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Who won the "Black 6" championship in history, but "Black 7" has reached the most division finals

6:10pm, 11 May 2025Basketball

05th May, the just-concluded NBA playoffs Western Conference's first round tiebreak, the Warriors, ranked 7th, eliminated the No. 2 seed Rockets 103-89, and will play against the "Black Six" Timberwolves in the next round.

It is worth mentioning that there was a "Black 6" championship in NBA history - in 1995, the Rockets defeated the Magic 4-0 to complete the defense. In addition, "Black 6" has another record of entering the finals, that is, the Rockets in 1981, but they lost to the Celtics 2-4 that year and failed to win the championship.

And the previous six "Black 7" teams in NBA playoff history have never reached the finals, and only come to the division finals at most -

Supersonics in 1987: 3-1 Mavericks in the first round, 4-2 Rockets in the second round, and 0-4 Lakers in the West Finals.

1989 Warriors: Jazz 3-0 in the first round, and Suns 1-4 in the second round.

1991 Warriors: Spurs 3-1 in the first round, and Lakers 1-4 in the second round.

1998 Knicks: 3-2 Heat in the first round, 1-4 Pacers in the second round.

2010 Spurs: 4-2 Mavericks in the first round, 0-4 Suns in the second round.

2023 Lakers: Grizzlies 4-2 in the first round, Warriors 4-2 in the second round, and the Nuggets 0-4 in the Western Conference Finals.

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