The Miami Heat have won 23 games in a row, 10 short of matching the NBA record. From squash to stocks, here are two dozen winning streaks over the years:
2,495 — Harlem Globetrotters vs. Washington Generals (1962-71)
555 — Jahangir Khan, squash (1981-86)
504 — Miller Place (N.Y.) High School, badminton (1973-2005)
470 — Esther Vergeer, wheelchair tennis (2003-12)
459 — Brandon (Fla.) High School, wrestling (1974-2008)
252 — Trinity (Conn.) men's squash (1998-2012)
159 — Cael Sanderson, Iowa State, wrestling (1998-02)
151 — Concord (Calif.) De La Salle High School, football (1992-2004)
122 — Edwin Moses, 400-meter hurdles (1977-87)
109 — Penn State women's volleyball (2007-10)
90 — Connecticut women's basketball (2008-10)
88 — UCLA men's basketball (1971-74)
87 — Julio Cesar Chavez, boxing (1980-93)
74 — Martina Navratilova, WTA tennis (1984)
62 — U.S. men's Olympic basketball (1936-72)
55 — Mount Union, NCAA Division III football (2000-03)
54 — Kincsem, thoroughbred racing (1874)
46 — Guillermo Vilas, ATP tennis (1977)
33 — Los Angeles Lakers, NBA (1971-72)
26 — New York Giants, MLB (1916)
21 — New England Patriots, NFL (2003-04)
17 — Pittsburgh Penguins, NHL (1993)
15 — Los Angeles Galaxy, MLS (1997-98)
14 days — Dow Jones industrial average (1897)
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