Hizack
05-17-2015, 02:33 PM
8/227
Out of the 227 teams that have had trailed a best-of-7 series by 3-1 (this year's Rockets are the 228th), 8 of those teams have comeback and won the series.
5/8
5 of those 8 went on to the Finals.
3/5
3 of those 5 won it all.
2/8
2 of those 8 teams achieved the comeback by playing Game 5 and Game 7 on the road.
The complete list:
1968 Eastern Division Final
Game 1 Celtics 127 @ 76ers 118
Game 2 76ers 115 @ Celtics 106
Game 3 Celtics 114 @ 76ers 122
Game 4 76ers 110 @ Celtics 105
Game 5 Celtics 122 @ 76ers 104
Game 6 76ers 106 @ Celtics 114
Game 7 Celtics 100 @ 76ers 96
(Celtics won series 4-3)
1970 Western Division Semifinal
Game 1 Suns 112 @ Lakers 128
Game 2 Suns 114 @ Lakers 101
Game 3 Lakers 98 @ Suns 112
Game 4 Lakers 102 @ Suns 112
Game 5 Suns 121 @ Lakers 138
Game 6 Lakers 104 @ Suns 93
Game 7 Suns 94 @ Lakers 129
(Lakers won series 4-3)
1979 Eastern Conference Final
Game 1 Spurs 118 @ Bullets 97
Game 2 Spurs 95 @ Bullets 115
Game 3 Bullets 114 @ Spurs 116
Game 4 Bullets 102 @ Spurs 118
Game 5 Spurs 103 @ Bullets 107
Game 6 Bullets 108 @ Spurs 100
Game 7 Spurs 105 @ Bullets 107
(Bullets won series 4-3)
1981 Eastern Conference Final
Game 1 76ers 105 @ Celtics 104
Game 2 76ers 99 @ Celtics 118
Game 3 Celtics 100 @ 76ers 110
Game 4 Celtics 105 @ 76ers 107
Game 5 76ers 109 @ Celtics 111
Game 6 Celtics 100 @ 76ers 98
Game 7 76ers 90 @ Celtics 91
(Celtics won series 4-3)
1995 Western Conference Semifinal
Game 1 Rockets 108 @ Suns 130
Game 2 Rockets 94 @ Suns 118
Game 3 Suns 85 @ Rockets 118
Game 4 Suns 114 @ Rockets 110
Game 5 Rockets 103 @ Suns 97
Game 6 Suns 103 @ Rockets 116
Game 7 Rockets 115 @ Suns 114
(Rockets won series 4-3)
1997 Eastern Conference Semifinal
Game 1 Knicks 88 @ Heat 79
Game 2 Knicks 84 @ Heat 88
Game 3 Heat 73 @ Knicks 77
Game 4 Heat 76 @ Knicks 89
Game 5 Knicks 81 @ Heat 96
Game 6 Heat 95 @ Knicks 90
Game 7 Knicks 90 @ Heat 101
(Heat won series 4-3)
2003 Eastern Conference Quarterfinal
Game 1 Magic 99 @ Pistons 94
Game 2 Magic 77 @ Pistons 89
Game 3 Pistons 80 @ Magic 89
Game 4 Pistons 92 @ Magic 100
Game 5 Magic 67 @ Pistons 98
Game 6 Pistons 103 @ Magic 88
Game 7 Magic 93 @ Pistons 108
(Pistons won series 4-3)
2006 Western Conference Quarterfinal
Game 1 Lakers 102 @ Suns 107
Game 2 Lakers 99 @ Suns 93
Game 3 Suns 92 @ Lakers 99
Game 4 Suns 98 @ Lakers 99
Game 5 Lakers 97 @ Suns 114
Game 6 Suns 126 @ Lakers 118
Game 7 Lakers 90 @ Suns 121
(Suns won series 4-3)
Source (http://blog.chron.com/ultimaterockets/2015/05/will-history-repeat-itself-with-the-rockets-and-3-1-deficits-20-years-apart)
Source (http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=9509)
Out of the 227 teams that have had trailed a best-of-7 series by 3-1 (this year's Rockets are the 228th), 8 of those teams have comeback and won the series.
5/8
5 of those 8 went on to the Finals.
3/5
3 of those 5 won it all.
2/8
2 of those 8 teams achieved the comeback by playing Game 5 and Game 7 on the road.
The complete list:
1968 Eastern Division Final
Game 1 Celtics 127 @ 76ers 118
Game 2 76ers 115 @ Celtics 106
Game 3 Celtics 114 @ 76ers 122
Game 4 76ers 110 @ Celtics 105
Game 5 Celtics 122 @ 76ers 104
Game 6 76ers 106 @ Celtics 114
Game 7 Celtics 100 @ 76ers 96
(Celtics won series 4-3)
1970 Western Division Semifinal
Game 1 Suns 112 @ Lakers 128
Game 2 Suns 114 @ Lakers 101
Game 3 Lakers 98 @ Suns 112
Game 4 Lakers 102 @ Suns 112
Game 5 Suns 121 @ Lakers 138
Game 6 Lakers 104 @ Suns 93
Game 7 Suns 94 @ Lakers 129
(Lakers won series 4-3)
1979 Eastern Conference Final
Game 1 Spurs 118 @ Bullets 97
Game 2 Spurs 95 @ Bullets 115
Game 3 Bullets 114 @ Spurs 116
Game 4 Bullets 102 @ Spurs 118
Game 5 Spurs 103 @ Bullets 107
Game 6 Bullets 108 @ Spurs 100
Game 7 Spurs 105 @ Bullets 107
(Bullets won series 4-3)
1981 Eastern Conference Final
Game 1 76ers 105 @ Celtics 104
Game 2 76ers 99 @ Celtics 118
Game 3 Celtics 100 @ 76ers 110
Game 4 Celtics 105 @ 76ers 107
Game 5 76ers 109 @ Celtics 111
Game 6 Celtics 100 @ 76ers 98
Game 7 76ers 90 @ Celtics 91
(Celtics won series 4-3)
1995 Western Conference Semifinal
Game 1 Rockets 108 @ Suns 130
Game 2 Rockets 94 @ Suns 118
Game 3 Suns 85 @ Rockets 118
Game 4 Suns 114 @ Rockets 110
Game 5 Rockets 103 @ Suns 97
Game 6 Suns 103 @ Rockets 116
Game 7 Rockets 115 @ Suns 114
(Rockets won series 4-3)
1997 Eastern Conference Semifinal
Game 1 Knicks 88 @ Heat 79
Game 2 Knicks 84 @ Heat 88
Game 3 Heat 73 @ Knicks 77
Game 4 Heat 76 @ Knicks 89
Game 5 Knicks 81 @ Heat 96
Game 6 Heat 95 @ Knicks 90
Game 7 Knicks 90 @ Heat 101
(Heat won series 4-3)
2003 Eastern Conference Quarterfinal
Game 1 Magic 99 @ Pistons 94
Game 2 Magic 77 @ Pistons 89
Game 3 Pistons 80 @ Magic 89
Game 4 Pistons 92 @ Magic 100
Game 5 Magic 67 @ Pistons 98
Game 6 Pistons 103 @ Magic 88
Game 7 Magic 93 @ Pistons 108
(Pistons won series 4-3)
2006 Western Conference Quarterfinal
Game 1 Lakers 102 @ Suns 107
Game 2 Lakers 99 @ Suns 93
Game 3 Suns 92 @ Lakers 99
Game 4 Suns 98 @ Lakers 99
Game 5 Lakers 97 @ Suns 114
Game 6 Suns 126 @ Lakers 118
Game 7 Lakers 90 @ Suns 121
(Suns won series 4-3)
Source (http://blog.chron.com/ultimaterockets/2015/05/will-history-repeat-itself-with-the-rockets-and-3-1-deficits-20-years-apart)
Source (http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=9509)