NBA's Top 10 Playoff Upsets

NBA's Top 10 Playoff Upsets — page 1
INTRODUCTION Every year in the early rounds of the playoffs the best teams are matched against teams that barely make it These mismatches provide the opportunity for upsets Usually the better team wins the series but occasionally the underdog pulls off the upset Once the playoffs begin seeding isn't really that important What really matters is that a team plays its best basketball in the playoffs The underdogs may take the series seven games like the 1969 Boston Celtics or they could sweep their opponents as the 2001 Charlotte Hornets did Few experiences in sports are as rewarding as watching players work their hardest to shock the whole world with a huge upset