Best NBA Regular Season Records Through 10 games

Q: Which NBA team has the best record through 10 games?<

There are 14 NBA teams which started the season with a 10-0 record. Based on point differential, the best team through 10 games is the 1996-97 Chicago Bulls, who had a +198 point differential through 10 games. Their average margin of victory was 19.8 points in this stretch.

Q: What is the most recent team to start the season undefeated through 10 games?

The 2015-16 Golden State Warriors were the most recent team to start the season with a 10-0 record. They finished the season with a 73-9 record.

Q: Which NBA team had the best start through 10 games but still missed the playoffs?

The 2001-02 Milwaukee Bucks and 1970-71 Detroit Pistons both started the season 9-1, but failed to make the playoffs.

Q: How did the best NBA teams through 10 games perform in the playoffs?

Starting in 1949, of the 122 teams that each season had the best record or tied for the best record through 10 games, 95.9% of them went on to make the playoffs, and 24.6% of them won the NBA Title. The most recent 5 teams that had the best record through 10 games and went on to win the NBA Title are The 2021-22 Golden State Warriors, the 2018-19 Toronto Raptors, the 2013-14 San Antonio Spurs, the 2011-12 Miami Heat and the 2008-09 Los Angeles Lakers.

Which NBA team has the best record through 10 games?<

There are 14 NBA teams which started the season with a 10-0 record. Based on point differential, the best team through 10 games is the 1996-97 Chicago Bulls, who had a +198 point differential through 10 games. Their average margin of victory was 19.8 points in this stretch.

All-Time Best NBA Starts Through:

Best NBA Start Through 10 Games

	Team	Year	Record	Point Differential	Final Record	Final Result
1	Chicago Bulls	1997	10-0	+198	69-13	Won Finals
	Seattle SuperSonics	1994	10-0	+172	63-19	Lost First Round
	Golden State Warriors	2016	10-0	+171	73-9	Lost Finals
	Boston Celtics	1965	10-0	+167	62-18	Won Finals
	Portland Trail Blazers	1991	10-0	+158	63-19	Lost Conf Finals
	Los Angeles Lakers	1998	10-0	+157	61-21	Lost Conf Finals
	Dallas Mavericks	2003	10-0	+144	60-22	Lost Conf Finals
	Boston Celtics	1958	10-0	+122	49-23	Lost Finals
	Seattle SuperSonics	1983	10-0	+118	48-34	Lost First Round
	Houston Rockets	1994	10-0	+112	58-24	Won Finals
	Boston Celtics	1973	10-0	+111	68-14	Lost Conf Finals
	Philadelphia 76ers	2001	10-0	+111	56-26	Lost Finals
	Washington Capitols	1949	10-0	+66	38-22	Lost Finals
	Atlanta Hawks	1998	10-0	+43	50-32	Lost First Round
15	New York Knicks	1970	9-1	+173	60-22	Won Finals
	Milwaukee Bucks	1972	9-1	+165	63-19	Lost Conf Finals
	New York Knicks	1973	9-1	+153	57-25	Won Finals
	Los Angeles Clippers	2017	9-1	+151	51-31	Lost First Round
	Syracuse Nationals	1950	9-1	+148	51-13	Lost Finals
	Boston Celtics	1985	9-1	+147	63-19	Lost Finals
	Philadelphia 76ers	1967	9-1	+146	68-13	Won Finals
	Portland Trail Blazers	1978	9-1	+144	58-24	Lost Conf Semi
	Boston Celtics	2008	9-1	+142	66-16	Won Finals
	Golden State Warriors	2022	9-1	+137	53-29	Won Finals
	Los Angeles Lakers	1986	9-1	+137	62-20	Lost Conf Finals
	Golden State Warriors	2019	9-1	+135	57-25	Lost Finals
	Los Angeles Lakers	2009	9-1	+135	65-17	Won Finals
	Phoenix Suns	1981	9-1	+135	57-25	Lost Conf Semi
	Portland Trail Blazers	2000	9-1	+129	59-23	Lost Conf Finals
	Boston Celtics	1982	9-1	+127	63-19	Lost Conf Finals
	Philadelphia 76ers	1968	9-1	+126	62-20	Lost Conf Finals
	Boston Celtics	1962	9-1	+124	60-20	Won Finals
	Philadelphia 76ers	1983	9-1	+124	65-17	Won Finals
	Boston Celtics	1967	9-1	+122	60-21	Lost Conf Finals
	Milwaukee Bucks	1974	9-1	+121	59-23	Lost Finals
	Minnesota Timberwolves	2002	9-1	+117	50-32	Lost First Round
	Los Angeles Lakers	1987	9-1	+115	65-17	Won Finals
	Denver Nuggets	1977	9-1	+111	50-32	Lost Conf Semi
	Seattle SuperSonics	1979	9-1	+111	52-30	Won Finals
	Chicago Bulls	1996	9-1	+110	72-10	Won Finals
	Milwaukee Bucks	1980	9-1	+109	49-33	Lost Conf Semi
	San Antonio Spurs	1982	9-1	+109	48-34	Lost Conf Finals
	Boston Celtics	1964	9-1	+106	59-21	Won Finals
	Houston Rockets	1995	9-1	+106	47-35	Won Finals
	Milwaukee Bucks	1971	9-1	+104	66-16	Won Finals
	Houston Rockets	1996	9-1	+101	48-34	Lost Conf Semi
	Utah Jazz	1999	9-1	+101	37-13	Lost Conf Semi
	Philadelphia 76ers	1982	9-1	+98	58-24	Lost Finals
	Boston Celtics	1984	9-1	+94	62-20	Won Finals
	Denver Nuggets	2019	9-1	+94	54-28	Lost Conf Semi
	Houston Rockets	2015	9-1	+94	56-26	Lost Conf Finals
	Indiana Pacers	2014	9-1	+94	56-26	Lost Conf Finals
	Philadelphia Warriors	1961	9-1	+94	46-33	Lost Conf Semi
	Sacramento Kings	2000	9-1	+93	44-38	Lost First Round
	San Antonio Spurs	2014	9-1	+93	62-20	Won Finals
	Boston Celtics	1960	9-1	+92	59-16	Won Finals
	Boston Celtics	1968	9-1	+92	54-28	Won Finals
	Boston Celtics	2020	9-1	+92	48-24	Lost Conf Finals
	Cleveland Cavaliers	1977	9-1	+92	43-39	Lost First Round
	Portland Trail Blazers	1980	9-1	+92	38-44	Lost First Round
	Seattle SuperSonics	2005	9-1	+92	52-30	Lost Conf Semi
	Houston Rockets	1997	9-1	+91	57-25	Lost Conf Finals
	Toronto Raptors	2019	9-1	+90	58-24	Won Finals
	Detroit Pistons	2006	9-1	+89	64-18	Lost Conf Finals
	Milwaukee Bucks	2023	9-1	+87	58-24	Lost First Round
	Detroit Pistons	1971	9-1	+84	45-37	Missed Playoffs
	Los Angeles Lakers	2002	9-1	+81	58-24	Won Finals
	San Antonio Spurs	2011	9-1	+79	61-21	Lost First Round
	Los Angeles Lakers	1990	9-1	+78	63-19	Lost Conf Semi
	Indiana Pacers	2003	9-1	+77	48-34	Lost First Round
	Utah Jazz	2007	9-1	+76	51-31	Lost Conf Finals
	Detroit Pistons	1997	9-1	+75	54-28	Lost First Round
	New Orleans Hornets	2011	9-1	+74	46-36	Lost First Round
	Cleveland Cavaliers	2017	9-1	+71	51-31	Lost Finals
	Detroit Pistons	1989	9-1	+70	63-19	Won Finals
	St. Louis Hawks	1968	9-1	+70	56-26	Lost Conf Semi
	San Antonio Spurs	1981	9-1	+67	52-30	Lost Conf Semi
	New York Knicks	1959	9-1	+57	40-32	Lost Conf Semi
	Philadelphia 76ers	1979	9-1	+52	47-35	Lost Conf Semi
	Memphis Grizzlies	2015	9-1	+51	55-27	Lost Conf Semi
	Milwaukee Bucks	2002	9-1	+36	41-41	Missed Playoffs

What is the most recent team to start the season undefeated through 10 games?