The Boston Celtics had almost no trouble at all with the 14 teams that didn't make the playoffs this season, going 35-4 against those squads.
The Boston Celtics had almost no trouble at all with the 14 teams that didn’t make the playoffs this season, going 35-4 against those squads.Taking into account only the 16 playoff teams - and their games against one another - the No. 1 overall seed Celtics come up No. 1 yet again. Boston went 29-14 against the eventual playoff teams this season, the best such record in the league.
Some of James’ other postseason ranks: first in points , fourth in rebounds , second in assists , and third in 3-pointers made . There are a few teams that should also be remembered for how dominant their postseason records were, even though the playoff format when they captured championships was slightly different. Among them: the 2001 Lakers ; Philadelphia in 1983 ; the 1999 Spurs, the 1991 Chicago Bulls and the 1989 Detroit Pistons ; the 1971 Milwaukee Bucks and the 1982 Lakers ; the 1950 Minneapolis Lakers ; and the 1996 Bulls, 1987 Lakers and 1986 Celtics .
Boston is in the playoffs for the 10th consecutive year. Milwaukee is in for the eighth in a row, Philadelphia is in for the seventh straight year, Denver for the sixth and Miami has made it in each of the last five seasons. That’s right - four. Joe Mazzulla would obviously have won the series, and Spoelstra would be assured of falling behind former Celtics coaches Red Auerbach, Tom Heinsohn and K.C. Jones on the playoff winning percentage list.Starting with 2012, every team that made the NBA Finals - except one - did so after winning a division championship.
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