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30 worst NBA playoff teams of all time

By Charles Rahrig V

MILWAUKEE, WI - APRIL 25: Bradley Center filled with rally towels before the game between the Miami Heat and the Milwaukee Bucks during Game Three of the Western Conference Quarterfinals of the 2013 NBA Playoffs at Bradley Center on April 25, 2013 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mike McGinnis/Getty Images)
MILWAUKEE, WI - APRIL 25: Bradley Center filled with rally towels before the game between the Miami Heat and the Milwaukee Bucks during Game Three of the Western Conference Quarterfinals of the 2013 NBA Playoffs at Bradley Center on April 25, 2013 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mike McGinnis/Getty Images) /
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18. 1987-88 New York Knicks

It’s always fun to go back and remember that Rick Pitino was once the head coach of the New York Knicks. It’s great bar trivia. The 1987-88 New York Knicks were a bad playoff team with a 38-44 record, but they were also an exciting one. With a young Patrick Ewing and Mark Jackson, this Knicks team boasted plenty of potential going forward.

The pieces were in place and they got a taste of Larry Bird and the Boston Celtics in the first round. Boston absolutely annihilated New York in the first two games of the series, but the young Knicks managed to bounce back and take Game 3 at home in Madison Square Garden.

It was an excellent learning experience for this team before the Celtics finally finished them off in Game 4. They by all means fit the criteria of a bad playoff team with their losing record but it was the start of a great run for the organization.

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