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The Golden State Warriors eliminated the Dallas Mavericks 4–2 in the First Round in the 2007 NBA Playoffs. The Memphis Grizzlies eliminated the San Antonio Spurs 4–2 in the First Round in the 2011 NBA Playoffs. The Philadelphia 76ers eliminated the Chicago Bulls 4–2 in the First Round in the 2012 NBA Playoffs (lockout shortened season).
First team in NBA playoff history to start 15–0; First team in all four major professional sports in America to start 15–0 in the postseason. Second highest point-differential in NBA playoffs history (+13.5) NBA record 146 regular-season games without back-to-back losses (dating back to 2014–15 season) Winning streaks of 14 and 12 games
In the second year of this format, the 2005–06 NBA season, the two teams with the best records in the Western Conference (and the second- and third-best records in the entire league), the San Antonio Spurs and Dallas Mavericks of the Southwest Division, did just that. This turn of events led to the playoff format being criticized by many.
Playoff scoring leader at the end of every season Season Year-by-year leader Pts Active player leader Pts Career record Pts Single-season record Pts Season 1946–47: Joe Fulks* PHW: 222: Joe Fulks* PHW: 222: Joe Fulks* PHW: 222: Joe Fulks* PHW: 222: 1946–47 1947–48: 282: 504: 504: 282: 1947–48 1948–49: George Mikan* MNL: 303: George ...
In the 2016–17 season, the Golden State Warriors posted a season-best 67–15 regular-season record and began the 2017 playoffs with a 15-game win-streak, the most consecutive wins in NBA playoff history. They went on to win the NBA Championship with a 16–1 (.941 winning percentage) record, the best playoff record in NBA history. [1] The ...
The 76ers won two NBA championships during their streak. In 2019 the San Antonio Spurs tied the NBA record of 22 consecutive playoff appearances. The Spurs' streak started in the 1998 NBA playoffs and ended after missing the 2020 NBA playoffs. The Spurs won five NBA championships during their streak. The Boston Celtics hold the longest ...
Games played during the IST are included in a team's regular season results and thus, count toward a team's win-loss record, except the NBA Cup Finals. [4] [5] At the end of the regular season, 12 teams (the top 6 seeds in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference) will have clinched an NBA playoffs berth.
The 2002 NBA playoffs were the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2001–02 season.This was the final postseason that held a best-of-5 first-round series; the 2003 NBA playoffs saw those series expand to a best-of-7 format.