Originally posted by Gordonator:
i highly doubt heats will stage a turnover and win the next 4 games. if they lose again they will become one of the few defending champions that didn't make it pass round 1 of the playoffs.
i remember last time few years ago defending champion spurs also didn't make it pass round 1 of the playoffs.
As extracted from nba.com,
'Chicago leads the series 3-0 - a cushion no team has ever wasted in NBA history - and will go for the sweep in Miami on Sunday afternoon.
Entering these playoffs, 78 teams had faced 0-3 deficits. The Heat need no one to tell them that all 78 have failed to win.'
As for performances of the defending champions over the last 6-7 seasons, only the Pistons managed to make the conference finals, which they eventually lost to the Heat last year. The others fell at the conference semis. Dont think any defending champs got knocked out at the first hurdle.