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Ignoring win order; ignoring site order: The team leading 1-game-nil irrespective of site order (Washington) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2015 NHL and NBA Preliminary rounds:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 904-365 (.712)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Quarterfinals round: 277-95 (.745)
series record, NBA only, all rounds: 368-108 (.773)
series record, NBA only, Quarterfinals round: 148-40 (.787)
Game 2 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 686-583 (.541)
Game 2 record, all best-of-7 sports, Quarterfinals round: 211-161 (.567)
Game 2 record, NBA only, all rounds: 268-208 (.563)
Game 2 record, NBA only, Quarterfinals round: 105-83 (.559)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1269 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and MLB series played through the 2015 NHL and NBA Preliminary 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 @ V:
Ignoring win order; considering site order: The team leading 1-game-nil with site order V (Washington) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2015 NHL and NBA Preliminary rounds:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 238-183 (.565)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Quarterfinals round: 59-47 (.557)
series record, NBA only, all rounds: 69-56 (.552)
series record, NBA only, Quarterfinals round: 23-23 (.500)
Game 2 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 140-281 (.333)
Game 2 record, all best-of-7 sports, Quarterfinals round: 34-72 (.321)
Game 2 record, NBA only, all rounds: 30-95 (.240)
Game 2 record, NBA only, Quarterfinals round: 10-36 (.217)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1269 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and MLB series played through the 2015 NHL and NBA Preliminary 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 Washington Wizards visited and defeated the Atlanta Hawks 104-pts-98 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1277 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Washington Wizards have a series record of 2-1 and a Game 2 record of 2-1. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Atlanta Hawks have a series record of 0-18 and a Game 2 record of 6-12. The visiting Washington Wizards trailed the host Atlanta Hawks by ten points at halftime, but rallied for the victory: In the history of best-of-7 format NBA playoff games since 1946, inclusive, road teams down ten points at halftime had a game record of 13-78 (.143). In best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the Washington Wizards now have a Game 1 record of 4-5: Said record was 0-5 after the first five best-of-7 series, but the Wizards now have an active four-Game 1 winning streak.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2014-15 NBA regular season, the Atlanta Hawks finished 14 games ahead of the Washington Wizards. From 1947 through the 2015 NHL and NBA Preliminary rounds, when NBA teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by 14 regular-season games, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 16-0 (1.000) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1277 is the 28th best-of-7 NBA playoff series for the Atlanta Hawks, and the ninth for the Washington Wizards. In best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the Atlanta Hawks have an all-rounds series record of 6-21, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 2-15 (with an active 15-series losing streak), and a Game 1 record of 9-18, while the Washington Wizards have an all-rounds series record of 3-5, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 0-2, and a Game 1 record of 3-5. Series 1277 is the first best-of-7 NBA playoff series meeting between the Atlanta Hawks and the Washington Wizards. In series 359, the Atlanta Hawks lost to the precursor to the current Washington Wizards (the Washington Bullets) in the 1979 NBA Quarterfinals.

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Ignoring win order; ignoring site order: The team leading 1-game-nil irrespective of site order (Washington) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2015 NHL and NBA Preliminary rounds:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 904-365 (.712)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Quarterfinals round: 277-95 (.745)
series record, NBA only, all rounds: 368-108 (.773)
series record, NBA only, Quarterfinals round: 148-40 (.787)
Game 2 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 686-583 (.541)
Game 2 record, all best-of-7 sports, Quarterfinals round: 211-161 (.567)
Game 2 record, NBA only, all rounds: 268-208 (.563)
Game 2 record, NBA only, Quarterfinals round: 105-83 (.559)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1269 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and MLB series played through the 2015 NHL and NBA Preliminary 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 @ V:
Ignoring win order; considering site order: The team leading 1-game-nil with site order V (Washington) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2015 NHL and NBA Preliminary rounds:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 238-183 (.565)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Quarterfinals round: 59-47 (.557)
series record, NBA only, all rounds: 69-56 (.552)
series record, NBA only, Quarterfinals round: 23-23 (.500)
Game 2 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 140-281 (.333)
Game 2 record, all best-of-7 sports, Quarterfinals round: 34-72 (.321)
Game 2 record, NBA only, all rounds: 30-95 (.240)
Game 2 record, NBA only, Quarterfinals round: 10-36 (.217)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1269 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and MLB series played through the 2015 NHL and NBA Preliminary 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 Washington Wizards visited and defeated the Atlanta Hawks 104-pts-98 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1277 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Washington Wizards have a series record of 2-1 and a Game 2 record of 2-1. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Atlanta Hawks have a series record of 0-18 and a Game 2 record of 6-12. The visiting Washington Wizards trailed the host Atlanta Hawks by ten points at halftime, but rallied for the victory: In the history of best-of-7 format NBA playoff games since 1946, inclusive, road teams down ten points at halftime had a game record of 13-78 (.143). In best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the Washington Wizards now have a Game 1 record of 4-5: Said record was 0-5 after the first five best-of-7 series, but the Wizards now have an active four-Game 1 winning streak.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2014-15 NBA regular season, the Atlanta Hawks finished 14 games ahead of the Washington Wizards. From 1947 through the 2015 NHL and NBA Preliminary rounds, when NBA teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by 14 regular-season games, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 16-0 (1.000) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1277 is the 28th best-of-7 NBA playoff series for the Atlanta Hawks, and the ninth for the Washington Wizards. In best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the Atlanta Hawks have an all-rounds series record of 6-21, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 2-15 (with an active 15-series losing streak), and a Game 1 record of 9-18, while the Washington Wizards have an all-rounds series record of 3-5, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 0-2, and a Game 1 record of 3-5. Series 1277 is the first best-of-7 NBA playoff series meeting between the Atlanta Hawks and the Washington Wizards. In series 359, the Atlanta Hawks lost to the precursor to the current Washington Wizards (the Washington Bullets) in the 1979 NBA Quarterfinals.