1951 NBA Finals
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| Dates | April 7-21 | |||||||||
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| Eastern finals | Knickerbockers defeat Nationals, 3-2 | |||||||||
| Western finals | Royals defeat Lakers, 3-1 | |||||||||
Series Summary
| Game | Date | Home Team | Result | Road Team |
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| Game 1 | April 7 | Rochester | 92-65 | New York |
| Game 2 | April 8 | Rochester | 99-84 | New York |
| Game 3 | April 11 | New York | 71-78 | Rochester |
| Game 4 | April 13 | New York | 79-73 | Rochester |
| Game 5 | April 15 | Rochester | 89-92 | New York |
| Game 6 | April 18 | New York | 80-73 | Rochester |
| Game 7 | April 21 | Rochester | 79-75 | New York |
Royals win series 4-3
This marks the only time a team has gone down 3-0 and has come back to tie the series at 3-3. So far no other team has ever gone down 3-0 and forced game 7 or won the finals. (The 1949 Washington Capitols and the 1996 Seattle SuperSonics both sent a 3-0 series to game 6.)
The 79-75 Game 7 loss by the New York Knicks is the closest of any Game 7 involving teams overcoming 3-0 deficits in NBA history. In 1994 the Denver Nuggets forced a Game 7 against the Utah Jazz, but lost 91-81 (10 points). In 2003 the Trailblazers, after having won three straight, lost Game 7 107-95 to the Dallas Mavericks.
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