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List of NBA teams by single season win percentage

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This is a list of the all-time best regular season winning percentages in the NBA.^[1]^[2]

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PCT	W	L	H	R	N	Diff^[a]	Team	Season	Results	W	L	H	R	Notes	Coach
Regular season						Diff^[a]	Team	Season	Postseason					Notes	Coach
.890	73	9	39–2	34–7	0–0	10.8	Golden State Warriors	2015–16	Lost in NBA Finals	15	9	11–3	4–6	List Most wins in NBA history (73) Best start in NBA history (24–0) Best start in NBA history for every number of losses from 1–2 and 4–9: (29–1, .967), (36–2, .947), (48–4, .923), (55–5, .917), (62–6, .912), (68–7, .907), (69–8, .896), (73–9, .890) Most wins in NBA history, regular season and postseason combined (88) Started 36–0 at home, part of an NBA record 54-straight home wins dating back to 2014–15 season 28 game winning streak dating back to 2014–15, second longest in NBA history Most road wins in NBA history (34) Best road start in NBA history and third longest road winning streak (14–0) Undefeated November (16–0) Best record heading into the All-Star Break in NBA history (48–4, 0.923) Winning streaks of 24 and 11 games Second earliest clinch of playoff berth since 1984 (the 2016–17 Warriors beat it by two days and was eventually beaten by the 2019–20 Bucks) First team in NBA history to make over 1,000 three-pointers in regular-season Only team in NBA history not to have lost to same opponent twice in regular season Only team in NBA history not to lose back-to-back games in regular season The 10th team in NBA history to win a playoff series coming back from a 1–3 playoff series deficit (won 4–3 against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference Finals) The 11th team in NBA history to lose a playoff series after taking a 3–1 playoff series lead (lost 3–4 against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals), and the only team to do so in the NBA Finals. Only team in NBA history to finish with same number of regular season and postseason losses (9)	Steve Kerr
.878	72	10	39–2	33–8	0–0	12.2	Chicago Bulls	1995–96	Won NBA Championship	15	3	10–0	5–3	List Best combined regular and postseason record in NBA history (87–13, .870)^[3] Second most wins in NBA history (72) Most wins by a championship-winning team Best 3-loss start in NBA history (41–3, .932) Second most road wins in NBA history (33) Started 37–0 at home, part of 44 game home winning streak Winning streaks of 18 and 13 games Undefeated January (14–0) One of five teams in NBA history to have three players selected to the NBA All-Defensive First Team Final three losses were by a margin of one point Defeated 64–18 Seattle SuperSonics in NBA Finals	Phil 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	List 33 game winning streak, longest in NBA history 16 game road winning streak, longest in NBA history^[4] Started 39–3 Undefeated November (14–0) and December (16–0) Second best road winning percentage Highest point-differential in NBA regular-season history (+12.3)^[5]	Bill 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	List Started 12–0; started 17–1 Second most home wins in NBA history Five eight-game winning streaks^[6] Lost three of final four games Defeated 64–18 Utah Jazz in NBA Finals First team to win 30 road games in back-to-back seasons	Phil 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	List Started 26–2 Best 50-game start in NBA history (46–4, .920)^[7]^[8]	Alex 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	List Third most road wins in NBA history Highest winning percentage for a team that did not reach the NBA Finals (.829)	Tom 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	List Shares best home record in NBA history (with 2015–16 San Antonio Spurs)^[4] Winning streaks of 14 and 13 games	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 and 13 games^[9]	Phil Jackson
.817	67	15	36–5	31–10	0–0	8.5	Los Angeles Lakers	1999–00	Won NBA Championship	15	8	11–2	4–6	Winning streaks of 19, 16, and 11 games	Phil Jackson
.817	67	15	36–5	31–10	0–0	7.2	Dallas Mavericks	2006–07	Lost Western Conference 1st round	2	4	2–1	0–3	List Started 0–4 Only team in NBA history with three winning streaks of at least 12 games (17, 13, 12)^[10] Undefeated February (10–0)^[11] Only team over .800 to be eliminated in the first round First 1st seed to lose to an 8th seed in a 7-game playoff format	Avery Johnson
.817	67	15	39–2	28–13	0–0	10.1	Golden State Warriors	2014–15	Won NBA Championship	16	5	9–2	7–3	List Winning streaks of 16 and 11 games Second most home wins in NBA history Most wins by a rookie head coach Undefeated in the regular season when allowing under 100 points	Steve Kerr
.817	67	15	40–1	27–14	0–0	10.6	San Antonio Spurs	2015–16	Lost Western Conference Semi-finals	6	4	3–2	3–2	List Shares best home record in NBA history (with 1985–86 Boston Celtics), with only loss inflicted by the 73–9 Warriors Best home start in NBA history (39–0), part of a 48-game home winning streak dating back to 2014–15 season Best season record that was not also league-best record	Gregg Popovich
.817	67	15	36–5	31–10	0–0	11.6	Golden State Warriors	2016–17	Won NBA Championship	16	1	9–0	7–1	List Best playoff record in NBA history (16–1, .941) Longest winning streak in NBA playoff history (15 games) First team in NBA playoff history to start 15–0 First team in all four major professional sports in America to start 15–0 in the postseason. Second highest point-differential in NBA playoffs history (+13.5) NBA record 146 regular-season games without back-to-back losses (dating back to 2014–15 season) Winning streaks of 14 and 12 games Second team to win 30 road games in back-to-back seasons (after 1995–96 and 1996–97 Chicago Bulls) Most wins in NBA history over the course of three regular-seasons (207), Chicago Bulls had 203 between 1995–96 and 1997–98	Steve Kerr
.817	49	11	29–1	20–10	0–0	9.9	Washington Capitols	1946–47	Lost semi-finals	2	4	0–3	2–1	List Winning streaks of 17 and 15 games Undefeated December (10–0)^[12]	Red 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	List Started 17–1 Winning streaks of 20, 16, and 10 games Lost five of final six games Highest point-differential in NBA playoffs history (+14.5)^[13]	Larry 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	List Best single-season improvement in NBA history (42 wins)^[14] Started 29–3 Won title 22 years after the last one in franchise history (1986) Played a record 26 games in the postseason	Doc Rivers
.805	66	16	39–2	27–14	0–0	8.9	Cleveland Cavaliers	2008–09	Lost Eastern Conference Finals	10	4	6–1	4–3	List 13 game winning streak Second most home wins in NBA history	Mike Brown
.805	66	16	37–4	29–12	0–0	7.9	Miami Heat	2012–13	Won NBA Championship	16	7	10–3	6–4	List Started 29–14 27-game winning streak (2nd-longest in NBA history in a season) First team in NBA history to win 17 games in one month Best second half of season in NBA history (38–3, .927)	Erik Spoelstra
.797	51	13	31–1	15–12	5–0	8.2	Syracuse Nationals	1949–50	Lost NBA Finals	6	5	5–1	1–4	List Started 16–1 12 game winning streak	Al 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	List Third highest postseason winning percentage in NBA history (behind the 2016–17 Golden State Warriors and 2000–01 Los Angeles Lakers 14 game winning streak^[15]	Billy Cunningham
.793	65	17	37–4	28–13	0–0	9.3	Los Angeles Lakers	1986–87	Won NBA Championship	15	3	10–0	5–3		Pat Riley
.793	65	17	36–5	29–12	0–0	7.7	Los Angeles Lakers	2008–09	Won NBA Championship	16	7	10–2	6–5		Phil Jackson
.793	65	17	34–7	31–10	0–0	8.5	Houston Rockets	2017–18	Lost Western Conference Finals	11	6	7–3	4–3	List Winning streaks of 17, 14, and 11 games Most three-pointers made in a regular season Most consecutive three-pointers missed in a playoff game	Mike D'Antoni
.787	59	16	25–2	23–9	11–5	8.3	Boston Celtics	1959–60	Won NBA Championship	8	5	5–2	3–3	List 17 game winning streak Undefeated December (15–0)^[16]	Red Auerbach
.780	64	18	38–3	26–15	0–0	7.8	Seattle SuperSonics	1995–96	Lost NBA Finals	13	8	8–3	5–5	List 14 game winning streak Lost to 72–10 Chicago Bulls in NBA Finals	George Karl
.780	64	18	38–3	26–15	0–0	8.8	Utah Jazz	1996–97	Lost NBA Finals	13	7	10–1	3–6	List Two 15 game winning streaks^[17] Four game losing streak Lost to 69–13 Chicago Bulls in NBA Finals	Jerry Sloan
.780	64	18	37–4	27–14	0–0	6.6	Detroit Pistons	2005–06	Lost Eastern Conference Finals	10	8	8–2	2–6		Flip Saunders
.780	64	18	32–9	32–9	0–0	7.5	Phoenix Suns	2021–22	Lost Western Conference Semi-finals	7	6	5–2	2–4	List Winning streaks of 18 and 11 games Undefeated November (16–0) Second team in league history to finish with 10+ more wins than the previous year for three consecutive years 47-0 when leading after 3 quarters (NBA record for most wins without a loss in those situations)^[18]	Monty Williams
.780	64	18	37–4	27–14	0–0	11.3	Boston Celtics	2023–24	TBD	0	0	0–0	0–0	List Winning streaks of 11 and 9 games Started franchise record 20–0 at home Includes a 3–2 record in the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament Did not post a losing streak of more than two games^[19]	Joe Mazzulla
.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^[20]	Red Auerbach
.768	63	19	31–5	27–12	5–2	11.2	Milwaukee Bucks	1971–72	Lost Western Conference Finals	6	5	3–3	3–2	Started 17–1	Larry Costello
.768	63	19	35–6	28–13	0–0	6.4	Boston Celtics	1981–82	Lost Eastern Conference Finals	7	5	4–3	3–2	18 game winning streak^[21]	Bill Fitch
.768	63	19	35–6	28–13	0–0	6.6	Boston Celtics	1984–85	Lost NBA Finals	13	8	9–2	4–6	Lost to 62–20 Los Angeles Lakers in NBA Finals	K. C. Jones
.768	63	19	37–4	26–15	0–0	5.8	Detroit Pistons	1988–89	Won NBA Championship	15	2	8–1	7–1		Chuck Daly
.768	63	19	37–4	26–15	0–0	6.8	Los Angeles Lakers	1989–90	Lost Western Conference Semi-finals	4	5	3–2	1–3		Pat Riley
.768	63	19	36–5	27–14	0–0	8.7	Portland Trail Blazers	1990–91	Lost Western Conference Finals	9	7	8–1	1–6	List Started 19–1 16 game winning streak^[22]	Rick Adelman
.768	63	19	37–4	26–15	0–0	9.1	Seattle SuperSonics	1993–94	Lost Western Conference 1st round	2	3	2–1	0–2	List Started 16–1 First team to lose to an 8th seed	George Karl
.768	63	19	34–7	29–12	0–0	6.8	San Antonio Spurs	2005–06	Lost Western Conference Semi-finals	7	6	5–2	2–4		Gregg Popovich
.767	56	17	30–5	26–12	1–0	11.7	Milwaukee Bucks	2019–20	Lost Eastern Conference Semifinals	5	5	2–3	3–2	Earliest team to clinch a playoff berth since 1984 18 game winning streak^[23]	Mike Budenholzer
.758	50	16	26–7	24–9	0–0	8.2	Chicago Bulls	2011–12	Lost Eastern Conference 1st round	2	4	2–1	0–3	Held tie-breaker over San Antonio Spurs	Tom Thibodeau
.758	50	16	28–5	22–11	0–0	7.2	San Antonio Spurs	2011–12	Lost Western Conference Finals	10	4	6–1	4–3	Won last ten games of the regular season and first ten games of the playoffs	Gregg Popovich
.756	62	20	27–8	25–12	10–0	8.6	Philadelphia 76ers	1967–68	Lost Eastern Division Finals	7	6	4–3	3–3		Alex Hannum
.756	62	20	35–6	27–14	0–0	5.9	Boston Celtics	1980–81	Won NBA Championship	12	5	7–2	5–3	Winning streaks of 13 and 12 games	Bill Fitch
.756	62	20	37–4	25–16	0–0	7.9	Philadelphia 76ers	1980–81	Lost Eastern Conference Finals	9	7	6–2	3–5	12 game winning streak and two additional streaks of 10 games	Billy Cunningham
.756	62	20	33–8	29–12	0–0	6.6	Boston Celtics	1983–84	Won NBA Championship	15	8	12–1	3–7		K. C. Jones
.756	62	20	36–5	26–15	0–0	7.4	Los Angeles Lakers	1984–85	Won NBA Championship	15	4	8–2	7–2	List Defeated 63–19 Boston Celtics in NBA Finals NBA record 52 regular-season games with 30+ assists Started 3-5	Pat Riley
.756	62	20	35–6	27–14	0–0	7.7	Los Angeles Lakers	1985–86	Lost Western Conference Finals	8	6	6–2	2–4		Pat Riley
.756	62	20	36–5	26–15	0–0	5.8	Los Angeles Lakers	1987–88	Won NBA Championship	15	9	12–2	3–7	List 15 game winning streak^[24] Won 3 straight series 4-3 (Jazz, Mavericks and Pistons)	Pat Riley
.756	62	20	35–6	27–14	0–0	6.7	Phoenix Suns	1992–93	Lost NBA Finals	13	11	7–6	6–5	List Undefeated December (14–0) 14 game winning streak^[25]	Paul Westphal
.756	62	20	33–8	29–12	0–0	6.0	San Antonio Spurs	1994–95	Lost Western Conference Finals	9	6	4–4	5–2	List 15 game winning streak^[26] Started 7–9	Bob 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	List 13 game winning streak Defeated 62–20 Utah Jazz in NBA Finals	Phil 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	Jerry Sloan
.756	62	20	31–10	31–10	0–0	7.1	Phoenix Suns	2004–05	Lost Western Conference Finals	9	6	4–4	5–2	Followed a series of going 18–1 with a 6-game losing streak^[27]	Mike 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	List 2nd best two-loss start in NBA History (27–2, .931) Lost seven of next nine games afterwards Winning streaks of 19 and 12 games	Doc 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	Tom Thibodeau
.756	62	20	32–9	30–11	0–0	7.7	San Antonio Spurs	2013–14	Won NBA Championship	16	7	11–2	5–5	List 19-game winning streak Undefeated March (16–0)	Gregg Popovich

Notes

^a Formula for average point differential: ${\mbox{Average point differential}}={\frac {{\mbox{Total points for}}-{\mbox{Total points against}}}{\mbox{Total games played}}}$
The Boston Celtics appear ten times on the list, followed by the Los Angeles Lakers with eight appearances and the Chicago Bulls with six.
Phil Jackson appears six times on the list; Pat Riley appears five times and Gregg Popovich four.
Jackson (coaching the Lakers and the Chicago Bulls) and Red Auerbach (coaching the Celtics and the Washington Capitols) are the only coaches to appear leading different teams.

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