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The Mets, who had come back in 1969 against improbable odds to beat out the Cubs, now found themselves on the other side of the equation, coincidentally, against a team in the Phillies that in 1964 had pulled a similar collapse. The 2007 Mets finished the season with a record of 88 wins and 74 losses.
In 2007 and 2008, the team was eliminated from playoff contention on the last day of the regular season. [8] The Mets won the NL East in 2015, and swept the Chicago Cubs in four games to win the NLCS and advance to the World Series for the first time since 2000; [ 9 ] they lost the Series to the Kansas City Royals in five games.
In that season, the Warriors recorded 73 wins and 9 losses with a winning percentage of .890, surpassing the 72-win 1995–96 Chicago Bulls, though the Bulls went on to win the Eastern Conference and the NBA championship. The 1996 Bulls and the 2016 Warriors are the only teams to win at least 70 games in a single season. [3]
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The Mets were sent home by the Dodgers in a 10-5 loss in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series in front of a sold-out crowd of 52,674 fans on Sunday night at Dodger Stadium.
The NBA is the only league in which this has never happened, to date. [9] Conversely, eleven teams have evened a series after being behind 3–0 and then lost in the final game: six in the NHL, four in the NBA, and one in MLB. The most recent example is the Edmonton Oilers of the NHL in the 2024 Stanley Cup Finals.
It’s a mere technicality that the Mets are not already eliminated from playoff contention. The team that went into the All-Star break first in the NL East started Monday 5.5 games behind the Braves.
Season started Season ended Number of years Date Score Opponent Date Score Opponent Beginning (first defeat) End (first victory) 1 14 Detroit Pistons: 2007–08: active May 28, 2008: 102–106 Boston Celtics: 2 13 New York Knicks: 2000–01: 2011–12: 11 May 2, 2001: 93–100 Toronto Raptors: May 6, 2012: 89–87 Miami Heat: 3 (tie) 12 Memphis ...