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1. Four-game series sweeps: There have been 25 four-game sweeps in the first round of the NHL playoffs since 1987. Teams that win the first round in a four-game sweep won 11 series and lost 14 series in the next round. 2. Seven-game series: There have been 52 seven-game series in the first round of the NHL playoffs since 1987. Teams that win a first-round series in seven games won 23 series and lost 29 series in the next round.
There are 30 teams in the NBA divided into 2 conferences, each containing 4 divisions I believe. All the teams play 82 games in the regular season. The top seed of each division is automatically given a playoff berth, no matter how bad the record. Those would result in 8 playoff spots total. The other 8 are decided by the 4 next highest records of non-division-winning teams in each conference.