Something I decided to do for fun; I DL'ed the rom for NBA Live '99 to get the Bulls' players ratings (and had to create Rodman, Harper, and Kerr from scratch). Since the general consensus is most likely that the Bulls teams are better, I gave them homecourt advantage, best of 7 series.
Game 1
The Bulls got off to a hot start, making their first six shots, and shooting 52% for the quarter. The Spurs dominated the glass behind the Twin Towers, but the Bulls' defense clamped down at th
I found this page on Yahoo, and thought I'd share. When I get time, I'll try to add 40-point games into the list.
1948-49
2/10/49 - Joe Fulks, 63, Philadelphia Warriors vs Indianapolis Jets
2/26/49 - George Mikan, 53, Minneapolis Lakers vs Baltimore Bullets
3/13/49 - George Mikan (2), 51, Minneapolis Lakers vs New York Knicks
1949-50
1/14/50 - George Mikan (3), 51, Minneapolis Lakers vs Rochester Royals
1951-52
1/20/52 - George Mikan (4), 61, Minneapolis Lakers vs Roche
84 teams have jumped out to 3-0 leads in a best-of-seven. Of those teams, none have ever lost the series, and:
51 have gone on to complete the sweep.
1959 Boston Celtics over Minneapolis Lakers, NBA Finals
1968 Los Angeles Lakers over San Francisco Warriors, West Finals
1969 New York Knicks over Baltimore Bullets, East Semis
1970 Los Angeles Lakers over Atlanta Hawks, West Finals
1971 Milwaukee Bucks over Baltimore Bullets, NBA Finals
1972 Los Angeles Lakers over Chicago Bulls,
