NBA All-Time Best
Winning Percentages
Higher than .744 (More than 61
wins in an 82 game season)
                     NBA Title?
Rank Year Team      W-L   Pct.|
                              |
1.  95-96 Bulls    72-10 .878 Y
2.  71-72 Lakers   69-13 .841 Y
    96-97 Bulls    69-13 .841 Y
4.  66-67 76ers    68-13 .840 Y
5.  72-73 Celtics  68-14 .829 N
6.  85-86 Celtics  67-15 .817 Y
    91-92 Bulls    67-15 .817 Y
    99-00 Lakers   67-15 .817 Y
    06-07 Mavs     67-15 .817 N
10. 46-47 Capitols 49-11 .817 N
11. 70-71 Bucks    66-16 .805 Y
    07-08 Celtics  66-16 .805 Y
13. 49-50 Nats     51-13 .797 N
14. 82-83 76ers    65-17 .793 Y
    86-87 Lakers   65-17 .793 Y
16. 59-60 Celtics  59-16 .787 Y
17. 95-96 Sonics   64-18 .780 N
    96-97 Jazz     64-18 .780 N
    05-06 Pistons  64-18 .780 N
20. 64-65 Celtics  62-18 .775 Y
21. 71-72 Bucks    63-19 .768 N
    81-82 Celtics  63-19 .768 N
    84-85 Celtics  63-19 .768 N
    88-89 Pistons  63-19 .768 Y
    89-90 Lakers   63-19 .768 N
    90-91 Blazers  63-19 .768 N
    93-94 Sonics   63-19 .768 N
    05-06 Spurs    63-19 .768 N
29. 67-68 76ers    62-20 .756 N
    80-81 Celtics  62-20 .756 Y
    80-81 76ers    62-20 .756 N
    83-84 Celtics  62-20 .756 Y
    84-85 Lakers   62-20 .756 Y
    85-86 Lakers   62-20 .756 N
    87-88 Lakers   62-20 .756 Y
    92-93 Suns     62-20 .756 N
    94-95 Spurs    62-20 .756 N
    97-98 Bulls    62-20 .756 Y
    97-98 Jazz     62-20 .756 N
    04-05 Suns     62-20 .756 N
41. 48-49 Royals   45-15 .750 N
    49-50 Lakers   51-17 .750 Y
    49-50 Royals   51-17 .750 N
    61-62 Celtics  60-20 .750 Y

Current franchises that
have never been this good:
Name     First Year in NBA
Bobcats        2004
Cavaliers      1970
Clippers       1970
Grizzlies      1995
Hawks          1949
Heat           1988
Hornets        1988
Knicks         1946
Magic          1989
Nets           1976
Nuggets        1976
Pacers         1976
Raptors        1995
Rockets        1967
Timberwolves   1989
Warriors       1946
Wizards        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 76ers      9-73 .110
2.  47-48 Steam.     6-42 .125
3.  92-93 Mavericks 11-71 .134
    97-98 Nuggets   11-71 .134
5.  86-87 Clippers  12-70 .146
6.  93-94 Mavericks 13-69 .159
    04-05 Hawks     13-69 .159
8.  98-99 Grizzlies  8-42 .160
9.  82-83 Rockets   14-68 .171
    96-97 Grizzlies 14-68 .171
11. 52-53 Warriors  12-57 .174
12. 49-50 Nuggets   11-51 .177
13. 98-99 Clippers   9-41 .180
14. 67-68 Rockets   15-67 .183
    70-71 Cavaliers 15-67 .183
    80-81 Mavericks 15-67 .183
    81-82 Cavaliers 15-67 .183
    88-89 Heat      15-67 .183
    91-92 T-Wolves  15-67 .183
    95-96 Grizzlies 15-67 .183
    96-97 Celtics   15-67 .183
    99-00 Clippers  15-67 .183
    00-01 Bulls     15-67 .183
    07-08 Heat      15-67 .183
25. 68-69 Suns      16-66 .195
    79-80 Pistons   16-66 .195
    97-98 Raptors   16-66 .195
28. 48-49 Steam.    12-48 .200
29. 81-82 Clippers  17-65 .207
    87-88 Clippers  17-65 .207
    89-90 Nets      17-65 .207
    94-95 Clippers  17-65 .207
    99-00 Bulls     17-65 .207
    00-01 Warriors  17-65 .207
    02-03 Cavaliers 17-65 .207
    02-03 Nuggets   17-65 .207
37. 64-65 Warriors  17-63 .213
    97-98 Clippers  17-63 .213
39. 71-72 Blazers   18-64 .220
    89-90 Heat      18-64 .220
    89-90 Magic     18-64 .220
    95-96 76ers     18-64 .220
    04-05 Bobcats   18-64 .220
    04-05 Hornets   18-64 .220
45. 53-54 Bullets   16-56 .222
46. 61-62 Packers   18-62 .225
47. 52-53 Bullets   16-54 .229

Current franchises that
have never been this bad:
Name     First Year in NBA
Bucks          1968
Jazz           1974
Kings          1948
Lakers         1948
Knicks         1946
Pacers         1976
Spurs          1976
SuperSonics    1967
Wizards        1961



Best 5-Year Record:      Titles
    Years Team      W-L  Pct. |
1.  81-86 Celtics 311-99 .759 2
2.  85-90 Lakers  309-101.754 2
3.  83-88 Celtics 308-102.751 2
    84-89 Lakers  308-102.751 3
5.  82-87 Celtics 307-103.749 2
6.  80-85 Celtics 306-104.746 2
7.  83-88 Lakers  305-105.744 3
    86-91 Lakers  305-105.744 2
    93-98 Bulls   305-105.744 3
10. 59-64 Celtics 293-101.744 5
11. 60-65 Celtics 296-103.742 5
12. 69-74 Bucks   304-106.741 1
    79-84 Celtics 304-106.741 2
14. 58-63 Celtics 286-100.741 5
15. 93-98 Sonics  302-108.737 0
    06-07 Mavs    302-108.737 0
17. 94-99 Jazz    278-100.735 0

Best 2-Year Record:      Titles
    Years Team      W-L  Pct. |
1.  95-97 Bulls   141-23 .860 2
2.  96-98 Bulls   131-33 .799 2
3.  66-68 76ers   130-33 .798 1
4.  84-86 Celtics 130-34 .793 1
5.  70-72 Bucks   129-35 .787 1
    71-73 Lakers  129-35 .787 1
7.  90-92 Bulls   128-36 .780 2
8.  85-87 Lakers  127-37 .774 1
    86-88 Lakers  127-37 .774 2
    06-07 Mavs    127-37 .774 0
11. 96-98 Jazz    126-38 .768 0

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



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

96-97 Spurs   20   62   .244
97-98         56   26   .683
              36 Games +.439
David Robinson injured 96-97.
Tim Duncan joins Robinson.
No Robinson injury in 96-97,
no Duncan, no Spurs titles.

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

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

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

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



Worst 1-Year Turnaround:
97-98 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.

95-96 Spurs  59   23     .720
96-97        20   62     .244
             39 Games   -.476
David Robinson injured.



Consecutive Seasons Without
Winning NBA Title:
Sacramento Kings        57
Atlanta Hawks           50
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
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
Memphis Grizzlies       1995-96
Toronto Raptors         1995-96
Charlotte Bobcats       2004-05



Franchise All-Time Records:
Team       W - L    Pct +/-.500
Lakers   2905-1824 .614   +1081
Spurs    1549-1043 .598    +506
Celtics  2860-1979 .591    +881
Suns     1814-1434 .558    +380
Jazz     1493-1263 .542    +230
76ers    2501-2163 .536    +338
Bucks    1710-1538 .526    +172
Blazers  1629-1455 .528    +174
Sonics   1745-1583  .524   +162
Bulls    1736-1675  .509    +61
Rockets  1684-1646  .506    +38
Knicks   2422-2413  .501     +9
Pistons  2361-2367  .4995    -6
Magic     752-774   .493    -22
Pacers   1271-1321  .490    -50
Hawks    2276-2390  .488   -114
Mavs     1102-1162  .487    -60
Hornets   781-827   .486    -46
Heat      771-837   .479    -66
Kings    2258-2471  .477   -213
Nuggets  1212-1380  .468   -168
Warriors 2238-2596  .463   -358
Wizards  1756-2055  .461   -299
Cavs     1394-1690  .452   -296
Nets     1116-1476  .431   -360
T-Wolves  649-877   .425   -228
Raptors   429-605   .415   -176
Clippers 1127-1957  .365   -830
Bobcats   109-219   .332   -110
Grizzlies 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   Finals Record Last Title
Celtics    17-3         2008
Lakers     14-15        2002
Bulls       6-0         1998
76ers       3-6         1983
Pistons     3-5         2004
Spurs       3-0         2007
Warriors    3-3         1975
Knicks      2-6         1973
Rockets     2-2         1995
Bucks       1-1         1971
Bullets *   1-0         1948
Hawks       1-3         1958
Heat        1-0         2006
Kings       1-0         1951
Sonics      1-2         1979
Blazers     1-2         1977
Wizards     1-3         1978
Capitols *  0-1
Cavaliers   0-1
Jazz        0-2
Magic       0-1
Mavericks   0-1
Nets        0-1
Pacers      0-1
Stags *     0-1
Suns        0-2
* Defunct Teams



Consecutive Playoff Appearances
Team               Finals
76ers     22      4  (2-2)
Blazers   21      2  (0-2)
Jazz      20      2  (0-2)
Celtics   19     12 (11-1)
Current Streaks:
Spurs     11      4  (4-0)
Dallas     8      1  (0-1)
Detroit    7      2  (1-1)
Denver     5      0

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



Best Playoff Record:
Year  Team     Record     .Pct
2001  Lakers    15-1      .938
1983  76ers     12-1      .923
1989  Pistons   15-2      .882
1991  Bulls     15-2      .882
1999  Spurs     15-2      .882
1971  Bucks     12-2      .857
1982  Lakers    12-2      .857
1986  Celtics   15-3      .833
1996  Bulls     15-3      .833
1950  Lakers    10-2      .833
1987  Lakers    15-3      .833



NBA Titles By Coach:
Red Auerbach     Celtics     9
Phil Jackson     Bulls(6) &
                 Lakers(3)   9
John Kundla      Lakers      5
Pat Riley        Lakers(4) &
                 Heat(1)     5
Gregg Popovich   Spurs       4
Chuck Daly       Pistons     2
Alex Hannum      Hawks &
                 76ers       2
Tommy Heinsohn   Celtics     2
Red Holzman      Knicks      2
K.C. Jones       Celtics     2
Bill Russell     Celtics     2
Rudy Tomjanovich Rockets     2
Al Attles        Warriors    1
Larry Brown      Pistons     1
Al Cervi         Nationals   1
Larry Costello   Bucks       1
Billy Cunningham 76ers       1
Bill Fitch       Celtics     1
Eddie Gottlieb   Warriors    1
Les Harrison     Royals      1
Buddy Jeannette  Bullets     1
Dick Motta       Bullets     1
Jack Ramsey      Blazers     1
Doc Rivers       Celtics     1
George Senesky   Warriors    1
Bill Sharman     Lakers      1
Paul Westhead    Lakers      1
Lenny Wilkins    Sonics      1
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