Ignoring win order; ignoring site order: The team leading 3-games-nil irrespective of site order (Cleveland) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2015 NBA and NHL Quarterfinals:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 327-5 (.985)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Semifinals round: 79-1 (.988)
series record, NBA only, all rounds: 116-0 (1.000)
series record, NBA only, Semifinals round: 27-0 (1.000)
Game 4 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 210-122 (.633)
Game 4 record, all best-of-7 sports, Semifinals round: 47-33 (.588)
Game 4 record, NBA only, all rounds: 69-47 (.595)
Game 4 record, NBA only, Semifinals round: 15-12 (.556)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1277 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and
MLB series played through the 2015 NBA and NHL Quarterfinals. Note in
general that the greater the number of games or series fitting a
particular situation, the greater the significance of the corresponding
winning fraction:
For example, 0.800 is far more likely to come closer to the true winning
fraction in a given situation when the corresponding win-loss record is
400-100 rather than 4-1.
HISTORICAL VICTORY PROBABILITIES: Leading 3-games-nil @ VVH:
Ignoring win order; considering site order: The team leading 3-games-nil with site order VVH (Cleveland) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2015 NBA and NHL Quarterfinals:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 72-1 (.986)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Semifinals round: 25-0 (1.000)
series record, NBA only, all rounds: 13-0 (1.000)
series record, NBA only, Semifinals round: 7-0 (1.000)
Game 4 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 52-21 (.712)
Game 4 record, all best-of-7 sports, Semifinals round: 17-8 (.680)
Game 4 record, NBA only, all rounds: 10-3 (.769)
Game 4 record, NBA only, Semifinals round: 4-3 (.571)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1277 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and
MLB series played through the 2015 NBA and NHL Quarterfinals. Note in
general that the greater the number of games or series fitting a
particular situation, the greater the significance of the corresponding
winning fraction:
For example, 0.800 is far more likely to come closer to the true winning
fraction in a given situation when the corresponding win-loss record is
400-100 rather than 4-1.
SERIES NOTES:
After Game 3: The Cleveland Cavaliers hosted and defeated the
Atlanta Hawks 114-pts-111 in overtime to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL
playoff series 1281 lead of 3-games-nil. When leading a best-of-7
MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-nil, the Cleveland Cavaliers have a
series record of 4-0 and a Game 4 record of 4-0. When trailing a
best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-nil, the Atlanta Hawks have
a series record of 0-6 and a Game 4 record of 2-4. With the Cleveland
series 1281 Game 3 win, both 2015 NBA Semifinals series stand at
3-games-nil for the first time since the NBA Semifinals have been played
under the best-of-7 format.
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