Which NBA team has the longest winning streak to start a season?

The 2015-16 Golden State Warriors have the longest winning streak to start the season in NBA history at 24 straight games. During this streak they beat their opponents by an average of 14.2 points. In the playoffs, the Warriors made the Finals where they lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Which NBA team started the season with longest winning streak, but missed the playoffs?

The 1970-71 Detroit Pistons didn't make the NBA Playoffs despite starting the season with a 9 game winning streak, which is the NBA record.

Which NBA team had the longest winning streak to start the season and then went on to win the NBA Title?

The 1993-94 Houston Rockets have the record for the longest winning streak to start a season in which they went on to win the NBA Title, at 15 games.

Longest Winning Streaks To Start An NBA Season

Team Year Winning Streak Result
1 Golden State Warriors 2016 24 Lost Finals
2 Houston Rockets 1994 15 Won Finals
Washington Capitols  1949 15 Lost Finals
4 Dallas Mavericks 2003 14 Lost Conf Finals
Boston Celtics 1958 14 Lost Finals
6 Chicago Bulls 1997 12 Won Finals
Seattle SuperSonics 1983 12 Lost First Round
8 Boston Celtics 1965 11 Won Finals
Los Angeles Lakers 1998 11 Lost Conf Finals
Portland Trail Blazers 1991 11 Lost Conf Finals
Atlanta Hawks 1998 11 Lost First Round
12 Seattle SuperSonics 1994 10 Lost First Round
Philadelphia 76ers 2001 10 Lost Finals
Boston Celtics 1973 10 Lost Conf Finals
15 Houston Rockets 1995 9 Won Finals
Indiana Pacers 2014 9 Lost Conf Finals
Milwaukee Bucks 2023 9 Lost First Round
Detroit Pistons 1971 9 Missed Playoffs
Philadelphia Warriors 1961 9 Lost Conf Semi
Portland Trail Blazers 1980 9 Lost First Round
21 Boston Celtics 2008 8 Won Finals
Los Angeles Lakers 1988 8 Won Finals
Philadelphia 76ers 1980 8 Lost Finals
Houston Rockets 1985 8 Lost First Round
Detroit Pistons 2006 8 Lost Conf Finals
Los Angeles Lakers 2011 8 Lost Conf Semi
Portland Trail Blazers 1993 8 Lost First Round
Denver Nuggets 1977 8 Lost Conf Semi
Cleveland Cavaliers 1977 8 Lost First Round
New Orleans Hornets 2011 8 Lost First Round
Detroit Pistons 1989 8 Won Finals
32 Milwaukee Bucks 1972 7 Lost Conf Finals
Philadelphia 76ers 1967 7 Won Finals
Los Angeles Lakers 2009 7 Won Finals
Milwaukee Bucks 2019 7 Lost Conf Finals
Seattle SuperSonics 1979 7 Won Finals
Los Angeles Lakers 2002 7 Won Finals
Boston Celtics 1964 7 Won Finals
New York Knicks 1994 7 Lost Finals
Washington Bullets 1975 7 Lost Finals
St. Louis Hawks 1968 7 Lost Conf Semi
Portland Trail Blazers 1982 7 Missed Playoffs
43 Boston Celtics 2010 6 Lost Finals
Denver Nuggets 1986 6 Lost Conf Semi
Minnesota Timberwolves 2002 6 Lost First Round
Philadelphia 76ers 1983 6 Won Finals
Houston Rockets 2015 6 Lost Conf Finals
New York Knicks 2013 6 Lost Conf Semi
Boston Celtics 1968 6 Won Finals
Toronto Raptors 2019 6 Won Finals
Seattle SuperSonics 1999 6 Missed Playoffs
Utah Jazz 1999 6 Lost Conf Semi
Boston Celtics 1988 6 Lost Conf Finals
Houston Rockets 1997 6 Lost Conf Finals
Boston Celtics 1960 6 Won Finals
Atlanta Hawks 2009 6 Lost Conf Semi
Cleveland Cavaliers 2017 6 Lost Finals
Atlanta Hawks 2011 6 Lost Conf Semi
Memphis Grizzlies 2015 6 Lost Conf Semi

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