Longest Losing Streaks Of NBA Playoff Winner-Take-All Games

	Team	Year(s)	Losing Streak	Streak Breaker
1	Syracuse Nationals	1956 - 1976	11	vs Boston Celtics Celtics 83-77
2	Sacramento Kings	1999 -	6	Streak Active
3	Philadelphia 76ers	2002 -	5	Streak Active
	Milwaukee Bucks	1974 - 1981	5	vs Atlanta Hawks Hawks 118-89
	San Antonio Spurs	1979 - 1990	5	vs Seattle SuperSonics SuperSonics 101-78
	St. Louis Hawks	1964 - 1984	5	vs Milwaukee Bucks Bucks 121-111
7	Cleveland Cavaliers	1977 - 1990	4	vs Boston Celtics Celtics 122-104
	Detroit Pistons	1959 - 1975	4	@ Milwaukee Bucks Bucks 107-104
	Houston Rockets	1998 - 2009	4	vs Los Angeles Clippers Clippers 113-100
	Portland Trail Blazers	1979 - 1984	4	vs San Antonio Spurs Spurs 108-105
11	Memphis Grizzlies	2011 -	3	Streak Active
	Washington Bullets	1986 -	3	Streak Active
	Atlanta Hawks	1988 - 1991	3	vs Miami Heat Heat 102-91
	Detroit Pistons	1992 - 1999	3	vs Toronto Raptors Raptors 85-82
	Detroit Pistons	1977 - 1987	3	vs Washington Bullets Bullets 99-78
	Indiana Pacers	1995 - 1998	3	vs Milwaukee Bucks Bucks 96-95
	Los Angeles Clippers	2015 - 2020	3	vs Dallas Mavericks Mavericks 126-111
	Los Angeles Clippers	1992 - 2006	3	@ Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies 82-72
	Miami Heat	1998 - 2000	3	vs New Orleans Hornets Hornets 85-77
	Milwaukee Bucks	2001 - 2018	3	@ Brooklyn Nets Nets 115-111
	New York Knicks	1994 - 1997	3	@ Miami Heat Heat 98-81
	Phoenix Suns	1994 - 1997	3	vs Los Angeles Lakers Lakers 121-90
	Portland Trail Blazers	1996 - 2003	3	@ Denver Nuggets Nuggets 100-96
	Rochester Royals	1953 - 1955	3	@ Syracuse Nationals Nationals 131-127
	Seattle SuperSonics	1984 - 1991	3	vs Utah Jazz Jazz 100-92
	Toronto Raptors	2001 - 2014	3	vs Indiana Pacers Pacers 89-84
	Utah Jazz	1987 - 1990	3	vs Los Angeles Clippers Clippers 98-89
28	Charlotte Hornets	2001 -	2	Streak Active
	Indiana Pacers	2016 -	2	Streak Active
	Indianapolis Olympians	1950 -	2	–
	New Orleans Hornets	2004 -	2	Streak Active
	Oklahoma City Thunder	2016 -	2	Streak Active
	San Antonio Spurs	2015 -	2	Streak Active
	Boston Celtics	2009 - 2010	2	vs Philadelphia 76ers 76ers 85-75
	Chicago Bulls	1975 - 1977	2	vs Cleveland Cavaliers Cavaliers 107-101
	Chicago Bulls	1971 - 1973	2	vs Detroit Pistons Pistons 96-94
	Cincinnati Royals	1966 - 1980	2	@ Portland Trail Blazers Trail Blazers 104-95
	Cleveland Cavaliers	2006 - 2008	2	@ Golden State Warriors Warriors 93-89
	Dallas Mavericks	2014 - 2021	2	@ Phoenix Suns Suns 123-90
	Denver Nuggets	1994 - 2012	2	vs San Antonio Spurs Spurs 90-86
	Denver Nuggets	1979 - 1982	2	@ Phoenix Suns Suns 117-112
	Fort Wayne Pistons	1953 - 1955	2	vs St. Louis Hawks Hawks 102-97
	Houston Rockets	1982 - 1985	2	vs Los Angeles Clippers Clippers 84-80
	Indiana Pacers	1991 - 1994	2	@ New York Knicks Knicks 97-95
	Los Angeles Lakers	1981 - 1984	2	vs Utah Jazz Jazz 109-98
	Los Angeles Lakers	1966 - 1969	2	vs Phoenix Suns Suns 129-94
	Los Angeles Lakers	1961 - 1962	2	vs St. Louis Hawks Hawks 115-100
	Miami Heat	2016 - 2022	2	@ Boston Celtics Celtics 103-84
	Miami Heat	2005 - 2009	2	vs Boston Celtics Celtics 101-88
	Milwaukee Bucks	1987 - 1988	2	@ Atlanta Hawks Hawks 96-92
	New Jersey Nets	2004 - 2013	2	@ Toronto Raptors Raptors 104-103
	New York Knicks	1952 - 1955	2	vs Baltimore Bullets Bullets 127-114
	New York Knicks	1949 - 1950	2	vs Syracuse Nationals Nationals 83-81
	Orlando Magic	1997 - 2003	2	@ Boston Celtics Celtics 101-82
	Philadelphia 76ers	1986 - 1987	2	vs Cleveland Cavaliers Cavaliers 113-97
	Seattle SuperSonics	2000 - 2002	2	vs Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies 105-90
	Seattle SuperSonics	1993 - 1994	2	vs Utah Jazz Jazz 90-86
	St. Louis Hawks	1956 - 1957	2	vs Minneapolis Lakers Lakers 97-86

Team

Year(s)

Losing Streak

Streak Breaker

Syracuse Nationals

1956 - 1976

vs Boston Celtics Celtics 83-77

Sacramento Kings

1999 -

Streak Active

Philadelphia 76ers

2002 -