NBA Playoffs: How many times has first seed been eliminated by eighth seed?

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Published 26.04.2023
NBA Playoffs: How many times has first seed been eliminated by eighth seed?

Jimmy Butler starred for the Miami Heat within the fourth recreation in opposition to Milwaukee Bucks which helped the facet to tug 3-1 forward within the first spherical NBA Playoffs collection.

The outcome leaves the Bucks, the primary seed within the Eastern Conference, on the point of elimination heading into the fifth recreation on Wednesday.

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A loss would make the Bucks solely the fifth crew to complete as the highest seed within the common season and get knocked out of opening spherical of the post-season event.

Here are the No.1 seeded groups that misplaced to the No.8s:

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    Denver Nuggets (8) vs Seattle SuperSonics (1) – 1994
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    New York Knicks (8) vs Miami Heat (1) – 1999
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    Golden State Warriors (8) vs Dallas Mavericks (1) – 2007
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    Memphis Grizzlies (8) vs San Antonio Spurs (1) – 2011

This isn’t the one upset on the playing cards on this season’s NBA Playoffs. In the Western Conference, second-seeded Memphis Grizzlies might be knocked out by No. 7 Los Angeles Lakers.

Here are the earlier years when the second-best crew has been eradicated by the seveth seed:

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    Seattle SuperSonics (7) vs Dallas Mavericks (2) – 1987
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    Golden State Warriors (7) vs Utah Jazz (2) – 1989
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    Golden State Warriors (7) vs San Antonio Spurs (2) – 1991
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    New York Knicks (7) vs Miami Heat (2) – 1998
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    San Antonio Spurs (7) vs Dallas Mavericks (2) – 2011