Stats of Playoff Series with a 1-0 Lead

Statistics about how many times the team with a 1-0 lead won the series and how many teams recovered from a 0-1 deficit. Details by playoff round and games played.

A total of 893 playoff series had at some point a status of 1-0. Here you have the details.

Summary
Series status: 1-0
How many teams won their series after having a 1-0 lead?
695
77.8%
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How many teams recovered from a 0-1 deficit?
198
22.2%
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Details by Playoff Round
Team with
1-0
lead won series		 Team with
0-1
deficit won series		 Total Series
NBA Finals
55
(69.6%)
24
(30.4%)
79
NBA Conference Finals
86
(78.2%)
24
(21.8%)
110
NBA Conference Semifinals
162
(73.6%)
58
(26.4%)
220
NBA Conference First Round
294
(79.9%)
74
(20.1%)
368
NBA Division Finals
(1949 to 1970)
37
(82.2%)
8
(17.8%)
45
NBA Division Semifinals
(1949 to 1970)
54
(87.1%)
8
(12.9%)
62
NBA Quarterfinals
(1947 to 1948)
3
(75.0%)
1
(25.0%)
4
NBA Semifinals
(1947 to 1948)
4
(80.0%)
1
(20.0%)
5
Total Series:
695
198
893
Details by Total Games Played
Team with
1-0
lead won series		 Team with
0-1
deficit won series		 Total Series
Best of 7 series...
finished in 4 games
(final result 4-0)
97
(100.0%) 		- *
97
finished in 5 games
(final result 4-1)
151
(84.4%)
28
(15.6%)
179
finished in 6 games
(final result 4-2)
138
(68.3%)
64
(31.7%)
202
finished in 7 games
(final result 4-3)
91
(58.7%)
64
(41.3%)
155
Best of 5 series...
finished in 3 games
(final result 3-0)
54
(100.0%) 		- *
54
finished in 4 games
(final result 3-1)
52
(81.3%)
12
(18.8%)
64
finished in 5 games
(final result 3-2)
43
(69.4%)
19
(30.6%)
62
Best of 3 series...
finished in 2 games
(final result 2-0)
38
(100.0%) 		- *
38
finished in 3 games
(final result 2-1)
31
(73.8%)
11
(26.2%)
42
Total Series:
695
198
893

* not possible because here we are analyzing a situation where the losing team had already won more games

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