There’s no better moment for any NBA team than to win a championship. Perhaps more than any other team sport, the NBA is a league that revolves around its star players. But a great team still requires more than one outstanding player. We took a look back through the history of the NBA and picked out the best teams to ever play the game. These were the teams that had the best records, most dominant stat lines and most exciting lineups in NBA history, ranked in order of their greatness.
Here are the top 10 best NBA teams in history.
| Rank | Team | Season record | Playoffs |
| 1. | 1995-96 Chicago Bulls | 71-10 | 15-3 |
| 2. | 2016-17 Golden State Warriors | 67-15 | 16-1 |
| 3. | 1991-92 Chicago Bulls | 67-15 | 15-7 |
| 4. | 1986-87 Los Angeles Lakers | 65-17 | 15-3 |
| 5. | 2000-01 Los Angeles Lakers | 56-26 | 15-1 |
| 6. | 1985-86 Boston Celtics | 67-15 | 15-3 |
| 7. | 1966-67 Philadelphia 76ers | 68-13 | 12-3 |
| 8. | 1964-65 Boston Celtics | 62-18 | 8-4 |
| 9. | 2012-13 Miami Heat | 66-16 | 16-7 |
| 10. | 2015-16 Cleveland Cavaliers | 57-25 | 16-5 |
