NBA History Buffs: Do You Recall a Playoff Series Where The Winner Was Clearly Outplayed?

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2018 rockets/warriors WCF.


2019 raptors/sixers, 2019 eastern 2nd round - the raptors eliminated philly in 7 with the shot seen and heard around the world (the unforgettable and legendary kawhi corner shot )
But I felt the 76ers outplayed the raptors and should have won this series even though Philly got barely outscored (by 19 points )711-692 over the course of this 7-game second round playoff matchup . As a raps fan, I was relieved after that series. My team barely pulled the victory from the jaws of defeat. Philly’s length and size on the perimeter and in the paint gave us fits all series.

2021 Sixers/hawks, 2021 eastern second round- Philly outplayed, outshot, had more possessions, rebounded, and outscored Atlanta over the full 7 games of the series.Yet the hawks found a way to advance to the ECF to play the bucks.
Embiid passing in game 7 was terrible and Simmons was useless on offense-everyone remembers when he made that useless pass instead of the easy layup at the rim. That was a legit Series turning point. And Simmons credibility as a nba player got destroyed after that.
 
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That thunder/warriors series when OKC was up 3-1

The only thing I've seen worse is when McGrady and the Magic were up 3-1 on the Pistons, McGrady made a comment about being glad to be in the second round, and the magic proceed to lose all 3 games....
 

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- 2001 Sixers vs Bucks. Iverson's Sixers were lucky to win that series and some say the refs made sure the Sixers won
- 2002 Lakers vs Kings. Obvious one
- 2007 Spurs vs Suns. The Suns were outplaying the Spurs until Horry decided to pretend he was in the MMA
- 1988 Celtics vs Hawks. Celtics were getting outplayed majority of the series, they were just too experienced and closed the show
- 1990 Pistons vs Bulls. Same with this one, Bulls outplayed the Pistons the majority of the series, but the Pistons was just too experienced
- 2018 Celtics vs Cavs. Another one. Celtics outplayed the Cavs, but the Cavs were too experienced
- 1988 Pistons vs Lakers. Pistons were dominating until Isiah Thomas got injured
- 2021 Bucks vs Nets. Bucks were lucky Kyrie got hurt and KD stepped on the line
 
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