List of NBA teams by single season win percentage

This is a list of the all-time best regular season winning percentages in the NBA.

Win%	Winning percentage
W	Games won
L	Games lost
H	Home record
R	Road record
N	Neutral record
Diff	Average point differential[a]

Win%	W	L	H	R	N	Diff	Team	Season	Results	W	L	H	R	Notes	Coach
Regular season									Postseason
.878	72	10	39–2	33–8	0–0	12.2	Chicago Bulls	1995–96	Won NBA Championship	15	3	10-0	5-3	Started 23-2 Best three-loss start in NBA history (41–3, .932) Best start in NBA history for every number of losses from five through ten: (48-5, .906), (54-6, .900), (60-7, .896), (66-8, .892), (71-9, .888) Most road wins in NBA history Second most home wins in NBA history Included 37 of 44 game home winning streak, longest in NBA history Winning streaks of 18 games and 13 games Undefeated January (14-0) Final three losses were by a margin of one point Only team in NBA history to lose consecutive games only once Defeated 64-18 Seattle SuperSonics in NBA Finals Best combined regular and postseason record in NBA history (87–13, .870)[1]	Jackson, PhilPhil Jackson
.841	69	13	36–5	31–7	2–1	12.3	Los Angeles Lakers	1971–72	Won NBA Championship	12	3	6-2	6-1	33 game winning streak, longest in NBA history 16 game road winning streak, longest in NBA history[2] Started 39-3 Undefeated November (14-0) and December (16-0) Best road winning percentage Largest average point differential in NBA history[3]	Sharman, BillBill Sharman
.841	69	13	39–2	30–11	0–0	10.8	Chicago Bulls	1996–97	Won NBA Championship	15	4	10-1	5-3	Started 12–0; started 17-1 Second most home wins in NBA history Five streaks of at least 8 consecutive games won[4] Lost three of final four games One win shy of back-to-back 70 win seasons Defeated 64-18 Utah Jazz in NBA Finals	Jackson, PhilPhil Jackson
.840	68	13	28–2	26–8	14–3	9.4	Philadelphia 76ers	1966–67	Won NBA Championship	11	4	6-2	5-2	Started 26-2 Best four-loss start in NBA history (46–4, .920)[5][6]	Hannum, AlexAlex Hannum
.829	68	14	33–6	32–8	3–0	8.2	Boston Celtics	1972–73	Lost Eastern Conference Finals	7	6	4-3	3-3	Second most road wins in NBA history	Heinsohn, TomTom Heinsohn
.817	67	15	40–1	27–14	0–0	9.4	Boston Celtics	1985–86	Won NBA Championship	15	3	10-0	5-3	Best home record in NBA history[2] Winning streaks of 14 games and 13 games	Jones, K. C.K. C. Jones
.817	67	15	36–5	31–10	0–0	10.4	Chicago Bulls	1991–92	Won NBA Championship	15	7	9-3	6-4	Winning streaks of 14 games and 13 games[7]	Jackson, PhilPhil Jackson
.817	67	15	36–5	31–10	0–0	8.5	Los Angeles Lakers	1999–00	Won NBA Championship	15	8			Winning streaks of 19 games, 16 games and 11 games	Jackson, PhilPhil Jackson
.817	67	15	36–5	31–10	0–0	7.2	Dallas Mavericks	2006–07	Lost Western Conference 1st Round	2	4			Started 0-4 Only team in NBA history with three winning streaks of at least 12 games (17, 13, 12)[8] Undefeated February (10-0)[9] Only team over .800 to be eliminated in the first round	Johnson, AveryAvery Johnson
.817	49	11	29–1	20–10	0–0	9.9	Washington Capitols	1946–47	Lost Semi-Finals	2	4			Winning streaks of 17 games and 15 games Undefeated December (10-0)[10]	Auerbach, RedRed Auerbach
.805	66	16	34–2	28–13	4–1	12.3	Milwaukee Bucks	1970–71	Won NBA Championship	12	2	8-0	4-2	Started 17-1 Winning streaks of 20 games, 16 games and 10 games Lost five of final six games 14.5 points postseason average point differential[11]	Costello, LarryLarry Costello
.805	66	16	35–6	31–10	0–0	10.3	Boston Celtics	2007–08	Won NBA Championship	16	10	13-1	3-9	Best single-season improvement in NBA history (42 wins)[12]	Rivers, DocDoc Rivers
.805	66	16	39–2	27–14	0–0	8.9	Cleveland Cavaliers	2008–09	Lost Eastern Conference Finals	10	4			13 game winning streak Second most home wins in NBA history	Brown, MikeMike Brown
.797	51	13	31–1	15–12	5–0	8.2	Syracuse Nationals	1949–50	Lost NBA Finals	6	5			Started 16–1 12 game winning streak	Cervi, AlAl Cervi
.793	65	17	35–6	30–11	0–0	7.7	Philadelphia 76ers	1982–83	Won NBA Championship	12	1	7-0	5-1	Second highest postseason winning percentage in NBA history 14 game winning streak[13]	Cunningham, BillyBilly Cunningham
.793	65	17	37–4	28–13	0–0	9.3	Los Angeles Lakers	1986–87	Won NBA Championship	15	3				Riley, PatPat Riley
.793	65	17	36–5	29–12	0–0	7.7	Los Angeles Lakers	2008–09	Won NBA Championship	16	7				Jackson, PhilPhil Jackson
.787	59	16	25–2	23–9	11–5	8.3	Boston Celtics	1959–60	Won NBA Championship	8	5			17 game winning streak Undefeated December (15-0)[14]	Auerbach, RedRed Auerbach
.780	64	18	38–3	26–15	0–0	7.8	Seattle SuperSonics	1995–96	Lost NBA Finals	13	8			14 game winning streak Lost to 72-10 Chicago Bulls in NBA Finals	Karl, GeorgeGeorge Karl
.780	64	18	38–3	26–15	0–0	8.8	Utah Jazz	1996–97	Lost NBA Finals	13	7			Two winning streaks of 15 games[15] Best second half of season in NBA history (36–5, .878) Four game losing streak Lost to 69-13 Chicago Bulls in NBA Finals	Sloan, JerryJerry Sloan
.780	64	18	37–4	27–14	0–0	6.7	Detroit Pistons	2005–06	Lost Eastern Conference Finals	10	8				Saunders, FlipFlip Saunders
.775	62	18	27–3	27–11	8–4	8.4	Boston Celtics	1964–65	Won NBA Championship	8	4	7-0	1-4	16 game winning streak[16]	Auerbach, RedRed Auerbach
.768	63	19	31–5	27–12	5–2	11.2	Milwaukee Bucks	1971–72	Lost Western Conference Finals	6	5			Started 17–1	Costello, LarryLarry Costello
.768	63	19	35–6	28–13	0–0	6.4	Boston Celtics	1981–82	Lost Eastern Conference Finals	7	5			18 game winning streak[17]	Fitch, BillBill Fitch
.768	63	19	35–6	28–13	0–0	6.6	Boston Celtics	1984–85	Lost NBA Finals	13	8			Lost to 62-20 Los Angeles Lakers in NBA Finals	Jones, K. C.K. C. Jones
.768	63	19	37–4	26–15	0–0	5.8	Detroit Pistons	1988–89	Won NBA Championship	15	2				Daly, ChuckChuck Daly
.768	63	19	37–4	26–15	0–0	6.8	Los Angeles Lakers	1989–90	Lost Western Conference Semi-Finals	4	5				Riley, PatPat Riley
.768	63	19	36–5	27–14	0–0	8.7	Portland Trail Blazers	1990–91	Lost Western Conference Finals	9	7			Started 19-1 16 game winning streak[18]	Adelman, RickRick Adelman
.768	63	19	37–4	26–15	0–0	9.1	Seattle SuperSonics	1993–94	Lost Western Conference 1st Round	2	3			Started 16-1	Karl, GeorgeGeorge Karl
.768	63	19	34–7	29–12	0–0	6.8	San Antonio Spurs	2005–06	Lost Western Conference Semi-Finals	7	6				Popovich, GreggGregg Popovich
.756	62	20	27–8	25–12	10–0	8.6	Philadelphia 76ers	1967–68	Lost Eastern Division Finals	7	6				Hannum, AlexAlex Hannum
.756	62	20	35–6	27–14	0–0	5.9	Boston Celtics	1980–81	Won NBA Championship	12	5			Winning streaks of 13 games and 12 games	Fitch, BillBill Fitch
.756	62	20	37–4	25–16	0–0	7.9	Philadelphia 76ers	1980–81	Lost Eastern Conference Finals	9	7			12 game winning streak and two additional streaks of 10 games	Cunningham, BillyBilly Cunningham
.756	62	20	33–8	29–12	0–0	6.6	Boston Celtics	1983–84	Won NBA Championship	15	8				Jones, K. C.K. C. Jones
.756	62	20	36–5	26–15	0–0	7.4	Los Angeles Lakers	1984–85	Won NBA Championship	15	4			Defeated 63-19 Boston Celtics in NBA Finals	Riley, PatPat Riley
.756	62	20	35–6	27–14	0–0	7.7	Los Angeles Lakers	1985–86	Lost Western Conference Finals	8	6				Riley, PatPat Riley
.756	62	20	36–5	26–15	0–0	5.8	Los Angeles Lakers	1987–88	Won NBA Championship	15	9			15 game winning streak[19]	Riley, PatPat Riley
.756	62	20	35–6	27–14	0–0	6.7	Phoenix Suns	1992–93	Lost NBA Finals	13	11			Undefeated December (14-0) 14 game winning streak[20]	Westphal, PaulPaul Westphal
.756	62	20	33–8	29–12	0–0	6.0	San Antonio Spurs	1994–95	Lost Western Conference Finals	9	6			15 game winning streak[21] Started 7-9	Hill, BobBob Hill
.756	62	20	37–4	25–16	0–0	7.1	Chicago Bulls	1997–98	Won NBA Championship	15	6	10-2	5-4	13 game winning streak Defeated 62-20 Utah Jazz in NBA Finals	Jackson, PhilPhil Jackson
.756	62	20	36–5	26–15	0–0	6.5	Utah Jazz	1997–98	Lost NBA Finals	13	7	8-3	5-4	Lost to 62-20 Chicago Bulls in NBA Finals	Sloan, JerryJerry Sloan
.756	62	20	31–10	31–10	0–0	7.1	Phoenix Suns	2004–05	Lost Western Conference Finals	9	6			Followed a series of going 18-1 with a 6 game losing streak[22]	D'Antoni, MikeMike D'Antoni
.756	62	20	35–6	27–14	0–0	7.5	Boston Celtics	2008–09	Lost Eastern Conference Semifinals	7	7	5-3	2-4	Best two-loss start in NBA History (27–2, .931) Lost seven of next nine games after this start Winning streaks of 19 games and 12 games	Rivers, DocDoc Rivers
.756	62	20	36–5	26–15	0–0	7.3	Chicago Bulls	2010–11	Lost Eastern Conference Finals	9	7	6-3	3-4	Won Central Division by 25 games over 2nd place Indiana Pacers	Thibodeau, TomTom Thibodeau

Notes

• ^a Formula for average point differential: $\mbox{Average point differential}=\frac{\mbox{Total points for}-\mbox{Total points against}}{\mbox{Total games played}}$

See also

• NBA regular season records
• List of National Basketball Association longest winning streaks

References

1. ^ "1995–96 Chicago Bulls Schedule and Results". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CHI/1996_games.html. Retrieved December 12, 2009. 
2. ^ ^{a b} NBA.com: Regular Season Records: Miscellaneous
3. ^ "1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers Schedule and Results". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/LAL/1972_games.html. Retrieved December 12, 2009. 
4. ^ "1996–97 Chicago Bulls Schedule and Results". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CHI/1997_games.html. Retrieved December 12, 2009. 
5. ^ ESPN – Elias Says ... – ESPN
6. ^ "1966-67 Philadelphia 76ers Schedule and Results". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PHI/1967_games.html. Retrieved December 12, 2009. 
7. ^ Chicago Bulls 1991–92 Games – Basketball-Reference.com
8. ^ ESPN – Atlanta vs. Dallas Recap, February 26, 2007
9. ^ 2006–07 Dallas Mavericks Games – Basketball-Reference.com
10. ^ 1946–47 Washington Capitols Games – Basketball-Reference.com
11. ^ 1970–71 Milwaukee Bucks Games – Basketball-Reference.com
12. ^ Mark Murphy, C’s can do as they please – Stars sit, but team still clinches homecourt, Boston Herald, April 6, 2008.
13. ^ 1982–83 Philadelphia 76ers Games – Basketball-Reference.com
14. ^ 1959–60 Boston Celtics Games – Basketball-Reference.com
15. ^ 1996–97 Utah Jazz Games – Basketball-Reference.com
16. ^ 1964–65 Boston Celtics Games – Basketball-Reference.com
17. ^ 1981–82 Boston Celtics Games – Basketball-Reference.com
18. ^ 1990–91 Portland Trail Blazers Games – Basketball-Reference.com
19. ^ 1987–88 Los Angeles Lakers Games – Basketball-Reference.com
20. ^ 1992–93 Phoenix Suns Games – Basketball-Reference.com
21. ^ 1994–95 San Antonio Spurs Games – Basketball-Reference.com
22. ^ 2004–05 Phoenix Suns Games – Basketball-Reference.com