Whereas followers usually have excessive hopes after an extended offseason, it’s seemingly they might not have ever imagined a number of the historic begins groups have loved to open a brand new season.
These franchises exceeded even the loftiest expectations on the very begin of a season, with streaks that left a mark on NBA historical past. Whereas these win streaks are indicators of a group’s capability to dominate, solely two of the groups on this record went on to win the a championship that season.
Let’s check out the NBA’s longest successful streaks to start a marketing campaign.
24-0 – 2015-16 Golden State Warriors (Misplaced NBA Finals)
After successful 24 straight video games to open the marketing campaign, the Warriors would go on to complete 73-9 within the midst of a dynasty with three titles in 4 seasons. Golden State, nevertheless, misplaced the 2016 NBA Finals to LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and the upstart Cleveland Cavaliers in seven video games.
15-0 – 1993-94 Houston Rockets (Received NBA Finals)
Led by MVP and NBA Defensive Participant of the Yr Hakeem Olajuwon, the Rockets received their first 15 video games earlier than happening to defeat Patrick Ewing’s New York Knicks in seven video games within the 1994 NBA Finals.
15-0 – 1948-49 Washington Capitols (Misplaced BAA Finals)
The 1948-49 Capitols averaged just below 79 factors per sport throughout their 15-game win streak, displaying simply how a lot the sport has modified. They defeated the Knicks within the Japanese Division finals earlier than dropping to the Minneapolis Lakers and George Mikan within the BAA finals.
14-0 – 2002-03 Dallas Mavericks (Misplaced Convention Finals)
Future Corridor of Famers Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Nash led the Mavs to a 60-win common season earlier than struggling a defeat within the convention finals to league MVP Tim Duncan’s San Antonio Spurs.
14-0 – 1957-58 Boston Celtics (Misplaced NBA Finals)
Led by NBA MVP Invoice Russell and legendary coach Crimson Auerbach, the Celtics received eight straight titles following their 1958 defeat to the St. Louis Hawks and Bob Pettit.
12-0 – 2024-25 Cleveland Cavaliers (To Be Decided)
Paced by one of many league’s most enjoyable backcourt in Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland, the Cavs have rolled out to a stunning begin in 2024-25. Six of their 12 straight wins have been by a double-digit margin and general, they’ve a median margin of victory of 12.0 factors.
12-0 – 1996-97 Chicago Bulls (Received NBA Finals)
One of many best NBA groups in league historical past (really, third in our historic TRACR rankings), the 1996-97 Bulls completed the season with a 69-13 file earlier than using Michael Jordan’s buzzer beater in Sport 1 and “The Flu Sport” in Sport 5 to defeat John Stockton and Karl Malone’s Utah Jazz in six video games within the 1997 Finals.
12-0 – 1982-83 Seattle SuperSonics (Misplaced First Spherical)
The SuperSonics completed the season 36-34 following their 12-game run out of the gate. Gus Williams, Jack Sikma and David Thompson have been all named All-Stars that season, but the Sonics have been the one group on this record to be eradicated within the first spherical – dropping to the Portland Path Blazers.
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