HISTORICAL VICTORY PROBABILITIES: Leading 1-game-nil:
Ignoring win order; ignoring site order: The team leading 1-game-nil irrespective of site order (Toronto) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2019 NHL and NBA Semifinals rounds:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 1002-411 (.709)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 182-79 (.697)
series record, NBA only, all rounds: 413-129 (.762)
series record, NBA only, Finals round: 51-21 (.708)
Game 2 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 766-647 (.542)
Game 2 record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 138-123 (.529)
Game 2 record, NBA only, all rounds: 309-233 (.570)
Game 2 record, NBA only, Finals round: 34-38 (.472)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1413 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and
MLB series played through the 2019 NHL and NBA Semifinals rounds. 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 1-game-nil @ H:
Ignoring win order; considering site order: The team leading 1-game-nil with site order H (Toronto) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2019 NHL and NBA Semifinals rounds:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 740-202 (.786)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 136-43 (.760)
series record, NBA only, all rounds: 338-59 (.851)
series record, NBA only, Finals round: 43-12 (.782)
Game 2 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 608-334 (.645)
Game 2 record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 109-70 (.609)
Game 2 record, NBA only, all rounds: 274-123 (.690)
Game 2 record, NBA only, Finals round: 31-24 (.564)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1413 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and
MLB series played through the 2019 NHL and NBA Semifinals rounds. 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 1: The Toronto Raptors hosted and bested the Golden
State Warriors 118-pts-109 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff
series 1415 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL
playoff series 1-game-nil, the Toronto Raptors have a series record of
2-1 and a Game 2 record of 1-2. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL
playoff series 1-game-nil, the Golden State Warriors have a series
record of 3-7 and a Game 2 record of 6-4. The series 1415 Game 1 loss by
the Golden State Warriors snaps their best-of-7 NBA playoff Game 1
winning streak at twelve.