Īlso, this postseason and the previous year's postseason marked the first time since the 20 playoffs that both #5 seeds knocked out both #4 seeds in back-to-back years. The 1999 playoffs marked the last time a Game 7 wasn't played.
2014 western conference finals series#
The Hawks-Pacers series was the first series to force a Game 7, making this postseason the 15th consecutive postseason to have at least one Game 7. However, the NBA only adopted a best-of-seven format for the first round since the 2003 NBA Playoffs. The five game sevens in the first round already tied the record for the most number of game sevens in any NBA playoffs, set in the 1994 NBA Playoffs. Two other game sevens were played on the following day, featuring Dallas Mavericks at San Antonio Spurs and Brooklyn Nets at Toronto Raptors.
Three of the series, Atlanta Hawks at Indiana Pacers, Memphis Grizzlies at Oklahoma City Thunder and Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Clippers, were played on May 3, which marked the first time ever in NBA history that three game sevens were played on the same day. In addition, the 2014 playoffs has also featured a record 8 first round games that went into overtime, including 4 straight between Memphis Grizzlies and Oklahoma City Thunder (Games 2 thru 5), another all-time NBA record.įive of the eight first round series was extended to game sevens. The 24 road wins is an NBA playoffs record in the First Round. That ended on April 30 with the Raptors, Spurs, and Rockets all winning at home against the Nets, Mavericks, and Trail Blazers, respectively. The first 11 days of the playoffs saw at least one road team win on their opponent's home floor. The Denver Nuggets also missed the playoffs for the first time since 2003. In addition, this is the first time in NBA history that all three teams-the Knicks, Celtics, and Lakers-missed the playoffs in the same year (the Celtics and Lakers had each last missed in 2007 but the Knicks managed to reach the postseason that year in a very weak Eastern Conference). For the first time since 1994, the Lakers and Celtics missed the playoffs in the same season. For the first time since 2005, both the Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks did not qualify for the playoffs in the same year. All three teams from Texas qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2009. The Toronto Raptors and Washington Wizards made their first playoff appearance since 2008, while the Charlotte Bobcats made their first playoff appearance since 2010. The San Antonio Spurs continue the longest active playoff streak in the NBA at 17 consecutive appearances. For the first time since the 1984 NBA Finals, the Finals will be played in a 2–2–1–1–1 format (the higher seed team hosting the first two games, then the other team the next two, then the teams alternate hosting a game until the seventh game which the higher seed hosts). Eight teams in the Eastern Conference and eight in the Western Conference are participating, ultimately deciding the final four teams who will play in the conference finals. The 2014 NBA Playoffs is the postseason best-of-seven elimination tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2013–14 season, which began on April 19, 2014.
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