This is true but one must also look at game 7 stats for home teams in NBA playoffs. It's an upset that both game 7 winners were road teams. It's actually a statistical anomaly. 80% of the time 104-27 before last night the home team has won. This is the list of game 7 road winners.
| 2018 | Cleveland 87 | Boston 79 | Conference finals |
| 2017 | Utah 104 | L.A. Clippers 91 | First round |
| 2016 | Cleveland 93 | Golden State 89 | NBA Finals |
| 2014 | Brooklyn 104 | Toronto 103 | First round |
| 2013 | Chicago 99 | Brooklyn 93 | First round |
| 2012 | L.A. Clippers 82 | Memphis 72 | First round |
| 2009 | Orlando 101 | Boston 82 | Conference semifinals |
| 2007 | San Antonio 91 | New Orleans 82 | Conference semifinals |
| 2007 | Utah 103 | Houston 99 | First round |
| 2006 | *Dallas 119 | San Antonio 111 | Conference semifinals |
| 2005 | Detroit 88 | Miami 82 | Conference finals |
| 2005 | Indiana 97 | Boston 70 | First round |
| 2002 | *L.A. Lakers 112 | Sacramento 106 | Conference finals |
| 2000 | New York 83 | Miami 82 | Conference semifinals |
| 1995 | Indiana 97 | New York 95 | Conference semifinals |
| 1995 | Houston 115 | Phoenix 114 | Conference semifinals |
| 1982 | Philadelphia 120 | Boston 106 | Conference finals |
| 1981 | Kansas City 95 | Phoenix 88 | Conference semifinals |
| 1981 | Houston 105 | San Antonio 100 | Conference semifinals |
| 1978 | Washington 105 | Seattle 99 | NBA Finals |
| 1976 | Phoenix 94 | Golden State 86 | Conference finals |
| 1974 | Boston 102 | Milwaukee 87 | NBA Finals |
| 1973 | New York 94 | Boston 78 | Conference finals |
| 1971 | Baltimore 93 | New York 91 | Conference finals |
| 1969 | Boston 108 | L.A. Lakers 106 | NBA Finals |
| 1968 | Boston 100 | Philadelphia 96 | Division finals |
| 1948 | Philadelphia 85 | St Louis 46 | Semifinals |
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The game 7 historical record mostly involve teams that were favored to win the series when it started, they had homecourt and were considered better.
In Cle/GS case, that wasn't the case. Both were favored to win the series as road teams. And GS was -260 last night w/ CP injury. GS was the biggest road favorite in a game 7 that I can recall and I would assume the biggest ever.
It's not much of anomaly for a +130 and a -260 to both win.
In Cle/GS case, that wasn't the case. Both were favored to win the series as road teams. And GS was -260 last night w/ CP injury. GS was the biggest road favorite in a game 7 that I can recall and I would assume the biggest ever.
It's not much of anomaly for a +130 and a -260 to both win.
