7-Game Playoff Series Outcomes (Since 1984); 2-2-1-1-1 Format

2-2-1-1-1 Series
2-3-2 Series

H designates home games, and A away games; bolded H and A are played games; green indicates a win, red a loss.

HHAA/HAH describes a series in which a team played two home games and won them, then played two away games, losing both, and then had three potential games remaining according to the indicated home/away pattern.

The NBA moved to a 16-team playoff in 1984. In 2003, the first round was changed to best of 7. All series are scheduled as a 2-2-1-1-1 home/away pattern except for the Finals from 1985 to 2013, which were 2-3-2.

Team is up

Team is up Table
Record Games W-L
1-0All series316-103
1-0H/HAAHAH256-43
1-0A/AHHAHA60-60
2-0All series228-22
2-0HH/AAHAH206-18
2-0AA/HHAHA22-4
2-1All series237-70
2-1HHA/AHAH108-18
2-1HHA/AHAH34-6
2-1HHA/AHAH36-6
2-1AAH/HAHA8-4
2-1AAH/HAHA32-20
2-1AAH/HAHA19-16
3-0All series112-0
3-0HHA/AHAH98-0
3-0AAH/HAHA14-0
3-1All series180-9
3-1HHAA/HAH15-0
3-1HHAA/HAH20-1
3-1HHAA/HAH56-2
3-1HHAA/HAH37-0
3-1AAHH/AHA16-2
3-1AAHH/AHA26-4
3-1AAHH/AHA6-0
3-1AAHH/AHA4-0
3-2All series195-35
3-2HHAAH/AH3-0
3-2HHAAH/AH14-3
3-2HHAAH/AH20-2
3-2HHAAH/AH2-0
3-2HHAAH/AH12-1
3-2HHAAH/AH14-1
3-2HHAAH/AH4-1
3-2HHAAH/AH44-5
3-2HHAAH/AH11-2
3-2HHAAH/AH8-0
3-2AAHHA/HA11-8
3-2AAHHA/HA4-0
3-2AAHHA/HA2-2
3-2AAHHA/HA11-2
3-2AAHHA/HA4-1
3-2AAHHA/HA3-2
3-2AAHHA/HA20-4
3-2AAHHA/HA2-1
3-2AAHHA/HA4-0
3-2AAHHA/HA2-0

Team is tied

Team is tied Table
Record Games W-L
1-1All series169-169
1-1HH/AAHAH50-25
1-1HH/AAHAH56-38
1-1AA/HHAHA38-56
1-1AA/HHAHA25-50
2-2All series159-159
2-2HHAA/HAH52-16
2-2HHAA/HAH14-5
2-2HHAA/HAH14-3
2-2HHAA/HAH21-6
2-2HHAA/HAH16-6
2-2HHAA/HAH4-2
2-2AAHH/AHA2-4
2-2AAHH/AHA6-16
2-2AAHH/AHA6-21
2-2AAHH/AHA3-14
2-2AAHH/AHA5-14
2-2AAHH/AHA16-52
3-3All series94-94
3-3HHAAHA/H2-0
3-3HHAAHA/H3-2
3-3HHAAHA/H15-5
3-3HHAAHA/H8-1
3-3HHAAHA/H0-0
3-3HHAAHA/H8-2
3-3HHAAHA/H1-2
3-3HHAAHA/H2-0
3-3HHAAHA/H1-1
3-3HHAAHA/H0-1
3-3HHAAHA/H2-1
3-3HHAAHA/H4-1
3-3HHAAHA/H0-1
3-3HHAAHA/H6-3
3-3HHAAHA/H2-0
3-3HHAAHA/H4-2
3-3AAHHAH/A1-0
3-3AAHHAH/A0-0
3-3AAHHAH/A1-1
3-3AAHHAH/A0-2
3-3AAHHAH/A2-2
3-3AAHHAH/A1-2
3-3AAHHAH/A1-6
3-3AAHHAH/A1-8
3-3AAHHAH/A5-15
3-3AAHHAH/A0-2
3-3AAHHAH/A2-4
3-3AAHHAH/A0-2
3-3AAHHAH/A3-6
3-3AAHHAH/A1-0
3-3AAHHAH/A1-4
3-3AAHHAH/A1-2

Team is down

Team is down Table
Record Games W-L
0-1All series103-316
0-1H/HAAHAH60-60
0-1A/AHHAHA43-256
0-2All series22-228
0-2HH/AAHAH4-22
0-2AA/HHAHA18-206
1-2All series70-237
1-2HHA/AHAH4-8
1-2HHA/AHAH20-32
1-2HHA/AHAH16-19
1-2AAH/HAHA18-108
1-2AAH/HAHA6-34
1-2AAH/HAHA6-36
0-3All series0-112
0-3HHA/AHAH0-14
0-3AAH/HAHA0-98
1-3All series9-180
1-3HHAA/HAH2-16
1-3HHAA/HAH4-26
1-3HHAA/HAH0-6
1-3HHAA/HAH0-4
1-3AAHH/AHA0-15
1-3AAHH/AHA1-20
1-3AAHH/AHA2-56
1-3AAHH/AHA0-37
2-3All series35-195
2-3HHAAH/AH8-11
2-3HHAAH/AH0-4
2-3HHAAH/AH2-2
2-3HHAAH/AH2-11
2-3HHAAH/AH1-4
2-3HHAAH/AH2-3
2-3HHAAH/AH4-20
2-3HHAAH/AH1-2
2-3HHAAH/AH0-4
2-3HHAAH/AH0-2
2-3AAHHA/HA0-3
2-3AAHHA/HA3-14
2-3AAHHA/HA2-20
2-3AAHHA/HA0-2
2-3AAHHA/HA1-12
2-3AAHHA/HA1-14
2-3AAHHA/HA1-4
2-3AAHHA/HA5-44
2-3AAHHA/HA2-11
2-3AAHHA/HA0-8