List of National Basketball Association Longest Losing Streaks

List Of National Basketball Association Longest Losing Streaks

This is a list of the longest regular season losing streaks in National Basketball Association (NBA) history. Streaks started at the end of one season are carried over into the following season.

The Cleveland Cavaliers lost 26 straight games in the 2010–11 season, the most in NBA history. They broke their previous record of 24 consecutive losses set in 1982.

The New York Knicks have the record for post season losing streaks. New York lost 13 straight playoff games over 11 seasons. The Sacramento Kings have the largest span of drought, needing 15 seasons to get a playoff win.

There is one active streak for futility. At the end of the 2011–12 season season, the Utah Jazz have lost 8 playoff games in a row.

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