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Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, center, drives to the basket past Sacramento Kings forward Domantas Sabonis, left, Keegan Murray, and Keon Ellis (23) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Randall Benton)
(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
It was the year of the long winning streak in the NBA.
There were five instances of teams winning 11 or more games in a row — three by Cleveland, two by Oklahoma City, and it's probably no coincidence that those two teams are the ones that earned No.