worst starts in nba seasons by a team in the first 15 games of each season

23 teams were tied for the fewest starts with more than 0 seasons in a season in their first 15 games, with 75 starts in 1981-82. The first three are the Atlanta Hawks, the Seattle SuperSonics and the San Diego Clippers.

TEAMGSSEASSEASONGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Hawks
Hawks
75
1
1981-82
15
243.3
97.5
42.9
20.6
37.1
83.0
44.7
0.3
22.9
29.3
78.2
50.8
3,650
1,462
644
309
445
2SuperSonics
SuperSonics
75
1
1981-82
15
240.0
105.6
44.6
26.7
43.7
91.0
48.0
0.5
1.7
26.9
17.8
24.0
74.2
52.0
14.5
30.1
16.3
3,600
1,584
669
400
244
400
3Clippers
Clippers
75
1
1981-82
15
240.0
112.1
44.9
20.3
3.3
43.9
90.3
48.6
1.4
4.7
29.6
23.0
32.5
70.7
53.6
17.7
3,600
1,682
674
304
50
266
460
4Celtics
Celtics
75
1
1981-82
15
240.0
109.1
45.5
24.9
42.5
85.2
49.8
0.5
2.3
20.0
23.7
32.2
73.7
54.9
3,600
1,637
683
374
360
5Knicks
Knicks
75
1
1981-82
15
240.0
103.4
42.0
21.8
39.5
85.2
46.3
0.5
24.0
32.1
74.7
52.0
3,600
1,551
630
327
6Warriors
Warriors
75
1
1981-82
15
240.0
111.9
45.9
24.7
5.2
45.3
87.4
51.8
1.2
4.1
29.5
20.1
28.9
69.6
55.9
18.9
3,600
1,678
689
371
78
284
420
7Pistons
Pistons
75
1
1981-82
15
243.3
107.7
47.9
21.3
40.9
88.6
46.2
0.3
25.5
34.1
74.6
52.0
3,650
1,615
718
320
399
8Lakers
Lakers
75
1
1981-82
15
246.7
112.4
46.8
26.3
46.9
90.7
51.7
0.1
1.0
13.3
18.5
25.0
74.1
55.2
3,700
1,686
702
395
353
9Kings
Kings
75
1
1981-82
15
241.7
105.7
40.3
25.6
9.7
6.1
43.9
91.3
48.1
0.2
17.7
25.3
70.0
51.6
3,625
1,585
604
384
145
91
456
1076ers
76ers
75
1
1981-82
15
241.7
110.9
40.5
29.8
8.1
44.6
81.2
54.9
0.2
1.0
20.0
21.5
28.8
74.5
59.1
3,625
1,663
607
447
121
389
11Bullets
Bullets
75
1
1981-82
15
240.0
96.3
43.1
21.5
38.6
87.4
44.2
0.6
18.5
25.1
73.9
48.9
3,600
1,445
646
323
383
12Bulls
Bulls
75
1
1981-82
15
240.0
104.6
42.1
23.3
6.7
6.3
39.1
78.9
49.5
0.5
2.1
21.9
26.0
31.5
82.6
56.4
3,600
1,569
631
350
100
94
397
13Spurs
Spurs
75
1
1981-82
15
240.0
112.9
47.1
27.1
7.1
5.8
44.7
90.5
49.4
0.7
2.3
31.4
22.7
30.1
75.6
54.4
18.5
3,600
1,694
707
406
107
87
277
390
14Nuggets
Nuggets
75
1
1981-82
15
241.7
120.3
42.6
26.5
8.7
4.0
44.5
88.1
50.5
0.6
1.9
32.1
30.7
39.3
78.1
57.1
13.4
29.2
19.7
3,625
1,804
639
397
130
60
295
389
15Pacers
Pacers
75
1
1981-82
15
245.0
104.0
41.3
22.7
39.4
84.1
46.8
1.3
23.9
31.8
75.3
53.0
3,675
1,560
620
340
433
16Nets
Nets
75
1
1981-82
15
240.0
96.6
40.0
21.1
38.4
87.1
44.1
0.3
19.5
27.7
70.4
48.6
3,600
1,449
600
316
17Rockets
Rockets
75
1
1981-82
15
245.1
100.7
45.9
21.9
40.3
89.2
45.1
0.3
19.9
29.5
67.4
49.3
3,676
1,511
689
329
360
18Bucks
Bucks
75
1
1981-82
15
240.0
101.0
42.2
26.1
9.3
5.5
40.8
85.7
47.6
0.3
1.7
16.0
19.1
27.1
70.5
51.7
17.9
3,600
1,515
633
391
139
83
268
433
19Suns
Suns
75
1
1981-82
15
240.0
106.7
44.9
28.6
11.3
4.9
42.9
86.2
49.7
0.7
1.9
34.5
20.3
27.0
75.1
54.4
19.7
3,600
1,600
673
429
169
74
296
406
20Cavaliers
Cavaliers
75
1
1981-82
15
241.7
100.0
42.7
18.4
7.2
3.9
40.6
89.0
45.6
0.3
1.5
22.7
18.5
25.3
72.9
49.9
16.5
26.1
17.0
3,625
1,500
640
276
108
58
255
421
21Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
75
1
1981-82
15
240.0
110.4
42.9
25.9
8.6
5.3
44.4
88.5
50.2
0.1
1.1
12.5
21.5
30.0
71.6
54.3
14.5
28.3
16.9
3,600
1,656
643
389
129
79
254
373
22Jazz
Jazz
75
1
1981-82
15
243.3
103.9
40.6
21.8
3.4
42.1
83.7
50.4
0.1
19.5
26.8
72.9
54.4
3,650
1,558
609
327
51
424
23Mavericks
Mavericks
75
1
1981-82
15
240.0
101.0
41.1
24.7
40.5
89.4
45.3
0.8
19.3
27.5
70.1
49.8
17.1
3,600
1,515
617
370
257
416
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114.1

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TEAMWLPCTGB
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Knicks Knicks
11
6
.647
3.5
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Cavaliers Cavaliers
12
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.632
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Hawks Hawks
11
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11
8
.579
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Celtics Celtics
10
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.556
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
11/28
CLE CLE
@
ATL ATL
7:30 PM
Sun
11/30
ATL ATL
@
PHI PHI
6:00 PM
Mon
12/1
ATL ATL
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Wed
12/3
LAC LAC
@
ATL ATL
7:30 PM
Fri
12/5
DEN DEN
@
ATL ATL
7:30 PM
Last Game
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113

Final

132

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WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
18
1
.947
2
Lakers Lakers
13
4
.765
4.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets
13
4
.765
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Rockets Rockets
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.750
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Spurs Spurs
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Suns Suns
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15
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14
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.737
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Heat Heat
13
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.684
2.5
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Knicks Knicks
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.647
3.5
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Cavaliers Cavaliers
12
7
.632
3.5
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Hawks Hawks
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8
.579
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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
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IND IND
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Thu
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PHI PHI
109-108
Thu
10/30
TOR TOR
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CLE CLE
112-101
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CHI CHI
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
11/28
ORL ORL
@
DET DET
7:30 PM
Fri
11/28
CHI CHI
@
CHA CHA
7:30 PM
Fri
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WAS WAS
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IND IND
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Fri
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CLE CLE
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ATL ATL
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