Times the 6th Seed Beat the 3rd Seed in the First Round:
- 1987 - Seattle SuperSonics (3) lost to Houston Rockets (6) (2-3, best-of-five back then)
- 1988 - Portland Trail Blazers (3) lost to Utah Jazz (6) (1-3, best-of-five)
- 1991 - San Antonio Spurs (3) lost to Golden State Warriors (6) (1-3)
- 1994 - Golden State Warriors (3) lost to Phoenix Suns (6) (0-3)
- 1995 - Utah Jazz (3) lost to Houston Rockets (6) (2-3)
- 1998 - Minnesota Timberwolves (3) lost to Seattle SuperSonics (6) (2-3)
- 2007 - Toronto Raptors (3) lost to New Jersey Nets (6) (2-4)
- 2011 - Dallas Mavericks (3) lost to Portland Trail Blazers (6) (2-4)
- 2012 - Orlando Magic (3) lost to Indiana Pacers (6) (1-4)
- 2013 - Denver Nuggets (3) lost to Golden State Warriors (6) (2-4)
- 2014 - Toronto Raptors (3) lost to Brooklyn Nets (6) (3-4)
- 2018 - Portland Trail Blazers (3) lost to New Orleans Pelicans (6) (0-4)
- 2020 - Denver Nuggets (3) lost to Utah Jazz (6) (3-4)
- 2022 - Golden State Warriors (3) lost to Denver Nuggets (6) (1-4) *(Note: This was a play-in scenario where Denver was technically the 6th seed due to play-in rules)*
- 2023 - Sacramento Kings (3) lost to Golden State Warriors (6) (3-4)
Key Notes:
- Before 2003, the first round was a best-of-five series, making upsets more common.
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