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 '2023' it means the team has not yet officially qualified nor missed the 2024 Playoffs.

NBA Champions = NBA Champions during the streak

= Positive streak /
= 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
1. Boston Celtics 10 Playoffs made 2015-2024 491-295 (.625) 63-59 (.516) -
2. Milwaukee Bucks 7 Playoffs made 2017-2023 357-198 (.643) 44-34 (.564) 1
3. Philadelphia 76ers 6 Playoffs made 2018-2023 300-173 (.634) 32-29 (.525) -
4. Brooklyn Nets 5 Playoffs made 2019-2023 214-176 (.549) 8-21 (.276) -
Denver Nuggets 5 Playoffs made 2019-2023 248-143 (.634) 37-31 (.544) 1
6. Miami Heat 4 Playoffs made 2020-2023 181-128 (.586) 38-28 (.576) -
7. Atlanta Hawks 3 Playoffs made 2021-2023 125-111 (.530) 13-16 (.448) -
Memphis Grizzlies 3 Playoffs made 2021-2023 145-91 (.614) 9-14 (.391) -
Phoenix Suns 3 Playoffs made 2021-2023 160-76 (.678) 27-19 (.587) -
10. Golden State Warriors 2 Playoffs made 2022-2023 97-67 (.591) 22-13 (.629) 1
Minnesota Timberwolves 2 Playoffs made 2022-2023 88-76 (.537) 3-8 (.273) -
12. Cleveland Cavaliers 1 Playoffs made 2023-2023 51-31 (.622) 1-4 (.200) -
Los Angeles Clippers 1 Playoffs made 2023-2023 44-38 (.537) 1-4 (.200) -
Los Angeles Lakers 1 Playoffs made 2023-2023 43-39 (.524) 8-8 (.500) -
New York Knicks 1 Playoffs made 2023-2023 47-35 (.573) 6-5 (.545) -
Sacramento Kings 1 Playoffs made 2023-2023 48-34 (.585) 3-4 (.429) -
Rk
Team
Active Playoff Streak
Seasons
Season
W-L
(%)
Playoffs
W-L
(%)
Ch
17. Chicago Bulls 1 Playoffs missed 2023-2023 40-42 (.488) - - -
Dallas Mavericks 1 Playoffs missed 2023-2023 38-44 (.463) - - -
New Orleans Pelicans 1 Playoffs missed 2023-2023 42-40 (.512) - - -
Toronto Raptors 1 Playoffs missed 2023-2023 41-41 (.500) - - -
Utah Jazz 1 Playoffs missed 2023-2023 37-45 (.451) - - -
22. Houston Rockets 3 Playoffs missed 2021-2023 59-177 (.250) - - -
Indiana Pacers 3 Playoffs missed 2021-2023 94-142 (.398) - - -
Oklahoma City Thunder 3 Playoffs missed 2021-2023 86-150 (.364) - - -
Orlando Magic 3 Playoffs missed 2021-2023 77-159 (.326) - - -
Portland Trail Blazers 3 Playoffs missed 2022-2024 79-153 (.341) - - -
Washington Wizards 3 Playoffs missed 2022-2024 81-151 (.349) - - -
28. Detroit Pistons 5 Playoffs missed 2020-2024 92-278 (.249) - - -
San Antonio Spurs 5 Playoffs missed 2020-2024 136-239 (.363) - - -
30. Charlotte Hornets 7 Playoffs missed 2017-2023 237-310 (.433) - - -