There were many team records in NBA history, but the ones people talked about most were winning streaks.
The longest winning streak in NBA history belonged to the Los Angeles Lakers, who once won 33 straight games.
The longest season-opening winning streak was the Grizzlies' 26-game run this season.
The Grizzlies might have broken that record with ease this year, but in truth, putting together a 20+ game winning streak in a single season was incredibly difficult.
After all, the regular season was full of uncertainties. Underdogs beating favorites happened all the time, so even strong teams found it difficult to keep winning forever.
As a result, only five teams in NBA history had ever recorded a 20-game winning streak in a single season.
Aside from the ancient-era Bucks and Lakers, only three modern teams had achieved 20 straight wins in a season: the 22-game winning streak Rockets, last season's 24-game winning streak Warriors, and the Grizzlies.
That was right—even during the OK Combo's absolute peak, the Lakers never again put together a 20+ game winning streak.
The year the Bulls won 72 games, their longest winning streak was only 13 games.
In the original history, the Heat's Big Three had once gone on a 27-game winning streak. Unfortunately, Link's arrival had ensured that record never existed.
Getting one 20-game winning streak in a season was already incredibly hard. If the difficulty was raised further, to two 15-game winning streaks in a single season, the number of teams in history that had managed it instantly dropped to just three!
In the 1970-71 season, the Bucks recorded a 17-game winning streak and a 20-game winning streak. They entered the playoffs with 66 wins and went on to claim the championship as they had hoped, becoming the first team in NBA history