What is the best start to a season in NBA history? NBC 7 San Diego [Video]

Talk about a perfect start.

With the 2024 NBA regular season nearly three weeks old, the Cleveland Cavaliers remain undefeated, having won their first 12 games. Their latest victory came Monday with a 119-113 road win over the Chicago Bulls, making them just the eighth team in league history to start a season 12-0.

Of the seven previous teams to do so, five went on to advance to the NBA Finals that season, with two winning the championship, per NBA.com.   

Impressive as the Cavs’ start has been, they are still only halfway to matching the league’s record for most consecutive victories to open a season. 

Here’s a look back at the NBA’s best unbeaten starts.

It didn’t seem like the 2015-2016 Golden State Warriors would ever lose.

They won their first 24 games of the regular season, breaking the previous record of 15-0 starts set by the 1993-1994 Houston Rockets and 1948-1949 Washington Capitols.

Here are the best …