NBA Playoff Eight Seed Upsets
No. 8 seeds that beat No. 1 seeds since the NBA started a 16-team playoff format with the 1983-84 season.
1994 — Denver over Seattle
1999 — New York over Miami
2007 — Golden State over Dallas
2011 — Memphis over San Antonio
2012 — Philadelphia over Chicago
2023 — Miami over Milwaukee
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