Most NBA championships in a row

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.

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Active streaks[edit]
NBA Playoffs appearance streaks[edit]
NBA Playoffs series win streaks[edit]
All-time streaks[edit]
NBA Playoffs appearance streaks[edit]
NBA Conference Finals appearance streaks[edit]
NBA Finals appearance streaks[edit]
NBA championships win streaks[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
Who won 11 NBA championships in a row?
Has any NBA team won 9 championships in a row?
What teams have won 3 championships in a row?
How many NBA championships have won in a row?

On March 24, 1971, the Philadelphia 76ers (formerly known as the Syracuse Nationals) set an NBA record of 22 consecutive playoff appearances in the time between the 1950 NBA playoffs and the 1971 NBA playoffs. The 76ers won two NBA championships during their streak. In 2019 the San Antonio Spurs tied the NBA record of 22 consecutive playoff appearances. The Spurs' streak started in the 1998 NBA playoffs and ended after missing the 2020 NBA playoffs. The Spurs won five 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[edit]

NBA Playoffs appearance streaks[edit]

This is a list of teams that have active and current consecutive seasons with a playoff appearance.[1]

0^0	Longest streak in team history

2022 Playoff Teams

Streak	Team	NBA Playoffs appearance streak	NBA championships won during streak	Reference
8	Boston Celtics	2015–2022	—	[2]
6	Milwaukee Bucks	2017–2022	1 (2021)	[3]
6	Utah Jazz	2017–2022	—	[4]
5	Philadelphia 76ers	2018–2022	—	[5]
4	Brooklyn Nets	2019–2022	—	[6]
4	Denver Nuggets	2019–2022	—	[7]
3	Dallas Mavericks	2020–2022	—	[8]
3	Miami Heat	2020–2022	—	[9]
2	Atlanta Hawks	2021–2022	—	[10]
2	Memphis Grizzlies	2021–2022	—	[11]
2	Phoenix Suns	2021–2022	—	[12]
1	Chicago Bulls	2022	—	[13]
1	Golden State Warriors	2022	1 (2022)	[14]
1	Minnesota Timberwolves	2022	—	[15]
1	New Orleans Pelicans	2022	—	[16]
1	Toronto Raptors	2022	—	[17]

NBA Playoffs series win streaks[edit]

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

List updated through the 2022 playoffs.[1]

0^0	Longest streak in team history
0~0	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	Milwaukee Bucks	2019–2022	1 (2021)	[3]
2	Philadelphia 76ers	2021–2022	—	[5]
2	Phoenix Suns	2021–2022	—	[12]
1	Boston Celtics	2022	—	[2]
1	Dallas Mavericks	2022	—	[8]
1	Golden State Warriors	2022	1 (2022)	[14]
1	Memphis Grizzlies	2022	—	[11]
1	Miami Heat	2022	—	[9]

All-time streaks[edit]

NBA Playoffs appearance streaks[edit]

Appearance streaks updated through the 2022 playoffs.

Streak	Team	NBA Playoffs appearance streak	NBA championships won during streak	Reference
22	Syracuse Nationals Philadelphia 76ers	1950–1963 1964–1971	2 (1955, 1967)	[5]
22	San Antonio Spurs	1998–2019	5 (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014)	[18]
21	Portland Trail Blazers	1983–2003	—	[19]
20	Utah Jazz	1984–2003	—	[20]
19	Boston Celtics	1951–1969	11 (1957, 1959–1966, 1968, 1969)	[21]
17	Los Angeles Lakers	1977–1993	5 (1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988)	[22]
16	Minneapolis Lakers Los Angeles Lakers	1959–1960 1961–1974	1 (1972)	[22]
14	Fort Wayne Pistons Detroit Pistons	1950–1957 1958–1963	—	[23]
14	Boston Celtics	1980–1993	3 (1981, 1984, 1986)	[2]
14	Chicago Bulls	1985–1998	6 (1991–1993, 1996–1998)	[13]
14	New York Knicks	1988–2001	—	[24]
13	Phoenix Suns	1989–2001	—	[25]
12	Baltimore Bullets Capitol Bullets Washington Bullets	1969–1973 1974 1975–1980	1 (1978)	[26]
12	Philadelphia 76ers	1976–1987	1 (1983)	[5]
12	Milwaukee Bucks	1980–1991	—	[27]
12	Dallas Mavericks	2001–2012	1 (2011)	[28]
11	St. Louis Hawks Atlanta Hawks	1963–1968 1969–1973	—	[10]
10	Los Angeles Lakers	1995–2004	3 (2000, 2001, 2002)
10	Denver Nuggets	2004–2013	—
10	Atlanta Hawks	2008–2017	—

NBA Conference Finals appearance streaks[edit]

Appearance streaks up to the 2022 playoffs; Includes both the NBA Conference Finals, introduced in 1971, and its predecessor Division Finals.

Streak	Team	NBA Conference Finals appearance streak	Conference titles won during streak	Reference
13	Boston Celtics	1957–1969	12 (1957–1966, 1968–69)	[2]
8	Los Angeles Lakers	1982–1989	7 (1982–85, 1987–89)	[22]
6	St. Louis Hawks	1956–1961	4 (1957–58, 1960–61)	[10]
6	Los Angeles Lakers	1968–1973	4 (1968–70, 1972–73)	[22]
6	New York Knicks	1969–1974	3 (1970, 1972–73)	[24]
6	Detroit Pistons	2003–2008	2 (2004–05)	[23]
5	New York Knicks	1949–1953	3 (1951–53)	[24]
5	Minneapolis Lakers	1951–1955	3 (1952–54)	[22]
5	Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers	1959–1963	3 (1959, 1962–63)	[22]
5	Boston Celtics	1984–1988	4 (1984–87)	[2]
5	Detroit Pistons	1987–1991	3 (1988–90)	[23]
5	Chicago Bulls	1989–1993	3 (1991–93)	[13]
5	Golden State Warriors	2015–2019	5 (2015–19)	[14]
4	Syracuse Nationals	1954–1957	2 (1956–57)	[5]
4	Philadelphia 76ers	1965–1968	1 (1967)	[5]
4	Philadelphia 76ers	1980–1983	3 (1980, 1982–83)	[5]
4	Miami Heat	2011–2014	4 (2011–14)	[9]
4	Cleveland Cavaliers	2015–2018	4 (2015–18)	[29]

NBA Finals appearance streaks[edit]

Appearance streaks updated through 2022 NBA playoffs.

Streak	Team	NBA Finals appearance streak	NBA championships won during streak	Reference
10	Boston Celtics	1957–1966	9 (1957, 1959–1966)	[2]
5	Golden State Warriors	2015–2019	3 (2015, 2017, 2018)	[14]
4	Los Angeles Lakers	1982–1985	2 (1982, 1985)	[22]
4	Boston Celtics	1984–1987	2 (1984, 1986)	[2]
4	Miami Heat	2011–2014	2 (2012, 2013)	[9]
4	Cleveland Cavaliers	2015–2018	1 (2016)	[29]
3	New York Knicks	1951–1953	—	[24]
3	Minneapolis Lakers	1952–1954	3 (1952–1954)	[22]
3	Los Angeles Lakers	1968–1970	—	[22]
3	Los Angeles Lakers	1987–1989	2 (1987, 1988)	[22]
3	Detroit Pistons	1988–1990	2 (1989, 1990)	[23]
3	Chicago Bulls	1991–1993	3 (1991–1993)	[13]
3	Chicago Bulls	1996–1998	3 (1996–1998)	[13]
3	Los Angeles Lakers	2000–2002	3 (2000–2002)	[22]
3	Los Angeles Lakers	2008–2010	2 (2009, 2010)	[22]
2	Philadelphia Warriors	1947–1948	1 (1947)	[14]
2	Minneapolis Lakers	1949–1950	2 (1949, 1950)	[22]
2	Syracuse Nationals	1954–1955	2 (1955, 1956)	[5]
2	Fort Wayne Pistons	1955–1956	—	[23]
2	St. Louis Hawks	1957–1958	1 (1958)	[10]
2	St. Louis Hawks	1960–1961	—	[10]
2	Los Angeles Lakers	1962–1963	—	[22]
2	Los Angeles Lakers	1965–1966	—	[22]
2	Boston Celtics	1968–1969	2 (1968, 1969)	[2]
2	Los Angeles Lakers	1972–1973	1 (1972)	[22]
2	New York Knicks	1972–1973	1 (1973)	[24]
2	Washington Bullets	1978–1979	1 (1978)	[30]
2	Seattle SuperSonics	1978–1979	1 (1979)	[31]
2	Philadelphia 76ers	1982–1983	1 (1983)	[5]
2	Houston Rockets	1994–1995	2 (1994, 1995)	[32]
2	Utah Jazz	1997–1998	—	[4]
2	New Jersey Nets	2002–2003	—	[33]
2	Detroit Pistons	2004–2005	1 (2004)	[23]
2	San Antonio Spurs	2013–2014	1 (2014)	[18]

NBA championships win streaks[edit]

Championship streaks up to and including the 2022 NBA playoffs

Streak	Team	NBA championships win streak	Reference
8	Boston Celtics	1959–1966	[2]
3	Minneapolis Lakers	1952–1954	[22]
3	Chicago Bulls	1991–1993	[13]
3	Chicago Bulls	1996–1998	[13]
3	Los Angeles Lakers	2000–2002	[22]
2	Minneapolis Lakers	1949–1950	[22]
2	Boston Celtics	1968–1969	[2]
2	Los Angeles Lakers	1987–1988	[22]
2	Detroit Pistons	1989–1990	[23]
2	Houston Rockets	1994–1995	[32]
2	Los Angeles Lakers	2009–2010	[22]
2	Miami Heat	2012–2013	[9]
2	Golden State Warriors	2017–2018	[14]

References[edit]

General

"Team Index". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 11, 2009.

Specific

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Who won 11 NBA championships in a row?

Boston Celtics center Bill Russell holds the record for the most NBA championships won with 11 titles during his 13-year playing career.

Has any NBA team won 9 championships in a row?

Fun fact: The Boston Celtics won nine championships in a row. 1956-1969 is known as the Bill Russell Era, as Russell played a large factor in that winning streak. He was a part of the Boston Celtics for all 11 NBA championships won across 13 years. Russell is therefore the most decorated player in the NBA.

What teams have won 3 championships in a row?

Chicago Bulls 1991-1993..

Chicago Bulls 1996-1998..

Los Angeles Lakers 2000-2002..

Houston Comets 1997–2000..

Oakland Athletics 1972–1974..

New York Yankees 1998-2000..

Montreal Canadiens 1976–1979..

New York Islanders 1980–1983..

How many NBA championships have won in a row?

The Spurs won five NBA championships during their streak. The Boston Celtics hold the longest consecutive NBA Finals appearance streak with ten appearances between 1957 and 1966. ... NBA Playoffs series win streaks..