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The National Basketball Association (NBA) playoffs is the annual elimination tournament held to determine the league champion.The four-round, best-of-seven tournament is held after the league's regular season and its preliminary postseason tournament, the NBA play-in tournament.
This is a complete listing of National Basketball Association (NBA) playoff series, grouped by franchise. Series featuring relocated and renamed teams [nb 1] are kept with their ultimate relocation franchises. [1] Bolded years indicate wins. Years in italics indicate series in progress. Tables are sorted first by the number of series, then the ...
The Denver Nuggets eliminated the Seattle SuperSonics 3–2 in the First Round in the 1994 NBA Playoffs. The New York Knicks eliminated the Miami Heat 3–2 in the First Round in the 1999 NBA Playoffs (lockout shortened season). In addition, New York became the first 8th seed to reach the NBA Finals, but lost in 5 to the San Antonio Spurs.
The 1998–99 NBA lockout, which lasted for more than six months and forced the 1998–99 season to be shortened to 50 regular season games per team and that season's All-Star Game to be canceled. The 2011 NBA lockout, which lasted for five months and forced the 2011–12 season to be shortened to 66 regular season games per team.
Year Top seed Record Year Eastern champion Western champion Year Champion No. of teams No. of games Notes Ref. Regular season Playoffs Finals; 1946–47: Washington Capitols: 49–11 (.817) 1947 — — 1947: Philadelphia Warriors: 11 60–61 Inaugural season (as BAA); started with 11 teams [5] 1947–48: St. Louis Bombers: 29–19 (.604) 1948 —
1. Boston Celtics (63-18) Clinched No. 1 seed and first-round playoff series vs. No. 8 seed (determined by play-in tournament) 2. Milwaukee Bucks (49-32)
The 76ers won two NBA championships during their streak. In 2019 the San Antonio Spurs tied the NBA record of 22 consecutive playoff appearances. The Spurs' streak started in the 1998 NBA playoffs and ended after missing the 2020 NBA playoffs. The Spurs won five NBA championships during their streak. The Boston Celtics hold the longest ...
In the 2016–17 season, the Golden State Warriors posted a season-best 67–15 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 16–1 (.941 winning percentage) record, the best playoff record in NBA history. [1]