Stats of Playoff Series with a 3-2 Lead

Statistics about how many times the team with a 3-2 lead won the series and how many teams recovered from a 2-3 deficit. Details by playoff round and games played.

A total of 357 playoff series had at some point a status of 3-2. Here you have the details.

Summary

Series status: 3-2
How many teams won their series after having a 3-2 lead?
300
84.0%
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How many teams recovered from a 2-3 deficit?
57
16.0%
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Details by Playoff Round

Team with
3-2
lead won series
Team with
2-3
deficit won series
Total Series
NBA Finals
41
(82.0%)
9
(18.0%)
50
NBA Conference Finals
54
(80.6%)
13
(19.4%)
67
NBA Conference Semifinals
106
(84.8%)
19
(15.2%)
125
NBA Conference First Round
79
(87.8%)
11
(12.2%)
90
NBA Division Finals
(1949 to 1970)
13
(81.3%)
3
(18.8%)
16
NBA Division Semifinals
(1949 to 1970)
6
(85.7%)
1
(14.3%)
7
NBA Quarterfinals
(1947 to 1948)
0
(0%)
0
(0%)
0
NBA Semifinals
(1947 to 1948)
1
(50.0%)
1
(50.0%)
2
Total Series:
300
57
357
Details by Total Games Played
Team with
3-2
lead won series
Team with
2-3
deficit won series
Total Series
Best of 7 series...
finished in 6 games
(final result 4-2)
202
(100.0%)
- *
202
finished in 7 games
(final result 4-3)
98
(63.2%)
57
(36.8%)
155
Total Series:
300
57
357

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