Top 5 First Round Upsets in NBA History

By Guest Blogger Jesse Lamovsky
It’s early yet, but the stunning Game 1 victories by Chicago and Philadelphia over the favored Celtics and Magic bring to mind other unexpected outcomes in NBA postseason play, particularly in the first round. Here are the five biggest first-round upsets in NBA Playoff history, as chosen by me:
5.) 1989: Golden State (43-39) 3, Utah (51-31) 0
Don Nelson’s Warriors stumbled into the Playoffs on a six-game losing streak and had to open their first-round series with two games at the Salt Palace, where the Jazz were 34-7. But Golden State took both games in Utah and …read more