The Celtics might be the first NBA team to win a series down 0-3

[WNY_FOOTBALL_DUDE]

I looked it up. It has NEVER happened before. We had 3 "almost" situations.

1951 NBA Finals - Rochester Royal vs. New York Knicks.
The Royals won the first three games, the Knicks won the next three, and then the Royals won it in game 7, 79 to 75.

1994 NBA Western Conference Semi-finals - Utah Jazz vs. Denver Nuggets
Jazz won the first three, Nuggets won the next. Jazz pulled out a 10-point win in game 7.

2003 NBA Western Conference First Round - Portland Trail Blazers vs. Dallas Mavericks
Mavericks won the first three, Blazers the next three. Mavericks won it.

Previously it happened in the NHL five times and once in MLB.

 

[DJ]

Has been disgusted a bunch in the series thread.

 

[trojanfan12]

I looked it up. It has NEVER happened before. We had 3 "almost" situations.

1951 NBA Finals - Rochester Royal vs. New York Knicks.
The Royals won the first three games, the Knicks won the next three, and then the Royals won it in game 7, 79 to 75.

1994 NBA Western Conference Semi-finals - Utah Jazz vs. Denver Nuggets
Jazz won the first three, Nuggets won the next. Jazz pulled out a 10-point win in game 7.

2003 NBA Western Conference First Round - Portland Trail Blazers vs. Dallas Mavericks
Mavericks won the first three, Blazers the next three. Mavericks won it.

Previously it happened in the NHL five times and once in MLB.

Yep, it's happened, I believe, 4 times in the NHL, 1 time in MLB and never in the NBA.

 

[eaglesnut]

Wow Rochester was a real city with a team and everything

 

[WNY_FOOTBALL_DUDE]

Wow Rochester was a real city with a team and everything

I live in Rochester, NY. The place is still there and kicking.

 

[msgkings322]

Wow Rochester was a real city with a team and everything

That team is now the Sacramento Kings

 

[DJ]

Has been disgusted a bunch in the series thread.

Discussed.....

LOL.

 

[Old Lion]

Discussed.....

LOL.

I think you had it right the first time.

 

[shopson67]

Wow Rochester was a real city with a team and everything

CHAMPIONSHIP team, mind you. Much of that era, the Sixers franchise was down the road in Syracuse.

 

[Shanemansj13]

NOPE

 

[tlance]

CHAMPIONSHIP team, mind you. Much of that era, the Sixers franchise was down the road in Syracuse.

Man. Where is my Time Machine?

Some of us might have had a chance in that era.

 

[shopson67]

Man. Where is my Time Machine?

Some of us might have had a chance in that era.

Looks like Hoosiers. Reminds me a bit of our high school team too. Had I played, I would've likely been forced to play center at 6'3. Needless to say, our team was small and not good, lol.

 

[tlance]

Looks like Hoosiers. Reminds me a bit of our high school team too. Had I played, I would've likely been forced to play center at 6'3. Needless to say, our team was small and not good, lol.

Yeah.

Because it is NBA my guess is that all those guys are between 6’3 and 6’7.

But still.

Just not what athletes look like today.

 

[The Q]

Looks like Hoosiers. Reminds me a bit of our high school team too. Had I played, I would've likely been forced to play center at 6'3. Needless to say, our team was small and not good, lol.

I was a 6-3 center

Most of my game was rebounding

Either offensive and score, or rebound, hit the outlet man and run like hell to beat everyone down the floor for baskets in transition

I had a college football coach recruit me to play for him…after watching me play basketball lol

 

[fightinfunbags]

I was a 6-3 center

Most of my game was rebounding

Either offensive and score, or rebound, hit the outlet man and run like hell to beat everyone down the floor for baskets in transition

I had a college football coach recruit me to play for him…after watching me play basketball lol

I don’t think you’re tough enough to put the pads on.

 

[The Q]

I don’t think you’re tough enough to put the pads on.

I played football in middle school.

But played OL and was just bored with it

They wanted me to play 34 de at 6-3 207

Freaking insane

 

[fightinfunbags]

I played football in middle school.

But played OL and was just bored with it

They wanted me to play 34 de at 6-3 207

Freaking insane

That’s decent size for New England ball.

 

[The Q]

That’s decent size for New England ball.

It’s small for a 34 de

One of my baseball coaches growing up was a mlb for URI football

He said everything about me (including the way I played every sport) was born to play mlb.

I may have liked that. Idk.

But I didn’t love football.

I loved playing basketball and baseball

I almost tried playing both in college but I kept getting hurt playing just one sport (I got wayyyyyy too big and thick and inflexible…it was a very terrible thing)

 

[fightinfunbags]

It’s small for a 34 de

One of my baseball coaches growing up was a mlb for URI football

He said everything about me (including the way I played every sport) was born to play mlb.

I may have liked that. Idk.

But I didn’t love football.

I loved playing basketball and baseball

I almost tried playing both in college but I kept getting hurt playing just one sport (I got wayyyyyy too big and thick and inflexible…it was a very terrible thing)

They didn’t have the sports science stuff they have now. Flexibility isn’t too difficult a fix with the right stretching regimen these days.

 

[DJ]

Nope.