

They did, however, surrender a 3-1 series lead to LeBron and Cavaliers in the NBA Finals. Longest Winning Streak at Home: 54 Golden State Warriors (2014-15 to 2015-16)Īfter starting the home streak during the 2014-15 season in which they won the NBA title, the Warriors extended the run at home in 2015-16 on the way to setting the NBA record for overall wins with 73. 9 when Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored 39 to help the Milwaukee Bucks win at home.

10 but won by an average of 16.0 points during the historic stretch that ended on Jan. 5, the Lakers needed overtime to beat the Phoenix Suns on Dec. As for the consecutive wins that began on Nov. The team’s star-studded roster included Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West, Gail Goodrich, Elgin Baylor and future coaches Pat Riley and Jim Cleamons. After all, they finished with the best record in league history at 69-13 – a mark that stood until Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls went 72-10 in 1995-96. It’s not surprising to see the 1971-72 Lakers on this list.

Some of the best – and worst – streaks in NBA history: Longest Winning Streak: 33 Los Angeles Lakers (1971-72) We’ve witnessed some of the worst teams in NBA history in recent years – three of the all-time longest losing streaks have taken place since the 2010-11 season.īut which of the league’s worst bottom feeders were truly historically bad? And do any of those great teams hold records for the longest win streaks of all time? How about the Miami Heat teams that featured LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh? Or the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics during the 1980s? The Golden State Warriors looked like they might not ever lose during their run to an NBA-record 73 wins in 2015-16. The Chicago Bulls were one of those teams during their dynastic run between the 1990-98 seasons. When they began to hit on all cylinders, some teams have looked as though they would never lose again en route to the longest winning streaks in NBA history.
