List of NBA franchise post-season streaks
This is a list of National Basketball Association (NBA) franchise post-season appearance streaks. This list includes the all-time and the active consecutive playoffs appearance. Aside from the NBA Playoff appearance streaks, this list also includes the NBA Finals appearance streak and the NBA championships win streak.
The San Antonio Spurs hold the longest active consecutive playoffs appearance with 18 appearances, starting in the 1998 NBA Playoffs. The Spurs have won five NBA championships during the streak. The Philadelphia 76ers (formerly known as Syracuse Nationals) hold the longest all-time consecutive playoffs appearance with 22 appearances during 1950 and 1971. The 76ers won two NBA championships during the streak. The Boston Celtics hold the longest consecutive NBA Finals appearance streak with ten appearances between 1957 and 1966. During the streak, the Celtics won eight consecutive NBA championships—also an NBA record.
Contents
Active streaks
NBA Playoffs appearance streaks
List updated through the 2014-15 season.
^ | Longest streak in team history |
~ | Tied for longest streak in team history |
Streak | Team | NBA Playoffs appearance streak |
NBA championships won during streak |
Reference |
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18 seasons | San Antonio Spurs^ | 1998–2015 | 5 (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014) | [2] |
8 seasons | Atlanta Hawks | 2008–2015 | — | [3] |
7 seasons | Chicago Bulls | 2009–2015 | — | [4] |
5 seasons | Memphis Grizzlies^ | 2011–2015 | — | [5] |
4 seasons | Los Angeles Clippers^ | 2012–2015 | — | [6] |
3 seasons | Golden State Warriors | 2013–2015 | 1 (2015) | [7] |
3 seasons | Houston Rockets | 2013–2015 | — | [8] |
3 seasons | Brooklyn Nets | 2013–2015 | — | [9] |
2 seasons | Portland Trail Blazers | 2014–2015 | — | [10] |
2 seasons | Toronto Raptors | 2014–2015 | — | [11] |
2 seasons | Washington Wizards | 2014–2015 | — | [12] |
2 seasons | Dallas Mavericks | 2014–2015 | — | [13] |
1 season | Cleveland Cavaliers | 2015 | — | [14] |
1 season | Milwaukee Bucks | 2015 | — | [15] |
1 season | Boston Celtics | 2015 | — | [16] |
1 season | New Orleans Pelicans | 2015 | — | [17] |
NBA Playoffs series win streaks
This is a list of teams that have consecutive seasons with a playoff series win.
- Series win streaks up to the 2015 playoffs.
^ | Longest streak in team history |
~ | Tied for longest streak in team history |
Streak | Team | NBA Playoffs series win streak |
NBA championships won during streak |
Reference |
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2 seasons | Washington Wizards | 2014-2015 | — | [12] |
2 seasons | Los Angeles Clippers ^ | 2014-2015 | — | [6] |
1 season | Golden State Warriors | 2015 | 1 (2015) | [7] |
1 season | Cleveland Cavaliers | 2015 | — | [14] |
1 season | Houston Rockets | 2015 | — | [8] |
1 season | Memphis Grizzlies ~ | 2015 | — | [5] |
1 season | Chicago Bulls | 2015 | — | [4] |
1 season | Atlanta Hawks | 2015 | — | [3] |
All-time streaks
NBA Playoffs appearance streaks
- Appearance streaks up to 2015 NBA Playoffs.
^ | Denotes active streak |
NBA Finals appearance streaks
- Appearance streaks up to and including the 2015 NBA Playoffs
^ | Denotes active streak |
NBA championships win streaks
- Championship streaks up to and including the 2015 NBA Playoffs
^ | Denotes active streak |
Streak | Team | NBA championships win streak |
Reference |
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8 championships | Boston Celtics | 1959–1966 | [16] |
3 championships | Minneapolis Lakers | 1952–1954 | [20] |
3 championships | Chicago Bulls | 1991–1993 | [4] |
3 championships | Chicago Bulls | 1996–1998 | [4] |
3 championships | Los Angeles Lakers | 2000–2002 | [20] |
2 championships | Minneapolis Lakers | 1949–1950 | [20] |
2 championships | Boston Celtics | 1968–1969 | [16] |
2 championships | Los Angeles Lakers | 1987–1988 | [20] |
2 championships | Detroit Pistons | 1989–1990 | [21] |
2 championships | Houston Rockets | 1994–1995 | [8] |
2 championships | Los Angeles Lakers | 2009–2010 | [20] |
2 championships | Miami Heat | 2012–2013 | [24] |
References
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See also
- List of NBA franchise post-season droughts
- List of NFL franchise post-season streaks
- List of NFL franchise post-season droughts
- List of Major League Baseball franchise postseason streaks
- List of Major League Baseball franchise postseason droughts
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