This is a list of National Basketball Association (NBA) franchise post-season appearance streaks. This list includes the all-time and the active consecutive playoffs appearance. Aside from the NBA Playoff appearance streaks, this list also includes the NBA Finals appearance streak and the NBA championships win streak.

On March 24, 1971, the Philadelphia 76ers (formerly known as the Syracuse Nationals) set an NBA record of 22 consecutive playoff appearances in the time between the 1950 NBA playoffs and the 1971 NBA playoffs. The 76ers won two NBA championships during their streak. In 2019 the San Antonio Spurs tied the NBA record of 22 consecutive playoff appearances. The Spurs' streak started in the 1998 NBA playoffs and ended after missing the 2020 NBA playoffs. The Spurs won five NBA championships during their streak.

The Boston Celtics hold the longest consecutive NBA Finals appearance streak with ten appearances between 1957 and 1966. During the streak, the Celtics won eight consecutive NBA championships—also an NBA record.

Active streaks

NBA Playoffs appearance streaks

This is a list of teams that have active and current consecutive seasons with a playoff appearance.[1]


0^0 Longest streak in team history
2023 Playoff Teams
Streak Team NBA Playoffs
appearance streak 		NBA championships won
during streak 		Reference
9 Boston Celtics 2015–2023 — [2]
7 Milwaukee Bucks 2017–2023 1 (2021) [3]
6 Philadelphia 76ers 2018–2023 — [4]
5 Brooklyn Nets 2019–2023 — [5]
5 Denver Nuggets 2019–2023 — [6]
4 Miami Heat 2020–2023 — [7]
3 Atlanta Hawks 2021–2023 — [8]
3 Memphis Grizzlies 2021–2023 — [9]
3 Phoenix Suns 2021–2023 — [10]
2 Golden State Warriors 2022–2023 1 (2022) [11]
2 Minnesota Timberwolves 2022–2023 — [12]
1 Sacramento Kings 2023 — [13]
1 Los Angeles Clippers 2023 — [14]
1 Los Angeles Lakers 2023 — [15]
1 Cleveland Cavaliers 2023 — [16]
1 New York Knicks 2023 — [17]

NBA Playoffs series win streaks

This is a list of teams that have active and current consecutive seasons with a playoff series win.

List updated through the 2023 playoffs.[1]

0^0 Longest streak in team history
0~0 Tied for longest streak in team history
Consecutive seasons with a series win
Streak Team NBA Playoffs
series win streak 		NBA championships won
during streak 		Reference
3 Philadelphia 76ers 2021–2023 — [4]
3 Phoenix Suns 2021–2023 — [10]
2 Boston Celtics 2022–2023 — [2]
2 Golden State Warriors 2022–2023 1 (2022) [11]
2 Miami Heat 2022–2023 — [7]
1 Denver Nuggets 2023 — [6]
1 Los Angeles Lakers 2023 — [15]
1 New York Knicks 2023 — [17]

All-time streaks

NBA Playoffs appearance streaks

Appearance streaks updated through the 2022 playoffs.
Streak Team NBA Playoffs
appearance streak 		NBA championships won
during streak 		Reference
22 Syracuse Nationals
Philadelphia 76ers 		1950–1963
1964–1971 		2 (1955, 1967) [4]
22 San Antonio Spurs 1998–2019 5 (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014) [18]
21 Portland Trail Blazers 1983–2003 — [19]
20 Utah Jazz 1984–2003 — [20]
19 Boston Celtics 1951–1969 11 (1957, 1959–1966, 1968, 1969) [21]
17 Los Angeles Lakers 1977–1993 5 (1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988) [15]
16 Minneapolis Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers 		1959–1960
1961–1974 		1 (1972) [15]
14 Fort Wayne Pistons
Detroit Pistons 		1950–1957
1958–1963 		— [22]
14 Boston Celtics 1980–1993 3 (1981, 1984, 1986) [2]
14 Chicago Bulls 1985–1998 6 (1991–1993, 1996–1998) [23]
14 New York Knicks 1988–2001 — [17]
13 Phoenix Suns 1989–2001 — [24]
12 Baltimore Bullets
Capitol Bullets
Washington Bullets 		1969–1973
1974
1975–1980
 1 (1978) [25]
12 Philadelphia 76ers 1976–1987 1 (1983) [4]
12 Milwaukee Bucks 1980–1991 — [26]
12 Dallas Mavericks 2001–2012 1 (2011) [27]
11 St. Louis Hawks
Atlanta Hawks 		1963–1968
1969–1973 		— [8]
10 Los Angeles Lakers 1995–2004 3 (2000, 2001, 2002)
10 Denver Nuggets 2004–2013 —
10 Atlanta Hawks 2008–2017 —

NBA Conference Finals appearance streaks

Appearance streaks up to the 2022 playoffs; Includes both the NBA Conference Finals, introduced in 1971, and its predecessor Division Finals.
0^0 Denotes active streak
Streak Team NBA Conference Finals
appearance streak 		Conference titles won
during streak 		Reference
13 Boston Celtics 1957–1969 12 (1957–1966, 1968–69) [2]
8 Los Angeles Lakers 1982–1989 7 (1982–85, 1987–89) [15]
6 St. Louis Hawks 1956–1961 4 (1957–58, 1960–61) [8]
6 Los Angeles Lakers 1968–1973 4 (1968–70, 1972–73) [15]
6 New York Knicks 1969–1974 3 (1970, 1972–73) [17]
6 Detroit Pistons 2003–2008 2 (2004–05) [22]
5 New York Knicks 1949–1953 3 (1951–53) [17]
5 Minneapolis Lakers 1951–1955 3 (1952–54) [15]
5 Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers 1959–1963 3 (1959, 1962–63) [15]
5 Boston Celtics 1984–1988 4 (1984–87) [2]
5 Detroit Pistons 1987–1991 3 (1988–90) [22]
5 Chicago Bulls 1989–1993 3 (1991–93) [23]
5 Golden State Warriors 2015–2019 5 (2015–19) [11]
4 Syracuse Nationals 1954–1957 2 (1956–57) [4]
4 Philadelphia 76ers 1965–1968 1 (1967) [4]
4 Philadelphia 76ers 1980–1983 3 (1980, 1982–83) [4]
4 Miami Heat 2011–2014 4 (2011–14) [7]
4 Cleveland Cavaliers 2015–2018 4 (2015–18) [16]

NBA Finals appearance streaks

Appearance streaks updated through 2022 NBA playoffs.
0^0 Denotes active streak
Streak Team NBA Finals
appearance streak 		NBA championships won
during streak 		Reference
10 Boston Celtics 1957–1966 9 (1957, 1959–1966) [2]
5 Golden State Warriors 2015–2019 3 (2015, 2017, 2018) [11]
4 Los Angeles Lakers 1982–1985 2 (1982, 1985) [15]
4 Boston Celtics 1984–1987 2 (1984, 1986) [2]
4 Miami Heat 2011–2014 2 (2012, 2013) [7]
4 Cleveland Cavaliers 2015–2018 1 (2016) [16]
3 New York Knicks 1951–1953 — [17]
3 Minneapolis Lakers 1952–1954 3 (1952–1954) [15]
3 Los Angeles Lakers 1968–1970 — [15]
3 Los Angeles Lakers 1987–1989 2 (1987, 1988) [15]
3 Detroit Pistons 1988–1990 2 (1989, 1990) [22]
3 Chicago Bulls 1991–1993 3 (1991–1993) [23]
3 Chicago Bulls 1996–1998 3 (1996–1998) [23]
3 Los Angeles Lakers 2000–2002 3 (2000–2002) [15]
3 Los Angeles Lakers 2008–2010 2 (2009, 2010) [15]
2 Philadelphia Warriors 1947–1948 1 (1947) [11]
2 Minneapolis Lakers 1949–1950 2 (1949, 1950) [15]
2 Syracuse Nationals 1954–1955 2 (1955, 1956) [4]
2 Fort Wayne Pistons 1955–1956 — [22]
2 St. Louis Hawks 1957–1958 1 (1958) [8]
2 St. Louis Hawks 1960–1961 — [8]
2 Los Angeles Lakers 1962–1963 — [15]
2 Los Angeles Lakers 1965–1966 — [15]
2 Boston Celtics 1968–1969 2 (1968, 1969) [2]
2 Los Angeles Lakers 1972–1973 1 (1972) [15]
2 New York Knicks 1972–1973 1 (1973) [17]
2 Washington Bullets 1978–1979 1 (1978) [28]
2 Seattle SuperSonics 1978–1979 1 (1979) [29]
2 Philadelphia 76ers 1982–1983 1 (1983) [4]
2 Houston Rockets 1994–1995 2 (1994, 1995) [30]
2 Utah Jazz 1997–1998 — [31]
2 New Jersey Nets 2002–2003 — [32]
2 Detroit Pistons 2004–2005 1 (2004) [22]
2 San Antonio Spurs 2013–2014 1 (2014) [18]

NBA championships win streaks

Championship streaks up to and including the 2022 NBA playoffs


Streak Team NBA championships
win streak 		Reference
8 Boston Celtics 1959–1966 [2]
3 Minneapolis Lakers 1952–1954 [15]
3 Chicago Bulls 1991–1993 [23]
3 Chicago Bulls 1996–1998 [23]
3 Los Angeles Lakers 2000–2002 [15]
2 Minneapolis Lakers 1949–1950 [15]
2 Boston Celtics 1968–1969 [2]
2 Los Angeles Lakers 1987–1988 [15]
2 Detroit Pistons 1989–1990 [22]
2 Houston Rockets 1994–1995 [30]
2 Los Angeles Lakers 2009–2010 [15]
2 Miami Heat 2012–2013 [7]
2 Golden State Warriors 2017–2018 [11]

See also

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