Ignoring win order; ignoring site order: The team leading 2-games-nil irrespective of site order (Cleveland) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2015 NBA and NHL Quarterfinals:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 612-77 (.888)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Semifinals round: 157-14 (.918)
series record, NBA only, all rounds: 252-16 (.940)
series record, NBA only, Semifinals round: 62-4 (.939)
Game 3 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 332-357 (.482)
Game 3 record, all best-of-7 sports, Semifinals round: 80-91 (.468)
Game 3 record, NBA only, all rounds: 116-152 (.433)
Game 3 record, NBA only, Semifinals round: 27-39 (.409)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1277 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and
MLB series played through the 2015 NBA and NHL Quarterfinals. Note in
general that the greater the number of games or series fitting a
particular situation, the greater the significance of the corresponding
winning fraction:
For example, 0.800 is far more likely to come closer to the true winning
fraction in a given situation when the corresponding win-loss record is
400-100 rather than 4-1.
HISTORICAL VICTORY PROBABILITIES: Leading 2-games-nil @ VV:
Ignoring win order; considering site order: The team leading 2-games-nil with site order VV (Cleveland) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2015 NBA and NHL Quarterfinals:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 106-24 (.815)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Semifinals round: 37-1 (.974)
series record, NBA only, all rounds: 19-3 (.864)
series record, NBA only, Semifinals round: 8-0 (1.000)
Game 3 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 73-57 (.562)
Game 3 record, all best-of-7 sports, Semifinals round: 25-13 (.658)
Game 3 record, NBA only, all rounds: 13-9 (.591)
Game 3 record, NBA only, Semifinals round: 7-1 (.875)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1277 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and
MLB series played through the 2015 NBA and NHL Quarterfinals. Note in
general that the greater the number of games or series fitting a
particular situation, the greater the significance of the corresponding
winning fraction:
For example, 0.800 is far more likely to come closer to the true winning
fraction in a given situation when the corresponding win-loss record is
400-100 rather than 4-1.
SERIES NOTES:
After Game 2: The Cleveland Cavaliers visited and bested the
Atlanta Hawks 94-pts-82 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series
1281 lead of 2-games-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff
series 2-games-nil, the Cleveland Cavaliers have a series record of 7-0
and a Game 3 record of 4-3. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL
playoff series 2-games-nil, the Atlanta Hawks have a series record of
0-12 and a Game 3 record of 6-6. In series 1281, the Cleveland Cavaliers
post the first win/site order of WW @ VV in the NBA Semifinals round
since 2010, when the Boston Celtics did so at the expense of the Orlando
Magic in series 1116. Leading a best-of-7 NBA playoff series
2-games-nil, the Cleveland Cavaliers have a perfect 7-0 Game 4 record, even though their Game 3 record in that situation is just 4-3.