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NBA's 1980-81 Longest Losing Streaks - Regular Season

This is the list with the worst losing streaks in the 1981 regular season.

Show: Winning streaks - Losing streaks

What was the longest losing streak in the 1981 NBA regular season?

The Dallas Mavericks lost 15 consecutive games in 1981, the longest streak of this season.

Longest Streak

15
consecutive losses
Dallas Mavericks

Longest Losing Streaks in the 1981 Regular Season

Losses
Team
From - to
15
Dallas Mavericks
14
New Jersey Nets
12
Dallas Mavericks
10
Atlanta Hawks
10
Dallas Mavericks
Losses
Team
From - to
9
Cleveland Cavaliers
9
Detroit Pistons
8
Detroit Pistons
8
Cleveland Cavaliers
Losses
Team
From - to
7
Cleveland Cavaliers
7
Seattle Supersonics
7
New Jersey Nets
7
Atlanta Hawks
7
Atlanta Hawks
7
San Diego Clippers
7
Detroit Pistons
Losses
Team
From - to
6
Seattle Supersonics
6
Chicago Bulls
6
San Diego Clippers
6
Denver Nuggets
6
Dallas Mavericks
6
Golden State Warriors
Losses
Team
From - to
5
New Jersey Nets
5
Kansas City Kings
5
Washington Bullets
5
Houston Rockets
5
Cleveland Cavaliers
5
New Jersey Nets
5
Washington Bullets
5
Dallas Mavericks
5
Seattle Supersonics
5
Detroit Pistons
5
Houston Rockets
5
New Jersey Nets
5
Denver Nuggets
5
Portland Trail Blazers
5
Portland Trail Blazers
5
Washington Bullets
5
New Jersey Nets
5
Denver Nuggets
5
Dallas Mavericks
No other streaks of at least 5 games.

Related: NBA's All-time Longest Winning Streaks
NBA's All-time Longest Losing Streaks