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The NBA’s Sacramento Kings now not are the kings of North American pro-sports playoff droughts.
They’ve handed that badge of discreditable dishonor to the NFL’s New York Jets — and really quickly, possible, to the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres too.
The Jets have gone 12 NFL seasons with out reaching the post-season, and the Sabres seem destined to hitch them at 12, as they’re 5 factors out of an NHL playoff spot with 9 video games to go.
The Kings ended 16 consecutive seasons of futility Wednesday evening by clinching their first NBA playoff berth since 2005-06, with a 120-80 victory over the Portland Path Blazers.
The Kings’ streak of ignominy was one of many longest this century in main professional sports activities on this continent. The longest was held by Main League Baseball’s Seattle Mariners, who simply final September reached the post-season for the primary time in 20 years.
The NFL’s Buffalo Payments went the primary 17 years of this century with out making the playoffs, earlier than doing so in 2017, and the Cleveland Browns matched that from 2003-19. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2008-19) and St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams (2005-16) every had playoffs-less streaks of 12 straight years within the NFL.
Listed below are the longest lively playoff droughts within the 4 main North American professional sports activities leagues, minimal 4 years (and hello-o-o-o, Detroit):
Longest lively NHL playoff droughts, in seasons:
• 11 — Buffalo Sabres, final look 2010-11
• 6 — Detroit Pink Wings, 2015-16
• 5 — Ottawa Senators, 2016-17
• 4 — Anaheim Geese, 2017-18
• 4 — New Jersey Devils, 2017-18
Longest lively NFL playoff droughts:
• 12 — New York Jets, 2010-11
• 7 — Denver Broncos, 2015-16
• 6 — Detroit Lions, 2016-17
• 5 — Carolina Panthers, 2017-18
• 5 — Atlanta Falcons, 2017-18
Longest lively MLB playoff droughts:
• 8 — Detroit Tigers, 2014
• 8 — Los Angeles Angels, 2014
• 7 — Pittsburgh Pirates, 2015
• 7 — Kansas Metropolis Royals, 2015
• 6 — Baltimore Orioles, 2016
• 6 — Texas Rangers, 2016
• 5 — Arizona Diamondbacks, 2017
• 4 — Colorado Rockies, 2018
Longest lively NBA playoff droughts:
• 7 — Charlotte Hornets, 2015-16
• 4 — Detroit Pistons, 2018-19
• 4 — San Antonio Spurs, 2018-19
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