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NBA : Best of 7 Series Records Throughout Series (Same page for: MLB / NHL) TEAMS AHEAD IN THE SERIES 1-0 FINISH WITH A SERIES RECORD OF: First Round : 145 - 47 75.5 + - Recent Series Losses: 2026: Detroit Pistons (4) - Orlando Magic (3) 2026: Philadelphia 76ers (4) - Boston Celtics (3) 2026: Minnesota Timberwolves (4) - Denver Nuggets (2) 2024: Indiana Pacers (4) - Milwaukee Bucks (2) 2024: Dallas Mavericks (4) - Los Angeles Clippers (2) 2023: Phoenix Suns (4) - Los Angeles Clippers (1) 2023: Golden State Warriors (4) - Sacramento Kings (3) 2022: Memphis Grizzlies (4) - Minnesota Timberwolves (2) 2022: Dallas Mavericks (4) - Utah Jazz (2) 2021: Utah Jazz (4) - Memphis Grizzlies (1) 2021: Denver Nuggets (4) - Portland Trail Blazers (2) 2021: Los Angeles Clippers (4) - Dallas Mavericks (3) Recent Series Wins: 2026: San Antonio Spurs (4) - Portland Trail Blazers (1) 2026: Oklahoma City Thunder (4) - Phoenix Suns (0) 2026: Los Angeles Lakers (4) - Houston Rockets (2) 2026: New York Knickerbockers (4) - Atlanta Hawks (2) 2026: Cleveland Cavaliers (4) - Toronto Raptors (3) 2025: Golden State Warriors (4) - Houston Rockets (3) 2025: Cleveland Cavaliers (4) - Miami Heat (0) 2025: Boston Celtics (4) - Orlando Magic (1) 2025: Oklahoma City Thunder (4) - Memphis Grizzlies (0) 2025: Minnesota Timberwolves (4) - Los Angeles Lakers (1) 2025: New York Knickerbockers (4) - Detroit Pistons (2) 2025: Denver Nuggets (4) - Los Angeles Clippers (3) 2025: Indiana Pacers (4) - Milwaukee Bucks (1) Conference Semi-Finals : 174 - 59 74.7 + - Recent Series Losses: 2025: Minnesota Timberwolves (4) - Golden State Warriors (1) 2025: Oklahoma City Thunder (4) - Denver Nuggets (3) 2024: Dallas Mavericks (4) - Oklahoma City Thunder (2) 2024: Indiana Pacers (4) - New York Knickerbockers (3) 2023: Boston Celtics (4) - Philadelphia 76ers (3) 2022: Dallas Mavericks (4) - Phoenix Suns (3) 2022: Boston Celtics (4) - Milwaukee Bucks (3) 2021: Los Angeles Clippers (4) - Utah Jazz (2) 2021: Milwaukee Bucks (4) - Brooklyn Nets (3) 2020: Los Angeles Lakers (4) - Houston Rockets (1) 2020: Denver Nuggets (4) - Los Angeles Clippers (3) Recent Series Wins: 2026: New York Knickerbockers (4) - Philadelphia 76ers (0) 2025: New York Knickerbockers (4) - Boston Celtics (2) 2025: Indiana Pacers (4) - Cleveland Cavaliers (1) 2024: Boston Celtics (4) - Cleveland Cavaliers (1) 2024: Minnesota Timberwolves (4) - Denver Nuggets (3) 2023: Los Angeles Lakers (4) - Golden State Warriors (2) 2023: Miami Heat (4) - New York Knickerbockers (2) 2023: Denver Nuggets (4) - Phoenix Suns (2) 2022: Miami Heat (4) - Philadelphia 76ers (2) 2022: Golden State Warriors (4) - Memphis Grizzlies (2) Conference Finals : 109 - 29 79.0 + - Recent Series Losses: 2022: Boston Celtics (4) - Miami Heat (3) 2021: Milwaukee Bucks (4) - Atlanta Hawks (2) 2019: Toronto Raptors (4) - Milwaukee Bucks (2) 2018: Cleveland Cavaliers (4) - Boston Celtics (3) 2016: Golden State Warriors (4) - Oklahoma City Thunder (3) 2014: Miami Heat (4) - Indiana Pacers (2) 2012: Oklahoma City Thunder (4) - San Antonio Spurs (2) 2011: Miami Heat (4) - Chicago Bulls (1) 2007: Cleveland Cavaliers (4) - Detroit Pistons (2) 2006: Dallas Mavericks (4) - Phoenix Suns (2) Recent Series Wins: 2025: Indiana Pacers (4) - New York Knickerbockers (2) 2025: Oklahoma City Thunder (4) - Minnesota Timberwolves (1) 2024: Dallas Mavericks (4) - Minnesota Timberwolves (1) 2024: Boston Celtics (4) - Indiana Pacers (0) 2023: Miami Heat (4) - Boston Celtics (3) 2023: Denver Nuggets (4) - Los Angeles Lakers (0) 2022: Golden State Warriors (4) - Dallas Mavericks (1) 2021: Phoenix Suns (4) - Los Angeles Clippers (2) 2020: Los Angeles Lakers (4) - Denver Nuggets (1) 2020: Miami Heat (4) - Boston Celtics (2) Finals : 55 - 24 69.6 + - Recent Series Losses: 2025: Oklahoma City Thunder (4) - Indiana Pacers (3) 2022: Golden State Warriors (4) - Boston Celtics (2) 2021: Milwaukee Bucks (4) - Phoenix Suns (2) 2016: Cleveland Cavaliers (4) - Golden State Warriors (3) 2013: Miami Heat (4) - San Antonio Spurs (3) 2012: Miami Heat (4) - Oklahoma City Thunder (1) 2011: Dallas Mavericks (4) - Miami Heat (2) 2006: Miami Heat (4) - Dallas Mavericks (2) 2001: Los Angeles Lakers (4) - Philadelphia 76ers (1) 1998: Chicago Bulls (4) - Utah Jazz (2) Recent Series Wins: 2024: Boston Celtics (4) - Dallas Mavericks (1) 2023: Denver Nuggets (4) - Miami Heat (1) 2020: Los Angeles Lakers (4) - Miami Heat (2) 2019: Toronto Raptors (4) - Golden State Warriors (2) 2018: Golden State Warriors (4) - Cleveland Cavaliers (0) 2017: Golden State Warriors (4) - Cleveland Cavaliers (1) 2015: Golden State Warriors (4) - Cleveland Cavaliers (2) 2014: San Antonio Spurs (4) - Miami Heat (1) 2010: Los Angeles Lakers (4) - Boston Celtics (3) 2009: Los Angeles Lakers (4) - Orlando Magic (1) ALL ROUNDS : 483 - 159 75.2 TEAMS AHEAD IN THE SERIES 2-0 FINISH WITH A SERIES RECORD OF: First Round : 107 - 8 93.0 + - Recent Series Losses: 2023: Golden State Warriors (4) - Sacramento Kings (3) 2021: Los Angeles Clippers (4) - Dallas Mavericks (3) 2017: Boston Celtics (4) - Chicago Bulls (2) 2016: Portland Trail Blazers (4) - Los Angeles Clippers (2) 2013: Memphis Grizzlies (4) - Los Angeles Clippers (2) 2007: Utah Jazz (4) - Houston Rockets (3) 2005: Washington Wizards (4) - Chicago Bulls (2) 2005: Dallas Mavericks (4) - Houston Rockets (3) Recent Series Wins: 2026: Oklahoma City Thunder (4) - Phoenix Suns (0) 2026: Los Angeles Lakers (4) - Houston Rockets (2) 2026: Cleveland Cavaliers (4) - Toronto Raptors (3) 2025: Cleveland Cavaliers (4) - Miami Heat (0) 2025: Boston Celtics (4) - Orlando Magic (1) 2025: Oklahoma City Thunder (4) - Memphis Grizzlies (0) 2025: Indiana Pacers (4) - Milwaukee Bucks (1) 2024: Oklahoma City Thunder (4) - New Orleans Pelicans (0) 2024: Denver Nuggets (4) - Los Angeles Lakers (1) 2024: New York Knickerbockers (4) - Philadelphia 76ers (2) 2024: Minnesota Timberwolves (4) - Phoenix Suns (0) 2024: Cleveland Cavaliers (4) - Orlando Magic (3) Conference Semi-Finals : 118 - 9 92.9 + - Recent Series Losses: 2024: Indiana Pacers (4) - New York Knickerbockers (3) 2022: Dallas Mavericks (4) - Phoenix Suns (3) 2021: Los Angeles Clippers (4) - Utah Jazz (2) 2021: Milwaukee Bucks (4) - Brooklyn Nets (3) 2008: San Antonio Spurs (4) - New Orleans Hornets (3) 2004: Los Angeles Lakers (4) - San Antonio Spurs (2) 1995: Houston Rockets (4) - Phoenix Suns (3) 1994: Houston Rockets (4) - Phoenix Suns (3) 1969: Los Angeles Lakers (4) - San Francisco Warriors (2) Recent Series Wins: 2026: New York Knickerbockers (4) - Philadelphia 76ers (0) 2025: New York Knickerbockers (4) - Boston Celtics (2) 2025: Indiana Pacers (4) - Cleveland Cavaliers (1) 2024: Minnesota Timberwolves (4) - Denver Nuggets (3) 2023: Denver Nuggets (4) - Phoenix Suns (2) 2022: Miami Heat (4) - Philadelphia 76ers (2) 2021: Phoenix Suns (4) - Denver Nuggets (0) 2020: Miami Heat (4) - Milwaukee Bucks (1) 2020: Boston Celtics (4) - Toronto Raptors (3) 2019: Golden State Warriors (4) - Houston Rockets (2) Conference Finals : 78 - 6 92.9 + - Recent Series Losses: 2019: Toronto Raptors (4) - Milwaukee Bucks (2) 2018: Cleveland Cavaliers (4) - Boston Celtics (3) 2012: Oklahoma City Thunder (4) - San Antonio Spurs (2) 2007: Cleveland Cavaliers (4) - Detroit Pistons (2) 1993: Chicago Bulls (4) - New York Knickerbockers (2) 1971: Baltimore Bullets (4) - New York Knickerbockers (3) Recent Series Wins: 2025: Indiana Pacers (4) - New York Knickerbockers (2) 2025: Oklahoma City Thunder (4) - Minnesota Timberwolves (1) 2024: Dallas Mavericks (4) - Minnesota Timberwolves (1) 2024: Boston Celtics (4) - Indiana Pacers (0) 2023: Miami Heat (4) - Boston Celtics (3) 2023: Denver Nuggets (4) - Los Angeles Lakers (0) 2022: Golden State Warriors (4) - Dallas Mavericks (1) 2021: Phoenix Suns (4) - Los Angeles Clippers (2) 2020: Los Angeles Lakers (4) - Denver Nuggets (1) 2020: Miami Heat (4) - Boston Celtics (2) Finals : 32 - 5 86.5 + - Recent Series Losses: 2021: Milwaukee Bucks (4) - Phoenix Suns (2) 2016: Cleveland Cavaliers (4) - Golden State Warriors (3) 2006: Miami Heat (4) - Dallas Mavericks (2) 1977: Portland Trail Blazers (4) - Philadelphia 76ers (2) 1969: Boston Celtics (4) - Los Angeles Lakers (3) Recent Series Wins: 2024: Boston Celtics (4) - Dallas Mavericks (1) 2020: Los Angeles Lakers (4) - Miami Heat (2) 2018: Golden State Warriors (4) - Cleveland Cavaliers (0) 2017: Golden State Warriors (4) - Cleveland Cavaliers (1) 2009: Los Angeles Lakers (4) - Orlando Magic (1) 2008: Boston Celtics (4) - Los Angeles Lakers (2) 2007: San Antonio Spurs (4) - Cleveland Cavaliers (0) 2005: San Antonio Spurs (4) - Detroit Pistons (3) 2002: Los Angeles Lakers (4) - New Jersey Nets (0) 2000: Los Angeles Lakers (4) - Indiana Pacers (2) ALL ROUNDS : 335 - 28 92.3 TEAMS AHEAD IN THE SERIES 3-0 FINISH WITH A SERIES RECORD OF: First Round : 59 - 0 100.0 + - Recent Series Wins: 2026: Oklahoma City Thunder (4) - Phoenix Suns (0) 2026: Los Angeles Lakers (4) - Houston Rockets (2) 2025: Cleveland Cavaliers (4) - Miami Heat (0) 2025: Oklahoma City Thunder (4) - Memphis Grizzlies (0) 2024: Oklahoma City Thunder (4) - New Orleans Pelicans (0) 2024: Denver Nuggets (4) - Los Angeles Lakers (1) 2024: Minnesota Timberwolves (4) - Phoenix Suns (0) 2023: Denver Nuggets (4) - Minnesota Timberwolves (1) 2023: Philadelphia 76ers (4) - Brooklyn Nets (0) 2022: Boston Celtics (4) - Brooklyn Nets (0) 2022: Golden State Warriors (4) - Denver Nuggets (1) 2022: Philadelphia 76ers (4) - Toronto Raptors (2) Conference Semi-Finals : 52 - 0 100.0 + - Recent Series Wins: 2026: New York Knickerbockers (4) - Philadelphia 76ers (0) 2021: Phoenix Suns (4) - Denver Nuggets (0) 2020: Miami Heat (4) - Milwaukee Bucks (1) 2018: Cleveland Cavaliers (4) - Toronto Raptors (0) 2018: Boston Celtics (4) - Philadelphia 76ers (1) 2017: Golden State Warriors (4) - Utah Jazz (0) 2017: Cleveland Cavaliers (4) - Toronto Raptors (0) 2016: Cleveland Cavaliers (4) - Atlanta Hawks (0) 2014: San Antonio Spurs (4) - Portland Trail Blazers (1) 2012: San Antonio Spurs (4) - Los Angeles Clippers (0) Conference Finals : 36 - 0 100.0 + - Recent Series Wins: 2024: Dallas Mavericks (4) - Minnesota Timberwolves (1) 2024: Boston Celtics (4) - Indiana Pacers (0) 2023: Miami Heat (4) - Boston Celtics (3) 2023: Denver Nuggets (4) - Los Angeles Lakers (0) 2022: Golden State Warriors (4) - Dallas Mavericks (1) 2019: Golden State Warriors (4) - Portland Trail Blazers (0) 2017: Golden State Warriors (4) - San Antonio Spurs (0) 2015: Cleveland Cavaliers (4) - Atlanta Hawks (0) 2015: Golden State Warriors (4) - Houston Rockets (1) 2013: San Antonio Spurs (4) - Memphis Grizzlies (0) Finals : 15 - 0 100.0 + - Recent Series Wins: 2024: Boston Celtics (4) - Dallas Mavericks (1) 2018: Golden State Warriors (4) - Cleveland Cavaliers (0) 2017: Golden State Warriors (4) - Cleveland Cavaliers (1) 2007: San Antonio Spurs (4) - Cleveland Cavaliers (0) 2002: Los Angeles Lakers (4) - New Jersey Nets (0) 1996: Chicago Bulls (4) - Seattle SuperSonics (2) 1995: Houston Rockets (4) - Orlando Magic (0) 1989: Detroit Pistons (4) - Los Angeles Lakers (0) 1983: Philadelphia 76ers (4) - Los Angeles Lakers (0) 1975: Golden State Warriors (4) - Washington Bullets (0) ALL ROUNDS : 162 - 0 100.0 TEAMS AHEAD IN THE SERIES 2-1 FINISH WITH A SERIES RECORD OF: First Round : 104 - 29 78.2 + - Recent Series Losses: 2026: Detroit Pistons (4) - Orlando Magic (3) 2026: Philadelphia 76ers (4) - Boston Celtics (3) 2026: New York Knickerbockers (4) - Atlanta Hawks (2) 2025: Denver Nuggets (4) - Los Angeles Clippers (3) 2023: Golden State Warriors (4) - Sacramento Kings (3) 2021: Phoenix Suns (4) - Los Angeles Lakers (2) 2021: Los Angeles Clippers (4) - Dallas Mavericks (3) 2020: Denver Nuggets (4) - Utah Jazz (3) 2019: Denver Nuggets (4) - San Antonio Spurs (3) 2018: Cleveland Cavaliers (4) - Indiana Pacers (3) Recent Series Wins: 2026: San Antonio Spurs (4) - Portland Trail Blazers (1) 2026: Minnesota Timberwolves (4) - Denver Nuggets (2) 2026: Cleveland Cavaliers (4) - Toronto Raptors (3) 2025: Golden State Warriors (4) - Houston Rockets (3) 2025: Boston Celtics (4) - Orlando Magic (1) 2025: Minnesota Timberwolves (4) - Los Angeles Lakers (1) 2025: New York Knickerbockers (4) - Detroit Pistons (2) 2025: Indiana Pacers (4) - Milwaukee Bucks (1) 2024: Indiana Pacers (4) - Milwaukee Bucks (2) 2024: Dallas Mavericks (4) - Los Angeles Clippers (2) 2024: Boston Celtics (4) - Miami Heat (1) 2024: New York Knickerbockers (4) - Philadelphia 76ers (2) 2024: Cleveland Cavaliers (4) - Orlando Magic (3) Conference Semi-Finals : 143 - 38 79.0 + - Recent Series Losses: 2025: Oklahoma City Thunder (4) - Denver Nuggets (3) 2024: Indiana Pacers (4) - New York Knickerbockers (3) 2022: Dallas Mavericks (4) - Phoenix Suns (3) 2022: Boston Celtics (4) - Milwaukee Bucks (3) 2021: Los Angeles Clippers (4) - Utah Jazz (2) 2021: Atlanta Hawks (4) - Philadelphia 76ers (3) 2021: Milwaukee Bucks (4) - Brooklyn Nets (3) 2020: Denver Nuggets (4) - Los Angeles Clippers (3) 2019: Toronto Raptors (4) - Philadelphia 76ers (3) 2016: Oklahoma City Thunder (4) - San Antonio Spurs (2) Recent Series Wins: 2025: Minnesota Timberwolves (4) - Golden State Warriors (1) 2025: New York Knickerbockers (4) - Boston Celtics (2) 2025: Indiana Pacers (4) - Cleveland Cavaliers (1) 2024: Dallas Mavericks (4) - Oklahoma City Thunder (2) 2024: Boston Celtics (4) - Cleveland Cavaliers (1) 2024: Minnesota Timberwolves (4) - Denver Nuggets (3) 2023: Los Angeles Lakers (4) - Golden State Warriors (2) 2023: Boston Celtics (4) - Philadelphia 76ers (3) 2023: Miami Heat (4) - New York Knickerbockers (2) 2023: Denver Nuggets (4) - Phoenix Suns (2) Conference Finals : 80 - 22 78.4 + - Recent Series Losses: 2022: Boston Celtics (4) - Miami Heat (3) 2019: Toronto Raptors (4) - Milwaukee Bucks (2) 2018: Cleveland Cavaliers (4) - Boston Celtics (3) 2016: Golden State Warriors (4) - Oklahoma City Thunder (3) 2012: Oklahoma City Thunder (4) - San Antonio Spurs (2) 2007: Cleveland Cavaliers (4) - Detroit Pistons (2) 2005: Detroit Pistons (4) - Miami Heat (3) 2002: New Jersey Nets (4) - Boston Celtics (2) 2002: Los Angeles Lakers (4) - Sacramento Kings (3) 2001: Philadelphia 76ers (4) - Milwaukee Bucks (3) Recent Series Wins: 2025: Indiana Pacers (4) - New York Knickerbockers (2) 2025: Oklahoma City Thunder (4) - Minnesota Timberwolves (1) 2021: Milwaukee Bucks (4) - Atlanta Hawks (2) 2021: Phoenix Suns (4) - Los Angeles Clippers (2) 2020: Los Angeles Lakers (4) - Denver Nuggets (1) 2020: Miami Heat (4) - Boston Celtics (2) 2018: Golden State Warriors (4) - Houston Rockets (3) 2017: Cleveland Cavaliers (4) - Boston Celtics (1) 2016: Cleveland Cavaliers (4) - Toronto Raptors (2) 2014: San Antonio Spurs (4) - Oklahoma City Thunder (2) 2014: Miami Heat (4) - Indiana Pacers (2) Finals : 50 - 14 78.1 + - Recent Series Losses: 2025: Oklahoma City Thunder (4) - Indiana Pacers (3) 2022: Golden State Warriors (4) - Boston Celtics (2) 2021: Milwaukee Bucks (4) - Phoenix Suns (2) 2016: Cleveland Cavaliers (4) - Golden State Warriors (3) 2015: Golden State Warriors (4) - Cleveland Cavaliers (2) 2013: Miami Heat (4) - San Antonio Spurs (3) 2011: Dallas Mavericks (4) - Miami Heat (2) 2006: Miami Heat (4) - Dallas Mavericks (2) 1984: Boston Celtics (4) - Los Angeles Lakers (3) 1978: Washington Bullets (4) - Seattle SuperSonics (3) Recent Series Wins: 2023: Denver Nuggets (4) - Miami Heat (1) 2020: Los Angeles Lakers (4) - Miami Heat (2) 2019: Toronto Raptors (4) - Golden State Warriors (2) 2014: San Antonio Spurs (4) - Miami Heat (1) 2012: Miami Heat (4) - Oklahoma City Thunder (1) 2010: Los Angeles Lakers (4) - Boston Celtics (3) 2009: Los Angeles Lakers (4) - Orlando Magic (1) 2008: Boston Celtics (4) - Los Angeles Lakers (2) 2005: San Antonio Spurs (4) - Detroit Pistons (3) 2004: Detroit Pistons (4) - Los Angeles Lakers (1) ALL ROUNDS : 377 - 103 78.5 TEAMS AHEAD IN THE SERIES 3-1 FINISH WITH A SERIES RECORD OF: First Round : 90 - 5 94.7 + - Recent Series Losses: 2026: Detroit Pistons (4) - Orlando Magic (3) 2026: Philadelphia 76ers (4) - Boston Celtics (3) 2020: Denver Nuggets (4) - Utah Jazz (3) 2006: Phoenix Suns (4) - Los Angeles Lakers (3) 2003: Detroit Pistons (4) - Orlando Magic (3) Recent Series Wins: 2026: San Antonio Spurs (4) - Portland Trail Blazers (1) 2026: Los Angeles Lakers (4) - Houston Rockets (2) 2026: Minnesota Timberwolves (4) - Denver Nuggets (2) 2025: Golden State Warriors (4) - Houston Rockets (3) 2025: Boston Celtics (4) - Orlando Magic (1) 2025: Minnesota Timberwolves (4) - Los Angeles Lakers (1) 2025: New York Knickerbockers (4) - Detroit Pistons (2) 2025: Indiana Pacers (4) - Milwaukee Bucks (1) 2024: Indiana Pacers (4) - Milwaukee Bucks (2) 2024: Boston Celtics (4) - Miami Heat (1) 2024: Denver Nuggets (4) - Los Angeles Lakers (1) 2024: New York Knickerbockers (4) - Philadelphia 76ers (2) Conference Semi-Finals : 102 - 5 95.3 + - Recent Series Losses: 2020: Denver Nuggets (4) - Los Angeles Clippers (3) 2015: Houston Rockets (4) - Los Angeles Clippers (3) 1997: Miami Heat (4) - New York Knickerbockers (3) 1995: Houston Rockets (4) - Phoenix Suns (3) 1970: Los Angeles Lakers (4) - Phoenix Suns (3) Recent Series Wins: 2025: Minnesota Timberwolves (4) - Golden State Warriors (1) 2025: New York Knickerbockers (4) - Boston Celtics (2) 2025: Indiana Pacers (4) - Cleveland Cavaliers (1) 2024: Boston Celtics (4) - Cleveland Cavaliers (1) 2023: Los Angeles Lakers (4) - Golden State Warriors (2) 2023: Miami Heat (4) - New York Knickerbockers (2) 2022: Golden State Warriors (4) - Memphis Grizzlies (2) 2020: Los Angeles Lakers (4) - Houston Rockets (1) 2020: Miami Heat (4) - Milwaukee Bucks (1) 2019: Milwaukee Bucks (4) - Boston Celtics (1) Conference Finals : 59 - 4 93.7 + - Recent Series Losses: 2016: Golden State Warriors (4) - Oklahoma City Thunder (3) 1981: Boston Celtics (4) - Philadelphia 76ers (3) 1979: Washington Bullets (4) - San Antonio Spurs (3) 1968: Boston Celtics (4) - Philadelphia 76ers (3) Recent Series Wins: 2025: Indiana Pacers (4) - New York Knickerbockers (2) 2025: Oklahoma City Thunder (4) - Minnesota Timberwolves (1) 2024: Dallas Mavericks (4) - Minnesota Timberwolves (1) 2023: Miami Heat (4) - Boston Celtics (3) 2022: Golden State Warriors (4) - Dallas Mavericks (1) 2021: Phoenix Suns (4) - Los Angeles Clippers (2) 2020: Los Angeles Lakers (4) - Denver Nuggets (1) 2020: Miami Heat (4) - Boston Celtics (2) 2017: Cleveland Cavaliers (4) - Boston Celtics (1) 2015: Golden State Warriors (4) - Houston Rockets (1) Finals : 37 - 1 97.4 + - Recent Series Losses: 2016: Cleveland Cavaliers (4) - Golden State Warriors (3) Recent Series Wins: 2024: Boston Celtics (4) - Dallas Mavericks (1) 2023: Denver Nuggets (4) - Miami Heat (1) 2020: Los Angeles Lakers (4) - Miami Heat (2) 2019: Toronto Raptors (4) - Golden State Warriors (2) 2017: Golden State Warriors (4) - Cleveland Cavaliers (1) 2014: San Antonio Spurs (4) - Miami Heat (1) 2012: Miami Heat (4) - Oklahoma City Thunder (1) 2009: Los Angeles Lakers (4) - Orlando Magic (1) 2008: Boston Celtics (4) - Los Angeles Lakers (2) 2004: Detroit Pistons (4) - Los Angeles Lakers (1) ALL ROUNDS : 288 - 15 95.0 TEAMS AHEAD IN THE SERIES 3-2 FINISH WITH A SERIES RECORD OF: First Round : 83 - 13 86.5 + - Recent Series Losses: 2026: Detroit Pistons (4) - Orlando Magic (3) 2026: Philadelphia 76ers (4) - Boston Celtics (3) 2021: Los Angeles Clippers (4) - Dallas Mavericks (3) 2020: Denver Nuggets (4) - Utah Jazz (3) 2016: Miami Heat (4) - Charlotte Hornets (3) 2015: Los Angeles Clippers (4) - San Antonio Spurs (3) 2014: Brooklyn Nets (4) - Toronto Raptors (3) 2014: Oklahoma City Thunder (4) - Memphis Grizzlies (3) 2014: Indiana Pacers (4) - Atlanta Hawks (3) 2010: Atlanta Hawks (4) - Milwaukee Bucks (3) Recent Series Wins: 2026: Los Angeles Lakers (4) - Houston Rockets (2) 2026: New York Knickerbockers (4) - Atlanta Hawks (2) 2026: Minnesota Timberwolves (4) - Denver Nuggets (2) 2026: Cleveland Cavaliers (4) - Toronto Raptors (3) 2025: Golden State Warriors (4) - Houston Rockets (3) 2025: New York Knickerbockers (4) - Detroit Pistons (2) 2025: Denver Nuggets (4) - Los Angeles Clippers (3) 2024: Indiana Pacers (4) - Milwaukee Bucks (2) 2024: Dallas Mavericks (4) - Los Angeles Clippers (2) 2024: New York Knickerbockers (4) - Philadelphia 76ers (2) 2024: Cleveland Cavaliers (4) - Orlando Magic (3) Conference Semi-Finals : 112 - 20 84.8 + - Recent Series Losses: 2024: Indiana Pacers (4) - New York Knickerbockers (3) 2024: Minnesota Timberwolves (4) - Denver Nuggets (3) 2023: Boston Celtics (4) - Philadelphia 76ers (3) 2022: Dallas Mavericks (4) - Phoenix Suns (3) 2022: Boston Celtics (4) - Milwaukee Bucks (3) 2021: Milwaukee Bucks (4) - Brooklyn Nets (3) 2020: Denver Nuggets (4) - Los Angeles Clippers (3) 2019: Portland Trail Blazers (4) - Denver Nuggets (3) 2015: Houston Rockets (4) - Los Angeles Clippers (3) 2009: Orlando Magic (4) - Boston Celtics (3) Recent Series Wins: 2025: Oklahoma City Thunder (4) - Denver Nuggets (3) 2025: New York Knickerbockers (4) - Boston Celtics (2) 2024: Dallas Mavericks (4) - Oklahoma City Thunder (2) 2023: Los Angeles Lakers (4) - Golden State Warriors (2) 2023: Miami Heat (4) - New York Knickerbockers (2) 2023: Denver Nuggets (4) - Phoenix Suns (2) 2022: Miami Heat (4) - Philadelphia 76ers (2) 2022: Golden State Warriors (4) - Memphis Grizzlies (2) 2021: Los Angeles Clippers (4) - Utah Jazz (2) 2021: Atlanta Hawks (4) - Philadelphia 76ers (3) Conference Finals : 68 - 17 80.0 + - Recent Series Losses: 2018: Golden State Warriors (4) - Houston Rockets (3) 2018: Cleveland Cavaliers (4) - Boston Celtics (3) 2016: Golden State Warriors (4) - Oklahoma City Thunder (3) 2012: Miami Heat (4) - Boston Celtics (3) 2005: Detroit Pistons (4) - Miami Heat (3) 2002: Los Angeles Lakers (4) - Sacramento Kings (3) 1994: New York Knickerbockers (4) - Indiana Pacers (3) 1981: Boston Celtics (4) - Philadelphia 76ers (3) 1979: Washington Bullets (4) - San Antonio Spurs (3) 1979: Seattle SuperSonics (4) - Phoenix Suns (3) Recent Series Wins: 2025: Indiana Pacers (4) - New York Knickerbockers (2) 2023: Miami Heat (4) - Boston Celtics (3) 2022: Boston Celtics (4) - Miami Heat (3) 2021: Milwaukee Bucks (4) - Atlanta Hawks (2) 2021: Phoenix Suns (4) - Los Angeles Clippers (2) 2020: Miami Heat (4) - Boston Celtics (2) 2019: Toronto Raptors (4) - Milwaukee Bucks (2) 2016: Cleveland Cavaliers (4) - Toronto Raptors (2) 2014: San Antonio Spurs (4) - Oklahoma City Thunder (2) 2014: Miami Heat (4) - Indiana Pacers (2) Finals : 41 - 9 82.0 + - Recent Series Losses: 2016: Cleveland Cavaliers (4) - Golden State Warriors (3) 2013: Miami Heat (4) - San Antonio Spurs (3) 2010: Los Angeles Lakers (4) - Boston Celtics (3) 1994: Houston Rockets (4) - New York Knickerbockers (3) 1988: Los Angeles Lakers (4) - Detroit Pistons (3) 1978: Washington Bullets (4) - Seattle SuperSonics (3) 1969: Boston Celtics (4) - Los Angeles Lakers (3) 1962: Boston Celtics (4) - Los Angeles Lakers (3) 1955: Syracuse Nationals (4) - Fort Wayne Pistons (3) Recent Series Wins: 2025: Oklahoma City Thunder (4) - Indiana Pacers (3) 2022: Golden State Warriors (4) - Boston Celtics (2) 2021: Milwaukee Bucks (4) - Phoenix Suns (2) 2020: Los Angeles Lakers (4) - Miami Heat (2) 2019: Toronto Raptors (4) - Golden State Warriors (2) 2015: Golden State Warriors (4) - Cleveland Cavaliers (2) 2011: Dallas Mavericks (4) - Miami Heat (2) 2008: Boston Celtics (4) - Los Angeles Lakers (2) 2006: Miami Heat (4) - Dallas Mavericks (2) 2005: San Antonio Spurs (4) - Detroit Pistons (3) ALL ROUNDS : 304 - 59 83.7 |