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 SAN ANTONIO
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 PHILADELPHIA
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 MILWAUKEE
 
 
 
 |  | Playoff perfection: Close, but no cigar
 
 
| Yr./Team | Record | Comment |  
| '83 76ers | 12-1 (.923) | Moses Malone, Julius Erving, Andrew Toney, Maurice Cheeks and Bobby Jones lost Game 4 of Eastern Conference finals to Milwaukee; swept L.A. Lakers in finals. |  
| '99 Spurs | 15-2 (.883) | Twin Towers of David Robinson and Tim Duncan fell once to Minnesota in first round and again in Game 3 of Finals at New York. Sandwiched inbetween were sweeps of Lakers and Blazers. |  
| '89 Pistons | 15-2 (.883) | Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumars, Mark Aguirre, Vinnie Johnson, Bill Lambeer and Dennis Rodman lost twice to the Bulls in a bruising Eastern Conference final, but swept the Lakers in the Finals. |  
| '91 Bulls | 15-2 (.883) | The Jordan-led Bulls fell at Philly in the Eastern Conference semifinals, but then swept the Pistons. They lost Game 1 of the finals to the Lakers, but won the next four. It was Jordan's first title. |   Send this story to a friend | Most sent stories 
 
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