W UTH 4-0 W PHX 4-2 W BOS 4-3
23 2001 Philadelphia 76ers 34-11 W IND 3-1 W TOR 4-3 W MIL 4-3 L LAL 1-4
23 2000 Los Angeles Lakers 34-11 W SAC 3-2 W PHX 4-1 W POR 4-3 W IND 4-2
23 2000 Portland Trail Blazers 34-11 W MIN 3-1 W UTH 4-1 L LAL 3-4
23 1999 Utah Jazz 34-11 W SAC 3-2 L POR 2-4
23 1999 Portland Trail Blazers 34-11 W PHX 3-0 W UTH 4-2 L SA 0-4
23 1998 Los Angeles Lakers 34-11 W POR 3-1 W OKC 4-1 L UTH 0-4
23 1995 Utah Jazz 34-11 L HOU 2-3
23 1991 Los Angeles Lakers 34-11 W HOU 3-0 W GS 4-1 W POR 4-2 L CHI 1-4
23 1990 Los Angeles Lakers 34-11 W HOU 3-1 L PHX 1-4
23 1989 Cleveland Cavaliers 34-11 L CHI 2-3
23 1987 Los Angeles Lakers 34-11 W DEN 3-0 W GS 4-1 W OKC 4-0 W BOS 4-2
23 1983 Los Angeles Lakers 34-11 W POR 4-1 W SA 4-2 L PHI 0-4
23 1982 Boston Celtics 34-11 W WSH 4-1 L PHI 3-4
23 1980 Philadelphia 76ers 34-11 W WSH 2-0 W ATL 4-1 W BOS 4-1 L LAL 2-4
23 1980 Boston Celtics 34-11 W HOU 4-0 L PHI 1-4
23 1974 Boston Celtics 34-11 W LAC 4-2 W NY 4-1 W MIL 4-3
23 1973 Los Angeles Lakers 34-11 W CHI 4-3 W GS 4-1 L NY 1-4
23 1969 Baltimore Bullets 34-11 L NY 0-4
23 1964 Boston Celtics 34-11 W SAC 4-1 W GS 4-1
23 1963 Los Angeles Lakers 34-11 W ATL 4-3 L BOS 2-4
97 21 2023 Boston Celtics 33-12 W ATL 4-2 W PHI 4-3 L MIA 3-4
21 2019 Toronto Raptors 33-12 W ORL 4-1 W PHI 4-3 W MIL 4-2 W GS 4-2
21 2019 Milwaukee Bucks 33-12 W DET 4-0 W BOS 4-1 L TOR 2-4
21 2018 Houston Rockets 33-12 W MIN 4-1 W UTH 4-1 L GS 3-4
21 2017 Houston Rockets 33-12 W OKC 4-1 L SA 2-4
21 2016 Oklahoma City Thunder 33-12 W DAL 4-1 W SA 4-2 L GS 3-4
21 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers 33-12 W DET 4-0 W ATL 4-0 W TOR 4-2 W GS 4-3
21 2015 Memphis Grizzlies 33-12 W POR 4-1 L GS 2-4
21 2014 Portland Trail Blazers 33-12 W HOU 4-2 L SA 1-4
21 2014 San Antonio Spurs 33-12 W DAL 4-3 W POR 4-1 W OKC 4-2 W MIA 4-1
21 2004 Indiana Pacers 33-12 W BOS 4-0 W MIA 4-2 L DET 2-4
21 2004 Sacramento Kings 33-12 W DAL 4-1 L MIN 3-4
21 2003 Indiana Pacers 33-12 L BOS 2-4
21 2002 Los Angeles Lakers 33-12 W POR 3-0 W SA 4-1 W SAC 4-3 W BRK 4-0
21 1998 Indiana Pacers 33-12 W CLE 3-1 W NY 4-1 L CHI 3-4
21 1997 Los Angeles Lakers 33-12 W POR 3-1 L UTH 1-4
21 1997 Miami Heat 33-12 W ORL 3-2 W NY 4-3 L CHI 1-4
21 1997 Detroit Pistons 33-12 L ATL 2-3
21 1996 Seattle SuperSonics 33-12 W SAC 3-1 W HOU 4-0 W UTH 4-3 L CHI 2-4
21 1995 Seattle SuperSonics 33-12 L LAL 1-3
21 1994 New York Knickerbockers 33-12 W BRK 3-1 W CHI 4-3 W IND 4-3 L HOU 3-4
21 1994 Atlanta Hawks 33-12 W MIA 3-2 L IND 2-4
21 1994 Houston Rockets 33-12 W POR 3-1 W PHX 4-3 W UTH 4-1 W NY 4-3
21 1991 Boston Celtics 33-12 W IND 3-2 L DET 2-4
21 1990 Portland Trail Blazers 33-12 W DAL 3-0 W SA 4-3 W PHX 4-2 L DET 1-4
21 1987 Boston Celtics 33-12 W CHI 3-0 W MIL 4-3 W DET 4-3 L LAL 2-4
21 1981 Milwaukee Bucks 33-12 L PHI 3-4
21 1976 Golden State Warriors 33-12 W DET 4-2 L PHX 3-4
21 1968 Philadelphia 76ers 33-12 W NY 4-2 L BOS 3-4
21 1967 Boston Celtics 33-12 W NY 3-1 L PHI 1-4
21 1962 Los Angeles Lakers 33-12 W DET 4-2 L BOS 3-4
21 1959 St. Louis Hawks 33-12 L LAL 2-4
21 1949 Rochester Royals 33-12 W SLB 2-0 L LAL 0-2
21 1949 Minneapolis Lakers 33-12 W CS 2-0 W SAC 2-0 W WC 4-2
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