NBA : Best records through 53 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 43 2016 Golden State Warriors 48-5 W HOU 4-1 W POR 4-1 W OKC 4-3 L CLE 3-4
43 1996 Chicago Bulls 48-5 W MIA 3-0 W NY 4-1 W ORL 4-0 W OKC 4-2
3 41 1997 Chicago Bulls 47-6 W WSH 3-0 W ATL 4-1 W MIA 4-1 W UTH 4-2
41 1967 Philadelphia 76ers 47-6 W SAC 3-1 W BOS 4-1 W GS 4-2
5 39 2020 Milwaukee Bucks 46-7 W ORL 4-1 L MIA 1-4
39 1983 Philadelphia 76ers 46-7 W NY 4-0 W MIL 4-1 W LAL 4-0
39 1972 Los Angeles Lakers 46-7 W CHI 4-0 W MIL 4-2 W NY 4-1
8 37 2017 Golden State Warriors 45-8 W POR 4-0 W UTH 4-0 W SA 4-0 W CLE 4-1
37 2016 San Antonio Spurs 45-8 W MEM 4-0 L OKC 2-4
10 35 2011 San Antonio Spurs 44-9 L MEM 2-4
35 2007 Dallas Mavericks 44-9 L GS 2-4
35 2006 Detroit Pistons 44-9 W MIL 4-1 W CLE 4-3 L MIA 2-4
35 1988 Los Angeles Lakers 44-9 W SA 3-0 W UTH 4-3 W DAL 4-3 W DET 4-3
35 1981 Philadelphia 76ers 44-9 W IND 2-0 W MIL 4-3 L BOS 3-4
35 1978 Portland Trail Blazers 44-9 L OKC 2-4
35 1971 Milwaukee Bucks 44-9 W GS 4-1 W LAL 4-1 W WSH 4-0
35 1965 Boston Celtics 44-9 W PHI 4-3 W LAL 4-1
35 1950 Syracuse Nationals 44-9 W GS 2-0 W NY 2-1 L LAL 2-4
19 33 2022 Phoenix Suns 43-10 W NO 4-2 L DAL 3-4
33 2015 Atlanta Hawks 43-10 W BRK 4-2 W WSH 4-2 L CLE 0-4
33 2015 Golden State Warriors 43-10 W NO 4-0 W MEM 4-2 W HOU 4-1 W CLE 4-2
33 2009 Los Angeles Lakers 43-10 W UTH 4-1 W HOU 4-3 W DEN 4-2 W ORL 4-1
33 1992 Chicago Bulls 43-10 W MIA 3-0 W NY 4-3 W CLE 4-2 W POR 4-2
33 1991 Portland Trail Blazers 43-10 W OKC 3-2 W UTH 4-1 L LAL 2-4
33 1985 Boston Celtics 43-10 W CLE 3-1 W DET 4-2 W PHI 4-1 L LAL 2-4
33 1981 Boston Celtics 43-10 W CHI 4-0 W PHI 4-3 W HOU 4-2
33 1973 Boston Celtics 43-10 W ATL 4-2 L NY 3-4
33 1947 Washington Capitols 43-10 L CS 2-4
29 31 2012 Chicago Bulls 42-11 L PHI 2-4
31 2010 Cleveland Cavaliers 42-11 W CHI 4-1 L BOS 2-4
31 2009 Boston Celtics 42-11 W CHI 4-3 L ORL 3-4
31 2009 Cleveland Cavaliers 42-11 W DET 4-0 W ATL 4-0 L ORL 2-4
31 2006 Dallas Mavericks 42-11 W MEM 4-0 W SA 4-3 W PHX 4-2 L MIA 2-4
31 2000 Portland Trail Blazers 42-11 W MIN 3-1 W UTH 4-1 L LAL 3-4
31 2000 Los Angeles Lakers 42-11 W SAC 3-2 W PHX 4-1 W POR 4-3 W IND 4-2
31 1986 Boston Celtics 42-11 W CHI 3-0 W ATL 4-1 W MIL 4-0 W HOU 4-2
31 1985 Philadelphia 76ers 42-11 W WSH 3-1 W MIL 4-0 L BOS 1-4
31 1973 Los Angeles Lakers 42-11 W CHI 4-3 W GS 4-1 L NY 1-4
31 1972 Milwaukee Bucks 42-11 W GS 4-1 L LAL 2-4
31 1970 New York Knickerbockers 42-11 W WSH 4-3 W MIL 4-1 W LAL 4-3
41 29 2024 Boston Celtics 41-12 ** CURRENT SEASON **
29 2020 Los Angeles Lakers 41-12 W POR 4-1 W HOU 4-1 W DEN 4-1 W MIA 4-2
29 2018 Golden State Warriors 41-12 W SA 4-1 W NO 4-1 W HOU 4-3 W CLE 4-0
29 2017 San Antonio Spurs 41-12 W MEM 4-2 W HOU 4-2 L GS 0-4
29 2014 Oklahoma City Thunder 41-12 W MEM 4-3 W LAC 4-2 L SA 2-4
29 2014 Indiana Pacers 41-12 W ATL 4-3 W WSH 4-2 L MIA 2-4
29 2013 San Antonio Spurs 41-12 W LAL 4-0 W GS 4-2 W MEM 4-0 L MIA 3-4
29 2008 Boston Celtics 41-12 W ATL 4-3 W CLE 4-3 W DET 4-2 W LAL 4-2
29 2006 San Antonio Spurs 41-12 W SAC 4-2 L DAL 3-4
29 2005 Phoenix Suns 41-12 W MEM 4-0 W DAL 4-2 L SA 1-4
29 2005 San Antonio Spurs 41-12 W DEN 4-1 W OKC 4-2 W PHX 4-1 W DET 4-3
29 2003 Dallas Mavericks 41-12 W POR 4-3 W SAC 4-3 L SA 2-4
29 1997 Miami Heat 41-12 W ORL 3-2 W NY 4-3 L CHI 1-4
29 1996 Seattle SuperSonics 41-12 W SAC 3-1 W HOU 4-0 W UTH 4-3 L CHI 2-4
29 1989 Cleveland Cavaliers 41-12 L CHI 2-3
29 1984 Boston Celtics 41-12 W WSH 3-1 W NY 4-3 W MIL 4-1 W LAL 4-3
29 1973 New York Knickerbockers 41-12 W WSH 4-1 W BOS 4-3 W LAL 4-1
29 1967 Boston Celtics 41-12 W NY 3-1 L PHI 1-4
29 1963 Los Angeles Lakers 41-12 W ATL 4-3 L BOS 2-4
29 1960 Boston Celtics 41-12 W GS 4-2 W ATL 4-3
29 1949 Rochester Royals 41-12 W SLB 2-0 L LAL 0-2
62 27 2022 Golden State Warriors 40-13 W DEN 4-1 W MEM 4-2 W DAL 4-1 W BOS 4-2
27 2021 Utah Jazz 40-13 W MEM 4-1 L LAC 2-4
27 2019 Milwaukee Bucks 40-13 W DET 4-0 W BOS 4-1 L TOR 2-4
27 2018 Houston Rockets 40-13 W MIN 4-1 W UTH 4-1 L GS 3-4
27 2012 Oklahoma City Thunder 40-13 W DAL 4-0 W LAL 4-1 W SA 4-2 L MIA 1-4
27 2010 Los Angeles Lakers 40-13 W OKC 4-2 W UTH 4-0 W PHX 4-2 W BOS 4-3
27 2007 Phoenix Suns 40-13 W LAL 4-1 L SA 2-4
27 2002 Sacramento Kings 40-13 W UTH 3-1 W DAL 4-1 L LAL 3-4
27 1998 Seattle SuperSonics 40-13 W MIN 3-2 L LAL 1-4
27 1997 Detroit Pistons 40-13 L ATL 2-3
27 1995 Phoenix Suns 40-13 W POR 3-0 L HOU 3-4
27 1995 Orlando Magic 40-13 W BOS 3-1 W CHI 4-2 W IND 4-3 L HOU 0-4
27 1993 Phoenix Suns 40-13 W LAL 3-2 W SA 4-2 W OKC 4-3 L CHI 2-4
27 1991 Boston Celtics 40-13 W IND 3-2 L DET 2-4
27 1990 Los Angeles Lakers 40-13 W HOU 3-1 L PHX 1-4
27 1987 Los Angeles Lakers 40-13 W DEN 3-0 W GS 4-1 W OKC 4-0 W BOS 4-2
27 1986 Los Angeles Lakers 40-13 W SA 3-0 W DAL 4-2 L HOU 1-4
27 1983 Los Angeles Lakers 40-13 W POR 4-1 W SA 4-2 L PHI 0-4
27 1981 Phoenix Suns 40-13 L SAC 3-4
27 1980 Boston Celtics 40-13 W HOU 4-0 L PHI 1-4
27 1974 Milwaukee Bucks 40-13 W LAL 4-1 W CHI 4-0 L BOS 3-4
27 1962 Boston Celtics 40-13 W GS 4-3 W LAL 4-3
27 1950 Minneapolis Lakers 40-13 W CS 2-0 W DET 2-0 W AND 2-0 W PHI 4-2
27 1949 Minneapolis Lakers 40-13 W CS 2-0 W SAC 2-0 W WC 4-2
86 25 2020 Toronto Raptors 39-14 W BRK 4-0 L BOS 3-4
25 2016 Oklahoma City Thunder 39-14 W DAL 4-1 W SA 4-2 L GS 3-4
25 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers 39-14 W DET 4-0 W ATL 4-0 W TOR 4-2 W GS 4-3
25 2015 Memphis Grizzlies 39-14 W POR 4-1 L GS 2-4
25 2014 Miami Heat 39-14 W CHA 4-0 W BRK 4-1 W IND 4-2 L SA 1-4
25 2013 Oklahoma City Thunder 39-14 W HOU 4-2 L MEM 1-4
25 2013 Miami Heat 39-14 W MIL 4-0 W CHI 4-1 W IND 4-3 W SA 4-3
25 2012 Miami Heat 39-14 W NY 4-1 W IND 4-2 W BOS 4-3 W OKC 4-1
25 2012 San Antonio Spurs 39-14 W UTH 4-0 W LAC 4-0 L OKC 2-4
25 2011 Miami Heat 39-14 W PHI 4-1 W BOS 4-1 W CHI 4-1 L DAL 2-4
25 2011 Boston Celtics 39-14 W NY 4-0 L MIA 1-4
25 2009 Orlando Magic 39-14 W PHI 4-2 W BOS 4-3 W CLE 4-2 L LAL 1-4
25 2008 Detroit Pistons 39-14 W PHI 4-2 W ORL 4-1 L BOS 2-4
25 2005 Miami Heat 39-14 W BRK 4-0 W WSH 4-0 L DET 3-4
25 2004 Indiana Pacers 39-14 W BOS 4-0 W MIA 4-2 L DET 2-4
25 2004 Sacramento Kings 39-14 W DAL 4-1 L MIN 3-4
25 2001 Philadelphia 76ers 39-14 W IND 3-1 W TOR 4-3 W MIL 4-3 L LAL 1-4
25 1997 New York Knickerbockers 39-14 W CHA 3-0 L MIA 3-4
25 1996 Orlando Magic 39-14 W DET 3-0 W ATL 4-1 L CHI 0-4
25 1994 San Antonio Spurs 39-14 L UTH 1-3
25 1994 Seattle SuperSonics 39-14 L DEN 2-3
25 1991 Los Angeles Lakers 39-14 W HOU 3-0 W GS 4-1 W POR 4-2 L CHI 1-4
25 1991 Chicago Bulls 39-14 W NY 3-0 W PHI 4-1 W DET 4-0 W LAL 4-1
25 1990 Detroit Pistons 39-14 W IND 3-0 W NY 4-1 W CHI 4-3 W POR 4-1
25 1987 Boston Celtics 39-14 W CHI 3-0 W MIL 4-3 W DET 4-3 L LAL 2-4
25 1983 Boston Celtics 39-14 W ATL 2-1 L MIL 0-4
25 1982 Milwaukee Bucks 39-14 L PHI 2-4
25 1982 Philadelphia 76ers 39-14 W ATL 2-0 W MIL 4-2 W BOS 4-3 L LAL 2-4
25 1981 Milwaukee Bucks 39-14 L PHI 3-4
25 1980 Philadelphia 76ers 39-14 W WSH 2-0 W ATL 4-1 W BOS 4-1 L LAL 2-4
25 1974 Boston Celtics 39-14 W LAC 4-2 W NY 4-1 W MIL 4-3
25 1968 St. Louis Hawks 39-14 L GS 2-4
25 1964 Boston Celtics 39-14 W SAC 4-1 W GS 4-1
25 1959 Boston Celtics 39-14 W PHI 4-3 W LAL 4-0
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