Active Playoff Streaks for each NBA Team
Detail of consecutive years with or without Playoffs for all current NBA teams. From the best to the worst, each active Playoffs made/missed streaks and the team's performance during those seasons.
Which team has the longest active streak of Playoffs appearances? And which has missed the Playoffs the most times? Here are the answers.
Note: If the final year is '2025' it means the team has not yet officially qualified nor missed the 2026 Playoffs.
= NBA Champions during the streak
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= Negative streak
Active Playoffs Streaks for each Current NBA Team
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| Rk | Team |
Active Playoff Streak |
Seasons |
Season
W-L (%) |
Playoffs
W-L (%) |
Ch |
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| 1. | Boston Celtics | 11 | Playoffs made | 2015-2025 | 562-320 | (.637) | 85-67 | (.559) | 1 |
| 2. | Milwaukee Bucks | 9 | Playoffs made | 2017-2025 | 454-265 | (.631) | 47-42 | (.528) | 1 |
| 3. | Denver Nuggets | 7 | Playoffs made | 2019-2025 | 355-200 | (.640) | 51-43 | (.543) | 1 |
| 4. | Miami Heat | 6 | Playoffs made | 2020-2025 | 264-209 | (.558) | 39-36 | (.520) | - |
| 5. | Minnesota Timberwolves | 4 | Playoffs made | 2022-2025 | 193-135 | (.588) | 21-21 | (.500) | - |
| 6. | Cleveland Cavaliers | 3 | Playoffs made | 2023-2025 | 163-83 | (.663) | 11-15 | (.423) | - |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 3 | Playoffs made | 2023-2025 | 145-101 | (.589) | 6-12 | (.333) | - | |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 3 | Playoffs made | 2023-2025 | 140-106 | (.569) | 10-16 | (.385) | - | |
| New York Knicks | 3 | Playoffs made | 2023-2025 | 148-98 | (.602) | 23-19 | (.548) | - | |
| 10. | Indiana Pacers | 2 | Playoffs made | 2024-2025 | 97-67 | (.591) | 23-17 | (.575) | - |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 2 | Playoffs made | 2024-2025 | 125-39 | (.762) | 22-11 | (.667) | 1 |
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| Orlando Magic | 2 | Playoffs made | 2024-2025 | 88-76 | (.537) | 4-8 | (.333) | - | |
| 13. | Detroit Pistons | 1 | Playoffs made | 2025-2025 | 44-38 | (.537) | 2-4 | (.333) | - |
| Golden State Warriors | 1 | Playoffs made | 2025-2025 | 48-34 | (.585) | 5-7 | (.417) | - | |
| Houston Rockets | 1 | Playoffs made | 2025-2025 | 52-30 | (.634) | 3-4 | (.429) | - | |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 1 | Playoffs made | 2025-2025 | 48-34 | (.585) | 0-4 | (.000) | - | |
| Rk | Team |
Active Playoff Streak |
Seasons |
Season
W-L (%) |
Playoffs
W-L (%) |
Ch |
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| 17. | Dallas Mavericks | 1 | Playoffs missed | 2025-2025 | 39-43 | (.476) | - | - | - |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 1 | Playoffs missed | 2025-2025 | 21-61 | (.256) | - | - | - | |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 1 | Playoffs missed | 2025-2025 | 24-58 | (.293) | - | - | - | |
| Phoenix Suns | 1 | Playoffs missed | 2025-2025 | 36-46 | (.439) | - | - | - | |
| 21. | Atlanta Hawks | 2 | Playoffs missed | 2024-2025 | 76-88 | (.463) | - | - | - |
| Brooklyn Nets | 2 | Playoffs missed | 2024-2025 | 58-106 | (.354) | - | - | - | |
| Sacramento Kings | 2 | Playoffs missed | 2024-2025 | 86-78 | (.524) | - | - | - | |
| 24. | Chicago Bulls | 3 | Playoffs missed | 2023-2025 | 118-128 | (.480) | - | - | - |
| Toronto Raptors | 3 | Playoffs missed | 2023-2025 | 96-150 | (.390) | - | - | - | |
| Utah Jazz | 3 | Playoffs missed | 2023-2025 | 85-161 | (.346) | - | - | - | |
| 27. | Portland Trail Blazers | 4 | Playoffs missed | 2022-2025 | 117-211 | (.357) | - | - | - |
| Washington Wizards | 4 | Playoffs missed | 2022-2025 | 103-225 | (.314) | - | - | - | |
| 29. | San Antonio Spurs | 6 | Playoffs missed | 2020-2025 | 177-294 | (.376) | - | - | - |
| 30. | Charlotte Hornets | 9 | Playoffs missed | 2017-2025 | 277-434 | (.390) | - | - | - |