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The '''40–20 rule''' posits that an [[NBA]] team must win 40 games before losing 20 to have a chance at winning that year's [[NBA Finals|championship]].<ref>{{cite news |last= Zeglinski|first=Robert |date=February 29, 2024 |title= History says only these 4 NBA teams have a realistic chance of winning the championship, according to Phil Jackson |url= https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/phil-jackson-40-before-20-nba-championship-nuggets-celtics |work=[[USA Today#For the Win|For the Win]] |location= |publisher=[[USA Today]] |access-date=February 26, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= McIntyre|first= Jason|date= March 6, 2024|title= Best NBA futures bets to make now, including Celtics, Lakers and Heat |url= https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nba/best-nba-futures-bets-celtics-lakers-heat |work=[[FOX Sports]] |location= |publisher=[[Fox Corporation]] |access-date=February 26, 2025}}</ref> It was first publicized by 11-time NBA champion head coach [[Phil Jackson]]<ref>{{cite news |last= Moskowitz|first= Nate|date= February 22, 2025|title= The Boston Celtics are contenders once again |url= https://www.celticsblog.com/2025/2/22/24369561/boston-celtics-are-contenders-once-again-hitting-phil-jacksons-40-20-rule |work=[[SB Nation]] |location= |publisher=[[SB Nation]] |access-date=March 11, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Murray |first=Law |date= April 20, 2021|title= Clippers shoot their way into '40 before 20' contender status |url= https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/2529055/2021/04/20/clippers-shoot-their-way-into-40-before-20-contender-status/ |work= [[The Athletic]]|location= |publisher= [[New York Times]]|access-date=February 26, 2025}}</ref> Ever since the NBA added the three-point line in the 1979-80 season, all but four champions won 40 games before losing 20. The four teams that won the championship without winning 40 games before losing 20 are the [[1994–95 Houston Rockets]], [[2003–04 Detroit Pistons]], [[2005–06 Miami Heat]], and the [[2020–21 Milwaukee Bucks]].<ref>{{cite news |last= Zeglinski|first= Robert|date=February 24, 2025 |title= Phil Jackson's old rule says these 3 NBA teams are the only serious contenders for the 2025 title |url= https://ftw.usatoday.com/2025/02/nba-title-contenders-40-before-20-odds-phil-jackson |work=[[USA Today#For the Win|For the Win]] |location= |publisher=[[USA Today]] |access-date=February 26, 2025}}</ref> |
The '''40–20 rule''' posits that an [[NBA]] team must win 40 games before losing 20 to have a chance at winning that year's [[NBA Finals|championship]].<ref>{{cite news |last= Zeglinski|first=Robert |date=February 29, 2024 |title= History says only these 4 NBA teams have a realistic chance of winning the championship, according to Phil Jackson |url= https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/phil-jackson-40-before-20-nba-championship-nuggets-celtics |work=[[USA Today#For the Win|For the Win]] |location= |publisher=[[USA Today]] |access-date=February 26, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= McIntyre|first= Jason|date= March 6, 2024|title= Best NBA futures bets to make now, including Celtics, Lakers and Heat |url= https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nba/best-nba-futures-bets-celtics-lakers-heat |work=[[FOX Sports]] |location= |publisher=[[Fox Corporation]] |access-date=February 26, 2025}}</ref> It was first publicized by 11-time NBA champion head coach [[Phil Jackson]].<ref>{{cite news |last= Moskowitz|first= Nate|date= February 22, 2025|title= The Boston Celtics are contenders once again |url= https://www.celticsblog.com/2025/2/22/24369561/boston-celtics-are-contenders-once-again-hitting-phil-jacksons-40-20-rule |work=[[SB Nation]] |location= |publisher=[[SB Nation]] |access-date=March 11, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Murray |first=Law |date= April 20, 2021|title= Clippers shoot their way into '40 before 20' contender status |url= https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/2529055/2021/04/20/clippers-shoot-their-way-into-40-before-20-contender-status/ |work= [[The Athletic]]|location= |publisher= [[New York Times]]|access-date=February 26, 2025}}</ref> Ever since the NBA added the three-point line in the 1979-80 season, all but four champions won 40 games before losing 20. The four teams that won the championship without winning 40 games before losing 20 are the [[1994–95 Houston Rockets]], [[2003–04 Detroit Pistons]], [[2005–06 Miami Heat]], and the [[2020–21 Milwaukee Bucks]].<ref>{{cite news |last= Zeglinski|first= Robert|date=February 24, 2025 |title= Phil Jackson's old rule says these 3 NBA teams are the only serious contenders for the 2025 title |url= https://ftw.usatoday.com/2025/02/nba-title-contenders-40-before-20-odds-phil-jackson |work=[[USA Today#For the Win|For the Win]] |location= |publisher=[[USA Today]] |access-date=February 26, 2025}}</ref> |
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==40-20 rule by season== |
==40-20 rule by season== |
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