<P> This is a list of the longest winning streaks in National Basketball Association (NBA) history . The list includes streaks that started at the end of one season and carried over into the following season . There are two lists, streaks that consist entirely of regular - season games and streaks made up of playoff games only . The Los Angeles Lakers hold the record for the longest winning streak in NBA history . They won 33 straight games in the 1971--72 season, compiling a season - best 69--13 record and went on to win the NBA Finals . In the 2016--17 season, the Golden State Warriors posted a season - best 67--15 regular - season record and began the 2017 playoffs with a 15 game win - streak, the most consecutive wins in NBA playoff history . They went on to win the NBA Championship with a 16--1 (. 941 winning percentage) record, the best playoff record in NBA history . </P> <P> The Los Angeles Lakers appear six times across both lists, with four streaks over 15 games in the regular - season and two over ten games in the postseason . The Boston Celtics appear five times, with all five streaks in the regular - season . The San Antonio Spurs appear four times, with two streaks in the regular - season and two in the postseason . </P>

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