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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]
The 1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers won 33 consecutive games without a loss, the longest undefeated streak in NBA history. This streak was challenged by the 2012–2013 Miami Heat, who won 27 games in a row before losing to the Chicago Bulls, and by the 2015–2016 Golden State Warriors' 28-game win streak (including 4 from the previous season ...
Shortest player to make the All-NBA team; Isaiah Thomas (5-foot-9-inches) was included on All-NBA Second Team, 2016–17 [22] Youngest/Oldest MVP winner; Youngest: Derrick Rose at 22 years and 191 days old, 2010–11 [23] Oldest: Karl Malone at 35 years and 284 days old, 1998–99; Youngest/Oldest Defensive Player of the Year winner
The Pelicans have also recorded both the fewest wins (831) and losses (937) in regular season history. [3] In the 2023–24 NBA season, the NBA hosted its inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament (IST), later dubbed the NBA Cup. Games played during the IST are included in a team's regular season results and thus, count toward a team's win-loss record ...
The NBA Finals is the championship series for the NBA and the conclusion of the sport's postseason. The winning team of the series receives the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy. Players from the winning team usually receive championship rings from the team honoring their contribution, with "rings" becoming shorthand for championships. [3]
His Minnesota Timberwolves played their season opener against the Los Angeles Lakers and Kobe Bryant, who became the fifth player to reach the 20-season plateau that night. [11] The game was the first time in league history that two opposing players each had at least 20 years of experience. [12]
Second highest point-differential in NBA playoffs history (+13.5) NBA record 146 regular-season games without back-to-back losses (dating back to 2014–15 season) Winning streaks of 14 and 12 games; Second team to win 30 road games in back-to-back seasons (after 1995–96 and 1996–97 Chicago Bulls)
Aside from the NBA Playoff appearance streaks, this list also includes the NBA Finals appearance streak and the NBA championships win streak. On March 24, 1971, the Philadelphia 76ers (formerly known as the Syracuse Nationals) set an NBA record of 22 consecutive playoff appearances in the time between the 1950 NBA playoffs and the 1971 NBA ...