best nba records over first 20 games each season 2025

The Cleveland Cavaliers had the best record by a team in their first 20 games in 2024-25, with a record of 17-3.

	TEAM	REC	SEASON	W%	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Cavaliers	17-3	2024-25	.850	20	240.0	122.4	42.9	28.2	9.3	4.9	45.6	89.2	51.1	15.2	37.7	40.2	16.0	20.3	78.8	62.4	9.3	33.7	13.1	4,800	2,447	858	564	185	97	262	370
2	Celtics	16-4	2024-25	.800	20	243.8	120.7	43.4	25.5	7.5	5.3	41.7	90.5	46.0	19.1	50.7	37.6	18.3	22.6	81.2	60.1	10.1	33.4	11.6	4,875	2,413	868	509	150	106	231	334
3	Thunder	15-5	2024-25	.750	20	240.0	114.0	43.2	25.4	11.6	6.6	42.2	92.0	45.9	13.5	39.2	34.4	16.1	20.1	80.1	56.5	10.1	33.2	11.8	4,800	2,280	864	508	232	131	235	423
4	Rockets	14-6	2024-25	.700	20	243.8	114.4	50.0	23.2	9.4	5.8	42.1	95.3	44.1	11.8	35.8	32.9	18.5	24.1	76.8	54.0	14.2	35.8	13.4	4,875	2,287	999	463	187	116	268	412
5	Magic	13-7	2024-25	.650	20	240.0	107.7	42.1	24.7	9.3	6.6	38.5	86.0	44.7	12.0	38.7	31.0	18.8	23.8	79.0	55.8	10.5	31.6	14.4	4,800	2,154	841	494	185	131	288	393
6	Grizzlies	13-7	2024-25	.650	20	240.0	121.0	48.3	30.4	8.3	7.3	44.7	91.9	48.6	12.9	36.7	35.0	18.7	24.4	76.8	58.9	12.5	35.8	17.1	4,800	2,419	965	608	166	145	341	421
7	Mavericks	12-8	2024-25	.600	20	241.3	117.0	45.6	25.6	8.0	5.4	43.7	90.6	48.3	12.6	35.1	35.8	17.0	22.0	77.4	58.4	11.6	34.0	13.4	4,825	2,339	911	511	160	108	268	417
8	Warriors	12-8	2024-25	.600	20	241.3	116.1	49.0	30.2	9.2	5.4	42.6	93.1	45.7	15.7	42.0	37.3	15.4	21.9	70.3	56.5	13.3	35.7	14.3	4,825	2,322	979	604	184	107	286	428
9	Suns	12-8	2024-25	.600	20	242.5	112.7	43.5	26.6	7.6	5.0	40.0	85.5	46.7	14.9	39.7	37.5	18.0	23.1	77.9	58.9	9.1	34.4	13.9	4,850	2,254	869	532	151	100	277	364
10	Clippers	12-8	2024-25	.600	20	241.3	109.3	46.1	25.2	9.2	4.4	40.0	85.9	46.6	12.2	33.2	36.8	17.1	22.2	77.2	57.1	11.8	34.3	16.8	4,825	2,186	921	504	183	87	336	386
11	Knicks	12-8	2024-25	.600	20	240.0	117.8	42.8	27.8	7.2	4.2	43.8	88.2	49.7	14.3	36.4	39.3	15.9	19.1	83.2	61.0	9.8	33.0	12.7	4,800	2,356	855	556	143	83	253	354
12	Lakers	12-8	2024-25	.600	20	240.0	114.0	40.6	26.8	7.4	4.5	41.2	86.0	47.9	12.1	33.9	35.6	19.6	25.0	78.4	58.8	9.1	31.5	12.6	4,800	2,279	811	535	147	90	251	324
13	Spurs	11-9	2024-25	.550	20	240.0	111.1	44.2	28.2	7.5	6.7	39.6	85.9	46.1	14.5	40.4	35.8	17.6	21.7	80.9	58.2	10.4	33.8	15.2	4,800	2,222	884	563	150	133	303	325
14	Nuggets	11-9	2024-25	.550	20	242.5	117.9	44.4	30.1	8.7	4.8	43.4	89.3	48.6	12.0	31.0	38.7	19.2	25.2	76.0	58.7	11.1	33.4	14.3	4,850	2,357	888	602	174	95	285	362
15	Bucks	11-9	2024-25	.550	20	241.3	114.1	43.3	24.1	7.3	5.8	41.6	85.7	48.5	14.6	37.1	39.4	16.4	22.4	73.0	59.7	8.4	35.0	14.0	4,825	2,281	866	481	145	116	279	372
16	Heat	10-10	2024-25	.500	20	242.5	111.3	43.5	26.3	9.3	3.6	39.5	88.4	44.7	15.1	39.7	38.0	17.3	22.3	77.5	56.7	10.3	33.2	12.8	4,850	2,226	870	525	185	72	256	325
17	Timberwolves	10-10	2024-25	.500	20	242.5	111.1	41.8	24.6	8.2	4.6	39.5	84.9	46.5	15.1	40.3	37.3	17.1	21.4	80.1	58.9	9.5	32.3	16.1	4,850	2,221	835	492	164	91	321	380
18	Kings	9-11	2024-25	.450	20	243.8	113.7	43.1	24.5	8.1	4.8	41.9	87.0	48.2	11.5	34.9	33.0	18.4	23.1	79.7	58.5	9.3	33.8	14.4	4,875	2,274	861	490	161	95	288	403
19	Hawks	9-11	2024-25	.450	20	240.0	116.6	45.1	29.9	10.0	5.5	42.6	92.2	46.2	12.7	36.1	35.1	18.8	24.0	78.3	56.8	12.3	32.8	16.2	4,800	2,332	901	598	199	110	323	379
20	Pacers	9-11	2024-25	.450	20	242.5	114.4	40.2	27.6	8.5	5.0	42.7	87.9	48.6	12.3	33.0	37.3	16.7	21.4	77.8	58.8	9.1	31.1	14.8	4,850	2,287	804	552	170	99	295	409
21	Nets	9-11	2024-25	.450	20	242.5	111.8	38.3	26.4	6.4	3.7	39.4	84.0	46.8	15.8	40.4	39.2	17.3	21.4	80.8	59.8	8.5	29.8	14.6	4,850	2,236	765	528	127	74	291	445
22	Pistons	8-12	2024-25	.400	20	243.8	109.5	46.5	25.0	5.7	5.6	40.3	88.1	45.8	12.8	36.6	34.9	16.2	21.3	75.8	56.2	11.8	34.8	16.3	4,875	2,190	930	499	114	111	326	404
23	Bulls	8-12	2024-25	.400	20	240.0	118.0	44.2	28.8	7.1	4.8	42.9	90.7	47.2	16.3	42.5	38.3	16.0	20.3	78.8	59.2	9.1	35.1	15.8	4,800	2,359	884	575	141	95	315	369
24	Trail Blazers	8-12	2024-25	.400	20	240.0	106.1	44.0	21.8	9.1	6.5	38.7	90.3	42.8	11.6	35.3	32.8	17.2	22.6	76.1	52.9	13.6	30.4	16.9	4,800	2,121	880	436	181	130	337	391
25	Hornets	6-14	2024-25	.300	20	242.5	107.5	45.8	22.9	8.1	5.2	38.6	91.0	42.4	16.2	44.7	36.2	14.1	18.0	78.3	54.3	13.4	32.4	16.2	4,850	2,150	915	458	161	103	323	425