are they the first team to win the Championship one year then the next year lose in the first round?
I've been wondering for a while now.
2007-05-30 11:28:14 · 5 answers · asked by Diamond Princess 313rd 2 in Sports ➔ Basketball
no they are not the first team to be champs and then lose in the 1st round the next year
they are the first team to win a championship and get SWEPT in the 1st round the next year
its pretty crazy how both finalists got eliminated in the first round!! they combined won a total of 2 games (dallas lost 4-2, while miami lost 4-0
hope this helped
2007-05-30 11:42:02 · answer #1 · answered by chetty_29 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they're not the first.
1. The Baltimore Bullets won the title in 1948, but lost in the 1st round the next year to New York, 2 games to 1. Baltimore then disbanded 14 games into the 1954-55 season.
2. In 1956, the Philadelphia Warriors won the NBA title. The next year they were ousted in the first round, 2 games to 0, by the Syracuse Nationals.
3. In 1969, Russell led the Celtics to their 11th title in 13 years before retiring. The next year, the Celtics did not even make the playoffs.
4. In 1980, the Lakers won the 1st title in Magic's career. The next year, they lost to Houston 2 games to 1, in the 1st round.
5. In 1983, Moses Malone led the Sixers to the promised land where Julius Erving finally won an NBA title. The next year, they were eliminated in the 1st round, 3 games to 2, by the New Jersey Nets.
6. In 1999, San Antonio won the NBA title for the 1st time. In 2000, they lost in the 1st round, 3 games to 1, to the Phoenix Suns.
7. In 2006, Miami won its 1st-ever NBA title, then promptly were eliminated in the 1st round in this year's playoffs.
2007-05-31 07:37:24 · answer #2 · answered by celticpal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
um no its happened b4 but this is the first time that the 2 finals teams got eliminated in the first round the next year
2007-05-30 18:31:08 · answer #3 · answered by nyyanks1307 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, didn't the same thing happen to the Spurs?
They were NBA champions in 2005 then got upset by Dallas last year- I don't know if that was in the first round, though...
2007-05-30 18:35:02 · answer #4 · answered by Proto 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, it happened to many teams including the Lakers with Magic Johnson, who didn't even make the playoffs...
2007-05-30 18:36:15 · answer #5 · answered by DMAN 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋