The playoffs are underway, the Celtics swept the Nets, this result made many people unexpected, and throughout the history of the NBA playoffs, such things are really many, many teams are upset to defeat opponents, completed a historic breakthrough, this article will take stock of the NBA playoffs top ten upset.
Tenth: The Rockets defeated the Lakers in the first round of the playoffs in '81
In the 80-81 regular season, the defending champion Lakers achieved a record of 54 wins and successfully entered the playoffs, while the Rockets entered the playoffs with a record of 40 wins and 42 losses under the leadership of Moses Malone.
Lakers and Rockets in the playoffs, the main force of both teams are not injured, according to the strength of the lineup, the Lakers should easily win, but after the game began, people found that the Lakers' lineup was restrained by the Rockets, the Lakers' Jabbar could not prevent Malone, the Rockets pressed the Lakers to play, and finally defeated the Lakers, advanced to the next round, the defending champion out of the first round, really too rare.
Ninth: 15-year playoff second round Clippers reverse Rockets
In the 14-15 regular season, Harden led the Rockets to a record of 56 wins and 26 losses, in the highly competitive West, in second place, the Clippers also achieved a record of 56 wins, ranking third in the West, and the two teams are destined to fight in the playoffs.
After the two teams defeated their respective first-round opponents, in the second round, the Clippers, under the leadership of Paul Griffin, performed well, pressed the Rockets to play, achieved a 3-1 big score advantage, got the game point, people felt that the Rockets were out of play, but after that, the Clippers would not play, the Rockets played very well, with the excellent play of the "Headband Gang", the Rockets, won 3 games in a row, reversed the Rockets, and advanced to the Western Conference Finals.
Eighth: The Warriors beat the Mavericks in the first round of the 2007 playoffs
The 06-07 regular season, for Nowitzki, is a very sweet season, he performed well in the regular season, led the Mavericks to the best record in the league with 67 wins, and was elected MVP, which can be said to be a full harvest, but in the playoffs, Nowitzki can't laugh.
The opponent of the Mavericks playoffs is the Warriors who rank eighth in the West, although the strength of the Warriors is not very strong, but the team is full of hard work, there is confidence in winning the Lone Ranger, they have also made some targeted adjustments, which makes the Mavericks very uncomfortable, plus the Warriors' Davis, Jackson's super god play, the Mavericks finally lost to the Warriors by a big score of 2-4, was "Black Eight", and the regular season MVP was too humiliating to be "Black Eight".
Seventh: The Nuggets beat supersonics in the first round of the playoffs in '94
In the 93-94 season, the Supersonics flourished in the league, dominating the West with a record of 63 wins, and also the first in the league, the combination of Payton + Kemp was powerful, but in the playoffs, the Supersonics encountered a crisis and were crushed by the Nuggets led by Mutombo.
Mutombo's Nuggets are a young team, there are not many stars in the team, the strength is also average, only achieved the eighth place in the West, before, the West eighth has never won the first place in the West, supersonic also after the start of the series, forced the Nuggets to the edge of the cliff, but the Nuggets did not collapse, but launched a counterattack, pushed the supersonic off the cliff, advanced to the second round, the first time in the history of the creative NBA "black eight".
Sixth: The Knicks beat the Heat in the first round of the '99 playoffs
In the 98-99 season, because of labor problems, the regular season played 50 games, and after the regular season, the Heat ranked first in the East with a record of 33 wins, while the Knicks, who were affected by injuries, only won 27 wins, ranking eighth in the East, and the two teams met in the playoffs.
Because of injuries, the Knicks' boss Ewing is not in good shape, play stop, Knicks mainly rely on Alan Houston and Sprewell two guns, and the Heat's lineup is very complete, in general, the lack of ball boss team can not play the lineup of complete and strong teams, but the Knicks are the opposite, with Houston's kill, Knicks "black eight" Heat, upset to advance to the second round.
Fifth: The Magic defeated the Cavaliers in the 2009 Eastern Conference Finals
In the 08-09 season, the Cavaliers dominated the East with James's excellent performance, ranking first in the East with a record of 66 wins, James won the MVP trophy, echoing the Bryant in the West, 23vs24 became the most anticipated picture for fans, but this ultimately failed to come true.
Let the cavaliers fold is magic, the two teams in the Eastern Conference Finals, before the game, people are more optimistic about the Cavaliers, think that the Cavaliers win is normal, but in fact, the strength of the Magic is not much worse than the Cavaliers, the magic tactics are really aimed at the Cavaliers, the series only played 6 games, the Cavaliers lost, the Magic burst into the Finals, which is a huge breakthrough for the Magic, they want to compete with the Lakers for the championship.
Fourth: The Heat beat the Bucks in the second round of the 20-year playoffs
In the 19-20 season, Alphabet Brother played very well, leading the Bucks to a record of 56 wins, the league first, Alphabet Brother is the MVP popular candidate, after the start of the playoffs, the Bucks defeated the opponent in the first round, successfully advanced to the next round, and the Heat competed for the opportunity to enter the Eastern Conference Finals.
Bucks are a more optimistic side, because the alphabet brother is very popular, the team personnel is relatively complete, it can be said that the soldiers are strong, on the contrary, the Heat, the team record and the Bucks are a lot different, but when the series starts, the Heat is the team that has the upper hand, after 6 games, the Heat defeated the Bucks, broke into the Eastern Conference Finals, and competed for the opportunity to advance to the Finals.
Third: The Nets beat the 76ers in the first round of the '84 playoffs
In the 82-83 season finals, the 76ers easily beat the Lakers to win the championship, and in the 83-84 season, their lineup did not change much, the main force is still there, and the performance in the regular season is very good, which makes people feel that they have a chance to defend the championship, but things have developed very unexpectedly.
In the first round of the Eastern Playoffs, 76ers and Nets played, at this time the Nets, the strength of the 76ers is still some gap, but in the hand-to-hand, the Nets showed energy, much stronger than the 76ers, won the decider, eliminated the 76ers, the 76ers' defending trip just began to end, last season's 76ers easily won the championship, this season's 76ers stopped in the first round, this comparison is too surprising.
Second: The Cavaliers reversed the Warriors in the 2016 Finals
In the 15-16 regular season, the Warriors and Cavaliers performed wonderfully, successfully entered the playoffs, defeated the strong opponents of their respective divisions, and met in the Finals for the second consecutive year, which was a focus battle, people thought that the game would be very fierce, but after the start of the Finals, the development of the situation surprised people.
In the first game of the Finals, the Warriors easily defeated the Cavaliers, the second game was the same, the Warriors won another round, the Cavaliers seemed to have no ability to resist, the fourth game, the Warriors won the victory at the same time got the match point, people imagined that the big war did not appear, thinking that the Warriors were about to win the championship, but at this time, the situation changed again, the Cavaliers fought back, the Warriors rushed to cope, the Cavaliers won 3 consecutive games, defeated the Warriors by grabbing seven battles, successfully won the championship, and the Cavaliers became the first team in history to reverse the championship after falling behind 1-3 in the Finals.
First: In the 94-95 season, the Rockets successfully won the championship in a row
In the 93-94 season, the Rockets successfully won the championship, which made the Rockets fans very happy, but this joy did not last long, it was covered up by the immediate difficulties, injury problems, run-in problems, continuous impact on the Rockets, resulting in the Rockets' performance was completely less than expected, and finally with a record of 47 wins, ranking sixth in the West, hastily ended the regular season and embarked on the journey of the playoffs.
The Rockets' performance in the regular season made people have less confidence in their defending titles, because other teams are too strong, the Spurs and Jazz have a record of 60 wins, and there are two teams with 50 wins, and it is difficult for the Rockets to win no matter which team they want to win, but the Rockets grit their teeth and really fight to win. In the first round against the Jazz, the Rockets narrowly defeated the opponent 3-2, eliminated the first strong opponent, advanced to the second round, faced the Sun, the Rockets counterattacked in the case of 1-3 behind, and finally won three consecutive sets, eliminating the opponent, the Western Conference Finals, facing the Spurs, Olajuwon played well, the Rockets defeated the Spurs again, reached the Finals, and the Magic Showdown, facing the magic of the young and powerful, the first place in the East in the regular season, Olajuwon stood up again, led the team to sweep the opponent 4-0, and the Rockets successfully defended the title, The result exceeded expectations, the Rockets head coach said in an interview: Never underestimate a championship heart. The rocket proved with practical performance that it is not impossible to create miracles only if they are willing to work hard.