<Li> The 1999 Knicks are the only 8th seeded team ever to reach the NBA finals . No 8th seeded team has won the NBA finals yet . </Li> <Li> The 1956--57 St. Louis Hawks, 1958--59 Minneapolis Lakers and the 1980--81 Houston Rockets are the only teams with losing records (34 - 38, 33--39 and 40--42, respectively) to make it to the NBA finals . In 1981 the Houston Rockets' opponent in the Western Conference Finals, the Kansas City Kings, also had a losing record (40--42). </Li> <Li> The 1994--95 Houston Rockets, a sixth seed with a record of 47--35, were the lowest seeded team to win the NBA finals . In the NBA finals, the Rockets swept the Orlando Magic (57--25) in four games . In doing so, the Rockets defeated four teams that had won 50 or more games during the regular season (Utah Jazz at 60--22, Phoenix Suns at 59--23, San Antonio Spurs at 62--20 and Orlando at 57--25), which had never been done before . They are also the only team to have won an NBA title without having home - court advantage at all . </Li> <Li> The Golden State Warriors own the longest NBA playoff winning streak for a single postseason with 15 straight wins in the 2017 playoffs . </Li>

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