best records after first 20 games of the season in nba history

The Syracuse Nationals had the best record by a team in a season in their first 20 games, with a record of 18-2 in 1949-50.

TEAMRECSEASONW%GPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF
1Nationals
Nationals
18-2
1949-50
.900
20
246.3
84.2
28.0
28.2
39.5
71.4
4,925
1,683
2Royals
Royals
15-5
1948-49
.750
20
245.0
84.8
30.8
23.2
33.0
70.4
4,900
1,696
3Knicks
Knicks
14-6
1946-47
.700
20
245.0
65.7
25.3
15.2
4,900
1,314
4Lakers
Lakers
13-7
1948-49
.650
20
241.3
83.3
31.8
19.8
27.1
73.2
4,825
1,666
5Warriors
Warriors
11-9
1946-47
.550
20
241.3
63.6
24.2
15.3
4,825
1,271
6Pistons
Pistons
7-13
1948-49
.350
20
240.0
74.7
25.7
23.3
33.5
69.5
4,800
1,493
7Blackhawks
Blackhawks
6-14
1949-50
.300
20
243.8
82.5
29.6
23.3
34.6
67.2
4,875
1,649
8Celtics
Celtics
5-15
1946-47
.250
20
242.5
59.0
22.7
13.7
4,850
1,179

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Team Rankings

ORTG

116.2

15th

DRTG

116.5

19th

NETRTG

-0.3

17th

3P%

37.0

11th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
6
Cavaliers Cavaliers
12
8
.600
3.5
7
Magic Magic
12
8
.600
3.5
8
76ers 76ers
10
8
.556
4.5
9
Celtics Celtics
10
8
.556
4.5
10
Bulls Bulls
9
9
.500
5.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/30
ATL ATL
@
PHI PHI
6:00 PM
Tue
12/2
WAS WAS
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM
Thu
12/4
GSW GSW
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM
Fri
12/5
PHI PHI
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Sun
12/7
LAL LAL
@
PHI PHI
7:30 PM
Last Game
PHI 76ers

10 - 8

115

Final

103

BKN Nets

3 - 15

Fri 28 Nov 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
19
1
.950
2
Lakers Lakers
14
4
.778
4.0
3
Rockets Rockets
12
4
.750
5.0
4
Spurs Spurs
13
5
.722
5.0
5
Nuggets Nuggets
13
5
.722
5.0
6
Suns Suns
12
8
.600
7.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
15
4
.789
2
Raptors Raptors
14
5
.737
1.0
3
Heat Heat
13
6
.684
2.0
4
Knicks Knicks
12
6
.667
2.5
5
Hawks Hawks
12
8
.600
3.5
6
Cavaliers Cavaliers
12
8
.600
3.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
10/31
GSW GSW
@
IND IND
109-114
Fri
10/31
HOU HOU
@
BOS BOS
128-101
Fri
10/31
DAL DAL
@
DET DET
110-122
Sat
11/1
NOP NOP
@
OKC OKC
106-137
Sat
11/1
UTA UTA
@
CHA CHA
103-126

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
11/29
BOS BOS
@
MIN MIN
5:00 PM
Sat
11/29
TOR TOR
@
CHA CHA
6:00 PM
Sat
11/29
CHI CHI
@
IND IND
7:30 PM
Sat
11/29
DET DET
@
MIA MIA
8:00 PM
Sat
11/29
BKN BKN
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM