- List of NBA franchise post-season streaks
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This is a list of National Basketball Association (NBA) franchise post-season appearance streaks. This list includes the all-time and the active consecutive playoffs appearance. Aside from the NBA Playoff appearance streaks, this list also includes the NBA Finals appearance streak and the NBA championships win streak.
The San Antonio Spurs hold the longest active consecutive playoffs appearance with 14 appearances, starting in the 1998. The Spurs won four NBA championships during the streak. The Philadelphia 76ers (formerly known as Syracuse Nationals) hold the longest all-time consecutive playoffs appearance with 22 appearances during 1950 and 1971. The 76ers won two NBA championship during the streak. The Boston Celtics hold the longest consecutive NBA Finals appearance streak with ten appearances between 1957 and 1966. During the streak, the Celtics won eight consecutive NBA championships—also an NBA record.
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Active streaks
NBA Playoffs appearance streaks
- Appearance streaks up to and including the 2011 NBA Playoffs
Streak Team NBA Playoffs
appearance streakNBA championships won
during streakReference 14 seasons San Antonio Spurs 1998–2011 4 (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007) [1] 11 seasons Dallas Mavericks 2001–2011 1 (2011) [2] 8 seasons Denver Nuggets 2004–2011 — [3] 6 seasons Los Angeles Lakers 2006–2011 2 (2009–2010) [4] 5 seasons Orlando Magic 2007–2011 — [5] 4 seasons Atlanta Hawks 2008–2011 — [6] 4 seasons Boston Celtics 2008–2011 1 (2008) [7] 3 seasons Chicago Bulls 2009–2011 — [8] 3 seasons Miami Heat 2009–2011 — [9] 3 seasons Portland Trail Blazers 2009–2011 — [10] 2 seasons Oklahoma City Thunder 2010–2011 — [11] 1 season Indiana Pacers 2011 — [12] 1 season Memphis Grizzlies 2011 — [13] 1 season New Orleans Hornets 2011 — [14] 1 season New York Knicks 2011 — [15] 1 season Philadelphia 76ers 2011 — [16] All-time streaks
NBA Playoffs appearance streaks
- Appearance streaks up to and including the 2011 NBA Playoffs
^ Denotes active streak NBA Finals appearance streaks
- Appearance streaks up to and including the 2011 NBA Playoffs
Streak Team NBA Finals
appearance streakNBA championships won
during streakReference 10 seasons Boston Celtics 1957–1966 9 (1957, 1959–1966) [7] 4 seasons Los Angeles Lakers 1982–1985 2 (1982, 1985) [4] 4 seasons Boston Celtics 1984–1987 2 (1984, 1986) [7] 3 seasons New York Knicks 1951–1953 — [15] 3 seasons Minneapolis Lakers 1952–1954 3 (1952–1954) [4] 3 seasons Los Angeles Lakers 1968–1970 — [4] 3 seasons Los Angeles Lakers 1987–1989 2 (1987–1988) [4] 3 seasons Detroit Pistons 1988–1990 2 (1989–1990) [18] 3 seasons Chicago Bulls 1991–1993 3 (1991–1993) [8] 3 seasons Chicago Bulls 1996–1998 3 (1996–1998) [8] 3 seasons Los Angeles Lakers 2000–2002 3 (2000–2002) [4] 3 seasons Los Angeles Lakers 2008–2010 2 (2009–2010) [4] NBA championships win streaks
- Appearance streaks up to and including the 2011 NBA Playoffs
Streak Team NBA championships
win streakReference 8 championships Boston Celtics 1959–1966 [7] 3 championships Minneapolis Lakers 1952–1954 [4] 3 championships Chicago Bulls 1991–1993 [8] 3 championships Chicago Bulls 1996–1998 [8] 3 championships Los Angeles Lakers 2000–2002 [4] 2 championships Minneapolis Lakers 1949–1950 [4] 2 championships Boston Celtics 1968–1969 [7] 2 championships Detroit Pistons 1989–1990 [18] 2 championships Los Angeles Lakers 1987–1988 [4] 2 championships Houston Rockets 1994–1995 [22] 2 championships Los Angeles Lakers 2009–2010 [4] References
- General
- "Team Index". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
- Specific
- ^ a b "San Antonio Spurs". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SAS/. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
- ^ a b "Dallas Mavericks". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DAL/. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
- ^ "Denver Nuggets". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DEN/. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Los Angeles Lakers". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/LAL/. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
- ^ "Orlando Magic". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/ORL/. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
- ^ a b "Atlanta Hawks". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/ATL/. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Boston Celtics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BOS/. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f "Chicago Bulls". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CHI/. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
- ^ "Miami Heat". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIA/. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
- ^ a b "Portland Trail Blazers". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/POR/. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
- ^ "Oklahoma City Thunder". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/OKC/. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
- ^ "Indiana Pacers". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/IND/. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
- ^ "Memphis Grizzlies". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MEM/. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
- ^ "New Orleans Hornets". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NOH/. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
- ^ a b c "New York Knicks". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NYK/. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Philadelphia 76ers". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PHI/. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
- ^ "Utah Jazz". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/UTA/. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Detroit Pistons". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DET/. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
- ^ "Phoenix Suns". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PHO/. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
- ^ "Washington Wizards". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/WAS/. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
- ^ "Milwaukee Bucks". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIL/. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
- ^ "Houston Rockets". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/HOU/. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
See also
NBA Playoffs 1940s 1947 1948 1949 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2010 2011 Categories:- National Basketball Association playoffs
- Playoff streaks
- National Basketball Association lists
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