What are the longest winning gusts in the NBA?
Los Angeles Lakers of 1971-1972 have the longest winning streak in the NBA history. Discover what other teams appear on the list.
Los Angeles Lakers of the 1971-1972 season hold the longest victory streak in the NBA history, with 33 games. Led by Jerry West, Wilt Chamberlain and Gail Goodrich, the Lakers won 69 wins that season and their sixth championship after beating the New York Knicks.
The Cleveland Cavaliers began the 2024-25 season with 15 consecutive victories. In March, they became the sixth team in the history of the NBA to have several gusts of more than 15 consecutive victories in a single season.
Here is a look at the longest winning gusts in the NBA history:
Regular season
33 games
Los Angeles Lakers – 1971-1972
28 games
Golden State Warriors-2014-2015, 2015-2016*
27 games
Miami Heat – 2012-2013
24 games
Golden State Warriors – 2015-2016
22 games
Houston Rockets – 2007-2008
20 games
Milwaukee Bucks – 1970-1971
Washington Capitols-1947-1948, 1948-1949*
19 games
Atlanta Hawks – 2014-2015
San Antonio Spurs – 2013-2014
Boston Celtics – 2008-2009
Los Angeles Lakers – 1999-2000
Postseason
15 games
Golden State Warriors – 2016-2017
13 games
Cleveland Cavaliers-2015-2016, 2016-2017*
Los Angeles Lakers-1987-1988, 1988-1989*
12 games
Los Angeles Lakers-1999-2000, 2000-2001*
San Antonio Spurs – 1998-1999
Detroit Pistons-1988-1989, 1989-1990*
10 games
Boston Celtics – 2023-2024
Cleveland Cavaliers – 2015-2016
San Antonio Spurs – 2011-2012
New Jersey Nets – 2002-2003
*In two postseason
