<P> Since the inception of the NBA , 128 game sevens have been played . Of those , six went into overtime , and one into double overtime . 26 game sevens have been won by the road team . There have been 12 playoff seasons in which no game sevens were played : 1947 , 1949 , 1950 , 1953 , 1956 , 1958 , 1967 , 1972 , 1983 , 1985 , 1989 , 1991 , and 1999 . As of 2017 , every active NBA franchise has played in at least one game seven . The 1994 , the 2014 and the 2016 postseasons held the record for most game sevens played , with five . In 1979 , 1981 , 1988 , 2005 , 2006 , 2009 and 2012 four game sevens were played . Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks both hold the record for most game sevens played in a single season , having played three game sevens in 1988 and 1994 respectively , the maximum possible at that time . </P>
<P> Since the inception of the NBA , 128 game sevens have been played . Of those , six went into overtime , and one into double overtime . 26 game sevens have been won by the road team . There have been 12 playoff seasons in which no game sevens were played : 1947 , 1949 , 1950 , 1953 , 1956 , 1958 , 1967 , 1972 , 1983 , 1985 , 1989 , 1991 , and 1999 . As of 2017 , every active NBA franchise has played in at least one game seven . The 1994 , the 2014 and the 2016 postseasons held the record for most game sevens played , with five . In 1979 , 1981 , 1988 , 2005 , 2006 , 2009 and 2012 four game sevens were played . Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks both hold the record for most game sevens played in a single season , having played three game sevens in 1988 and 1994 respectively , the maximum possible at that time . </P>
how many nba finals have not gone to game 7
how many nba finals have not gone to game 7
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12