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 playoff appearances with 21 appearances, starting in the 1998 NBA Playoffs (also the longest active playoff streak in any major North American sports league as of 2017). The Spurs have won five NBA championships during the streak. The Philadelphia 76ers (formerly known as Syracuse Nationals) hold the all-time record for consecutive playoff appearances with 22 straight appearances between 1950 and 1971. The 76ers won two NBA championships during their 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.

Active streaks

NBA Playoffs appearance streaks

This is a list of teams that have active and current consecutive seasons with a playoff appearance.

List updated through 2018 Playoffs.[1]

^ Longest streak in team history
~ Tied for longest streak in team history
Streak Team NBA Playoffs
appearance streak		 NBA championships won
during streak		 Reference
21 seasons San Antonio Spurs^ 1998–2018 5 (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014) [2]
6 seasons Golden State Warriors~ 2013–2018 3 (2015, 2017, 2018) [3]
6 seasons Houston Rockets 2013–2018 — [4]
5 seasons Portland Trail Blazers 2014–2018 — [5]
5 seasons Toronto Raptors^ 2014–2018 — [6]
4 seasons Boston Celtics 2015–2018 — [7]
4 seasons Cleveland Cavaliers 2015–2018 1 (2016) [8]
3 seasons Indiana Pacers 2016–2018 — [9]
3 seasons Oklahoma City Thunder 2016–2018 — [10]
2 seasons Milwaukee Bucks 2017–2018 — [11]
2 seasons Utah Jazz 2017–2018 — [12]
2 seasons Washington Wizards 2017–2018 — [13]
1 season Miami Heat 2018 — [14]
1 season Minnesota Timberwolves 2018 — [15]
1 season New Orleans Pelicans 2018 — [16]
1 season Philadelphia 76ers 2018 — [17]

NBA Playoffs series win streaks

This is a list of teams that have active and current consecutive seasons with a playoff series win.

List updated through the 2018 playoffs.[1]

^ Longest streak in team history
~ Tied for longest streak in team history
Consecutive seasons with a series win
Streak Team NBA Playoffs
series win streak		 NBA championships won
during streak		 Reference
4 seasons Golden State Warriors ^ 2015–2018 3 (2015, 2017, 2018) [3]
4 seasons Cleveland Cavaliers 2015–2018 1 (2016) [8]
3 seasons Toronto Raptors ^ 2016–2018 — [6]
2 seasons Houston Rockets 2017–2018 — [4]
2 seasons Utah Jazz 2017–2018 — [12]
2 seasons Boston Celtics 2017–2018 —
1 season New Orleans Pelicans ~ 2018 — [16]
1 season Philadelphia 76ers 2018 — [17]

All-time streaks

NBA Playoffs appearance streaks

Appearance streaks updated through the 2018 playoffs.
^ Denotes active streak
Streak Team NBA Playoffs
appearance streak		 NBA championships won
during streak		 Reference
22 seasons Syracuse Nationals
Philadelphia 76ers		 1950–1963
1964–1971		 2 (1955, 1967) [17]
21 seasons Portland Trail Blazers 1983–2003 — [18]
21 seasons San Antonio Spurs^ 1998–2018 5 (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014) [19]
20 seasons Utah Jazz 1984–2003 — [20]
19 seasons Boston Celtics 1951–1969 11 (1957, 1959–1966, 1968, 1969) [21]
17 seasons Los Angeles Lakers 1977–1993 5 (1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988) [22]
16 seasons Minneapolis Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers		 1959–1960
1961–1974		 1 (1972) [22]
14 seasons Fort Wayne Pistons
Detroit Pistons		 1950–1957
1958–1963		 — [23]
14 seasons Boston Celtics 1980–1993 3 (1981, 1984, 1986) [7]
14 seasons Chicago Bulls 1985–1998 6 (1991–1993, 1996–1998) [24]
14 seasons New York Knicks 1988–2001 — [25]
13 seasons Phoenix Suns 1989–2001 — [26]
12 seasons Baltimore Bullets
Capitol Bullets
Washington Bullets		 1969–1973
1974
1975–1980
 1 (1978) [27]
12 seasons Philadelphia 76ers 1976–1987 1 (1983) [17]
12 seasons Milwaukee Bucks 1980–1991 — [28]
12 seasons Dallas Mavericks 2001–2012 1 (2011) [29]
11 seasons St. Louis Hawks
Atlanta Hawks		 1963–1968
1969–1973		 — [30]
10 seasons Denver Nuggets 2004-2013 —
10 seasons Atlanta Hawks 2008–2017 —

NBA Conference Finals appearance streaks

Appearance streaks up to the 2018 playoffs; Includes both the NBA Conference Finals, introduced in 1971, and its predecessor Division Finals.
^ Denotes active streak
Streak Team NBA Conference Finals
appearance streak		 Conference titles won
during streak		 Reference
13 seasons Boston Celtics 1957–1969 12 (1957–1966, 1968–69) [7]
8 seasons Los Angeles Lakers 1982–1989 7 (1982–85, 1987–89) [22]
6 seasons St. Louis Hawks 1956–1961 4 (1957–58, 1960–61) [30]
6 seasons Detroit Pistons 2003–2008 2 (2004–05) [23]
5 seasons New York Knicks 1949–1953 3 (1951–53) [25]
5 seasons Minneapolis Lakers 1951–1955 3 (1952–54) [22]
5 seasons Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers 1959–1963 3 (1959, 1962–63) [22]
6 seasons Los Angeles Lakers 1968–1973 4 (1968–70, 1972–73) [22]
6 seasons New York Knicks 1969–1974 3 (1970, 1972–73) [25]
5 seasons Boston Celtics 1984–1988 4 (1984–87) [7]
5 seasons Detroit Pistons 1987–1991 3 (1988–90) [23]
5 seasons Chicago Bulls 1989–1993 3 (1991–93) [24]
4 seasons Syracuse Nationals 1954–1957 2 (1956–57) [17]
4 seasons Philadelphia 76ers 1965–1968 1 (1967) [17]
4 seasons Philadelphia 76ers 1980–1983 2 (1982–83) [17]
4 seasons Miami Heat 2011–2014 4 (2011–14) [14]
4 seasons Golden State Warriors ^ 2015–2018 4 (2015-18) [3]
4 seasons Cleveland Cavaliers ^ 2015–2018 4 (2015-18) [8]

NBA Finals appearance streaks

Appearance streaks updated through 2018 NBA Playoffs.
^ Denotes active streak
Streak Team NBA Finals
appearance streak		 NBA championships won
during streak		 Reference
10 seasons Boston Celtics 1957–1966 9 (1957, 1959–1966) [7]
4 seasons Los Angeles Lakers 1982–1985 2 (1982, 1985) [22]
4 seasons Boston Celtics 1984–1987 2 (1984, 1986) [7]
4 seasons Miami Heat 2011–2014 2 (2012, 2013) [14]
4 seasons Cleveland Cavaliers 2015–2018 1 (2016) [8]
4 seasons Golden State Warriors 2015–2018 3 (2015, 2017, 2018) [3]
3 seasons New York Knicks 1951–1953 — [25]
3 seasons Minneapolis Lakers 1952–1954 3 (1952–1954) [22]
3 seasons Los Angeles Lakers 1968–1970 — [22]
3 seasons Los Angeles Lakers 1987–1989 2 (1987, 1988) [22]
3 seasons Detroit Pistons 1988–1990 2 (1989, 1990) [23]
3 seasons Chicago Bulls 1991–1993 3 (1991–1993) [24]
3 seasons Chicago Bulls 1996–1998 3 (1996–1998) [24]
3 seasons Los Angeles Lakers 2000–2002 3 (2000–2002) [22]
3 seasons Los Angeles Lakers 2008–2010 2 (2009, 2010) [22]
2 seasons Philadelphia Warriors 1947–1948 1 (1947) [3]
2 seasons Minneapolis Lakers 1949–1950 2 (1949, 1950) [22]
2 seasons Syracuse Nationals 1954–1955 1 (1955) [17]
2 seasons Fort Wayne Pistons 1955–1956 1 (1956) [23]
2 seasons St. Louis Hawks 1957–1958 1 (1958) [30]
2 seasons St. Louis Hawks 1960–1961 — [30]
2 seasons Los Angeles Lakers 1962–1963 — [22]
2 seasons Los Angeles Lakers 1965–1966 — [22]
2 seasons Boston Celtics 1968–1969 2 (1968, 1969) [7]
2 seasons Los Angeles Lakers 1972–1973 1 (1972) [22]
2 seasons New York Knicks 1972–1973 1 (1973) [25]
2 seasons Washington Bullets 1978–1979 1 (1978) [13]
2 seasons Seattle SuperSonics 1978–1979 1 (1979) [10]
2 seasons Philadelphia 76ers 1982–1983 1 (1983) [17]
2 seasons Houston Rockets 1994–1995 2 (1994, 1995) [4]
2 seasons Utah Jazz 1997–1998 — [12]
2 seasons New Jersey Nets 2002–2003 — [31]
2 seasons Detroit Pistons 2004–2005 1 (2004) [23]
2 seasons San Antonio Spurs 2013–2014 1 (2014) [2]

NBA championships win streaks

Championship streaks up to and including the 2018 NBA Playoffs


^ Denotes active streak
Streak Team NBA championships
win streak		 Reference
8 championships Boston Celtics 1959–1966 [7]
3 championships Minneapolis Lakers 1952–1954 [22]
3 championships Chicago Bulls 1991–1993 [24]
3 championships Chicago Bulls 1996–1998 [24]
3 championships Los Angeles Lakers 2000–2002 [22]
2 championships Minneapolis Lakers 1949–1950 [22]
2 championships Boston Celtics 1968–1969 [7]
2 championships Los Angeles Lakers 1987–1988 [22]
2 championships Detroit Pistons 1989–1990 [23]
2 championships Houston Rockets 1994–1995 [4]
2 championships Los Angeles Lakers 2009–2010 [22]
2 championships Miami Heat 2012–2013 [14]
2 championships Golden State Warriors 2017–2018 [3]

See also

References

General

  • "Team Index". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
Specific
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  2. 1 2 "San Antonio Spurs Franchise Index". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Golden State Warriors". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Houston Rockets". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Portland Trail Blazers". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Toronto Raptors". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Boston Celtics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Cleveland Cavaliers Team Page". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "Indiana Pacers". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  10. 1 2 "Oklahoma City Thunder". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
  11. ↑ "Milwaukee Bucks". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  12. 1 2 3 "Utah Jazz Franchise Index". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  13. 1 2 "Washington Wizards". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on 25 June 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  14. 1 2 3 4 "Miami Heat". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
  15. ↑ "Minnesota Timberwolves". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  16. 1 2 "New Orleans Pelicans". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Philadelphia 76ers". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
  18. ↑ "Portland Trail Blazers". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
  19. ↑ "San Antonio Spurs". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
  20. ↑ "Utah Jazz". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
  21. ↑ "Boston Celtics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
  22. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "Los Angeles Lakers". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
  23. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Detroit Pistons". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
  24. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Chicago Bulls". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
  25. 1 2 3 4 5 "New York Knicks". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
  26. ↑ "Phoenix Suns". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
  27. ↑ "Washington Wizards". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on June 25, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
  28. ↑ "Milwaukee Bucks". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
  29. ↑ "Dallas Mavericks". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
  30. 1 2 3 4 "Atlanta Hawks". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2009. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
  31. ↑ "Brooklyn Nets". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
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