2025-26 · Worst 10-game run per team
NBA Hardest Stretches
| # | Team | Worst stretch | Games | Opp margin | Avg fatigue | Score | Easiest stretch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nov 5 – Nov 21 | 10 · 8 road | — | 5.5 | 22.7 · Jan 26 – Feb 22 | ||
| 1 | Oct 29 – Nov 15 | 10 · 8 road | — | 5.5 | 4.5 · Dec 10 – Jan 4 | ||
| 1 | Jan 19 – Feb 3 | 10 · 6 road | — | 5.5 | 15.9 · Feb 28 – Mar 19 | ||
| 4 | Dec 23 – Jan 9 | 10 · 8 road | — | 5.4 | 22.7 · Mar 22 – Apr 10 | ||
| 4 | Mar 6 – Mar 21 | 10 · 5 road | — | 5.4 | 9.1 · Dec 15 – Jan 5 | ||
| 4 | Nov 19 – Dec 7 | 10 · 7 road | — | 5.4 | 27.3 · Jan 5 – Jan 23 | ||
| 7 | Jan 2 – Jan 18 | 10 · 8 road | — | 5.3 | 6.8 · Dec 7 – Dec 31 | ||
| 7 | Mar 6 – Mar 22 | 10 · 6 road | — | 5.3 | 25.0 · Feb 7 – Mar 5 | ||
| 9 | Jan 23 – Feb 9 | 10 · 7 road | — | 5.1 | 15.9 · Mar 3 – Mar 22 | ||
| 9 | Jan 5 – Jan 20 | 10 · 7 road | — | 5.1 | 13.6 · Nov 10 – Nov 30 | ||
| 11 | Mar 1 – Mar 16 | 10 · 8 road | — | 5.0 | 15.9 · Jan 22 – Feb 12 | ||
| 11 | Jan 31 – Feb 23 | 10 · 6 road | — | 5.0 | 20.5 · Nov 20 – Dec 12 | ||
| 13 | Feb 22 – Mar 11 | 10 · 8 road | — | 4.9 | 18.2 · Oct 22 – Nov 11 | ||
| 13 | Feb 2 – Feb 24 | 10 · 8 road | — | 4.9 | 4.5 · Nov 14 – Dec 4 | ||
| 15 | Mar 10 – Mar 27 | 10 · 7 road | — | 4.7 | 4.5 · Feb 4 – Mar 3 | ||
| 16 | Nov 8 – Nov 25 | 10 · 7 road | — | 4.6 | 0.0 · Feb 22 – Mar 16 | ||
| 16 | Jan 14 – Jan 30 | 10 · 7 road | — | 4.6 | 6.8 · Dec 18 – Jan 9 | ||
| 16 | Nov 12 – Dec 1 | 10 · 8 road | — | 4.6 | 13.6 · Dec 5 – Dec 27 | ||
| 16 | Mar 17 – Apr 4 | 10 · 6 road | — | 4.6 | 15.9 · Nov 25 – Dec 20 | ||
| 20 | Feb 3 – Feb 27 | 10 · 6 road | — | 4.4 | 18.2 · Nov 5 – Nov 26 | ||
| 20 | Mar 24 – Apr 10 | 10 · 5 road | — | 4.4 | 20.5 · Jan 24 – Feb 11 | ||
| 20 | Dec 3 – Dec 23 | 10 · 6 road | — | 4.4 | 27.3 · Nov 12 – Dec 2 | ||
| 23 | Mar 4 – Mar 21 | 10 · 7 road | — | 4.3 | 18.2 · Nov 24 – Dec 14 | ||
| 24 | Feb 25 – Mar 13 | 10 · 5 road | — | 4.2 | 15.9 · Oct 21 – Nov 12 | ||
| 24 | Oct 28 – Nov 15 | 10 · 5 road | — | 4.2 | 18.2 · Jan 11 – Jan 29 | ||
| 26 | Mar 5 – Mar 20 | 10 · 6 road | — | 4.1 | 9.1 · Jan 4 – Jan 25 | ||
| 26 | Mar 8 – Mar 25 | 10 · 6 road | — | 4.1 | 18.2 · Dec 11 – Jan 2 | ||
| 26 | Nov 17 – Dec 4 | 10 · 3 road | — | 4.1 | 22.7 · Jan 30 – Feb 24 | ||
| 29 | Jan 21 – Feb 9 | 10 · 7 road | — | 4.0 | 9.1 · Dec 31 – Jan 19 | ||
| 29 | Oct 24 – Nov 10 | 10 · 6 road | — | 4.0 | 13.6 · Dec 14 – Jan 3 |
What the columns mean
- #
- Rank by the hardest stretch, 1 = the toughest run in the league. Ties share a rank.
- Worst stretch
- The dates of the team's hardest run of consecutive games — its first game to its last.
- Games
- Games in the stretch, and how many of them are on the road. Neutral floors do not count as road games.
- Opp margin
- The average point differential the stretch's opponents posted last season — unavailable until the new season's schedule analysis lands, so every row reads —.
- Avg fatigue
- The stretch's mean Fatigue Index — rest, the prior travel leg, body-clock shift, schedule density, and road games, scored 0–10 a night.
- Score
- 0–100 for the stretch, from average fatigue alone while prior-season records are unavailable, min-max normalized across every stretch in the league.
- Easiest stretch
- The same team's softest run — its score and the dates it falls on.
The extremes
The toughest stretch
The Golden State Warriors' hardest stretch: Nov 5 – Nov 21, scoring 100.0 — 8 of the 10 on the road, a 5.5 average Fatigue Index.
The softest stretch
The Atlanta Hawks' easiest stretch: Feb 22 – Mar 16, scoring 0.0 — 1 of the 10 on the road, a 1.1 average Fatigue Index.
Every run of 10 consecutive games in a team's season is one stretch. No prior-season records are published for this league yet — 2024-25 has no standings, so opponent strength is unknown and the opponent-margin column reads — for every team. These scores reflect schedule fatigue only: the average Fatigue Index of each stretch's 10 nights, min-max normalized across every stretch in the league into a 0–100 score. The 60% opponent strength and 40% fatigue blend returns once the new season's schedule analysis lands. Teams with fewer than 10 games on the schedule have no stretches and do not appear. The score measures schedule tax, not outcomes: it is not a prediction of how a team will play.

