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Originally Posted by hwy19man
The NBA did this format for the finals for 29 years. They switched back to the traditional format last year. Owners and players did not like the idea of a team getting three consecutive home games.
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Hockey did that too, as mentioned already in the thread. I think in the mid 90's IIRC occasionally? Only if there was an Eastern time zone team (may have still been when Leafs were in West, Wings the other team) having to play a West (Pacific time zone) coast team like SJ or LA, to prevent a lot of travel after Game 4. I think the team that had more points had the option.