Indiana Pacers won over the Chicago Bulls on their game 4 of the 1998 nba eastern conference finals. Reggie Miller sealed the win with his game winning 3 point shot over Michael Jordan. The Pacers tied the series 2-2 but eventually lost to the Bulls 3 games to 4. This Pacer team was considered the best Pacers ever.
On May 23, 1989, Michael Jordan had 27 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists in Detroit, for the second game of the 1989 Eastern Conference Finals.
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There have been 8 teams to come back from a 3-1 deficit to win a playoff series going into the 2009 season. The following teams are listed below. Teams in bold had home court advantage.1968 - Boston Celtics over Philadelphia 76ers (Eastern Conference Finals)1970 - Los Angeles Lakers over Phoenix Suns (Western Conference Finals)1979 - Washington Bullets over San Antonio Spurs (Eastern Conference Finals)1981 - Boston Celtics over Philadelphia 76ers (Eastern Conference Finals)1995 - Houston Rockets over Phoenix Suns (Western Conference Semifinals)1997 - Miami Heat over New York Knicks (Eastern Conference Semifinals)2003 - Detroit Pistons over Orlando Magic (Eastern Conference First Round)2006 - Phoenix Suns over Los Angeles Lakers (Western Conference First Round)Only 3 of these teams went on to win the NBA Championship - 1995 Houston Rockets; 1981 Boston Celtics; 1968 Boston Celtics. Rockets defeated San Antonio Spurs 4-2 in the 1995 Western Conference Finals and defeated Orlando Magic 4-0 in the 1995 NBA Finals. Rockets did not have home court advantage in either series. Celtics defeated Houston Rockets 4-2 in the 1981 NBA Finals and defeated Los Angeles Lakers 4-2 in the 1968 NBA Finals. Celtics had home court advantage in both series.2013 - Brooklyn Nets should be over the Chicago Bulls (Eastern Conference First Round) unless the Chicago Bulls beat the Brooklyn Nets 99-93 in Game 7 of the 2013 Eastern Conference First Round.
The Eastern Conference Jake
Through the 2009 Conference Finals playoff series, a team has come back from a 3 games to 1 deficit to win the series 8 times: 1) 1968 Eastern Conference Finals - The Boston Celtics defeated the Philadelphia 76ers after being down 3 games to 1. 2) 1970 Western Conference Semifinals - The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Phoenix Suns after being down 3 games to 1. 3) 1979 Eastern Conference Finals - The Washington Bullets defeated the San Antonio Spurs after being down 3 games to 1. 4) 1981 Eastern Conference Finals - The Boston Celtics defeated the Philadelphia 76ers after being down 3 games to 1. 5) 1995 Western Conference Semifinals - The Houston Rockets defeated the Phoenix Suns after being down 3 games to 1. 6) 1997 Eastern Conference Semifinals - The Miami Heat defeated the New York Knicks after being down 3 games to 1. 7) 2003 Eastern Conference First Round - The Detroit Pistons defeated the Orlando Magic after being down 3 games to 1. 8) 2006 Western Conference First Round - The Phoenix Suns defeated the Los Angeles Lakers after being down 3 games to 1. 9) 2015 Western Conference Semifinals - The Houston Rockets defeated the Los Angeles Clippers after being down 3 games to 1.
Kendrick Perkins was the starting center for the Boston Celtics throughout the entire 2009/10 NBA season, including game 5 of the eastern conference finals.
On May 23, 1989, Michael Jordan had 27 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists in Detroit, for the second game of the 1989 Eastern Conference Finals.
Some facts: 1) May 22 -- Conference Finals begin (possible move-up to May 21) 2) Conference Finals are played in 2-2-1-1-1 format. 3) Miami Heat clinched best regular season record in the NBA on April 10, 2013. 4) In the 2010-2011 Eastern Conference Finals, Chicago Bulls, with the best regular season record, hosted first game of the Conference Finals at Chicago on May 15 and the second home game on May 18 (not May 17). Combined, do these facts mean that if Miami Heat make it to the Conference Finals, (a) the first Conference Finals game is going to be played in the East in Miami on either May 21 or May 22 [facts(1)-(3)] and (b) the second Miami home game is going to be played on Friday, May 24 [fact (4)]?
The Milwaukee Bucks lost to the Sixers in a game 7 by a score of 108-91.
The Boston Bruins defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 1-0 to sweep the Eastern Conference Finals.
The Stanley Cup Finals is played by the winner of the Eastern Conference and the winner of the Western Conference. The winner of the seven game series wins the Stanley Cup, the most coveted trophy in hockey.
Game 7 of the Eastern conf. finals
The New Jersey Devils beat the New York Rangers in the 2011-2012 Eastern Conference Finals. The Devils went on to be defeated by the Los Angeles Kings in the Stanley Cup Finals.
Higher by The Game
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There have been 8 teams to come back from a 3-1 deficit to win a playoff series going into the 2009 season. The following teams are listed below. Teams in bold had home court advantage.1968 - Boston Celtics over Philadelphia 76ers (Eastern Conference Finals)1970 - Los Angeles Lakers over Phoenix Suns (Western Conference Finals)1979 - Washington Bullets over San Antonio Spurs (Eastern Conference Finals)1981 - Boston Celtics over Philadelphia 76ers (Eastern Conference Finals)1995 - Houston Rockets over Phoenix Suns (Western Conference Semifinals)1997 - Miami Heat over New York Knicks (Eastern Conference Semifinals)2003 - Detroit Pistons over Orlando Magic (Eastern Conference First Round)2006 - Phoenix Suns over Los Angeles Lakers (Western Conference First Round)Only 3 of these teams went on to win the NBA Championship - 1995 Houston Rockets; 1981 Boston Celtics; 1968 Boston Celtics. Rockets defeated San Antonio Spurs 4-2 in the 1995 Western Conference Finals and defeated Orlando Magic 4-0 in the 1995 NBA Finals. Rockets did not have home court advantage in either series. Celtics defeated Houston Rockets 4-2 in the 1981 NBA Finals and defeated Los Angeles Lakers 4-2 in the 1968 NBA Finals. Celtics had home court advantage in both series.2013 - Brooklyn Nets should be over the Chicago Bulls (Eastern Conference First Round) unless the Chicago Bulls beat the Brooklyn Nets 99-93 in Game 7 of the 2013 Eastern Conference First Round.
The Chicago Bulls beat the Utah Jazz 96-54 in Game 3 of the 1998 NBA Finals.