Keith Jenkins
May 11, 2026, 05:14 PM ET
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The Warriors finished the 2015-16 season with a league-record 73 victories. But they fell short of winning their second straight championship, blowing a 3-1 series lead to LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2016 NBA Finals.
While no team has ever gone undefeated in the playoffs, the Warriors went 16-1 in the postseason en route to winning it all in 2017. They set the NBA single-postseason records for win percentage (.941) and average margin of victory (13.5 points).
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In 2026, the Oklahoma City Thunder look to make history by going a perfect 16-0 in the playoffs.
Here is a look at the teams with the best records in a single NBA playoff run:
2016-17 Golden State Warriors, 16-1 (.941 win percentage)
2000-01 Los Angeles Lakers, 15-1 (.938)
1982-83 Philadelphia 76ers, 12-1 (.923)
1949-50 Minneapolis Lakers, 11-2 (.917)
1998-99 San Antonio Spurs, 15-2 (.882)
1990-91 Chicago Bulls, 15-2 (.882)
1988-89 Detroit Pistons, 15-2 (.882)
1981-82 Los Angeles Lakers, 12-2 (.857)
1970-71 Milwaukee Bucks, 12-2 (.857)
2023-24 Boston Celtics, 16-3 (.842)
1995-96 Chicago Bulls, 15-3 (.833)
1986-87 Los Angeles Lakers, 15-3 (.833)
1985-86 Boston Celtics, 15-3 (.833)
1947-48 Baltimore Bullets, 9-3 (.818)
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