This is a list of the longest regular season
losing streak
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s in
National Basketball Association
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(NBA) history. Streaks started at the end of one season are carried over into the following season. The
Philadelphia 76ers
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lost 28 straight games spanning two seasons: and , the most consecutive losses in NBA history. The 76ers broke their own previous record of 26 consecutive losses set in the . The 76ers are tied with the
Cleveland Cavaliers
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for the longest single season losing streak.
Key
Streak
Regular season
Playoffs
This list contains only streaks consisting entirely of postseason games.
See also
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*
List of NBA teams by single season win percentage
This is a list of the all-time best regular season winning percentages in the NBA.
Above .756
See also
*NBA regular season records
*List of National Basketball Association longest winning streaks
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Notes
* Formula for average point differen ...
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Notes
* Final season of the original Charlotte Hornets. Later moved to
and renamed the
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. As part of a deal with the NBA and the Pelicans, the current Hornets, formerly the Charlotte Bobcats, reclaimed the history and records of the 1988–2002 Hornets, while all of the Hornets' records during their time in New Orleans from 2002 to 2013 remained with the Pelicans.
Hornets all the buzz in Charlotte
ESPN
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, 2014-05-20.
References
External links
Basketball-Reference.com list of longest losing streaksBasketball-Reference.com list of longest playoffs losing streaks
{{NBA statistical leaders
National Basketball Association longest losing streaks
Lists of worsts