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.
(BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
Record: 30-2 (90.75 percent)
Playoff performance: Won NBA title
(ROBERT SULLIVAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Record: 31-4 (88.57 percent)
Playoff performance: Lost NBA Finals
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Record: 30-4 (88.24 percent)
Playoff performance: Won NBA title
(AP Photo/Nick Ut)
Record: 27-4 (87.10 percent)
Playoff performance: Won NBA title
(AP Photo/Fred Jewell)
Record: 32-5 (86.49 percent)
Playoff performance: Lost NBA Western Conference Finals
(Brian Bahr/Getty Images)
Record: 25-4 (86.21 percent)
Playoff performance: Lost NBA Western Conference First Round
(AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Record: 30-5 (85.71 percent)
Playoff performance: Won NBA title
(AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)
Record: 30-5 (85.71 percent)
Playoff performance: Won NBA title
(Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports)
Record: 24-4 (85.71 percent)
Playoff performance: Lost NBA Eastern Conference Finals
(Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)
Record: 24-4 (85.71 percent)
Playoff performance: Lost NBA Western Conference First Round
(AP Photo/Paul Vathis)
Record: 6-1 (85.71 percent)
Playoff performance: Lost NBA Eastern Division Semifinals
(AP Photo/Doug Pizac)
Record: 32-6 (84.21 percent)
Playoff performance: Won NBA title
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Record: 21-4 (84.0 percent)
Playoff performance: Lost NBA Western Conference Finals
(Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports)
Record: 26-5 (83.87 percent)
Playoff performance: Lost NBA Eastern Conference Finals
(DAN LEVINE/AFP via Getty Images)
Record: 30-6 (83.33 percent)
Playoff performance: Lost NBA Finals
(Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports)
Record: 25-5 (83.33 percent)
Playoff performance: Lost NBA Finals
(Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports)
Record: 24-5 (82.76 percent)
Playoff performance: Won NBA title
(AP Photo/Charles Bennett)
Record: 28-6 (82.35 percent)
Playoff performance: Won NBA title
(David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports)
Record: 23-5 (82.14 percent)
Playoff performance: Lost NBA Eastern Conference Finals
(Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)
Record: 27-6 (81.82 percent)
Playoff performance: Won NBA title
(Malcolm Emmons- USA TODAY Sports)
Record: 27-6 (81.82 percent)
Playoff performance: Lost NBA Eastern Division Finals
(Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports)
Record: 22-5 (81.48 percent)
Playoff performance: Won NBA title
(Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports)
Record: 22-5 (81.48 percent)
Playoff performance: Lost NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals
(AP Photo/Fred Jewell)
Record: 26-6 (81.25 percent)
Playoff performance: Lost NBA Eastern Conference Finals
(Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports)
Record: 26-6 (81.25 percent)
Playoff performance: Lost NBA Western Conference Finals
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