🏀 **NBA Playoffs 2025 Highlights** 🏀
The 2025 NBA playoffs arrived, and here are some key takeaways:
**Longest Winning Streaks** 🏆
- Cleveland had three winning streaks of 11 or more games in a season.
- Oklahoma City earned a No. 1 seed in the Western Conference playoff bracket.
- The 2006-07 Dallas Mavericks are the only other team to have three streaks of 11 or more games in the same season.
**Losing Streaks** 😔
- The 2025 Washington Wizards had two 16-game losing streaks, a first in NBA history.
- The 2025 Miami Heat bid to become the 10th team to lose at least 10 straight games and make the playoffs.
**Defending Champions** 🏆
- The Boston Celtics are the defending NBA champions and have the best all-time record among active franchises.
- They ended the season with a .596 winning percentage, passing the San Antonio Spurs.
**Playoff Pool Record** 💸
- The playoff pool for this season is a record $34,665,698, up 3% from last season.
- The Oklahoma City Thunder are assured $2,096,424 from the pool.
**Detroit Pistons** 😬
- The Pistons are back in the playoffs for the first time since 2019.
- They have the longest playoff losing streak in NBA history at 14 games.
**Top 10 on the NBA's All-Time Scoring List** 📈
- James Harden might move into the top 10 on the NBA's all-time scoring list this season.
- He enters the playoffs at No. 11 with 31,451 combined points.
**Dominant Teams** 🏆
- The Oklahoma City Thunder had a 68-14 record and the biggest point differential in NBA history.
- They dominated in Las Vegas, covering 68% of the time as a favorite.
**Coaching Milestones** 🏆
- Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr will join a select club if the Warriors don't get swept by Houston.
- He needs one more win to reach 100 postseason wins as Warriors coach.
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