1. 05-19-17 06:30 AM #1
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    Has the home team ever been swept in the conference finals???

    Seems like an anomaly.
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  2. 05-19-17 07:10 AM #2
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    Tough one. I was looking up Lakers/Rockets in '86. Houston won 4-1. Amazing stat was Magic averaged 22pts 8rbs and 16 assists! for the series shooting 53% in a losing effort. Problem was 23 yo Hakeem destroying Kareem averaging 31, 11 and 4blks. So easy for people to forget how good Magic was because he wasn't a pure scorer. I watch the old all star games on nbatv where he has like 22 assists in 30 minutes. Amazing.
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  3. 05-19-17 07:35 AM #3
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    most of the time nba playoffs home courts prevail

    Last years GSW win 4-1 in finals if Green plays game 5

    never ever forge it
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  4. 05-19-17 07:49 AM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    most of the time nba playoffs home courts prevail

    Last years GSW win 4-1 in finals if Green plays game 5

    never ever forge it
    Why you so obsessed with last year?
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  5. 05-19-17 08:28 AM #5
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    Lakerboy because same thing will happen again

    GSW much better

    Cleve with gift titles a few times now
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  6. 05-19-17 08:35 AM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by seaborneq View Post
    Seems like an anomaly.
    Cavaliers over Hawks couple of years ago?
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  7. 05-19-17 09:53 AM #7
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    Or the warriors gassed out from having the greatest regular season of all time and then had to work just to get to the finals with curry banged up, draymon green missed 1 game out of 7. Warriors had a game 7 @ home and lost jj, cleve came back from down 3-1 but according to the haters it was a gift.
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  8. 05-19-17 10:45 AM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by LT Profits View Post
    Cavaliers over Hawks couple of years ago?
    Were the Hawks the number 1 seed then????
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  9. 05-19-17 11:14 AM #9
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    #1 seed swept 4 times in conference finals...

    The #1 seed has been swept 4 times in conference finals in 68 years between the 2 conferences and only 3 times in a best-of-7 scenario...

    1949 Western Conference -- #2 Minneapolis Lakers (44-16) sweep #1 Rochester Royals (45-15), 2-0
    1970 Western Conference -- #2 Los Angeles Lakers (46-36) sweep #1 Atlanta Hawks (48-34). 4-0
    1977 Western Conference -- #3 Portland Trail Blazers (49-33) sweep #1 Los Angeles Lakers (53-29), 4-0
    2015 Eastern Conference -- #2 Cleveland Cavaliers (53-29) sweep #1 Atlanta Hawks (60-22), 4-0


    There have been 7 sweeps in the Eastern Conference finals and 13 sweeps in the Western Conference finals regardless of seeds participating...
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  10. 05-19-17 11:27 AM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by seaborneq View Post
    Were the Hawks the number 1 seed then????
    See Brewers post. Hawks won 60 games that season.
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  11. 05-19-17 06:19 PM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by brewers7 View Post
    The #1 seed has been swept 4 times in conference finals in 68 years between the 2 conferences and only 3 times in a best-of-7 scenario...

    1949 Western Conference -- #2 Minneapolis Lakers (44-16) sweep #1 Rochester Royals (45-15), 2-0
    1970 Western Conference -- #2 Los Angeles Lakers (46-36) sweep #1 Atlanta Hawks (48-34). 4-0
    1977 Western Conference -- #3 Portland Trail Blazers (49-33) sweep #1 Los Angeles Lakers (53-29), 4-0
    2015 Eastern Conference -- #2 Cleveland Cavaliers (53-29) sweep #1 Atlanta Hawks (60-22), 4-0


    There have been 7 sweeps in the Eastern Conference finals and 13 sweeps in the Western Conference finals regardless of seeds participating...
    Good stuff brew7
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  12. 05-19-17 08:14 PM #12
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    The Celtics are a .500 team at best based of talent. Signing Horford and drafting Brown with the #3 pick were bad choices because these players don't help you beat the Cavs.
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  13. 05-19-17 08:22 PM #13
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    Ref should stop the game on the grounds of mercy.

    The most amazing thing is that game still may crawl "over" despite Boston's 30 or smth at HT.
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