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]]>Winning Streak: 24 Games
The Golden State Warriors entered the 2015-16 NBA season after winning the NBA championship the season before and just continued with their winning ways. The Warriors ended up winning the first 24 games of the season, which was the best start in NBA history, before losing to the Milwaukee Bucks on December 12, 2015. Golden State ended the season with an all-time best 73-9 record and advanced to the NBA Finals, where they lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Winning Streak: 27 Games
Fresh from their 2012 NBA Finals win, the Miami Heat were once again the best team in the NBA in the 2012–13 season, fronted by stars LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, and Chris Bosh. After a 100–85 win over the Toronto Raptors on February 3, 2013, the Heat would go on to win another 26 consecutive games before their winning streak ended with a 97–101 loss to the Chicago Bulls on March 27, 2013. The Heat would go on to win their second straight NBA title that season.
Winning Streak: 33 Games
The 1971–72 season was a special one for the Los Angeles Lakers for multiple reasons. The first reason was that they managed to win 33 games between November 5, 1971, and January 9, 1972, setting a record for the longest winning streak in NBA history that remains untouched to date. The second one was that the Lakers ended the season by winning an NBA championship, which was their first since the franchise relocated from Minneapolis to Los Angeles.
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]]>Winning Streak: 103 fights
Wilde’s streak began with his first professional fight versus Les Williams in late 1910. He was undefeated for more than four years, pushing the winning streak to 103 fights before losing to Tancy Lee in early 1915. Considering how demanding boxing is, his ability to win more than 100 fights in such a short amount of time is something else.
Winning Streak: 111 games
There is no team in college sports that had a more impressive run than UConn Huskies women’s team. It started with a 96–60 win over Creighton in 2014 and ended only in 2017 with a narrow 66-64 loss to Mississippi State.
Winning Streak: 151 games
Imagine going undefeated for more than a decade. That’s what the De La Salle High School football team did between 1992 and 2004, winning 151 games in the process. The story about their feat was adapted into a movie, When the Game Stands Tall, starring Jim Caviezel.
Winning Streak: 159 matches
Cael Sanderson wrestled in 159 official matches during his four years at Iowa State and won every one of them. The only reason why his winning streak ended was because he graduated.
Winning Streak: 555 matches
The most impressive of all the winning streaks is the one put on by Pakistani squash legend Jahangir Khan. After defeating Geoff Hunt in a match in 1981, Khan went on win his next 554 matches. He was finally defeated in 1986 by Ross Norman.
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]]>Winning Streak: 24 Games
The Golden State Warriors entered the 2015-16 NBA season after winning the NBA championship the season before and just continued with their winning ways. The Warriors ended up winning the first 24 games of the season, which was the best start in NBA history, before losing to the Milwaukee Bucks on December 12, 2015. Golden State ended the season with an all-time best 73-9 record and advanced to the NBA Finals, where they lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Winning Streak: 27 Games
Fresh from their 2012 NBA Finals win, the Miami Heat were once again the best team in the NBA in the 2012–13 season, fronted by stars LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, and Chris Bosh. After a 100–85 win over the Toronto Raptors on February 3, 2013, the Heat would go on to win another 26 consecutive games before their winning streak ended with a 97–101 loss to the Chicago Bulls on March 27, 2013. The Heat would go on to win their second straight NBA title that season.
Winning Streak: 33 Games
The 1971–72 season was a special one for the Los Angeles Lakers for multiple reasons. The first reason was that they managed to win 33 games between November 5, 1971, and January 9, 1972, setting a record for the longest winning streak in NBA history that remains untouched to date. The second one was that the Lakers ended the season by winning an NBA championship, which was their first since the franchise relocated from Minneapolis to Los Angeles.
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]]>Winning Streak: 103 fights
Wilde’s streak began with his first professional fight versus Les Williams in late 1910. He was undefeated for more than four years, pushing the winning streak to 103 fights before losing to Tancy Lee in early 1915. Considering how demanding boxing is, his ability to win more than 100 fights in such a short amount of time is something else.
Winning Streak: 111 games
There is no team in college sports that had a more impressive run than UConn Huskies women’s team. It started with a 96–60 win over Creighton in 2014 and ended only in 2017 with a narrow 66-64 loss to Mississippi State.
Winning Streak: 151 games
Imagine going undefeated for more than a decade. That’s what the De La Salle High School football team did between 1992 and 2004, winning 151 games in the process. The story about their feat was adapted into a movie, When the Game Stands Tall, starring Jim Caviezel.
Winning Streak: 159 matches
Cael Sanderson wrestled in 159 official matches during his four years at Iowa State and won every one of them. The only reason why his winning streak ended was because he graduated.
Winning Streak: 555 matches
The most impressive of all the winning streaks is the one put on by Pakistani squash legend Jahangir Khan. After defeating Geoff Hunt in a match in 1981, Khan went on win his next 554 matches. He was finally defeated in 1986 by Ross Norman.
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