History is on New Orleans side, big time!
HISTORICAL VICTORY PROBABILITIES: Tied WWLLWL at HHVVHV:
Considering win order; considering site order: The team winning Games 1-2, losing Games 3-4, winning Game 5, and losing Game 6 with Games 1-2 at home, Games 3-4 on the road, Game 5 at home, and Game 6 on the road (New Orleans) has the following best-of-7 playoff Game 7 record through the 2008 NHL Quarterfinals and NBA Preliminary rounds:
Game 7 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 23-8 (.742)
Game 7 record, all best-of-7 sports, Qtrs round: 8-3 (.727)
Game 7 record, NBA only, all rounds: 15-3 (.833)
Game 7 record, NBA only, Qtrs round: 7-0 (1.000)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1042 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and MLB series played through the 2008 NHL Quarterfinals and NBA Preliminary rounds. Note in general that the greater the number of games or series fitting a particular situation, the greater the significance of the corresponding winning fraction: For example, 0.800 is far more likely to come closer to the true winning fraction in a given situation when the corresponding win-loss record is 400-100 rather than 4-1.
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