the nba changed the first round of playoffs to 7 games in 1985.
the nba changed the first round of playoffs to 7 games in 1985.
when did the nba change the first round of playoffs to 7 games?
1985
butler was a lottery pick in the 2002 nba draft, selected with the 10th overall pick by the rebuilding miami heat. miami would rely on butler immediately despite being a rookie, and he would start in all 78 games he played in during the season, averaging 15.4 points, 5.1 rebounds and finished 8th in the league in steals with 1.8 per game. despite miami winning just 25 games and missing the playoffs, butler proved to be a notable rookie, winning the rookie of the month awards four times during the season while also getting selected to play in the rookie challenge game at that year's all-star weekend in atlanta. by season's end, butler would also be named to the first team on the nba all-rookie team. miami would again enter the draft lottery, and this time drafted dwyane wade before acquiring lamar odom from the los angeles clippers. in the 2003–2004 season, however, butler struggled with injuries that hampered him throughout the season, and he would go on to start in just 56 of 68 games. his scoring average fell to 9.2 points game for the season, but miami's balanced offense led by wade, odom and eddie jones propelled miami into the playoffs. in the first round, the heat faced the new orleans hornets and the two teams would battle in a grueling 7 games series in which the home team won every game. in game 7, miami closed out the series with butler scoring 23 points with 9 rebounds. the heat advanced to the play the top seeded indiana pacers, who were heavily favored and won the first two games of the series before miami responded with two home wins to tie the series at 2 games apiece. butler scored 21 points with 10 rebounds in the fourth game, but the pacers responded to win the series in 6 games. following the season, miami decided to change the roster and traded butler, odom and brian grant to the los angeles lakers for superstar center shaquille o'neal.
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production did not recommence and the hoover production line remained closed permanently. on 19 september 1985, sinclair vehicles changed its name to tpd limited, with a direct subsidiary named sinclair vehicles sales limited continuing to sell c5s. tpd only lasted until 15 october, when it was placed into receivership. the receivers announced that 4,500 c5s had been sold by sinclair vehicles, with another 4,500 remaining in the company's hands. £7.75 million was reportedly owed to creditors, of which £7 million was owed to sir clive sinclair himself in reflection of his personal investment in the project. hoover was not among the creditors, as sinclair had managed to settle the dispute on terms that neither company would reveal.
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