7-Game Playoff Series Outcomes (Since 1984); 2-3-2 Format
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
Record | Games | W-L |
---|---|---|
1-0 | All series | 20-9 |
1-0 | H/HAAAHH | 17-5 |
1-0 | A/AHHHAA | 3-4 |
2-0 | All series | 14-1 |
2-0 | HH/AAAHH | 12-1 |
2-0 | AA/HHHAA | 2-0 |
2-1 | All series | 21-3 |
2-1 | HHA/AAHH | 8-1 |
2-1 | HHA/AAHH | 5-1 |
2-1 | HHA/AAHH | 3-0 |
2-1 | AAH/HHAA | 1-0 |
2-1 | AAH/HHAA | 1-1 |
2-1 | AAH/HHAA | 3-0 |
3-0 | All series | 5-0 |
3-0 | HHA/AAHH | 4-0 |
3-0 | AAH/HHAA | 1-0 |
3-1 | All series | 14-0 |
3-1 | HHAA/AHH | 2-0 |
3-1 | HHAA/AHH | 1-0 |
3-1 | HHAA/AAH | 6-0 |
3-1 | HHAA/AHH | 1-0 |
3-1 | AAHH/HAA | 2-0 |
3-1 | AAHH/HAA | 1-0 |
3-1 | AAHH/HAA | 1-0 |
3-1 | AAHH/HAA | 0-0 |
3-2 | All series | 14-4 |
3-2 | HHAAA/HH | 0-0 |
3-2 | HHAAA/HH | 0-0 |
3-2 | HHAAA/HH | 0-0 |
3-2 | HHAAA/HH | 0-0 |
3-2 | HHAAA/HH | 0-0 |
3-2 | HHAAA/HH | 2-0 |
3-2 | HHAAA/HH | 0-0 |
3-2 | HHAAA/HH | 2-0 |
3-2 | HHAAA/HH | 4-0 |
3-2 | HHAAA/HH | 1-0 |
3-2 | AAHHH/AA | 1-0 |
3-2 | AAHHH/AA | 1-2 |
3-2 | AAHHH/AA | 1-0 |
3-2 | AAHHH/AA | 1-0 |
3-2 | AAHHH/AA | 0-1 |
3-2 | AAHHH/AA | 0-1 |
3-2 | AAHHH/AA | 0-0 |
3-2 | AAHHH/AA | 0-0 |
3-2 | AAHHH/AA | 1-0 |
3-2 | AAHHH/AA | 0-0 |
Team is tied
Record | Games | W-L |
---|---|---|
1-1 | All series | 14-14 |
1-1 | HH/AAAHH | 5-4 |
1-1 | HH/AAAHH | 4-1 |
1-1 | AA/HHHAA | 1-4 |
1-1 | AA/HHHAA | 4-5 |
2-2 | All series | 11-11 |
2-2 | HHAA/AHH | 2-1 |
2-2 | HHAA/AHH | 4-1 |
2-2 | HHAA/AHH | 0-1 |
2-2 | HHAA/AHH | 1-0 |
2-2 | HHAA/AHH | 1-0 |
2-2 | HHAA/AHH | 0-0 |
2-2 | AAHH/HAA | 0-0 |
2-2 | AAHH/HAA | 0-1 |
2-2 | AAHH/HAA | 0-1 |
2-2 | AAHH/HAA | 1-0 |
2-2 | AAHH/HAA | 1-4 |
2-2 | AAHH/HAA | 1-2 |
3-3 | All series | 5-5 |
3-3 | HHAAAH/H | 0-0 |
3-3 | HHAAAH/H | 0-0 |
3-3 | HHAAAH/H | 1-0 |
3-3 | HHAAAH/H | 0-0 |
3-3 | HHAAAH/H | 0-0 |
3-3 | HHAAAH/H | 0-0 |
3-3 | HHAAAH/H | 1-0 |
3-3 | HHAAAH/H | 0-0 |
3-3 | HHAAAH/H | 0-0 |
3-3 | HHAAAH/H | 0-0 |
3-3 | HHAAAH/H | 0-0 |
3-3 | HHAAAH/H | 0-0 |
3-3 | HHAAAH/H | 2-0 |
3-3 | HHAAAH/H | 0-0 |
3-3 | HHAAAH/H | 1-0 |
3-3 | HHAAAH/H | 0-0 |
3-3 | AAHHHA/A | 0-0 |
3-3 | AAHHHA/A | 0-0 |
3-3 | AAHHHA/A | 0-0 |
3-3 | AAHHHA/A | 0-0 |
3-3 | AAHHHA/A | 0-0 |
3-3 | AAHHHA/A | 0-0 |
3-3 | AAHHHA/A | 0-0 |
3-3 | AAHHHA/A | 0-0 |
3-3 | AAHHHA/A | 0-1 |
3-3 | AAHHHA/A | 0-0 |
3-3 | AAHHHA/A | 0-0 |
3-3 | AAHHHA/A | 0-1 |
3-3 | AAHHHA/A | 0-0 |
3-3 | AAHHHA/A | 0-2 |
3-3 | AAHHHA/A | 0-0 |
3-3 | AAHHHA/A | 0-2 |
Team is down
Record | Games | W-L |
---|---|---|
0-1 | All series | 9-20 |
0-1 | H/HAAAHH | 4-3 |
0-1 | A/AHHHAA | 5-17 |
0-2 | All series | 1-14 |
0-2 | HH/AAAHH | 0-2 |
0-2 | AA/HHHAA | 1-12 |
1-2 | All series | 3-21 |
1-2 | HHA/AAHH | 0-1 |
1-2 | HHA/AAHH | 1-1 |
1-2 | HHA/AAHH | 0-3 |
1-2 | AAH/HHAA | 1-8 |
1-2 | AAH/HHAA | 1-5 |
1-2 | AAH/HHAA | 0-3 |
0-3 | All series | 0-5 |
0-3 | HHA/AAHH | 0-1 |
0-3 | AAH/HHAA | 0-4 |
1-3 | All series | 0-14 |
1-3 | HHAA/AHH | 0-2 |
1-3 | HHAA/AHH | 0-1 |
1-3 | HHAA/AHH | 0-1 |
1-3 | HHAA/AHH | 0-0 |
1-3 | AAHH/HAA | 0-2 |
1-3 | AAHH/HAA | 0-1 |
1-3 | AAHH/HAA | 0-6 |
1-3 | AAHH/HAA | 0-1 |
2-3 | All series | 4-14 |
2-3 | HHAAA/HH | 0-1 |
2-3 | HHAAA/HH | 2-1 |
2-3 | HHAAA/HH | 0-1 |
2-3 | HHAAA/HH | 0-1 |
2-3 | HHAAA/HH | 1-0 |
2-3 | HHAAA/HH | 1-0 |
2-3 | HHAAA/HH | 0-0 |
2-3 | HHAAA/HH | 0-0 |
2-3 | HHAAA/HH | 0-1 |
2-3 | HHAAA/HH | 0-0 |
2-3 | AAHHH/AA | 0-0 |
2-3 | AAHHH/AA | 0-0 |
2-3 | AAHHH/AA | 0-0 |
2-3 | AAHHH/AA | 0-0 |
2-3 | AAHHH/AA | 0-0 |
2-3 | AAHHH/AA | 0-2 |
2-3 | AAHHH/AA | 0-0 |
2-3 | AAHHH/AA | 0-2 |
2-3 | AAHHH/AA | 0-4 |
2-3 | AAHHH/AA | 0-1 |
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