nba team least playoff games played for a title after 2001

Since 2001-02, the Golden State Warriors have the fewest games by a team with more than 0 championships in a single NBA playoff run, with 17 games in 2016-17.

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NBA team least playoff games played for a title in a season after 2001

	TEAM	GP	Champs	SEASON	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	Warriors	17	1	2016-17	240.0	119.3	45.8	28.2	8.7	6.1	42.9	87.0	49.4	12.7	32.9	38.6	20.7	25.4	81.5	60.8	9.3	36.5	13.6	4,080	2,028	778	480	148	104	232	370
2	Knicks	19	1	2025-26	241.3	115.8	45.1	25.2	8.6	4.3	41.7	85.3	48.9	13.2	33.7	39.1	19.2	25.3	75.9	60.0	10.7	34.4	13.5	4,585	2,201	857	478	163	82	256	416
3	Celtics	19	1	2023-24	241.3	108.8	43.1	23.8	6.3	5.4	39.3	83.8	46.9	14.5	40.2	36.0	15.7	19.3	81.2	58.9	9.7	33.4	11.5	4,585	2,067	818	452	119	102	219	298
4	Lakers	19	1	2001-02	241.3	97.8	45.4	19.6	6.8	5.8	35.7	80.5	44.4	6.1	18.0	33.9	20.3	28.1	72.1	52.7	12.3	33.2	13.7	4,585	1,859	863	373	130	110	261	449
5	Nuggets	20	1	2022-23	241.3	113.5	44.8	25.8	6.9	4.2	42.3	86.0	49.2	11.3	30.0	37.5	17.7	22.1	80.1	59.3	10.1	34.7	11.6	4,825	2,269	895	515	137	84	232	385
6	Spurs	20	1	2006-07	240.0	95.7	40.6	19.9	7.1	5.5	35.3	76.8	45.9	7.6	19.7	38.4	17.6	24.3	72.4	54.7	10.5	30.1	13.9	4,800	1,913	812	397	142	110	278	410
7	Lakers	21	1	2019-20	240.0	112.8	44.1	25.6	8.0	5.3	41.0	84.0	48.9	12.1	34.2	35.4	18.6	24.6	75.8	59.5	10.6	33.5	15.4	5,040	2,369	926	538	169	112	323	476
8	Warriors	21	1	2017-18	241.2	110.4	45.0	26.0	7.9	5.8	41.2	86.0	48.0	11.2	31.4	35.7	16.8	20.4	82.2	58.1	9.1	35.9	12.9	5,065	2,319	945	547	165	122	270	414
9	Cavaliers	21	1	2015-16	240.0	104.8	43.3	21.2	7.8	4.2	38.3	81.8	46.9	12.3	30.2	40.6	15.8	21.8	72.5	57.3	10.7	32.6	12.5	5,040	2,200	909	446	163	89	262	412
10	Warriors	21	1	2014-15	243.6	103.3	45.6	24.5	8.0	5.8	38.2	84.2	45.3	11.4	30.5	37.4	15.5	22.1	69.9	55.0	11.6	34.0	14.6	5,115	2,169	958	515	168	121	307	471
11	Mavericks	21	1	2010-11	241.2	98.2	38.4	20.1	7.1	4.1	34.5	74.9	46.1	8.8	22.2	39.4	20.5	25.4	80.9	57.1	9.7	28.7	12.9	5,065	2,063	806	423	149	86	271	422
12	Warriors	22	1	2021-22	240.0	111.9	43.9	27.0	7.7	5.0	41.4	86.1	48.0	14.0	37.3	37.5	15.1	19.8	76.6	59.0	9.8	34.1	14.5	5,280	2,461	966	594	170	109	320	474
13	Thunder	23	1	2024-25	241.1	114.7	43.6	23.0	10.7	5.7	41.0	89.8	45.6	11.8	35.0	33.8	20.9	26.0	80.1	56.6	11.4	32.1	12.3	5,545	2,638	1,002	528	247	130	284	494
14	Bucks	23	1	2020-21	242.2	110.3	49.0	22.8	7.8	4.2	42.1	91.1	46.2	11.2	35.0	32.1	14.9	20.8	71.8	55.0	12.8	36.1	12.7	5,570	2,537	1,126	525	180	97	293	413
15	Spurs	23	1	2013-14	241.1	106.3	42.0	22.2	8.1	3.5	39.7	80.9	49.1	8.8	21.6	40.9	18.0	23.5	76.7	58.3	9.4	32.6	12.6	5,545	2,446	967	511	187	80	289	456
16	Heat	23	1	2012-13	242.2	97.1	38.1	20.6	8.3	5.4	35.8	76.6	46.8	7.7	20.2	38.1	17.8	23.2	76.6	55.9	9.7	28.4	13.1	5,570	2,234	876	473	191	125	301	510
17	Heat	23	1	2011-12	242.2	97.3	40.4	17.5	7.3	5.0	35.0	76.0	46.0	6.8	19.7	34.7	20.6	27.7	74.4	55.2	10.2	30.3	13.0	5,570	2,239	930	402	168	114	299	473
18	Lakers	23	1	2009-10	240.0	101.1	42.9	19.7	6.7	6.2	37.3	81.2	46.0	6.8	20.7	33.0	19.6	26.0	75.4	54.6	12.8	30.1	12.5	5,520	2,325	987	452	154	143	287	534
19	Lakers	23	1	2008-09	242.2	102.4	42.0	19.4	7.9	6.3	37.4	80.5	46.5	7.0	18.4	37.7	20.6	27.5	74.7	55.3	11.1	30.9	13.0	5,570	2,355	967	446	181	144	300	540
20	Heat	23	1	2005-06	241.1	96.3	42.0	17.5	7.0	4.6	34.8	72.4	48.1	6.3	19.1	33.3	20.3	30.9	65.5	55.9	9.5	32.5	15.5	5,545	2,214	967	402	161	105	357	553
21	Spurs	23	1	2004-05	242.2	96.9	42.1	18.4	5.6	5.8	34.7	76.5	45.4	7.1	18.3	38.9	20.4	28.0	72.7	54.6	12.3	29.7	14.5	5,570	2,229	968	423	128	133	334	504
22	Pistons	23	1	2003-04	244.3	87.1	44.8	19.4	8.0	7.1	31.4	76.3	41.2	4.2	13.9	30.4	20.1	27.3	73.4	49.3	12.9	32.0	14.9	5,620	2,003	1,031	447	184	164	342	518
23	Raptors	24	1	2018-19	242.1	106.6	42.3	22.5	8.0	4.6	37.7	84.8	44.4	11.9	34.5	34.6	19.3	23.3	83.0	56.1	8.3	34.0	12.1	5,810	2,558	1,016	541	193	110	290	543
24	Spurs	24	1	2002-03	241.0	94.8	45.5	20.7	7.8	6.9	33.8	76.8	44.1	5.3	15.2	35.1	21.8	30.6	71.2	52.5	12.1	33.4	15.2	5,785	2,275	1,093	497	186	165	365	514
25	Celtics	26	1	2007-08	240.0	94.0	40.0	21.5	7.6	4.3	33.6	75.1	44.7	6.0	16.8	35.9	20.8	26.6	78.3	54.1	11.1	28.9	12.8	6,240	2,444	1,040	559	198	112	333	631

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Team Leaders

PPG

26.6

Curry

RPG

5.5

Green

APG

5.5

Green

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.0

18th

DRTG

115.6

17th

NETRTG

-0.6

20th

3P%

35.6

19th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
8	Trail Blazers	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks	26	56	.317	38.0

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Warriors

1 - 1

Final

111

Suns

1 - 1

Fri 17 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.5

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

Since 2001-02, the Golden State Warriors have the fewest games by a team with more than 0 championships in a single NBA playoff run, with 17 games in 2016-17.

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