The Playoffs It is the most important moment of every lesson nba. The 16 best teams of the league meet for an event with the sole objective of championship. they have done a good job over the years 82 matches above does not guarantee a place in the race for ringbut makes it more attainable.
However, in league history there are exceptions and examples of almost everything, when was the last time an eighth seed made it to the Finals? How many times has a quarter taken the title? All the details below.
The best results by position or seeds in the playoffs
The last three seasons the three most common scenarios have occurredmeaning that a first, second or third placer will reach the Finals and win the championship.
In fact, the vast majority of winning teams have come from those top three spots, with only two occasions where a team ranked lower than third has succeeded: Boston Celtics in 1969 and Houston Rockets in 1995.
| position or seeds | The result or example was achieved | The last team to do so | Year |
| 1 | champions | Los Angeles Lakers | 2020 |
| 2 | champions | toronto raptors | 2019 |
| 3 | champions | Golden State Warriors | 2023 |
| 4 | champions | Boston Celtics | 1969 |
| 5 | Finalist | Miami Heat | 2020 |
| 6 | champions | Houston Rockets | one thousand nine hundred and ninety five |
| 7 | Western Conference Finals | seattle supersonics | 1987 |
| 8 | Finalist | New York Knicks | 1999 |
How many times has each rank or position reached the Finals? seeds?
Having the best record in the regular season isn’t a guarantee of winning the championship, but in most cases it means you’ll at least make the Finals.
Actually, the 6% of ring winners they ended up at normal phase in first place and in 60.8% made it to the Finals. From this position the appearances are distributed proportionally from top to bottom.
The further down, the more unusual it is for this team to make it to a direct ring fight. In fact, Only the Knicks in 1999 managed to reach the Finals as the eighth seed, something no seventh has done so far.
| position or seeds | championships | contested finals |
| 1 | 48 | 90 |
| 2 | 16 | 37 |
| 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 | 1 |
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