A Fun 2-3-2 Statistic...

[PROfitableEnergy]

Since 1985, the year the 2-3-2 format was used for the first time, when a series is tied 1-1 after 2 games, the team that wins game 3 takes the series 100 percent of the time (10 out of 10 times).

17 hours until game time.

[WiseGrumpy]

WOW that is an awesome stat! I had a Lakers or no bet on this game, that is another good stat for my thinking ...

[PROfitableEnergy]

If you really truly believe Phil Jackson's 47-0 after a game 1 win stat is a truism, and have LA to take the series, this stat should push you into hammering the ML. GL all.

[hangar22]

i believe in squarism! hopefully celtics win game 3 and that stat holds true!

[TGHMak]

Aside from the bad calls, this is the most exciting series in the last couple years.

[PAULYPOKER]

Well then this game is the most important one if we are going off of history,although it is not written in stone the odds are definetly in the winner of tonight's game's favor.........

[PAULYPOKER]

i believe in squarism! hopefully celtics win game 3 and that stat holds true!

The Celtics is not the Square play my friend,you better recheck your source...........

[WiseGrumpy]

It's simple if history keeps on, and so far in these playoffs they pretty much have, the Lakers win tonight and win it all. I think in 7 ...

[PROfitableEnergy]

I feel Jackson can't shake Boston. Celtics in 6.

Game 3 - Celts
Game 4 - Lakers
Game 5 - Celts
Game 6 - Celts

[MrSink]

celts in 6 also and big play in game 3 gl all

[WiseGrumpy]

I feel Jackson can't shake Boston. Celtics in 6.

Game 3 - Celts
Game 4 - Lakers
Game 5 - Celts
Game 6 - Celts

My feeling without it saying anything about my future plays:

Game 3 - Lakers.
Game 4 - BOS.
Game 5 - BOS.
Game 6 - Lakers.
Game 7 - Lakers.

[danvan3000]

if this stat keeps up they might as well just make it a 3 game series

[wrongturn]

interesting statistic. lakers will bound back in game 3 anyway.

[redrum]

the like the celts

[PAULYPOKER]

Step right up kiddies and don't be shy and let me show you the series I see from my own eyes>

Game 3 Boston
Game 4 Lakers
Game 5 Boston
Game 6 Lakers
Game 7 Boston
SHIP IT!!!!
I'm a sailor peg
And I lost my leg
Climbing up the top sails
I lost my leg!
I'm Shipping Up To Boston

[Sawyer]

I'm waiting for SBR John's Special Line Alert

[3PtShooter]

thanks for the info

[Mudcat]

Well then I really hope the Celtics win tonight so that between this stat and the Phil Jackson game 1 stat and there will be a battle of the weird, obscure stats.

[wrongturn]

the force is with lakers tonight

[WiseGrumpy]

If the Celtics win tonight or win the championship one or two of the strongest stats in the NBA is dead.
I hope they both keep on going.

btw I got some pm's ... I'm NOT a Lakers fan. I'm a HUGE Rockets fan. None of my comments or picks are because or anything like that. I want a great series and a profitable one.

[SparJMU]

Very nice stat PROfitable.

Can you tell us how many times it was the lesser seed (game 3 home team) and how many times it was the higher seed (game 3 away team) that won game 3 and eventually the series?

[PROfitableEnergy]

I can not, but suggest that you (as it may be time consuming), go on wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984%E2%80%9385_NBA_season

look up each individual season up until now and find out...

i imagine this stat will be tough to come up with any other way...

[PROfitableEnergy]

The first one is LA/Boston in 85, how fitting.

Boston had HCA, and blew game 3 to the Lakers in LA, and LA went on to take it.

1/1 for the away team...

in 88 LA had HCA and ended up taking game 3 in Detroit.

1 for home, 1 for away

[PROfitableEnergy]

1990, Detroit has hca, takes game three in portland after a 1-1 two game split.

Detroit goes on to win it in 5.

2 for HCA, 1 for away

1991, Chicago has HCA, takes game three and takes it in 5.

3 for hca, 1 for away

1992, Bulls have HCA, take game three and win it in 6

4 hca, 1 away

1994, Houston takes game 3 having HCA in the series

5 hca, 1 away

1998, Utah has hca and loses to Chicago game 3 after 1-1 split

5 hca, 2 away

2001 - Lakers take it in 5 after 1-1 split, winning game 3, HCA in the series

6 hca, 2 away

2003 - Spurs with hca, take game 3 and win it in 6

7 hca, 2 away

2004 - Detroit Pistons win it in 5, LA HCA

7 hca, 3 away

70 percent of the time the team with HCA takes game 3 in this format after a 1-1 split and goes on to win the title.

[PROfitableEnergy]

So, 7/10 times the team who began the finals with home court advantage wins game 3 after a 1-1 split, 100 percent of the time the team who takes game 3 wins, 100 percent of the time (47-0) Phil Jackson has won a playoff series after winning game 1 and this celtics starting 5 has never lost a playoff series...

how will it all add up when the 48 minutes are through?

Game time in 11 hours.

[SparJMU]

Very interesting stuff. Thanks PRO.

[PROfitableEnergy]

4.5 hrs... can't wait

[krazey47409]

im riding with jackson and kobe lakes ml

[ScarFace_1990]

celtics today all the way guys!

[lakerboy]

when the series is 1-1 the road team is 4-2 SU and 5-1 ATS in game 3 since the 2-3-2 format.

[PROfitableEnergy]

Hey, sorry for the ignorance, but what is SU, and ATS mean?

Also I have seen people typing "BOL"... what does this mean?

Thank you

[SHADYLANKY]

I thought there were 10 such games not 6. With 6 it does favor the road team which is where I'm leaning. I wonder if Bos will start strong and a better # will be available in live betting in the 1st half? LA starts strong at home regularly but on the road in the playoffs? Can't wait for game time.

[PROfitableEnergy]

I thought there were 10 such games not 6. With 6 it does favor the road team which is where I'm leaning. I wonder if Bos will start strong and a better # will be available in live betting in the 1st half? LA starts strong at home regularly but on the road in the playoffs? Can't wait for game time.

I don't know what you mean here. It IS 10 games. I listed all ten games in prior posts.

Given games 1 and 2 are a 1-1 split...

70 percent of the time the team who began the series with home court advantage wins game 3.

100 percent of the time the team that wins game 3 wins the series.

This stat is since 1985, the first year the 2-3-2 format was applied, and has rang true in all ten games which began with a 1-1 split.

[PROfitableEnergy]

when the series is 1-1 the road team is 4-2 SU and 5-1 ATS in game 3 since the 2-3-2 format.

ATS is against the spread?

What is SU?

Taking a shot here, "Straight Up"?

Do you mean the team that is currently on the road? Or the team that didn't have the perk of hca?

[BettingWizard]

and all those games have zero correlation to tonight's. It's just fun pre-gamer chatter