The Regular Season champions of NBA and Streaks
In my previous article, I had talked about my distate for the way Regular season has been devalued by NHL and NBA. Unlike NHL, NBA does not vene give out a trophy for Regular season champions. A lot of articles have been written about the NBA winners. This article tries to shine light on the Regular Season champions in Wikipedia style.Data is from NBA HOOPS ONLINE.
Golden State and Kevin Durant are enjoying the unfair bounty of sudden increase in Salary cap.
These are the teams that lost the first round after leading the regular season. One of them, Washington Capitols, folded up. The rest seem to have learnt the lesson as they all have just one appearance in the list.
First place by active teams
Latest Team Name
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Regular Season Championships
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Boston Celtics
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18
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Los Angeles Lakers
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10
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Philadelphia 76ers
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7
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San Antonio Spurs
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6
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Chicago Bulls
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6
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Golden State Warriors
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5
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Sacramento Kings
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4
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Washington Wizards
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3
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Detroit Pistons
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3
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Phoenix Suns
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2
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Inactive Teams
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2
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Portland Trail Blazers
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2
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Cleveland Cavaliers
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2
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Dallas Mavericks
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2
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Utah Jazz
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2
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Milwaukee Bucks
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2
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Oklahoma City Thunder
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1
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Indiana Pacers
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1
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Houston Rockets
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1
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New York Knicks
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1
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Miami Heat
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1
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- Hall of Fame goes to Miami Heat, formed in 1988 as an expansion team.
- Hall of Shame goes to Atlanta Hawks, a team whose origins can be traced to the establishment of the Buffalo Bisons in 1946
NBA Regular Season Champion streaks
Team
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Streak
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Boston Celtics
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9
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Chicago Bulls
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3
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Golden State Warriors
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3
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Philadelphia 76ers
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3
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Cleveland Cavaliers
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2
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Los Angeles Lakers
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2
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Utah Jazz
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2
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Golden State and Kevin Durant are enjoying the unfair bounty of sudden increase in Salary cap.
Unlucky teams / The good teams the Playoffs shafted
These are the teams that lost the first round after leading the regular season. One of them, Washington Capitols, folded up. The rest seem to have learnt the lesson as they all have just one appearance in the list.
Team
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Season
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Oklahoma City Thunder
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93-94
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Dallas Mavericks
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06-07
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Chicago Bulls
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11-12
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