List of all-time NBA win–loss records

The following is a listing of all 30 current National Basketball Association (NBA) teams ranked by win-loss record percentage, accurate as of the end of the 2018–19 NBA season. The records include wins and losses recorded by a team's playing time in the Basketball Association of America (BAA).[lower-alpha 1] Defunct BAA/NBA franchises are also listed, provided they played at least one season, beginning with the 1949–50 NBA season, which was the first season following the merger between the BAA and the National Basketball League (NBL).[lower-alpha 2] Additionally, the records do not count wins and losses recorded by a team's playing time in the American Basketball Association (ABA), despite the 1976 NBA-ABA merger.[2]

Tim Duncan and Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs, who have the best all-time win-loss record percentage in the NBA

The San Antonio Spurs have the highest win-loss record percentage, with .622.[3] The Minnesota Timberwolves have the lowest win-loss record percentage, with .398.[3] The Boston Celtics have recorded the most wins, with 3,378; the Sacramento Kings have recorded the most losses with 3,053.[3] The Boston Celtics lead the association with the most played games, with 5,724.[3] Conversely, the Pelicans have played the least overall games, with 1,378.[3]

Active franchises

Regular season
Kevin Garnett during tenure with the Boston Celtics, the team with the most recorded wins in NBA history.
Karl-Anthony Towns and Taj Gibson of the Minnesota Timberwolves, the team with the lowest all-time win-loss record percentage in NBA history.
Best win-loss record in division
RankTeamWonLostPct.First NBA seasonTotal gamesDivision
1San Antonio Spurs2,1621,316.6221976–773,478Southwest
2Los Angeles Lakers3,3332,282.5941948–495,615Pacific
3Boston Celtics3,3782,346.5901946–475,724Atlantic
4Oklahoma City Thunder2,2831,933.5421967–684,216Northwest
5Utah Jazz1,9641,678.5391974–753,642Northwest
6Portland Trail Blazers2,1341,836.5381970–713,970Northwest
7Phoenix Suns2,1861,948.5291968–694,134Pacific
8Houston Rockets2,2251,991.5281967–684,216Southwest
9Miami Heat1,2941,200.5191988–892,494Southeast
10Milwaukee Bucks2,1292,005.5151968–694,134Central
11Philadelphia 76ers2,8572,693.5151949–505,550Atlantic
12Chicago Bulls2,2052,092.5131966–674,297Central
13Indiana Pacers1,7441,733.5021976–773,477Central
14Dallas Mavericks1,5721,578.4991980–813,150Southwest
15Atlanta Hawks2,7462,806.4951949–505,552Southeast
16Denver Nuggets1,7031,775.4901976–773,478Northwest
17Detroit Pistons2,7332,881.4871948–495,614Central
18New York Knicks2,7782,943.4861946–475,721Atlantic
19Golden State Warriors2,7722,948.4851946–475,720Pacific
20Orlando Magic1,1581,254.4801989–902,412Southeast
21Toronto Raptors9021,018.4701995–961,920Atlantic
22New Orleans Pelicans643735.4672002–03[lower-alpha 3]1,378Southwest
23Cleveland Cavaliers1,8482,122.4651970–713,970Central
24Sacramento Kings2,5623,053.4561948–495,615Pacific
25Washington Wizards2,1282,569.4531961–624,697Southeast
26Charlotte Hornets1,0271,303.4411988–89[lower-alpha 3]2,330Southeast
27Brooklyn Nets1,4502,028.4171976–773,478Atlantic
28Memphis Grizzlies7921,128.4131995–961,920Southwest
29Los Angeles Clippers1,6102,360.4061970–713,970Pacific
30Minnesota Timberwolves9611,451.3981989–902,412Northwest

Playoffs

The following playoff listing is accurate through the end of the 2019 NBA Finals. The Los Angeles Lakers have the most post-season wins (438), most post-season games played (734), and highest post-season winning percentage (.597) out of any NBA team. The Minnesota Timberwolves have the fewest post-season wins (18) and the lowest post-season winning percentage (.346). The New Orleans Pelicans have the fewest post-season games played (49).

Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers, who have recorded both the highest postseason win–loss percentage, and the most postseason wins in NBA history.
Best win-loss record in division
Team active in playoffs
RankTeamWonLostPct.Last playoff
appearance		Total gamesDivision
1Los Angeles Lakers438296.5972013734Pacific
2Boston Celtics371282.5682019653Atlantic
3Miami Heat124100.5542018224Southeast
4San Antonio Spurs222181.5512019403Southwest
5Cleveland Cavaliers125104.5462018229Central
6Golden State Warriors190159.5442019349Pacific
7Chicago Bulls186158.5412017344Central
8Philadelphia 76ers228215.5152019443Atlantic
9Detroit Pistons188182.5082019370Central
10Oklahoma City Thunder161163.4972019324Northwest
11New York Knicks186189.4962013375Atlantic
12Houston Rockets153157.4942019310Southwest
13Phoenix Suns133141.4852010274Pacific
14Indiana Pacers115122.4852019237Central
15Milwaukee Bucks121135.4732019256Central
16Dallas Mavericks91105.4642016196Southwest
17Utah Jazz124144.4632019268Northwest
18Orlando Magic5870.4532019128Southeast
19Toronto Raptors4858.4532019106Atlantic
20Portland Trail Blazers116147.4412019263Northwest
21Atlanta Hawks153202.4312017355Southeast
22Brooklyn Nets6384.4292019147Atlantic
23Sacramento Kings80107.4282006187Pacific
24Washington Wizards98134.4222018232Southeast
25Los Angeles Clippers4664.4182019110Pacific
26New Orleans Pelicans2029.408201849Southwest
27Memphis Grizzlies2946.387201775Southwest
28Denver Nuggets68108.3862019176Northwest
29Charlotte Hornets2340.365201663Southeast
30Minnesota Timberwolves1834.346201852Northwest

Defunct franchises

The following is a listing of the all-time win-loss records of defunct NBA franchises.[3] Amongst defunct franchises, the Chicago Stags have the highest win-loss record percentage, with .612. The Denver Nuggets have the lowest win-loss record percentage, with .177. The Baltimore Bullets have the most games played (450), wins (158), and losses (292) for a defunct NBA franchise. The Denver Nuggets, Sheboygan Red Skins, and Waterloo Hawks are tied for the fewest games played, with 62.

For the purposes of the defunct franchises win-loss records listing, teams that recorded playing time in the BAA are only included if they additionally played during at least one season following the BAA–NBL merger. For this reason, the Pittsburgh Ironmen, Indianapolis Jets, Detroit Falcons, Toronto Huskies, and Cleveland Rebels are excluded.

Regular season
RankTeamGPWonLostPct.First NBA seasonLast NBA season
1Chicago Stags23714592.6121946–471949–50
2Washington Capitols271157114.5791946–471950–51
3Anderson Packers643727.5781949–50
4St. Louis Bombers237122115.5151946–471949–50
5Indianapolis Olympians69132137.4911949–501952–53
6Sheboygan Red Skins622240.3551949–50
7Baltimore Bullets[lower-alpha 4]450158292.3511947–481954–55
8Waterloo Hawks621943.3061949–50
9Denver Nuggets[lower-alpha 5]621151.1771949–50

References
  1. "NBA Season Recaps". National Basketball Association. July 17, 2013. Archived from the original on July 1, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  2. Aschburner, Steve (September 5, 2013). "We All Count Numbers But Do All Numbers Count?". Hang Time Blog. National Basketball Association. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  3. "NBA & ABA Team Index". Basketball-Reference. Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  4. Windhorst, Brian (July 19, 2013). "Charlotte Hornets back in 2014-15". ESPN. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  5. Feldman, Dan (May 20, 2014). "Charlotte Hornets assume historical records from New [Orleans] Pelicans". ProBasketballTalk. NBC Sports. Retrieved July 6, 2017.

Notes
  1. BAA win-loss records are included, as the NBA claims the BAA's history as its own. For example, at NBA History online its table of one-line "NBA Season Recaps" begins 1946–47 without comment.[1]
  2. For the purposes of this list, NBL statistics are not included, as unlike with BAA statistics prior to the BAA-NBL merger, the NBA has not included NBL statistics when recapping their history.
  3. The New Orleans Pelicans began play as the New Orleans Hornets in the 2002–03 NBA season, due to the original Charlotte Hornets (which began play in the 1988–89 NBA season) relocating to New Orleans. The city of Charlotte was then awarded the 30th NBA franchise, dubbed the Charlotte Bobcats, which began play in the 2004–05 NBA season. The New Orleans Hornets rebranded as the New Orleans Pelicans, with the 2013–14 NBA season being their first under the Pelicans name. The Bobcats then rebranded as the Charlotte Hornets, first playing under the Hornets name in 2014.[4] This second incarnation of Charlotte Hornets retained statistics and records of the original Charlotte Hornets franchise which played from the 1988–89 NBA season to the 2001–02 NBA season—as well as the statistics and records accumulated while playing as the Bobcats—while the New Orleans Pelicans franchise was retroactively regarded as a 2002–03 season expansion franchise, maintaining the statistics and records accumulated from that season onwards.[5]
  4. This team's history and records are not affiliated with the current day Washington Wizards who played as the Baltimore Bullets from 1963–64 to 1972–73.
  5. This team's history and records are not affiliated with the current day Denver Nuggets team.
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