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First NBA team to come back from 3–1 deficit back-to-back in a playoff run; fourth team to win two games as the designated road team during the comeback. [16] [21] [22] [23] Second blown 3–1 series lead in Clippers' franchise history and second such blown lead in five years; only the Philadelphia 76ers and Phoenix Suns have blown two 3–1 series leads (albeit in a much longer time period).
[1] [2] They became the first team in NBA history to overcome a 3–1 deficit in the Finals and the fourth team to win the series after losing the first two games. This also marked the first time since 1978 that Game 7 was won by the road team and as of 2024 , this is the most recent NBA Finals to feature a Game 7.
2010 NBA Finals: Lakers won, 4–3. The Celtics–Lakers rivalry is a National Basketball Association (NBA) rivalry between the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers. The Celtics and the Lakers are the two most storied franchises in the NBA, and the rivalry has been called the greatest in the league. [2] The teams have met a record 12 times ...
In the NBA and the NHL, all rounds are played in a "2–2–1–1–1" format. That is, the team with home-field advantage plays games 1, 2, 5, and 7 (if necessary) at home. This ensures that, if the home team wins every game, the team with home-field advantage never trails in the series.
Both teams won their division Both teams qualified for playoffs in the same season for the first time since 1906 First time the home team wins all games of the season series. 2009: White Sox: 4–2: White Sox, 2–1 White Sox, 2–1 White Sox 41–37 Cubs home game on June 16 was postponed and rescheduled to September 3 ...
In the history of these leagues, teams that were down 2–0 in a series have come back to win the series 17 times; 10 times in MLB, 6 times in the NBA, and once in the NHL. The most recent instance was accomplished by the New York Yankees of the MLB in the 2017 American League Division Series.
Before the Cleveland Cavaliers' Game 7 win at Golden State in the 2016 NBA Finals, this was the last time a road team had won Game 7 in the NBA Finals. The 1978 World Championship Series was the first NBA Finals series since the 1958 World Championship Series in which both teams had under 50 wins, and is the only NBA Finals to feature two teams with under 50 wins in an 82-game season.
The 1960 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association 's 1959-60 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Division champion St. Louis Hawks 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals . This was the second straight and third overall NBA title for Boston, who ...