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

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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

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.

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NBA POINTS FOR/AGAINST

Over 465,000 points have now been tallied in NBA best-of-7 playoff games.

Points scored by and against each NBA franchise in best-of-7 playoff games.
Series round = All
Location = Home and Road, inclusive
Sorted by point differential, then by total points
for = points for; vs. = points against; diff. = difference of points for and against
Table updated through Fall 2010

points (all rounds) for vs. diff.
Boston Celtics 49904 48504 1400
Los Angeles Lakers 54939 53769 1170
Detroit Pistons 22241 21842 399
San Antonio Spurs 22791 22497 294
Chicago Bulls 22412 22162 250
Cleveland Cavaliers 9465 9335 130
Phoenix Suns 21414 21324 90
Indiana Pacers 9872 9786 86
Milwaukee Bucks 17237 17168 69
Orlando Magic 8247 8193 54
Los Angeles Clippers 1268 1223 45
New Jersey Nets 7376 7332 44
Washington Bullets 7515 7472 43
Rochester Royals 583 546 37
Miami Heat 7750 7717 33
Philadelphia Warriors 3701 3672 29
Minneapolis Lakers 4253 4238 15
Capital Bullets 666 658 8
Baltimore Bullets (I) 446 443 3
Chicago Stags 778 777 1
Oklahoma City Thunder 563 573 -10
San Diego Rockets 637 652 -15
Fort Wayne Pistons 1107 1123 -16
Kansas City/Omaha Kings 551 588 -37
Charlotte Bobcats 342 379 -37
Minnesota Timberwolves 2258 2297 -39
Sacramento Kings 5182 5237 -55
Toronto Raptors 1687 1747 -60
Buffalo Braves 1942 2009 -67
Washington Capitols 810 878 -68
St. Louis Bombers 412 489 -77
Washington Wizards 2533 2612 -79
Cincinnati Royals 1294 1375 -81
Kansas City Kings 1550 1636 -86
Charlotte Hornets 2025 2119 -94
New Orleans Hornets 2701 2809 -108
Portland Trailblazers 12078 12213 -135
Golden State Warriors 8309 8447 -138
Baltimore Bullets (II) 4770 4908 -138
Utah Jazz 14607 14751 -144
Houston Rockets 15949 16100 -151
St. Louis Hawks 9105 9256 -151
Syracuse Nationals 2985 3141 -156
Memphis Grizzlies 1082 1238 -156
San Francisco Warriors 4842 5044 -202
Philadelphia 76ers 24394 24607 -213
Dallas Mavericks 12478 12708 -230
Seattle Supersonics 13945 14199 -254
Denver Nuggets 10442 10745 -303
New York Knickerbockers 22182 22494 -312
Atlanta Hawks 11226 11814 -588
Grand Total 466846 466846