In one of those script turns that like so much NBAand make it a Liga so special, Boston Celtics It is found to be eliminated from playoffs in the semifinals of the East Conference. The current champion, the king of kings of the American championship with 18 rings, is 0-2 in front of the New York Knicksthat they assaulted the TD Garden (90-91) After tracing 20 points of difference once again.
It is an impossible scenario to foresee. Despite not showing the overwhelming version last season, Celtics They were the great favorites for the championship with Oklahoma City Thunder. He It is It must be sew and sing For them. However, everything has been crowded. Mainly, for that 25% from the perimeter (25 of 100) accumulated in the two matches of the tie.
Options
It only remains to grab an epic that says that of the 429 qualifiers that have been played since 1956, only in 34 a 2-0 has been traced (or a 0-2). A success percentage of 7,3%. If we focus exclusively on the conference semifinals (117), the percentage is reduced to the 6,8% (ocho).
But before running, walking. Or crawl. Because the Celtics They must force a sixth: it has been achieved on 87 occasions starting from 2-0. Only in 14 (16,1%) progress was made to the next round. In the 58 times that it reached seventh, also 14 times (24,1%) He went back.
Precedent
The last precedent raises the mood a bit in Boston since they were their own Knicks The victims … and it was in the playoffs of 2024: Indiana Pacers began with a 2-0 disadvantage against those of New York and ended up going to the final of the It is.
Of course, we focus exclusively on a 0-2 after falling into the first two games at home, we must go back to 2021, when Los Angeles Clippers They turned their first round tie against Dallas Mavericks: from 0-2 to 4-3.
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