List of NBA franchise post-season streaks


This is a list of National Basketball Association 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 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. As of 2019, the San Antonio Spurs are tied for the NBA record of 22 consecutive playoff appearances. The Spurs' streak started in the 1998 NBA Playoffs and is, as of 2019, the longest active playoff streak in any major North American sports league. The Spurs have 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.
^Longest streak in team history

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 2019 playoffs.

All-time streaks

NBA Playoffs appearance streaks

NBA Conference Finals appearance streaks

StreakTeamNBA Conference Finals
appearance streak		Conference titles won
during streak		Reference
13 seasonsBoston Celtics1957–196912
8 seasonsLos Angeles Lakers1982–19897
6 seasonsSt. Louis Hawks1956–19614
6 seasonsLos Angeles Lakers1968–19734
6 seasonsNew York Knicks1969–19743
6 seasonsDetroit Pistons2003–20082
5 seasonsNew York Knicks1949–19533
5 seasonsMinneapolis Lakers1951–19553
5 seasonsMinneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers1959–19633
5 seasonsBoston Celtics1984–19884
5 seasonsDetroit Pistons1987–19913
5 seasonsChicago Bulls1989–19933
5 seasonsGolden State Warriors ^2015–20195
4 seasonsSyracuse Nationals1954–19572
4 seasonsPhiladelphia 76ers1965–19681
4 seasonsPhiladelphia 76ers1980–19833
4 seasonsMiami Heat2011–20144
4 seasonsCleveland Cavaliers2015–20184

NBA Finals appearance streaks

NBA championships win streaks

StreakTeamNBA championships
win streak		Reference
8 championshipsBoston Celtics1959–1966
3 championshipsMinneapolis Lakers1952–1954
3 championshipsChicago Bulls1991–1993
3 championshipsChicago Bulls1996–1998
3 championshipsLos Angeles Lakers2000–2002
2 championshipsMinneapolis Lakers1949–1950
2 championshipsBoston Celtics1968–1969
2 championshipsLos Angeles Lakers1987–1988
2 championshipsDetroit Pistons1989–1990
2 championshipsHouston Rockets1994–1995
2 championshipsLos Angeles Lakers2009–2010
2 championshipsMiami Heat2012–2013
2 championshipsGolden State Warriors2017–2018