what is the most overtimes in nba playoff history?
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Get all the sports news you need, direct to your inbox. Los Angeles (AFP) - CJ McCollum delivered 41 points as the Portland Trail Blazers edged the Denver Nuggets 140-137 in four overtimes Friday in the longest NBA playoff game in 66 years.
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Each conference's bracket is fixed; there is no reseeding. All rounds are best-of-seven series; the series ends when one team wins four games, and that team advances to the next round. All rounds, including the NBA Finals, are in a 2–2–1–1–1 format.
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The Boston Celtics hold the record for the most victories, having won the competition 17 times, as well as the most consecutive titles, winning 8 times from 1959 to 1966. The Los Angeles Lakers have contested the NBA Finals the most times, with 31 appearances.
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['Boston Celtics - 17. 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1984, 1986, 2008.', 'Los Angeles Lakers - 16. ... ', 'Golden State Warriors - 6. ... ', 'Chicago Bulls - 6. ... ', 'San Antonio Spurs - 5. ... ', 'Philadelphia 76ers - 3. ... ', 'Detroit Pistons - 3. ... ', 'Miami Heat - 3.']
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In the NHL playoffs, overtime is different: The overtime period lasts for 20 minutes. The teams play five-on-five. There is no shootout.
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Boston Celtics center Bill Russell holds the record for the most NBA championships won with 11 titles during his 13-year playing career.
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The Celtics are regarded as the most successful basketball team in NBA history; the franchise has won the most championships in the NBA with 17 (accounting for 23.9 percent of all NBA championships since the league's founding), and currently hold the record for the most recorded wins of any NBA team.
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Michael Jordan holds the record for most points scored in a playoff game with 63 against the Boston Celtics in 1986.
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The number of championships won by NBA superstars is often used as a measurement of their greatness. Boston Celtics center Bill Russell holds the record for the most NBA championships won with 11 titles during his 13-year playing career. He won his first championship with the Boston Celtics in his rookie year.
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On March 25, 2019, Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert set the record for most dunks in a game with 27 slams of the rock against the Phoenix Suns. Fun fact Wilt holds the single season record with 8000 dunks.
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The Los Angeles Lakers have contested the NBA Finals the most times, with 31 appearances. The Eastern Conference has provided the most champions, with 38 wins from 10 franchises; the Western Conference has 32, from 9 franchises.
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NBA Finals: A History The Finals have been a best-of-seven game series since the league changed its named to the National Basketball Association for the 1951 season. A team must win 4 out of 7 games in order to become champion.
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The Celtics won eight NBA championships in a row from 1959 to 1966. Their streak is the longest consecutive title run of any professional team in U.S. sports history. The 1996 Bulls have been considered one of the best teams in NBA history.
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Unlike the regular season, each playoff game must have a clear winner in order to advance in the playoff tournament. If the game is still tied at the end of one overtime period, the game will go into a second overtime period. ... There will be a two-minute intermission between each overtime period.
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['Chicago Bulls. 2018-19 record: 22-60. ... ', 'Oklahoma City Thunder. 2018-19 record: 49-33. ... ', 'Phoenix Suns. 2018-19 record: 19-63. ... ', 'Memphis Grizzlies. 2018-19 record: 33-49. ... ', 'Washington Wizards. 2018-19 record: 32-50. ... ', 'New York Knicks. 2018-19 record: 17-65. ... ', 'Charlotte Hornets. 2018-19 record: 39-43. ... ', 'Cleveland Cavaliers. 2018-19 record: 19-63.']
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['Most points, one playoff series: Rick Middleton (seven-game series) (1983), 19.', "Most points, team's first postseason: Reilly Smith (2018), 22.", 'Most points in the Finals, one series: Wayne Gretzky (1988), 13.', 'Most points in the Finals, career: Jean Beliveau, 62.']
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In the best-of-seven playoff series held from May 30 through June 13, 2019, the Eastern Conference champion Toronto Raptors defeated the Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors, 4–2 , earning the franchise its first NBA championship as well as the first win by a team based outside the United States.