The history of the NBA is long and rich. During its more than 75 years of life, the league has left unforgettable moments, especially in the Playoffs, but also in the big Regular Seasons. With the increase in scoring, the fruit of the awakening of the three-pointer and the improvement of talent, it has become more common to make an epic comeback.
Winning by double digits at halftime is no longer synonymous with victory, but it is only half the battle, because in the blink of an eye everything can change.
What were the greatest comebacks in NBA history? It’s time to review them:
No. 1 – Utah Jazz
Result: 107-103 against the Nuggets
Come back: 36 points
Date: November 27, 1996
The Stockton and Malone Jazz staged their biggest comeback to date after going on a 70-36 halftime run.
A night in which Malone would go on to score 31 points and Hornacek to 29, thanks to an incredible second half.
#2 – Sacramento Kings
Result: 102-98 vs. Bulls
come back: 35 points
Date: December 21, 2009
The Sacramento Kings were right on the verge of tying or surpassing the record set by the Jazz more than 13 years ago.
At the United Center in Chicago, Tyreke Evans led the Kings with 23 points, 35 of them in less than 9 minutes. A historic comeback for the record time in which they did it.
#2 – LA Clippers
Result: 116-115 vs. Wizards
come back: 35 points
Date: January 25, 2022
Ty Lue’s men made history in the 2021-2022 season by pulling off several big comebacks along the way, though none came close to the one they pulled off in Washington. After trailing by 35 at halftime, the Clippers made an epic appeal and 29 points from Amir Coffey and 25 from Luke Kennard ended the Wizards’ hopes.
No. 3 – Boston Celtics
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Result: 143-140 vs. Spurs
come back: 32 points
Date: April 30, 2021
A few days after the season ended, the Celtics had a history making game. Not only did Jayson Tatum match Larry Bird by finishing with 60 points in that game, but he pulled off the franchise’s longest comeback from a 32-point deficit.
A game that was decided in overtime and whose comeback began in the third quarter, from 32 down to just 13.
#4 – Los Angeles Lakers
Result: 103-105 against the Mavs
Come back: 30 points
Date: December 6, 2002
The Lakers were down 30 late in the third quarter, not unusual after starting the season 8-13. The all-powerful Mavericks of that moment with Nash, Van Exel and Nowitzki in command were being erased from the court.
That’s when Kobe’s 21 points in the fourth quarter clinched the victory, including Bryant’s basket with 8 seconds left.
#4 – Toronto Raptors
Result: 107-110 vs. Mavs
come back: 30 points
Date: December 22, 2019
The Mavericks took a maximum lead of 30 points during the third quarter after a dunk by Canadian Dwight Powell. But it was extinguished thanks to Kyle Lowry, who in the last quarter scored a total of 12 points and with partial 47-21 signed the biggest comeback in the history of the franchise.
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Nine regular season games took place in the NBA on the night of December 26-27.
Utah hosted the Eastern Conference leader and won a sensational victory.
The first half of the match was spent with a small lead for the Pistons, who kept their opponent one or two shots away most of the time and entered the long break with a 1-point lead at 68:67. The decisive factor in the match was the third quarter; In this quarter, Jazz made a 16:3 move and took the lead by 12 points, 90:78. The home team had the advantage in the score, but Detroit gradually reduced the gap and 19 seconds before the siren, after two free throws by Cunningham, they equalized the score – 129:129. However, the match did not go to overtime – Utah took advantage of the remaining time with the efforts of George, who scored a two-pointer 3 seconds before the siren – 131:129.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk He stayed on the field for 21 minutes and recorded 9 points (3/4 two-pointers, 1/2 three-pointers), as well as 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.
The most productive player was George, who scored 31 points for Utah, while Nurkic had a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds.
orlando: Black (24), Carter (16 + 8 rebounds), Bane (15 + 10 rebounds), Banchero (13), Jones (8) – start; Richardson (14) and Silva (8), Kane (5), Isaac (2), Howard (0), Penda (0), O. Robinson (0).
Charlotte: Ball (22 + 7 rebounds + 6 for loss), Knippel (16), Bridges (16 + 11 rebounds), Miller (15), Diabate (10 + 13 rebounds) – start; Hall (14 + 8 rebounds), Sexton (13), Hall (7), Green (6), Connaughton (1), James (0), Mann (0).
Chicago – Philadelphia – 109:102 (30:28, 19:24, 32:33, 28:17)
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On the evening of December 25 and the night of December 26, five Christmas games were traditionally held as part of the NBA regular season.
The most important match of the match day was played in Oklahoma, where the Thunder hosted San Antonio.
The home team started the game better and were ahead for most of the first quarter, but they missed a move 0:11 into the quarter, allowing Spurs to take the lead 41:36. Oklahoma was unable to take the lead after that, but San Antonio maintained its lead by keeping the game under control and eventually won 117-102.
The Spurs have won all three games against the Thunder this season, while Oklahoma has lost just two of the other 28 games.
The most productive player of the match was Fox, who brought 29 points to San Antonio, while Vembanyama also scored a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds.
The Lakers played Houston at home and suffered a crushing defeat.
The fate of the match was decided in the first quarter, when the Rockets won by 12 points (25:37). Afterwards, they increased their advantage by completely controlling the course of the match and eventually won with a score of 119:96.
For Houston, Thompson scored 26 points and Shengyun had a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Denver and Minnesota closed out game day.
The first half of the match ended in a draw. Neither team managed to take a lead of more than 9 points, and Denver entered the big break with a 2-point lead at 57:55. In the third quarter, the Nuggets made an attack of 6:0 at the beginning and 10:2 in the middle, reaching a 16-point lead, and at the end of the quarter they were ahead +15 – 90:78. The Timberwolves did not give up and made a 16:2 move midway through the fourth quarter, reaching a lead of 107:108. This gave fans a tense ending; Edwards hit a three-pointer 2 seconds before the siren, sending the game into overtime at 115:115. And there Jokic played a decisive role and scored 18 points in 5 minutes, allowing the Nuggets to win 142:138.
Jokic scored 56 points in the NBA on Christmas Day, falling just four shy of Bernard King’s record. Nikola also recorded a triple-double with 16 rebounds and 15 assists. Murray had a double-double with 35 points and 10 assists.
NBA. Regular season. Christmas Day, 25-26 December
New York – Cleveland – 126:124 (23:38, 37:20, 24:38, 42:28)
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14 games of the NBA regular season were played on the night of December 23-24.
“Utah” hosted “Memphis” and in the middle of the second quarter they were ahead by 15 points at 50:65, but then they made a move at 17:4 and returned to the match 67:69. In the third quarter, the Jazz managed to take the lead with 71:69 and the game was leveled, but the Grizzlies added points at the end of the quarter and took the lead again with 109:101 and then calmly maintained the advantage with 137:128.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk The player, who was in Utah’s top 5 and played 22 minutes, recorded 9 points (4/4 free throws, 1/4 two-pointers, 1/5 three-pointers), 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 1 turnover and 1 foul.
The most productive player of the match was Aldama, who scored 37 points for Memphis, while Spencer also recorded a double-double, adding 11 points and 13 assists.
In the main match of game day, San Antonio unexpectedly defeated Oklahoma.
During the three quarters, there was an even contest in which no team could gain a lead of more than 8 points, and the leader changed 16 times. The fate of the match winner was decided in the fourth quarter, and the 9:0 attack of the home team was effective in this, and then the advantage reached 12 points (98:86). San Antonio then controlled the course of the game and confidently cruised to victory, gaining an advantage of 130:110.
The top scorer of the winning team was Johnson, who scored 25 points, while Castle scored 24 points for Spurs.
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