Some interesting teams here
1982 celtics outscored sixers by 6 points a game, still lost
1984 lakers outscored celtics by more than 2 points but lost
The 1990 suns outscored the blazers by 5.7 points a game. Lost
1996 utah outscored seattle by 3 points a game and lost
2002 kings actually outscored lakers by the smallest margin (0.3 points)
2005 pistons actually outscored spurs by a couple points in the finals
2008 cleveland actually outscored 2008 celtics by half a point
2013 spurs outscores heat by a point
2016 thunder outscored warriors, spurs outscored the thunder
Series more or less lopsided than the series score suggests?
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Homer38 wrote:Series that ended 4-1 but it was way closer than the final score
2009 NBA finals(LAL vs ORL)
2011 Celtics vs heat second round
2011 Heat vs Bulls ECF
2009 Orlando Magic had a darn good chance to win. If I recall, Courtney Lee had somewhat of an open layup in game 2; unfortunately, he blew what could have been a game winner after Hedo blocked Kobe and immediately called timeout. Game 4, Fisher came in with 2 clutch threes to (one game tying and one game sealing) that put the series to rest.
They had a really good chance to be 3-1, but it is what it is.
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falcolombardi wrote:Some interesting teams here
1982 celtics outscored sixers by 6 points a game, still lost
1984 lakers outscored celtics by more than 2 points but lost
The 1990 suns outscored the blazers by 5.7 points a game. Lost
1996 utah outscored seattle by 3 points a game and lost
2002 kings actually outscored lakers by the smallest margin (0.3 points)
2005 pistons actually outscored spurs by a couple points in the finals
2008 cleveland actually outscored 2008 celtics by half a point
2013 spurs outscores heat by a point
2016 thunder outscored warriors, spurs outscored the thunder
The 2000 Lakers were outscored by the Blazers and Pacers in the playoffs too!
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Homer38 wrote:falcolombardi wrote:Some interesting teams here
1982 celtics outscored sixers by 6 points a game, still lost
1984 lakers outscored celtics by more than 2 points but lost
The 1990 suns outscored the blazers by 5.7 points a game. Lost
1996 utah outscored seattle by 3 points a game and lost
2002 kings actually outscored lakers by the smallest margin (0.3 points)
2005 pistons actually outscored spurs by a couple points in the finals
2008 cleveland actually outscored 2008 celtics by half a point
2013 spurs outscores heat by a point
2016 thunder outscored warriors, spurs outscored the thunder
The 2000 Lakers were outscored by the Blazers and Pacers in the playoffs too!
Most people dont realize how much the 2000 and 2002 rings were a grind for lakers, unusual for a dinasty team
The contrast with 2001 absolute domination is startling
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falcolombardi wrote:Some interesting teams here
1982 celtics outscored sixers by 6 points a game, still lost
Slightly off.
733-700. 33 point margin, still very large for a losing side but not 7x6 (it was a 3-4 loss).