The Heat have the Bucks on the ropes after a 119–114 victory in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference first-round series Monday night. Miami is within a win of knocking out a Milwaukee team that went an NBA-best 58–24 in the regular season, and would become the first No. 8 seed to hold a No. 1 seed to just one win in a series if they can close out this series in Game 5.
Monday’s surprising outcome raises the question: how many No. 8 seeds have eliminated No. 1 seeds since the playoffs expanded to their current 16-team size in 1984?
The answer is five, and that includes the following teams.
