Sixth and home advantage? Black Six and Black Seven meet again, and the first two Black Seven teams scored into the Western Conference Finals.

The Warriors defeated the Rockets 103-89 away in the first round tiebreak battle, eliminated the Rockets 4-3 with a big score, successfully completing the 7th black seven in history, and advanced to the second round. It is worth mentioning that every time the Warriors made it to the playoffs in the Cole era, they broke through the first round, and they only did not reach the finals in 2023.

Before the Warriors, NBA playoff history only had 6 "Black Seven Wonders" in total. After the first round of the playoffs was changed to four wins in seven games, it was only once, which was the Lakers in 2023. The first five Black Sevens were the first round of Supersonics in 1987, the Black Seven Mavericks in the first round of Supersonics, the Black Seven Jazz in 1989, the Black Seven Jazz in the first round of Warriors in 1991, the Black Seven Spurs in the first round of Warriors in 1991, the Black Seven Spurs in the first round of 1998, the Black Seven Heat in the first round of 1998, and the Black Seven Mavericks in the first round of Spurs in 2010. It is worth mentioning that the Warriors have completed three black sevens in history, accounting for almost half of the country.

While the Warriors completed the Black Seven against the Rockets, the Timberwolves also completed the Black Six against the Lakers in the first round, so the Warriors, who are ranked seventh in the West, will face the Timberwolves, who are ranked sixth in the West, and the Timberwolves will have a home advantage. In the regular season this season, the Warriors have the upper hand in the battle record, facing the Timberwolves with 3 wins and 1 loss.

In history, there have only been two encounters between Black Six and Black Seven, namely the Supersonics and Rockets in the second round in 1987, and the Lakers and Warriors in the second round in 2023. And interestingly, both Black Seven teams eventually reached the Western Conference Finals, but were eventually swept out 4-0. This means that the Warriors may also make it to the Western Conference Finals this season, but may be swept 4-0.

In the 2023 playoffs, the Warriors also completed the Black Six against the Kings in the first round, and Curry still scored 50+ in the tiebreak battle, but they still lost to the Black Seven Lakers in the second round. This season, the Warriors have replicated the Lakers' playoff path in 2023, from a Black Six team to a Black Seven team. Whether they can continue to be black depends on their performance in the second round.

It is worth mentioning that there was a Black Six championship in NBA history. In 1995, the Rockets reached the Finals as the sixth in the Western Conference and defeated the Magic 4-0 to complete the defending title. In addition, the Rockets had already reached the Finals as Black Six in 1981, but they lost to the Celtics 2-4 that year and failed to win the championship.

And the Black Seven team has never reached the finals or won the championship, it depends on whether the Warriors can create history this season. Interestingly, although the Black Seven team has not reached the finals, the Black Seven team has reached the finals, even the Heat in 2023, but it has not won the championship.