Against All Odds: The Most Improbable Comebacks in NBA History

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These are the craziest playoff comebacks in NBA history. And first, the 2021 Hawks tied the record for the third largest playoff comeback ever.

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93-78.

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One of his father-in-law, Doc Rivers, is Philadelphia.

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There is an answer by this Atlanta Hawks.

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Atlanta has had a great surge here.

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Into the third, on into the fourth.

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Lewin has been right in the middle of it all.

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Made 11 in a row here tonight, got 37 points.

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Lew Williams keeps it rolling. Up top, wow, what a shot.

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Lake Park here, down to four.

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Got a nice, big shot.

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And this is gonna be an Atlanta victory in game five.

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But the Heat had a turnaround even crazier. Because in game three of the 2006 NBA Finals, they were down 13 in the fourth, when Dwayne Wade morphed into the Flash.

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That's a good six shots in a row. Wade trying to find an opening.

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Banks it in.

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Wade has been terrific, but he's been bothered by a knee.

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Gets inside and a foul.

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Now it's a good defender. Wade pulls up, puts it in.

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They're bringing him up the baseline screen.

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Wade on the drive, inside, banks it in.

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Wade, that's good.

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And the Heat survive.

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But the Mavericks got their revenge in a comeback even more insane. Look, during the 2011 Finals, the Mavs were down 15 halfway through the fourth and battled back for a Dirk Nowinski game winner.

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Nowinski.
Four Heat players around them. Terry's wide open and gets it to go. Nowinski back up to Kidd. Wide open for three.

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Knocks it down.

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The Mavericks fight it back. Nowinski hooks it up.

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Puts it in.

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Two point game.

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Terry to Nowinski, puts up the three.

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Puts it in.

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Dallas goes up by three with 26.7 remaining.

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Can they finish off this extraordinary comeback?

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Tomers wide open. Tomers knocks down the three. Seven to shoot.
And banks it in. And Dallas has tied the finals.

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But if you thought that was wild, try blowing a 25 point lead, because in game six versus the Jazz in 2022, the Clippers were getting cooked until this happened.

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Kicks it out for Mann.

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Mann three pointer. Beverly back out Jackson for three.

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BAM!

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Paul George a three pointer.

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That's good.

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George Gartaboy Clarkson rises up high.

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Arcing shot is good.

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Beverly tries to three.

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Puts it in. Patrick Beverly. It's a ten point lead.

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But the Blazers took the craziness to the next level. See, when they were trailing by 23 in 2011, Brandon Roy went off.

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With this guy with the ball in his hands, and he delivered many times.

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Sean Amarion here in game four. Brandon Roy!
Brandon Roy!

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The three count it!

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It is a foul!

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Yeah, after checking the video, Roy to the lead, banks it in!

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Portland wins game four!

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But the 2018 Thunder did something miraculous, because heading into game five of the 2018 first-round playoffs, they were trailing 3-1. But things would get worse, because by the third quarter, they were getting smoked by 25 So Westbrook and PG went nuts.

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Oklahoma City, Westbrook going to the cup and laying it in. George works with the Adam Scream, Eurostep, lays it up and in.
Westbrook will go for the tie and puts it in.

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Holy cow.

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He's got it now and will try for three and put it in again.

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They're not going to risk putting him on Mitchell if Mitchell is taking advantage.

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54 points in the second half alone between two people is crazy, but so was the 2013 Heat, because even a 27-point deficit couldn't stop them.

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Here comes Wade.

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He scores and a foul. James for three, yes. Wade on a step back for three, and he was fouled by Rowe.
Then got picked off, James for three, and the game is tied. LeBron with the step back, yes. Miami has taken the lead. Down to three, down to two. Here's Rowe, can he get it off?
The Miami Heat have come from behind to defeat the Chicago Braves.

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That wasn't the only time LeBron carried the team on his back, because the Pacers were dominating by 25 late in the third, so LeBron turned into a one man show.