What Is The Best Team To NEVER Win A Championship?
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Tha jazz of 97&98. The blazers 89&92. The pacers of 01
Knicks in the 90s or 94,95
Why do you not give credit to the jazz if the late 90s rockets of 18 were never winning a chip they have a subpar leaders
2011
Imo it’s the 2018 Rockets. Taking arguably the greatest NBA team ever to 7 games is impressive
Yeah but the fact that they didn't get to the finals subtracts a lot. I know they faced gsw on wcf but on paper makes them look bad
Agreed but both of you are right
@@lufox0148 yeah on paper. the WCF were the real nba finals that year
2005 suns
@@lufox0148 that’s cuz CP3 got injured. They would’ve won in 6 if he didn’t get injured
05 Suns lost because Joe Johnson literally got his eye socket broken, it wasn't because Nash didn't shoot the ball enough. Heck, Nash had a 30/12 average against the Mavs in that playoffs.
Imma agree with you with the 7SOL Suns, they were stacked, meshed well, and had several years to contend, but every time something unfortunate came up. 2005 and 07 especially
If Suns would have resigned Joe Johnson after that season they get a chip out of that group. Not a Suns fan but sucks for their fans that it didn’t happen for them.
I think the 06/07 Suns were better considering they were taken out by the Spurs in 6 (best team the Spurs faced in the playoffs) and got beaten from Amare & Diaw being suspended from Robert Horry’s hipcheck
@@N8veJay I feel 04/05 Suns were a smidgen better. Similar defensively, but Amare was a bit more unstoppable before the microfracture surgery, and they just had a bit more perimeter firepower to throw at ya, w/ Joe Johnson. Having to be w/o JJ for 1st 2 games vs. Spurs, going up against the league's best defense, was really a huge blow, and those games were super close to the end. I didn't like them trading Casey Jacobsen midseason, when they had the best record.
@@arsonhakobyan 05 suns were a cheat code
2012 Bobcats.
That team was loaded.
lmao i c u
No 🧢
Yeah, loaded with bums
Old Corey Maggette, Rookie Kemba Walker, Boris Diaw, Tyrus Thomas. They beat the 17 Warriors and the 96 Bulls at the same time. In fact, They should be written down in history as the most WINNING team of all time. No sarcasm
Loaded Af
Underrated team in this conversation is the 77 Sixers. They were low key stacked
That '78 roster was better and won more games
How old are y’all goddamn? Talking about 77’ 78’ teams
@@crisclay2678 How dumb are you? Gadayum, thinking that you gotta be a boomer to know your history 😂😂😂
@@andreingramakadjscrewrip7372 true they just didn’t see as much post season success. I’m just talking about their rosters in general. Dr. J, Chocolate Thunder, Doug Collins, World B. Free, Mike Dunleavy, George McGinnis
@@crisclay2678 there’s something called the internet where you can watch highlights and learn about older teams
5:10 damn Tim Hardaway Jr been in the league since those 90s heat, better longevity than LeBron
Glad I wasn't the only one that heard that 😂
Should of said tim hardaway not tim hardaway jr
Huge bruh moment
I caught that too..
As a Golden State Warriors fan, I immediately was like, "don't you mean Tim Hardaway Sr"..
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
People forget that Tim Hardaway made his name with the Golden State Warriors
No love for Utah 97 and 98 as usual 😂😂. That team was sweeping the Lakers with 4 all stars and dismantling the Spurs with Duncan and Robinson in 5 games. I respect your consistency leaving Utah out lol. Good video.
@Sucky Sucky Fucky Fucky yea Duncan took a jump from 1998 to 1999 and that was the difference while Malone and Stockton took a step back.
Kobe wasnt an all star back than
@@Coldskin1 98 Kobe was an allstar
and the rockets
He didn't want to praise malon i think
OKC never had 3 MVP-level player. Harden was a 6th man & Russ wasn't top 10 player.
I'm of the opinion that Russel Westbrook and James Harden are wildly overrated but they also might be victims of mediocre coaching.
@@flyingpigmonkey1 overrated? All they do is get shit on 😂
Bruh James was averaging 17 off the bench, should’ve never came off the bench period .. James was cooking at Arizona state
James Harden went from 17 ppg to 26 in a matter of months 😂😂😂 it's safe to say he wasnt really a 6th man he was more of a player being chained down to a bad role. Russell Westbrook on the other hand was overrated. Brandon Ingrams #s this year was better than Westbrooks numbers when they made the Finals but ppl act like he was the best PG in the NBA/D Rose 2.0.
@Dayshon Jennings false hardens playoff performances are extremely overhated
I’m definitely takin the 2002 kings. One missed call from an easy chip against the nets. If Kobe gets called for elbowing Bobby in the face they have an easy ring. The fact that they were just as good if not better than than the 2002 lakers is answer enough for me
Definitely 2002 Kings. They're just too good from top to bottom. Solid and versatile starting five and very deep bench. If your a 90's kid you know what I'm saying.
If only.. I wonder what happens what would’ve happened if they won the ship that year
But they were underdogs
2000 Blazers were also up there...
It was rigged against him
@@yoboigarbage1024 for real tho it was
Forever in pain that those 2018 Rockets didn’t make it to the finals, because I knew for a fact they were beating that Cavs team.
It still hurts
still haunts me
Wanted to see the warriors lose with a super team so bad
I honestly see Lebron carrying the Cavs to that dub
As a rockets fan I am still depressed over that
any mention of the 2018 rockets brings me so much pain
Finally someone talks about the 2018 rockets that team is so unappreciated they were a Chris Paul hamstring away from a championship
Dom
@Sucky Sucky Fucky Fucky cause it wasn’t 2018 stupid
@Sucky Sucky Fucky Fucky their defense was a lot worse and CP3 and Harden were fighting a lot more
@Sucky Sucky Fucky Fucky Did you watch that? Capela was washep up, and CP3 coming off the injury was not playing well either... And even if they were, they still would not be the favorites in that series...
Even if they would’ve won that series I think with LeBron playing like a super human he’s probably winning that series or it’s going to a good 7 games because it’s a Hakeem Olajuwon type squad no all stars besides you and you’re the only top player on the team with shooters defenders and sorta play makers
Those Bucks teams in the early 80's were also definitely some of the best teams never to win.
Nobody knows about those teams
That '85 and '86 squad were amazing
We not 18 year olds some of us do know that team
@@andreingramakadjscrewrip7372 add 83 and 84 to that 2. Those squads were ridiculously good.
@@dewanewelch1744 well the NBA has been around since the 1940's. NBA didnt start in 1991 as lot of people think lol.
2010 New Jersey Nets. Greatest team I've ever seen play.
Were they Brooklyn yet? I can’t remember lol
@@dannysanchez4383 I think it was 2012/2013
Legend has it they won the chip but the slaughter was so gorry they couldn’t televise it
@@jeremyroe427 I have the tapes 😏
Y’all forgetting about the 97, 98 jazz. They took the bulls and MJ to 6 in the finals
@@crackdemon7180 the 93 suns made the finals buffoon, and the 95 magic and the 96 sonics
@@apapadopulos9868 well jazz made the finals 2 years in a row and had one of the top 2 player duos ever
@@nejcahec7380 yeah i know but this dude deleted a comment saying that they didn’t
@@apapadopulos9868 lmao.called his ass a buffoon 😭
@@andrepope9801 goat insult no doubt
2020 Knicks. Easy.
Sebastian Lafer couldn’t agree more
@@theknickfan881 bruh rj Barrett is too good
Frank Ntilikina MVP!!!!!!
😂🤣😆
Elfrid payton was such a beast
Healthy 2018 Rockets are arguably the best team of all time.
The 98 pacers, the 2005 pacers before malice at the palace where very good as well. The 97 and 98 jazz, the 95 knicks, 2013 or 16 thunder (no harden so different core), 00 blazers, all great teams as well
2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018 Raptors.
I wish lebron never existed. 😔
cheer up my guy
you got your ring
also you earned your clutch gene during these playoffs
I'm all for the Raps Mr Kyle but to be fair, even if we got past the Cavs in 2016, there was no way we were getting past that juggernaut known as the 73-9 Warriors, would have been way too overwhelming for the roster at that time
damn you’re right the raptors have been underrated no lies
you're not really k-low
@@snarlmarxxx1129 he’s not?
The Karl Malone and Stockton Utah jazz got shafted like the blazers..
Shaq and penny were the Beatles in the 90s the only reason they didn’t beat Houston year one was they were pups year two.... MIchael Jeffery jordan
Who did they beat to play the Rockets in 95??... Micheal Jeffrey Jordan
@@marcpell133 If you watch the Last Dance, MJ talks about how he rushed his first comeback and wasn't fully fit to play in the 1995 playoffs. That's why he lost. In 1996 when they met again, the Bulls swept the Magic very convincingly.
@@Colin-ut6cm man all I’m saying is that mj fans would never give Lebron that excuse, especially if Lebron already dropped 55 in a game after his comeback
@@Colin-ut6cm MJ averaged 30+ ppg in that series against Magic in 1995. The Bulls are just not that good. Shaq and Penny cooked them. Nobody could guard Shaq and even Horace Grant averaged 18+ ppg. The next year the Bulls got Rodman and it made a massive difference.
@NABIL CHOWDHURY that’s fair
The 2002 kings were like a deeply complex machine that depends on all its pieces equally to function, but when all of the machinery was functioning it was doing its job perfectly and could not be stopped
Its gotta be the Thunder. Also I wouldve added the 2011 Bulls. It might've been pretty much all Derrick Rose but they had a amazingly good year.
Its gotta be the 16 spurs, up until the end of the season we really didnt know who was gonna end with the 1st seed, and thats CRAZY.
@@markjordan5478 i think that was 2017 after duncan had retired and they got KD
@@markjordan5478 lol bro ur dumb
@@professionalcurrysexual9289 damn y’all made him delete his comment what he say 😂
@@paytenmasias7537 I forgot but I’m pretty sure he got it confused with the 2017 spurs
But the 2016 thunder eliminated the spurs in humiliating fashion
The 85-86 Houston Rockets could also be in the mix there. They beat the showtime lakers in only 5 games, and took one of the greatest teams of all time to 6 games in the finals
2016 Warriors, either 2012 or 2016 thunder 73-9 warriors, 2002 Kings, 2007 Suns was Steve Nash strongest team.
Warriors are excluded due to the criteria
@@carterberry18 that’s gay
@@legoatjagoat4691 no you
Suns were a regular season team.
@@niweshlekhak9646 no. If nash wasn't injured by Robert Horry and Stoudemire not getting ejected because he beat up Horry for what he did, the Suns would have beaten the Spurs. After that, they're gonna face the weak 07 cavs
Being a Rockets fan this hurts so much and still brings back that memory in game 5. Ive never been that close to a championship before and that was the closest i think ill ever get to now.
I thought of the 2016 OKC. I think they should’ve been mentioned and were quite underrated. I mean they knocked off the ‘16 Spurs in 6 games who won 67 games and remained undefeated on the road (aka the team that was mentioned in your vid)... Also they were 3-1 on top of that ‘16 GSW... Plus it was a BOUNCE BACK year for missing the playoffs the season before.
Man as a die hart Rockets fan this hurts me. But still a great accomplishment to be the greatest team of all time to not win a championship.
It still hurts me also thinking about how close we were ive nevr been so close to a championship in my life
It hurts to think about it
I think its the 2018 Rockets they won 65 games with CP3 missing 20 games on the season. They had a monster record where Harden, CP3 and Capella together they won 41 out of 43 games. They had like 6 guys scoring in double digits. Historic offense and top 6 defense in the league.
2002 Sacramento kings are in that discussion. Would of had a title if the wcf wasn’t rigged
Yep
TRUE THHAT I WILL ALWAYS CONSIDER THEM CHAMPS OF THAT YEAR OVER LA FAKERS
Literally even a ref or something similar from that series said that was a rigged wcf
Kyle Lowry:
The 2019-2020 Raptors
🍑👏🛏🤰
@Houston Rockets Rockets might have won the chip if Luc Mbah a Moute and Chris Paul were healthy in 2018.
@@Buokik stop it bro🤣
It probably has to be the 2017-18 raptors
Finally some love to that 2018 squad. That team was so damn good
Mid-nineties Jazz is my #1 pick. Possibly the best point guard ever dishing to Malone with a slew of talent around them.
Can you make a video of super talented that didn’t perform as expected (2013 Lakers, Rockets with barkley, pippen and Olajuwon, etc).
im hyped for thousand year blood war
This vid would be fue
Don’t forget to add 2020 Clippers well technically he did a vid on that but add on there but also add 2017-2018 Thunder
Those rockets were a buzzer beater away from the finals but sure
Those late 90s rockets teams were not that good, sir charles was on the way down, the glyde was not as athletic as he used to be, the dream was the only player of the trio scoring 20+ points
That 96 Sonics Team was legit.
Too bad they had to run into Jordan 72W Bulls.
What about the 1998 Pacers that almost beat Bulls in ECF (as much as you think Reggie Miller is not good)?
Miller’s shooting and superb off ball movement would thrive in today’s game.
@@eriklakeland3857 yes it would. He was posting up people similar to Steph.
Reggie Miller is so underrated!!
If Reggie played today?
His numbers would be incredible..
He was running off screens like Steph Curry, 20 years before Steph played..
People would be talking about Reggie Miller as an all time great had he played today
The 96 Sonics were the original lob city. Payton to Kemp was such a fun connection to watch.
Saying it now 18 rockets. Took arguably the greatest team of all time to 7 games and ran one of the greatest offenses of all time. Possibly would have won with cp3 and with a competent coach telling them not to keep on shooting 3s after missing 10 straight.
27*
@@sharifbrown3567 no shit im saying a competent coach would have stopped them at 10
@Brown Man same
@Brown Man Mabye 17 sure, no way the 18 cavs stand a chance
@@basketballunwrapped3161 ...I feel like you get the joke, but it still went over your head at the same time.
One of the most underrated teams that never won it was the 2000 Portland Trail Blazers. Even Shaq said that was the greatest team him and Kobe faced. That team had so much talent and actually had a 15 point lead on the Lakers in the 4th of game 7, before completely choking it away.
I appreciate you putting the 2018 Rockets in the thumbnail🚀🚀🚀 (oh how does it hurt to be a rockets fan)
Here are my picks yay, but my stuff is era based so bear with me here:
Vince Carter’s (New Jersey!) Nets
Penny & Shaq’s Magic
Dwight Howard’s Magic
7 Seconds or Less Suns
Rose’s Bulls
Russ & KD’s Thunder
PG13’s Pacers
Harden’s Rockets
Grit & Grind Griz
Iverson’s Sixers
Late 1990s/Early 2000s Kings
Reggie Miller’s Pacers
Oh and an honorable mention to the 2015-16 Warriors
ShaQ/Penny? Not gonna watch this video. 95 Magic, I’m out. ✌️
It’s in the thumbnail
@Tanishq Sachdeva the 95 magic are in the thumbnail
¿? ☠️
@@michaelhemme8202 alive person.
Dead
The 2018 rockets could have been one of the greatest playoff series in the modern NBA. 2 stars taking on 4. They lost their second option and still only lost game 7 by 9
the fact they lost by 9 while missing 27 threes bruh
1:09 but the 2016 warriors won 73 games and had the probably greatest offense in league history
but that 2016 team was basically the same team from 2014,2015,2017.2018
2017 was like literally the same team but won less in the regular season
@@thatsalotofdamage8568 it’s not like they added Durant
@@aquaticzenco3053 17-18 bruh
@@thatsalotofdamage8568 that was 16-17. Durant joined GS in 2016
04' Lakers are probably one of the most stacked teams ever.
...but this might be unknown but the 2016 heat was also stacked Dragic, Wade, Deng, Bosh, Whiteside, Joe Johnson
Not really because some of them were out of there prime and Bosh had blood clots
Him getting big from *AD* "When you go to McDonald's and your friend says they don't want fries, get them fries... or else your fries will be their fries."
Yeah that's about right
That 96 Sonics team was amazing. Many thought they’d beat the Bulls that year. But you’re disregarding the Knicks lineup. Starks, Oakley, Mason, Ewing. They were the predecessors to the Bad Boys. An amazing team.
That 02 kings series was definitely rigged
94 knicks should have been here, literally one game off from a championship
With the Suns, while I do agree with your takes on Nash and Amar'e, lets not forget defense. But also Mike Korzemba did a nice video on the Suns being too cheap when they had Steve Nash and being way too cheap really screwed the team.
Bro left out the 2016 Thunder. That team had the Warriors down 3-1 and it took historic performances for them to lose. Also, that team was the only team most people thought challenged the Warriors, not the Cavs. Not saying they should win because I feel the 95 Magic are the answer here, but they should have been mentioned.
Damn it, the 2018 season still haunts us Rockets fans
93 suns maybe 96 sonics.. oh and all the 80s cav teams jordan beat by himself lol
What about the 97 Rockets Clyde,Hakeem, Barkley
'17-18 Rockets are probably the saddest story. If CP3 didn't get injured, they would've won the title and probably The Finals that year. The Cavs in '17-18 were bad except they had LeBron.
Jazz were pretty nice in late 90’s
I’m surprised you didn’t list the 1998 Utah Jazz. After knowing the drama the Bulls went through that season, and the fatigue from three consecutive trips to the Finals, the Jazz could have taken advantage of the situation
‘93 suns and we still a ringless franchise😔🤧
Personally, I think the 2016 Thunder are a better mention than the 2012 Thunder. Yeah, 2012 Thunder made the finals, and yeah they had Harden, but 2016 Durant and Westbrook were WAAAAAAAAAY better than 2012 versions of themselves, and they had a 3-1 lead over the 73 win Warriors.
I would say its the 13 lakers, they had so much talent if they had phil jackson coaching instead of d’antoni then he might have been able to harness the egos and they would have been unstoppable
2020 Heat No
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Lmao
@Kxd Vibe amateurs?
Lmao
@Kxd Vibe I genuinely can’t understand half of what you said.
Great video, this was super interesting. Got to see some teams that aren't talked about much
How is rusty gonna say 02 wasn’t rigged when the ref literally admitted it?
Donaghy didn't officiate that series
Nash in the playoffs averaged 24 and 12, if you exclude the 1st round where he was pretty bad he averaged 27.1/11.4/5.3. He shot 20 shots a game while creating opportunities for teammates.
In the second round he averaged 30/12 against Dallas, and against San Antonio he averaged 23.2/10.9. He was just terrible from 3 and shooting was a little harder because of how good San Antonio's defence was at that time. They lost because of injuries piling up the further they got.
Wish you would've included the 2000 Blazers, one of the most underrated teams of all time, top 10 front court all time IMO and they were 15 minutes away from a Finals appearance and most likely a ring
The jail blazers, took one of the best comeback for the lakers to beat.
For what it is worth. 1996-97 and 97-98 Jazz, 1980 Bucks, The Lakers of the 60s, 1996 Sonics and the 1992 Trailblazers. All damn good teams.
2007 suns really had the best of a PRIME spurs team
Dam Rusty, Hardaway Jr was playing with his father 😂
2016 Spurs wait he said it lol
I’d take the 2013 spurs over 2016 spurs
I’m thinking about the 2016 Warriors. 73-9 record, Curry back to back MVP, Unanimous MVP, Many records broken, and they came back from 3-1 in the WCF
Lmao, dude, you’re starting to just be a hater of the 90s Jazz
Not his fault that the jazz repeatedly failed
He has solid reason to considering Karl Malone is the person he is.
@@christiandoss8970 Every team he mentioned failed. That’s the point of the video.
@@mortwilson7409 Right?! Get his dumbass outta here 😂😂😂
@@Drogon7102 I know he’s a terrible human being, but I generally believe in trying to separate that kinda stuff from a team
I think the 2016 Thunder deserve to be on the list they nearly beat two 65+ wins team (Spurs and Warriors) but they blew a 3-1 lead. I even heard someone from the warriors or spurs say they were the best team in the playoffs that year.
Yes sir.
It was Andre Igoudala
Why Lebron is undoubtedly greater than kareem Abdul jabbar
LeBron the GOAT and BOAT
same reason why jordan is probably?
Yo your videos are always great. I always come in with my own opinion and use your opinion and the facts you present to expand my opinion. Quality content and one of my favorite channels.
2021 Brooklyn nets
We Will Win Championship Next Year
What about the Pacers? '95, '98, '00 and '04.
2012 Thunder gotta be up there. They have 3 MVPs and a few future champions.
2003 Dallas Mavs. Dirk, Nash, Finley, with Van Exel off the bench as 6th man.
You forgot the 18’ LeBron James
Ik he said 2012 thunder but the 2016 Thunder were really really good too
They only won 55 games tho
i am the greatest player of all time.
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We meet again
no i am
2004-05 Pacers. If not for the Palace incident, I truly feel like they were the best team that year. Ron Artest was a beast on both ends, Jermaine O'Neal was solid as long as someone else (here, Artest) was the leader, Stephen Jackson was a great piece, Carlisle a great coach, etc.
No playoff series was more painful than the '15 clippers blowing a 3-1 lead
Appreciate the recognition towards the Rockets
How do people ignore the 2016 Warriors? They played divine basketball for most of the year. They would beat 90% of championship teams.
no matter your opinion of john stockton the 90s jazz should objectively be at least considered for this list
1994 Knicks we're a quarter away from beating Hakeem in the NBA Finals.
Did Rusty forget that last year the warriors had Curry, Klay, Durant, Draymond and Boogie???!?!
The only reason they lost that chip was injury, everyone was injured from basically round 1. In a vacuum that team is the greatest of all time, it's a starting line up of 2 all stars, an all nba player and 2 superstars who are all time level HOF players who could still be considered in their prime (KD obviously going down in the finals may have cut that prime off but we are still waiting to see)
1998 Indiana Pacers. They took MJ and the 2nd 3-peat Bulls to a seven game series. They might have beaten the Utah Jazz in the Finals.
16’ Warriors without a question. They beat the regular season record
What about the Malone and Stockton Jazz?
Another thing about the rockets, that game 7 was one of the worst reffed games of all time and one of the made threes in the 27 straight misses was called off so it wouldn't even have been 27 straight misses
If ANY were allowed - 16' Warriors. Pretty easy.
The ones that come to mind are 93' Knicks, 16' Thunder, 97 Jazz', 18' Rockets, 02' Kings, 12' Thunder, 95' Magic, 96' Sonics, 93' Suns
Now I will eliminate the teams that are "championship level talent" compared to the rest - 93' Knick, 02' Kings, 93' Suns.
That leaves 16' OKC, 97' Jazz, 18' Rockets, 95' Magic, 96' Sonics, 12' Thunder. I will get immediately get rid of 12' Thunder and eliminate the Magic (they didn't win a game in the series!).
That leaves 16' OKC, 97' Jazz, 18' Rockets, 96' Sonics. I will get rid of the 96' Sonics and 97' Jazz as well and that leaves two. I think from a talent perspective, I would say the 16' Thunder.
Last Category - Team who "should have won it" - I would bring 18 Rockets, 02 Kings, 95 Magic. 02 Kings played the Lakers and the Rockets played the Warriors so they are out as well. That would leave the 95 Magic.
SO in summation - best team to not win it overall - 16' Warriors, the best team to NEVER win it at any point - 16' (and around that general are) Thunder, and the team that should have won it that year and didn't redeem themselves - 95' Magic.
This video gives me ptsd flashbacks of 2006 and 2007
Chris Webber was a superstar, he made 1st team all nba but I think the 05 suns have the best starting lineup of any of these teams, an all star level player at every position except center.
The ‘96 Sonics were the best team to not win a championship. They had 6 guys avg double figures. They held MJ to his worst finals stay line. They were a real problem. The ‘93 Suns would probably be 2nd if not the ‘98 Jazz who along the way to the finals swept the Lakers who had 4 all-stars. ‘92 Portland has to be mentioned, especially after having finals experience (lost 2 years earlier), having the 2nd best guard in the league, and having depth with 5-6 guys avg double figures.
With the Kings, I'd argue even as a Lakers fan if Peja Stojakovic was healthy, they could've beat the Lakers. To me, C-Webb pre injury was definitely a borderline superstar at the very worst. 27 ppg in 2001, 24 in 02 on 4 less attempts per game from the year before. He was a top 4 player at his position and the power forward position was very stacked towards the top at that time with Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, and Dirk Nowitzki and there were guys like Elton Brand, Antoine Walker, and Shareef Abdur-Rahim looking in from the outside. C-Webb made the All-NBA First Team in 2001, made the 2nd team while playing just 54 games in 2002.
98 Jazz needs to be talked about. They gave the bulls the biggest scare in the finals plus sweeped the 98 lakers which were stacked along with Tim Ducan and Robinson.