@@josephlinney5925 SO JOSEPH YOU ARE CONFIRMING THE FACT THAT MY CELTICS DURING THESE 2 SEASONS ONLY LOST 3 REGULAR SEASON GAMES RIGHT? THEREFORE IF BIRD & MCHALE'S INJURIES HADN'T HAVE DETERRED THEM JUST ENOUGH THAT THE LAKERS WHO BARELY EDGED THEM IN THE 86-87 FINALS MOST PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAVE PREVENTED MY CELTICS FROM REPEATING AS NBA CHAMPS RIGHT?
@@mikebeasley9793 That is factual.1985-86=1 home loss(regular and postseason).1986-87=2 regular season losses. I know The Lakers won their game in Boston. I'm not sure who the other team was. In the playoffs The Celtics lost twice in The Garden. Milwaukee and L.A.(again)☹️☹️
I echo y'all sentiments here fellas. & I'm a suns fan. Raised a Lakers fan by my dad tho. 86 is Boston's best team. And they beat the olajuwon Sampson rockets in the finals too
@@thesportingblog23you are a bulls fan. Because injuries happened to them in the '89 finals that laker team has not ascended as one of the greatest or the greatest team ever. You can ask michael cooper why that team was his pick as their greatest.
No way. List doesn't include the 85-86 Celtics, automatic disqualifier. I'm a diehard Lakers fan and can concede that easily. Easily make the list in front of the 91-92 Bulls. My top 5 in order: 95-96 Bulls, 86-87 Lakers, 85-86 Celtics, 00-01 Lakers, 15-16 Warriors. Reason #4 and #5 on my list aren't higher is because of bench depth. Those first three could go 10-11 deep on any night.
I endorse this list, with bench depth being the deciding factor. I'd offer one caveat: maybe we should have separate lists for the NBA from, say, 1950 to 1980, and then 1980 to the present. The game changed significantly in the 80s, which was defined by the Lakers - Celtics rivalry.
I am a Die Hard Laker fan and agree with you100%. You can make a strong case for the 2008, 1886 and any of the teams from the Aurbech, Cousy Russell era...boy yall used to beat my Lakers hahaha
86' Celtics belong somewhere in that list. Also the 00-01 Lakers were better than the Golden State team and so were the 94' Rockets. Accolades don't tell the whole story.
@@thesportingblog23 I think you also missed out the 1972 NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers team their regular season record was 69-13 and had a 33 regular season winning streak.
A Life Long Laker Fan amd Like many here totally agree the 1986 Celtics belong on this list. What about the 1971-72 Lakers? What about any of the 1960's Celtic Teams (9 titles in 11 years) or the 1967 76ers with Wilt Chamberlain?
I am a life long Laker fan myself and I TOTALLY agree. The 1986 Celtics were scary. I knew the Lakers had no shot that year. And yeah, what about the 72 Lakers?
@bradbruhn9586 `61/`62 CELTICS. Sharmans last season. `66/`67 6ers w/WILT/GREER. 68 &13. Stopped BOSTONS 8 championships in a row. 1971.72 LAKERS. 2nd BIG 3 of WILT/WEST/BAYLOR 33 in a row. 69 &13 reg. season. Notice the BIG DIPPER was on 2 ground breaking team with 6ers/LAKERS. 1983 Dr. J/MALONE/JONES 6ERS were dominant as well. & of course the BIG 3 of BOOSTON w BRID/McHale/PARRISH 40 & 1 at home for banner #16.
The 80's was the best and most competitive decade in NBA history. The 96 Bulls were #1, but the 86 Celtics and 87 Lakers were the next two. The Warriors were great but modern basketball isn't nearly as intense.
I think the 1971 -1972 NBA champion the LA Lakers should have been also included here. They have a 69-13 regular season record and 33 regular season games winning streak.
@@atgdcommish608 They only had Elgin for a few regular season games that season - and he was NOT much of a contributor by then, which is WHY he retired early in the season. You are also ignoring Jim McMillan and Gail Goodrich - who were contributing about as much as Jerry, and more on the offensive end (but less on the defensive end) than Wilt. IN FACT, Gail was the #1 scorer of that team that season (by .1 PPG over Jerry) - though Jerry dominates assists and outrebounded Gail some (Wilt DOMINATED the rebounding of course!). Elgin had an absolutely great career - but was NOT a significant contributor to that team due to the accumulation of injuries over his career and his resulting early-season retirement.
@@bricefleckenstein9666 Toss in HAPPY HAIRSTON & some guy named PAT RILEY! off the bench & THAT! 1972 LAKER squad along with the `66/`67 6ers were one of the best 1 HIT WONDERS! the NBA ever had. Shout out to the Dr.J/MALONE/JONES 1983 team. Fo,fo, fo.
Best Team EVER - The 1985-86 Boston Celtics season was the 40th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They finished with the best record in the league at 67-15, including a 40-1 record at home (37-1 at the Boston Garden, 3-0 at the Hartford Civic Center). Those 40 home wins set an NBA record which would only be matched by the San Antonio Spurs in 2016. Widely regarded among the greatest teams in NBA history, their 67 total wins were one win shy of tying their franchise record of 68 wins set in 1972-73, and tied for seventh all-time for total wins by a team in a single season. Larry Bird won his third consecutive MVP award and Bill Walton won the Sixth Man of the Year Award. The team was anchored by the "Big Three" frontcourt of Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish, which is frequently ranked among the best frontcourts in NBA history. In the playoffs, the Celtics swept the Chicago Bulls( MJ never defeated Bird as a player) in three games in the First Round, then defeated the Atlanta Hawks in five games in the Semi-finals, before sweeping the Milwaukee Bucks in four games in the Conference Finals to reach the NBA Finals for a third consecutive season. In the NBA Finals, the Celtics faced off against the Houston Rockets in a rematch of the 1981 NBA Finals, which the Celtics won in six games.
All things being equal, the 67 Philadelphia 76ers had a 68-13 record. Not too shabby. And no can ignore the Bill Russell era with 11 championship rings. That man was a monster!
Not easily but definitely deserves consideration. They don’t get the love because they didn’t face LA..a team that beat them the year before..and the next year. Got caught sleeping v Houston..but as lakers fan then..I think Boston would have beat them .
For those people who think i 86 Celtics, remember 95-96, 96-97 Bulls was the only team in the history of NBA to win more than 140 games in regular seasons plus of course NBA champions.
The fact that the 2014 spurs are not here is insane. They played the most beautiful basketball in nba history, and won the championship. They literally beat Miami with aging players. Put some respect on the Spurs
All the teams you listed were no doubt great teams, but what about the 1972 Los Ángeles Lakers? That team that reeled off a 33 game win streak during the season. I am a Cavaliers fan by the way.
1. Duncan/Ginobili/Parker/Horry Spurs 2. Bird/Chief/Cornbread Celtics 3. Shaq/Kobe Lakers 4. Pippen's Bulls 5. Olijawon/Drex/Smith/Horry Rockets. Spurs had the best TEAM play, if litmus is unbeatable teams. The best Bulls team wasn't beating the Spurs if a time machine existed. Magic's Lakers could be anywhere from 2-6 on my list. I'm looking at matchups. And individual seasons, not overall team history.
WTF made this list? I hate the Celtics, but that 86’ team could be the best all time. No 83’ Sixers, they were stacked. My personal top 5, no order. 87’ Lakers, 96’ Bulls, 83’ Sixers, 86’ Celtics. 17’ Warriors.
Just for fun. Take every team considered. Take away their best player, then ask yourself which team is the best team without their top player. The 96 Bulls probably are not top 20 without Jordan. That is a little unfair because the Bulls had Jordan the undisputed goat, but if you want to measure the talent of the rest of the team then think about it.
I call BS... No top-5 list of all-time NBA teams should be without the 1971-2 Lakers. How could you overlook a team with Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor, Gail Goodrich and The Logo (Jerry West)? And I didn't even mention the 33-game streak...
Actually, Elgin Baylor retired during the season, right before the 33 game winning streak. Still, I regard the 1971-1972 Laker team as the best ever. Sad that Elgin Baylor is the only Laker jersey hanging in the rafters without a Title
Honorable Mentions: *1985-1986 Boston Celtics (Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish) *2007-2008 Boston Celtics (Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Rajon Rondo, Coached by Doc Rivers) *2013-2014 San Antonio Spurs a.k.a The Beautiful Game (With Kawhi Leonard, Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili, Danny Green, Patty Mills, Coached by Greg Popovich) *1964-1965 Boston Celtics (With Bill Russell, John Havliceck, Sam Jones, Coached by Red Auerbach) *1966-1967 Philadelphia 76ers (with Wilt Chamberlain, Hal Greer, Chet Walker and Billy Cunningham) *1969-1970 New York Knicks (with Walt Frazier, Willis Reed, Dick Barnett, Dave DeBusschere, Bill Bradley and Cazzie Russell) *1971-1972 Los Angeles Lakers (With Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West, Gail Goodrich and Jim MacMillan) *1982-1983 Philadelphia 76ers (With Julius Erving, Moses Malone, Maurice Cheeks, Andrew Toney and Bobby Jones) *1988-1989 Detroit Pistons a.k.a The OG BAD BOYS (With Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumars, Bill Laimbeer, Dennis Rodman, John Sally, Rick Mahorn, Adrian Dantley, The Microwave Vinnie Johnson and Mark Aguirre Coached by Chuck Daly) *2015-2016 Cleveland Cavaliers (with LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love, Coached be Ty Lue) *1970-1971 Milwaukee Bucks (with Kareem Abdul Jabbar) *1972-1973 New York Knicks (with Walt Frazier, Willis Reed and Earl The Pearl Monroe) *2012-2013 Miami Heat (LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, Coached by Erik Spoelstra) *1998-1999 San Antonio Spurs (with David Robinson, Tim Duncan, Sean Elliott, Avery Johnson, Mario Ellie and Steve Kerr, Coached by Greg Popovich) *1996-1997 Chicago Bulls (with Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman, Coached by Phil Jackson)
Whenever a statement is made with a top 5 teams, or the best at whatever it maybe, it will be questioned, especially when the statistics don't support that statement. I question it because it left off the 1967 Philadelphia 76ers who won 69 games and went on to win the NBA Title that year. The 1972 LA Lakers also won 69 games during the regular season and the NBA Title. The only teams to exceed those two teams where the 1996 Chicago Bulls with 72 wins and a NBA Title, and the 2016 Golden State Warriors which won a record 73 games, but lost in the NBA Finals. The NBA has been in existence since the late 40's do some real research before making statement which cannot be supported with accurate stats or data.
@@thesportingblog23 I don't tell people what to do, I make suggestions. When I make a suggestion it's for the benefit of that person or group. When you make a statement make sure it can be supported with facts.I love the game too much to see flawed or incomplete presentations as this was.
67 sixers won 68 games. it was a great team but it's hard to compare teams of that era given that there were only 10 teams in the league back them. no question great team but hard to argue top 5 of all time. keep in mind the 72 lakers had the record 33 game win streak that still stands to this day.
Great team, not the greatest of all time. Top 10, but I'd put them outside the Top 5. You forgot the most important part to that team, though - Alex Hannum, the ONLY coach to ever win a championship against the Russell-era Celtics - and he did it TWICE, once each with 2 teams.
Glad to see so many surprised '86 Celts not on the list. The team had 5 HOF players on it. One loss all season at home. Maybe the greatest passing team in NBA history. C''mon man.
1967 76ers were the greatest team EVER, Wilt ( Hall of fame ) Hal Greer ( Hall of Fame ) Chet Walker ( Hall of Fame ) Luke Jackson , Billy Cunningham ( Hall of Fame ) Larry Costello ( Coach Hall of Fame ) Wally Jones, Coached by Alex Hannum ( Hall of fame coach) 68-13 Then the Wilt Chamberlain 72-73 Lakers ( 2nd Best Ever ) Now Start the Debate
Number one I ever saw did not win a championship. 1988 lakers. Swept e every teem in the playoffs before magic and Scott both got hamstring injuries. They were amazing.
I dont agree when people are saying kevin durant and the warriors...it should be stephen curry and warriors..because kd is not the face of the warriors..
You cannot ignore the Boston Celtics in the 1960s with Bill Russell. I find your video and choices to be ludicrous for ignoring Bill Russell and the Celtics. You sounded like JJ Reddick. I also don’t think you can ignore Larry Bird and that era of the NBA. Without the transformation brought to the NBA by Bird and Magic the NBA was headed toward oblivion. Like Reddick you know the statistics but ignore the larger picture and the heart, skill and quality of the different eras of the NBA. This video was awful.
The Lakers 1987 championship was their 17th? That's not even close! It was their 10th! Nor was it their second in a row. The champions prior to them were the 1985-86 Celtics (who should have been in this spot). Finals results are below. 1986: Celtics defeated Rockets in six 1987: Lakers defeated Celtics in six 1988: Lakers defeated Pistons in seven 1989: Pistons Defeated Lakers in four Use a sports almamac instead of relying on your faulty memory.
2004 Detroit pistons had a helluva starting 5 and what about Isaiah Thomas, Joe dumars, vinnie Johnson, they were the best trio of guards in NBA history! You need to do a little more research dude!
1985-86 Boston Celtics Record: 67-15,
40-1 record at home
Absolutely the best!
i believe the following year they didnt lose one home game.
@@handytbutler7380 86-87 Celtics were 59-23. 39-2 home record 20-21 road record.
@@josephlinney5925 SO JOSEPH YOU ARE CONFIRMING THE FACT THAT MY CELTICS DURING THESE 2 SEASONS ONLY LOST 3 REGULAR SEASON GAMES RIGHT? THEREFORE IF BIRD & MCHALE'S INJURIES HADN'T HAVE DETERRED THEM JUST ENOUGH THAT THE LAKERS WHO BARELY EDGED THEM IN THE 86-87 FINALS MOST PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAVE PREVENTED MY CELTICS FROM REPEATING AS NBA CHAMPS RIGHT?
@@mikebeasley9793 That is factual.1985-86=1 home loss(regular and postseason).1986-87=2 regular season losses. I know The Lakers won their game in Boston. I'm not sure who the other team was. In the playoffs The Celtics lost twice in The Garden. Milwaukee and L.A.(again)☹️☹️
86 Celtics best team I ever saw!🍀
The best team you ever saw got 63 points dropped on their watch? 😂
Who won that series ?
@@jasondoyle8634 The BULLS have never beaten the CELTICS in a playoff game, since they entered the eastern conference.
Yea 😂 who got that W??
@@whenisdinner2137I think the bulls got swept lol 😂
As a die-hard Lakers fan the fact that the '86 Celts aren't on here makes this list moot
It's doesn't, it makes it one you disagree with 🙂
It does. They clearly deserve a spot on here
I echo y'all sentiments here fellas. & I'm a suns fan. Raised a Lakers fan by my dad tho. 86 is Boston's best team. And they beat the olajuwon Sampson rockets in the finals too
@@johniferhall7253 It was the young version of Hakeem ; but Celt 86 probably deserve the list anyway, instead of Lakers 2000-2001
@@thesportingblog23you are a bulls fan. Because injuries happened to them in the '89 finals that laker team has not ascended as one of the greatest or the greatest team ever. You can ask michael cooper why that team was his pick as their greatest.
No way. List doesn't include the 85-86 Celtics, automatic disqualifier. I'm a diehard Lakers fan and can concede that easily. Easily make the list in front of the 91-92 Bulls.
My top 5 in order: 95-96 Bulls, 86-87 Lakers, 85-86 Celtics, 00-01 Lakers, 15-16 Warriors. Reason #4 and #5 on my list aren't higher is because of bench depth. Those first three could go 10-11 deep on any night.
Disqualified from what? It's just someone's opinion not a competition 🤣
That is a very good list! I'm a Boston Celtics fan.. I have zero issues with this top five!
@@joelluongo7419 Everyone would likely have a different list, what's your favourite ever team Joel?
I endorse this list, with bench depth being the deciding factor.
I'd offer one caveat: maybe we should have separate lists for the NBA from, say, 1950 to 1980, and then 1980 to the present. The game changed significantly in the 80s, which was defined by the Lakers - Celtics rivalry.
My sentiments exactly. Any list without the 85-86 Celts, simply isn't!
No 86 Celtics, forget about it.
No Celts? Bogus list
I am a Die Hard Laker fan and agree with you100%. You can make a strong case for the 2008, 1886 and any of the teams from the Aurbech, Cousy Russell era...boy yall used to beat my Lakers hahaha
Thanks for saving me 16 minutes of my life. 😂
He don't know no better
Facts
Exactly you're right and I'm a pistons fan but we learned from the celtics how to win this video is whacked!!👎👎
'82-83 Sixers were great. Dr. J. Moses Malone, Bobby Jones, Andrew Toney, Maurice Cheeks
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Moses is the most underappreciated player in NBA history.
@@bluegregory6239 true dta
@bluegregory6239 they 83sixers didn't lose but one playoff game and swept the Lakers in the finals.
86' Celtics belong somewhere in that list. Also the 00-01 Lakers were better than the Golden State team and so were the 94' Rockets. Accolades don't tell the whole story.
True enough, maybe we need a Top 10...
@@thesportingblog23 I think you also missed out the 1972 NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers team their regular season record was 69-13 and had a 33 regular season winning streak.
A Life Long Laker Fan amd Like many here totally agree the 1986 Celtics belong on this list. What about the 1971-72 Lakers? What about any of the 1960's Celtic Teams (9 titles in 11 years) or the 1967 76ers with Wilt Chamberlain?
I am a life long Laker fan myself and I TOTALLY agree. The 1986 Celtics were scary. I knew the Lakers had no shot that year. And yeah, what about the 72 Lakers?
League was small back then with less games and talents. That 50’s Celtics would get smoked by the 8 seed today.
72/73 Lakers. 33 straight wins, and won the championship. This guy is a HACK.
@bradbruhn9586 `61/`62 CELTICS. Sharmans last season. `66/`67 6ers w/WILT/GREER. 68 &13. Stopped BOSTONS 8 championships in a row. 1971.72 LAKERS. 2nd BIG 3 of WILT/WEST/BAYLOR 33 in a row. 69 &13 reg. season. Notice the BIG DIPPER was on 2 ground breaking team with 6ers/LAKERS. 1983 Dr. J/MALONE/JONES 6ERS were dominant as well. & of course the BIG 3 of BOOSTON w BRID/McHale/PARRISH 40 & 1 at home for banner #16.
The 1971/72 Lakers had the 33 game winning streak.
Take out the 91-92 Bulls and plug in the 85-86 Celtics. Then this list will be accurate
2014 Spurs, 1986 Celtics.
Damn straight!
Your opinion comes up short with no 85-86 Celtics on this list, I'd take my chances with them against any of the teams you mentioned.
As well as the '83 Sixers
@@ironman0370 YEP: Fo, fo, fo!
AI straight butchering those names. Damn. And the 1986 Celtics should replace the first bulls team at #3. That team was insane good.
The Bird-led 1985-86 Celtics need to be on here.
Boston has won 17 championships, but none of them made the list. The 86 Celtics should have made the list.
As a Lakers fan I agree. Their home record that season (40-1) won't be broken any time soon.
I agree
He is young, no basketball, football or anything existed before he was born. He did not see it, so none of it happened.
Truth
Also not 1 of Bill Russell Era's 11 championships listed
Sounds like AI picking and announcing results too. Too robotic.
I agree 💯
86 Celtics top 3 and arguably the best.
86 Celtics. Bird, Parish, McCale, Denis Johnson, Danny Ainge and Bill freakin Walton off the bench!!!! Not a team on your list would have beaten them.
Maybe? Who knows?
My DUBS deserved the #1 ranking as best playoff team all time! 🏀
Agreed
Parish, kevin Mchale, Larry Bird, Dennis Johnson and Danny Ainge. Best line up
Do not forget the red head Bill Walton.
are they played in the same eras?
You forgot Walton in his only HEALTHY FOR THE WHOLE SEASON season.
And Bill Walton off the bench.
@@bluegregory6239 6'th Man of the Year was Walton that season.
Celtics probably had the best "second unit" in all basketball.
95-96 Bulls is really a great basketball team ever. 72 wins, 10 lose, with 15-3 record of Playoffs plus an NBA trophy, this team is really something.
85-86 Celtics should have been on the list.
This list is crummy. 72 Lakers 33 game winning streak. 61-66 Celtics, 67 Philly 76ers, 86 Celtics, 77 trailblazers, 2014 spurs.
76ers
Your list is flawed without the Bulls and Magic's Lakers.
@@bainer3052 those were already included in the original post. I was just adding to the list.
1. 72 Lakers 2. 96 bulls, 3 67 76ers. 3. 86 Celtics 4. 87 Lakers 5. 61-66 Celtics
How old are you sir?
1986 Celtics, 1972 Lakers, everyone else is looking up at these two teams.
The 80's was the best and most competitive decade in NBA history. The 96 Bulls
were #1, but the 86 Celtics and 87 Lakers were the next two. The Warriors were
great but modern basketball isn't nearly as intense.
Ain't that the truth!
1986 Celtics needs to be on this List!
San Antonio Spurs 2013-14 big 3 Duncan, Ginobili, Parker with Coach Pop
I think the 1971 -1972 NBA champion the LA Lakers should have been also included here. They have a 69-13 regular season record and 33 regular season games winning streak.
Good suggestion Erwin!
Best Lakers team hands down.
The 1980s saw the great Showtime Laker teams, but they weren't AS great.
Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor and Jerry West. Need you say more?
@@atgdcommish608 They only had Elgin for a few regular season games that season - and he was NOT much of a contributor by then, which is WHY he retired early in the season.
You are also ignoring Jim McMillan and Gail Goodrich - who were contributing about as much as Jerry, and more on the offensive end (but less on the defensive end) than Wilt.
IN FACT, Gail was the #1 scorer of that team that season (by .1 PPG over Jerry) - though Jerry dominates assists and outrebounded Gail some (Wilt DOMINATED the rebounding of course!).
Elgin had an absolutely great career - but was NOT a significant contributor to that team due to the accumulation of injuries over his career and his resulting early-season retirement.
@@bricefleckenstein9666 Toss in HAPPY HAIRSTON & some guy named PAT RILEY! off the bench & THAT! 1972 LAKER squad along with the `66/`67 6ers were one of the best 1 HIT WONDERS! the NBA ever had. Shout out to the Dr.J/MALONE/JONES 1983 team. Fo,fo, fo.
83 Sixers would be hard to beat by any team !
Best Team EVER - The 1985-86 Boston Celtics season was the 40th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They finished with the best record in the league at 67-15, including a 40-1 record at home (37-1 at the Boston Garden, 3-0 at the Hartford Civic Center). Those 40 home wins set an NBA record which would only be matched by the San Antonio Spurs in 2016. Widely regarded among the greatest teams in NBA history, their 67 total wins were one win shy of tying their franchise record of 68 wins set in 1972-73, and tied for seventh all-time for total wins by a team in a single season.
Larry Bird won his third consecutive MVP award and Bill Walton won the Sixth Man of the Year Award. The team was anchored by the "Big Three" frontcourt of Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish, which is frequently ranked among the best frontcourts in NBA history.
In the playoffs, the Celtics swept the Chicago Bulls( MJ never defeated Bird as a player) in three games in the First Round, then defeated the Atlanta Hawks in five games in the Semi-finals, before sweeping the Milwaukee Bucks in four games in the Conference Finals to reach the NBA Finals for a third consecutive season. In the NBA Finals, the Celtics faced off against the Houston Rockets in a rematch of the 1981 NBA Finals, which the Celtics won in six games.
1970 New York Knicks , Reed, Frazier, Debusshere, Bradley. You can't leave them out.
I can leave them out of a Top 5 list.
Top 10 would be more problematical.
I'd take the 86 Celtics in a 7 game series against any of those guys
@victorhiggins2118 No argument there, as well as that 1983 6ers team. I`d giv the edge to BOSTON.
All things being equal, the 67 Philadelphia 76ers had a 68-13 record. Not too shabby. And no can ignore the Bill Russell era with 11 championship rings. That man was a monster!
82-83 76ers...65-17...12-1 playoffs...NBA Champs...enough said.
85-86 Celtics are easily the best team ever. 86-87 Lakers should be second best. None of the others come close to those two teams.
Not easily but definitely deserves consideration. They don’t get the love because they didn’t face LA..a team that beat them the year before..and the next year. Got caught sleeping v Houston..but as lakers fan then..I think Boston would have beat them .
Yeah, there’s gotta be a Celtic team in there somewhere.
no I disagree. any list like this must also include the 86 celtics and the 72 lakers
Good call 🤝
85-86 Celtics
No 86 Celtics no list! An absolute monstrosity!!
Whoever put this list has no idea the NBA existed before 1989
Vlade 'rhymes with blade' DIE-vack & 'sto-JUH-kah-vick😂😅I cant continue!!!!🙃🤣
Your missing 1972 Lakers,1986 Celtics,
No Phila? 67 (they beat the Celtics) or 83 (12-1 in the playoffs)
@lukasfontana7589 KANGAROO KID participted on both team as a player & coach.
What about the '69 Celtics with Russell as player coach who came from a 3 to 1 deficit and won the title?
@roberteckardt6653 Um, no. CELTICS were down 3-2 having lost gm 5 in LOS ANGELES. The C`s won evey game thereafter.
1985-1986 Boston Celtics team dominated everyone.
So did the 1986-1987 Los Angeles Lakers
@@ComeQuicklyYeshua agreed. id honestly put either of those in top 3, and theres a good chance that they could have dethrones the 96 bulls.
86 celts 40-1 at home cmon man ,greatest TEAM ever ,what a crap list
It's just someone's list Brian.
@@thesportingblog23 it’s Chewie I am a dog and I know the celts belong on that list 😉👍
YOU MESS UP LIST !!
TGhe greatest team in nba history is the 1986 Boston Celtics and they aren't even on this list. You blew it.
It's just a list, not a job interview.
And his is just a comment, not an employment rejection!
His opinion is just as worthy as yours. Prolly more cuz yours sucks!😂😂😂
@@thesportingblog23 You still blew it.
2002 Lakers and 2003 Lakers MVP: the refs.
86 Celtics #1.
For those people who think i 86 Celtics, remember 95-96, 96-97 Bulls was the only team in the history of NBA to win more than 140 games in regular seasons plus of course NBA champions.
Uhh yea YOU DUMB
The fact that the 2014 spurs are not here is insane. They played the most beautiful basketball in nba history, and won the championship. They literally beat Miami with aging players. Put some respect on the Spurs
Nice suggestion - will feedback to the author!
I do agree one of those spurs teams should be considered. I'm not sure the 2014 team was the best one
The 2014 finals was an absolute clinic.
Yeah, no Spurs is almost as bad as no Celtics. Boo-hiss!
Damn straight!
Anyone noticing how he pronounced the Kings foreign players names?
AI still learning nuance. Slowly.
@@thesportingblog23 Keep at it. You'll get it right.
@@thesportingblog23 well, dont be lazy. Don't use AI!🙄
@@clydekimsey7503 Don't tell us what to do Clyde.
All the teams you listed were no doubt great teams, but what about the 1972 Los Ángeles Lakers? That team that reeled off a 33 game win streak during the season. I am a Cavaliers fan by the way.
Good suggestion!
I do have to admit MJ was (40-0) against Bird ( play-offs ) 40 pts per game and 0 wins.
@KristianGerard Leave MICHAEL JORDA outta this. The BUULLS have NEVER BEATEN THE BOSTON CELTICS in a playoff series. 1981, 1984, 2007.
Best team of all time with MJ PIP,and Rodman.
No 86 Celtics is a travesty
At least you got number 1 right
The 2000-01 Lakers were the #2 seed in the Western Conference. The San Antonio Spurs were the #1 seed that year
The pronunciations of names had me dying 😂😅
I just have to say, the mispronounciation of the Kings players' names is laughable.
1. Duncan/Ginobili/Parker/Horry Spurs 2. Bird/Chief/Cornbread Celtics 3. Shaq/Kobe Lakers 4. Pippen's Bulls 5. Olijawon/Drex/Smith/Horry Rockets. Spurs had the best TEAM play, if litmus is unbeatable teams. The best Bulls team wasn't beating the Spurs if a time machine existed. Magic's Lakers could be anywhere from 2-6 on my list. I'm looking at matchups. And individual seasons, not overall team history.
WTF made this list? I hate the Celtics, but that 86’ team could be the best all time. No 83’ Sixers, they were stacked.
My personal top 5, no order.
87’ Lakers, 96’ Bulls, 83’ Sixers, 86’ Celtics. 17’ Warriors.
The writers name is in the original article.
Now that’s a list I can appreciate.
The 1986 Celtics are the best team I've ever seen.
Lakers are number watched them since I was a teen still watching them
Criminally butchered Peja and Vlade‘s names 😂
AI readers need some love too
Just for fun. Take every team considered. Take away their best player, then ask yourself which team is the best team without their top player. The 96 Bulls probably are not top 20 without Jordan. That is a little unfair because the Bulls had Jordan the undisputed goat, but if you want to measure the talent of the rest of the team then think about it.
1a.1996 Bulls
1b.1972 Lakers
2.1987 Lakers
3.1986 Celtics
4.2001 Lakers
5.1965 Celtics
6.2017 Warriors
7.1967 Sixers tied 1992 Bulls
8.2016 Cavs
9.2005 Spurs
10.1983 Sixers tied 2013 Heat
Is 1.a better than 1.b?
@@thesportingblog23Debatable but yea maybe so they’re so interchangeable in my opinion because those Lakers weren’t no joke
I call BS... No top-5 list of all-time NBA teams should be without the 1971-2 Lakers. How could you overlook a team with Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor, Gail Goodrich and The Logo (Jerry West)? And I didn't even mention the 33-game streak...
Can you point everyone to your Top 5 pls? Let's get the debate going!
Look at all of the Hall of Fame players on that team.
Who really wants to play against the 2000-2001 L.A. Lakers ? That team was loaded with talent.
Actually, Elgin Baylor retired during the season, right before the 33 game winning streak. Still, I regard the 1971-1972 Laker team as the best ever. Sad that Elgin Baylor is the only Laker jersey hanging in the rafters without a Title
Sorry Baylor was not part of that team
Yes Sir....props to all of them
Honorable Mentions:
*1985-1986 Boston Celtics
(Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish)
*2007-2008 Boston Celtics
(Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Rajon Rondo, Coached by Doc Rivers)
*2013-2014 San Antonio Spurs a.k.a The Beautiful Game
(With Kawhi Leonard, Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili, Danny Green, Patty Mills, Coached by Greg Popovich)
*1964-1965 Boston Celtics
(With Bill Russell, John Havliceck, Sam Jones, Coached by Red Auerbach)
*1966-1967 Philadelphia 76ers (with Wilt Chamberlain, Hal Greer, Chet Walker and Billy Cunningham)
*1969-1970 New York Knicks
(with Walt Frazier, Willis Reed, Dick Barnett, Dave DeBusschere, Bill Bradley and Cazzie Russell)
*1971-1972 Los Angeles Lakers
(With Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West, Gail Goodrich and Jim MacMillan)
*1982-1983 Philadelphia 76ers
(With Julius Erving, Moses Malone, Maurice Cheeks, Andrew Toney and Bobby Jones)
*1988-1989 Detroit Pistons a.k.a The OG BAD BOYS
(With Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumars, Bill Laimbeer, Dennis Rodman, John Sally, Rick Mahorn, Adrian Dantley, The Microwave Vinnie Johnson and Mark Aguirre Coached by Chuck Daly)
*2015-2016 Cleveland Cavaliers
(with LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love, Coached be Ty Lue)
*1970-1971 Milwaukee Bucks
(with Kareem Abdul Jabbar)
*1972-1973 New York Knicks
(with Walt Frazier, Willis Reed and Earl The Pearl Monroe)
*2012-2013 Miami Heat
(LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, Coached by Erik Spoelstra)
*1998-1999 San Antonio Spurs
(with David Robinson, Tim Duncan, Sean Elliott, Avery Johnson, Mario Ellie and Steve Kerr, Coached by Greg Popovich)
*1996-1997 Chicago Bulls
(with Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman, Coached by Phil Jackson)
The 69-70 Knicks won 18 games in a row a then NBA record
C'mon man no '85-'86 Celtics!?!?! What???? I'm a Lakers fan but there's no doubt that '86 Celtics team deserved to be on that list.
As does the 87 Lakers.
@@mirtos39 agreed 💯
Bulls had a tough matchup against the knicks in 91-92 with that knicks team led by Patrick Ewing, Charles Oakley and Tim McCormick ??? Seriously
McCormick does not fit among any of the other players highlighted on any of the teams.
71 Lakers with THIRTY THREE straight wins!!
I’m a huge laker fan, but how can this list not have one of those mid 80’s Celtics teams on here? But who would they replace?
Whenever a statement is made with a top 5 teams, or the best at whatever it maybe, it will be questioned, especially when the statistics don't support that statement. I question it because it left off the 1967 Philadelphia 76ers who won 69 games and went on to win the NBA Title that year. The 1972 LA Lakers also won 69 games during the regular season and the NBA Title. The only teams to exceed those two teams where the 1996 Chicago Bulls with 72 wins and a NBA Title, and the 2016 Golden State Warriors which won a record 73 games, but lost in the NBA Finals. The NBA has been in existence since the late 40's do some real research before making statement which cannot be supported with accurate stats or data.
Stop telling people what to do. It's not very polite.
@@thesportingblog23 I don't tell people what to do, I make suggestions. When I make a suggestion it's for the benefit of that person or group. When you make a statement make sure it can be supported with facts.I love the game too much to see flawed or incomplete presentations as this was.
67 sixers won 68 games. it was a great team but it's hard to compare teams of that era given that there were only 10 teams in the league back them. no question great team but hard to argue top 5 of all time. keep in mind the 72 lakers had the record 33 game win streak that still stands to this day.
@@bb55555555 Sixers did win 68 games in 1967
@@bb55555555 There were more than 10 teams in the league by then.
Yeah not having a of the Celtics is horrible.
Best team of all time 76ers with Wilt, Hal Greer, Wally Jones, Luke Jackson, Chet Walker and Billy Cunningham.
Great team, not the greatest of all time.
Top 10, but I'd put them outside the Top 5.
You forgot the most important part to that team, though - Alex Hannum, the ONLY coach to ever win a championship against the Russell-era Celtics - and he did it TWICE, once each with 2 teams.
I think you mean emphatic (as opposed to empathietic).
Let me guess! An algorithm did this because no human would have left off the 86 Celtics!!!!!! Ridiculous!😮🤷
Of course it did, it also pronounced a few names in « English ».
I’m out 😂😂😂
Glad to see so many surprised '86 Celts not on
the list. The team had 5 HOF players on it.
One loss all season at home. Maybe the greatest
passing team in NBA history. C''mon man.
*or woman
Or dummy
"Vlade Die-Vac" LMFAO! That's funny. Vlah-de Dee-Vahs is the pronunciation
86 Celtics
nice 1 unstoppabulls 95 - 96 nba season❤
We love you Mary-Jane ♥️
nick Wright got angry
@@thesportingblog23 tnx godbles💖
1.Celtics 1986 2. Lakers 1985 3.Bulls 1991 4. Spurs 1999 5. Pistons 1989
1967 76ers were the greatest team EVER, Wilt ( Hall of fame ) Hal Greer ( Hall of Fame ) Chet Walker ( Hall of Fame ) Luke Jackson , Billy Cunningham ( Hall of Fame ) Larry Costello ( Coach Hall of Fame ) Wally Jones, Coached by Alex Hannum ( Hall of fame coach) 68-13 Then the Wilt Chamberlain 72-73 Lakers ( 2nd Best Ever ) Now Start the Debate
People have memories that begin in the late 80s so this great team gets dissed.
Steve the comments don't agree with you... Apparently its the 86 Celtics, end of discussion. According to the viewers!
@@toddparke8535 your correct - but the old timers remember that era of NBA. And it was the Best Basketball Ever.
1983 philadelphia 76ers
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Do a list of team's before the NBA adopted the 3point shooting .
72-10 bulls,2000 Lakers,86 Celtics,89 pistons and 87 Lakers
2004 Pacers would have made this list if not for the Malice in the Palace. Prime Ron Artest,Jermain Oneal, Reggie Miller, Dale Davis, Stephen Jackson
I'M A WASHINGTON WIZARDS FAN..........I DON'T THINK WE HAD ONE..............
above 80s only
1. Jordan Bulls
2. Magic Lakers
3. Bird Boston
4. Kobe Shaq Lakers
5. GSW and Spurs Tie
By any measure, the 5 greatest teams in NBA history are the 1967 76ers, 1972 Lakers, 1986 Celtics, 1987 Lakers, and 1996 Bulls.
By your measure... Great list though!
pick any one of the bulls championship teams and then tell me 1 player other than jordan who would have started on the 85-86 celtics.
Number one I ever saw did not win a championship. 1988 lakers. Swept e every teem in the playoffs before magic and Scott both got hamstring injuries. They were amazing.
Meant the 1989 lakers was 11-0 before injuries hurt them against Detroit Pistons.
I dont agree when people are saying kevin durant and the warriors...it should be stephen curry and warriors..because kd is not the face of the warriors..
Celtics and Lakers 80s, Bulls 90s best team ever, warriors 2016 still the best season ever
You cannot ignore the Boston Celtics in the 1960s with Bill Russell. I find your video and choices to be ludicrous for ignoring Bill Russell and the Celtics. You sounded like JJ Reddick. I also don’t think you can ignore Larry Bird and that era of the NBA. Without the transformation brought to the NBA by Bird and Magic the NBA was headed toward oblivion. Like Reddick you know the statistics but ignore the larger picture and the heart, skill and quality of the different eras of the NBA. This video was awful.
Christopher, we'd gladly watch your video and exchange notes. Let us know where to look!
The Lakers 1987 championship was their 17th? That's not even close! It was their 10th!
Nor was it their second in a row. The champions prior to them were the 1985-86 Celtics (who should have been in this spot). Finals results are below.
1986: Celtics defeated Rockets in six
1987: Lakers defeated Celtics in six
1988: Lakers defeated Pistons in seven
1989: Pistons Defeated Lakers in four
Use a sports almamac instead of relying on your faulty memory.
B's, real talk.
The 76ers championship with Wilt should be in the top five
Yup Def a strong suggestion 👏
Moses. Malone, Andrew. Toney, Maurice. Cheeks , bobby. Jones , DR. Sweep. The. Great. LA. In. Their. Prime
2004 Detroit pistons had a helluva starting 5 and what about Isaiah Thomas, Joe dumars, vinnie Johnson, they were the best trio of guards in NBA history! You need to do a little more research dude!