NBA Teams with the Best Winning Percentages in Playoffs

List with the top Playoff teams ordered by winning percentage. It includes records and stats of Championship teams and also from those who got the best records without winning the tournament.

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NBA Teams with the Best Winning Percentages in Playoffs
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Rk Season
Team
W-L
WPct
FG% 3P% FT% Reb Ast Stl Blk Pts
Team
Pts
Opp
1. 2017 Golden State Warriors 16-1 .941 .494 .386 .815 45.8 28.2 8.7 6.1 119.3 105.8
2. 2001 Los Angeles Lakers 15-1 .938 .468 .386 .676 48.2 22.8 9.2 5.8 103.4 90.6
3. 1983 Philadelphia 76ers 12-1 .923 .494 .100 .722 44.9 24.2 9.3 6.8 105.8 99.3
4. 1989 Detroit Pistons 15-2 .882 .473 .296 .762 44.2 22.6 4.9 4.5 100.6 92.9
1991 Chicago Bulls 15-2 .882 .514 .326 .763 40.2 25.5 9.5 4.5 103.9 92.2
1999 San Antonio Spurs 15-2 .882 .451 .350 .742 40.2 21.3 7.3 5.8 88.4 81.2
7. 1971 Milwaukee Bucks 12-2 .857 .497 - .721 53.8 25.6 - - 109.1 94.6
1982 Los Angeles Lakers 12-2 .857 .517 .167 .723 47.9 31.4 10.0 7.4 115.4 109.4
9. 2024 Boston Celtics 16-3 .842 .469 .360 .812 43.1 23.8 6.3 5.4 108.8 100.7
10. 1950 Minneapolis Lakers 10-2 .833 .368 - .725 - 17.9 - - 84.5 75.4
1986 Boston Celtics 15-3 .833 .507 .391 .794 45.2 28.6 9.0 6.1 114.4 104.1
1987 Los Angeles Lakers 15-3 .833 .522 .361 .785 44.9 28.3 7.9 6.4 120.6 109.2
1996 Chicago Bulls 15-3 .833 .443 .306 .738 43.6 22.7 9.5 3.9 97.4 86.8
Rk Season
Team
W-L
WPct
FG% 3P% FT% Reb Ast Stl Blk Pts
Team
Pts
Opp
14. 1947 Philadelphia Warriors 8-2 .800 .278 - .772 - 5.2 - - 75.3 69.4
1949 Minneapolis Lakers 8-2 .800 .360 - .736 - 17.0 - - 80.3 72.9
1961 Boston Celtics 8-2 .800 .413 - .723 82.1 24.7 - - 120.7 109.1
1964 Boston Celtics 8-2 .800 .393 - .701 73.6 22.1 - - 103.4 97.2
1972 Los Angeles Lakers 12-3 .800 .429 - .750 54.1 21.6 - - 106.6 103.4
2007 San Antonio Spurs 16-4 .800 .459 .384 .724 40.6 19.9 7.1 5.5 95.7 91.7
2023 Denver Nuggets 16-4 .800 .492 .375 .801 44.8 25.8 6.9 4.2 113.5 105.2
21. 1985 Los Angeles Lakers 15-4 .790 .543 .372 .755 46.1 33.7 9.4 6.3 126.3 116.2
1993 Chicago Bulls 15-4 .790 .484 .434 .727 40.0 24.3 8.6 4.4 102.4 96.5
1997 Chicago Bulls 15-4 .790 .432 .319 .735 43.5 20.7 8.5 4.8 92.5 87.0
2002 Los Angeles Lakers 15-4 .790 .444 .339 .721 45.4 19.6 6.8 5.8 97.8 94.1
Rk Season
Team
W-L
WPct
FG% 3P% FT% Reb Ast Stl Blk Pts
Team
Pts
Opp
25. 2011 Dallas Mavericks 16-5 .762 .461 .394 .809 38.4 20.1 7.1 4.1 98.2 92.5
2015 Golden State Warriors 16-5 .762 .453 .374 .699 45.6 24.5 8.0 5.8 103.3 95.5
2016 Cleveland Cavaliers 16-5 .762 .469 .406 .725 43.3 21.2 7.8 4.2 104.8 96.1
2018 Golden State Warriors 16-5 .762 .480 .357 .822 45.0 26.0 7.9 5.8 110.4 100.4
2020 Los Angeles Lakers 16-5 .762 .489 .354 .758 44.1 25.6 8.0 5.3 112.8 106.0
30. 1953 Minneapolis Lakers 9-3 .750 .377 - .723 53.0 17.2 - - 82.9 77.7
1980 Los Angeles Lakers 12-4 .750 .487 .167 .798 49.9 29.1 10.1 6.1 110.6 106.3
1990 Detroit Pistons 15-5 .750 .471 .369 .751 43.7 21.1 6.7 4.5 101.8 94.8
33. 1977 Portland Trail Blazers 14-5 .737 .493 - .727 45.2 27.7 10.8 6.7 107.4 102.7
34. 1967 Philadelphia 76ers 11-4 .733 .450 - .666 74.3 26.7 - - 121.7 112.3
1989 Los Angeles Lakers 11-4 .733 - .497 .349 .781 42.1 25.4 6.9 4.9 110.5 105.7
2005 Miami Heat 11-4 .733 - .492 .388 .668 41.6 18.9 5.5 5.7 98.0 93.7
Rk Season
Team
W-L
WPct
FG% 3P% FT% Reb Ast Stl Blk Pts
Team
Pts
Opp
37. 1948 Baltimore Bullets (1st) 8-3 .727 .287 - .731 - 6.0 - - 76.9 74.5
1958 St. Louis Hawks 8-3 .727 .404 - .703 71.5 21.5 - - 109.5 107.0
1959 Boston Celtics 8-3 .727 .397 - .746 82.6 26.1 - - 123.3 115.5
2022 Golden State Warriors 16-6 .727 .480 .375 .766 43.9 27.0 7.7 5.0 111.9 106.8
41. 2017 Cleveland Cavaliers 13-5 .722 - .493 .420 .767 42.2 22.1 7.4 4.7 116.2 108.3
42. 1998 Chicago Bulls 15-6 .714 .445 .324 .734 41.0 20.5 9.0 4.5 93.1 86.1
2009 Cleveland Cavaliers 10-4 .714 - .463 .336 .742 40.3 19.1 6.6 4.6 97.6 89.1
2010 Orlando Magic 10-4 .714 - .463 .366 .701 40.4 16.9 6.4 5.5 96.6 87.9
2012 San Antonio Spurs 10-4 .714 - .481 .416 .731 40.6 22.9 6.5 4.6 102.0 96.1
2013 San Antonio Spurs 15-6 .714 - .463 .378 .763 42.6 21.9 7.9 5.0 100.3 93.3
Rk Season
Team
W-L
WPct
FG% 3P% FT% Reb Ast Stl Blk Pts
Team
Pts
Opp
47. 1973 New York Knicks 12-5 .706 .484 - .748 44.5 23.3 - - 103.8 98.8
1975 Golden State Warriors 12-5 .706 .452 - .700 49.4 21.7 11.3 6.6 100.2 94.9
1979 Seattle Supersonics 12-5 .706 .461 - .718 48.3 22.2 8.3 5.8 104.6 102.1
1981 Boston Celtics 12-5 .706 .480 .222 .754 44.4 22.8 7.5 6.6 103.4 97.3

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