P.S. As for the two OT game 7s, in 1962 Frank Selvy of the Lakers memorably missed a buzzer-beater in regulation that would've snapped the Celtics' 8-peat after their 3rd, and I could go on about the 1957 series:
Most OTs in any finals (game 1 also had double OT and the exact same score, only in the Hawks favor), worst reg season team to make the finals (the Hawks were 34-38 which somehow tied for 1st between the 4 Western Div teams), and so on.
* The 1951 Knicks not only rallied from 1-3 down, but from 0-3 down (and the score was tied at 75-75 with a minute to play in game 7). It remains the only such instance in the NBA Finals to date, and was the only one in the playoffs until 1994.
* Boston's regulation scoring record is 122 (rather than 120), as noted by yourself in the "largest margin" entry.
P.S. As for the two OT game 7s, in 1962 Frank Selvy of the Lakers memorably missed a buzzer-beater in regulation that would've snapped the Celtics' 8-peat after their 3rd, and I could go on about the 1957 series:
Most OTs in any finals (game 1 also had double OT and the exact same score, only in the Hawks favor), worst reg season team to make the finals (the Hawks were 34-38 which somehow tied for 1st between the 4 Western Div teams), and so on.
Well made as always.
Two minor notes:
* The 1951 Knicks not only rallied from 1-3 down, but from 0-3 down (and the score was tied at 75-75 with a minute to play in game 7). It remains the only such instance in the NBA Finals to date, and was the only one in the playoffs until 1994.
* Boston's regulation scoring record is 122 (rather than 120), as noted by yourself in the "largest margin" entry.
Thanks as always for the proofreading. I updated the online version with the corrections.