List of NBA game sevens
All-time game sevens
Columns: Year | Playoff round | Venue | Winner | Result | Loser
1948 (1) | Semifinals | St. Louis Arena | Philadelphia Warriors ( 1) | 85–46* | St. Louis Bombers ( 1) | 1951 (1) | Finals | Edgerton Park Arena | Rochester Royals ( 1) | 79–75^ | New York Knicks ( 1) | 1952 (1) | Finals | Minneapolis Auditorium | Minneapolis Lakers ( 1) | 82–65^ | New York Knicks ( 2) | 1954 (1) | Finals | Minneapolis Auditorium | Minneapolis Lakers ( 2) | 87–80^ | Syracuse Nationals ( 1) | 1955 (1) | Finals | Onondaga War Memorial | Syracuse Nationals ( 2) | 92–91^ | Fort Wayne Pistons ( 1) | 1957 (1) | Finals | Boston Garden | Boston Celtics ( 1) | 125–123 (2OT) ^ | St. Louis Hawks ( 1) | 1959 (1) | Division Finals | Boston Garden | Boston Celtics ( 2) | 130–125 | Syracuse Nationals ( 3) | 1960 (1) | Division Finals | Kiel Auditorium | St. Louis Hawks ( 2) | 97–86 | Minneapolis Lakers ( 3) | 1960 (2) | Finals | Boston Garden | Boston Celtics ( 3) | 122–103^ | St. Louis Hawks ( 3) | 1961 (1) | Division Finals | Kiel Auditorium | St. Louis Hawks ( 4) | 105–103 | Los Angeles Lakers ( 4) | 1962 (1) | Division Finals | Boston Garden | Boston Celtics ( 4) | 109–107 | Philadelphia Warriors ( 2) | 1962 (2) | Finals | Boston Garden | Boston Celtics ( 5) | 110–107 (OT) ^ | Los Angeles Lakers ( 5) | 1963 (1) | Division Finals | Boston Garden | Boston Celtics ( 6) | 142–131 | Cincinnati Royals ( 2) | 1963 (2) | Division Finals | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | Los Angeles Lakers ( 6) | 115–100 | St. Louis Hawks ( 5) | 1964 (1) | Division Finals | Cow Palace | San Francisco Warriors ( 3) | 105–95 | St. Louis Hawks ( 6) | 1965 (1) | Division Finals | Boston Garden | Boston Celtics ( 7) | 110–109 | Philadelphia 76ers ( 4) | 1966 (1) | Division Finals | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | Los Angeles Lakers ( 7) | 130–121 | St. Louis Hawks ( 7) | 1966 (2) | Finals | Boston Garden | Boston Celtics ( 8) | 95–93^ | Los Angeles Lakers ( 8) | 1968 (1) | Division Finals | The Spectrum | Boston Celtics ( 9) | 100–96* | Philadelphia 76ers ( 5) | 1969 (1) | Finals | The Forum | Boston Celtics (10) | 108–106*^ | Los Angeles Lakers ( 9) | 1970 (1) | Division Semifinals | Madison Square Garden | New York Knicks ( 3) | 127–114 | Baltimore Bullets ( 1) | 1970 (2) | Division Semifinals | The Forum | Los Angeles Lakers (10) | 129–94 | Phoenix Suns ( 1) | 1970 (3) | Finals | Madison Square Garden | New York Knicks ( 4) | 113–99^ | Los Angeles Lakers (11) | 1971 (1) | Conference Semifinals | Baltimore Civic Center | Baltimore Bullets ( 2) | 128–120 | Philadelphia 76ers ( 6) | 1971 (2) | Conference Semifinals | The Forum | Los Angeles Lakers (12) | 109–98 | Chicago Bulls ( 1) | 1971 (3) | Conference Finals | Baltimore Civic Center | Baltimore Bullets ( 3) | 93–91* | New York Knicks ( 5) | 1973 (1) | Conference Semifinals | The Forum | Los Angeles Lakers (13) | 95–92 | Chicago Bulls ( 2) | 1973 (2) | Conference Finals | Boston Garden | New York Knicks ( 6) | 94–78* | Boston Celtics (11) | 1974 (1) | Conference Semifinals | Madison Square Garden | New York Knicks ( 7) | 91–81 | Capital Bullets ( 4) | 1974 (2) | Conference Semifinals | Chicago Stadium | Chicago Bulls ( 3) | 96–94 | Detroit Pistons ( 2) | 1974 (3) | Finals | Milwaukee Arena | Boston Celtics (12) | 102–87*^ | Milwaukee Bucks ( 1) | 1975 (1) | Conference Semifinals | Capital Centre | Washington Bullets ( 5) | 115–96 | Buffalo Braves ( 1) | 1975 (2) | Conference Finals | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Golden State Warriors ( 4) | 83–79 | Chicago Bulls ( 4) | 1976 (1) | Conference Semifinals | Coliseum at Richfield | Cleveland Cavaliers ( 1) | 87–85 | Washington Bullets ( 6) | 1976 (2) | Conference Finals | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Phoenix Suns ( 2) | 94–86* | Golden State Warriors ( 5) | 1977 (1) | Conference Semifinals | The Spectrum | Philadelphia 76ers ( 7) | 83–77 | Boston Celtics (13) | 1977 (2) | Conference Semifinals | The Forum | Los Angeles Lakers (14) | 97–84 | Golden State Warriors ( 6) | 1978 (1) | Conference Semifinals | McNichols Sports Arena | Denver Nuggets ( 1) | 116–110 | Milwaukee Bucks ( 2) | 1978 (2) | Finals | Seattle Center Coliseum | Washington Bullets ( 7) | 105–99*^ | Seattle SuperSonics ( 1) | 1979 (1) | Conference Semifinals | Capital Centre | Washington Bullets ( 8) | 100–94 | Atlanta Hawks ( 8) | 1979 (2) | Conference Semifinals | HemisFair Arena | San Antonio Spurs ( 1) | 111–108 | Philadelphia 76ers ( 8) | 1979 (3) | Conference Finals | King County Domed Stadium | Seattle SuperSonics ( 2) | 114–110 | Phoenix Suns ( 3) | 1979 (4) | Conference Finals | Capital Centre | Washington Bullets ( 9) | 107–105 | San Antonio Spurs ( 2) | 1980 (1) | Conference Semifinals | King County Domed Stadium | Seattle SuperSonics ( 3) | 98–94 | Milwaukee Bucks ( 3) | 1981 (1) | Conference Semifinals | HemisFair Arena | Houston Rockets ( 1) | 105–100* | San Antonio Spurs ( 3) | 1981 (2) | Conference Semifinals | The Spectrum | Philadelphia 76ers ( 9) | 99–98 | Milwaukee Bucks ( 4) | 1981 (3) | Conference Semifinals | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Kansas City Kings ( 3) | 95–88* | Phoenix Suns ( 4) | 1981 (4) | Conference Finals | Boston Garden | Boston Celtics (14) | 91–90 | Philadelphia 76ers (10) | 1982 (1) | Conference Finals | Boston Garden | Philadelphia 76ers (11) | 120–106* | Boston Celtics (15) | 1984 (1) | Conference Semifinals | Boston Garden | Boston Celtics (16) | 121–104 | New York Knicks ( 8) | 1984 (2) | Finals | Boston Garden | Boston Celtics (17) | 111–102^ | Los Angeles Lakers (15) | 1986 (1) | Conference Semifinals | MECCA Arena | Milwaukee Bucks ( 5) | 113–112 | Philadelphia 76ers (12) | 1987 (1) | Conference Semifinals | Boston Garden | Boston Celtics (18) | 119–113 | Milwaukee Bucks ( 6) | 1987 (2) | Conference Finals | Boston Garden | Boston Celtics (19) | 117–114 | Detroit Pistons ( 3) | 1988 (1) | Conference Semifinals | The Forum | Los Angeles Lakers (16) | 109–98 | Utah Jazz ( 1) | 1988 (2) | Conference Semifinals | Boston Garden | Boston Celtics (20) | 118–116 | Atlanta Hawks ( 9) | 1988 (3) | Conference Finals | The Forum | Los Angeles Lakers (17) | 117–102 | Dallas Mavericks ( 1) | 1988 (4) | Finals | The Forum | Los Angeles Lakers (18) | 108–105^ | Detroit Pistons ( 4) | 1990 (1) | Conference Semifinals | Memorial Coliseum | Portland Trail Blazers ( 1) | 108–105 (OT) | San Antonio Spurs ( 4) | 1990 (2) | Conference Finals | The Palace of Auburn Hills | Detroit Pistons ( 5) | 93–74 | Chicago Bulls ( 5) | 1992 (1) | Conference Semifinals | Chicago Stadium | Chicago Bulls ( 6) | 110–81 | New York Knicks ( 9) | 1992 (2) | Conference Semifinals | Coliseum at Richfield | Cleveland Cavaliers ( 2) | 122–104 | Boston Celtics (21) | 1993 (1) | Conference Semifinals | Seattle Center Coliseum | Seattle SuperSonics ( 4) | 103–100 (OT) | Houston Rockets ( 2) | 1993 (2) | Conference Finals | America West Arena | Phoenix Suns ( 5) | 123–110 | Seattle SuperSonics ( 5) | 1994 (1) | Conference Semifinals | The Summit | Houston Rockets ( 3) | 104–94 | Phoenix Suns ( 6) | 1994 (2) | Conference Semifinals | Delta Center | Utah Jazz ( 2) | 91-81 | Denver Nuggets ( 2) | 1994 (3) | Conference Semifinals | Madison Square Garden | New York Knicks (10) | 87–77 | Chicago Bulls ( 7) | 1994 (4) | Conference Finals | Madison Square Garden | New York Knicks (11) | 94–90 | Indiana Pacers ( 1) | 1994 (5) | Finals | The Summit | Houston Rockets ( 4) | 90–84^ | New York Knicks (12) | 1995 (1) | Conference Semifinals | America West Arena | Houston Rockets ( 5) | 115–114* | Phoenix Suns ( 7) | 1995 (2) | Conference Semifinals | Madison Square Garden | Indiana Pacers ( 2) | 97–95* | New York Knicks (13) | 1995 (3) | Conference Finals | Orlando Arena | Orlando Magic ( 1) | 105–81 | Indiana Pacers ( 3) | 1996 (1) | Conference Finals | KeyArena at Seattle Center | Seattle SuperSonics ( 6) | 90–86 | Utah Jazz ( 3) | 1997 (1) | Conference Semifinals | The Summit | Houston Rockets ( 6) | 96–91 | Seattle SuperSonics ( 7) | 1997 (2) | Conference Semifinals | Miami Arena | Miami Heat ( 1) | 101–90 | New York Knicks (14) | 1998 (1) | Conference Finals | United Center | Chicago Bulls ( 8) | 88–83 | Indiana Pacers ( 4) | 2000 (1) | Conference Semifinals | American Airlines Arena | New York Knicks (15) | 83–82* | Miami Heat ( 2) | 2000 (2) | Conference Finals | Staples Center | Los Angeles Lakers (19) | 89–84 | Portland Trail Blazers ( 2) | 2001 (1) | Conference Semifinals | First Union Center | Philadelphia 76ers (13) | 88–87 | Toronto Raptors ( 1) | 2001 (2) | Conference Semifinals | Bradley Center | Milwaukee Bucks ( 7) | 104–95 | Charlotte Hornets ( 1) | 2001 (3) | Conference Finals | First Union Center | Philadelphia 76ers (14) | 108–91 | Milwaukee Bucks ( 8) | 2002 (1) | Conference Finals | ARCO Arena | Los Angeles Lakers (20) | 112–106 (OT) * | Sacramento Kings ( 4) | 2003 (1) | First Round | American Airlines Center | Dallas Mavericks ( 2) | 107–95 | Portland Trail Blazers ( 3) | 2003 (2) | First Round | The Palace of Auburn Hills | Detroit Pistons ( 6) | 108–93 | Orlando Magic ( 2) | 2003 (3) | Conference Semifinals | American Airlines Center | Dallas Mavericks ( 3) | 112–95 | Sacramento Kings ( 5) | 2004 (1) | First Round | American Airlines Arena | Miami Heat ( 3) | 85–77 | New Orleans Hornets ( 2) | 2004 (2) | Conference Semifinals | Target Center | Minnesota Timberwolves ( 1) | 83–80 | Sacramento Kings ( 6) | 2004 (3) | Conference Semifinals | The Palace of Auburn Hills | Detroit Pistons ( 7) | 90–69 | New Jersey Nets ( 1) | 2005 (1) | First Round | FleetCenter | Indiana Pacers ( 5) | 97–70* | Boston Celtics (22) | 2005 (2) | First Round | American Airlines Center | Dallas Mavericks ( 4) | 116–76 | Houston Rockets ( 7) | 2005 (3) | Conference Finals | American Airlines Arena | Detroit Pistons ( 8) | 88–82* | Miami Heat ( 4) | 2005 (4) | Finals | SBC Center | San Antonio Spurs ( 5) | 81–74^ | Detroit Pistons ( 9) | 2006 (1) | First Round | US Airways Center | Phoenix Suns ( 8) | 121–90 | Los Angeles Lakers (21) | 2006 (2) | Conference Semifinals | The Palace of Auburn Hills | Detroit Pistons (10) | 79–61 | Cleveland Cavaliers ( 3) | 2006 (3) | Conference Semifinals | SBC Center | Dallas Mavericks ( 5) | 119–111 (OT) * | San Antonio Spurs ( 6) | 2006 (4) | Conference Semifinals | US Airways Center | Phoenix Suns ( 9) | 127–107 | Los Angeles Clippers ( 2) | 2007 (1) | First Round | Toyota Center | Utah Jazz ( 4) | 103–99* | Houston Rockets ( 8) | 2008 (1) | First Round | TD Banknorth Garden | Boston Celtics (23) | 99–65 | Atlanta Hawks (10) | 2008 (2) | Conference Semifinals | TD Banknorth Garden | Boston Celtics (24) | 97–92 | Cleveland Cavaliers ( 4) | 2008 (3) | Conference Semifinals | New Orleans Arena | San Antonio Spurs ( 7) | 91–82* | New Orleans Hornets ( 3) | 2009 (1) | First Round | TD Banknorth Garden | Boston Celtics (25) | 109–99 | Chicago Bulls ( 9) | 2009 (2) | First Round | Philips Arena | Atlanta Hawks (11) | 91–78 | Miami Heat ( 5) | 2009 (3) | Conference Semifinals | Staples Center | Los Angeles Lakers (22) | 89–70 | Houston Rockets ( 9) | 2009 (4) | Conference Semifinals | TD Banknorth Garden | Orlando Magic ( 3) | 101–82* | Boston Celtics (26) | 2010 (1) | First Round | Philips Arena | Atlanta Hawks (12) | 95–74 | Milwaukee Bucks ( 9) | 2010 (2) | Finals | Staples Center | Los Angeles Lakers (23) | 83–79^ | Boston Celtics (27) | 2011 (1) | Conference Semifinals | Oklahoma City Arena | Oklahoma City Thunder ( 8) | 105–90 | Memphis Grizzlies ( 1) | 2012 (1) | First Round | Staples Center | Los Angeles Lakers (24) | 96–87 | Denver Nuggets ( 3) | 2012 (2) | First Round | FedExForum | Los Angeles Clippers ( 3) | 82–72* | Memphis Grizzlies ( 2) | 2012 (3) | Conference Semifinals | TD Garden | Boston Celtics ( 28) | 85–75 | Philadelphia 76ers ( 15) | 2012 (4) | Conference Finals | American Airlines Arena | Miami Heat ( 6) | 101–88 | Boston Celtics ( 29) | 2013 (1) | First Round | Barclays Center | Chicago Bulls ( 10) | 99–93* | Brooklyn Nets ( 2) | 2013 (2) | Conference Finals | American Airlines Arena | Miami Heat ( 7) | 99–76 | Indiana Pacers ( 6) | 2013 (3) | Finals | American Airlines Arena | Miami Heat ( 8) | 95–88 | San Antonio Spurs ( 8)