NBA All-Time Best Winning Percentages
Higher than .744 (More than 61 wins in an 82 game season)
Rank Year      Team                      W    L    Pct. NBA Title
1.   95-96     Chicago Bulls            72   10   .878     Yes
2.   71-72     L.A. Lakers              69   13   .841     Yes
     96-97     Chicago Bulls            69   13   .841     Yes
4.   66-67     Philadelphia 76ers       68   13   .840     Yes
5.   72-73     Boston Celtics           68   14   .829     No
6.   85-86     Boston Celtics           67   15   .817     Yes
     91-92     Chicago Bulls            67   15   .817     Yes
     99-00     L.A. Lakers              67   15   .817     Yes
     06-07     Dallas Mavericks         67   15   .817     No
10.  46-47     Washington Capitols      49   11   .8167    No
11.  70-71     Milwaukee Bucks          66   16   .805     Yes
     07-08     Boston Celtics           66   16   .805     Yes
13.  49-50     Syracuse Nationals       51   13   .797     No
14.  82-83     Philadelphia 76ers       65   17   .793     Yes
     86-87     L.A. Lakers              65   17   .793     Yes
16.  59-60     Boston Celtics           59   16   .787     Yes
17.  95-96     Seattle SuperSonics      64   18   .780     No
     96-97     Utah Jazz                64   18   .780     No
     05-06     Detroit Pistons          64   18   .780     No
20.  64-65     Boston Celtics           62   18   .775     Yes
21.  71-72     Milwaukee Bucks          63   19   .768     No
     81-82     Boston Celtics           63   19   .768     No
     84-85     Boston Celtics           63   19   .768     No
     88-89     Detroit Pistons          63   19   .768     Yes
     89-90     L.A. Lakers              63   19   .768     No
     90-91     Portland Trail Blazers   63   19   .768     No
     93-94     Seattle SuperSonics      63   19   .768     No
     05-06     San Antonio Spurs        63   19   .768     No
29.  67-68     Philadelphia 76ers       62   20   .756     No
     80-81     Boston Celtics           62   20   .756     Yes
     80-81     Philadelphia 76ers       62   20   .756     No
     83-84     Boston Celtics           62   20   .756     Yes
     84-85     L.A. Lakers              62   20   .756     Yes
     85-86     L.A. Lakers              62   20   .756     No
     87-88     L.A. Lakers              62   20   .756     Yes
     92-93     Phoenix Suns             62   20   .756     No
     94-95     San Antonio Spurs        62   20   .756     No
     97-98     Chicago Bulls            62   20   .756     Yes
     97-98     Utah Jazz                62   20   .756     No
     04-05     Phoenix Suns             62   20   .756     No
41.  48-49     Rochester Royals         45   15   .750     No
     49-50     Minneapolis Lakers       51   17   .750     Yes
     49-50     Rochester Royals         51   17   .750     No
     61-62     Boston Celtics           60   20   .750     Yes

Current franchises that have never been this good:
Name           (Locations - First Year in NBA)
Bobcats        (Charlotte - 2004)
Cavaliers      (Cleveland - 1970)
Clippers       (L.A. \ San Diego \ Buffalo Braves - 1970)
Grizzlies      (Memphis \ Vancouver - 1995)
Hawks          (Atlanta \ St. Louis \ Milwaukee \ Tri-Cities Blackhawks - 1949)
Heat           (Miami - 1988)
Hornets        (New Orleans \ Charlotte - 1988)
Knicks         (New York - 1946)
Magic          (Orlando - 1989)
Nets           (New Jersey \ New York - 1976)
Nuggets        (Denver - 1976)
Pacers         (Indiana - 1976)
Raptors        (Toronto - 1995)
Rockets        (Houston \ San Diego - 1967)
Timberwolves   (Minnesota - 1989)
Warriors       (Golden State \ San Francisco \ Philadelphia - 1946)
Wizards        (Washington Bullets \ Capital \ Baltimore \ Chicago Zephyrs \
                Chicago Packers - 1961)



NBA All-Time Worst Winning Percentages
Lower than .232 (Less than 19 wins in an 82 game season)
Rank Year      Team                      W    L    Pct.
1.   72-73     Philadelphia 76ers        9   73   .110
2.   47-48     Providence Steamrollers   6   42   .125
3.   92-93     Dallas Mavericks         11   71   .134
     97-98     Denver Nuggets           11   71   .134
5.   86-87     L.A. Clippers            12   70   .146
6.   93-94     Dallas Mavericks         13   69   .159
     04-05     Atlanta Hawks            13   69   .159
8.   98-99     Vancouver Grizzlies       8   42   .160
9.   82-83     Houston Rockets          14   68   .171
     96-97     Vancouver Grizzlies      14   68   .171
11.  52-53     Philadelphia Warriors    12   57   .174
12.  49-50     Denver Nuggets           11   51   .177
13.  98-99     L.A. Clippers             9   41   .180
14.  67-68     San Diego Rockets        15   67   .183
     70-71     Cleveland Cavaliers      15   67   .183
     80-81     Dallas Mavericks         15   67   .183
     81-82     Cleveland Cavaliers      15   67   .183
     88-89     Miami Heat               15   67   .183
     91-92     Minnesota Timberwolves   15   67   .183
     95-96     Vancouver Grizzlies      15   67   .183
     96-97     Boston Celtics           15   67   .183
     99-00     L.A. Clippers            15   67   .183
     00-01     Chicago Bulls            15   67   .183
     07-08     Miami Heat               15   67   .183
25.  68-69     Phoenix Suns             16   66   .195
     79-80     Detroit Pistons          16   66   .195
     97-98     Toronto Raptors          16   66   .195
28.  48-49     Providence Steamrollers  12   48   .200
29.  81-82     San Diego Clippers       17   65   .207
     87-88     L.A. Clippers            17   65   .207
     89-90     New Jersey Nets          17   65   .207
     94-95     L.A. Clippers            17   65   .207
     99-00     Chicago Bulls            17   65   .207
     00-01     Golden State Warriors    17   65   .207
     02-03     Cleveland Cavaliers      17   65   .207
     02-03     Denver Nuggets           17   65   .207
37.  64-65     San Francisco Warriors   17   63   .213
     97-98     L.A. Clippers            17   63   .213
39.  71-72     Portland Trail Blazers   18   64   .220
     89-90     Miami Heat               18   64   .220
     89-90     Orlando Magic            18   64   .220
     95-96     Philadelphia 76ers       18   64   .220
     04-05     Charlotte Bobcats        18   64   .220
     04-05     New Orleans Hornets      18   64   .220
45.  53-54     Baltimore Bullets        16   56   .222
46.  61-62     Chicago Packers          18   62   .225
47.  52-53     Baltimore Bullets        16   54   .229

Current franchises that have never been this bad:
Name           (Locations - First Year in NBA)
Bucks          (Milwaukee - 1968)
Jazz           (Utah \ New Orleans - 1974)
Kings          (Sacramento \ Kansas City \ Kansas City-Omaha \ Cincinnati
                Royals \ Rochester - 1948)
Lakers         (L.A. \ Minneapolis - 1948)
Knicks         (New York - 1946)
Pacers         (Indiana - 1976)
Spurs          (San Antonio - 1976)
SuperSonics    (Seattle - 1967)
Wizards        (Washington Bullets \ Capital \ Baltimore \ Chicago Zephyrs \
                Chicago Packers - 1961)



Best 5-Year Record:
     Years    Team                      W    L    Pct.  NBA Titles
1.   81-86    Boston Celtics           311   99   .759       2
2.   85-90    L.A. Lakers              309  101   .754       2
3.   83-88    Boston Celtics           308  102   .751       2
     84-89    L.A. Lakers              308  102   .751       3
5.   82-87    Boston Celtics           307  103   .749       2
6.   80-85    Boston Celtics           306  104   .746       2
7.   83-88    L.A. Lakers              305  105   .744       3
     86-91    L.A. Lakers              305  105   .744       2
     93-98    Chicago Bulls            305  105   .744       3
10.  59-64    Boston Celtics           293  101   .7437      5
11.  60-65    Boston Celtics           296  103   .742       5
12.  69-74    Milwaukee Bucks          304  106   .741       1
     79-84    Boston Celtics           304  106   .741       2
14.  58-63    Boston Celtics           286  100   .7409      5
15.  93-98    Seattle SuperSonics      302  108   .737       0
16.  94-99    Utah Jazz                278  100   .735       0
Dallas and San Antonio each need 66 wins in 08-09 to make the list

Best 2-Year Record:
     Years    Team                      W    L    Pct.  NBA Titles
1.   95-97    Chicago Bulls            141   23   .860       2
2.   96-98    Chicago Bulls            131   33   .799       2
3.   66-68    Philadelphia 76ers       130   33   .798       1
4.   84-86    Boston Celtics           130   34   .793       1
5.   70-72    Milwaukee Bucks          129   35   .787       1
     71-73    L.A. Lakers              129   35   .787       1
7.   90-92    Chicago Bulls            128   36   .780       2
8.   85-87    L.A. Lakers              127   37   .774       1
     86-88    L.A. Lakers              127   37   .774       2
     05-07    Dallas Mavericks         127   37   .768       0
11.  96-98    Utah Jazz                126   38   .768       0
Boston needs 60 wins in 08-09 to make the list

Worst 2-Year Record:
     Years    Team                      W    L    Pct.
1.   92-94    Dallas Mavericks          24  140   .146
2.   47-49    Providence Steamrollers   18   90   .167
3.   86-88    L.A. Clippers             29  135   .177
     95-97    Vancouver Grizzlies       29  135   .177
5.   98-00    L.A. Clippers             24  108   .182
6.   97-99    Denver Nuggets            25  107   .189
7.   96-98    Denver Nuggets            32  132   .195
     99-01    Chicago Bulls             32  132   .195
9.   97-99    L.A. Clippers             26  106   .197
10.  88-90    Miami Heat                33  131   .201
     91-93    Dallas Mavericks          33  131   .201
     96-98    Vancouver Grizzlies       33  131   .201
13.  97-99    Vancouver Grizzlies       27  105   .205
14.  72-74    Philadelphia 76ers        34  130   .207
     91-93    Minnesota Timberwolves    34  130   .207



Best 1-Year Turnaround:
     06-07    Boston Celtics            24   58     .293
     07-08                              66   16     .805
     Kevin Garnett/Ray Allen join team  42 Games   +.512

     96-97    San Antonio Spurs         20   62     .244
     97-98                              56   26     .683
                                        36 Games   +.439
     David Robinson injured 96-97 gives Spurs draft pick
     for Tim Duncan, so if Robinson was not injured,
     Spurs don't get Duncan, Robinson retires ringless.

     88-89    San Antonio Spurs         21   61     .256
     89-90                              56   26     .683
     David Robinson joins team          35 Games   +.427

     03-04    Phoenix Suns              29   53     .354
     04-05                              62   20     .756
     Steve Nash joins team              33 Games   +.402


     78-79    Boston Celtics            29   53     .354
     79-80                              61   21     .744
     Larry Bird joins team              32 Games   +.390


     69-70    Milwaukee Bucks           27   55     .329
     70-71                              56   26     .683
     Kareem Abdul-Jabbar joins team     29 Games   +.354



Worst 1-Year Turnaround:
     97-98    Chicago Bulls             62   20     .756
     98-99                              13   37     .260
     49 Games (Full Season Equivalent: 40.7 Games) -.496
     Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and
     coach Phil Jackson leave team

     95-96    San Antonio Spurs         59   23     .720
     96-97                              20   62     .244
                                        39 Games   -.476
     David Robinson injured all but 6 games in 96-97



Consecutive Seasons Without Winning NBA Title:
Sacramento Kings        57   (Rochester Royals)
Atlanta Hawks           50   (St. Louis Hawks)
Phoenix Suns            40 *
Cleveland Cavaliers     38 *
Los Angeles Clippers    38 *
Milwaukee Bucks         37
New York Knickerbockers 35
Utah Jazz               34 *
Golden State Warriors   33
Denver Nuggets          32 *
Indiana Pacers          32 *
New Jersey Nets         32 *
Portland Trail Blazers  31
Washington Wizards      30   (Washington Bullets)
Seattle SuperSonics     29
Dallas Mavericks        28 *
Philadelphia 76ers      26
New Orleans Hornets     20 *
Minnesota Timberwolves  19 *
Orlando Magic           19 *
Houston Rockets         13
Memphis Grizzlies       13 *
Toronto Raptors         13 *
Chicago Bulls           10
Los Angeles Lakers       6
Charlotte Bobcats        4 *
Detroit Pistons          4
Miami Heat               2
San Antonio Spurs        1
Boston Celtics           0
* Never won NBA title



Number of Consecutive Seasons Winning NBA Title:
#    Years    Team
8    59-66    Boston Celtics
3    00-02    L.A. Lakers
3    96-98    Chicago Bulls
3    91-93    Chicago Bulls
3    52-54    Minneapolis Lakers
2    94-95    Houston Rockets
2    89-90    Detroit Pistons
2    87-88    L.A. Lakers
2    68-69    Boston Celtics
2    49-50    Minneapolis Lakers



First season in the NBA:
Boston Celtics           1946-47
Golden State Warriors    1946-47
New York Knicks          1946-47
Detroit Pistons (NBL)    1948-49
L.A. Lakers (NBL)        1948-49
Sacramento Kings (NBL)   1948-49
Atlanta Hawks (NBL)      1949-50
Philadelphia 76ers (NBL) 1949-50
Washington Wizards       1961-62
Chicago Bulls            1966-67
Houston Rockets          1967-68
Seattle SuperSonics      1967-68
Milwaukee Bucks          1968-69
Phoenix Suns             1968-69
Cleveland Cavaliers      1970-71
L.A. Clippers            1970-71
Portland Trail Blazers   1970-71
Utah Jazz                1974-75
Denver Nuggets (ABA)     1976-77
Indiana Pacers (ABA)     1976-77
New Jersey Nets (ABA)    1976-77
San Antonio Spurs (ABA)  1976-77
Dallas Mavericks         1980-81
Miami Heat               1988-89
Minnesota Timberwolves   1988-89
New Orleans Hornets      1988-89
Orlando Magic            1988-89
Toronto Raptors          1995-96
Memphis Grizzlies        1995-96
Charlotte Bobcats        2004-05



Franchise All-Time Records:
                             Playoffs-
Team                   Games  Titles   W - L     Pct   Games +/- .500
Los Angeles Lakers      4729  54-14  2905-1824  .614   +1081
San Antonio Spurs       2592  27-4   1549-1043  .598    +506
Boston Celtics          4839  45-17  2860-1979  .591    +881
Phoenix Suns            3248  28-0   1814-1434  .558    +380
Utah Jazz               2756  22-0   1493-1263  .542    +230
Philadelphia 76ers      4664  44-3   2501-2163  .536    +338
Milwaukee Bucks         3248  24-1   1710-1538  .526    +172
Portland Trail Blazers  3084  26-1   1629-1455  .528    +174
Seattle SuperSonics     3330  22-1   1745-1583  .524    +162
Chicago Bulls           3411  27-6   1736-1675  .509     +61
Houston Rockets         3330  24-2   1684-1646  .506     +38
New York Knicks         4835  37-2   2422-2413  .501      +9
Detroit Pistons         4726  38-3   2361-2367  .4995     -6
Orlando Magic           1526  10-0    752-774   .493     -22
Indiana Pacers          2592  17-0   1271-1321  .490     -50
Atlanta Hawks           4666  37-1   2276-2390  .488    -114
Dallas Mavericks        2264  13-0   1102-1162  .487     -60
New Orleans Hornets     1608   9-0    781-827   .486     -46
Miami Heat              1608  11-0    771-837   .479     -66
Sacramento Kings        4729  28-1   2258-2471  .477    -213
Denver Nuggets          2592  18-0   1212-1380  .468    -168
Golden State Warriors   4834  28-3   2238-2596  .463    -358
Washington Wizards      3811  25-1   1756-2055  .461    -299
Cleveland Cavaliers     3084  16-0   1394-1690  .452    -296
New Jersey Nets         2592  15-0   1116-1476  .431    -360
Minnesota Timberwolves  1526   7-0    649-877   .425    -228
Toronto Raptors         1034   5-0    429-605   .415    -176
Los Angeles Clippers    3084   7-0   1127-1957  .365    -830
Charlotte Bobcats        328   0-0    109-219   .332    -110
Memphis Grizzlies       1034   3-0    340-694   .329    -354
Check out the two Los Angeles franchises. The Lakers hold a 955.5 game
lead on the Clippers. If the Clippers went 62-20 every season, and the
Lakers went 20-62 every season, it would take 23 years for the Clippers
to overtake the Lakers!



All-Time NBA Finals Appearances By Franchise:
Name          Locations-Titles                        Finals Record  Last Title

Celtics       Boston                                      17-3          2008
Lakers        Los Angeles-9/Minneapolis-5                 14-15         2002
Bulls         Chicago                                      6-0          1998
76ers         Philadelphia-2/Syracuse Nationals-1          3-6          1983
Pistons       Detroit-3/Fort Wayne                         3-5          2004
Spurs         San Antonio                                  4-0          2007
Warriors      Golden State-1/San Francisco/Philadelphia-2  3-3          1975
Knicks        New York                                     2-6          1973
Rockets       Houston-2/San Diego                          2-2          1995
Bucks         Milwaukee                                    1-1          1971
Bullets       Baltimore - Defunct                          1-0          1948
Hawks         Atlanta/St. Louis-1/Milwaukee/Tri-Cities
                 Blackhawks                                1-3          1958
Heat          Miami                                        1-0          2006
Kings         Sacramento/Kansas City/Kansas City-Omaha/
                 Cincinnati Royals/Rochester-1             1-0          1951
SuperSonics   Seattle                                      1-2          1979
Trail Blazers Portland                                     1-2          1977
Wizards       Washington Bullets-1/Capital/Baltimore/
                 Chicago Zephyrs/Chicago Packers           1-3          1978
Capitols      Washington - Defunct                         0-1
Jazz          Utah/New Orleans                             0-2
Magic         Orlando                                      0-1
Mavericks     Dallas                                       0-1
Nets          New Jersey                                   0-1
Pacers        Indiana                                      0-1
Stags         Chicago - Defunct                            0-1
Suns          Phoenix                                      0-2
Cavaliers     Cleveland                                    0-1



Consecutive Playoff Appearances:
Team                            Years     Finals
Philadelphia 76ers     (1950-71) 22      4  (2-2)
Portland Trail Blazers (1984-03) 21      2  (0-2)
Utah Jazz              (1985-03) 20      2  (0-2)
Boston Celtics         (1951-69) 19     12 (11-1)
Los Angeles Lakers     (1977-93) 17      9  (5-4)
Los Angeles Lakers     (1959-74) 16      9  (1-8)
Boston Celtics         (1980-93) 14      5  (3-2)
Chicago Bulls          (1985-98) 14      6  (6-0)
Detroit Pistons        (1950-63) 14      2  (0-2)

Current Streaks:
San Antonio              (1998-) 11      4  (4-0)
Dallas                   (2001-)  8      1  (0-1)
Detroit                  (2002-)  7      2  (1-1)
Denver                   (2004-)  5      0

Consecutive Years Missing Playoffs (Current):
Portland                          5
Minnesota                         4
New York                          4
Seattle                           3



Best Playoff Record:
   Year    Team                   Record    .Pct
1. 2001    Los Angeles Lakers     15-1      .938
2. 1983    Philadelphia 76ers     12-1      .923
3. 1989    Detroit Pistons        15-2      .882
   1991    Chicago Bulls          15-2      .882
   1999    San Antonio Spurs      15-2      .882
6. 1971    Milwaukee Bucks        12-2      .857
   1982    Los Angeles Lakers     12-2      .857
8. 1996    Chicago Bulls          15-3      .833
   1986    Boston Celtics         15-3      .833
   1987    Los Angeles Lakers     15-3      .833
   1950    Minneapolis Lakers     10-2      .833
Now that all playoffs are best-of-7, it will take
a 16-3 record (.842) to make this list



NBA Titles By Coach:
Red Auerbach       Boston Celtics           9
Phil Jackson       Chicago Bulls(6) &
                   Los Angeles Lakers(3)    9
John Kundla        Minneapolis Lakers       5
Pat Riley          Los Angeles Lakers(4) &
                   Miami Heat (1)           5
Gregg Popovich     San Antonio Spurs        4
Chuck Daly         Detroit Pistons          2
Alex Hannum        St. Louis Hawks &
                   Philadelphia 76ers       2
Tommy Heinsohn     Boston Celtics           2
Red Holzman        New York Knicks          2
K.C. Jones         Boston Celtics           2
Bill Russell       Boston Celtics           2
Rudy Tomjanovich   Houston Rockets          2
Al Attles          Golden State Warriors    1
Larry Brown        Detroit Pistons          1
Al Cervi           Syracuse Nationals       1
Larry Costello     Milwaukee Bucks          1
Billy Cunningham   Philadelphia 76ers       1
Bill Fitch         Boston Celtics           1
Eddie Gottlieb     Philadelphia Warriors    1
Les Harrison       Rochester Royals         1
Buddy Jeannette    Baltimore Bullets        1
Dick Motta         Washington Bullets       1
Jack Ramsey        Portland Trail Blazers   1
Doc Rivers         Boston Celtics           1
George Senesky     Philadelphia Warriors    1
Bill Sharman       Los Angeles Lakers       1
Paul Westhead      Los Angeles Lakers       1
   Also has WNBA title with Phoenix Mercury
Lenny Wilkins      Seattle SuperSonics      1
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