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List of NBA teams by single season win percentage
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This is a list of the all-time best and worst regular season winning percentages in the NBA.
Statistics accurate as of January 29, 2026.
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Above .775
| Regular season | Diff | Team | Season | Postseason | Notes | Coach | PCT | W | L | H | R | N | Results | W | L | H | R | |||||||||||||||
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| 73 | 9 | 39–2 | 34–7 | 0–0 | 10.8 | Golden State Warriors | Lost in NBA Finals | 15 | 9 | 11–3 | 4–6 | {{Collapsible list | Most wins in NBA regular season history (73) | Most wins in NBA history, regular season and postseason combined (88) | Best start in NBA history (24–0) | Best start in NBA history for every number of losses from 1–2 and 4–9: (29–1, .967), (36–2, .947), (48–4, .923), (55–5, .917), (62–6, .912), (68–7, .907), (69–8, .896), (73–9, .890) | Started 36–0 at home, part of an NBA record 54-straight home wins dating back to 2014–15 season | Most road wins in NBA history (34) | Best road start in NBA history (14–0) | Best record heading into the All-Star Break in NBA history (48–4, 0.923) | Undefeated November (16–0) | Winning streaks of 24 and 11 games | First team in NBA history to make over 1,000 three-pointers in regular-season | Only team in NBA history not to have lost to same opponent twice in regular season | Only team in NBA history not to lose back-to-back games in regular season | Only team in NBA history to finish with same number of regular season and postseason losses (9) | 10th team in NBA history to win a playoff series coming back from a 1–3 deficit (won 4–3 against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference Finals) | 11th team in NBA history to lose a playoff series after taking a 3–1 lead (lost 3–4 against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals) and the only team to do so in the NBA Finals. | ||||
| 72 | 10 | 39–2 | 33–8 | 0–0 | 12.2 | Chicago Bulls | Won NBA Championship | 15 | 3 | 10–0 | 5–3 | {{Collapsible list | Best combined regular and postseason record in NBA history (87–13, .870) | Most wins by a championship-winning team | Best 3-loss start in NBA history (41–3, .932) | Started 37–0 at home, part of 44-game home winning streak dating back to 1994–95 season | Winning streaks of 18 and 13 games | Undefeated January (14–0) | One of five teams in NBA history to have three players selected to the NBA All-Defensive First Team | Final three losses were by a margin of one point each | Defeated 64–18 Seattle SuperSonics in NBA Finals | |||||||||||
| 69 | 13 | 36–5 | 31–7 | 2–1 | 12.3 | Los Angeles Lakers | Won NBA Championship | 12 | 3 | 6–2 | 6–1 | {{Collapsible list | 33-game winning streak, longest in NBA history | 16-game road winning streak, longest in NBA history | Started 39–3 | Undefeated November (14–0) and December (16–0) | ||||||||||||||||
| 69 | 13 | 39–2 | 30–11 | 0–0 | 10.8 | Chicago Bulls | Won NBA Championship | 15 | 4 | 10–1 | 5–3 | {{Collapsible list | Started 12–0 and 17–1 | Lost three of final four games | Defeated 64–18 Utah Jazz in NBA Finals | First team to win 30 road games in back-to-back seasons | ||||||||||||||||
| 68 | 13 | 28–2 | 26–8 | 14–3 | 9.4 | Philadelphia 76ers | Won NBA Championship | 11 | 4 | 6–2 | 5–2 | {{Collapsible list | Started 26–2 | Tied for best 50-game start in NBA history (46–4, .920) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 68 | 14 | 33–6 | 32–8 | 3–0 | 8.2 | Boston Celtics | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | 7 | 6 | 4–3 | 3–3 | {{Collapsible list | Highest winning percentage for a team that did not reach the NBA Finals (.829) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 68 | 14 | 35–6 | 32–8 | 1–0 | 12.9 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Won NBA Championship | 16 | 7 | 11–2 | 5–5 | {{Collapsible list | Best ever record against opposing conference (29–1 vs Eastern Conference) | Largest difference between a 1 and 2 seed in the same conference in NBA regular-season history (16 games) | Best point-differential in NBA regular-season history (+12.9) | Most double digit wins in an NBA regular season (54 wins) | Winning streaks of 15 and 11 games | Youngest team to win 60+ games in a season | ||||||||||||||
| 67 | 15 | 40–1 | 27–14 | 0–0 | 9.4 | Boston Celtics | Won NBA Championship | 15 | 3 | 10–0 | 5–3 | {{Collapsible list | Shares best home record in NBA history (with 2015–16 San Antonio Spurs) | Winning streaks of 14 and 13 games | ||||||||||||||||||
| 67 | 15 | 36–5 | 31–10 | 0–0 | 10.4 | Chicago Bulls | Won NBA Championship | 15 | 7 | 9–3 | 6–4 | {{Collapsible list | Winning streaks of 14 and 13 games | |||||||||||||||||||
| 67 | 15 | 36–5 | 31–10 | 0–0 | 8.5 | Los Angeles Lakers | Won NBA Championship | 15 | 8 | 11–2 | 4–6 | {{Collapsible list | Winning streaks of 19, 16, and 11 games | |||||||||||||||||||
| 67 | 15 | 36–5 | 31–10 | 0–0 | 7.2 | Dallas Mavericks | Lost Western Conference 1st round | 2 | 4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | {{Collapsible list | Started 0–4 | One of two teams in NBA history with three winning streaks of at least 12 games (17, 13, and 12) | Undefeated February (10–0) | Only team over .800 to be eliminated in the first round | First 1st seed to lose to an 8th seed in a 7-game playoff format | |||||||||||||||
| 67 | 15 | 39–2 | 28–13 | 0–0 | 10.1 | Golden State Warriors | Won NBA Championship | 16 | 5 | 9–2 | 7–3 | {{Collapsible list | Winning streaks of 16 and 11 games | Most wins by a rookie head coach | Undefeated in the regular season when allowing under 100 points | |||||||||||||||||
| 67 | 15 | 40–1 | 27–14 | 0–0 | 10.6 | San Antonio Spurs | Lost Western Conference Semifinals | 6 | 4 | 3–2 | 3–2 | {{Collapsible list | Shares best home record in NBA history (with 1985–86 Boston Celtics), with only loss inflicted by the 73–9 Warriors | Best home start in NBA history (39–0), part of a 48-game home winning streak dating back to 2014–15 season | Best season record that was not also league-best record | |||||||||||||||||
| 67 | 15 | 36–5 | 31–10 | 0–0 | 11.6 | Golden State Warriors | Won NBA Championship | 16 | 1 | 9–0 | 7–1 | {{Collapsible list | Best playoff record in NBA history (16–1, .941) | Longest winning streak in NBA playoff history (15 games) | First team in NBA playoff history to start 15–0 | First team in all four major professional sports leagues in North America to start 15–0 in the postseason | NBA record 146 regular-season games without back-to-back losses (dating back to 2014–15 season) | Winning streaks of 14 and 12 games | Second team to win 30 road games in back-to-back seasons (after 1995–96 and 1996–97 Chicago Bulls) | Most wins in NBA history over the course of three regular seasons (207) | ||||||||||||
| 49 | 11 | 29–1 | 20–10 | 0–0 | 9.9 | Washington Capitols | Lost semifinals | 2 | 4 | 0–3 | 2–1 | {{Collapsible list | Winning streaks of 17 and 15 games | Undefeated December (10–0) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 66 | 16 | 34–2 | 28–13 | 4–1 | 12.3 | Milwaukee Bucks | Won NBA Championship | 12 | 2 | 8–0 | 4–2 | {{Collapsible list | Started 17–1 | Winning streaks of 20, 16, and 10 games | Lost five of final six games | Highest point-differential in NBA playoffs history (+14.5) | ||||||||||||||||
| 66 | 16 | 35–6 | 31–10 | 0–0 | 10.3 | Boston Celtics | Won NBA Championship | 16 | 10 | 13–1 | 3–9 | {{Collapsible list | Best single-season improvement in NBA history (42 wins) | Started 29–3 | Played a record 26 games in the postseason | |||||||||||||||||
| 66 | 16 | 39–2 | 27–14 | 0–0 | 8.9 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | 10 | 4 | 6–1 | 4–3 | {{Collapsible list | 13-game winning streak | |||||||||||||||||||
| 66 | 16 | 37–4 | 29–12 | 0–0 | 7.9 | Miami Heat | Won NBA Championship | 16 | 7 | 10–3 | 6–4 | {{Collapsible list | Started 29–14 | 27-game winning streak | First team in NBA history to win 17 games in one month | Best second half of season in NBA history (38–3, .927) | ||||||||||||||||
| 51 | 13 | 31–1 | 15–12 | 5–0 | 8.2 | Syracuse Nationals | Lost NBA Finals | 6 | 5 | 5–1 | 1–4 | {{Collapsible list | Started 16–1 | 12-game winning streak | ||||||||||||||||||
| 65 | 17 | 35–6 | 30–11 | 0–0 | 7.7 | Philadelphia 76ers | Won NBA Championship | 12 | 1 | 7–0 | 5–1 | {{Collapsible list | 14-game winning streak | |||||||||||||||||||
| 65 | 17 | 37–4 | 28–13 | 0–0 | 9.3 | Los Angeles Lakers | Won NBA Championship | 15 | 3 | 10–0 | 5–3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 65 | 17 | 36–5 | 29–12 | 0–0 | 7.7 | Los Angeles Lakers | Won NBA Championship | 16 | 7 | 10–2 | 6–5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 65 | 17 | 34–7 | 31–10 | 0–0 | 8.5 | Houston Rockets | 2017–18 | Lost Western Conference Finals | 11 | 6 | 7–3 | 4–3 | {{Collapsible list | Winning streaks of 17, 14, and 11 games | Most three-pointers made in a regular season | Most consecutive three-pointers missed in a playoff game | ||||||||||||||||
| 59 | 16 | 25–2 | 23–9 | 11–5 | 8.3 | Boston Celtics | Won NBA Championship | 8 | 5 | 5–2 | 3–3 | {{Collapsible list | 17-game winning streak | Undefeated December (15–0) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 64 | 18 | 38–3 | 26–15 | 0–0 | 7.8 | Seattle SuperSonics | Lost NBA Finals | 13 | 8 | 8–3 | 5–5 | {{Collapsible list | 14-game winning streak | Lost to 72–10 Chicago Bulls in NBA Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 64 | 18 | 38–3 | 26–15 | 0–0 | 8.8 | Utah Jazz | Lost NBA Finals | 13 | 7 | 10–1 | 3–6 | {{Collapsible list | Two 15-game winning streaks | Four game losing streak | Lost to 69–13 Chicago Bulls in NBA Finals | |||||||||||||||||
| 64 | 18 | 37–4 | 27–14 | 0–0 | 6.6 | Detroit Pistons | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | 10 | 8 | 8–2 | 2–6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 64 | 18 | 32–9 | 32–9 | 0–0 | 7.5 | Phoenix Suns | Lost Western Conference Semifinals | 7 | 6 | 5–2 | 2–4 | {{Collapsible list | Winning streaks of 18 and 11 games | Undefeated November (16–0) | Second team in league history to finish with 10+ more wins than the previous year for three consecutive years | 47–0 when leading after 3 quarters (NBA record for most wins without a loss in those situations) | ||||||||||||||||
| 64 | 18 | 37–4 | 27–14 | 0–0 | 11.3 | Boston Celtics | Won NBA Championship | 16 | 3 | 9–2 | 7–1 | {{Collapsible list | 11-game winning streak | Started franchise record 20–0 at home | 10-game winning streak in the playoffs | |||||||||||||||||
| 64 | 18 | 34–7 | 30–11 | 0–0 | 9.8 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Lost Eastern Conference Semifinals | 5 | 4 | 2–3 | 3–1 | {{Collapsible list | Started 15–0 | Winning streaks of 16, 15, and 12 games | One of two teams in NBA history with three winning streaks of at least 12 games | |||||||||||||||||
| 38 | 11 | 21–4 | 17–6 | 0–1 | 12.3 | Oklahoma City Thunder | TBD | {{Collapsible list | 16-game winning streak | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 62 | 18 | 27–3 | 27–11 | 8–4 | 8.4 | Boston Celtics | Won NBA Championship | 8 | 4 | 7–0 | 1–4 | {{Collapsible list | 16-game winning streak |
|- style="background: #afc0ff" || || 24 || 7 || 12–2 || 11–5 || 1–0 || 6.6 || Detroit Pistons || || TBD || || || || | * 13-game winning streak |
Notes
- Formula for average point differential: \mbox{Average point differential}=\frac{\mbox{Total points for}-\mbox{Total points against}}{\mbox{Total games played}}
- The Boston Celtics appear six times on the list, followed by the Los Angeles Lakers with four appearances, and the Chicago Bulls and Golden State Warriors with three each.
- Phil Jackson appears five times on the list, followed by Red Auerbach and Steve Kerr with three each.
- Jackson (coaching the Lakers and the Bulls) and Auerbach (coaching the Celtics and the Washington Capitols) are the only coaches to appear leading different teams.
Below .175
| Regular season | Diff | Team | Season | Notes | Coach(es) | PCT | W | L | H | R | N | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 59 | 4–29 | 3–30 | 0–0 | −13.9 | Charlotte Bobcats | 23-game losing streak | ||||||
| 9 | 73 | 5–26 | 2–36 | 2–11 | −12.1 | Philadelphia 76ers | {{Collapsible list | bullets=true | 20-game losing streak | Together with 1971–72 Philadelphia 76ers also had 19-game losing streak | (4–47) | ||
| (5–26) | |||||||||||||
| 10 | 72 | 7–34 | 3–38 | 0–0 | −10.2 | Philadelphia 76ers | |||||||
| 6 | 42 | 2–18 | 4–24 | 0–0 | −11.6 | Providence Steamrollers | 10-game losing streak | (2–17) | |||||
| (4–25) | |||||||||||||
| 11 | 71 | 7–34 | 4–37 | 0–0 | −15.2 | Dallas Mavericks | {{Collapsible list | bullets=true | 15-game losing streak | Together with 1993–94 Dallas Mavericks had a combined record of 24–140, worst over two season span | (2–27) | ||
| (9–44) | |||||||||||||
| 11 | 71 | 9–32 | 2–39 | 0–0 | −11.8 | Denver Nuggets | 23-game losing streak | ||||||
| 12 | 70 | 9–32 | 3–38 | 0–0 | −11.4 | Los Angeles Clippers | 16, 14, and 12-game losing streaks | ||||||
| 12 | 70 | 8–33 | 4–37 | 0–0 | −9.1 | New Jersey Nets | {{Collapsible list | bullets=true | 18-game losing streak | Together with 2008–09 New Jersey Nets had 19-game losing streak | (0–16) | ||
| (0–2) | |||||||||||||
| (12–52) | |||||||||||||
| 13 | 69 | 6–35 | 7–34 | 0–0 | −8.7 | Dallas Mavericks | 20-game losing streak | ||||||
| 13 | 69 | 9–32 | 4–37 | 0–0 | −9.7 | Atlanta Hawks | 14 and 13-game losing streaks | ||||||
| 8 | 42 | 7–18 | 1–24 | 0–0 | −8.7 | Vancouver Grizzlies | 13-game losing streak | ||||||
| 14 | 68 | 9–32 | 5–36 | 0–0 | −11.6 | Houston Rockets | 10-game losing streak | ||||||
| 14 | 68 | 7–33 | 7–35 | 0–0 | −9.1 | Detroit Pistons | Tied NBA record 28-game losing streak |
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