Considering win order; ignoring site order: The team leading LWW irrespective of site order (Cleveland) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2015 NBA and NHL Semifinals:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 194-76 (.719)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 38-9 (.809)
series record, NBA only, all rounds: 64-23 (.736)
series record, NBA only, Finals round: 12-1 (.923)
Game 4 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 136-134 (.504)
Game 4 record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 29-18 (.617)
Game 4 record, NBA only, all rounds: 44-43 (.506)
Game 4 record, NBA only, Finals round: 10-3 (.769)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1281 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and
MLB series played through the 2015 NBA and NHL Semifinals. 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 LWW @ VVH:
Considering win order; considering site order: The team leading LWW with site order VVH (Cleveland) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2015 NBA and NHL Semifinals:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 95-42 (.693)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 19-7 (.731)
series record, NBA only, all rounds: 29-15 (.659)
series record, NBA only, Finals round: 6-1 (.857)
Game 4 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 70-67 (.511)
Game 4 record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 15-11 (.577)
Game 4 record, NBA only, all rounds: 27-17 (.614)
Game 4 record, NBA only, Finals round: 5-2 (.714)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1281 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and
MLB series played through the 2015 NBA and NHL Semifinals. 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 3: The Cleveland Cavaliers hosted and defeated the
Golden State Warriors 96-pts-91 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff
series 1283 lead of 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL
playoff series 2-games-1, the Cleveland Cavaliers have a series record
of 5-1 and a Game 4 record of 3-3. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL
playoff series 2-games-1, the Golden State Warriors have a series
record of 3-7 and a Game 4 record of 6-4. The sole Cleveland loss when
leading a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 2-games-1 occurred in series
1112, to the Boston Celtics in the 2010 NBA Quarterfinals; the loss
snapped a five-series winning streak in that situation. The Golden State
Warriors trailed series 1279 (in the 2015 NBA Quarterfinals to the
Memphis Grizzlies) 2-games-1 but rallied for the series victory, thus
snapping a six-series losing streak upon trailing a best-of-7 NBA
playoff series 2-games-1.