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This page displays data collected by the simulator about potential conference championship and league championship match-ups. The frequency indicates the percentage of time that the match-up occurred in the last simulation run. (Note that home-court advantage is not tracked.)

Fifteen most frequent Eastern Finals Matchups

TeamsFrequency (%)
Boston vs. Cleveland31.74
Cleveland vs. Orlando10.66
Boston vs. Orlando10.56
Cleveland vs. Atlanta7.44
Boston vs. Atlanta6.11
Orlando vs. Atlanta5.97
Detroit vs. Cleveland3.89
Boston vs. Detroit3.17
Detroit vs. Orlando2.63
Cleveland vs. Miami2.03
Boston vs. Miami1.85
Cleveland vs. Milwaukee1.16
Boston vs. Milwaukee1.06
Orlando vs. Miami1.02
Detroit vs. Atlanta1.02

Fifteen most frequent Western Finals Matchups

TeamsFrequency (%)
LA Lakers vs. New Orleans14.51
Denver vs. LA Lakers9.51
LA Lakers vs. Houston7.81
LA Lakers vs. San Antonio6.60
LA Lakers vs. Dallas5.57
Portland vs. LA Lakers5.30
Phoenix vs. LA Lakers4.65
Utah vs. LA Lakers3.59
Denver vs. New Orleans3.32
Houston vs. New Orleans2.89
San Antonio vs. New Orleans2.35
Denver vs. Houston2.35
Portland vs. New Orleans2.26
Dallas vs. New Orleans2.11
Denver vs. San Antonio1.90
 

Fifteen most frequent NBA Finals Matchups

TeamsFrequency (%)
Cleveland vs. LA Lakers15.36
Boston vs. LA Lakers13.70
Orlando vs. LA Lakers6.51
Cleveland vs. New Orleans5.13
Boston vs. New Orleans4.53
Atlanta vs. LA Lakers3.70
Cleveland vs. Denver3.44
Boston vs. Denver3.04
Cleveland vs. Houston2.98
Boston vs. Houston2.67
Cleveland vs. San Antonio2.27
Orlando vs. New Orleans2.15
Cleveland vs. Dallas2.03
Cleveland vs. Portland2.01
Boston vs. San Antonio1.99



 

Average Wins by Playoff Seed

Seed Number
Conference12345678
Eastern Conference60.8757.5653.8549.7946.3543.0840.8939.31
Western Conference59.9352.9350.6948.8348.1246.7445.4043.90