In terms of seed position, the 1995 Houston Rockets finished the regular season seeded sixth in the Western Conference (47-35 W-L record). They are the lowest seeded team to win an NBA championship.
Note: They were considered by many experts as the worst "regular season team" to win an NBA title, but they did manage to win back to back titles as the Chicago Bulls' Michael Jordan took a break from basketball to purse a minor league baseball career.
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The NBA playoffs consist of the top eight teams from each conference based on their regular season performance. The teams that make the playoffs are determined by their win-loss record throughout the season.
The worst NBA record belongs to the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers who posted a record of 9-73
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No, the Philadelphia 76ers did not make the NBA Playoffs in the 1987-1988 NBA Season.
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The Charlotte Bobcats going 7-58 in the 2012 NBA regular season, it is the worst record in the history of the NBA 7 win and 58 losses is a .12 winning percentage. It isn't that good.
Yes, the Los Angeles Lakers made it to the 2011 NBA playoffs. They finished the regular season with a record of 57-25, securing the second seed in the Western Conference. However, they were eliminated in the second round by the Dallas Mavericks, who went on to win the NBA Championship that year.