The Butler Bulldogs captivated the college basketball world with another unexpected N.C.A.A. tournament run, advancing to Monday’s men’s championship game before succumbing to the Connecticut Huskies Fendi Sunglasses . Butler’s feat may provide some hope for the fans of its crosstown neighbor, the Indiana Pacers, who have clinched the eighth seed in the N.B.A.’s Eastern Conference despite being seven games below .500.
But if history is any guide, Pacers fans should not hold their breath. Since 1984, when the N.B.A. playoffs were expanded to 16 teams, the underdog has rarely had its day Roberto Cavalli Sunglasses.
Of the 432 teams that made the playoffs in that time, only 38, or 8.8 percent, had a losing record. And of those 38 teams, only one, the 1987 Seattle SuperSonics Ferragamo Sunglasses, managed to win a playoff series. (Seattle actually won two series and advanced to the Western Conference finals, only to be swept by the Los Angeles Lakers.)
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