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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