This is a list of National Basketball Association (NBA) franchise post-season appearance streaks. This list includes the all-time and the active consecutive
playoffs
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appearance. Aside from the NBA Playoff appearance streaks, this list also includes the
NBA Finals appearance streak and the
NBA championships
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win streak.
On March 24, 1971, the
Philadelphia 76ers (formerly known as the
Syracuse Nationals
The Philadelphia 76ers are an American basketball team currently playing in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 76ers are third in NBA history in wins and playoff appearances.
1946– ...
) set an NBA record of 22 consecutive playoff appearances in the time between the
1950 NBA playoffs and the
1971 NBA playoffs
The 1971 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1970–71 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Milwaukee Bucks defeating the Eastern Conference champion Baltimore B ...
. The 76ers won two NBA championships during their streak. In 2019 the
San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio. The Spurs compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division. The team plays its home ...
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
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during their streak.
The
Boston Celtics hold the longest consecutive
NBA Finals appearance streak with ten appearances between
1957
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and
1966. During the streak, the Celtics won eight consecutive NBA championships—also an NBA record.
Active streaks
NBA Playoffs appearance streaks
This is a list of teams that have active and current consecutive seasons with a playoff appearance.
NBA Playoffs series win streaks
This is a list of teams that have active and current consecutive seasons with a playoff series win.
List updated through the 2022 playoffs.
All-time streaks
NBA Playoffs appearance streaks
:''Appearance streaks updated through the 2022 playoffs.''
NBA Conference Finals appearance streaks
:''Appearance streaks up to the 2022 playoffs; Includes both the
NBA Conference Finals
The National Basketball Association Conference Finals are the Eastern and Western championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA), a major professional basketball league in North America. The NBA was founded in 1946 as the Bas ...
, introduced in 1971, and its predecessor Division Finals.''
NBA Finals appearance streaks
:''Appearance streaks updated through
2022 NBA playoffs.''
NBA championships win streaks
:''Championship streaks up to and including the
2022 NBA playoffs''
See also
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List of NBA franchise post-season droughts
This is a list of National Basketball Association (NBA) franchise post-season appearance droughts. This list includes the all-time and the active consecutive non-playoffs. Aside from the NBA playoff appearance droughts, this list also includes dro ...
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List of NFL franchise post-season streaks
This list includes the all-time and the active consecutive NFL playoff appearances. Aside from the NFL playoff appearance streaks, this list also includes Championship Game appearance streaks and the NFL championships win streak. Streaks from the ...
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List of MLB franchise postseason streaks
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List of NHL franchise post-season appearance streaks
These are lists of active and all-time National Hockey League (NHL) franchise post-season appearance, post-season series win, Stanley Cup Finals and Stanley Cup streaks up to and including the 2021–22 NHL season and subsequent 2022 Stanley C ...
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References
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