The best post-All-Star break teams ever
Although this may be obvious to some, a team’s overall record for a regular season is a far better indicator of potential playoff success than having a torrid stretch after the All-Star break, as the larger sample size cannot be ignored.
Regardless, we thought it would be fun to take a look at the best win-loss records for teams after the All-Star break.
For reference, below the teams’ records after the All-Star break, we added how they did in the playoffs. Spoiler alert: A few of them won titles.
Check out the list below.
1. 2012-13 Miami Heat
(BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
Record: 30-2 (90.75 percent)
Playoff performance: Won NBA title
2. 1996-97 Utah Jazz
(ROBERT SULLIVAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Record: 31-4 (88.57 percent)
Playoff performance: Lost NBA Finals
3. 1999-00 Los Angeles Lakers
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Record: 30-4 (88.24 percent)
Playoff performance: Won NBA title
4. 1984-85 Los Angeles Lakers
(AP Photo/Nick Ut)
Record: 27-4 (87.10 percent)
Playoff performance: Won NBA title
5. 1994-95 San Antonio Spurs
(AP Photo/Fred Jewell)
Record: 32-5 (86.49 percent)
Playoff performance: Lost NBA Western Conference Finals
6. 2004-05 Denver Nuggets
(Brian Bahr/Getty Images)
Record: 25-4 (86.21 percent)
Playoff performance: Lost NBA Western Conference First Round
7. 1995-96 Chicago Bulls
(AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Record: 30-5 (85.71 percent)
Playoff performance: Won NBA title
7. 1986-87 Los Angeles Lakers
(AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)
Record: 30-5 (85.71 percent)
Playoff performance: Won NBA title
7. 2010-11 Chicago Bulls
(Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports)
Record: 24-4 (85.71 percent)
Playoff performance: Lost NBA Eastern Conference Finals
7. 2012-13 Denver Nuggets
(Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)
Record: 24-4 (85.71 percent)
Playoff performance: Lost NBA Western Conference First Round
7. 1950-51 Philadelphia Warriors
(AP Photo/Paul Vathis)
Record: 6-1 (85.71 percent)
Playoff performance: Lost NBA Eastern Division Semifinals
12. 1988-89 Detroit Pistons
(AP Photo/Doug Pizac)
Record: 32-6 (84.21 percent)
Playoff performance: Won NBA title
13. 2017-18 Houston Rockets
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Record: 21-4 (84.0 percent)
Playoff performance: Lost NBA Western Conference Finals
14. 2008-09 Cleveland Cavaliers
(Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports)
Record: 26-5 (83.87 percent)
Playoff performance: Lost NBA Eastern Conference Finals
15. 1995-96 Seattle SuperSonics
(DAN LEVINE/AFP via Getty Images)
Record: 30-6 (83.33 percent)
Playoff performance: Lost NBA Finals
15. 2015-16 Golden State Warriors
(Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports)
Record: 25-5 (83.33 percent)
Playoff performance: Lost NBA Finals
17. 2013-14 San Antonio Spurs
(Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports)
Record: 24-5 (82.76 percent)
Playoff performance: Won NBA title
18. 1991-92 Chicago Bulls
(AP Photo/Charles Bennett)
Record: 28-6 (82.35 percent)
Playoff performance: Won NBA title
19. 2009-10 Orlando Magic
(David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports)
Record: 23-5 (82.14 percent)
Playoff performance: Lost NBA Eastern Conference Finals
20. 2002-03 San Antonio Spurs
(Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)
Record: 27-6 (81.82 percent)
Playoff performance: Won NBA title
20. 1967-68 Philadelphia 76ers
(Malcolm Emmons- USA TODAY Sports)
Record: 27-6 (81.82 percent)
Playoff performance: Lost NBA Eastern Division Finals
22. 1979-80 Los Angeles Lakers
(Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports)
Record: 22-5 (81.48 percent)
Playoff performance: Won NBA title
22. 2017-18 Philadelphia 76ers
(Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports)
Record: 22-5 (81.48 percent)
Playoff performance: Lost NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals
24. 1992-93 New York Knicks
(AP Photo/Fred Jewell)
Record: 26-6 (81.25 percent)
Playoff performance: Lost NBA Eastern Conference Finals
24. 2011-12 San Antonio Spurs
(Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports)
Record: 26-6 (81.25 percent)
Playoff performance: Lost NBA Western Conference Finals
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