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List of NBA teams by single season win percentage

List of NBA teams by single season win percentage

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This is a list of the all-time best regular season winning percentages in the NBA.
Pct Record (W-L) Team Season Postseason Results Postseason record Home Away Neutral Average Points differential Notes Coach
.878 72-10 Chicago Bulls
Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center...

 
1995-96 Won NBA Championship 15-3 39-2 33-8 0-0 12.2 18 and 13 game win streak; undefeated January; Most road wins; All-time best combined record (regular season and playoffs) 87-13 (.870) Phil Jackson
Phil Jackson
Philip Douglas "Phil" Jackson is a former American professional basketball player and the current coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. Jackson is widely considered one of the greatest coaches in the history of the National Basketball Association...

.841 69-13 Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles, California. The Lakers play their home games at Staples Center, which they share with their fellow NBA rival, the Los Angeles Clippers, and their sister team, the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA...

 
1971-72 Won NBA Championship 12-3 36-5 31-7 2-1 12.3 All-time best 33 game win streak; All-time best 16 road game win streak; undefeated November and December; Best road winning percentage; All-time largest average margin of victory 12.3 Bill Sharman
Bill Sharman
William Walton "Bill" Sharman is a former professional basketball player and coach. Sharman completed high school in the rural city of Porterville, California and is mostly known for his time with the Boston Celtics in the 1950s, partnering with Bob Cousy in what some consider the greatest...

.841 69-13 Chicago Bulls
Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center...

 
1996-97 Won NBA Championship 15-4 39-2 30-11 0-0 10.8 Started 12-0; 4 streaks of at least 8 consecutive games won; One game shy of back-to-back 70 win seasons Phil Jackson
Phil Jackson
Philip Douglas "Phil" Jackson is a former American professional basketball player and the current coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. Jackson is widely considered one of the greatest coaches in the history of the National Basketball Association...

.840 68-13 Philadelphia 76ers
Philadelphia 76ers
The Philadelphia 76ers are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association .-Syracuse Nationals:...

 
1966-67 Won NBA Championship 11-4 28-2 26-8 14-3 9.4 All-time best 50 game start at 46-4. Alex Hannum
Alex Hannum
Alexander Murray Hannum was a professional basketball player and Hall-of-Fame coach.-Coaching career:Hannum is mostly known for coaching the Wilt Chamberlain-led Philadelphia 76ers of 1966-67 to the NBA championship, ending the eight-year title streak of the Boston Celtics. He had also coached the...

.829 68-14 Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics are a professional basketball club based in Boston, Massachusetts, playing in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team is owned by Wycliffe Grousbeck and coached by Doc Rivers, with Danny Ainge as the President of...

 
1972-73 Lost Eastern Conference Finals 7-6 33-6 32-8 3-0 8.2 Two 10 game win streaks. Tom Heinsohn
Tom Heinsohn
Thomas William "Tom" Heinsohn is a former professional basketball player, known for his time as a player on the Boston Celtics National Basketball Association team. He also coached the team from 1970 to 1978. He is the only person to have the distinction of being involved one way or another in...

.817 67-15 Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics are a professional basketball club based in Boston, Massachusetts, playing in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team is owned by Wycliffe Grousbeck and coached by Doc Rivers, with Danny Ainge as the President of...

 
1985-86 Won NBA Championship 15-3 40-1 27-14 0-0 9.4 All-time best home record. KC Jones
.817 67-15 Chicago Bulls
Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center...

 
1991-92 Won NBA Championship 15-7 36-5 31-10 0-0 10.4 14 and 13 game win streak Phil Jackson
Phil Jackson
Philip Douglas "Phil" Jackson is a former American professional basketball player and the current coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. Jackson is widely considered one of the greatest coaches in the history of the National Basketball Association...

.817 67-15 Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles, California. The Lakers play their home games at Staples Center, which they share with their fellow NBA rival, the Los Angeles Clippers, and their sister team, the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA...

 
1999-2000 Won NBA Championship 15-8 36-5 31-10 0-0 8.5 19 and 16 game win streak Phil Jackson
Phil Jackson
Philip Douglas "Phil" Jackson is a former American professional basketball player and the current coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. Jackson is widely considered one of the greatest coaches in the history of the National Basketball Association...

.817 67-15 Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks are a professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas, USA. They are members of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association ....

 
2006-07 Lost Western Conference 1st Round 2-4 36-5 31-10 0-0 7.2 Lost first four games of season; first team in history with three winning streaks of 12 games or longer in same season (12, 13 and 17 games); undefeated February; Only team over .800 to be eliminated at the first round Avery Johnson
Avery Johnson
Avery Johnson is a retired American professional basketball player and former head coach of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks...

.817 49-11 Washington Capitols
Washington Capitols
The Washington Capitols were a charter Basketball Association of America team based in Washington, D.C. The team was coached from 1946 to 1949 by NBA Hall of Famer Red Auerbach....

 
1946-47 Lost Semi-Finals 2-4 29-1 20-10 0-0 9.9 17 game winning streak; 15 game winning streak; undefeated December Red Auerbach
Red Auerbach
Arnold Jacob "Red" Auerbach was a basketball coach of the Washington Capitols, the Tri-Cities Blackhawks, and the Boston Celtics. After he retired from coaching, he served as president and front office executive of the Celtics until his death...

.805 66-16 Milwaukee Bucks
Milwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks are a professional basketball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They play in the National Basketball Association . The current franchise owner is Herb Kohl.- Early years :...

 
1970-71 Won NBA Championship 12-2 34-2 28-13 4-1 12.3 20 game winning streak; 16 game winning streak; 14.5 points postseason average point differential Larry Costello
Larry Costello
Lawrence Ronald "Larry" Costello was an American professional basketball player and coach....

.805 66-16 Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics are a professional basketball club based in Boston, Massachusetts, playing in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team is owned by Wycliffe Grousbeck and coached by Doc Rivers, with Danny Ainge as the President of...

 
2007-08 Won NBA Championship 16-10 35-6 31-10 0-0 10.3 Best single-season improvement in NBA history. Doc Rivers
Doc Rivers
Glenn Anton "Doc" Rivers , is a retired American basketball player and the current head coach of the NBA's Boston Celtics. Rivers was known for his defense while playing in the NBA...

.805 66-16 Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They began playing in the National Basketball Association in 1970 as an expansion team and won their first Eastern Conference Championship in 2007.-1970–1980: Expansion and early hope:The Cavaliers first...

 
2008-09 Lost Eastern Conference Finals 10-4 39-2 27-14 0-0 8.9 16-1 record in March; 11 and 13 game winning streaks Mike Brown
.797 51-13 Syracuse Nationals
Syracuse Nationals
The Syracuse Nationals were an American professional basketball team that was part of the National Basketball League and National Basketball Association which existed from 1939 to 1963...

 
1949-50 Lost NBA Finals 6-5 31-1 15-12 5-0 8.2 Al Cervi
Al Cervi
Alfred Nicholas Cervi is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He was born in Buffalo, New York. One of the strongest backcourt players of the 1940s and 1950s, Cervi played in the National Basketball League and early NBA.While with the Rochester Royals, Cervi led the NBL in...

.793 65-17 Philadelphia 76ers
Philadelphia 76ers
The Philadelphia 76ers are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association .-Syracuse Nationals:...

 
1982-83 Won NBA Championship 12-1 35-6 30-11 0-0 7.7 Second all-time best postseason record 12-1 (.923); 14 game win streak Billy Cunningham
Billy Cunningham
William John "Billy" Cunningham is an American former professional basketball player and coach, who was nicknamed the Kangaroo Kid.- Beginnings :...

.793 65-17 Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles, California. The Lakers play their home games at Staples Center, which they share with their fellow NBA rival, the Los Angeles Clippers, and their sister team, the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA...

 
1986-87 Won NBA Championship 15-3 37-4 28-13 0-0 9.3 Pat Riley
Pat Riley
Patrick James "Pat" Riley is a former American National Basketball Association player and coach and the current team president of the Miami Heat. Widely regarded as one of the greatest NBA coaches of all time, Riley has served as the head coach of five championship teams and an assistant coach to...

.793 65-17 Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles, California. The Lakers play their home games at Staples Center, which they share with their fellow NBA rival, the Los Angeles Clippers, and their sister team, the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA...

 
2008-09 Won NBA Championship 16-7 36-5 29-12 0-0 7.7 Three 7 game winning steaks Phil Jackson
Phil Jackson
Philip Douglas "Phil" Jackson is a former American professional basketball player and the current coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. Jackson is widely considered one of the greatest coaches in the history of the National Basketball Association...

.787 59-16 Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics are a professional basketball club based in Boston, Massachusetts, playing in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team is owned by Wycliffe Grousbeck and coached by Doc Rivers, with Danny Ainge as the President of...

 
1959-60 Won NBA Championship 8-5 25-2 23-9 11-5 8.3 17 game win streak; undefeated December Red Auerbach
Red Auerbach
Arnold Jacob "Red" Auerbach was a basketball coach of the Washington Capitols, the Tri-Cities Blackhawks, and the Boston Celtics. After he retired from coaching, he served as president and front office executive of the Celtics until his death...

.780 64-18 Seattle SuperSonics
Seattle SuperSonics
The Seattle SuperSonics were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington that played in the Pacific and Northwest Divisions of the National Basketball Association from 1967 until 2008. Following the 2007–08 season, the team relocated to Oklahoma City, and now plays as...

 
1995-96 Lost NBA Finals 13-8 38-3 26-15 0-0 7.8 George Karl
George Karl
George Matthew Karl is an American retired National Basketball Association and American Basketball Association player and current head coach of the Denver Nuggets. Karl is currently 12th on the all-time win list for coaches in the NBA.-Biography:Karl was born in Penn Hills, Pittsburgh,...

.780 64-18 Utah Jazz
Utah Jazz
The Utah Jazz are a professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They are currently members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...

 
1996-97 Lost NBA Finals 13-7 38-3 26-15 0-0 8.8 15 game winning streak (twice); All-time best finish (second half of season) of 36-5 Jerry Sloan
Jerry Sloan
Gerald Eugene Sloan, better known as Jerry Sloan , is a Basketball Hall of Fame coach with the Utah Jazz. He is one of professional basketball's most successful coaches, with a career regular-season win–loss record of 1137–751 , placing him fourth on the list of all-time most-winning NBA coaches...

.780 64-18 Detroit Pistons
Detroit Pistons
The Detroit Pistons is a team in the National Basketball Association based in the Detroit metropolitan area. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills.-From Fort Wayne to Detroit:...

 
2005-06 Lost Eastern Conference Finals 10-8 37-4 27-14 0-0 6.7 Flip Saunders
Flip Saunders
Phillip "Flip" Saunders is an American head coach of the Washington Wizards. He previously coached the Detroit Pistons and the Minnesota Timberwolves.-High school/college player:Saunders was born in Cincinnati, Ohio....

.775 62-18 Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics are a professional basketball club based in Boston, Massachusetts, playing in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team is owned by Wycliffe Grousbeck and coached by Doc Rivers, with Danny Ainge as the President of...

 
1964-65 Won NBA Championship 8-4 27-3 27-11 8-4 8.4 Started 11-0; 16 game winning streak; Red Auerbach
Red Auerbach
Arnold Jacob "Red" Auerbach was a basketball coach of the Washington Capitols, the Tri-Cities Blackhawks, and the Boston Celtics. After he retired from coaching, he served as president and front office executive of the Celtics until his death...

.768 63-19 Milwaukee Bucks
Milwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks are a professional basketball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They play in the National Basketball Association . The current franchise owner is Herb Kohl.- Early years :...

 
1971-72 Lost Western Conference Finals 6-5 31-5 27-12 5-2 11.2 Larry Costello
Larry Costello
Lawrence Ronald "Larry" Costello was an American professional basketball player and coach....

.768 63-19 Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics are a professional basketball club based in Boston, Massachusetts, playing in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team is owned by Wycliffe Grousbeck and coached by Doc Rivers, with Danny Ainge as the President of...

 
1981-82 Lost Eastern Conference Finals 7-5 35-6 28-13 0-0 6.4 18 game win streak Bill Fitch
Bill Fitch
William Fitch is an American former NBA coach who has been successful in making teams playoff contenders throughout his coaching career. Before entering the professional ranks he coached college ball at the University of Minnesota, Bowling Green State University, the University of North Dakota,...

.768 63-19 Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics are a professional basketball club based in Boston, Massachusetts, playing in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team is owned by Wycliffe Grousbeck and coached by Doc Rivers, with Danny Ainge as the President of...

 
1984-85 Lost NBA Finals 13-8 35-6 28-13 0-0 6.6 KC Jones
.768 63-19 Detroit Pistons
Detroit Pistons
The Detroit Pistons is a team in the National Basketball Association based in the Detroit metropolitan area. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills.-From Fort Wayne to Detroit:...

 
1988-89 Won NBA Championship 15-2 37-4 26-15 0-0 5.8 Chuck Daly
Chuck Daly
Charles Jerome "Chuck" Daly was an American basketball head coach. He led the Detroit Pistons to consecutive National Basketball Association Championships in 1989 and 1990, and the Dream Team to the men's basketball gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He had a 14-year NBA coaching...

.768 63-19 Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles, California. The Lakers play their home games at Staples Center, which they share with their fellow NBA rival, the Los Angeles Clippers, and their sister team, the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA...

 
1989-90 Lost Western Conference Semi-Finals 4-5 37-4 26-15 0-0 6.8 Pat Riley
Pat Riley
Patrick James "Pat" Riley is a former American National Basketball Association player and coach and the current team president of the Miami Heat. Widely regarded as one of the greatest NBA coaches of all time, Riley has served as the head coach of five championship teams and an assistant coach to...

.768 63-19 Portland Trail Blazers
Portland Trail Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers, commonly known as the Blazers, are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association . The Trail Blazers originally played their home games in the...

 
1990-91 Lost Western Conference Finals 9-7 36-5 27-14 0-0 8.7 Started 11-0; 16 game winning streak Rick Adelman
Rick Adelman
Richard Leonard 'Rick' Adelman is an American basketball coach and retired player. He is the current head coach of the NBA's Houston Rockets. He was hired five days after the firing of Jeff Van Gundy on May 18, 2007...

.768 63-19 Seattle SuperSonics
Seattle SuperSonics
The Seattle SuperSonics were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington that played in the Pacific and Northwest Divisions of the National Basketball Association from 1967 until 2008. Following the 2007–08 season, the team relocated to Oklahoma City, and now plays as...

 
1993-94 Lost Western Conference 1st Round 2-3 37-4 26-15 0-0 9.1 George Karl
George Karl
George Matthew Karl is an American retired National Basketball Association and American Basketball Association player and current head coach of the Denver Nuggets. Karl is currently 12th on the all-time win list for coaches in the NBA.-Biography:Karl was born in Penn Hills, Pittsburgh,...

.768 63-19 San Antonio Spurs
San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They play in the National Basketball Association ....

 
2005-06 Lost Western Conference Semi-Finals 7-6 34-7 29-12 0-0 6.8 Gregg Popovich
Gregg Popovich
Gregg Popovich is the head coach of the National Basketball Association's San Antonio Spurs. He is often referred to, by players, media, and fans, as "Coach Pop" or simply "Pop."...

.756 62-20 Philadelphia 76ers
Philadelphia 76ers
The Philadelphia 76ers are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association .-Syracuse Nationals:...

 
1967-68 Lost Eastern Division Finals 7-6 27-8 25-12 10-0 8.6 Alex Hannum
Alex Hannum
Alexander Murray Hannum was a professional basketball player and Hall-of-Fame coach.-Coaching career:Hannum is mostly known for coaching the Wilt Chamberlain-led Philadelphia 76ers of 1966-67 to the NBA championship, ending the eight-year title streak of the Boston Celtics. He had also coached the...

.756 62-20 Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics are a professional basketball club based in Boston, Massachusetts, playing in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team is owned by Wycliffe Grousbeck and coached by Doc Rivers, with Danny Ainge as the President of...

 
1980-81 Won NBA Championship 12-5 35-6 27-14 0-0 5.9 Won 25 of 26 games in midseason Bill Fitch
Bill Fitch
William Fitch is an American former NBA coach who has been successful in making teams playoff contenders throughout his coaching career. Before entering the professional ranks he coached college ball at the University of Minnesota, Bowling Green State University, the University of North Dakota,...

.756 62-20 Philadelphia 76ers
Philadelphia 76ers
The Philadelphia 76ers are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association .-Syracuse Nationals:...

 
1980-81 Lost Eastern Conference Finals 9-7 37-4 25-16 0-0 7.9 Billy Cunningham
Billy Cunningham
William John "Billy" Cunningham is an American former professional basketball player and coach, who was nicknamed the Kangaroo Kid.- Beginnings :...

.756 62-20 Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics are a professional basketball club based in Boston, Massachusetts, playing in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team is owned by Wycliffe Grousbeck and coached by Doc Rivers, with Danny Ainge as the President of...

 
1983-84 Won NBA Championship 15-8 33-8 29-12 0-0 6.6 KC Jones
.756 62-20 Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles, California. The Lakers play their home games at Staples Center, which they share with their fellow NBA rival, the Los Angeles Clippers, and their sister team, the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA...

 
1984-85 Won NBA Championship 15-4 36-5 26-15 0-0 7.4 Pat Riley
Pat Riley
Patrick James "Pat" Riley is a former American National Basketball Association player and coach and the current team president of the Miami Heat. Widely regarded as one of the greatest NBA coaches of all time, Riley has served as the head coach of five championship teams and an assistant coach to...

.756 62-20 Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles, California. The Lakers play their home games at Staples Center, which they share with their fellow NBA rival, the Los Angeles Clippers, and their sister team, the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA...

 
1985-86 Lost Western Conference Finals 8-6 35-6 27-14 0-0 7.7 Pat Riley
Pat Riley
Patrick James "Pat" Riley is a former American National Basketball Association player and coach and the current team president of the Miami Heat. Widely regarded as one of the greatest NBA coaches of all time, Riley has served as the head coach of five championship teams and an assistant coach to...

.756 62-20 Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles, California. The Lakers play their home games at Staples Center, which they share with their fellow NBA rival, the Los Angeles Clippers, and their sister team, the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA...

 
1987-88 Won NBA Championship 15-9 36-5 26-15 0-0 5.8 15 game win streak Pat Riley
Pat Riley
Patrick James "Pat" Riley is a former American National Basketball Association player and coach and the current team president of the Miami Heat. Widely regarded as one of the greatest NBA coaches of all time, Riley has served as the head coach of five championship teams and an assistant coach to...

.756 62-20 Phoenix Suns
Phoenix Suns
The Phoenix Suns are a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Their home arena is the US Airways Center in downtown Phoenix at Copper Square.The Suns have been generally...

 
1992-93 Lost NBA Finals 13-11 35-6 27-14 0-0 6.7 Undefeated December; 14 game win streak Paul Westphal
Paul Westphal
Paul Westphal is a former American basketball player and head coach of the NBA's Sacramento Kings. A native of California, Westphal has had a storied career in the NBA, both as a player and as a head coach. From 2001-2006, Westphal was the men's basketball head coach at Pepperdine University...

.756 62-20 San Antonio Spurs
San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They play in the National Basketball Association ....

 
1994-95 Lost Western Conference Finals 9-6 33-8 29-12 0-0 6.0 15 game winning streak Bob Hill
Bob Hill
Robert G. Hill is an American basketball coach. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Hill grew up in Mount Sterling, Ohio moving to Worthington, Ohio for high school...

.756 62-20 Chicago Bulls
Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center...

 
1997-98 Won NBA Championship 15-6 37-4 25-16 0-0 7.1 Phil Jackson
Phil Jackson
Philip Douglas "Phil" Jackson is a former American professional basketball player and the current coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. Jackson is widely considered one of the greatest coaches in the history of the National Basketball Association...

.756 62-20 Utah Jazz
Utah Jazz
The Utah Jazz are a professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They are currently members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...

 
1997-98 Lost NBA Finals 13-7 36-5 26-15 0-0 6.5 Jerry Sloan
Jerry Sloan
Gerald Eugene Sloan, better known as Jerry Sloan , is a Basketball Hall of Fame coach with the Utah Jazz. He is one of professional basketball's most successful coaches, with a career regular-season win–loss record of 1137–751 , placing him fourth on the list of all-time most-winning NBA coaches...

.756 62-20 Phoenix Suns
Phoenix Suns
The Phoenix Suns are a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Their home arena is the US Airways Center in downtown Phoenix at Copper Square.The Suns have been generally...

 
2004-05 Lost Western Conference Finals 9-6 31-10 31-10 0-0 7.1 Followed a series of winning 18 of 19 with a 6 game loss streak Mike D'Antoni
Mike D'Antoni
Mike D'Antoni is a former basketball player and is currently the head coach of the NBA's New York Knicks. While head coach of the Phoenix Suns, he won NBA Coach of the Year honors for the 2004-2005 NBA season after the Suns posted 33 more wins than the previous season...

.756 62-20 Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics are a professional basketball club based in Boston, Massachusetts, playing in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team is owned by Wycliffe Grousbeck and coached by Doc Rivers, with Danny Ainge as the President of...

 
2008-09 Lost Eastern Conference Semifinals 7-7 35-6 27-14 0-0 7.5 Best 29 game start in NBA History 27-2 (.931) Doc Rivers
Doc Rivers
Glenn Anton "Doc" Rivers , is a retired American basketball player and the current head coach of the NBA's Boston Celtics. Rivers was known for his defense while playing in the NBA...