fewest number of games played by championship teams

13 teams won a championship. The first three are the Baltimore Bullets in 1947-48, the San Antonio Spurs in 1998-99 and the Minneapolis Lakers 6 times.

Interpreted as:
fewest number of games played by championship in a regular season teams
TEAMCHAMPSGPSEASONMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF
1Bullets
Bullets
1
48
1947-48
241.6
74.4
6.7
26.8
89.2
30.1
20.7
30.1
68.9
36.3
11,595
3,570
320
1,080
2Spurs
Spurs
1
50
1998-99
241.5
92.8
44.0
22.0
8.4
7.0
34.8
76.2
45.6
3.4
10.4
33.0
19.8
28.3
69.8
52.3
12.3
31.7
15.2
12,075
4,640
2,198
1,101
421
351
759
1,010
3Lakers
Lakers
1
60
1948-49
241.7
84.0
18.9
31.4
85.8
36.6
21.2
29.3
72.3
42.6
14,500
5,042
1,134
1,386
4Warriors
Warriors
1
60
1946-47
240.4
68.6
5.7
25.2
89.7
28.0
18.3
26.6
68.8
33.8
14,425
4,118
343
1,082
5Heat
Heat
1
66
2011-12
243.0
98.5
41.6
20.0
8.9
5.4
37.1
79.0
46.9
5.6
15.6
35.9
18.8
24.2
77.5
54.9
10.4
31.2
15.2
16,040
6,500
2,746
1,317
585
355
1,002
1,282
6Lakers
Lakers
1
66
1951-52
247.2
85.6
53.7
21.0
31.9
86.9
36.7
21.8
29.1
74.8
42.9
16,315
5,648
3,543
1,389
1,763
7Royals
Royals
1
68
1950-51
247.0
84.6
44.3
20.1
29.9
79.1
37.8
24.9
33.1
75.3
45.2
16,795
5,756
3,015
1,368
1,534
8Lakers
Lakers
1
68
1949-50
240.4
84.1
20.7
31.5
85.8
36.7
21.2
28.6
74.1
42.7
16,345
5,717
1,406
1,672
9Lakers
Lakers
1
70
1952-53
242.9
85.3
48.7
19.3
30.9
79.4
39.0
23.4
31.7
73.9
45.7
17,000
5,973
3,406
1,351
1,917
10Lakers
Lakers
1
71
2019-20
240.7
113.4
45.7
25.4
8.6
6.6
42.3
88.3
48.0
11.0
31.6
34.9
17.7
24.3
72.9
57.3
10.7
35.1
15.2
17,090
8,054
3,247
1,803
612
468
1,077
1,471
11Bucks
Bucks
1
72
2020-21
240.7
120.1
48.1
25.5
8.1
4.6
44.7
91.8
48.7
14.4
37.1
38.9
16.2
21.4
76.0
59.3
10.3
37.8
13.8
17,330
8,649
3,465
1,834
585
334
995
1,244
12Celtics
Celtics
1
72
1958-59
242.8
116.4
77.8
21.8
44.6
112.7
39.5
27.3
35.6
76.6
45.3
17,480
8,379
5,601
1,568
1,769
13Hawks
Hawks
1
72
1957-58
240.7
107.5
75.6
21.4
38.6
99.5
38.8
30.3
42.3
71.5
45.5
17,330
7,738
5,445
1,541
1,875
14Celtics
Celtics
1
72
1956-57
241.4
105.5
68.9
20.3
39.0
101.8
38.3
27.5
36.7
75.0
44.8
17,380
7,599
4,963
1,464
1,851
15Warriors
Warriors
1
72
1955-56
241.0
103.1
60.6
26.2
36.7
89.4
41.0
29.8
39.3
75.7
48.3
17,355
7,424
4,362
1,886
1,872
16Nationals
Nationals
1
72
1954-55
240.7
91.1
54.6
24.7
32.8
88.1
37.2
25.5
34.0
75.0
44.2
17,330
6,557
3,933
1,778
1,658
17Lakers
Lakers
1
72
1953-54
241.7
81.7
52.1
18.4
30.3
80.6
37.6
21.0
28.7
73.1
43.8
17,405
5,880
3,752
1,323
1,918
18Celtics
Celtics
1
75
1959-60
241.0
124.5
80.2
24.7
49.9
119.6
41.7
24.7
33.6
73.4
46.3
18,075
9,337
6,014
1,849
1,856
19Celtics
Celtics
1
79
1960-61
241.3
119.7
77.6
23.7
46.8
117.7
39.8
26.1
35.6
73.3
44.9
19,060
9,460
6,131
1,872
2,032
20Celtics
Celtics
1
80
1965-66
240.3
112.7
69.9
22.4
43.6
104.6
41.7
25.5
34.5
73.9
47.0
19,225
9,014
5,591
1,795
2,012
21Celtics
Celtics
1
80
1964-65
240.9
112.8
71.9
22.2
44.6
107.6
41.4
23.6
32.3
73.1
46.3
19,275
9,024
5,748
1,772
2,065
22Celtics
Celtics
1
80
1963-64
240.9
113.0
71.7
22.0
45.2
109.6
41.3
22.6
31.1
72.5
45.8
19,275
9,042
5,736
1,760
2,125
23Celtics
Celtics
1
80
1962-63
240.9
118.8
72.7
24.5
46.8
109.7
42.7
25.2
34.7
72.5
47.5
19,275
9,504
5,818
1,960
2,090
24Celtics
Celtics
1
80
1961-62
240.9
121.1
76.0
25.6
48.2
113.9
42.3
24.7
33.9
72.8
47.0
19,275
9,687
6,080
2,049
1,909
2576ers
76ers
1
81
1966-67
240.9
125.2
70.4
26.4
48.3
100.0
48.3
28.6
42.1
68.0
52.8
19,515
10,143
5,701
2,138
1,906

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
7
0
1.000
2
Spurs Spurs
5
1
.833
1.5
3
Lakers Lakers
5
2
.714
2.0
4
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
4
2
.667
2.5
5
Clippers Clippers
3
2
.600
3.0
6
Nuggets Nuggets
3
2
.600
3.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
76ers 76ers
5
1
.833
2
Bulls Bulls
5
1
.833
3
Bucks Bucks
4
2
.667
1.0
4
Pistons Pistons
4
2
.667
1.0
5
Cavaliers Cavaliers
4
3
.571
1.5
6
Heat Heat
3
3
.500
2.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
117-136
Tue
10/21
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
121-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
11/3
MIN MIN
@
BKN BKN
7:00 PM
Mon
11/3
MIL MIL
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Mon
11/3
WAS WAS
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM
Mon
11/3
UTA UTA
@
BOS BOS
7:30 PM
Mon
11/3
DAL DAL
@
HOU HOU
8:00 PM