Most Lopsided NBA Rivalries of All Time

The biggest all-time leads, by winning percentage, among series with plenty of meetings. Most one-sided: Philadelphia Warriors leads Providence Steamrollers 18-2, winning 90.0% of 20 meetings.

Team

#	Series	Record	Win %	Games
1	Philadelphia Warriors vs Providence Steamrollers20 games	18-2	90.0%	20
2	Chicago Stags vs Boston Celtics26 games	22-4	84.6%	26
3	Minneapolis Lakers vs Baltimore Bullets37 games	30-7	81.1%	37
4	New York Knicks vs Providence Steamrollers20 games	16-4	80.0%	20
5	Rochester Royals vs Baltimore Bullets37 games	29-8	78.4%	37
6	San Antonio Spurs vs Brooklyn Nets113 games	82-31	72.6%	113
7	Syracuse Nationals vs Baltimore Bullets39 games	28-11	71.8%	39
8	Houston Rockets vs Charlotte Hornets73 games	52-21	71.2%	73
9	Los Angeles Lakers vs Brooklyn Nets107 games	76-31	71.0%	107
10	New York Knicks vs Baltimore Bullets62 games	44-18	71.0%	62
11	Portland Trail Blazers vs Charlotte Hornets71 games	50-21	70.4%	71
12	Portland Trail Blazers vs Brooklyn Nets101 games	71-30	70.3%	101
13	San Antonio Spurs vs Los Angeles Clippers205 games	143-62	69.8%	205
14	Miami Heat vs Washington Wizards156 games	108-48	69.2%	156
15	San Antonio Spurs vs Orlando Magic75 games	51-24	68.0%	75
16	Washington Capitols vs St. Louis Bombers25 games	17-8	68.0%	25
17	San Antonio Spurs vs Minnesota Timberwolves156 games	106-50	67.9%	156
18	Boston Celtics vs Baltimore Bullets56 games	38-18	67.9%	56
19	New Orleans Pelicans vs Charlotte Hornets43 games	29-14	67.4%	43
20	Boston Celtics vs Los Angeles Clippers156 games	105-51	67.3%	156
21	Los Angeles Lakers vs Indiana Pacers110 games	74-36	67.3%	110
22	Oklahoma City Thunder vs Memphis Grizzlies134 games	90-44	67.2%	134
23	Golden State Warriors vs New Orleans Pelicans90 games	60-30	66.7%	90
24	San Antonio Spurs vs Toronto Raptors60 games	40-20	66.7%	60
25	Los Angeles Lakers vs New Orleans Pelicans89 games	59-30	66.3%	89
26	Boston Celtics vs Minnesota Timberwolves71 games	47-24	66.2%	71
27	Boston Celtics vs Memphis Grizzlies59 games	39-20	66.1%	59
28	Los Angeles Lakers vs Dallas Mavericks203 games	134-69	66.0%	203
29	Minneapolis Lakers vs Indianapolis Olympians38 games	25-13	65.8%	38
30	San Antonio Spurs vs Memphis Grizzlies146 games	96-50	65.8%	146
31	Utah Jazz vs Charlotte Hornets73 games	48-25	65.8%	73
32	Oklahoma City Thunder vs Charlotte Hornets70 games	46-24	65.7%	70
33	Washington Capitols vs Philadelphia Warriors29 games	19-10	65.5%	29
34	Portland Trail Blazers vs Minnesota Timberwolves147 games	96-51	65.3%	147
35	San Antonio Spurs vs Sacramento Kings207 games	135-72	65.2%	207
36	New York Knicks vs St. Louis Bombers23 games	15-8	65.2%	23
37	St. Louis Bombers vs Boston Celtics23 games	15-8	65.2%	23
38	Washington Capitols vs Baltimore Bullets23 games	15-8	65.2%	23
39	Utah Jazz vs Detroit Pistons112 games	73-39	65.2%	112
40	Oklahoma City Thunder vs Minnesota Timberwolves155 games	101-54	65.2%	155
41	Oklahoma City Thunder vs Brooklyn Nets103 games	67-36	65.0%	103
42	Indianapolis Olympians vs Baltimore Bullets20 games	13-7	65.0%	20
43	Los Angeles Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves154 games	100-54	64.9%	154
44	Oklahoma City Thunder vs Orlando Magic74 games	48-26	64.9%	74
45	Fort Wayne Pistons vs Baltimore Bullets37 games	24-13	64.9%	37
46	Dallas Mavericks vs Memphis Grizzlies125 games	81-44	64.8%	125
47	Boston Celtics vs Houston Rockets178 games	115-63	64.6%	178
48	Houston Rockets vs Cleveland Cavaliers144 games	93-51	64.6%	144
49	San Antonio Spurs vs New Orleans Pelicans96 games	62-34	64.6%	96
50	Los Angeles Lakers vs Orlando Magic79 games	51-28	64.6%	79
51	Utah Jazz vs Brooklyn Nets104 games	67-37	64.4%	104
52	Cleveland Cavaliers vs Memphis Grizzlies59 games	38-21	64.4%	59
53	Denver Nuggets vs Toronto Raptors59 games	38-21	64.4%	59
54	Chicago Bulls vs Charlotte Hornets146 games	94-52	64.4%	146
55	Oklahoma City Thunder vs Los Angeles Clippers244 games	157-87	64.3%	244
56	Los Angeles Clippers vs Charlotte Hornets70 games	45-25	64.3%	70
57	Boston Celtics vs Brooklyn Nets242 games	155-87	64.0%	242
58	Miami Heat vs Sacramento Kings75 games	48-27	64.0%	75
59	Los Angeles Lakers vs Los Angeles Clippers247 games	158-89	64.0%	247
60	Toronto Raptors vs Minnesota Timberwolves61 games	39-22	63.9%	61
61	San Antonio Spurs vs Charlotte Hornets72 games	46-26	63.9%	72
62	Los Angeles Lakers vs Memphis Grizzlies119 games	76-43	63.9%	119
63	Los Angeles Lakers vs Toronto Raptors58 games	37-21	63.8%	58
64	Los Angeles Lakers vs Sacramento Kings493 games	314-179	63.7%	493
65	Boston Celtics vs Washington Wizards351 games	223-128	63.5%	351
66	Boston Celtics vs Toronto Raptors126 games	80-46	63.5%	126
67	Dallas Mavericks vs Charlotte Hornets71 games	45-26	63.4%	71
68	Houston Rockets vs Brooklyn Nets108 games	68-40	63.0%	108
69	Syracuse Nationals vs Indianapolis Olympians27 games	17-10	63.0%	27
70	Boston Celtics vs Detroit Pistons447 games	281-166	62.9%	447
71	Charlotte Hornets vs Minnesota Timberwolves70 games	44-26	62.9%	70
72	San Antonio Spurs vs Detroit Pistons113 games	71-42	62.8%	113
73	Denver Nuggets vs Memphis Grizzlies113 games	71-42	62.8%	113
74	Oklahoma City Thunder vs New Orleans Pelicans86 games	54-32	62.8%	86
75	Los Angeles Lakers vs Washington Wizards212 games	133-79	62.7%	212
76	Oklahoma City Thunder vs Toronto Raptors59 games	37-22	62.7%	59
77	Portland Trail Blazers vs Toronto Raptors59 games	37-22	62.7%	59
78	Boston Celtics vs Charlotte Hornets134 games	84-50	62.7%	134
79	Los Angeles Lakers vs Houston Rockets288 games	180-108	62.5%	288
80	Milwaukee Bucks vs Sacramento Kings160 games	100-60	62.5%	160
81	San Antonio Spurs vs Washington Wizards120 games	75-45	62.5%	120
82	Portland Trail Blazers vs Indiana Pacers104 games	65-39	62.5%	104
83	Phoenix Suns vs Charlotte Hornets72 games	45-27	62.5%	72
84	Dallas Mavericks vs Brooklyn Nets90 games	56-34	62.2%	90
85	Utah Jazz vs Orlando Magic74 games	46-28	62.2%	74
86	Orlando Magic vs Minnesota Timberwolves74 games	46-28	62.2%	74
87	Dallas Mavericks vs New Orleans Pelicans95 games	59-36	62.1%	95
88	Denver Nuggets vs Milwaukee Bucks116 games	72-44	62.1%	116
89	Fort Wayne Pistons vs Indianapolis Olympians29 games	18-11	62.1%	29
90	Boston Celtics vs Sacramento Kings332 games	206-126	62.0%	332
91	Los Angeles Lakers vs Charlotte Hornets71 games	44-27	62.0%	71
92	San Antonio Spurs vs Cleveland Cavaliers113 games	70-43	61.9%	113
93	Portland Trail Blazers vs Sacramento Kings241 games	149-92	61.8%	241
94	Phoenix Suns vs Minnesota Timberwolves138 games	85-53	61.6%	138
95	Houston Rockets vs Minnesota Timberwolves151 games	93-58	61.6%	151
96	San Antonio Spurs vs Denver Nuggets242 games	149-93	61.6%	242
97	Miami Heat vs Charlotte Hornets148 games	91-57	61.5%	148
98	Boston Celtics vs Atlanta Hawks477 games	293-184	61.4%	477
99	Oklahoma City Thunder vs Sacramento Kings267 games	164-103	61.4%	267
100	Denver Nuggets vs New Orleans Pelicans88 games	54-34	61.4%	88

How this list works

Series with at least 20 meetings (15 in college football), ranked by the leader's winning percentage (a tie counts as half a win), then by the number of games.

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Records include games through Oct 27, 2026.

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.