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 23:
Results from Sunday 11 May.
NHL
Florida Panthers host, defeat Toronto Maple Leafs, 2-goals-nil
Dallas Stars host, defeat Winnipeg Jets (II), 5-goals-2
NBA
Indiana Pacers host, defeat Cleveland Cavaliers, 129-pts-109
Oklahoma City Thunder win at Denver Nuggets, 92-pts-87

Grade-B Comeback:
The Oklahoma City Thunder trailed their host Denver Nuggets by six points after three quarters of their Game 4, but prevailed. In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff games from 1947 through 5/10/2025, inclusive, road teams down six points after three quarters had a game record of only 15-95 (.136) - the Oklahoma City Thunder thus achieve a grade-B (.100 - .199) in-game comeback.

Streakiness:
After their Game 3, the Dallas Stars now own a five-Game 3 winning streak while the Winnipeg Jets now own a five-Game 3 losing streak in best-of-7 NHL playoff series. With their Game 4 victory, the Oklahoma City Thunder now own a five-Game 4 winning streak; irrespective of Games 1-4 outcomes, the Denver Nuggets have an active six-Game 5 winning streak in best-of-7 NBA playoff series.

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

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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