Even though they lost to the Charlotte Hornets last night, the San Antonio Spurs accomplished a pretty incredible and mind-boggling feat over the past week. And I’m not referring to holding the Golden State Warriors to only 79 points in a victory.
With their win over the Blazers at home last Thursday night, they now own a winning record against all 29 other NBA franchises.
The Spurs are also the only franchise in the four major professional American sports to have a winning record against every other team in their sport.
Among the four major N.A. sports, only the #Spurs have a winning record versus the rest of their league. pic.twitter.com/U8jVunXWAw
— Chris Itz (@Chris_Itz1) March 18, 2016
With the 2015-16 season included, the Spurs have made the postseason 36 of the past 40 years since the NBA-ABA merger in 1976, including an incredible twenty six 50-win seasons.
They have almost always been led by a top-notch star whether it was George Gervin in the late 70s and early 80s, David Robinson in the 90s or Tim Duncan in the 2000s.
They are an incredible 1064-433 since Tim Duncan’s rookie season in 1997-98 which is a 71% winning percentage.
Here is a breakdown of the Spurs head to head results with every other current NBA team in their franchise history:
OPPONENT ALL-TIME WIN PCT
ATLANTA HAWKS 51-36 0.586
BOSTON CELTICS 49-38 0.563
BROOKLYN NETS 66-21 0.759
CHARLOTTE HORNETS 37-1 0.725
CHICAGO BULLS 51-32 0.614
CLEVELAND CAVS 58-31 0.652
DALLAS MAVERICKS 101-66 0.605
DENVER NUGGETS 111-64 0.634
DETROIT PISTONS 53-33 0.616
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS 103-54 0.656
HOUSTON ROCKETS 103-82 0.557
INDIANA PACERS 51-36 0.586
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS 123-36 0.774
LOS ANGELES LAKERS 83-77 0.519
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES 61-20 0.753
MIAMI HEAT 38-18 0.679
MILWAUKEE BUCKS 47-36 0.566
MINNESOTA WOLVES 80-28 0.741
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS 38-13 0.745
NEW YORK KNICKS 49-38 0.563
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER 87-71 0.551
ORLANDO MAGIC 40-15 0.727
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS 55-34 0.618
PHOENIX SUNS 87-75 0.537
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS 80-79 0.503
SACRAMENTO KINGS 112-55 0.671
TORONTO RAPTORS 28-11 0.718
UTAH JAZZ 100-76 0.568
WASHINGTON WIZARDS 55-32 0.632
The Spurs may not have the cache of the Boston Celtics or Los Angeles Lakers, but they have easily been the best franchise in the NBA since Tim Duncan’s arrival in 1997.
