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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 400,000 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 2007

points (all rounds) for vs. diff.
Boston Celtics 43777 42579 1198
Los Angeles Lakers 48108 47238 870
Detroit Pistons 20375 19953 422
San Antonio Spurs 19779 19406 373
Chicago Bulls 21169 20843 326
Milwaukee Bucks 16607 16512 95
Indiana Pacers 9872 9786 86
Miami Heat 6695 6627 68
Los Angeles Clippers 1268 1223 45
New Jersey Nets 7376 7332 44
Washington Bullets 7515 7472 43
Rochester Royals 583 546 37
Philadelphia Warriors 3701 3672 29
Phoenix Suns 19198 19172 26
Minneapolis Lakers 4253 4238 15
Capital Bullets 666 658 8
Baltimore Bullets (I) 446 443 3
Chicago Stags 778 777 1
San Diego Rockets 637 652 -15
Fort Wayne Pistons 1107 1123 -16
Cleveland Cavaliers 5828 5859 -31
New Orleans Hornets 1121 1152 -31
Toronto Raptors 1190 1227 -37
Kansas City/Omaha Kings 551 588 -37
Minnesota Timberwolves 2258 2297 -39
Portland Trailblazers 10997 11038 -41
Sacramento Kings 5182 5237 -55
Washington Wizards 1980 2039 -59
Buffalo Braves 1942 2009 -67
Washington Capitols 810 878 -68
Utah Jazz 11862 11935 -73
St. Louis Bombers 412 489 -77
Cincinnati Royals 1294 1375 -81
Kansas City Kings 1550 1636 -86
Charlotte Hornets 2025 2119 -94
Houston Rockets 14232 14349 -117
Philadelphia 76ers 23348 23473 -125
Orlando Magic 3597 3724 -127
Golden State Warriors 8309 8447 -138
Baltimore Bullets (II) 4770 4908 -138
St. Louis Hawks 9105 9256 -151
Syracuse Nationals 2985 3141 -156
Memphis Grizzlies 1082 1238 -156
Dallas Mavericks 10435 10609 -174
San Francisco Warriors 4842 5044 -202
Seattle Supersonics 13945 14199 -254
New York Knickerbockers 22182 22494 -312
Atlanta Hawks 8708 9059 -351
Denver Nuggets 7653 8034 -381
Grand Total 418105 418105