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List Of National Basketball Association Longest Winning Streaks
The longest Winning streak (sports), winning streaks in National Basketball Association (NBA) history are presented on two lists. One list counts only regular-season games, including streaks that started in one season and carried over into the following season. The other list is made up of NBA playoffs, playoff games only. The 1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers season, Los Angeles Lakers own the longest winning streak in NBA history. They won 33 straight games in the , compiling a season-best record and went on to win the 1972 NBA Finals, NBA Finals. In the , the 2016–17 Golden State Warriors season, Golden State Warriors posted a season-best regular-season record and began the 2017 NBA playoffs, 2017 playoffs with a 15-game win-streak, the most consecutive wins in NBA playoff history. They went on to win the 2017 NBA Finals, NBA Championship with a ( winning percentage) record, the best playoff record in NBA history. The Los Angeles Lakers appear six times across both lists, with f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winning Streak (sports)
A winning streak, also known as a win streak or hot streak, is an uninterrupted sequence of success in Game#Types, games or Competition#Sports, competitions, commonly measured by at least three wins that are uninterrupted by losses or Tie (draw), ties. In sports, it can be applied to team sport, teams, and individual sport, individuals. In sports where teams or individuals represent groups such as countries or regions, those groups can also be said to have winning streaks if their representatives win consecutive games or competitions, even if the competitors are different. Streaks can also be applied to specific competitions: for example, a competitor who wins an event in three consecutive world championships has a winning streak at the world championships, even if they have lost other competitions during the period. Distinction from unbeaten streak A winning streak is different from an unbeaten streak in sports where Tie (draw), tied results are possible, and so a result is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015–16 Milwaukee Bucks Season
The 2015–16 Milwaukee Bucks season was the 48th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On December 12, 2015, the team ended the Golden State Warriors' 28-game winning streak including their NBA record-setting 24–0 start. Draft picks Roster Game log Preseason , - style="background:#fbb;" , 1 , October 6 , @ Chicago , , Rashad Vaughn (20) , Damien Inglis (9) , Jorge Gutiérrez (7) , United Center21,199 , 0–1 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2 , October 10 , Detroit , , Greg Monroe (18) , Greg Monroe (8) , Gutiérrez, Vásquez (3) , BMO Harris Bradley Center7,350 , 0–2 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 3 , October 13 , @ Cleveland , , Monroe & Vaughn (19) , Greg Monroe (13) , O. J. Mayo (10) , Quicken Loans Arena18,624 , 1–2 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 4 , October 17 , Washington , , Khris Middleton (21) , John Henson (13) , Vásquez, Mayo, Carter-Williams (5) , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999–2000 Utah Jazz Season
The 1999–2000 NBA season was the 26th season for the Utah Jazz in the National Basketball Association, and their 21st season in Salt Lake City, Utah. During the off-season, the Jazz signed free agent Olden Polynice, then later on signed Armen Gilliam in January; Polynice became the team's starting center this season, as Greg Ostertag came off the bench as a backup to Polynice. The Jazz were now the oldest team in the NBA, as they got off to a solid 15–7 start to the regular season, which included a 7-game winning streak, but then lost six straight games between January and February, holding a 29–18 record at the All-Star break. However, the team won nine consecutive games between February and March, finishing in first place in the Midwest Division with a solid 55–27 record, and earning the #2 seed in the Western Conference; the Jazz qualified for the NBA playoffs for the 17th consecutive season. Karl Malone averaged 25.5 points and 9.5 rebounds per game, and was named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999–2000 Los Angeles Lakers Season
The 1999–2000 NBA season was the 52nd season for the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association, and their 40th season in Los Angeles, California. It was also the Lakers' first season playing in their new arena, the Staples Center, becoming co-tenants with their crosstown rival, the Los Angeles Clippers. During the off-season, the team re-acquired former Lakers forward A.C. Green from the Dallas Mavericks, and signed free agents Ron Harper, Brian Shaw and John Salley; Green won two championships with the Lakers in the 1980s, and Salley won three championships with the Detroit Pistons and the Chicago Bulls. More significantly, the Lakers hired former Bulls coach Phil Jackson as their new head coach; Jackson would go on to help the team win five NBA championships over the course of the next 12 years. After an 8–4 start to the regular season, the Lakers won seven consecutive games, then posted a 16-game winning streak between December and January, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970–71 Chicago Bulls Season
The 1970–71 NBA season was the Bulls' fifth season in the National Basketball Association, NBA. Offseason Draft picks Roster Regular season Season standings :z – clinched division title :y – clinched division title :x – clinched playoff spot Record vs. opponents Game log Playoffs , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 1 , March 24 , @ 1970–71 Los Angeles Lakers season, Los Angeles L 99–100, Bob Love (24) , Jerry Sloan, Sloan, Tom Boerwinkle, Boerwinkle (9) , Tom Boerwinkle (8) , The Forum (Inglewood), The Forum10,726 , 0–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 2 , March 26 , @ 1970–71 Los Angeles Lakers season, Los Angeles L 95–105, Bob Love (34) , Jim Fox (basketball, born 1943), Jim Fox (13) , Bob Weiss (5) , The Forum (Inglewood), The Forum13,469 , 0–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 3 , March 28 , 1970–71 Los Angeles Lakers season, Los Angeles W 106–98, Bob Love (27) , Chet Walker (12) , Bob W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970–71 San Francisco Warriors Season
The 1970–71 NBA season was the Warriors' 25th season in the NBA and ninth in the San Francisco Bay Area. It was also the franchise's final season in San Francisco before relocating across the Bay to Oakland the following season. The team would not play in San Francisco full time until the 2019–20 NBA season. Offseason Draft picks Roster Regular season Season standings :z – clinched division title :y – clinched division title :x – clinched playoff spot Record vs. opponents Game log Playoffs , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 1 , March 27 , Milwaukee L 96–107, Jeff Mullins (30) , Nate Thurmond (15) , Jeff Mullins (7) , Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena11,216 , 0–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 2 , March 29 , @ Milwaukee L 90–104, Nate Thurmond (18) , Clyde Lee (13) , Mullins, Williams (4) , University of Wisconsin Field House12,868 , 0–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 3 , March 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970–71 Milwaukee Bucks Season
The 1970–71 Milwaukee Bucks season was the third season for the Bucks. Milwaukee posted a 66–16 record in only its third year of existence, and its second since drafting Lew Alcindor (later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar). A key part of this championship season was the acquisition of Oscar Robertson. Other role players on the Bucks included players such as Bob Dandridge (18.4 ppg), Jon McGlocklin (15.8 ppg), power forward Greg Smith & key reserves such as Lucius Allen, Bob Boozer and Dick Cunningham completing the nucleus. This season included a 20-game winning streak, the NBA's longest at the time, and still ranked fifth all-time. The Bucks became the first team from the Midwest Division to win the NBA title; it would be 23 years before the Houston Rockets would do the same. In the 1971 NBA Playoffs, the Bucks defeated the 4th-seeded Warriors in 5 games. In the Western Conference Finals, the team dispatched the Lakers in 5 games. The Bucks made their way into the Finals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indianapolis Jets
The Indianapolis Jets were a Basketball Association of America (BAA) team based in Indianapolis. They were founded as the Indianapolis Kautskys and used that name until the team joined the BAA. They played for one year in the BAA and then ceased operations due to the formation of the Indianapolis Olympians. Franchise history In 1931, Frank Kautsky, an Indianapolis grocer, formed a professional basketball team and named it the Indianapolis Kautskys. Their first game they ever played was on November 24, 1931, which they won 37–18 against the Kokomo 66ers in Kokomo, Indiana. Their first home game would be on December 11, where they'd win 31–17 over the Fort Wayne Firemen. After playing in the National Professional Basketball League (NPBL) in 1932–33 and the Midwest Basketball Conference (MBC) in the 1935–36 and 1936–37) seasons, the Kautskys became one of the original members of the newly formed National Basketball League (NBL) in 1937. The franchise's best season was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Capitols
The Washington Capitols were a former Basketball Association of America (forerunner of the National Basketball Association) team based in Washington, D.C. from 1946 to 1951. The team was coached from 1946 to 1949 by NBA Hall of Famer Red Auerbach. History The team was founded in 1946 as a charter BAA team; it became a charter NBA team in 1949. It folded on January 9, 1951 (with a 10–25 record). The Capitols were one of seven teams that quickly left the NBA: The NBA contracted after the 1949–1950 season, losing six teams: The Anderson Packers, Sheboygan Red Skins and Waterloo Hawks jumped to the NPBL, while the Chicago Stags, Denver Nuggets and St. Louis Bombers folded. The league went from 17 teams to 11 before the 1950–1951 season started. Midway through the 1950–1951 season, the Washington Capitols folded as well, bringing the number of teams in the league down to ten. Earl Lloyd, the first African American athlete to play for an NBA team, debuted for the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007–08 Boston Celtics Season
The 2007–08 Boston Celtics season was the 62nd season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Powered by the offseason blockbuster acquisitions of perennial All-Stars Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen to join with established star Paul Pierce, the trade enabled the Celtics to finish the season with a record of 66–16 in addition to posting the best single-season turnaround in NBA history. The team also finished first in both the Atlantic Division and the Eastern Conference, and achieved the league's best record. The 66 wins were also the third-most in franchise history, behind the 1972–73 Celtics’ 68 wins and the famous 1985–86 Celtics’ 67 wins including 40 at home. Kevin Garnett was named NBA Defensive Player of the Year, while Danny Ainge, who executed "the most dramatic NBA turnaround ever", was named NBA Executive of the Year. The Celtics also sold out all 41 regular-season home games. The Celtics had the tenth best team offensive rating a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007–08 Golden State Warriors Season
The 2007–08 Golden State Warriors season was their 62nd season in the NBA and their 35th in Oakland. The Warriors had the fifth best team offensive rating in the NBA. Key dates prior to the start of the season: * On June 28, the 2007 NBA draft took place in New York City. * From July 1 to July 10, the free agency period took place. * On October 9, the Warriors' pre-season started with a game against the Los Angeles Lakers in Honolulu, Hawaii. * On October 30, the Warriors' season started with a home loss against the Utah Jazz. Despite finishing the season with a 48–34 record, six more wins than the previous season, the Warriors failed to qualify for the playoffs, as all eight seed teams in the Western conference finished with a 50+ winning record. The Warriors has the second highest winning percentage (.585) of any team who failed to make the playoffs behind the 1971–72 Phoenix Suns. This had fans severely criticizing the conference system in the league as the Warriors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007–08 Houston Rockets Season
The 2007–08 NBA season, 2007–08 Houston Rockets season was their 41st season in the National Basketball Association and 37th in Houston. The Rockets won at least 50 games for the second straight season and made the playoffs also on the back of a 22-game winning streak, the List of National Basketball Association longest winning streaks, fourth longest in the history of the NBA. The Houston Rockets came into the 2007–2008 playoffs without Yao Ming, who was still injured. This injury contributed to the Rockets' elimination by the Utah Jazz in the first round (2–4). This was the second consecutive season where the Rockets had their season ended by the Jazz. The team brought back Steve Francis, but his return was short-lived as he was active for only 10 games, starting 3 of them. It would be his last season in the NBA. Key dates prior to the start of the season: *The 2007 NBA draft took place in New York City on 28 June. *The Free agent, free agency period began in July. Dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |