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#1 seed losing to #8 seed in 1st round
How many times have we seen a #1 seed lose to a #8 seed in NBA history?
It is the ultimate failure of all failures and I was curious to see how many times it has happened. I distinctly remember when the Spurs were a #1 seed and lost to the #8 seed Grizzlies. The crazy part is, prior to that playoff series the Memphis Grizzlies actually hadn't even won a single playoff game, let alone an entire series consisting of an 8 to 1 seeding disparity. But has this ever happened before that?
List of #1 seed losing to #8 seed in 1st round when #8 seed had ZERO prior playoff wins
-Tim Duncan
Has anyone else achieved the ultimate failure?
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Re: #1 seed losing to #8 seed in 1st round
Dallas losing to Golden State was an even bigger shock at the time.
Dirk & Co were the laughing stock of the league for a little while. But he managed to redeem himself when he shocked the world by slapping his robust, one eyed German monster down the throats of Miami's three headed bitch crew.
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Re: #1 seed losing to #8 seed in 1st round
That's not the biggest choke of all time.
1994 Sonics (63W) losing to Deke's Nuggets when they were up 2-0 in a best of 5 is by far the greatest 1 vs 8th seed upset.
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Re: #1 seed losing to #8 seed in 1st round
Originally Posted by greymatter
That's not the biggest choke of all time.
1994 Sonics (63W) losing to Deke's Nuggets when they were up 2-0 in a best of 5 is by far the greatest 1 vs 8th seed upset.
And that probably cost them a championship, since they had the Rockets number in the mid 90s. I remember being pissed as hell after that choke job. Rivals anything the Chiefs have done in the playoffs.
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Knicks all da way
Re: #1 seed losing to #8 seed in 1st round
Knicks beat the Heat as the 8th seed... they maximized their potential and made the finals. But ran into Duncan and Pop
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Re: #1 seed losing to #8 seed in 1st round
Lebron has had worse failures
How did Lebron James lose to a Career Loser in Dwight Howard with HCA while having a 4x DPOY on his squad.
http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/sho...=454610&page=6
Or why was Lebronze on multiple USA teams that led teams to bronze medals?
And embarrass the United States of America twice with bronze medals?
https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/f...statistic.html
https://www.basketball-reference.com...08-27-USA-ARG/
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Re: #1 seed losing to #8 seed in 1st round
Originally Posted by greymatter
That's not the biggest choke of all time.
1994 Sonics (63W) losing to Deke's Nuggets when they were up 2-0 in a best of 5 is by far the greatest 1 vs 8th seed upset.
I believe this was the first 8-1 upset the league had seen, yeah?
The clip of Mutombo on the floor after the final game is one of the iconic moments in league history.
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Re: #1 seed losing to #8 seed in 1st round
What does that say about Lebron then? I mean Zach Randolph can beat me but Lebron can't?
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Re: #1 seed losing to #8 seed in 1st round
Originally Posted by Duncan21formvp
What does that say about Lebron then? I mean Zach Randolph can beat me but Lebron can't?
LeBron has beaten Duncan doe
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Re: #1 seed losing to #8 seed in 1st round
Originally Posted by RRR3
LeBron has beaten Duncan doe
a 37 year old one that he needed a Ray Allen clutch shot to even win the series and come back in. The other times he was smoked by me.
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Re: #1 seed losing to #8 seed in 1st round
Originally Posted by Duncan21formvp
a 37 year old one that he needed a Ray Allen clutch shot to even win the series and come back in. The other times he was smoked by me.
Finals MVPs H2H
LeBron: 1
Duncan: 0
Ouch.
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Re: #1 seed losing to #8 seed in 1st round
Originally Posted by greymatter
That's not the biggest choke of all time.
1994 Sonics (63W) losing to Deke's Nuggets when they were up 2-0 in a best of 5 is by far the greatest 1 vs 8th seed upset.
I agree completely. The 1994 Sonics were elite and would have won the championship.
What people also forget is that in the next round, the Nuggets were 3-0 down to Utah and then came back to 3-3 before losing game 7.
Just imagine if the 1994 Nuggets not only were the first #8 seed to be a #1 seed, but also the first NBA team to come back from 3-0 to win a playoff series, something that has never happened in NBA history, even today.
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Re: #1 seed losing to #8 seed in 1st round
Originally Posted by RRR3
Finals MVPs H2H
LeBron: 1
Duncan: 0
Ouch.
Tim Duncan 11 wins vs Lebron's 5 wins head to head.
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Re: #1 seed losing to #8 seed in 1st round
Originally Posted by Duncan21formvp
Tim Duncan 11 wins vs Lebron's 5 wins head to head.
Carried by his teammates
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Re: #1 seed losing to #8 seed in 1st round
Originally Posted by RRR3
Carried by his teammates
So was Lebron.
He had prime Wade, Bosh, Ray Allen, Lewis, Battier and they carried Lebron especially Wade, Bosh, Ray Allen
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