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.
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 |
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 |
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.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.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.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 playoffs8 | 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] |
See also[edit]
- List of NBA franchise post-season droughts
- List of NFL franchise post-season streaks
- List of MLB franchise postseason streaks
- List of NHL franchise post-season appearance streaks
- Basketball portal
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