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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

MLB 2023 BEST-OF-7 SERIES
SEMIFINALS
Series 1548: Texas(4) vs. Houston(3)
Series 1549: Arizona(4) vs. Philadelphia(3)
FINALS
Series 1550: Arizona(1) vs. Texas(4)

NHL 2023 BEST-OF-7 SERIES
PRELIM
Series 1518: Florida(4) vs. Boston(3)
Series 1519: Tampa Bay(2) vs. Toronto(4)
Series 1520: New York Islanders(2) vs. Carolina(4)
Series 1521: New York Rangers(3) vs. New Jersey(4)
Series 1522: Seattle(4) vs. Colorado(3)
Series 1523: Minnesota(2) vs. Dallas(4)
Series 1524: Winnipeg(II)(1) vs. Vegas(4)
Series 1525: Los Angeles(2) vs. Edmonton(4)
QTRS
Series 1526: Florida(4) vs. Toronto(1)
Series 1527: New Jersey(1) vs. Carolina(4)
Series 1528: Seattle(3) vs. Dallas(4)
Series 1529: Edmonton(2) vs. Vegas(4)
SEMIFINALS
Series 1530: Florida(4) vs. Carolina(0)
Series 1531: Dallas(2) vs. Vegas(4)
FINALS
Series 1532: Florida(1) vs. Vegas(4)

NBA 2023 BEST-OF-7 SERIES
PRELIM
Series 1533: Miami(4) vs. Milwaukee(1)
Series 1534: Atlanta(2) vs. Boston(4)
Series 1535: Brooklyn(0) vs. Philadelphia(4)
Series 1536: New York(4) vs. Cleveland(1)
Series 1537: Minnesota(1) vs. Denver(4)
Series 1538: Los Angeles Lakers(4) vs. Memphis(2)
Series 1539: Golden State(4) vs. Sacramento(3)
Series 1540: Los Angeles Clippers(1) vs. Phoenix(4)
QTRS
Series 1541: Miami(4) vs. New York(2)
Series 1542: Philadelphia(3) vs. Boston(4)
Series 1543: Phoenix(2) vs. Denver(4)
Series 1544: Los Angeles Lakers(4) vs. Golden State(2)
SEMIFINALS
Series 1545: Miami(4) vs. Boston(3)
Series 1546: Los Angeles Lakers (0) vs. Denver(4)
FINALS
Series 1547: Miami(1) vs. Denver(4)

CURRENT STANDINGS
NBA 2023-24 standings
NHL 2023-24 standings
MLB 2023 standings

ARCHIVES
Best-of-7 series coverage since Spring 1999.

United We Stand: 9.11.01

25th Year:
Spring 2023 marks the 25th year in which WhoWins has been providing historical victory probabilities, team performance records, and web-site design from the previous millennium on MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series and games. Our first archived web page, from 1999.

2023 MLB Redux:
The 2023 best-of-7 MLB playoff season required 19 games to crown a champion, up from 15 in 2022 but down from 20 in 2020. Since the MLB adopted the format of two best-of-7 playoff rounds in 1985, the most games in a best-of-7 MLB playoff season have been 20 (in 2020, 2003, 1986, and 1985), while the fewest games in a best-of-7 MLB playoff season have been 14 (in 1990 and in 1989).

2023 NHL Redux:
The 2023 best-of-7 NHL playoff season required 88 games to crown a champion, down from 89 in 2022 but up from 84 in 2021. Since the NHL adopted the format of four best-of-7 playoff rounds in 1987, the most games in a best-of-7 NHL playoff season have been 93 (in 2014), while the fewest games in a best-of-7 NHL playoff season have been 81 (in 1995 and in 2007).

2023 NBA Redux:
The 2023 best-of-7 NBA playoff season required 84 games to crown a champion, the fewest since 83 in 2020. Since the NBA adopted the format of four best-of-7 playoff rounds in 2003, the most total games in a best-of-7 NBA playoff season have been 89 (in 2006 and in 2014), while the least have been 79 (in 2007 and in 2017). The Denver Nuggets required 20 best-of-7 NBA playoff games in 2023 to win the 2023 NBA championship, the fewest since the Golden State Warriors won the 2017 NBA championship in 17 best-of-7 NBA playoff games.

Fall 2023 Ouster Board:
start (in Houston): 10/15, 8:16pmEDT
--- Semifinals round ---
Houston MLB: 10/23, 11:26pmEDT
Philadelphia MLB: 10/24, 11:21pmEDT (MLB Bronze)
--- Finals round ---
Arizona MLB: 11/1, 11:00pmEDT (MLB Silver)
Texas MLB: 11/1, 11:00pmEDT (MLB Gold)

Spring 2023 Ouster Board:
start (in Philadelphia NBA): 4/15, 1:16pmEDT
--- Preliminary round ---
Brooklyn NBA: 4/22, 3:24pmEDT
Minnesota NBA: 4/25, 11:45pmEDT
Los Angeles Clippers NBA: 4/26, 12:39amEDT
Cleveland NBA: 4/26, 9:28pmEDT
Milwaukee NBA: 4/27, 12:35amEDT
Atlanta NBA: 4/27, 10:55pmEDT
Winnipeg(II) NHL: 4/28, 12:56amEDT
New York Islanders NHL: 4/28, 10:02pmEDT
Minnesota NHL: 4/29, 12:14amEDT
Memphis NBA: 4/29, 1:07amEDT
Tampa Bay NHL: 4/29, 10:03pmEDT
Los Angeles NHL: 4/30, 12:42amEDT
Sacramento NBA: 4/30, 6:13pmEDT
Boston NHL: 4/30, 9:50pmEDT
Colorado NHL: 5/1, 12:13amEDT
New York Rangers NHL: 5/1, 10:41pmEDT
--- Quarterfinals round ---
New Jersey NHL: 5/11, 10:06pmEDT
Phoenix NBA: 5/12, 12:37amEDT
New York NBA: 5/12, 10:16pmEDT
Toronto NHL: 5/12, 10:37pmEDT
Golden State NBA: 5/13, 12:45amEDT
Philadelphia NBA: 5/14, 6:04pmEDT
Edmonton NHL: 5/15, 12:36amEDT
Seattle NHL: 5/15, 10:33pmEDT
--- Semifinals round ---
Los Angeles Lakers NBA: 5/22, 11:13pmEDT
Carolina NHL: 5/24, 10:48pmEDT
Dallas NHL: 5/29, 10:36pmEDT (NHL Bronze)
Boston NBA: 5/29, 10:42pmEDT (NBA Bronze)
--- Finals round ---
Miami NBA: 6/12, 11:00pmEDT (NBA Silver)
Denver NBA: 6/12, 11:00pmEDT (NBA Gold)
Florida NHL: 6/13, 11:55pmEDT (NHL Silver)
Vegas NHL: 6/13, 11:55pmEDT (NHL Gold)

Comeback of Fall 2023:
On Friday 20 October 2023, the Houston Astros trailed their host Texas Rangers by two runs after 7.5 innings of their 2023 ALCS Game 5, but emerged victorious. In the history of best-of-7 MLB playoff games from 1905 through 2022, inclusive, road teams down two runs as late as after 7.5 innings had a game record of only 6-98 (.058) - the Houston Astros thus achieve a grade-A in-game comeback (.000-.099) in 2023 ALCS Game 5.

Comeback of Spring 2023:
On Monday 24 April 2023, on Spring 2023 Day 10, the Toronto Maple Leafs trailed the host Tampa Bay Lightning by three goals as late as 9:43 into the third period, but won in overtime. In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games from 1939 through 2022, inclusive, road teams down three goals as late as 9:43 into the third period had a game record of only 1-332 (.003). The Toronto Maple Leafs thus achieve a grade-A in-game comeback. The sole previous victory by a road team in that situation was tallied by the St. Louis Blues, which trailed the Kings in Los Angeles by three goals as late as 9:58 into the third period of series 755 Game 3 (in the 1998 NHL Preliminary round), but tallied four goals at 9:59, 11:03, 11:59, and 13:06 into the third period to record a 4-goals-3 comeback victory over the host Kings.

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WhoWins™ provides comprehensive coverage of historical victory probabilities and team performance in MLB, NBA, and NHL best-of-7 playoff series. WhoWins™ maintains comprehensive team performance inter-game (188 MLB best-of-7 series; 588 NBA best-of-7 series; 741 NHL best-of-7 series) and intra-game (1080 MLB best-of-7 series games; 3330 NBA best-of-7 series games; 4199 NHL best-of-7 series games) data through Fall 2022.

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