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 18 appearances, starting in the 1998 NBA Playoffs. The Spurs have won five 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 championships 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.

Active streaks

NBA Playoffs appearance streaks

List updated through the 2014-15 season.

0^0 Longest streak in team history
0~0 Tied for longest streak in team history
2015 Playoffs [1]
Streak Team NBA Playoffs
appearance streak		 NBA championships won
during streak		 Reference
18 seasons San Antonio Spurs^ 1998–2015 5 (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014) [2]
8 seasons Atlanta Hawks 2008–2015 — [3]
7 seasons Chicago Bulls 2009–2015 — [4]
5 seasons Memphis Grizzlies^ 2011–2015 — [5]
4 seasons Los Angeles Clippers^ 2012–2015 — [6]
3 seasons Golden State Warriors 2013–2015 1 (2015) [7]
3 seasons Houston Rockets 2013–2015 — [8]
3 seasons Brooklyn Nets 2013–2015 — [9]
2 seasons Portland Trail Blazers 2014–2015 — [10]
2 seasons Toronto Raptors 2014–2015 — [11]
2 seasons Washington Wizards 2014–2015 — [12]
2 seasons Dallas Mavericks 2014–2015 — [13]
1 season Cleveland Cavaliers 2015 — [14]
1 season Milwaukee Bucks 2015 — [15]
1 season Boston Celtics 2015 — [16]
1 season New Orleans Pelicans 2015 — [17]

NBA Playoffs series win streaks

This is a list of teams that have consecutive seasons with a playoff series win.

Series win streaks up to the 2015 playoffs.
0^0 Longest streak in team history
0~0 Tied for longest streak in team history
Consecutive seasons with a series win
Streak Team NBA Playoffs
series win streak		 NBA championships won
during streak		 Reference
2 seasons Washington Wizards 2014-2015 — [12]
2 seasons Los Angeles Clippers ^ 2014-2015 — [6]
1 season Golden State Warriors 2015 1 (2015) [7]
1 season Cleveland Cavaliers 2015 — [14]
1 season Houston Rockets 2015 — [8]
1 season Memphis Grizzlies ~ 2015 — [5]
1 season Chicago Bulls 2015 — [4]
1 season Atlanta Hawks 2015 — [3]

All-time streaks

NBA Playoffs appearance streaks

Appearance streaks up to 2015 NBA Playoffs.
0^0 Denotes active streak
Streak Team NBA Playoffs
appearance streak		 NBA championships won
during streak		 Reference
22 seasons Syracuse Nationals
Philadelphia 76ers		 1950–1963
1964–1971		 2 (1955, 1967) [18]
21 seasons Portland Trail Blazers 1983–2003 — [10]
20 seasons Utah Jazz 1984–2003 — [19]
19 seasons Boston Celtics 1951 –1969 11 (1957, 1959 –1966, 1968, 1969) [16]
18 seasons San Antonio Spurs^ 1998–2015 5 (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014) [2]
17 seasons Los Angeles Lakers 1977–1993 5 (1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988) [20]
16 seasons Minneapolis Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers		 1959–1960
1961–1974		 1 (1972) [20]
14 seasons Fort Wayne Pistons
Detroit Pistons		 1950–1957
1958–1963		 — [21]
14 seasons Boston Celtics 1980–1993 3 (1981, 1984, 1986) [16]
14 seasons Chicago Bulls 1985–1998 6 (1991 –1993, 1996 –1998) [4]
14 seasons New York Knicks 1988–2001 — [22]
13 seasons Phoenix Suns 1989–2001 — [23]
12 seasons Baltimore Bullets
Capitol Bullets
Washington Bullets		 1969–1973
1974
1975–1980
 1 (1978) [12]
12 seasons Philadelphia 76ers 1976–1987 1 (1983) [18]
12 seasons Milwaukee Bucks 1980–1991 — [15]
12 seasons Dallas Mavericks 2001–2012 1 (2011) [13]
11 seasons St. Louis Hawks
Atlanta Hawks		 1963–1968
1969–1973		 — [3]

NBA Finals appearance streaks

Appearance streaks up to and including the 2015 NBA Playoffs
0^0 Denotes active streak
Streak Team NBA Finals
appearance streak		 NBA championships won
during streak		 Reference
10 seasons Boston Celtics 1957–1966 9 (1957, 1959–1966) [16]
4 seasons Los Angeles Lakers 1982–1985 2 (1982, 1985) [20]
4 seasons Boston Celtics 1984–1987 2 (1984, 1986) [16]
4 seasons Miami Heat 2011–2014 2 (2012, 2013) [24]
3 seasons New York Knicks 1951–1953 — [22]
3 seasons Minneapolis Lakers 1952–1954 3 (1952–1954) [20]
3 seasons Los Angeles Lakers 1968–1970 — [20]
3 seasons Los Angeles Lakers 1987–1989 2 (1987, 1988) [20]
3 seasons Detroit Pistons 1988–1990 2 (1989, 1990) [21]
3 seasons Chicago Bulls 1991–1993 3 (1991–1993) [4]
3 seasons Chicago Bulls 1996–1998 3 (1996–1998) [4]
3 seasons Los Angeles Lakers 2000–2002 3 (2000–2002) [20]
3 seasons Los Angeles Lakers 2008–2010 2 (2009, 2010) [20]
2 seasons Philadelphia Warriors 1947–1948 1 (1947) [7]
2 seasons Minneapolis Lakers 1949–1950 2 (1949, 1950) [20]
2 seasons Syracuse Nationals 1954–1955 1 (1955) [18]
2 seasons Fort Wayne Pistons 1955–1956 1 (1956) [21]
2 seasons St. Louis Hawks 1957–1958 1 (1958) [3]
2 seasons St. Louis Hawks 1960–1961 — [3]
2 seasons Los Angeles Lakers 1962–1963 — [20]
2 seasons Los Angeles Lakers 1965–1966 — [20]
2 seasons Boston Celtics 1968–1969 2 (1968, 1969) [16]
2 seasons Los Angeles Lakers 1972–1973 1 (1972) [20]
2 seasons New York Knicks 1972–1973 1 (1973) [22]
2 seasons Washington Bullets 1978–1979 1 (1978) [12]
2 seasons Seattle SuperSonics 1978–1979 1 (1979) [25]
2 seasons Philadelphia 76ers 1982–1983 1 (1983) [18]
2 seasons Houston Rockets 1994–1995 2 (1994, 1995) [8]
2 seasons Utah Jazz 1997–1998 — [19]
2 seasons New Jersey Nets 2002–2003 — [9]
2 seasons Detroit Pistons 2004–2005 1 (2004) [21]
2 seasons San Antonio Spurs 2013–2014 1 (2014) [2]

NBA championships win streaks

Championship streaks up to and including the 2015 NBA Playoffs
0^0 Denotes active streak
Streak Team NBA championships
win streak		 Reference
8 championships Boston Celtics 1959–1966 [16]
3 championships Minneapolis Lakers 1952–1954 [20]
3 championships Chicago Bulls 1991–1993 [4]
3 championships Chicago Bulls 1996–1998 [4]
3 championships Los Angeles Lakers 2000–2002 [20]
2 championships Minneapolis Lakers 1949–1950 [20]
2 championships Boston Celtics 1968–1969 [16]
2 championships Los Angeles Lakers 1987–1988 [20]
2 championships Detroit Pistons 1989–1990 [21]
2 championships Houston Rockets 1994–1995 [8]
2 championships Los Angeles Lakers 2009–2010 [20]
2 championships Miami Heat 2012–2013 [24]

References

General
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See also

NBA season-by-season team history
Eastern Conference Western Conference
Atlantic Central Southeast Northwest Pacific Southwest
Boston Celtics Chicago Bulls Atlanta Hawks Denver Nuggets Golden State Warriors Dallas Mavericks
Brooklyn Nets Cleveland Cavaliers Charlotte Hornets Minnesota Timberwolves Los Angeles Clippers Houston Rockets
New York Knicks Detroit Pistons Miami Heat Oklahoma City Thunder Los Angeles Lakers Memphis Grizzlies
Philadelphia 76ers Indiana Pacers Orlando Magic Portland Trail Blazers Phoenix Suns New Orleans Pelicans
Toronto Raptors Milwaukee Bucks Washington Wizards Utah Jazz Sacramento Kings San Antonio Spurs
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