For the first time we have an Almost Upset double dip! In the 1993 playoffs, the Houston Rockets barely squeezed by the #7 seed Los Angeles Clippers. As Houston was struggling to put the Clippers down, the #1 seed Phoenix Suns were nearly beaten—indeed almost swept!—by the Los Angeles Lakers. Top-seeded teams have lost in the first round, but never have they been
Great stuff! The early 1990s are a rare period where the Suns had the upper hand on the Lakers, upsetting them in the 1990 playoffs and managing to snag Barkley in 1992 after the Lakers almost acquired him.
Great stuff! The early 1990s are a rare period where the Suns had the upper hand on the Lakers, upsetting them in the 1990 playoffs and managing to snag Barkley in 1992 after the Lakers almost acquired him.