Road teams winning Finals Game 1 rarely win NBA championship

Name: Road teams winning Finals Game 1 rarely win NBA championship
Uploaded: 2026-06-04T21:02:34Z
Duration: 1 min 7 s
Description: A graphic from Sean Grande illustrates that the last three road teams to win Game 1 of the NBA Finals (Indiana '25, Boston '22, San Antonio '13) all went on to lose their respective series. The hosts discuss this 'funky stat' and its implications for the Knicks, as Jason McIntyre points out the rarity of such teams winning the championship.

First Things First · FS1 · Jun 4, 2026 · 1m 7s

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A graphic from Sean Grande illustrates that the last three road teams to win Game 1 of the NBA Finals (Indiana '25, Boston '22, San Antonio '13) all went on to lose their respective series. The hosts discuss this 'funky stat' and its implications for the Knicks, as Jason McIntyre points out the rarity of such teams winning the championship.