When they began to hit on all cylinders, some teams have looked as though they would never lose again en route to the longest winning streaks in NBA history.

The Chicago Bulls were one of those NBA teams during their dynastic run between the 1990-91 and 1997-98 seasons. The Golden State Warriors looked like they might not ever lose during their run to an NBA-record 73 wins in 2015-16.

How about the Miami Heat or Cleveland Cavaliers teams that featured LeBron James? Or the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics during the 1980s?

But do any of those great teams hold records for the longest win streaks of all time?

Well, here you go. Here are some of the longest NBA winning streaks:  

Longest Winning Streak: 33 Los Angeles Lakers (1971-72)

It’s not surprising to see the 1971-72 Lakers on this list. After all, they finished with the best regular-season record in league history at 69-13 – a mark that stood until Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls went 72-10 in 1995-96 before rolling through the Eastern Conference playoffs and winning the NBA championship.

The Lakers’ star-studded roster was one of the best in franchise history and included Hall of Famers Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West, Elgin Baylor and Gail Goodrich and future coaches Pat Riley and Jim Cleamons.

As for the consecutive wins that began on Nov. 5, the Lakers needed overtime to beat the Phoenix Suns on Dec. 10 but won by an average of 16.0 points during the historic stretch that ended on Jan. 9 when Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored 39 to help the Milwaukee Bucks win at home.

The Next Longest Win Streaks (Spans Seasons)

  • 28 – Golden State Warriors (4/9/2015 – 12/11/2015)
  • 27 – Miami Heat (2/3/2013 – 3/25/2013)
  • 22 – Houston Rockets (1/29/2008 – 3/16/2008)
  • 20 – Washington Capitols (3/13/1948 – 12/4/1948)
  • 20 – Milwaukee Bucks (2/6/1971 – 3/8/1971)

Longest Winning Streak at Home: 54 Golden State Warriors (2014-15 to 2015-16)

After starting the home streak during the 2014-15 season in which they won the NBA title, the Warriors extended the run at home in 2015-16 on the way to setting the NBA record for overall wins with 73. They did, however, surrender a 3-1 series lead to LeBron and Cavaliers in the NBA Finals.

Led by MVP Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green, the Warriors competed with the San Antonio Spurs for home supremacy in the Western Conference. Even though Golden State ended up six games ahead in the overall standings, the Spurs were 40-1 at home while the Warriors were 39-2. San Antonio also set the single-season home record, winning 39 straight games.

The Next Longest Win Streaks at Home (Spans Seasons)

  • 48 – San Antonio Spurs (3/15/2015 – 4/2/2016)
  • 44 – Chicago Bulls (3/30/1995 – 4/4/1996)
  • 40 – Orlando Magic (3/21/1995 – 3/19/1996)
  • 38 – Boston Celtics (12/10/1985 – 11/28/1986)
  • 36 – Philadelphia 76ers (1/14/1966 – 1/20/1967)
  • 34 – Portland Trail Blazers (3/5/1977 – 2/3/1978)
  • 33 – Boston Celtics (12/17/1986 – 11/18/1987)
  • 32 – Chicago Bulls (12/11/1996 – 4/14/1997)
  • 30 – Minneapolis Lakers (11/30/1949 – 11/19/1950)

Longest Winning Streak on the Road: 16 Los Angeles Lakers (1971-72)

This might be the toughest feat of all, putting together a prolonged win streak on the road in the NBA. The Lakers managed to earn this record during their march to their historic 33-game winning streak overall in 1971-72.

The 1994-95 Utah Jazz, who were a team on the rise and would go to back-to-back NBA Finals in the 1997 and ’98 postseasons, came close to matching the Lakers’ mark with 15 straight road wins. Six other teams have 14 consecutive regular-season games on the road.

The Next Longest Win Streaks on Road (Spans Seasons)

  • 15 – Utah Jazz (11/27/1994 – 1/26/1995)
  • 14 – Boston Celtics (2/25/1961 – 12/17/1961)
  • 14 – Miami Heat (11/19/1996 – 12/29/1996)
  • 14 – Golden State Warriors (10/30/2015 – 12/11/2015)
  • 14 – San Antonio Spurs (4/13/2016 – 12/6/2016)
  • 14 – Golden State Warriors (11/29/2017 – 1/17/2018)
  • 14 – Los Angeles Lakers (11/1/2019 – 12/15/2019)
  • 13 – Boston Celtics (12/5/1964 – 1/20/1965)
  • 13 – Chicago Bulls (4/2/1996 – 11/21/1996)
  • 13 – Philadelphia 76ers (12/8/2000 – 1/28/2001)
  • 13 – Miami Heat (12/2/2010 – 1/9/2011)
  • 13 – Miami Heat (2/3/2013 – 3/25/2013)

Research support provided by Tim Abel. Check out our MLB offseason news and NBA season coverage. Follow us on X and Instagram for more!