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NBA Playoffs Trivia  
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The NBA Playoffs have a great history and some interesting trivia:

	History - In the first year of the NBA only 6 teams made the playoffs. In 1984, the tournament expanded to its present 16-team format and the now-complete First Round was changed to a best-of-five playoff. In 2003 the first round was changed to also be best-of-seven. Here is some trivia from all those years of basketball.
	8th-Seeds - Three 8th-seeded teams have managed to win a series versus the number 1 seeded Team: The Denver Nuggets eliminated the Seattle SuperSonics 3-2 in 1994; and the New York Knicks eliminated the Miami Heat 3-2 in 1999 (which was a lockout shortened season). In addition, the Knicks became the only 8th seeded team to reach the NBA Finals. Then the Golden State Warriors defeated the heavily favored Dallas Mavericks in 2007.
	Worst-Champs - The 1994-95 Houston Rockets were the lowest seeded team to win the NBA Finals. The defending champs were the sixth seed in a strong Western Conference that season. In 1995, the Rockets swept the Orlando Magic (57-25 WL record) in four games. The Rockets beat the Utah Jazz (60-22 WL record) three games to two; the Phoenix Suns (59-23 WL record) in seven games and the league's 1995 MVP David Robinson led San Antonio Spurs (62-20 WL record) in six games to reach the finals, becoming the only NBA team in history to beat four teams with 50 or more wins in the playoffs. That season the Rockets were 5-0 in games when they faced playoff elimination, living up to their nickname "Clutch City."
	Finals Records - The Boston Celtics possess the most overall NBA Finals series wins with an overall record of 16-3. The Los Angeles Lakers have played in the most NBA Finals series (28) with an overall record of 14-14.
	Best Player - Hall of Famer and Boston Celtics great Bill Russell won a record 11 championships.
	Shaq's No. 1 - Shaquille O'Neal's teams (the Orlando Magic, the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Miami Heat) are a collective 25-0 in all NBA playoff series when his teams have won the first game of a series.
	Great Performances - Lebron James scored the final 25 points (and 29 of the last 30) for the Cavaliers in Game 5 of the 2007 Eastern Conference Playoffs to eek out a win against Detroit in double-overtime.

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