Worst start to ever make the playoffs?

[SmoothTofu]

If the raps do come back to make the playoffs, would there be a team that started worse than 4-19 (e.g. more than 15 games below .500) and did the same in NBA history?

[IvanIV]

Didn't Miami once start out like 0-8 or something and make the playoffs?

Surprisingly, this doesn't seem like the easiest thing to figure out via a cursory google search.

[dagger]

If you want inspiration, just remember what the 02-03 Raptors did after Vince got hurt.

[Oakville_Raptor]

If you want inspiration, just remember what the 02-03 Raptors did after Vince got hurt.

01-02!

[IvanIV]

How has nobody posted an answer yet?

[Los Manos]

I was thinking we weren't as bad as the Suns team that started 0-13 in '96 and went on to make the playoffs with 40 wins but they were 7-16 after 23 games.

[C3SIUM]

I too am too lazy to look this up but want to know the answer...

[InBCItrust]

As far as I know the worst teams to make the playoffs were:
1952-53 Baltimore Bullets (16-54)
1985-86 Chicago Bulls (30-52)

[rapsfantilthend]

Dont know if this counts since 4 out of 6 teams in the conference made the playoffs.. but the 1967-68 Chicago Bulls made the Playoffs after starting the season 3-16 http://www.basketball-reference.com/tea ... games.html

[rapsfantilthend]

As far as I know the worst teams to make the playoffs were:
1952-53 Baltimore Bullets (16-54)
1985-86 Chicago Bulls (30-52)

Bullets started season 5-14
Bulls started season 7-12

[Duke3D]

If you want inspiration, just remember what the 02-03 Raptors did after Vince got hurt.

01-02 was amazing. The forgotten playoff run - we almost took out the #1 seed.

[Superchunk]

I thought I heard somewhere that it would be the second worst after some Utah team...that's all I know.

[s e n s i]

If you want inspiration, just remember what the 02-03 Raptors did after Vince got hurt.

01-02 was amazing. The forgotten playoff run - we almost took out the #1 seed.

#2 seed but yes that was a nice little 5 week stretch of basketball, which was right after the worst 5 week stretch in franchise history. lost 17 of 18 and then won 12 of the last 14 games in the season to make the playoffs and push the pistons to 5 games. the bucks completely collapsing helped too.

[El Bow]

#2 seed but yes that was a nice little 5 week stretch of basketball, which was right after the worst 5 week stretch in franchise history. lost 17 of 18 and then won 12 of the last 14 games in the season to make the playoffs and push the pistons to 5 games. the bucks completely collapsing helped too.

If the Raptors had lost 1 more game, they would have missed the playoffs. It was that close.

[mango2209]

could've won that series too....if it wasn't for our man chris childs