5 Longest NBA winning streaks in history

#4 Houston Rockets: 22 Wins (2007-08)

Yao Ming was injured halfway through the Rockets' unbeaten streak (Picture Credit - NBA.com)

Back in the 2007-08 season, the Houston Rockets posted one of the unlikeliest win streaks in NBA history. While the Rockets had been among the favorites in the West heading into the season, they had struggled to adapt to Rick Adelman's new coaching system and had started with a 24-20 record. Nevertheless, beginning with a late January win over the Golden State Warriors, the Rockets finally hit form and wouldn't taste defeat until mid-March.

Over the next 12 games, Yao Ming played a starring role as the Rockets' offense proved too much for their opponents on a nightly basis. Adelman's side then suffered a huge setback when the Chinese superstar was ruled out for the rest of the season due to injury, although, Houston continued to play to their strengths, and players such as a young Kyle Lowry stepped up as they racked up 10 more wins.

The streak was eventually ended by the Boston Celtics, although Houston's 22-win streak remains the fourth-longest in the history of the NBA.

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#3 Miami Heat: 27 Wins (2012-13)

Miami's winning streak was snapped by the Chicago Bulls at 27 games

The Miami Heat made four consecutive trips to the NBA Finals following LeBron James' move to South Beach in 2010, and the 2012-13 regular season marked the peak of the 'Big Three' era in Miami. While LeBron collected many of the accolades, Miami could also call upon two future Hall-of-Famers in Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade, and the team finished the regular season with a franchise-best 66 wins.

They also recorded a memorable 27 straight wins, which was at the time, the second-longest regular-season win streak in NBA history. Over 52 days, the Heat beat 20 different teams as James and company shot 51 percent from the field.

Miami were playing so well that many had experts had backed them to go on and surpass the all-time win streak record, although they eventually suffered a surprise defeat to a Chicago Bulls team that was missing Joakim Noah and Derrick Rose.