Thursday, April 17, 2008

First-round series records by seed

Since the NBA went to the 16-team playoff format in 1984 ...

No. 1 vs. No. 8: 45-3 (1994 Nuggets d. Sonics; 1999 Knicks d. Heat; 2008 Warriors d. Mavs)
No. 2 vs. No. 7: 44-4 (1987 Sonics d. Mavs; 1989 Warriors d. Jazz; 1991 Warriors d. Spurs; 1998 Knicks d. Heat)
No. 3 vs. No. 6: 34-14
No. 4 vs. No. 5: 23-25

So, the 7 and 8 seeds are a combined 7-89 in the first round, but Don Nelson-coached teams have three of those wins (89-91-08 Warriors).

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