Longest NBA Losing Streaks Against Single Team

What is the longest active losing against a single opponent in the NBA?

The longest currently active losing streak against a single NBA opponent belongs to the Detroit Pistons, who have lost their last 15 games against the New York Knicks. The streak started with a 92-95 loss over the Knicks on Feb 8, 2020, with the most recent game in the streak being a 99-124 loss on Mar 25, 2024.

Longest NBA Losing Streaks Against Single Team

Team Opponent Year(s) Losses
1 Detroit Pistons New York Knicks 2020 - 15
2 Houston Rockets Golden State Warriors 2021 - 13
3 Charlotte Hornets Los Angeles Clippers 2017 - 12
Portland Trail Blazers Oklahoma City Thunder 2022 - 12
5 Detroit Pistons Los Angeles Clippers 2019 - 10
6 Chicago Bulls Phoenix Suns 2020 - 9
Detroit Pistons Milwaukee Bucks 2022 - 9
Detroit Pistons Cleveland Cavaliers 2022 - 9
Detroit Pistons Boston Celtics 2022 - 9
Houston Rockets Indiana Pacers 2020 - 9
Portland Trail Blazers Los Angeles Clippers 2021 - 9
12 Detroit Pistons Philadelphia 76ers 2022 - 8
Houston Rockets Miami Heat 2021 - 8
Indiana Pacers Denver Nuggets 2021 - 8
Toronto Raptors Boston Celtics 2022 - 8
Washington Wizards Cleveland Cavaliers 2022 - 8
17 Charlotte Hornets Phoenix Suns 2021 - 7
Detroit Pistons Atlanta Hawks 2022 - 7
Detroit Pistons Memphis Grizzlies 2022 - 7
Detroit Pistons New Orleans Pelicans 2021 - 7
Detroit Pistons Los Angeles Lakers 2021 - 7
Detroit Pistons Phoenix Suns 2021 - 7
Golden State Warriors Denver Nuggets 2022 - 7
Portland Trail Blazers Denver Nuggets 2022 - 7
San Antonio Spurs Los Angeles Clippers 2022 - 7
Toronto Raptors Philadelphia 76ers 2022 - 7
27 Brooklyn Nets New York Knicks 2023 - 6
Charlotte Hornets Chicago Bulls 2023 - 6
Charlotte Hornets Philadelphia 76ers 2022 - 6
Detroit Pistons Miami Heat 2023 - 6
Detroit Pistons Orlando Magic 2023 - 6
Indiana Pacers Minnesota Timberwolves 2021 - 6
Memphis Grizzlies Boston Celtics 2022 - 6
New Orleans Pelicans Oklahoma City Thunder 2024 - 6 (4)
New Orleans Pelicans Boston Celtics 2022 - 6
Orlando Magic Sacramento Kings 2021 - 6
Portland Trail Blazers New Orleans Pelicans 2023 - 6
Portland Trail Blazers Golden State Warriors 2023 - 6
Sacramento Kings New Orleans Pelicans 2023 - 6
Sacramento Kings Boston Celtics 2022 - 6
Utah Jazz Phoenix Suns 2022 - 6
Washington Wizards Orlando Magic 2023 - 6
Washington Wizards Los Angeles Clippers 2022 - 6
Washington Wizards Denver Nuggets 2021 - 6
45 Brooklyn Nets Milwaukee Bucks 2023 - 5
Brooklyn Nets Dallas Mavericks 2022 - 5
Charlotte Hornets Milwaukee Bucks 2023 - 5
Charlotte Hornets Denver Nuggets 2022 - 5
Chicago Bulls Orlando Magic 2023 - 5
Detroit Pistons Houston Rockets 2021 - 5
Los Angeles Lakers Sacramento Kings 2023 - 5
Memphis Grizzlies Denver Nuggets 2023 - 5
Memphis Grizzlies Oklahoma City Thunder 2022 - 5
Miami Heat Denver Nuggets 2023 - 5 (3)
Milwaukee Bucks Memphis Grizzlies 2022 - 5
New Orleans Pelicans Orlando Magic 2022 - 5
Portland Trail Blazers Chicago Bulls 2022 - 5
Utah Jazz Minnesota Timberwolves 2023 - 5
Utah Jazz Golden State Warriors 2022 - 5
Washington Wizards Philadelphia 76ers 2023 - 5
Washington Wizards New York Knicks 2023 - 5
Team Opponent Year(s) Losses
1 Sacramento Kings Los Angeles Lakers 1983 - 1988 27 (3)
2 Minnesota Timberwolves Seattle SuperSonics 1991 - 1997 26
3 Minnesota Timberwolves Phoenix Suns 1989 - 1996 25
4 Buffalo Braves Boston Celtics 1970 - 1974 22
Minneapolis Lakers Boston Celtics 1957 - 1959 22 (4)
Minnesota Timberwolves Los Angeles Lakers 2007 - 2013 22
7 Boston Celtics New York Knicks 1993 - 1998 21
Charlotte Bobcats Dallas Mavericks 2000 - 2012 21
New York Knicks Boston Celtics 1965 - 1967 21 (2)
Memphis Grizzlies San Antonio Spurs 1997 - 2003 21
11 Charlotte Bobcats Miami Heat 2010 - 2014 20 (4)
Golden State Warriors Dallas Mavericks 1999 - 2004 20
Philadelphia 76ers Boston Celtics 1971 - 1974 20
San Antonio Spurs Boston Celtics 1980 - 1990 20
15 Cleveland Cavaliers Milwaukee Bucks 1979 - 1983 19
Dallas Mavericks Los Angeles Lakers 1995 - 2000 19
Detroit Pistons Chicago Bulls 1993 - 1997 19
Miami Heat Chicago Bulls 1988 - 1993 19 (3)
Philadelphia 76ers Oklahoma City Thunder 2009 - 2019 19
20 Boston Celtics San Antonio Spurs 1997 - 2007 18
Cleveland Cavaliers New York Knicks 1980 - 1983 18
Detroit Pistons Chicago Bulls 2009 - 2013 18
Los Angeles Clippers San Antonio Spurs 2006 - 2010 18
Phoenix Suns Golden State Warriors 2015 - 2019 18
Milwaukee Hawks Minneapolis Lakers 1949 - 1952 18
Utah Jazz San Antonio Spurs 2000 - 2005 18
27 Baltimore Bullets New York Knicks 1952 - 1953 17 (2)
Charlotte Hornets Chicago Bulls 1989 - 1993 17
Cleveland Cavaliers Boston Celtics 1983 - 1985 17 (2)
Cleveland Cavaliers Philadelphia 76ers 1980 - 1984 17
Dallas Mavericks Utah Jazz 1992 - 1995 17
Detroit Pistons Boston Celtics 1958 - 1960 17
Golden State Warriors Utah Jazz 1996 - 2000 17
Los Angeles Clippers Portland Trail Blazers 1986 - 1989 17
Memphis Grizzlies Dallas Mavericks 2005 - 2009 17 (4)
Milwaukee Bucks Miami Heat 1993 - 1997 17
Orlando Magic Cleveland Cavaliers 2013 - 2017 17
Portland Trail Blazers Boston Celtics 1971 - 1976 17
Portland Trail Blazers Los Angeles Lakers 1970 - 1973 17
Sacramento Kings Los Angeles Lakers 1989 - 1992 17
Vancouver Grizzlies Utah Jazz 1996 - 2000 17
Washington Bullets Phoenix Suns 1988 - 1997 17
Washington Wizards San Antonio Spurs 2006 - 2015 17
44 Charlotte Hornets Philadelphia 76ers 2017 - 2022 16
Chicago Bulls Toronto Raptors 1999 - 2002 16
Chicago Bulls Boston Celtics 1986 - 1987 16 (6)
Cleveland Cavaliers Golden State Warriors 2017 - 2023 16 (5)
Cleveland Cavaliers Philadelphia 76ers 1999 - 2003 16
Cleveland Cavaliers New Jersey Nets 1981 - 1984 16
Dallas Mavericks Miami Heat 1992 - 2001 16
Dallas Mavericks San Antonio Spurs 1991 - 1994 16
Detroit Pistons Milwaukee Bucks 2018 - 2022 16 (4)
Detroit Pistons Philadelphia 76ers 1966 - 1967 16
Golden State Warriors San Antonio Spurs 2008 - 2013 16
Golden State Warriors San Antonio Spurs 1998 - 2002 16
Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles Lakers 1997 - 2001 16
Los Angeles Lakers Portland Trail Blazers 2014 - 2018 16
Miami Heat Phoenix Suns 1989 - 1995 16
Minnesota Timberwolves Portland Trail Blazers 2007 - 2012 16
Minnesota Timberwolves San Antonio Spurs 2007 - 2012 16
Minnesota Timberwolves Chicago Bulls 1989 - 1997 16
New Jersey Nets Atlanta Hawks 1986 - 1989 16
New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets Dallas Mavericks 2002 - 2007 16
Philadelphia 76ers Chicago Bulls 1994 - 1998 16
Toronto Raptors Miami Heat 2010 - 2015 16
Washington Wizards Miami Heat 2003 - 2006 16 (4)
Team Opponent Year(s) Losses
1 Atlanta Hawks Cleveland Cavaliers 2009 - 12
Detroit Pistons Cleveland Cavaliers 2007 - 12
Seattle SuperSonics Los Angeles Lakers 1980 - 1995 12
4 Denver Nuggets Los Angeles Lakers 1985 - 2009 11
5 Portland Trail Blazers Golden State Warriors 2016 - 10
Toronto Raptors Cleveland Cavaliers 2016 - 10
Chicago Bulls Boston Celtics 1981 - 2009 10
Memphis Grizzlies San Antonio Spurs 2013 - 2017 10
New York Knicks Philadelphia 76ers 1968 - 1989 10
10 Boston Celtics Brooklyn Nets 2002 - 2021 9
Cleveland Cavaliers Chicago Bulls 1992 - 2010 9
Miami Heat Chicago Bulls 1992 - 1997 9
Orlando Magic Detroit Pistons 2003 - 2008 9
Portland Trail Blazers San Antonio Spurs 1993 - 2014 9
15 Brooklyn Nets Philadelphia 76ers 2019 - 8
Phoenix Suns Los Angeles Lakers 1984 - 1990 8
Washington Wizards Cleveland Cavaliers 2006 - 2008 8
18 Atlanta Hawks New York Knicks 1971 - 2021 7
Chicago Bulls Los Angeles Lakers 1971 - 1973 7
Denver Nuggets Phoenix Suns 1989 - 2023 7
Houston Rockets Boston Celtics 1975 - 1981 7
Los Angeles Lakers Denver Nuggets 2023 - 2024 7
Milwaukee Bucks Miami Heat 2013 - 2020 7
Milwaukee Bucks Boston Celtics 1984 - 1987 7
Milwaukee Bucks Detroit Pistons 1976 - 2004 7
Philadelphia 76ers Indiana Pacers 1999 - 2000 7
Phoenix Suns Los Angeles Lakers 1980 - 1984 7
Portland Trail Blazers Los Angeles Lakers 2000 - 2020 7
San Antonio Spurs Golden State Warriors 2017 - 2018 7
San Antonio Spurs Los Angeles Lakers 1983 - 1995 7
Golden State Warriors Los Angeles Lakers 1969 - 1973 7
32 Atlanta Hawks Los Angeles Lakers 1969 - 6
Golden State Warriors Phoenix Suns 1989 - 6
Sacramento Kings Houston Rockets 1981 - 6
Utah Jazz Los Angeles Lakers 2009 - 6
Utah Jazz San Antonio Spurs 2007 - 6
Baltimore Bullets New York Knicks 1972 - 1973 6
Baltimore Bullets New York Knicks 1969 - 1970 6
Boston Celtics Cleveland Cavaliers 2015 - 2017 6
Boston Celtics Detroit Pistons 1988 - 1991 6
Charlotte Hornets Miami Heat 2014 - 2016 6
Chicago Bulls Washington Wizards 2005 - 2014 6
Chicago Bulls Milwaukee Bucks 1974 - 1985 6
Chicago Bulls Atlanta Hawks 1967 - 1970 6
Cleveland Cavaliers New York Knicks 1995 - 2023 6
Dallas Mavericks Portland Trail Blazers 1985 - 2003 6
Denver Nuggets San Antonio Spurs 1990 - 2005 6
Los Angeles Lakers Utah Jazz 1997 - 2008 6
Milwaukee Bucks Philadelphia 76ers 1983 - 1986 6
Brooklyn Nets Miami Heat 2006 - 2014 6
New Orleans Pelicans Golden State Warriors 2015 - 2018 6
Philadelphia 76ers Boston Celtics 1968 - 1969 6
Phoenix Suns Los Angeles Lakers 1970 - 1980 6
Sacramento Kings Los Angeles Lakers 1955 - 2000 6
Sacramento Kings Los Angeles Lakers 2000 - 2002 6
San Antonio Spurs Los Angeles Lakers 2004 - 2008 6
Oklahoma City Thunder Los Angeles Lakers 1998 - 2010 6
Utah Jazz Houston Rockets 2018 - 2019 6
Utah Jazz Golden State Warriors 1987 - 2007 6
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What is the longest all time longest losing against a single opponent in the NBA?

The record for longest losing streak in NBA history against a single opponent belongs to the Kansas City Kings, who lost 27 straight games against the Los Angeles Lakers. The streak started with a 96-109 loss over the Lakers on Mar 18, 1983, and ended with a 114-92 win on Mar 26, 1988. This streak included 3 playoff games.

What team currently has the most 10-game losing streaks against other NBA teams?

The Detroit Pistons currently have 2 separate 10-game losing streaks against other teams: The New York Knicks (15 games), and the Los Angeles Clippers (10 games).

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