| PCT
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Diff
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Team
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Season
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Results
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W
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L
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H
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R
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Notes
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Coach
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| Regular season
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Postseason
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| .890 |
73 |
9 |
39–2 |
34–7 |
0–0 |
10.8 |
Golden State Warriors |
2015–16 |
Lost in NBA Finals |
15 |
9 |
11–3 |
4–6
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List
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- Most wins in NBA history (73)
- Best start in NBA history (24–0)
- Best start in NBA history for every number of losses from 1–2 and 4–9: (29–1, .967), (36–2, .947), (48–4, .923), (55–5, .917), (62–6, .912), (68–7, .907), (69–8, .896), (73–9, .890)
- Most wins in NBA history, regular season and postseason combined (88)
- Started 36–0 at home, part of an NBA record 54-straight home wins dating back to 2014–15 season
- 28 game winning streak dating back to 2014–15, second longest in NBA history
- Most road wins in NBA history (34)
- Best road start in NBA history and third longest road winning streak (14–0)
- Undefeated November (16–0)
- Best record heading into the All-Star Break in NBA history (48–4, 0.923)
- Winning streaks of 24 and 11 games
- Second earliest clinch of playoff berth since 1984 (the 2016–17 Warriors beat it by two days and was eventually beaten by the 2019–20 Bucks)
- First team in NBA history to make over 1,000 three-pointers in regular-season
- Only team in NBA history not to have lost to same opponent twice in regular season
- Only team in NBA history not to lose back-to-back games in regular season
- The 10th team in NBA history to win a playoff series coming back from a 1–3 playoff series deficit (won 4–3 against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference Finals)
- The 11th team in NBA history to lose a playoff series after taking a 3–1 playoff series lead (lost 3–4 against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals), and the only team to do so in the NBA Finals.
- Only team in NBA history to finish with same number of regular season and postseason losses (9)
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Steve Kerr
|
| .878 |
72 |
10 |
39–2 |
33–8 |
0–0 |
12.2 |
Chicago Bulls |
1995–96 |
Won NBA Championship |
15 |
3 |
10–0 |
5–3
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List
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- Best combined regular and postseason record in NBA history (87–13, .870)
- Second most wins in NBA history (72)
- Most wins by a championship-winning team
- Best 3-loss start in NBA history (41–3, .932)
- Second most road wins in NBA history (33)
- Started 37–0 at home, part of 44 game home winning streak
- Winning streaks of 18 and 13 games
- Undefeated January (14–0)
- One of five teams in NBA history to have three players selected to the NBA All-Defensive First Team
- Final three losses were by a margin of one point
- Defeated 64–18 Seattle SuperSonics in NBA Finals
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Phil Jackson
|
| .841 |
69 |
13 |
36–5 |
31–7 |
2–1 |
12.3 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
1971–72 |
Won NBA Championship |
12 |
3 |
6–2 |
6–1
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List
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- 33 game winning streak, longest in NBA history
- 16 game road winning streak, longest in NBA history
- Started 39–3
- Undefeated November (14–0) and December (16–0)
- Second best road winning percentage
- Highest point-differential in NBA regular-season history (+12.3)
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Bill Sharman
|
| .841 |
69 |
13 |
39–2 |
30–11 |
0–0 |
10.8 |
Chicago Bulls |
1996–97 |
Won NBA Championship |
15 |
4 |
10–1 |
5–3
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List
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- Started 12–0; started 17–1
- Second most home wins in NBA history
- Five eight-game winning streaks
- Lost three of final four games
- Defeated 64–18 Utah Jazz in NBA Finals
- First team to win 30 road games in back-to-back seasons
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Phil Jackson
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| .840 |
68 |
13 |
28–2 |
26–8 |
14–3 |
9.4 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
1966–67 |
Won NBA Championship |
11 |
4 |
6–2 |
5–2
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List
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- Started 26–2
- Best 50-game start in NBA history (46–4, .920)
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Alex Hannum
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| .829 |
68 |
14 |
33–6 |
32–8 |
3–0 |
8.2 |
Boston Celtics |
1972–73 |
Lost Eastern Conference Finals |
7 |
6 |
4–3 |
3–3
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List
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- Third most road wins in NBA history
- Highest winning percentage for a team that did not reach the NBA Finals (.829)
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Tom Heinsohn
|
| .817 |
67 |
15 |
40–1 |
27–14 |
0–0 |
9.4 |
Boston Celtics |
1985–86 |
Won NBA Championship |
15 |
3 |
10–0 |
5–3
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List
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K. C. Jones
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| .817 |
67 |
15 |
36–5 |
31–10 |
0–0 |
10.4 |
Chicago Bulls |
1991–92 |
Won NBA Championship |
15 |
7 |
9–3 |
6–4
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- Winning streaks of 14 and 13 games
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Phil Jackson
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| .817 |
67 |
15 |
36–5 |
31–10 |
0–0 |
8.5 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
1999–00 |
Won NBA Championship |
15 |
8 |
11–2 |
4–6
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- Winning streaks of 19, 16, and 11 games
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Phil Jackson
|
| .817 |
67 |
15 |
36–5 |
31–10 |
0–0 |
7.2 |
Dallas Mavericks |
2006–07 |
Lost Western Conference 1st round |
2 |
4 |
2–1 |
0–3
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List
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- Started 0–4
- Only team in NBA history with three winning streaks of at least 12 games (17, 13, 12)
- Undefeated February (10–0)
- Only team over .800 to be eliminated in the first round
- First 1st seed to lose to an 8th seed in a 7-game playoff format
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Avery Johnson
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| .817 |
67 |
15 |
39–2 |
28–13 |
0–0 |
10.1 |
Golden State Warriors |
2014–15 |
Won NBA Championship |
16 |
5 |
9–2 |
7–3
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List
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- Winning streaks of 16 and 11 games
- Second most home wins in NBA history
- Most wins by a rookie head coach
- Undefeated in the regular season when allowing under 100 points
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Steve Kerr
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| .817 |
67 |
15 |
40–1 |
27–14 |
0–0 |
10.6 |
San Antonio Spurs |
2015–16 |
Lost Western Conference Semi-finals |
6 |
4 |
3–2 |
3–2
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List
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- Shares best home record in NBA history (with 1985–86 Boston Celtics), with only loss inflicted by the 73–9 Warriors
- Best home start in NBA history (39–0), part of a 48-game home winning streak dating back to 2014–15 season
- Best season record that was not also league-best record
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Gregg Popovich
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| .817 |
67 |
15 |
36–5 |
31–10 |
0–0 |
11.6 |
Golden State Warriors |
2016–17 |
Won NBA Championship |
16 |
1 |
9–0 |
7–1
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List
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- Best playoff record in NBA history (16–1, .941)
- Longest winning streak in NBA playoff history (15 games)
- First team in NBA playoff history to start 15–0
- First team in all four major professional sports in America to start 15–0 in the postseason.
- 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)
- Most wins in NBA history over the course of three regular-seasons (207), Chicago Bulls had 203 between 1995–96 and 1997–98
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Steve Kerr
|
| .817 |
49 |
11 |
29–1 |
20–10 |
0–0 |
9.9 |
Washington Capitols |
1946–47 |
Lost semi-finals |
2 |
4 |
0–3 |
2–1
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List
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- Winning streaks of 17 and 15 games
- Undefeated December (10–0)
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Red Auerbach
|
| .805 |
66 |
16 |
34–2 |
28–13 |
4–1 |
12.3 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
1970–71 |
Won NBA Championship |
12 |
2 |
8–0 |
4–2
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List
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- Started 17–1
- Winning streaks of 20, 16, and 10 games
- Lost five of final six games
- Highest point-differential in NBA playoffs history (+14.5)
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Larry Costello
|
| .805 |
66 |
16 |
35–6 |
31–10 |
0–0 |
10.3 |
Boston Celtics |
2007–08 |
Won NBA Championship |
16 |
10 |
13–1 |
3–9
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List
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- Best single-season improvement in NBA history (42 wins)
- Started 29–3
- Won title 22 years after the last one in franchise history (1986)
- Played a record 26 games in the postseason
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Doc Rivers
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| .805 |
66 |
16 |
39–2 |
27–14 |
0–0 |
8.9 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
2008–09 |
Lost Eastern Conference Finals |
10 |
4 |
6–1 |
4–3
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List
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- 13 game winning streak
- Second most home wins in NBA history
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Mike Brown
|
| .805 |
66 |
16 |
37–4 |
29–12 |
0–0 |
7.9 |
Miami Heat |
2012–13 |
Won NBA Championship |
16 |
7 |
10–3 |
6–4
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List
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Erik Spoelstra
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| .797 |
51 |
13 |
31–1 |
15–12 |
5–0 |
8.2 |
Syracuse Nationals |
1949–50 |
Lost NBA Finals |
6 |
5 |
5–1 |
1–4
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List
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- Started 16–1
- 12 game winning streak
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Al Cervi
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| .793 |
65 |
17 |
35–6 |
30–11 |
0–0 |
7.7 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
1982–83 |
Won NBA Championship |
12 |
1 |
7–0 |
5–1
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List
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Billy Cunningham
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| .793 |
65 |
17 |
37–4 |
28–13 |
0–0 |
9.3 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
1986–87 |
Won NBA Championship |
15 |
3 |
10–0 |
5–3
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Pat Riley
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| .793 |
65 |
17 |
36–5 |
29–12 |
0–0 |
7.7 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
2008–09 |
Won NBA Championship |
16 |
7 |
10–2 |
6–5
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Phil Jackson
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| .793 |
65 |
17 |
34–7 |
31–10 |
0–0 |
8.5 |
Houston Rockets |
2017–18 |
Lost Western Conference Finals |
11 |
6 |
7–3 |
4–3
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List
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- Winning streaks of 17, 14, and 11 games
- Most three-pointers made in a regular season
- Most consecutive three-pointers missed in a playoff game
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Mike D'Antoni
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| .787 |
59 |
16 |
25–2 |
23–9 |
11–5 |
8.3 |
Boston Celtics |
1959–60 |
Won NBA Championship |
8 |
5 |
5–2 |
3–3
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List
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- 17 game winning streak
- Undefeated December (15–0)
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Red Auerbach
|
| .780 |
64 |
18 |
38–3 |
26–15 |
0–0 |
7.8 |
Seattle SuperSonics |
1995–96 |
Lost NBA Finals |
13 |
8 |
8–3 |
5–5
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List
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- 14 game winning streak
- Lost to 72–10 Chicago Bulls in NBA Finals
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George Karl
|
| .780 |
64 |
18 |
38–3 |
26–15 |
0–0 |
8.8 |
Utah Jazz |
1996–97 |
Lost NBA Finals |
13 |
7 |
10–1 |
3–6
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List
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- Two 15 game winning streaks
- Four game losing streak
- Lost to 69–13 Chicago Bulls in NBA Finals
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Jerry Sloan
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| .780 |
64 |
18 |
37–4 |
27–14 |
0–0 |
6.6 |
Detroit Pistons |
2005–06 |
Lost Eastern Conference Finals |
10 |
8 |
8–2
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2–6
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Flip Saunders
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| .780 |
64 |
18 |
32–9 |
32–9 |
0–0 |
7.5 |
Phoenix Suns |
2021–22 |
Lost Western Conference Semi-finals |
7 |
6 |
5–2 |
2–4
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List
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- Winning streaks of 18 and 11 games
- Undefeated November (16–0)
- Second team in league history to finish with 10+ more wins than the previous year for three consecutive years
- 47-0 when leading after 3 quarters (NBA record for most wins without a loss in those situations)
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Monty Williams
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| .780 |
64 |
18 |
37–4 |
27–14 |
0–0 |
11.3 |
Boston Celtics |
2023–24 |
Won NBA Championship |
16 |
3 |
9–2 |
7–1
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List
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- Winning streaks of 11 and 9 games
- Started franchise record 20–0 at home
- Includes a 3–2 record in the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament
- Winning streak of 10 games in the playoffs
- Won first seven road games in the playoffs
- Did not post a losing streak of more than two games
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Joe Mazzulla
|
| .775 |
62 |
18 |
27–3 |
27–11 |
8–4 |
8.4 |
Boston Celtics |
1964–65 |
Won NBA Championship |
8 |
4 |
7–0 |
1–4
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Red Auerbach
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