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I think 8th seeded Memphis swept 1st seed San Antonio.
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Mutombo and the Nuggets did it against Payton and the Sonics.
EDIT: Mags corrected me. It was not a sweep. My bad.
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I don't think they swept them though. In fact I believe they came back from a 0-2 series deficit
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No they did not. That's back when the 1st round was best-of-5. Seattle won the first two, then Denver took the next three. That ain't no sweep, FAMS!
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Thanks. Please refer to the reply to Mags. LOL
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I know, but I was like 30 seconds behind Mags, so I hadn't seen it yet.
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You are right. Selective reading on my part.
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No. Grizz won in 6. Gary Neal hit a huge three to save Spurs in Game 5.
No. Sonics won first two games and then the Nuggets won three straight.
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Happy to see our team taking it to the Rockets!
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Oh okay, I wasn't really paying too much attention that season. Thanks for clarifying
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Wait didn't Miami get swept by ny like twice when they were the 1st seed?
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The Nuggets/Sonics series was one of my favorites of all time. No 8 seed had ever won and the Nuggets were down 0-2 in the best of 5. When Denver won game 5 (it was a best of 5), my brother and I ran outside and into the street to celebrate. THEN- Denver fell down 0-3 to Utah and actually came back to force a Game 7 where they unfortunateky lost. They almost made history twice. Robert Pack was so good that year. And Chris Jackson (Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf), Brian Williams (Bison Dele), and LaPhonso Ellis. Ellis was so good, my brother bought his jersey. 1994 Playoffs was one of my favorite of all time. Pacers reached game 7 of ECF from the 5 seed. Reggie Miller had his huge 4th quarter in Game 5. Also, 8th seeded Heat almost upset 1 seeded Atlanta. And the Finals went seven games. Great playoffs.
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No. NY has never swept Miami. And Miami only lost as 1 seed once. It was 1999 and the Knicks won in Game 5 (best of 5) on an Allan Houston shot that bounced around on the rim before it fell. Knicks went on to reach NBA Finals where they lost to the Spurs in 5.
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GS did it in 6 games in 2007. Great series. I don't need to google shit about the playoffs post 1990. From then on, I know the playoffs very well. I would be grand champion in Playoffs Trivia for series after 1990. I fucking love the NBA Playoffs.
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How about the NFL?
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I know nothing about the NFL, NHL, or MLB. I could never be an overall sports analyst. I can only do NBA.
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So to your knowledge, the statement "No lower seeded team has swept in the first round," is true?
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The Montreal Canadiens just finished off sweeping the higher-seeded Tampa Bay Lightning three days ago.
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Well then, strike it down to just the NBA!
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That's all that's important, but it would be wonderful!
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I thought the Redditor said "a lower seeded team has never swept their opponent in the first round in any major sport." Why you wanna move the goalposts on me, man?
Fine: in 1959, the 35-37 Syracuse nationals swept the 40-32 New York Knicks in the first round of the playoffs. Happy now?
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Hey Blazer fans! Some of you should remember the 1983 playoffs, where the 46-36 Blazers swept the 48-34 Sonics in the first round. I was 3 when it happened, but I'm surprised that none of you old-timers could pull that out right off!
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