what are the nba teams with the worst records ever to win a championship

18 teams won a championship. The first three are the Washington Bullets in 1977-78, the St. Louis Hawks in 1957-58 and the Houston Rockets in 1994-95.

Interpreted as:
What are the NBA teams with the worst records ever to win a championship in a regular season?
TEAMChampsRECSEASONW%GPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF
1Bullets
Bullets
1
44-38
1977-78
.537
82
241.8
110.3
50.8
23.8
8.1
4.7
43.7
94.8
46.1
23.0
32.4
71.1
50.6
16.5
34.3
19.7
19,830
9,047
4,164
1,948
668
386
1,613
1,879
2Hawks
Hawks
1
41-31
1957-58
.569
72
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
3Rockets
Rockets
1
47-35
1994-95
.573
82
240.6
103.5
40.5
25.1
8.8
6.3
38.5
80.2
48.0
7.9
21.4
36.8
18.6
24.9
74.9
56.8
10.7
29.8
16.1
19,730
8,491
3,320
2,060
721
514
1,322
1,714
4Bullets
Bullets
1
28-20
1947-48
.583
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
5Warriors
Warriors
1
35-25
1946-47
.583
60
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
6Warriors
Warriors
1
48-34
1974-75
.585
82
241.2
108.5
52.1
25.3
11.9
4.5
45.3
97.3
46.5
17.9
23.4
76.8
50.4
17.3
34.8
20.9
19,780
8,898
4,270
2,076
972
365
1,716
2,109
7Celtics
Celtics
1
48-34
1968-69
.585
82
241.8
111.0
59.0
23.8
43.7
101.4
43.1
23.6
32.4
72.9
48.0
19,830
9,102
4,840
1,953
2,073
8Nationals
Nationals
1
43-29
1954-55
.597
72
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
9Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
1
49-33
1976-77
.598
82
240.6
111.7
48.3
24.3
10.6
6.0
44.2
91.9
48.1
23.4
30.7
76.2
53.0
15.4
33.0
21.4
19,730
9,163
3,963
1,990
868
492
1,757
2,220
10Royals
Royals
1
41-27
1950-51
.603
68
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
11Lakers
Lakers
1
40-26
1951-52
.606
66
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
12Celtics
Celtics
1
44-28
1956-57
.611
72
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
13Warriors
Warriors
1
45-27
1955-56
.625
72
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
14Heat
Heat
1
52-30
2005-06
.634
82
240.9
99.9
43.1
20.6
6.4
5.4
37.1
77.5
47.8
6.1
17.6
34.5
19.7
28.2
70.0
55.6
10.5
32.6
14.5
19,755
8,191
3,533
1,692
522
442
1,186
1,871
15SuperSonics
SuperSonics
1
52-30
1978-79
.634
82
240.9
106.6
47.6
24.1
8.4
4.9
42.7
91.3
46.8
21.1
28.0
75.4
51.4
16.0
31.6
19.3
19,755
8,740
3,901
1,973
690
398
1,586
1,914
16Bucks
Bucks
1
46-26
2020-21
.639
72
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
17Lakers
Lakers
1
46-26
1953-54
.639
72
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
18Nuggets
Nuggets
1
53-29
2022-23
.646
82
240.9
115.8
43.0
28.9
7.5
4.5
43.6
86.4
50.4
11.8
31.2
37.9
16.8
22.4
75.1
60.1
10.1
32.9
14.5
19,755
9,495
3,527
2,368
618
368
1,192
1,525
19Warriors
Warriors
1
53-29
2021-22
.646
82
240.6
111.0
45.5
27.1
8.8
4.5
40.5
86.4
46.9
14.3
39.4
36.4
15.6
20.3
76.9
58.2
9.8
35.7
14.9
19,730
9,102
3,730
2,223
719
372
1,221
1,723
20Pistons
Pistons
1
54-28
2003-04
.659
82
241.2
90.1
42.8
20.8
8.0
7.0
33.5
77.0
43.5
4.1
11.8
34.4
19.0
25.3
75.3
51.1
12.4
30.4
15.1
19,780
7,388
3,506
1,702
659
570
1,241
1,664
21Celtics
Celtics
1
54-28
1975-76
.659
82
240.9
106.2
52.9
24.1
6.8
3.2
43.0
96.4
44.6
20.2
25.9
78.0
49.3
16.7
36.2
19.6
19,755
8,708
4,341
1,980
561
260
1,609
2,002
22Celtics
Celtics
1
54-28
1967-68
.659
82
240.3
116.1
69.1
21.9
45.0
102.1
44.0
26.2
36.4
72.1
49.2
19,705
9,523
5,666
1,798
2,147
23Celtics
Celtics
1
54-26
1965-66
.675
80
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
24Lakers
Lakers
1
56-26
2000-01
.683
82
242.7
100.6
44.7
23.0
6.9
6.0
37.9
81.5
46.5
5.4
15.5
34.4
19.4
28.5
68.3
53.5
13.2
31.5
14.4
19,905
8,251
3,668
1,888
564
490
1,184
1,872
25Celtics
Celtics
1
56-26
1973-74
.683
82
241.2
109.0
54.3
26.7
6.8
3.7
44.3
97.2
45.6
20.5
25.6
80.0
50.3
16.8
37.5
21.9
19,780
8,937
4,452
2,187
561
305
1,796
1,868

More Wizards Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

109.4

28th

DRTG

124.8

30th

NETRTG

-15.4

30th

3P%

37.0

7th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
Bulls Bulls
9
14
.391
9.5
12
Hornets Hornets
7
17
.292
12.0
13
Nets Nets
6
17
.261
12.5
14
Pacers Pacers
6
18
.250
13.0
15
Wizards Wizards
3
19
.136
15.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/12
CLE CLE
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
@
IND IND
3:00 PM
Thu
12/18
WAS WAS
@
SAS SAS
8:00 PM
Sat
12/20
WAS WAS
@
MEM MEM
8:00 PM
Sun
12/21
SAS SAS
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Last Game
ATL Hawks

14 - 11

131

Final

116

WAS Wizards

3 - 19

Sat 6 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
1
.960
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.5
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.5
4
Lakers Lakers
17
7
.708
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
17
7
.708
6.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
15
9
.625
8.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
19
5
.792
2
Knicks Knicks
17
7
.708
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
15
10
.600
4.5
4
Magic Magic
15
10
.600
4.5
5
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.0
6
76ers 76ers
13
10
.565
5.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
11/11
MEM MEM
@
BOS BOS
95-131
Tue
11/11
CLE CLE
@
MIA MIA
130-116
Tue
11/11
POR POR
@
NOP NOP
125-117
Tue
11/11
WAS WAS
@
HOU HOU
112-135
Tue
11/11
GSW GSW
@
SAS SAS
125-120

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/12
CLE CLE
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Fri
12/12
ATL ATL
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Fri
12/12
IND IND
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM
Fri
12/12
CHI CHI
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Fri
12/12
UTA UTA
@
MEM MEM
8:00 PM