User:EmmaCoop/sandbox/List of 3–0 series deficits in the NBA
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Since 1947, there have been 140 best-of-seven series in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in which a team was trailing in a 3–0 series deficit. To date, no team has won a series after being in such a deficit. After the 2004 American League Championship Series in Major League Baseball, the NBA became the only major North American sports league in which no team has overcome a 3–0 series deficit among leagues that utilize the best-of-seven series. However, three teams have managed to extend a series to game seven: the New York Knicks in 1951, Denver Nuggets in 1994, and Portland Trail Blazers in 2003.
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editThe team leading 3–0 won the series | 140 | |
The team trailing 3–0 won the series | 0 |
Year | Series | Winning team | Final result |
Losing team | Reference |
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1947 | Semifinals | Chicago Stags | 4–2 | Washington Capitols | |
1947 | BAA Finals | Philadelphia Warriors | 4–1 | Chicago Stags | |
1949 | BAA Finals | Minneapolis Lakers | 4–2 | Washington Capitols | |
1951 | NBA Finals | Rochester Royals | 4–3 | New York Knicks |