WhoWins(tm) Best-of-7

HISTORICAL VICTORY PROBABILITIES AND TEAM PERFORMANCE RECORDS FOR BEST-OF-7 FORMAT MLB, NBA, AND NHL PLAYOFF SERIES

HOME
WhoWins™

BEST-OF-7 SERIES RESULTS
The master list: Winner and loser of each and every best-of-7 MLB, NBA, and NHL playoff series from 1905 (the year of the first best-of-7 series).

BEST-OF-7 HISTORICAL VICTORY PROBABILITIES
SERIES STATUS IN GAMES
leading, 1-game-nil
leading, 2-games-nil
leading, 3-games-nil
leading, 2-games-1
leading, 3-games-1
leading, 3-games-2

WhoWins™ BEST-OF-7 GREATEST COMEBACK EVER
Surmounting the 3-games-nil deficit.

WhoWins™ BEST-OF-7 ANNIHILATIONS
The ultimate ignominy: Sweeps during which the swept team never, ever leads.

BEST-OF-7 FRANCHISE SERIES OUTCOMES
ALL ROUNDS
Irrespective of Game 1 site
Game 1 played at home
Game 1 played on road
FINALS
Irrespective of Game 1 site
Game 1 played at home
Game 1 played on road
SEMIFINALS
Irrespective of Game 1 site
Game 1 played at home
Game 1 played on road
QUARTERFINALS (NBA, NHL)
Irrespective of Game 1 site
Game 1 played at home
Game 1 played on road
PRELIMINARIES (NBA, NHL)
Irrespective of Game 1 site
Game 1 played at home
Game 1 played on road

BEST-OF-7 FRANCHISE GAME OUTCOMES
ALL ROUNDS
All | Home Games | Road Games
FINALS
All | Home Games | Road Games
SEMIFINALS
All | Home Games | Road Games
QUARTERFINALS (NBA, NHL)
All | Home Games | Road Games
PRELIMINARIES (NBA, NHL)
All | Home Games | Road Games

BEST-OF-7 FRANCHISE SCORING OUTCOMES
MLB: all runs for/against
NBA: all points for/against
NHL: all goals for/against

BEST-OF-7 SCORING RECORDS
BEST-OF-7 MLB, NBA, NHL Series and Game Scoring Records

RESOURCES
Societies, books, and other resources.

BEST-OF-7 FEATURES
Articles on best-of-7 series phenomena.

FAQ
Frequently-asked questions.

SEARCH RESULTS
Related search terms from popular search engines.

PROBABILITY FORMULAE
Mathematical formulae for best-of-7 probability computations.

ET CETERA
WhoWins™
Powered by EarthLink®.
Feedback welcomed at feedback@whowins.com.
Copyright © 2019 WhoWins™.
All rights reserved.
Terms of usage.


2019 NBA Semifinals round - Series 1413.
Toronto Raptors vs Milwaukee Bucks

Schedule and 2018-19 Results:
Regular Season Records: Milwaukee 60-22, Toronto 58-24
Game 1 on Wednesday, 15 May: Toronto loses at Milwaukee, 108-pts-100
Game 2 on Friday, 17 May: Toronto loses at Milwaukee, 125-pts-103
Game 3 on Sunday, 19 May: Milwaukee loses at Toronto, 118-pts-112 (2OT)
Game 4 on Tuesday, 21 May: Milwaukee loses at Toronto, 120-pts-102
Game 5 on Thursday, 23 May: Toronto wins at Milwaukee, 105-pts-99
Game 6 on Saturday, 25 May: Milwaukee loses at Toronto, 100-pts-94

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 6: The Toronto Raptors hosted and defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 100-pts-94 to complete a 4-games-2 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1413 victory. With the series 1413 win, the Toronto Raptors improve their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record to 7-8 overall and 1-1 in the Semifinals round. With the series 1413 loss, the Milwaukee Bucks see their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record fall to 13-24 overall and 2-7 (with an active five-series losing streak) in the Semifinals round. The win order for the victorious Toronto Raptors in series 1413 was LLWWWW: Series 1413 thus becomes the fourth NBA Semifinals-round series, the 12th NBA series (all rounds), and the 39th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. The absence of the Milwaukee Bucks from the NBA Finals reaches 45 years with their series 1413 loss. At home, the Toronto Raptors trailed Milwaukee 31-pts-18 after one quarter of series 1413 Game 6, but won the game: In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff games, home teams down 13 points after one quarter had a game record of only 5-16 (.238).

After Game 5: The Toronto Raptors visited and defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 105-pts-99 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1413 lead of 3-games-2. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Toronto Raptors have a series record of 5-1 (with an active five-series winning streak) and a Game 6 record of 2-4. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Milwaukee Bucks have a series record of 1-12 (with an active five-series losing streak) and a Game 6 record of 7-6. Once before have the Milwaukee Bucks trailed a best-of-7 NBA playoff series through a win-order of WWLLL: In series 839 in the 2001 NBA Quarterfinals, Milwaukee did so against the original Charlotte Hornets, but won Game 6 on the road and Game 7 at home to win the series. The Toronto Raptors trailed series 1413 Game 5 by ten points after one quarter in Milwaukee against the Bucks, but rallied for the victory: In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff games, teams such as Toronto which trailed on the road by ten points after one quarter had a game record of only 12-64 (.158).

After Game 4: The Toronto Raptors hosted and topped the Milwaukee Bucks 120-pts-102 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1413 at 2-games-all. When tied 2-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Milwaukee Bucks have a series record of 3-10 (with an active five-series losing streak) and a Game 5 record of 4-9, while the Toronto Raptors have a series record of 5-3 and a Game 5 record of 6-2.

After Game 3: The Toronto Raptors hosted and defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 118-pts-112 in double overtime to reduce the Milwaukee Bucks best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL series 1413 lead to 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Milwaukee Bucks have a series record of 7-4 and a Game 4 record of 5-6. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Toronto Raptors have a series record of 2-4 and a Game 4 record of 4-2 (with an active four-Game 4 winning streak).

After Game 2: The Milwaukee Bucks hosted and defeated the Toronto Raptors 125-pts-103 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1413 lead of 2-games-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Milwaukee Bucks have a series record of 8-0 and a Game 3 record of 5-3. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Toronto Raptors have a series record of 0-5 and a Game 3 record of 2-3.

After Game 1: The Milwaukee Bucks hosted and defeated the Toronto Raptors 108-pts-100 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1413 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Milwaukee Bucks have a series record of 9-3 and a Game 2 record of 8-4. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Toronto Raptors have a series record of 4-7 and a Game 2 record of 6-5. When leading a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 1-game-nil (as the Milwaukee Bucks now do in series 1413 against the Toronto Raptors), the Milwaukee Bucks Game 2 outcome has matched their series outcome in their last 11 such series. When trailing a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 1-game-nil (as the Toronto Raptors now do in series 1413 against the Milwaukee Bucks), the Toronto Raptors Game 2 outcome has matched their series outcome in their last eight such series. Milwaukee trailed Toronto 83-pts-76 after three quarters, but prevailed: In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff games, home teams down seven points after three quarters had a game record of only 12-51 (.190) prior to series 1413 Game 1.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2018-19 NBA regular season, the Milwaukee Bucks finished two games ahead of the Toronto Raptors. From 1947 through the 2019 NHL and NBA Quarterfinals, when NBA teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by two regular-season games, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 21-13 (.618) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1413 is the 37th best-of-7 NBA playoff series for the Milwaukee Bucks, and the 15th for the Toronto Raptors. In best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the Milwaukee Bucks have an all-rounds series record of 13-23, a Semifinals-round series record of 2-6 (with an active four-series losing streak), and a Game 1 record of 12-24, while the Toronto Raptors have an all-rounds series record of 6-8, a Semifinals-round series record of 0-1, and a Game 1 record of 3-11. Series 1413 is the second best-of-7 NBA playoff series meeting between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Toronto Raptors. Toronto defeated Milwaukee in six games in their only previous best-of-7 NBA playoff series meeting, in series 1337 in the 2017 NBA Preliminary round.