List of NBA longest winning streaks explained

The longest winning streaks in National Basketball Association (NBA) history are presented on two lists. One list counts only regular-season games, including streaks that started in one season and carried over into the following season. The other list is made up of playoff games only.

The Los Angeles Lakers own the longest winning streak in NBA history. They won 33 straight games in the, compiling a season-best record and went on to win the NBA Finals. In the, the Golden State Warriors posted a season-best regular-season record and began the 2017 playoffs with a 15-game win-streak, the most consecutive wins in NBA playoff history. They went on to win the NBA Championship with a (winning percentage) record, the best playoff record in NBA history.^[1]

The Los Angeles Lakers appear six times across both lists, with four streaks over 15 games in the regular season and two over ten games in the postseason. The Boston Celtics appear six times, with five streaks in the regular season, and one in the postseason. The Milwaukee Bucks appear five times, with all five streaks in the regular season. The San Antonio Spurs appear four times, with 2 streaks in the regular-season and 2 in the postseason.

Key

^	Denotes streaks that spanned two seasons
	Denotes streaks that are currently in progress
	Denotes season in which team won championship

Streaks

Regular season

This list contains only the top streaks consisting entirely of regular-season games.

Rank	Games	Team	Season(s)	Season record(s)	Date	Score	Opponent	Date	Score	Opponent
Rank	Games	Team	Season(s)	Season record(s)	Beginning (first victory)			End (first defeat)
1	33	Los Angeles Lakers		69–13		110–106	Baltimore Bullets		104–120	Milwaukee Bucks
2	28 (4 + 24)	Golden State Warriors^		67–15 73–9		116–105	Portland Trail Blazers		95–108	Milwaukee Bucks
3	27	Miami Heat		66–16		100–85	Toronto Raptors		97–101	Chicago Bulls
4	22	Houston Rockets		55–27		111–107	Golden State Warriors		74–94	Boston Celtics
5	20 (5 + 15)	Washington Capitols^		28–20 38–22		86–69	St. Louis Bombers		78–94	Indianapolis Jets
5	20	Milwaukee Bucks		66–16		111–85	San Francisco Warriors		103–110	Chicago Bulls
7	19	Los Angeles Lakers		67–15		113–67	Utah Jazz		102–109	Washington Wizards
7	19	Boston Celtics		62–20		102–97	Milwaukee Bucks		83–92	Los Angeles Lakers
7	19	San Antonio Spurs		62–20		120–110	Detroit Pistons		94–106	Oklahoma City Thunder
7	19	Atlanta Hawks		60–22		90–85	Milwaukee Bucks		100–115	New Orleans Pelicans
11	18 (15 + 3)	Rochester Royals^		51–17 41–27		81–73	Boston Celtics		79–82	Tri-Cities Blackhawks
11	18 (11 + 7)	Philadelphia 76ers^		55–25 68–13		135–125	San Francisco Warriors		87–105	Boston Celtics
11	18	New York Knicks		60–22		116–92	Detroit Pistons		98–110	Detroit Pistons
11	18	Boston Celtics		63–19		132–90	Utah Jazz		98–116	Philadelphia 76ers
11	18	Chicago Bulls		72–10		120–93	Indiana Pacers		99–105	Denver Nuggets
11	18	Milwaukee Bucks		56–17		121–119	Oklahoma City Thunder		116–120	Dallas Mavericks
11	18	Phoenix Suns		64–18		101–92	Cleveland Cavaliers		96–118	Golden State Warriors
18	17	Washington Capitols		49–11		73–65	Chicago Stags		57–62	Detroit Falcons
18	17	Boston Celtics		59–16		136–110	Detroit Pistons		115–128	Cincinnati Royals
18	17	San Antonio Spurs		59–23		120–95	Toronto Raptors		94–101	Phoenix Suns
18	17	Phoenix Suns		61–21		108–86	New York Knicks		112–121	Minnesota Timberwolves
18	17	Dallas Mavericks		67–15		106–104	Sacramento Kings		100–117	Golden State Warriors
18	17	Los Angeles Clippers		56–26		101–95	Minnesota Timberwolves		78–92	Denver Nuggets
18	17	Houston Rockets		65–17		113–102	Phoenix Suns		105–108	Toronto Raptors
25	16	Boston Celtics		62–18		115–105	St. Louis Hawks		100–104	Philadelphia 76ers
25	16	Milwaukee Bucks		66–16		122–120	Baltimore Bullets		94–103	New York Knicks
25	16 (14 + 2)	Milwaukee Bucks^		60–22 59–23		124–110	Seattle SuperSonics		100–109	Seattle SuperSonics
25	16	Los Angeles Lakers		58–24		108–85	Utah Jazz		95–99	Phoenix Suns
25	16	Portland Trail Blazers		63–19		100–96	Los Angeles Clippers		118–135	Phoenix Suns
25	16	Los Angeles Lakers		67–15		106–94	Vancouver Grizzlies		102–111	Indiana Pacers
25	16	Golden State Warriors		67–15		107–99	Brooklyn Nets		98–105	Memphis Grizzlies
25	16	Boston Celtics		55–27		102–92	Philadelphia 76ers	November 22, 2017	98–104	Miami Heat
25	16	Philadelphia 76ers		52–30		118–110	New York Knicks		87–105	Boston Celtics
25	16	Milwaukee Bucks		58–24		150–130	Detroit Pistons		130–133	Philadelphia 76ers

Playoffs

This list contains only streaks consisting entirely of postseason games. Streaks that spanned consecutive postseasons are included here.

Rank	Games	Team	Season(s)	Date	Score	Opponent	Date	Score	Opponent
Rank	Games	Team	Season(s)	Beginning (first victory)			End (first defeat)
1	15	Golden State Warriors			121–109	Portland Trail Blazers		116–137	Cleveland Cavaliers
2	13 (2 + 11)	Los Angeles Lakers^			103–102	Detroit Pistons		97–109	Detroit Pistons
2	13 (3 + 10)	Cleveland Cavaliers^			112–97	Golden State Warriors		108–111	Boston Celtics
4	12 (7 + 5)	Detroit Pistons^			86–80	Chicago Bulls		103–111	New York Knicks
4	12	San Antonio Spurs			85–71	Minnesota Timberwolves		81–89	New York Knicks
4	12 (1 + 11)	Los Angeles Lakers^			116–111	Indiana Pacers		101–107	Philadelphia 76ers
7	10	New Jersey Nets			89–82	Milwaukee Bucks		89–101	San Antonio Spurs
7	10	San Antonio Spurs			106–91	Utah Jazz		82–102	Oklahoma City Thunder
7	10	Cleveland Cavaliers			106–101	Detroit Pistons		84–99	Toronto Raptors
7	10	Boston Celtics			106–93	Cleveland Cavaliers	June 14, 2024	122–84	Dallas Mavericks
11	9	Phoenix Suns		May 30, 2021	100–92	Los Angeles Lakers	June 24, 2021	92–106	Los Angeles Clippers

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Notes and References

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