What is the greatest single season by a team in NBA history?

Seventy-win juggernauts sit next to teams that won fewer games and more arguments. Sorting them is harder than the records make it look.

1. 1
   1995-96 Chicago Bulls

   Went 72-10, the first team ever to win 70 games, then beat Seattle 4-2 for the title.
   1000pts
2. 2
   2015-16 Golden State Warriors

   Won a record 73 games, then lost the Finals to Cleveland after leading 3-1.
   590pts
3. 3
   2000-01 Los Angeles Lakers

   Went 15-1 in the playoffs behind Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant.
   589pts
4. 4
   1969-70 New York Knicks

   Sixty wins and the franchise's first title, sealed by Willis Reed's Game 7 entrance.
   560pts
5. 5
   2007-08 Boston Celtics

   Went from 24 wins to 66 and a title in one summer of trades.
   548pts
6. 6
   1982-83 Philadelphia 76ers

   Moses Malone's team lost one game in the entire postseason.
   508pts
7. 7
   1991-92 Chicago Bulls

   67-15 and a second straight title, the middle of the first three-peat.
   448pts
8. 8
   1986-87 Los Angeles Lakers

   Showtime at its peak: 65 wins, Magic Johnson MVP, a Finals win over Boston.
   320pts
9. 9
   1988-89 Detroit Pistons

   The Bad Boys went 63-19 and swept the Lakers in the Finals.
   320pts
10. 10
    1996-97 Chicago Bulls

    Followed 72 wins with 69 and a second straight championship.
    320pts
11. 11
    2016-17 Golden State Warriors

    Added Kevin Durant and went 16-1 through the playoffs to the title.
    320pts
12. 12
    1985-86 Boston Celtics

    Went 67-15 and lost one home game all season on the way to the title.
    241pts
13. 13
    1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers

    Won 69 games including a 33-game winning streak, still the longest in major American sport.
    149pts
14. 14
    1966-67 Philadelphia 76ers

    Wilt Chamberlain's 68-13 team that finally broke Boston's run of titles.
    149pts
15. 15
    2012-13 Miami Heat

    Won 66 games with a 27-game winning streak, then a seven-game Finals classic.
    149pts
16. 16
    2013-14 San Antonio Spurs

    Dismantled Miami 4-1 with the most admired passing offense of its era.
    149pts