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OregonLive.com · 1h

2025 NBA playoffs proving to be record-setting when it comes to epic comebacks

For the first time since the NBA began tracking play-by-play, the league playoffs produced 20-point comebacks on three consecutive days.
CBS Sports · 11h

2025 NBA playoff bracket, schedule, scores, results: Knicks up 2-0 against Celtics

Elsewhere in the West, the Golden State Warriors have a 1-0 lead against the Minnesota Timberwolves, but they'll be without Stephen Curry for at least the next three games. Curry strained his hamstring in the Game 1 victory. The Wolves will try to even the series on Thursday.
The Washington Post · 9h

Thunder set NBA playoff record for first-half points with 87 vs. Denver in Game 2 of West semis

The Oklahoma City Thunder set an NBA playoff record for first-half points with 87 against the Denver Nuggets in Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinal series
NBC Sports on MSN.com · 1h

2025 NBA Playoffs: Bracket, schedule, scores, matchups for second round including Brunson, Knicks vs. Celtics

The second round has started out with a series of upsets on the road, showing things are even at the top of the NBA.
ClutchPoints on MSN.com · 3h

Cavaliers, Celtics’ struggles unheard of in NBA playoff history

The Celtics and Cavaliers make NBA history as the first 60-win teams to fall into 0-2 deficits in the second round of the playoffs.
NBC Chicago · 1d

How many NBA teams won a playoff series down 2-0? Cavs, Celtics in trouble

Since 1956, 463 series -- non-seven-games series included -- started with a team winning each of the first two games. In 429 of those, the team with the advantage won. Only 34 were able to overcome the 2-0 deficit, a 7.3% success rate.
The Washington Post · 1d

Road, sweet road: Visiting teams go 4-0 in Game 1 of NBA conference semifinals, a league first

Road, sweet road. Home-court advantage? It doesn’t exist so far in the NBA conference semifinals — where visiting teams combined to go 4-0 in Game 1s, the first time that has happened during this round in the league’s playoff history.
The New York Times · 1d

Road teams have dominated second round of NBA playoffs. Will it continue?

The second round of the playoffs are underway, but a home team hasn't won yet. How long can this trend continue?
CBS Sports · 26d

2025 NBA playoff bracket, schedule, scores, results: Road teams make history in second round

The second round is underway in the 2025 NBA playoffs, and it's been a great run for road teams. Lower-seeded teams are 5-0 so far in the second round, winning all those games on the road. The Pacers went up 2-0 against the shorthanded Cavaliers on Tuesday night as Tyrese Haliburton hit a game-winning 3-pointer.
USA TODAY on MSN.com · 1d

Road Warriors: Golden State makes NBA playoffs history without injured Stephen Curry

Golden State is the fourth team this season to open NBA playoffs second-round series with a road win. Winners and losers from Game 1 vs. Minnesota:
The Oklahoman on MSN.com · 5d

How does NBA history favor teams like OKC Thunder with large gap in playoff schedule?

The Clippers and Nuggets will play Game 7 on Saturday, exactly one week since the Thunder won a Game 4 to sweep the Grizzlies.
The Oklahoman on MSN.com · 17d

OKC Thunder smashes team record for largest win in NBA Playoffs with rout of Grizzlies

Game 1 of the NBA Playoffs was over before it started Sunday, as the top-seeded Thunder rolled to a 131-80 rout of the eighth-seeded Memphis Grizzlies at Paycom Center.
The Mercury News · 4d

Warriors want no part of this history (again): A look at the 13 NBA teams to blow a 3-1 series lead

The Warriors have lost and overcome 3-1 series advantages in their championship era. They will try to avoid another memorable collapse Sunday in Houston.
NBC4 Washington · 1d

How Warriors can make NBA playoff history in Game 1 vs. T-Wolves

A Golden State Warriors win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 would mark a historic start to the conference semifinals in the NBA playoffs.
For The Win on MSN.com · 1d

Nuggets' Game 1 win makes their chances of beating Thunder now a coin flip based on NBA history

First of all, that thought process probably glosses over these Nuggets' demonstrated resilience over the years a bit too much. These guys never stop coming, as they have often found a way to hang around enough when it matters most.
Icon for www.indystar.comThe Indianapolis Star · 27d

'It's special.' After 10-15 start, Pacers get to start playoffs at home

But since that 10-15 start the Pacers are 39-16 since Dec. 8. The only NBA teams with better records since then are the Thunder, Cavaliers and Celtics, the teams with the league's three best ...
Icon for www.detroitnews.comDetroit News · Apr 7, 2025

NBA record for 3-pointers in a season falls yet again

The NBA record for 3-pointers in a season has fallen ... and 14.9% off free throws (the second-lowest in league history). There are 15 teams on pace to — or that already have — set franchise ...
Icon for www.cbsnews.comCBS News · 27d

Celtics fall just short of NBA history, but set new franchise record for most road wins

It cost the team a shot at tying NBA history, but the Celtics are locked in on repeating as NBA champs -- not matching the record for most road wins in a season. And though the 2024-25 Celtics won ...
Icon for www.sfgate.comSFGate · Apr 1, 2025

As the Celtics near NBA record for 3s in a season, a look inside the numbers from beyond the arc

The Boston Celtics almost certainly will connect on a history-making 3-pointer sometime this week. It's likely to happen Wednesday against the Miami Heat. If not, then it'll be Friday against the ...
Icon for www.boston.comBoston.com · Apr 5, 2025

Celtics break NBA’s all-time single-season 3-point record against Suns

But, they did get to witness a slice of NBA history as the Celtics grabbed the record. Khari Thompson covers professional sports for Boston.com. Before joining the team in 2022, Khari covered ...
The New York Times · 8h

Is home-court advantage still a factor in the NBA playoffs? Recent history says no

All season long, NBA teams compete to give themselves the best position in the playoffs. They grind over 82 games in the regular season to get the best record they can, which, if they are good enough,
Sports Illustrated on MSN.com · 1d

Boston Celtics NBA Finals History: Championships, Record & More

Make no mistake about it, the Boston Celtics are the NBA's original dynasty. The team had dominant runs in the 1950s, 60s, 70s and 80s before returning to glory in the mid-2000s and eventually winning a record 18th championship in 2024. The franchise's legacy is one that few can rival.
USA TODAY on MSN.com · 21h

2025 NBA draft lottery odds: Breaking down every team's chances at landing No. 1 pick

NBA draft lottery will determine who gets the No. 1 pick and the chance to potentially take Duke star Cooper Flagg. Here's a look at the odds
ESPN on MSN.com · 7d

2025 NBA playoffs: What a championship says for these teams

From the Celtics to the Thunder, here's how potential titles could lead into varied versions of an NBA future.
Icon for www.aol.comAOL · Apr 5, 2025

Celtics set NBA team record for 3-pointers made in a season: How many did they hit?

The Boston Celtics love to shoot 3-pointers, and they set NBA history with the deep ball Friday. Boston now owns the NBA record for most 3-pointers in a season. The previous record set by the ...
NBA · 7h

Thunder set NBA playoff record with 87 points in 1st half vs. Nuggets in Game 2

The Oklahoma City Thunder set an NBA playoff record for first-half points with 87 against the Denver Nuggets in Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinal series on Wednesday.
Icon for www.nba.comNational Basketball Association · Jan 22, 2019

2025 NBA Draft Lottery: Odds, history and how it works

28, 2017. Under the revamped format (which began with the 2019 Draft), the NBA Draft Lottery will ensure that the team with the worst record will receive no worse than the fifth pick. Under the ...
Yardbarker on MSN.com · 2h

Five incredible notes from the NBA playoffs so far

Here are five incredible notes from the opening weeks of the playoffs. No. 1: Four road teams won Game 1 in the second round. For the first time in NBA history, a traveling team s
Icon for uk.sports.yahoo.comYahoo UK & Ireland · Apr 5, 2025

Celtics set NBA team record for 3-pointers made in a season: How many did they hit?

The 3-point ball has become a major emphasis in nearly every NBA offense recently, and Friday night was the third time the record was broken since 2019. Here are the top five teams with the most 3 ...
Icon for www.nbclosangeles.comNBC Los Angeles · 22d

How many NBA teams have never won a championship?

The Thunder, who had the best record in the league this season at 68-14, won the NBA championship in 1979 as the Seattle SuperSonics. Since relocating to Oklahoma City in 2008, the team has not ...
Icon for www.si.comSports Illustrated · 16d

All-Time Record for Teams Who Fall Behind 2–0 in NBA Playoff Series

Has a Team Overcome an 0–2 Deficit in the NBA Finals? Throughout NBA history, five teams have managed to stay the course and complete a stunning upset in the NBA Finals after trailing 0–2.
Icon for ca.sports.yahoo.comYahoo Canada Sports · Apr 5, 2025

Celtics set NBA team record for 3-pointers made in a season: How many did they hit?

The 3-point ball has become a major emphasis in nearly every NBA offense recently, and Friday night was the third time the record was broken since 2019. Here are the top five teams with the most 3-pointers in an NBA regular season: Boston Celtics 2024-25: ...
Icon for en.as.comas.com · 28d

Who will play in the Play-in tournament if several teams have the same record? The tiebreaker rules explained

Irish native who switched from the music industry to the world of sport moving from Universal Music to AS in 2017. A keen runner, soccer player and now discovering the world's fastest growing ...
Yahoo Sports on MSN.com · 5d

Longtime Spurs coach Gregg Popovich stepping down as NBA's winningest coach in history after 29 seasons, will transition to team president

Popovich, with the trio of Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginóbili, then won three championships over a five-year span from 2003-2007 in one of the great dynasty stretches in recent NBA history. The Spurs made it back to the Finals twice after that run under Popovich’s leadership, first in 2013 before they picked up his fifth title in 2014.
Icon for www.sportingnews.comSporting News · Dec 17, 2024

NBA Cup standings, explained: Does the championship game count toward regular season records?

The NBA Cup championship will not count to either team's regular-season record and stats accumulated in the game will not count to players' regular-season averages. The NBA Cup championship will ...
Icon for www.sportingnews.comSporting News · 29d

Thunder break incredible 50-year-old record set by Lakers

It was the team's 51st double-digit win of the season, breaking the 50 win total that Los Angeles set in 1972. NBA history is made! The OKC Thunder break the NBA record for most double-digit ...
Icon for www.espn.comESPN · 13d

What is the best NBA playoff record in a season?

They set the NBA single-postseason records for win percentage (.941) and average margin of victory (13.5 points). Golden State is the only team in league history to win its first 15 playoff games.