List of NBA game sevens

List of NBA game sevens

Since its opening in 1995, eleven game sevens have been played at the TD Garden, formerly known as FleetCenter and TD Banknorth Garden.

The Forum in Inglewood, California hosted eight game sevens when it was the home of the Los Angeles Lakers.

In the National Basketball Association (NBA), a game seven is the final game of a best-of-seven series in the NBA playoffs. Based on the playoffs format arrangement,[a] it is played in the venue of the team holding home-court advantage for the series. The necessity of a game seven is not known until the outcome of game six is determined, assuming that a series reaches that far. In other words, game seven is the only one in a series that is not guaranteed more than one game in advance. Due to the decisive nature of game sevens, they are often "played more conservatively" and receive more media and fan attention.

The NBA Finals has always employed a best-of-seven series format. The Conference (or Division) Finals have used this format since (/wiki/1958NBAplayoffs); the Conference (or Division) Semifinals since (/wiki/1968NBAplayoffs); and the First Round since (/wiki/2003NBAplayoffs). During the (/wiki/1947BAAPlayoffs) and (/wiki/1948BAAPlayoffs) playoffs, in which teams from different divisions met each other in the opening rounds, the first-place teams from each division played a best-of-seven series against each other before one advanced to the league finals. The other teams in the playoffs competed against each other in three best-of-three series to determine the other spot in the finals.

Since the inception of the NBA, 155 game sevens have been played. Of those, only six went into overtime, and one into double overtime. 40 game sevens have been won by the road team. Every active NBA franchise has played in at least one game seven. There have been thirteen NBA playoff seasons in which no game seven was played: (/wiki/1947BAAPlayoffs), (/wiki/1949BAAPlayoffs), (/wiki/1950NBAplayoffs), (/wiki/1953NBAplayoffs), (/wiki/1956NBAplayoffs), (/wiki/1958NBAplayoffs), (/wiki/1967NBAplayoffs), (/wiki/1972NBAplayoffs), (/wiki/1983NBAplayoffs), (/wiki/1985NBAplayoffs), (/wiki/1989NBAplayoffs), (/wiki/1991NBAplayoffs), and (/wiki/1999NBAplayoffs). The (/wiki/1994NBAplayoffs), (/wiki/2014NBAplayoffs), and 2016 postseasons hold the record for most game sevens played, with five. In (/wiki/1979NBAplayoffs), (/wiki/1981NBAplayoffs), (/wiki/1988NBAplayoffs), (/wiki/2005NBAplayoffs), (/wiki/2006NBAplayoffs), (/wiki/2009NBAplayoffs), (/wiki/2012NBAplayoffs), (/wiki/2018NBAplayoffs), (/wiki/2020NBAplayoffs), and (/wiki/2025NBAplayoffs) four game sevens were played. The Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks both hold the record for most game sevens played in a single postseason, having played three game sevens in 1988 and 1994, respectively, the maximum possible at that time.

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List of NBA game sevens

<table><thead><tr><th>OT</th><th>Overtime (the number in front indicates the number of overtime periods played, if there were more than one)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Indicates a game seven that was won by the road team</td></tr><tr><td>Year (X)</td><td>Indicates the number of game sevens played in that year's postseason Each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA season</td></tr><tr><td>∞</td><td>Indicates a game seven that was hosted at a neutral site</td></tr><tr><td>§</td><td>Indicates the team that lost a game seven after coming back from an 0–3 series deficit</td></tr><tr><td>Team (#)</td><td>Indicates team and the number of game sevens played by that team at that point</td></tr><tr><td>^</td><td>Indicates game seven in the NBA Finals</td></tr></tbody></table>

All-time game sevens

List of NBA game sevens

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Playoff round</th><th>Date</th><th>Venue</th><th>Winner</th><th>Result</th><th>Loser</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1948</td><td>Semifinals</td><td>April 6, 1948</td><td>St. Louis Arena</td><td>Philadelphia Warriors (1)</td><td>85–46</td><td>St. Louis Bombers (1)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1951</td><td>Finals</td><td>April 21, 1951</td><td>Edgerton Park Arena</td><td>Rochester Royals (1)</td><td>79–75^</td><td>New York Knicks (1) §</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1952</td><td>Finals</td><td>April 25, 1952</td><td>Minneapolis Auditorium</td><td>Minneapolis Lakers (1)</td><td>82–65^</td><td>New York Knicks (2)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1954</td><td>Finals</td><td>April 12, 1954</td><td>Minneapolis Lakers (2)</td><td>87–80^</td><td>Syracuse Nationals (1)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1955</td><td>Finals</td><td>April 10, 1955</td><td>Onondaga War Memorial</td><td>Syracuse Nationals (2)</td><td>92–91^</td><td>Fort Wayne Pistons (1)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1957</td><td>Finals</td><td>April 13, 1957</td><td>Boston Garden</td><td>Boston Celtics (1)</td><td>125–123 (2OT)^</td><td>St. Louis Hawks (1)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1959</td><td>Division finals</td><td>April 1, 1959</td><td>Boston Celtics (2)</td><td>130–125</td><td>Syracuse Nationals (3)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1960</td><td>Division finals</td><td>March 26, 1960</td><td>Kiel Auditorium</td><td>St. Louis Hawks (2)</td><td>97–86</td><td>Minneapolis Lakers (3)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Finals</td><td>April 9, 1960</td><td>Boston Garden</td><td>Boston Celtics (3)</td><td>122–103^</td><td>St. Louis Hawks (3)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1961</td><td>Division finals</td><td>April 1, 1961</td><td>Kiel Auditorium</td><td>St. Louis Hawks (4)</td><td>105–103</td><td>Los Angeles Lakers (4)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1962</td><td>Division finals</td><td>April 5, 1962</td><td>Boston Garden</td><td>Boston Celtics (4)</td><td>109–107</td><td>Philadelphia Warriors (2)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Finals</td><td>April 18, 1962</td><td>Boston Celtics (5)</td><td>110–107 (OT)^</td><td>Los Angeles Lakers (5)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1963</td><td>Division finals</td><td>April 10, 1963</td><td>Boston Celtics (6)</td><td>142–131</td><td>Cincinnati Royals (2)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>April 11, 1963</td><td>Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena</td><td>Los Angeles Lakers (6)</td><td>115–100</td><td>St. Louis Hawks (5)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1964</td><td>Division finals</td><td>April 16, 1964</td><td>Cow Palace</td><td>San Francisco Warriors (3)</td><td>105–95</td><td>St. Louis Hawks (6)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1965</td><td>Division finals</td><td>April 15, 1965</td><td>Boston Garden</td><td>Boston Celtics (7)</td><td>110–109</td><td>Philadelphia 76ers (4)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1966</td><td>Division finals</td><td>April 15, 1966</td><td>Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena</td><td>Los Angeles Lakers (7)</td><td>130–121</td><td>St. Louis Hawks (7)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Finals</td><td>April 28, 1966</td><td>Boston Garden</td><td>Boston Celtics (8)</td><td>95–93^</td><td>Los Angeles Lakers (8)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1968</td><td>Division finals</td><td>April 19, 1968</td><td>The Spectrum</td><td>Boston Celtics (9)</td><td>100–96</td><td>Philadelphia 76ers (5)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1969</td><td>Finals</td><td>May 5, 1969</td><td>The Forum</td><td>Boston Celtics (10)</td><td>108–106^</td><td>Los Angeles Lakers (9)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1970</td><td>Division semifinals</td><td>April 6, 1970</td><td>Madison Square Garden</td><td>New York Knicks (3)</td><td>127–114</td><td>Baltimore Bullets (1)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>April 9, 1970</td><td>The Forum</td><td>Los Angeles Lakers (10)</td><td>129–94</td><td>Phoenix Suns (1)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Finals</td><td>May 8, 1970</td><td>Madison Square Garden</td><td>New York Knicks (4)</td><td>113–99^</td><td>Los Angeles Lakers (11)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1971</td><td>Conference semifinals</td><td>April 4, 1971</td><td>Baltimore Civic Center</td><td>Baltimore Bullets (2)</td><td>128–120</td><td>Philadelphia 76ers (6)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>April 6, 1971</td><td>The Forum</td><td>Los Angeles Lakers (12)</td><td>109–98</td><td>Chicago Bulls (1)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Conference finals</td><td>April 19, 1971</td><td>Madison Square Garden</td><td>Baltimore Bullets (3)</td><td>93–91</td><td>New York Knicks (5)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1973</td><td>Conference semifinals</td><td>April 15, 1973</td><td>The Forum</td><td>Los Angeles Lakers (13)</td><td>95–92</td><td>Chicago Bulls (2)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Conference finals</td><td>April 29, 1973</td><td>Boston Garden</td><td>New York Knicks (6)</td><td>94–78</td><td>Boston Celtics (11)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1974</td><td>Conference semifinals</td><td>April 12, 1974</td><td>Madison Square Garden</td><td>New York Knicks (7)</td><td>91–81</td><td>Capital Bullets (4)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>April 13, 1974</td><td>Chicago Stadium</td><td>Chicago Bulls (3)</td><td>96–94</td><td>Detroit Pistons (2)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Finals</td><td>May 12, 1974</td><td>Milwaukee Arena</td><td>Boston Celtics (12)</td><td>102–87^</td><td>Milwaukee Bucks (1)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1975</td><td>Conference semifinals</td><td>April 25, 1975</td><td>Capital Centre</td><td>Washington Bullets (5)</td><td>115–96</td><td>Buffalo Braves (1)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Conference finals</td><td>May 14, 1975</td><td>Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena</td><td>Golden State Warriors (4)</td><td>83–79</td><td>Chicago Bulls (4)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1976</td><td>Conference semifinals</td><td>April 29, 1976</td><td>Coliseum at Richfield</td><td>Cleveland Cavaliers (1)</td><td>87–85</td><td>Washington Bullets (6)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Conference finals</td><td>May 16, 1976</td><td>Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena</td><td>Phoenix Suns (2)</td><td>94–86</td><td>Golden State Warriors (5)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>Conference semifinals</td><td>May 1, 1977</td><td>The Spectrum</td><td>Philadelphia 76ers (7)</td><td>83–77</td><td>Boston Celtics (13)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>May 4, 1977</td><td>The Forum</td><td>Los Angeles Lakers (14)</td><td>97–84</td><td>Golden State Warriors (6)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1978</td><td>Conference semifinals</td><td>May 3, 1978</td><td>McNichols Sports Arena</td><td>Denver Nuggets (1)</td><td>116–110</td><td>Milwaukee Bucks (2)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Finals</td><td>June 7, 1978</td><td>Seattle Center Coliseum</td><td>Washington Bullets (7)</td><td>105–99^</td><td>Seattle SuperSonics (1)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1979</td><td>Conference semifinals</td><td>April 29, 1979</td><td>Capital Centre</td><td>Washington Bullets (8)</td><td>100–94</td><td>Atlanta Hawks (8)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>May 2, 1979</td><td>HemisFair Arena</td><td>San Antonio Spurs (1)</td><td>111–108</td><td>Philadelphia 76ers (8)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Conference finals</td><td>May 17, 1979</td><td>King County Domed Stadium</td><td>Seattle SuperSonics (2)</td><td>114–110</td><td>Phoenix Suns (3)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>May 18, 1979</td><td>Capital Centre</td><td>Washington Bullets (9)</td><td>107–105</td><td>San Antonio Spurs (2)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>Conference semifinals</td><td>April 20, 1980</td><td>King County Domed Stadium</td><td>Seattle SuperSonics (3)</td><td>98–94</td><td>Milwaukee Bucks (3)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1981</td><td>Conference semifinals</td><td>April 17, 1981</td><td>HemisFair Arena</td><td>Houston Rockets (1)</td><td>105–100</td><td>San Antonio Spurs (3)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>April 19, 1981</td><td>The Spectrum</td><td>Philadelphia 76ers (9)</td><td>99–98</td><td>Milwaukee Bucks (4)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum</td><td>Kansas City Kings (3)</td><td>95–88</td><td>Phoenix Suns (4)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Conference finals</td><td>May 3, 1981</td><td>Boston Garden</td><td>Boston Celtics (14)</td><td>91–90</td><td>Philadelphia 76ers (10)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1982</td><td>Conference finals</td><td>May 23, 1982</td><td>Philadelphia 76ers (11)</td><td>120–106</td><td>Boston Celtics (15)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>Conference semifinals</td><td>May 13, 1984</td><td>Boston Celtics (16)</td><td>121–104</td><td>New York Knicks (8)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Finals</td><td>June 12, 1984</td><td>Boston Celtics (17)</td><td>111–102^</td><td>Los Angeles Lakers (15)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1986</td><td>Conference semifinals</td><td>May 11, 1986</td><td>MECCA Arena</td><td>Milwaukee Bucks (5)</td><td>113–112</td><td>Philadelphia 76ers (12)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1987</td><td>Conference semifinals</td><td>May 17, 1987</td><td>Boston Garden</td><td>Boston Celtics (18)</td><td>119–113</td><td>Milwaukee Bucks (6)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Conference finals</td><td>May 30, 1987</td><td>Boston Celtics (19)</td><td>117–114</td><td>Detroit Pistons (3)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1988</td><td>Conference semifinals</td><td>May 21, 1988</td><td>The Forum</td><td>Los Angeles Lakers (16)</td><td>109–98</td><td>Utah Jazz (1)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>May 22, 1988</td><td>Boston Garden</td><td>Boston Celtics (20)</td><td>118–116</td><td>Atlanta Hawks (9)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Conference finals</td><td>June 4, 1988</td><td>The Forum</td><td>Los Angeles Lakers (17)</td><td>117–102</td><td>Dallas Mavericks (1)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Finals</td><td>June 21, 1988</td><td>Los Angeles Lakers (18)</td><td>108–105^</td><td>Detroit Pistons (4)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1990</td><td>Conference semifinals</td><td>May 19, 1990</td><td>Memorial Coliseum</td><td>Portland Trail Blazers (1)</td><td>108–105 (OT)</td><td>San Antonio Spurs (4)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Conference finals</td><td>June 3, 1990</td><td>The Palace of Auburn Hills</td><td>Detroit Pistons (5)</td><td>93–74</td><td>Chicago Bulls (5)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1992</td><td>Conference semifinals</td><td>May 17, 1992</td><td>Chicago Stadium</td><td>Chicago Bulls (6)</td><td>110–81</td><td>New York Knicks (9)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Coliseum at Richfield</td><td>Cleveland Cavaliers (2)</td><td>122–104</td><td>Boston Celtics (21)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1993</td><td>Conference semifinals</td><td>May 22, 1993</td><td>Seattle Center Coliseum</td><td>Seattle SuperSonics (4)</td><td>103–100 (OT)</td><td>Houston Rockets (2)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Conference finals</td><td>June 5, 1993</td><td>America West Arena</td><td>Phoenix Suns (5)</td><td>123–110</td><td>Seattle SuperSonics (5)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1994</td><td>Conference semifinals</td><td>May 21, 1994</td><td>The Summit</td><td>Houston Rockets (3)</td><td>104–94</td><td>Phoenix Suns (6)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Delta Center</td><td>Utah Jazz (2)</td><td>91–81</td><td>Denver Nuggets (2) §</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>May 22, 1994</td><td>Madison Square Garden</td><td>New York Knicks (10)</td><td>87–77</td><td>Chicago Bulls (7)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Conference finals</td><td>June 5, 1994</td><td>New York Knicks (11)</td><td>94–90</td><td>Indiana Pacers (1)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Finals</td><td>June 22, 1994</td><td>The Summit</td><td>Houston Rockets (4)</td><td>90–84^</td><td>New York Knicks (12)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1995</td><td>Conference semifinals</td><td>May 20, 1995</td><td>America West Arena</td><td>Houston Rockets (5)</td><td>115–114</td><td>Phoenix Suns (7)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>May 21, 1995</td><td>Madison Square Garden</td><td>Indiana Pacers (2)</td><td>97–95</td><td>New York Knicks (13)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Conference finals</td><td>June 4, 1995</td><td>Orlando Arena</td><td>Orlando Magic (1)</td><td>105–81</td><td>Indiana Pacers (3)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>Conference finals</td><td>June 2, 1996</td><td>KeyArena at Seattle Center</td><td>Seattle SuperSonics (6)</td><td>90–86</td><td>Utah Jazz (3)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td>Conference semifinals</td><td>May 17, 1997</td><td>The Summit</td><td>Houston Rockets (6)</td><td>96–91</td><td>Seattle SuperSonics (7)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>May 18, 1997</td><td>Miami Arena</td><td>Miami Heat (1)</td><td>101–90</td><td>New York Knicks (14)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>Conference finals</td><td>May 31, 1998</td><td>United Center</td><td>Chicago Bulls (8)</td><td>88–83</td><td>Indiana Pacers (4)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td>Conference semifinals</td><td>May 21, 2000</td><td>American Airlines Arena</td><td>New York Knicks (15)</td><td>83–82</td><td>Miami Heat (2)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Conference finals</td><td>June 4, 2000</td><td>Staples Center</td><td>Los Angeles Lakers (19)</td><td>89–84</td><td>Portland Trail Blazers (2)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>Conference semifinals</td><td>May 20, 2001</td><td>First Union Center</td><td>Philadelphia 76ers (13)</td><td>88–87</td><td>Toronto Raptors (1)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bradley Center</td><td>Milwaukee Bucks (7)</td><td>104–95</td><td>Charlotte Hornets (1)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Conference finals</td><td>June 3, 2001</td><td>First Union Center</td><td>Philadelphia 76ers (14)</td><td>108–91</td><td>Milwaukee Bucks (8)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>Conference finals</td><td>June 2, 2002</td><td>ARCO Arena</td><td>Los Angeles Lakers (20)</td><td>112–106 (OT)</td><td>Sacramento Kings (4)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>First round</td><td>May 4, 2003</td><td>American Airlines Center</td><td>Dallas Mavericks (2)</td><td>107–95</td><td>Portland Trail Blazers (3) §</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Palace of Auburn Hills</td><td>Detroit Pistons (6)</td><td>108–93</td><td>Orlando Magic (2)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Conference semifinals</td><td>May 17, 2003</td><td>American Airlines Center</td><td>Dallas Mavericks (3)</td><td>112–99</td><td>Sacramento Kings (5)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>First round</td><td>May 4, 2004</td><td>American Airlines Arena</td><td>Miami Heat (3)</td><td>85–77</td><td>New Orleans Hornets (1)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Conference semifinals</td><td>May 19, 2004</td><td>Target Center</td><td>Minnesota Timberwolves (1)</td><td>83–80</td><td>Sacramento Kings (6)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>May 20, 2004</td><td>The Palace of Auburn Hills</td><td>Detroit Pistons (7)</td><td>90–69</td><td>New Jersey Nets (1)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>First round</td><td>May 7, 2005</td><td>FleetCenter</td><td>Indiana Pacers (5)</td><td>97–70</td><td>Boston Celtics (22)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>American Airlines Center</td><td>Dallas Mavericks (4)</td><td>116–76</td><td>Houston Rockets (7)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Conference finals</td><td>June 6, 2005</td><td>American Airlines Arena</td><td>Detroit Pistons (8)</td><td>88–82</td><td>Miami Heat (4)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Finals</td><td>June 23, 2005</td><td>SBC Center</td><td>San Antonio Spurs (5)</td><td>81–74^</td><td>Detroit Pistons (9)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>First round</td><td>May 6, 2006</td><td>US Airways Center</td><td>Phoenix Suns (8)</td><td>121–90</td><td>Los Angeles Lakers (21)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Conference semifinals</td><td>May 21, 2006</td><td>The Palace of Auburn Hills</td><td>Detroit Pistons (10)</td><td>79–61</td><td>Cleveland Cavaliers (3)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>May 22, 2006</td><td>AT&T Center</td><td>Dallas Mavericks (5)</td><td>119–111 (OT)</td><td>San Antonio Spurs (6)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>US Airways Center</td><td>Phoenix Suns (9)</td><td>127–107</td><td>Los Angeles Clippers (2)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>First round</td><td>May 5, 2007</td><td>Toyota Center</td><td>Utah Jazz (4)</td><td>103–99</td><td>Houston Rockets (8)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>First round</td><td>May 4, 2008</td><td>TD Banknorth Garden</td><td>Boston Celtics (23)</td><td>99–65</td><td>Atlanta Hawks (10)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Conference semifinals</td><td>May 18, 2008</td><td>Boston Celtics (24)</td><td>97–92</td><td>Cleveland Cavaliers (4)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>May 19, 2008</td><td>New Orleans Arena</td><td>San Antonio Spurs (7)</td><td>91–82</td><td>New Orleans Hornets (2)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>First round</td><td>May 2, 2009</td><td>TD Banknorth Garden</td><td>Boston Celtics (25)</td><td>109–99</td><td>Chicago Bulls (9)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>May 3, 2009</td><td>Philips Arena</td><td>Atlanta Hawks (11)</td><td>91–78</td><td>Miami Heat (5)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Conference semifinals</td><td>May 17, 2009</td><td>Staples Center</td><td>Los Angeles Lakers (22)</td><td>89–70</td><td>Houston Rockets (9)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>TD Banknorth Garden</td><td>Orlando Magic (3)</td><td>101–82</td><td>Boston Celtics (26)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>First round</td><td>May 2, 2010</td><td>Philips Arena</td><td>Atlanta Hawks (12)</td><td>95–74</td><td>Milwaukee Bucks (9)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Finals</td><td>June 17, 2010</td><td>Staples Center</td><td>Los Angeles Lakers (23)</td><td>83–79^</td><td>Boston Celtics (27)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>Conference semifinals</td><td>May 15, 2011</td><td>Oklahoma City Arena</td><td>Oklahoma City Thunder (8)</td><td>105–90</td><td>Memphis Grizzlies (1)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>First round</td><td>May 12, 2012</td><td>Staples Center</td><td>Los Angeles Lakers (24)</td><td>96–87</td><td>Denver Nuggets (3)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>May 13, 2012</td><td>FedExForum</td><td>Los Angeles Clippers (3)</td><td>82–72</td><td>Memphis Grizzlies (2)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Conference semifinals</td><td>May 26, 2012</td><td>TD Garden</td><td>Boston Celtics (28)</td><td>85–75</td><td>Philadelphia 76ers (15)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Conference finals</td><td>June 9, 2012</td><td>American Airlines Arena</td><td>Miami Heat (6)</td><td>101–88</td><td>Boston Celtics (29)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>First round</td><td>May 4, 2013</td><td>Barclays Center</td><td>Chicago Bulls (10)</td><td>99–93</td><td>Brooklyn Nets (2)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Conference finals</td><td>June 3, 2013</td><td>American Airlines Arena</td><td>Miami Heat (7)</td><td>99–76</td><td>Indiana Pacers (6)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Finals</td><td>June 20, 2013</td><td>Miami Heat (8)</td><td>95–88^</td><td>San Antonio Spurs (8)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>First round</td><td>May 3, 2014</td><td>Bankers Life Fieldhouse</td><td>Indiana Pacers (7)</td><td>92–80</td><td>Atlanta Hawks (13)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Chesapeake Energy Arena</td><td>Oklahoma City Thunder (9)</td><td>120–109</td><td>Memphis Grizzlies (3)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Staples Center</td><td>Los Angeles Clippers (4)</td><td>126–121</td><td>Golden State Warriors (7)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>May 4, 2014</td><td>Air Canada Centre</td><td>Brooklyn Nets (3)</td><td>104–103</td><td>Toronto Raptors (2)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>AT&T Center</td><td>San Antonio Spurs (9)</td><td>119–96</td><td>Dallas Mavericks (6)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>First round</td><td>May 2, 2015</td><td>Staples Center</td><td>Los Angeles Clippers (5)</td><td>111–109</td><td>San Antonio Spurs (10)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Conference semifinals</td><td>May 17, 2015</td><td>Toyota Center</td><td>Houston Rockets (10)</td><td>113–100</td><td>Los Angeles Clippers (6)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>First round</td><td>May 1, 2016</td><td>American Airlines Arena</td><td>Miami Heat (9)</td><td>106–73</td><td>Charlotte Hornets (2)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air Canada Centre</td><td>Toronto Raptors (3)</td><td>89–84</td><td>Indiana Pacers (8)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Conference semifinals</td><td>May 15, 2016</td><td>Toronto Raptors (4)</td><td>116–89</td><td>Miami Heat (10)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Conference finals</td><td>May 30, 2016</td><td>Oracle Arena</td><td>Golden State Warriors (8)</td><td>96–88</td><td>Oklahoma City Thunder (10)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Finals</td><td>June 19, 2016</td><td>Cleveland Cavaliers (5)</td><td>93–89^</td><td>Golden State Warriors (9)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>First round</td><td>April 30, 2017</td><td>Staples Center</td><td>Utah Jazz (5)</td><td>104–91</td><td>Los Angeles Clippers (7)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Conference semifinals</td><td>May 15, 2017</td><td>TD Garden</td><td>Boston Celtics (30)</td><td>115–105</td><td>Washington Wizards (10)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>First round</td><td>April 28, 2018</td><td>Boston Celtics (31)</td><td>112–96</td><td>Milwaukee Bucks (10)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>April 29, 2018</td><td>Quicken Loans Arena</td><td>Cleveland Cavaliers (6)</td><td>105–101</td><td>Indiana Pacers (9)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Conference finals</td><td>May 27, 2018</td><td>TD Garden</td><td>Cleveland Cavaliers (7)</td><td>87–79</td><td>Boston Celtics (32)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>May 28, 2018</td><td>Toyota Center</td><td>Golden State Warriors (10)</td><td>101–92</td><td>Houston Rockets (11)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>First round</td><td>April 27, 2019</td><td>Pepsi Center</td><td>Denver Nuggets (4)</td><td>90–86</td><td>San Antonio Spurs (11)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Conference semifinals</td><td>May 12, 2019</td><td>Portland Trail Blazers (4)</td><td>100–96</td><td>Denver Nuggets (5)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Scotiabank Arena</td><td>Toronto Raptors (5)</td><td>92–90</td><td>Philadelphia 76ers (16)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>First round</td><td>September 1, 2020</td><td>ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex∞</td><td>Denver Nuggets (6)</td><td>80–78</td><td>Utah Jazz (6)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>September 2, 2020</td><td>Houston Rockets (12)</td><td>104–102</td><td>Oklahoma City Thunder (11)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Conference semifinals</td><td>September 11, 2020</td><td>Boston Celtics (33)[b]</td><td>92–87</td><td>Toronto Raptors (6)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>September 15, 2020</td><td>Denver Nuggets (7)[b]</td><td>104–89</td><td>Los Angeles Clippers (8)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>First round</td><td>June 6, 2021</td><td>Staples Center</td><td>Los Angeles Clippers (9)</td><td>126–111</td><td>Dallas Mavericks (7)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Conference semifinals</td><td>June 19, 2021</td><td>Barclays Center</td><td>Milwaukee Bucks (11)</td><td>115–111 (OT)</td><td>Brooklyn Nets (4)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>June 20, 2021</td><td>Wells Fargo Center</td><td>Atlanta Hawks (14)</td><td>103–96</td><td>Philadelphia 76ers (17)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>Conference semifinals</td><td>May 15, 2022</td><td>TD Garden</td><td>Boston Celtics (34)</td><td>109–81</td><td>Milwaukee Bucks (12)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Footprint Center</td><td>Dallas Mavericks (8)</td><td>123–90</td><td>Phoenix Suns (10)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Conference finals</td><td>May 29, 2022</td><td>FTX Arena</td><td>Boston Celtics (35)</td><td>100–96</td><td>Miami Heat (11)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>First round</td><td>April 30, 2023</td><td>Golden 1 Center</td><td>Golden State Warriors (11)</td><td>120–100</td><td>Sacramento Kings (7)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Conference semifinals</td><td>May 14, 2023</td><td>TD Garden</td><td>Boston Celtics (36)</td><td>112–88</td><td>Philadelphia 76ers (18)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Conference finals</td><td>May 29, 2023</td><td>Miami Heat (12)</td><td>103–84</td><td>Boston Celtics (37) §</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>First round</td><td>May 5, 2024</td><td>Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse</td><td>Cleveland Cavaliers (8)</td><td>106–94</td><td>Orlando Magic (4)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Conference semifinals</td><td>May 19, 2024</td><td>Madison Square Garden</td><td>Indiana Pacers (10)</td><td>130–109</td><td>New York Knicks (16)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ball Arena</td><td>Minnesota Timberwolves (2)</td><td>98–90</td><td>Denver Nuggets (8)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td>First round</td><td>May 3, 2025</td><td>Denver Nuggets (9)</td><td>120–101</td><td>Los Angeles Clippers (10)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>May 4, 2025</td><td>Toyota Center</td><td>Golden State Warriors (12)</td><td>103–89</td><td>Houston Rockets (13)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Conference semifinals</td><td>May 18, 2025</td><td>Paycom Center</td><td>Oklahoma City Thunder (12)</td><td>125–93</td><td>Denver Nuggets (10)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Finals</td><td>June 22, 2025</td><td>Oklahoma City Thunder (13)</td><td>103–91^</td><td>Indiana Pacers (11)</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

All-time standings

List of NBA game sevens

Team	Games played	Wins	Losses	Win–loss %
Boston Celtics	37	27	10	.730
Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers	24	16	8	.667
Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers	18	6	12	.333
New York Knicks	16	7	9	.438
Buffalo Bisons、Tri-Cities Blackhawks、Milwaukee/St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks	14	5	9	.357
Seattle SuperSonics/Oklahoma City Thunder	13	8	5	.615
San Diego/Houston Rockets	13	7	6	.538
Philadelphia/San Francisco/ Golden State Warriors	12	7	5	.583
Miami Heat	12	7	5	.583
Milwaukee Bucks	12	3	9	.250
Dallas/Texas Chaparrals、San Antonio Spurs	11	4	7	.364
Indiana Pacers	11	4	7	.364
Chicago Packers/Zephyrs、Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets/Washington Wizards	10	6	4	.600
Fort Wayne Zollner/Fort Wayne/Detroit Pistons	10	5	5	.500
Chicago Bulls	10	4	6	.400
Buffalo Braves/Los Angeles Clippers	10	4	6	.400
Phoenix Suns	10	4	6	.400
Denver Rockets/Nuggets	10	5	5	.500
Cleveland Cavaliers	8	6	2	.750
Dallas Mavericks	8	5	3	.625
Rochester Seagrams/Eber Seagrams/Pros、Rochester/Cincinnati Royals/Kansas City-Omaha/Kansas City/Sacramento Kings	7	2	5	.286
Utah Jazz	6	3	3	.500
Toronto Raptors	6	3	3	.500
Portland Trail Blazers	4	2	2	.500
Orlando Magic	4	2	2	.500
New Jersey Americans、New York/New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets	4	1	3	.250
Memphis Grizzlies	3	0	3	.000
Minnesota Timberwolves	2	2	0	1.000
Charlotte Bobcats/Hornets	2	0	2	.000
New Orleans Hornets/Pelicans	2	0	2	.000
St. Louis Bombers (defunct)	1	0	1	.000
Note: Teams that have never played a game seven are excluded. Names of franchises before their relocation are also shown.

Reoccurring game seven matchups

List of NBA game sevens

() – Number of overtime periods played in the seventh game.

Count	Matchup	Record	Years Played
8	Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ers/Syracuse Nationals	Celtics, 6–2	1959, 1965, 1968, 1977, 1981, 1982, 2012, 2023
5	Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Lakers	Celtics, 4–1	1962, 1966, 1969, 1984, 2010
4	Atlanta/St. Louis Hawks vs. Boston Celtics	Celtics, 4–0	1957, 1960, 1988, 2008
4	St. Louis Hawks vs. Los Angeles/Minneapolis Lakers	Tie, 2–2	1960, 1961, 1963, 1966
4	Boston Celtics vs. Milwaukee Bucks	Celtics, 4–0	1974, 1987, 2018, 2022
3	New York Knicks vs. Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets	Knicks, 2–1	1970, 1971, 1974
3	Milwaukee Bucks vs. Philadelphia 76ers	76ers, 2–1	1981, 1986, 2001
3	Boston Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers	Cavaliers, 2–1	1992, 2008, 2018
3	Houston Rockets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder/Seattle SuperSonics	Rockets, 2–1	1993, 1997, 2020
3	Indiana Pacers vs. New York Knicks	Pacers, 2–1	1994, 1995, 2024
3	Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat	Heat, 2–1	2012, 2022, 2023
2	Los Angeles/Minneapolis Lakers vs. New York Knicks	Tie, 1–1	1952, 1970
2	Los Angeles Lakers vs. Phoenix Suns	Tie, 1–1	1970, 2006
2	Chicago Bulls vs. Los Angeles Lakers	Lakers, 2–0	1971, 1973
2	Boston Celtics vs. New York Knicks	Tie, 1–1	1973, 1984
2	Chicago Bulls vs. Detroit Pistons	Tie, 1–1	1974, 1990
2	Seattle SuperSonics vs. Phoenix Suns	Tie, 1–1	1979, 1993
2	Chicago Bulls vs. New York Knicks	Tie, 1–1	1992, 1994
2	Denver Nuggets vs. Utah Jazz	Tie, 1–1	1994, 2020
2	Houston Rockets vs. Phoenix Suns	Rockets, 2–0	1994, 1995
2	Miami Heat vs. New York Knicks	Tie, 1–1	1997, 2000
2	Philadelphia 76ers vs. Toronto Raptors	Tie, 1–1	2001, 2019
2	Dallas Mavericks vs. San Antonio Spurs	Tie, 1–1	2006, 2014
2	Memphis Grizzlies vs. Oklahoma City Thunder	Thunder, 2–0	2011, 2014
2	Golden State Warriors vs. Houston Rockets	Warriors, 2–0	2018, 2025
2	Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Clippers	Nuggets, 2–0	2020, 2025