Worst Basketball Teams To Win NBA Finals

Who is the worst team to win the NBA Finals?

Based on regular season winning percentage, the 1978 Washington Bullets were the worst team to win the NBA Finals. They finished the regular season with only a 44-38 record, but they not only made the Finals, but they beat the Seattle SuperSonics to win the championship.

Has a team with a losing record ever won the NBA Finals?

No, a team with a losing record in the regular season has never won the NBA Finals.

Has a team with a losing record ever won the NBA Finals the next season?

Yes, this has happened 5 times in history. The 2007 Boston Celtics (24-58), 2019 Los Angeles Lakers (37-45), 1976 Portland Trail Blazers (37-45), 1955 Philadelphia Warriors (33-39) and 1957 St. Louis Hawks (34-38) all won the NBA Finals the next season after having a losing record.

Worst NBA Regular Season Records To Win NBA Finals

Team Year Regular Season Record Result
1 Washington Bullets 1978 44-38 Won Finals
2 St. Louis Hawks 1958 41-31 Won Finals
3 Houston Rockets 1995 47-35 Won Finals
4 Boston Celtics 1969 48-34 Won Finals
Golden State Warriors 1975 48-34 Won Finals
6 Syracuse Nationals 1955 43-29 Won Finals
7 Portland Trail Blazers 1977 49-33 Won Finals
8 Rochester Royals 1951 41-27 Won Finals
9 Minneapolis Lakers 1952 40-26 Won Finals
10 Boston Celtics 1957 44-28 Won Finals
11 Philadelphia Warriors 1956 45-27 Won Finals
12 Miami Heat 2006 52-30 Won Finals
Seattle SuperSonics 1979 52-30 Won Finals
14 Milwaukee Bucks 2021 46-26 Won Finals
Minneapolis Lakers 1954 46-26 Won Finals
16 Denver Nuggets 2023 53-29 Won Finals
Golden State Warriors 2022 53-29 Won Finals
18 Boston Celtics 1968 54-28 Won Finals
Boston Celtics 1976 54-28 Won Finals
Detroit Pistons 2004 54-28 Won Finals
21 Boston Celtics 1966 54-26 Won Finals
22 Boston Celtics 1974 56-26 Won Finals
Los Angeles Lakers 2001 56-26 Won Finals
24 Minneapolis Lakers 1953 48-22 Won Finals
25 Chicago Bulls 1993 57-25 Won Finals
Cleveland Cavaliers 2016 57-25 Won Finals
Dallas Mavericks 2011 57-25 Won Finals
Los Angeles Lakers 1982 57-25 Won Finals
Los Angeles Lakers 2010 57-25 Won Finals
New York Knicks 1973 57-25 Won Finals
31 Miami Heat 2012 46-20 Won Finals
32 Golden State Warriors 2018 58-24 Won Finals
Houston Rockets 1994 58-24 Won Finals
Los Angeles Lakers 2002 58-24 Won Finals
San Antonio Spurs 2007 58-24 Won Finals
Toronto Raptors 2019 58-24 Won Finals
37 Detroit Pistons 1990 59-23 Won Finals
San Antonio Spurs 2005 59-23 Won Finals
39 Boston Celtics 1961 57-22 Won Finals
40 Boston Celtics 1959 52-20 Won Finals
41 Boston Celtics 1963 58-22 Won Finals
42 Los Angeles Lakers 1980 60-22 Won Finals
New York Knicks 1970 60-22 Won Finals
San Antonio Spurs 2003 60-22 Won Finals
45 Los Angeles Lakers 2020 52-19 Won Finals
46 Minneapolis Lakers 1949 44-16 Won Finals
47 Boston Celtics 1964 59-21 Won Finals
48 San Antonio Spurs 1999 37-13 Won Finals
49 Chicago Bulls 1991 61-21 Won Finals
50 Boston Celtics 1962 60-20 Won Finals
Team Year Regular Season Record Result
1 Washington Bullets 1978 44-38 Won Finals
2 Houston Rockets 1995 47-35 Won Finals
3 Boston Celtics 1969 48-34 Won Finals
Golden State Warriors 1975 48-34 Won Finals
5 Portland Trail Blazers 1977 49-33 Won Finals
6 St. Louis Hawks 1958 41-31 Won Finals
7 Miami Heat 2006 52-30 Won Finals
Seattle SuperSonics 1979 52-30 Won Finals
9 Syracuse Nationals 1955 43-29 Won Finals
10 Denver Nuggets 2023 53-29 Won Finals
Golden State Warriors 2022 53-29 Won Finals
12 Boston Celtics 1957 44-28 Won Finals
13 Boston Celtics 1968 54-28 Won Finals
Boston Celtics 1976 54-28 Won Finals
Detroit Pistons 2004 54-28 Won Finals
16 Rochester Royals 1951 41-27 Won Finals
17 Philadelphia Warriors 1956 45-27 Won Finals
18 Minneapolis Lakers 1952 40-26 Won Finals
19 Milwaukee Bucks 2021 46-26 Won Finals
Minneapolis Lakers 1954 46-26 Won Finals
21 Boston Celtics 1966 54-26 Won Finals
22 Boston Celtics 1974 56-26 Won Finals
Los Angeles Lakers 2001 56-26 Won Finals
24 Chicago Bulls 1993 57-25 Won Finals
Cleveland Cavaliers 2016 57-25 Won Finals
Dallas Mavericks 2011 57-25 Won Finals
Los Angeles Lakers 1982 57-25 Won Finals
Los Angeles Lakers 2010 57-25 Won Finals
New York Knicks 1973 57-25 Won Finals
30 Golden State Warriors 2018 58-24 Won Finals
Houston Rockets 1994 58-24 Won Finals
Los Angeles Lakers 2002 58-24 Won Finals
San Antonio Spurs 2007 58-24 Won Finals
Toronto Raptors 2019 58-24 Won Finals
35 Detroit Pistons 1990 59-23 Won Finals
San Antonio Spurs 2005 59-23 Won Finals
37 Minneapolis Lakers 1953 48-22 Won Finals
38 Boston Celtics 1961 57-22 Won Finals
39 Boston Celtics 1963 58-22 Won Finals
40 Los Angeles Lakers 1980 60-22 Won Finals
New York Knicks 1970 60-22 Won Finals
San Antonio Spurs 2003 60-22 Won Finals
43 Boston Celtics 1964 59-21 Won Finals
44 Chicago Bulls 1991 61-21 Won Finals
45 Miami Heat 2012 46-20 Won Finals
46 Boston Celtics 1959 52-20 Won Finals
47 Boston Celtics 1962 60-20 Won Finals
48 Los Angeles Lakers 2020 52-19 Won Finals
49 Minneapolis Lakers 1949 44-16 Won Finals
50 San Antonio Spurs 1999 37-13 Won Finals

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