In the second round (Eastern Conference Semifinals) of the 2003 NHL playoffs, the Senators defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4 games to 2.
In the 2007 playoffs, the Detroit Red Wings were defeated by the Anaheim Ducks.
Detroit came back from a 3-1 deficit to advance over Orlando in 2003. The Magic won the first game, the Pistons won the second, Orlando won games 3 and 4 while Detroit won games 5, 6, and 7. Phoenix Suns came back from a 3-1 deficit to defeat Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs in 2006.
Michael Jordan's first Eastern Conference Championship was in the 1990-91 NBA season. That season the Bulls swept the Detroit Pistons 4 games to 0, to go on to the NBA Finals, were they would defeat the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 1 and win the NBA Championship.
The Milwaukee Bucks lost to the Sixers in a game 7 by a score of 108-91.
The Atlanta Thrashers.
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Through Week 16 of the 2008 season, the Chargers are not in the playoffs. However, should they defeat the Denver Broncos in the last game of the season played December 28 they will make the playoffs as the AFC West Division champion. If they lose or tie, the Broncos will make the playoffs as the AFC West Division champion.
Munich hosted France to partial defeat at the hands of Germany.
• 2006: The Phoenix Suns started the 2006 playoffs by falling behind, 3-1, to the Los Angeles Lakers before winning the series. They won the next round against the Los Angeles Clippers before losing in the conference finals to the Dallas Mavericks. Phoenix (54-28 during the regular season) had the homecourt advantage over the Lakers (45-37). Phoenix star: league MVP Steve Nash. • 2003: The Detroit Pistons trailed the Orlando Magic, 3-1, but came back to win the Eastern Conference first-round matchup. The Pistons also won in the next round before losing in the conference finals. The Pistons (50-32) enjoyed the homecourt advantage over Orlando (42-40). Detroit defender: NBA defensive player of the year Ben Wallace. • 1997: The Miami Heat came back to defeat the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference semifinals, but lost in the next round despite a 61-win regular season. Miami (61-21) had the homecourt advantage over New York (57-25). Miami scoring leader: Tim Hardaway. • 1995: The underdog Houston Rockets rallied to defeat the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference semifinals, and then went on the win the NBA championship. During the regular season, Phoenix (59-23) was 12 games better than Houston (47-35). Houston starting lineup included current TNT analyst Kenny Smith. • 1981: The Boston Celtics stormed back to defeat the Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Conference finals en route to the NBA title. Boston and Philadelphia had tied for the best record in the East that year at 62-20, but Boston had the homecourt for Game 7. Boston star: Larry Bird. • 1979: The Washington Bullets rallied to defeat the San Antonio Spurs in the Eastern Conference finals, before losing to the Seattle Supersonics in the NBA finals. Washington (54-28) had the homecourt advantage over San Antonio (48-34). Washington star: Elvin Hayes. • 1970: The Los Angeles Lakers came back to defeat the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference semifinals and then advanced to the NBA finals before losing to the New York Knicks. During the regular season, the Lakers (46-36) had a better record than Phoenix (39-43). Laker stars: Jerry West, Wilt Chamberlain and Elgin Baylor. • 1968: The Boston Celtics rallied to defeat to the Philadelphia 76ers to win the Eastern Conference finals and then went on to win the NBA championship. The Celtics did this despite having to win Game 7 in Philadelphia. The 76ers (62-20) had a better record than Boston (54-28) during the regular season. Boston stars: Bill Russell and John Havlicek
The New England Patriots defeated the following teams enroute to Superbowl XX: Wildcard Playoff: New England 26, New York Jets 14 Divisional Playoffs: New England 27, LA Raiders 20 Conference Championship: New England 31, Miami Dolphins 14 Superbowl XX Chicago Bears 46, New England Patriots 10 :(