Interesting trends

Let'sMakeSomeMoney · May 25, 2018

I checked into my database of NBA Playoff games that goes back to 2007 and saw something interesting.

Since 2007, there have only been 13 Game 6s in the NBA Conference Finals.
Only 5 time with the better seed leading 3 games to 2.

In those 5 games the better seed is 4-1 SU and ATS.
(Only exception I found in last 11 years was Indy beating Miami in 2013).

What this tells me is that home court doesn't matter much at this point of the series.
Pressure build immensely on the home team.

Take FWIW ^!:

TidePools · May 25, 2018

Cavs and Warriors both win by double digits in Game 6

halekulani · May 25, 2018

More than half of the time if it goes to game 6 the better seed is losing the series?

Never would have guessed that

RussellPeters · May 25, 2018

halekulani said:
More than half of the time if it goes to game 6 the better seed is losing the series?

Never would have guessed that

Kinda makes sense, if you are the better seed they have already closed it out in 4 or 5 games. When it hits game 6 you know it's been a battle and maybe the higher seed isn't that deserving. This trend only focuses on reaching Game 6, the better seeds might have already closed out the series before reaching game 6.