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- The National Basketball Association (NBA) was founded in 1946 and began operations as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). Following the BAA's merger with the National Basketball League (NBL), the BAA rebranded as the NBA. The 1949–50 NBA season marked the first season following the merger. The NBA has kept a record of its win–loss statistics since its inception. These records include wins and losses recorded during a team's playing time in the Basketball Association of America (BAA). Defunct BAA/NBA franchises are also accounted for, provided that they played at least one season in the BAA or NBA. The records do not count wins and losses recorded by a team's playing time in the American Basketball Association (ABA), despite the 1976 ABA–NBA merger. The San Antonio Spurs have the highest win–loss record percentage, with 2,261–1,442 (.611). The Minnesota Timberwolves have the lowest win–loss record percentage, with 1,049–1,581 (.399). The Boston Celtics have recorded the most wins, with 3,513; the Sacramento Kings have recorded the most losses with 3,187. The Boston Celtics lead the association with the most played games, with 5,950. Conversely, the Pelicans have played the fewest overall games, with 1,604. Of teams established after the ABA–NBA merger, only the Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat have a winning regular season record; the Heat are also the lone team founded post-merger to maintain a winning playoff record. After the regular season, 12 teams (the top 6 seeds per conference) automatically clinch a playoff berth. Meanwhile, the 7th through 10th seeds in both conferences enter in a Play-in Tournament to determine both conferences' final two playoff seeds. Through the end of the 2022 Play-In Tournament, the Memphis Grizzlies have played the most Play-in games (3) and are tied with the Atlanta Hawks and New Orleans Pelicans for most Play-in wins (2). Five different teams have recorded the most Play-in losses (2), and have the lowest win–loss percentage with 0–2 (.000). Seven different teams are tied for the highest Play-in winning percentage (1.000), though only the Hawks and Pelicans have achieved that winning percentage with more than 1 Play-in game played. As of the end of the 2022 NBA Finals, the Los Angeles Lakers have the most post-season games played (761), wins (456), and losses (305), as well as the highest post-season winning percentage with 456–305 (.599) of any NBA team. The Minnesota Timberwolves have the fewest post-season wins (20) and the lowest post-season winning percentage with 20–38 (.345). The New Orleans Pelicans have the fewest post-season games played (55). (en)
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