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2025 NBA Playoffs

NBA Playoff history: All road teams win Game 1 in semifinals

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Apr 23, 2025; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; The NBA palyoff logo is seen on the court before game two of first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs between the Boston Celtics and the Orlando Magic at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-Imagn Images

After all four Game 1 matchups of the second round were completed, NBA history was made. For the first time, all four road teams won Game 1 of the semifinals.

Related: Warriors secure Game 1 victory, lose Curry to injury

The NBA went to the current playoff format in 1984 and road teams have gone 3-1 on three different occasions (2011, 2015, 2023). But they have never gone 4-0, until this season.

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This year’s playoffs have been very exciting and that’s backed up by the 13% viewership increase during the first 11 games compared to last year’s postseason.

Hopefully, the rest of the playoffs remain exciting—that’s what all NBA fans want.

About the Author Published May 7, 2025

TITAN FREY

Titan Frey is a dedicated father to three wonderful children, whom he takes immense pride in. His passions include reading, writing, basketball, both playing and watching, and playing chess. Titan spent five years working as a journalist for the basketball website fadeawayworld.net, where he served as editor-in-chief for four and a half years. One of his most notable achievements was interviewing Chuck Cooper III, the son of Chuck Cooper, the first African American ever drafted by an NBA team, and writing a biography that has been praised as the most definitive article about Cooper’s legacy. Titan is the author of more than ten novels and the screenwriter of three produced short films. His newest young adult novel, Echoes of the Hardwood: Braxton Foxworthy’s Time‑Travelling Book Report, blends basketball history with heartfelt storytelling and is now available. Order here: https://a.co/d/bo7BYz1

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