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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 2024 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 2023–24 season and conclusion to the season's playoffs. The best-of-seven playoffs was played between the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics and the Western Conference champion Dallas Mavericks .
The Lakers defended their title in the 1988 NBA Finals, winning the series in 7 games against the Pistons. They became the first team to win back-to-back NBA titles since 1969. [ 16 ] Seeking a three-peat in 1989 , the Lakers were swept by the Pistons in a rematch of the previous year's Finals.
Miami Heat wins Game 7 in Boston, first No. 8 seed in NBA Finals since 1999
The 25-year-old Boston Celtics forward scored 17 of his Game 7 record 51 points in a masterful third quarter, burying the Philadelphia 76ers under the weight of an electric home crowd.
Luka Doncic and the Mavericks open up NBA Finals play Thursday at 7:30 p.m. CT against Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics at TD Garden in Boston. Dallas is looking for its first NBA championship ...
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 ...
Game 1 of the NBA Finals is scheduled for Thursday in San Francisco at 9 p.m. ET (ABC). Jimmy Butler scored 35 points, playing all 48 minutes for the Heat in defeat. Bam Adebayo added 25 points.