While no NBA team has remained perfect across 82 of their regular season starts, a number have run the figure close.
With the task of playing night in and night out, winning streaks can be tough to string together as form and injuries play their part on either side of the ball.
Yet, for the finely-tuned and soundly-constructed rosters, winning on the bounce doesn't just become possible, it becomes infectious.
From a golden unit out of La-La Land to a champion outfit from the Big Apple, here is every NBA team to have won at least 18 games in a row during a single season.
| Winning streak | Team | Season |
| 33 games | Los Angeles Lakers | 1971/72 |
| 27 games | Miami Heat | 2012/13 |
| 24 games | Golden State Warriors | 2015/16 |
| 22 games | Houston Rockets | 2007/08 |
| 20 games | Milwaukee Bucks | 1970/71 |
| 19 games | Atlanta Hawks | 2014/15 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 2013/14 | |
| Boston Celtics | 2008/09 | |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 1999/00 | |
| 18 games | Phoenix Suns | 2021/22 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 2019/20 | |
| Chicago Bulls | 1995/96 | |
| Boston Celtics | 1981/82 | |
| New York Knicks | 1969/70 |
