List of National Basketball Association longest losing streaks
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This is a list of the longest losing streaks in National Basketball Association history.
| Rank | Season(s) | Team | Games | Streak duration | |
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| Beginning | End | ||||
| 1 | 1981-82 1982-83 |
Cleveland Cavaliers | 24 | March 19, 1982 119-97 loss to Milwaukee Bucks |
November 10, 1982 132-120 win over Golden State Warriors |
| 2 (tie) |
1995-96 | Vancouver Grizzlies | 23 | February 16, 1996 110-100 loss to Atlanta Hawks |
April 3, 1996 105-103 win over Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 1997-98 | Denver Nuggets | December 9, 1997 92-83 loss to Detroit Pistons |
January 24, 1998 99-81 win over Los Angeles Clippers |
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| 4 | 1979-80 1980-81 |
Detroit Pistons | 21 | March 7, 1980 106-105 loss to Washington Bullets |
October 25, 1980 112-109 win over Houston Rockets |
| 5 (tie) |
1972-73 | Philadelphia 76ers | 20 | January 9, 1973 126-110 loss to Chicago Bulls |
February 14, 1973 106-104 win over Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1993-94 | Dallas Mavericks | November 13, 1993 101-100 loss to Utah Jazz |
December 23, 1993 93-89 win over Minnesota Timberwolves |
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| 7 (tie) |
1971-72 1972-73 |
Philadelphia 76ers | 19 | March 21, 1972 117-111 loss to Atlanta Hawks |
November 11, 1972 114-112 win over Houston Rockets |
| 1981-82 | San Diego Clippers | March 11, 1982 113-107 loss to Kansas City Kings |
April 15, 1982 129-123 win over Portland Trail Blazers |
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| 1988-89 | Los Angeles Clippers | December 30, 1988 124-109 loss to Los Angeles Lakers |
February 8, 1989 114-111 win over Houston Rockets |
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| 1992-93 | Dallas Mavericks | February 6, 1993 111-93 loss to Denver Nuggets |
March 17, 1993 102-96 win over Orlando Magic |
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| 1995-96 | Vancouver Grizzlies | November 7, 1995 99-88 loss to Dallas Mavericks |
December 15, 1995 104-100 win over Portland Trail Blazers |
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| 2003-04 | Orlando Magic | October 30, 2003 100-98 loss to New Orleans Hornets |
December 8, 2003 105-98 win over Phoenix Suns |
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| 13 (tie) |
1981-82 | Utah Jazz | 18 | February 24, 1982 132-90 loss to Boston Celtics |
April 2, 1982 127-118 win over Kansas City Kings |
| 2006-07 | Boston Celtics | January 7, 2007 87-79 loss to Orlando Magic |
February 14, 2007 117-97 win over Milwaukee Bucks |
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| 15 (tie) |
1988-89 | Miami Heat | 17 | November 5, 1988 111-91 loss to Los Angeles Clippers |
December 14, 1988 89-88 win over Los Angeles Clippers |
| 1991-92 | Orlando Magic | November 5, 1991 124-115 loss to Portland Trail Blazers |
January 8, 1992 104-103 win over Seattle SuperSonics |
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[edit] References
- MSNBC.com: Longest NBA Losing Streaks
- Yahoo.com: Longest NBA Losing Streaks
- Basketball-Reference.com
