US EditionRoad, sweet road: Visiting teams go 4-0 in Game 1 of NBA conference semifinals, a league first
- Visiting teams swept all four Game 1 matchups in the NBA conference semifinals from May 4 to May 6, 2025, marking a league first in this round.
- This unprecedented road success followed prior instances when visiting teams went 3-1 in Round 2 openers in 2011, 2015, and 2023 under the playoff format since 1984.
- The wins featured Indiana beating top-seeded Cleveland, New York overcoming defending champion Boston, Denver defeating West top seed Oklahoma City, and Golden State topping Minnesota despite Stephen Curry's absence.
- Road teams reached a 23-25 record through these playoffs, on pace for the third-best road performance in NBA postseason history, with home winning percentages dropping to 54% this season.
- The increasing importance of road victories in playoff series is highlighted by players like Tyrese Haliburton, who noted that a series truly gains momentum only after a team secures a win on the opponent’s court.
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Road teams dominating NBA's 2nd round
Road, sweet road.
NBA: Road teams make history, go 4-0 to open conference semis
Road, sweet road. Home-court advantage? It doesn’t exist so far in the NBA conference semifinals — where visiting teams combined to go 4-0 in Game 1s, the first time that has happened during this round in the league’s playoff history. READ: NBA: Donovan Mitchell, depleted Cavs down 0-2 vs Pacers Indiana beat top-seeded Cleveland on Sunday in the opener of that East series, New York beat defending champion Boston and Denver beat West top-seeded O…
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Road, sweet road: Visiting teams go 4-0 in Game 1 of NBA conference semifinals, a league first
Road, sweet road. Home-court advantage? It doesn’t exist so far in the NBA conference semifinals where visiting teams combined to go 4-0 in Game 1s, the first time that has happened during this round in the league’s playoff history.
NBA Playoffs: Why is the Road Team Having So Much Success in the Second Round?
The four road teams have answered the opening bell in a combined 5-0 start to the second round of the NBA playoffs. A small handful of factors help explain the surprising development. Is there something going on that can explain this strange phenomenon? The second round of the 2025 NBA playoffs has tipped off in atypical fashion with the higher-seed road teams all winning. In fact, the Indiana Pacers have done it twice for a 2-0 series lead over…
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