# Most consecutive NBA first round playoff losses?

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [May 19, 2012, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-consecutive-nba-first-round-playoff-losses/622387 "2012-05-19T03:08:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2012, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-consecutive-nba-first-round-playoff-losses/622387/1 "2012-05-19T03:08:21Z")

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My sucky Knicks have the record for most consecutive playoff games lost but try as I might, I can’t find which team was the worst of the best the most years in a row. That is which team has made the playoffs and then eliminated in the first round the most years in a row?

Now that I think about it, I’d like to know which teams have broken their fan’s hearts the most years in a row.

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**Author:** ![President\_Johnny\_Gentle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@President\_Johnny\_Gentle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/President_Johnny_Gentle)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2012, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-consecutive-nba-first-round-playoff-losses/622387/2 "2012-05-19T03:26:37Z")

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I think the Timberwolves hold the record with seven consecutive seasons losing in the first round.