the nba playoffs changed from 5 games to 7 games in 1973.
when did the nba playoffs change from 5 games to 7 games?
1973
the spurs returned with their core roster largely intact, adding free agents marco belinelli and jeff ayres (formerly jeff pendergraph) while losing gary neal to the milwaukee bucks. the spurs clinched the best record in the nba with 62 wins, which included a franchise record 19 straight wins in february and march. in the first round of the playoffs, the eighth-seeded dallas mavericks surprised the spurs by taking the series to 7 games, but the spurs prevailed in convincing fashion in the deciding game 7. in the second round, tim duncan surpassed karl malone for fifth place in nba playoffs all-time points scored while the spurs cruised past the portland trail blazers in 5 games. san antonio played the oklahoma city thunder in the western conference finals, which marked the third straight appearance in the western conference finals for the spurs, and defeated them in 6 games to advance to the finals for a second straight year for a rematch with the miami heat. it was also the first time that they had advanced to the finals in consecutive years. this made it the first time since 1998 nba finals that the same two teams faced off in the finals in consecutive years. with a victory in the second game of the series, duncan, ginóbili, and parker won more playoff games together than any other three players on the same team in nba history. the spurs would go on to win the 2014 nba championship, 4 games to 1. the spurs blew out miami in all of their wins, each of them by 15 or more points. kawhi leonard had a breakout performance and was named nba finals mvp for his big game performance and is the third youngest to win it, behind magic johnson and teammate duncan. in the 2014 nba draft, they selected kyle anderson out of ucla as the 30th overall pick.
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