History:
Spring 2023 marked the 25th year in which WhoWins™ has been providing historical victory probabilities, team performance records, and web-site design from the previous millennium on MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series and games. Our first archived web page, from 1999.

Spring 2025 Day 30:
Results from Sunday 18 May.
NHL
Florida Panthers win at Toronto Maple Leafs, 6-goals-1
NBA
Oklahoma City Thunder host, defeat Denver Nuggets, 125-pts-93

Spring 2025 Day 31:
Results from Monday 19 May.
NHL
No games; 2025 NHL Semifinals preparation.
NBA
No games; 2025 NBA Semifinals preparation.

Road Warriors:
Six of the eight Spring 2025 NBA/NHL Quarterfinals series (and all four of the NHL series) were won by the team lacking home-ice advantage. Those six NBA/NHL underdog wins are the most since seven of the eight 2021 NBA/NHL Quarterfinals series went to the underdog. The underdog sweep of the 2025 NHL Quarterfinals was the first since both the 2021 and 1992 NHL Quarterfinals.

2025 Semifinals:
Series pages for the four 2025 NBA/NHL Semifinals (Conference Finals) series are in work and will go online Monday. The 2025 NBA and NHL Semifinals commence Tuesday.

Seven For Seven:
With their loss at home to the Florida Panthers, the Toronto Maple Leafs now have an active seven-Game 7 losing streak in best-of-7 NHL playoff competition.

Spring 2025 Ouster Board:
start (in Indiana NBA): 4/19, 1:11pmEDT
--- Preliminary round ---
Memphis NBA: 4/26, 6:17pmEDT
Miami NBA: 4/28, 9:53pmEDT
Milwaukee NBA: 4/29, 8:54pmEDT
Orlando NBA: 4/29, 11:11pmEDT
New Jersey NHL: 4/29, 11:24pmEDT
Montreal NHL: 4/30, 9:48pmEDT
Tampa Bay NHL: 4/30, 10:18pmEDT
Los Angeles Lakers NBA: 5/1, 12:52amEDT
Ottawa NHL: 5/1, 9:32pmEDT
Minnesota NHL: 5/1, 10:14pmEDT
Detroit NBA: 5/1, 10:28pmEDT
Los Angeles NHL: 5/2, 12:55amEDT
Los Angeles Clippers NBA: 5/3, 9:55pmEDT
Colorado NHL: 5/3, 10:47pmEDT
Houston NBA: 5/4, 11:05pmEDT
St. Louis NHL: 5/4, 11:05pmEDT
--- Quarterfinals round ---
Cleveland NBA, 5/13, 9:41pmEDT
Golden State NBA, 5/15, 12:13amEDT
Vegas NHL, 5/15, 12:41amEDT
Washington NHL, 5/15, 9:43pmEDT
Boston NBA, 5/16, 10:34pmEDT
Winnipeg (II) NHL, 5/17, 11:02pmEDT
Denver NBA, 5/18, 6:01pmEDT
Toronto NHL, 5/18, 10:16pmEDT

NHL Comeback of Spring 2025:
The Winnipeg Jets trailed the visiting St. Louis Blues Sunday 04 May by one goal as late as 19:56 into the third period of their Game 7, but emerged victorious: In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games from 1939 through 2024, inclusive, home teams down one goal as late as 19:56 into the third period had a game record of only 2-487 (.004) - the Winnipeg Jets thus achieve a grade-A (.000 - .099) in-game comeback.

NBA Comeback of Spring 2025:
On Thursday 24 April, the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder trailed the Grizzlies in Memphis by 26 points at halftime in their Game 3, but won. In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff games prior to Thunder-Grizzlies Game 3 (1947-2025, inclusive), road or home teams trailing by 26 points at halftime had a game record of 0-19, with all 19 losses by double-digit margins. The 26-point halftime deficit also becomes the largest halftime deficit ever surmounted by a road or home team for a game victory in a best-of-7 NBA playoff game: In Game 3 during the 2017 NBA Preliminary round, the Cleveland Cavaliers trailed the Pacers in Indiana by 25 halftime points, but won 119-pts-114.

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