Oklahoma.i start – Winning game 1 The NBA finals It does not guarantee anything.
He 79th series of titles In the history of the League, different names have been called over the years, it begins on Thursday night, when Oklahoma City Thunder is the host of the Indiana Pacers.
And the winner of game 1 will obviously leave the floor feeling well with himself. But in the last 78 years, only 55 winners of the game 1 eventually won the title, or almost 71%.
If the winner is the Thunder, it is a very good sign. The teams that win the game 1 at home have finally prevailed 78% of the time (47 of 60). If the Pacers win, their chances of winning the title improve dramatically, but they would probably not yet be called favorites. The teams that win the game 1 along the way only end up winning the 44% of the time (8 of 18).
But it should also be taken into account that the last time the Thunder were in the NBA finals, they had the advantage of the local court over the Miami Heat. Oklahoma City won the game 1 of that series at home, then lost the next four games, and LeBron James won the first of the four NBA championships for the scoring king of all the time of the League.
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