Stats of Playoff Series with a 2-1 Lead
Statistics about how many times the team with a 2-1 lead won the series and how many teams recovered from a 1-2 deficit. Details by playoff round and games played.
A total of 578 playoff series had at some point a status of 2-1. Here you have the details.
Summary |
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Series status: 2-1 |
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How many teams won their series after having a
2-1 lead? 462
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How many teams recovered from a
1-2 deficit? 116
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Details by Playoff Round |
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| Team with 2-1 lead won series |
Team with 1-2 deficit won series |
Total Series | |
| NBA Finals |
50
(79.4%)
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13
(20.6%)
|
63 |
| NBA Conference Finals |
62
(78.5%)
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17
(21.5%)
|
79 |
| NBA Conference Semifinals |
131
(79.9%)
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33
(20.1%)
|
164 |
| NBA Conference First Round |
178
(80.9%)
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42
(19.1%)
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220 |
| NBA Division Finals (1949 to 1970) |
24
(80.0%)
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6
(20.0%)
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30 |
| NBA Division Semifinals (1949 to 1970) |
16
(76.2%)
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5
(23.8%)
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21 |
| NBA Quarterfinals (1947 to 1948) |
0
(0%)
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0
(0%)
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0 |
| NBA Semifinals (1947 to 1948) |
1
(100.0%)
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0
(0.0%)
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1 |
| Total Series:
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462 |
116 |
578 |
| Details by Total Games Played | ||||
| Team with 2-1 lead won series |
Team with 1-2 deficit won series |
Total Series | ||
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finished in 5 games (final result 4-1)
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124
(100.0%)
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- * | 124 |
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finished in 6 games (final result 4-2)
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145
(78.8%)
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39
(21.2%)
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184 |
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finished in 7 games (final result 4-3)
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87
(60.4%)
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57
(39.6%)
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144 |
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finished in 4 games (final result 3-1)
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64
(100.0%)
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- * | 64 |
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finished in 5 games (final result 3-2)
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42
(67.7%)
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20
(32.3%)
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62 |
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| Total Series:
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462 |
116 |
578 |
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* not possible because here we are analyzing a situation where the losing team had already won more games