NBA Champions with the Best and Worst Winning Percentage
Complete list of NBA Champions ordered by winning percentage. It shows the Championship teams with the best and worst records in NBA Playoffs history.
Nobody so far ended the postseason without losing at least once. And in 79 years only three teams became the NBA champions with just one Playoff loss: the 2001 Lakers, the 1983 76ers and the 2017 Warriors.
= NBA Champions
NBA Champions with the Best and Worst Winning Percentage
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| Rk | Season | Team |
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| 1. | 2017 | Golden State Warriors | 16-1 | .941 |
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| 2. | 2001 | Los Angeles Lakers | 15-1 | .938 |
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| 3. | 1983 | Philadelphia 76ers | 12-1 | .923 |
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| 4. | 1989 | Detroit Pistons | 15-2 | .882 |
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| 1991 | Chicago Bulls | 15-2 | .882 |
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| 1999 | San Antonio Spurs | 15-2 | .882 |
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| 7. | 1971 | Milwaukee Bucks | 12-2 | .857 |
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| 1982 | Los Angeles Lakers | 12-2 | .857 |
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| 9. | 2024 | Boston Celtics | 16-3 | .842 |
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| 10. | 1950 | Minneapolis Lakers | 10-2 | .833 |
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| 1986 | Boston Celtics | 15-3 | .833 |
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| 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers | 15-3 | .833 |
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| 1996 | Chicago Bulls | 15-3 | .833 |
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| 14. | 1947 | Philadelphia Warriors | 8-2 | .800 |
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| 1949 | Minneapolis Lakers | 8-2 | .800 |
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| 1961 | Boston Celtics | 8-2 | .800 |
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| 1964 | Boston Celtics | 8-2 | .800 |
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| 1972 | Los Angeles Lakers | 12-3 | .800 |
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| 2007 | San Antonio Spurs | 16-4 | .800 |
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| 2023 | Denver Nuggets | 16-4 | .800 |
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| 21. | 1985 | Los Angeles Lakers | 15-4 | .790 |
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| 1993 | Chicago Bulls | 15-4 | .790 |
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| 1997 | Chicago Bulls | 15-4 | .790 |
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| 2002 | Los Angeles Lakers | 15-4 | .790 |
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| Rk | Season | Team |
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| 25. | 2011 | Dallas Mavericks | 16-5 | .762 |
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| 2015 | Golden State Warriors | 16-5 | .762 |
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| 2016 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 16-5 | .762 |
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| 2018 | Golden State Warriors | 16-5 | .762 |
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| 2020 | Los Angeles Lakers | 16-5 | .762 |
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| 30. | 1953 | Minneapolis Lakers | 9-3 | .750 |
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| 1980 | Los Angeles Lakers | 12-4 | .750 |
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| 1990 | Detroit Pistons | 15-5 | .750 |
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| 33. | 1977 | Portland Trail Blazers | 14-5 | .737 |
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| 34. | 1967 | Philadelphia 76ers | 11-4 | .733 |
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| Rk | Season | Team |
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| 35. | 1948 | Baltimore Bullets (1st) | 8-3 | .727 |
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| 1958 | St. Louis Hawks | 8-3 | .727 |
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| 1959 | Boston Celtics | 8-3 | .727 |
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| 2022 | Golden State Warriors | 16-6 | .727 |
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| 39. | 1998 | Chicago Bulls | 15-6 | .714 |
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| 40. | 1973 | New York Knicks | 12-5 | .706 |
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| 1975 | Golden State Warriors | 12-5 | .706 |
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| 1979 | Seattle Supersonics | 12-5 | .706 |
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| 1981 | Boston Celtics | 12-5 | .706 |
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| 44. | 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors | 7-3 | .700 |
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| 1957 | Boston Celtics | 7-3 | .700 |
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| 46. | 2004 | Detroit Pistons | 16-7 | .696 |
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| 2005 | San Antonio Spurs | 16-7 | .696 |
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| 2006 | Miami Heat | 16-7 | .696 |
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| 2009 | Los Angeles Lakers | 16-7 | .696 |
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| 2010 | Los Angeles Lakers | 16-7 | .696 |
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| 2012 | Miami Heat | 16-7 | .696 |
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| 2013 | Miami Heat | 16-7 | .696 |
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| 2014 | San Antonio Spurs | 16-7 | .696 |
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| 2021 | Milwaukee Bucks | 16-7 | .696 |
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| 2025 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 16-7 | .696 |
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| Rk | Season | Team |
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| 56. | 1952 | Minneapolis Lakers | 9-4 | .692 |
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| 1954 | Minneapolis Lakers | 9-4 | .692 |
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| 58. | 1992 | Chicago Bulls | 15-7 | .682 |
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| 1995 | Houston Rockets | 15-7 | .682 |
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| 60. | 1965 | Boston Celtics | 8-4 | .667 |
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| 1969 | Boston Celtics | 12-6 | .667 |
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| 1974 | Boston Celtics | 12-6 | .667 |
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| 1976 | Boston Celtics | 12-6 | .667 |
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| 1978 | Washington Bullets | 14-7 | .667 |
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| 2003 | San Antonio Spurs | 16-8 | .667 |
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| 2019 | Toronto Raptors | 16-8 | .667 |
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| Rk | Season | Team |
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| 67. | 1984 | Boston Celtics | 15-8 | .652 |
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| 1994 | Houston Rockets | 15-8 | .652 |
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| 2000 | Los Angeles Lakers | 15-8 | .652 |
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| 70. | 1966 | Boston Celtics | 11-6 | .647 |
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| 71. | 1951 | Rochester Royals | 9-5 | .643 |
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| 72. | 1955 | Syracuse Nationals | 7-4 | .636 |
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| 73. | 1968 | Boston Celtics | 12-7 | .632 |
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| 1970 | New York Knicks | 12-7 | .632 |
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| 75. | 1988 | Los Angeles Lakers | 15-9 | .625 |
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| 76. | 1960 | Boston Celtics | 8-5 | .615 |
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| 1963 | Boston Celtics | 8-5 | .615 |
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| 2008 | Boston Celtics | 16-10 | .615 |
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| Rk | Season | Team |
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| 79. | 1962 | Boston Celtics | 8-6 | .571 |
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related:
Best Winnning % in Playoffs
(including non-Championship teams)