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In 2017, under the best of 7–7–7–7 system, the Golden State Warriors attained the best record of 16–1, having only lost in Game 4 of the Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Warriors and Cavaliers came into the Finals with a combined record of 24–1, with the Cavaliers having only lost in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals ...
In the NBA and NHL, all four rounds of their respective playoffs are best-of-seven series. [4] [5] In the history of these leagues, teams that were down 3–0 in a series have come back to win the series five times; four times in the NHL and once in MLB. [6]
Most best-of-seven series follow a "2–3–2" format or a "2–2–1–1–1" format; that is, in a 2–3–2 series, the first two games are played at the home venue of a team with the home-field advantage (the first "2"), the next three games (the "3", including game 5, if necessary) are played at the home of the team without it, and the ...
Of those, only six went into overtime, and one into double overtime. 39 game sevens have been won by the road team. [7] Every active NBA franchise has played in at least one game seven. There have been thirteen NBA playoff seasons in which no game seven was played: 1947, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1967, 1972, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1991, and 1999.
The Tigers rallied from a 3–1 deficit to win the series. First Game 7 loss by the Cardinals in the World Series. 1971 [31] Pittsburgh Pirates: Baltimore Orioles: 2–1: Memorial Stadium, Baltimore: The home team won all games of the series, except for Game 7. 1972 [32] Oakland Athletics: Cincinnati Reds: 3–2: Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati
Highest possible finish: No. 1 seed (clinched no lower than No. 3) No relevant tiebreakers. 4. Los Angeles Clippers (51-30) Clinched No. 4 seed and first-round playoff series vs. No. 5 Dallas ...
Atlanta scored 74 first-half points on 65.2% shooting in Game 3, including a 13-of-14 (7-7 3P) effort from the bench, and still Boston saw a clean look to tie in the final minute.
This is a complete listing of National Basketball Association (NBA) playoff series, ... 4–3 .571 Chicago Bulls: 7 1992, 1996, 1997, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2013: 31 3–4