In best of 7. Ouch

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edwardsk2003 posted 2:08p, 04/25/10
classy - your post and handle are so ironic
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Dallas wasn't the FIRST 8 to lose a 1. It was just the biggest upset ever
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The NBA first used a 16-team playoff format in 1984, which matches the No. 1 seed against the No. 8 seed in each conference.
From 1984-2002, the first round was a best-of-5 series, before changing to best-of-7 in 2003.
Only three times has a No. 8 seed eliminated a No. 1 seed — Denver beat Seattle (3-2) in 1994; New York beat Miami (3-2) in the strike-shortened 1999 season; and Golden State beat Dallas (4-2) in 2007.
In the best-of-5 format, the No. 1 seed went 56-17 (.767) against the No. 8 seed in both conferences.
In the best-of-7 format, No. 1 in the East is 28-7 (.800) against No. 8, while No. 1 in the West is 26-10 (.722).

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i hope you guys sign dirk to another long extension. that guy is CLUTCH