Not Only LeBron, Every NBA team has Won the Championship After Starting the Season 2-0
An NBA team has never lost a series after beginning the season 2–0.
An NBA team is 32-0 all-time in the NBA Finals when starting the season 2-0, according to ESPN Stats & Information research.
The most recent team to do it was the 2021-22 Golden State Warriors, who started the season 2-0 and went on to win the championship.
Teams that have won the NBA championship after starting the season 2-0:
- 1957-58 St. Louis Hawks
- 1959-60 Boston Celtics
- 1960-61 Boston Celtics
- 1961-62 Boston Celtics
- 1962-63 Boston Celtics
- 1964-65 Boston Celtics
- 1965-66 Boston Celtics
- 1967-68 Boston Celtics
- 1968-69 Boston Celtics
- 1969-70 New York Knicks
- 1970-71 Milwaukee Bucks
- 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers
- 1972-73 New York Knicks
- 1977-78 Washington Bullets
- 1978-79 Seattle SuperSonics
- 1979-80 Los Angeles Lakers
- 1981-82 Los Angeles Lakers
- 1984-85 Los Angeles Lakers
- 1986-87 Los Angeles Lakers
- 1987-88 Los Angeles Lakers
- 1989-90 Detroit Pistons
- 1990-91 Chicago Bulls
- 1991-92 Chicago Bulls
- 1995-96 Chicago Bulls
- 1996-97 Chicago Bulls
- 2000-01 Los Angeles Lakers
- 2008-09 Los Angeles Lakers
- 2012-13 Miami Heat
- 2014-15 Golden State Warriors
- 2021-22 Golden State Warriors
This is an impressive statistic, and it shows that teams that start the season 2-0 are often the favorites to win the championship.
There are a few reasons why teams that start the season 2-0 are so successful.
- They have a good start to the season and are able to build momentum.
- They are able to get their key players into a rhythm early in the season.
- They are able to build confidence and chemistry as a team.
Of course, there are no guarantees in sports, and there have been a few teams that have started the season 2-0 and not won the championship.
However, the statistics show that teams that start the season 2-0 are more likely to win the championship than teams that do not.
