how many team have qualified for the nba finals losing the first game of the western conference final

The Los Angeles Lakers lost in Game 1 of the 1972 NBA Finals against the Knicks on April 26, 1972.

	TEAM	DATE	L	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Lakers	4/26/1972	1	1971-72	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	NYK	L 92-114	240	92	44	16			36	97	37.1				20	26	76.9	42.4			12	24
2	Lakers	5/3/1973	1	1972-73	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	NYK	L 95-99	240	95	58	13			37	86	43.0				21	34	61.8	47.0			19	21
3	Lakers	5/6/1973	1	1972-73	NBA Finals	LAL	@	NYK	L 83-87	240	83	44	14			30	79	38.0				23	34	67.6	44.2			20	18
4	Lakers	5/8/1973	1	1972-73	NBA Finals	LAL	@	NYK	L 98-103	240	98	51	23			39	94	41.5				20	31	64.5	45.5			18	22
5	Lakers	5/10/1973	1	1972-73	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	NYK	L 93-102	240	93	59	11			36	88	40.9				21	35	60.0	45.0			26	27
6	Bucks	4/28/1974	1	1973-74	NBA Finals	MIL	vs	BOS	L 83-98	240	83	40	25	5	3	37	90	41.1				9	13	69.2	43.4	9	31	18	18
7	Bucks	5/3/1974	1	1973-74	NBA Finals	MIL	@	BOS	L 83-95	240	83	40	20	2	3	37	81	45.7				9	13	69.2	47.9	14	26	27	20
8	Bucks	5/7/1974	1	1973-74	NBA Finals	MIL	vs	BOS	L 87-96	240	87	42	21	6	4	36	84	42.9				15	19	78.9	47.1	17	25	17	21
9	Bucks	5/12/1974	1	1973-74	NBA Finals	MIL	vs	BOS	L 87-102	240	87	42	23	2	7	36	81	44.4				15	26	57.7	47.1	11	31	16	25
10	Suns	5/23/1976	1	1975-76	NBA Finals	PHX	@	BOS	L 87-98	240	87	41	23	9	2	38	99	38.4				11	15	73.3	41.2	16	25	17	23
11	Suns	5/27/1976	1	1975-76	NBA Finals	PHX	@	BOS	L 90-105	240	90	44	17	8	3	36	92	39.1				18	29	62.1	43.0	10	34	21	26
12	Suns	6/4/1976	1	1975-76	NBA Finals	PHX	@	BOS	L 126-128	315	126	53	29	11	7	53	112	47.3				20	24	83.3	51.4	16	37	29	28
13	Suns	6/6/1976	1	1975-76	NBA Finals	PHX	vs	BOS	L 80-87	240	80	39	13	6	4	32	77	41.6				16	21	76.2	46.4	8	31	25	23
14	Trail Blazers	5/22/1977	1	1976-77	NBA Finals	POR	@	PHI	L 101-107	240	101	48	29	8	4	43	84	51.2				15	18	83.3	54.9	18	30	34	34
15	Trail Blazers	5/26/1977	1	1976-77	NBA Finals	POR	@	PHI	L 89-107	240	89	58	21	9	4	36	101	35.6				17	24	70.8	39.9	22	36	29	24
16	SuperSonics	5/25/1978	1	1977-78	NBA Finals	SEA	@	WAS	L 98-106	240	98	39	18	7	3	37	90	41.1				24	27	88.9	48.1	14	25	18	28
17	SuperSonics	5/30/1978	1	1977-78	NBA Finals	SEA	vs	WAS	L 116-120	265	116	51	26	5	8	47	97	48.5				22	29	75.9	52.8	15	36	18	34
18	SuperSonics	6/4/1978	1	1977-78	NBA Finals	SEA	@	WAS	L 82-117	240	82	49	18	8	9	33	98	33.7				16	27	59.3	37.3	18	31	22	27
19	SuperSonics	6/7/1978	1	1977-78	NBA Finals	SEA	vs	WAS	L 99-105	240	99	53	12	5	9	35	91	38.5				29	43	67.4	45.0	27	26	16	28
20	SuperSonics	5/20/1979	1	1978-79	NBA Finals	SEA	@	WAS	L 97-99	240	97	41	22	10	11	43	98	43.9				11	23	47.8	44.9	17	24	11	21
21	Lakers	5/7/1980	1	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	L 104-107	240	104	52	32	12	7	48	95	50.5	0	1	0.0	8	12	66.7	51.9	15	37	26	27
22	Lakers	5/11/1980	1	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	@	PHI	L 102-105	240	102	49	23	12	6	44	93	47.3	0	0		14	19	73.7	50.3	18	31	19	22
23	Rockets	5/5/1981	1	1980-81	NBA Finals	HOU	@	BOS	L 95-98	240	95	42	23	15	3	42	99	42.4	0	2	0.0	11	14	78.6	45.2	19	23	10	20
24	Rockets	5/9/1981	1	1980-81	NBA Finals	HOU	vs	BOS	L 71-94	240	71	48	10	6	10	24	79	30.4	0	1	0.0	23	31	74.2	38.3	19	29	21	19
25	Rockets	5/12/1981	1	1980-81	NBA Finals	HOU	@	BOS	L 80-109	240	80	41	15	8	9	30	84	35.7	0	1	0.0	20	33	60.6	40.6	15	26	17	24