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A winning streak, also known as a win streak or hot streak, is an uninterrupted sequence of success in games or competitions, commonly measured by at least three wins that are uninterrupted by losses or ties. [citation needed] In sports, it can be applied to teams, and individuals. In sports where teams or individuals represent groups such as ...
In the Candidates Match final, Fischer beat former World Champion Tigran Petrosian in the first game before Petrosian snapped the streak by winning the second match game. [91] Wilhelm Steinitz won his last 16 games at Vienna 1873, including a two-game playoff against Joseph Henry Blackburne at the end. He played no serious chess until an 1876 ...
The longest winning streak consisting only of playoff games stands at 12 consecutive wins, by the 1927, 1928 and 1932 New York Yankees (who swept the World Series all three seasons) and tied by the 1998–99 Yankees. According to Major League Baseball's policy on winning streaks, tie games do not end a team's winning streak. [1]
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 duality of the Celtics was on full display, blowing a 22-point lead in the fourth quarter and losing 105-104 to the Cavaliers after a puzzling final possession Tuesday night, which snapped ...
USC’s win streak is over at 43 games. It’s the Gamecocks’ first loss since the end of the 2022-23 season. Streak stopper: No. 1 South Carolina WBB overmatched in road loss to No. 5 UCLA
Texas Tech’s victory ended Houston’s 33-game home win streak. Houston hadn’t lost at home since a Jan. 22, 2023 defeat to Temple. The Cougars' 18-game Big 12 winning streak and 13-game ...
The list includes streaks that started at the end of one season and carried over into the following season. There are two lists, streaks that consist entirely of regular-season games and streaks made up of playoff games only. The 1992–93 Pittsburgh Penguins hold the record for longest win streak at 17.