most wins by a team in the first 16 games of 1977

The Denver Nuggets and the Cleveland Cavaliers were tied for the most wins in their first 16 games in 1976-77, with 12 wins.

	TEAM	W	SEASON	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Nuggets	12	1976-77	16	240.0	114.2	53.0	26.2	11.1	6.8	44.3	91.4	48.4	25.7	35.9	71.6	53.2	17.3	35.7		3,840	1,827	848	419	178	109		428
2	Cavaliers	12	1976-77	16	240.0	100.9	49.9	23.2	7.5	5.4	40.6	93.7	43.3	19.8	26.8	74.1	47.9	17.0	32.9		3,840	1,615	798	371	120	87		366
3	Trail Blazers	11	1976-77	16	241.6	114.1	49.3	24.6	13.4	6.2	44.8	90.8	49.3	24.6	32.4	75.7	54.3	14.9	34.3		3,865	1,825	788	394	215	99		417
4	Rockets	11	1976-77	16	246.3	110.4	44.9	26.4			44.8	88.5	50.6	20.9	26.2	80.0	55.2				3,940	1,767	718	422				458
5	76ers	10	1976-77	16	240.0	111.4	46.7	23.4			42.6	87.2	48.9	26.2	35.4	74.0	54.2				3,840	1,783	747	375				408
6	SuperSonics	9	1976-77	16	240.0	105.1	48.3	22.4			41.8	95.1	43.9	21.6	30.4	70.8	48.4				3,840	1,681	772	358				444
7	Pistons	9	1976-77	16	240.0	105.9	45.3	22.9			45.2	93.3	48.5	15.6	22.1	70.5	51.4				3,840	1,695	724	367				424
8	Spurs	9	1976-77	16	240.0	113.9	45.5	22.4	11.1	6.7	44.1	92.2	47.8	25.8	32.5	79.4	53.5				3,840	1,823	728	359	178	107		418
9	Jazz	9	1976-77	16	240.0	106.5	48.2	21.9			41.5	89.7	46.3	23.5	29.9	78.5	51.8				3,840	1,704	771	351				404
10	Celtics	9	1976-77	16	244.7	112.2	51.9	26.1			45.6	99.4	45.8	21.1	27.8	75.7	50.3				3,915	1,795	830	418				426
11	Knicks	9	1976-77	16	240.0	106.9	45.1	22.0			44.6	93.8	47.6	17.7	22.3	79.3	51.6				3,840	1,711	722	352				405
12	Lakers	8	1976-77	16	243.1	110.2	47.4	24.4			45.2	95.4	47.3	19.8	25.6	77.3	51.6				3,890	1,763	758	391				383
13	Warriors	7	1976-77	16	241.6	108.6	50.9	25.9	10.8	5.6	44.1	98.6	44.7	20.4	26.4	77.5	49.3	17.9	32.9	21.8	3,865	1,737	814	414	172	90	349	396
14	Kings	7	1976-77	16	243.1	106.4	48.3	23.6	11.5	4.9	42.4	96.4	43.9	21.6	27.5	78.6	49.0				3,890	1,702	772	377	184	79		440
15	Bullets	7	1976-77	16	240.0	102.1	48.6	21.1			41.9	92.1	45.5	18.2	26.6	68.3	49.1				3,840	1,633	777	338				404
16	Suns	7	1976-77	16	240.0	102.7	47.6	24.1	7.6	4.9	40.0	86.9	46.0	22.7	30.4	74.7	51.2	15.4	32.1		3,840	1,643	761	385	121	78		421
17	Pacers	7	1976-77	16	241.6	108.6	49.1	22.5			44.3	95.9	46.2	19.9	27.8	71.8	50.2				3,865	1,737	786	360				405
18	Braves	7	1976-77	16	243.1	109.5	49.3	23.6			42.8	95.3	44.9	24.0	33.6	71.5	49.8				3,890	1,752	788	377				395
19	Nets	6	1976-77	16	240.0	94.1	43.8	16.6			35.9	85.4	42.1	22.2	30.1	73.8	47.7				3,840	1,505	700	265				447
20	Hawks	5	1976-77	16	240.0	103.4	48.3	22.4			39.8	89.8	44.3	23.9	32.7	73.2	49.7				3,840	1,655	772	359				424
21	Bucks	3	1976-77	16	241.6	99.3	44.4	20.8			41.4	91.5	45.3	16.4	22.1	74.2	49.0				3,865	1,588	710	333				435
22	Bulls	2	1976-77	16	243.1	94.9	47.8	22.4			38.7	91.7	42.2	17.6	24.5	71.7	46.3				3,890	1,519	765	359				421