CRAZIEST Comebacks In NBA Playoff History

All evening, Jokic bumping, look at that, that's your three reds, he's going to do it the hard way. Jokic trying to make it a one point game. And he does, yes. Neds Russell, with the shot clock now down to five. Pounded by Murray, the hand off to Reeves, step back three, rebound by Porter, and Denver the other way, down by one. Now you've got LeBron James guarding Jokic. Anthony Davis is going to be the help side. Murray, shot clock at four, screened by Jokic, knocked away by LeBron, the steal, the drive, LeBron James drops the sledgehammer. Porter, three point game, Jokic the other way, the pass down low, Gordon, back to Porter, tied! LeBron AD, pick and roll on the same side I believe. I'll tell you who doesn't look tired right now, is LeBron. No he does not. He does not look tired right now. Neds Russell, driving through, sneaking to the rim for the lead. Timeout Denver, two point Laker lead. Gordon will inbound for the Nuggets and he gets it off to Jokic. Denver down by two, Murray gets the screen and drives on LeBron. Bumped, and a foul. Murray has not been to the free throw line tonight. He is an 85% free throw shooter. The thing about Murray is, even though he struggled by his standards. With the game tied, if Murray makes it, are you trusting LeBron James AD and the Lakers here? It's a tie. Playoff, playoff. As it should be. Left side, pick and roll coming, what do we got? Here it is. It's James, driving inside and he gets it to go. Lakers by two, Denver the other way. LeBron wants contact in an and one. James adds 12 in the fourth and 26 for the game. Murray on top. Davis will defend. Gets the screen, LeBron comes up on him. Here is for the tie. The mid-range, the mid-range. It keeps you honest. Murray's getting his rhythm back by the mid-range. Defensively, what the Lakers have done, they've put LeBron and AD on the two best players for the Nuggets. And Murray and Jokic so they can switch. Murray's got 12 here in the fourth. Defender falls, LeBron three. Rebound by Porter. Overtime, makes a move. No timeout here. Jamal Murray with the step back over the seven-footer, Anthony Davis. Calling game. Reds would call for the mid-range the whole time to get him back on track. He hit two of them, got some layups, hit two more. The last two biggest shots of the game were mid-range shots from Murray. It was nine of 24 in game one. Nine of 24 in game two. But none bigger than this shot right here. By Jamal. Livingston. Lancer on the other end. Back in there, finds Davis. Davis. And an air ball, but right there is Anderson, had it blocked. Thompson and Barnes were there. Excellent defensive stand. Running the break, Curry for three. Oh! Throwdown on a fox. That was when Condexon picked up the technical. Oh, here's Anthony Davis! Six threes, he's having to take his time. Little turnaround, gets the bounce. Nice move. 2.20 remaining. Curry, attacking Evans. Little hook, there's Green. Oh, Green gets the roll. Four seconds left, he's got to drive it. Curry will take it. Green with an offensive ball and a put down. That is Draymond Green's impact for the Warriors. Another opportunity here. Curry kicks it. Livingston. He has to miss some free throws. Livingston one out of two. Ball is loose. Green was right there, but he bounced it out of bounds. So guys can have more room to be able to move the basketball and try to get open. Trying to get in Gordon's hands, and they give it to him. Oh, that's gone. It's a foul. Seconds. And there is the best free throw shooter on the floor in Drew Holiday. Livingston fouls him. A chance to make it a two possession game. Does just that. What they're doing on pick and rolls. Looked at Pondex, he was talking to Drew Holiday, said we're switching. Drew Holiday buries two. Huge free throws for New Orleans. Block shots, three again for the Pelicans. Let's see what Golden State has in mind here. Down five. Green's got it, looking for Curry or Thompson. Curry lets Holiday go by and Steph Curry hits a three. Oh, they're not dead yet. Three point game. Eleven eight remaining. Trying to get the ball to Davis. Deep in the backcourt. And there's the foul. A chance to make it a two possession game. Again needs them both. First one rattles in and out. Golden State. So this is a huge free throw for the Pelicans. Davis to make it a three point lead. Which way is he going? The basketball to go for the Pelicans. Chance to tie it here for Golden State. Curry's got it. And Curry will let it go. The three comes up short. Offensive rebound, Curry again. And Curry hits a three. Evans. You have to box out the little things. You give him another shot and he knocks it. Stevenson trying to find George. Wayward pass. And now LeBron James passes up the three. Goes all the way in and scores with the finger roll off the window. Here come the Cavs. And now Williams just in the game. Quick strike. Cleveland. They had in the first half. They're going to have to get back to doing that. Here's Fry, gives it up. Smith steps back. This will get Cleveland within ten. And here they come. If we're going to lose, go ahead Lance and pull the trigger. They're done double teaming the pick and roll. Long range three by LeBron. And he hits it. And a smile on his face. Cavs have hit on 50% of their shots this quarter. And James is feeling it. LeBron James. Back to back threes from long range. And a two for one. They're going to get the last shot of this quarter. After his monster second quarter. And I'm sure he's glad to see one go through, Kevin. Yeah, tough, tough shot. Again, the long two there by Channing Fry. But in the second half. And they're playing way too late in the clock. A nice ball movement there by Cleveland. Getting over to a sharp shooter. Kyle Corver in the corner. And he knocks it down. 21 to 19. In the first quarter. 8-0 run by the Cavs. Indiana needing a basket desperately. And Monte Ellis delivers. He will be the one for Indiana to give him a lift. Dave McMillan is hoping so. This has been an incredible run by the Cavs. And James goes right by that young. Scores it easily. Two point ball game. Headline game to start. There's a lot of news in this one. That Ernie gives you tidbits you need. Tied. He and Paul George. A chance at triple-doubles together here tonight. Swung away by Shumpert. Here's LeBron James. He's got Corver on the wing. He'll take it himself. Look out. LeCleveland the lead. That's going to be a photograph for all time. As Teague is fouled. He hits it. And a chance at four. And Darren Williams is down hard. Number 11. Number three. Gives Cleveland the lead again. Channing Frye. He has right now got this game. He's by the throat. Here's Paul George now. There you go, Paul. Unreal. Watch for Corver coming to that left corner here. Off a three. And it's LeBron who gets the inbounds pass. That was easy. And a lot easier than Nate McMillan wanted to see. Williams dumps it down. James had a free look. 12 points tonight for Corver. What an answer. Pauly Gold hits a big one. Gives it up. Wants it back. Young and James. And a three-pointer is up and good. Timeout Nate McMillan. Missed opportunity for Cleveland. Clock ticks down to 118. And now George all the way in. Lost it. Oh, they're going to stay out of bounds off of Cleveland. Ball's moving well. Smith with Teague on him. And a six. Here's Smith on the take. He whips it out to the wing. And Teague Fry delivers a big one for the Cavs. What a possession by Cleveland. Does Indiana have a quick answer here? We are under a minute to go. Paul George goes fast. Working right behind Turner. Scores a two. And Cleveland trying to put together one of the all-time comebacks. And comeback wins in the playoffs. Right now Cleveland's going to have to miss some free throws to give Indiana a chance. And LeBron clutch. A win tonight by Cleveland. It would be 20-0 in first round games for LeBron. So one out of two for James. And let's see if Indiana can shoot their way back in here. Paul George for three. No. Flying high. He is C.J. Miles. Maybe do a trap. But if not then you're going to have to foul early. Well how great has this five on the floor been for the Cavs? And there's a foul on Young. He gets LeBron James. Got the ship right in. From that point on it's been LeBron James time. It is going to be one of the all-time comebacks if Cleveland hangs on to win this one. Second free throw coming. And it's one out of two. So a five-point game. Two-possession game. Rally and a miracle to try to take this one back. Down two-oh. Paul George step back three. No. And it's kept alive. Ball's loose. Ends up in the hands of Smith. And now he will head to the free throw line. In the first half by Indiana. A boy down the stretch. It was just way too much defense by the Cavs. And LeBron James. There's the largest comeback in playoff history. 26-point comeback. Clippers at Memphis back in 2012. All right Ernie. Thank you. And a six-quit three-pointer is up. And good! C.J. Miles hits a three. And Darren Williams. They have not played in the fourth quarter. No. Amazing. Again, LeBron was fantastic. But amazing they were able to accomplish that without two of them. Here's Turner for three. And that's going to do it. And they'll let it run out. It's going to match the greatest comeback in NBA playoff history. 26 points. Matches that of the 2012 Memphis-LA Clippers comeback. Final score. 119-114. Cleveland up 3-0. Curry gets free. Steph Curry now lighting it up here in the third. Sevening and Leonard go. Curry fakes. Curry drives. Kicks it out Pachulia. Open baseline jumper. Jaja Pachulia with his third field goal. On the post. Curry pulls back. Rebound. Durant! Pachulia kept it alive. And Durant on the follow. It's a 12-point game. This is the closest they've been since they fell behind by 25 earlier. Lee inside. Blocked by Pachulia. Picked up by Curry. Thompson off the dribble. Drives and misses. Ball chipped out to Durant. Back to Thompson for three. Ginobili tried to draw the foul. Curry. A two-pointer. Puts it in. 16 straight points. Timeout San Antonio. The Warriors taking you out of rhythm. Curry with the steal. Ahead to Durant. Durant drives and flushes. Here in the third quarter. Aldridge connects and that ends an 18-0 run. ...than anybody that Houston had. Dejounte Murray is back in the game. Ginobili drives and finishes. Ginobili and Green. Two fantastic second-round picks going at each other. Curry. Foul-line jumper. 33 for Curry. Shot clock down to 8. Crossover. Drive. Layup. Good. Mamou Ginobili. Back-to-back bucket. ...core Durant. Three-pointer. Anderson grabs it. Ahead to Murray. Murray releases Durant. And pursuit. Layup is good. And a foul. And that's four fouls on Durant. Right now. Simmons corner to Anderson. Anderson off the dribble. A little floater. And Anderson off the bench with his first field goal. Shot clock down to 8. Curry finds Pechuglia. Pechuglia finds the rim. Banks it home. Anderson puts it in at the buzzer. The game. Then that 18-0 run. Ian Clark has come on. Murray gets it out to Simmons. And Simmons calmly sinks it. Green throws it away. Thompson. Ian Clark. Three-pointer. Puts it in. But can't come up with a steal. Aldridge. Foul. And one. Thompson coming to help. Aldridge pass deflected. Great double-team from Golden State. Clark slices inside. Back up top. Durant for three. Durant drives inside and finishes. Timeout San Antonio. It's a four-point game. Too hot from the third quarter. Aldridge goes inside. Reverse layup. Ball tipped up and in by Murray. Murray. And he rewards his coach's confidence. Durant. Contested three. Kevin Durant from downtown. He's got 30. It's a three-point game. Ginobili gets inside. Shot's good. Oh, the magic of Manu Ginobili. But to ask him to guard Kevin Durant is so difficult. Durant. The crossover. The pull-up. The jumper's good. Ginobili now on Draymond Green. Backdoor. Livingston throws it down. It's cut to one. Murray, the crossover. The floater. The judge say Murray with a gorgeous move. To break people down off the dribble. Livingston looking to post up Murray. Backs in. Shot rolls around. It's good. And the foul. Durant lost it. Got it back and lays it in. Warriors lead. Aldridge. Shot clock winding down. Shot blocked by Thompson. Knocked out of bounds. Golden State ball. You've got to make plays and be aggressive. Curry comes off a screen. Fires a three. Draymond Green. The follow is good. Posting up is hard. Oh, what a block from Durant. Aldridge gets it back. Aldridge puts it up. And gets the roll. LaMarcus Aldridge stays with the play of the Spurs. Back up by one. Curry finds Livingston. Simmons goes high for the rebound. And he's bumped by Green. But I still like, late in the game, making Curry a passer. Livingston made the next right play. But I cannot live with myself. He's got to be better. That's not a shot you'll live with as the opposition coach. No, you're right. But it just can't be those two guys. Durant with a three pointer. Ball tipped again. Curry for three. It's good. Tie game. Simmons drives on Draymond Green. Falling away. Shot won't go. Rebound taken by Thompson. Play Thompson off the dribble. Pass inside to Green. Lays it in. Warriors back up. And a foul. Fourth foul on Simmons. I mean, this is how close it is, Mike. Down three. Simmons the crossover. Drive lost it. Got it back. Kicks it out. Green. Aldridge the offensive rebound. Turns. Shots no good. Rebound Thompson. Durant's got Ginobili on him. Give and go. Curry. Lays it in. They call the goaltend. Knocked off the rim. And everything turned. Ginobili the drive. Ginobili stops it. And gets the two for one opportunity. Take it away. Patty Mills. Patty Mills took it away from Clay Thompson. Who then fouled him. And Pop looks at his team and says, we've got to go. Does not want to commit any fouls. And once they get the ball, they want to push to design something. I'm going to trust that my team is prepared to get a quality look. Curry pulls back. Aldridge picks him up. Curry on the drive. Throws it up. Shots. Bounces around and drops through. Mills brings it up. Mills drives. It's thrown away. And a whistle and a foul as Mills got hit. But the key is Mills has to hit the first. Mills misses. Rebound tipped. And that's it. The Warriors survive and take game one. Don't miss it. It starts with not having any empty possessions. Off the screen. Westbrook. Scores for three. That is a career high for him in three straight games now. He's a standstill shooter. He can't get out to Westbrook We've got four stops now in a row for the Jazz. Just keep passing in. George attacks and one. Mitchell. Got Adams on his hip. Pepe Udo. Into the ballgame and onto the score sheet. The last couple of years in Turkey makes his presence felt. This is letting up play right now. I thought there was a lot of contact on that drive by Donovan Mitchell as well. Russell scores again. Really brought rain with that shot and all of a sudden Utah has lost its touch beyond the arc. Leaving the door open for this rally. Led by Russell Westbrook. But he's on our side. Let's go there. Let's go free throw. Nice spin move by George and a pretty finish. Feathering it down the lead down to 12 now. Which created the shot clock violation. Oh my goodness. It just gets better. He has eight in the quarter. He crosses over attacks and scores. And I tell you. They made him hurt for that two points. And the Jazz recovering. In transition. Mitchell will take it to the rim and pack it. Challenge to block by Udo. Shot clock didn't reset. Thunder's going to have to hurry. Westbrook off the fly by. Scores for three. What three makes from beyond the arc is part of that. The challenge by Mitchell. The Thunder with a stop. George out in front of the defense. And it's a one possession game. Off the challenge by Adams. Westbrook for three. Scores! The Jazz 2 of 14. Westbrook for the lead. No. Adams and Westbrook. Combining to put the Thunder on the high side. I believe he has five personal fouls. Beg your pardon. You are correct sir. That's going to keep him on the bench. O'Neal. Denied by Abrinas as the shot clock expires. Rubio scores for three. Westbrook. Cocking the hammer and pulling the trigger. A beautiful screen. Set by Adams. 36 to 20. Advantage right now. Crowder. Stepping back on Patterson. And dropping that from 18 feet. Westbrook feeding. On the pick and roll. Will go right at the Utah defense. Westbrook thought he was fouled by O'Neal. In transition. An on-band break. Jeremy Grant called for goaltending. Thunder had 15 free throw attempts in so far in the second half. Westbrook. Attacking. Setting up Adams. Westbrook with the set up for his sixth assist. To go along with 36 points and 11 rebounds. Abrinas challenging Mitchell. Who gets the shooter's roll and scores. Mitchell. Looking for space. Gobert with the follow up. To put the Jazz back in the lead at 91-90. Adams screens first for George. Then for Russ for three. Bang. He's using his left that time. Kept them in front of him. The drive. The kick. Abrinas. Mitchell crosses over. He attacks. He extends and scores. Donovan Mitchell. But a big stop there for the Thunder. Westbrook. Finds a seam and scores again. Russ with 41 points. You take that too. Live by the three. Die by the three. Westbrook off the glass. He scores. And it's a seven point game. One of the single most electrifying performances in the Association. All year long. Rubio adjusts. And scores. Punishing screen. By Adams. George. Over the top of Gobert. Number pushing north of the century mark. Mitchell. Challenged at the rim. But scores. Five point advantage for the Thunder. With 225 remaining. Mitchell spinning and scoring again. From 25 points down in the third quarter. Westbrook. Scoring from the elbow. And Steven Adams is having the game of his life. In terms of setting screens. Short shot clock. Thunder doesn't get anything out of that. But then Grant gets back to challenge it. How about George? Blocking Mitchell at the rim. Crowder steps into it for three. Grant tips it. And the rebound. And we are going back to Salt Lake City. Listen. To this crowd. And they have been brilliant. Here at home. Beautiful pass. And a foul. The set up by Thompson. But that type of integrity on both ends. Three point play for Durant. Warriors 9 for 9 from the field here on the third. Nice pass. Beautifully done. 9 for 9 here in the third. The steal from behind. By Green. Williams. Block. Kept alive. Here's Williams with the layup. Finally a miss. Quinn Cook rims out. How they caught a jump. They had hit their previous 9 shots here in the third. And Jermichael Green is able to knock it down. That's a 3 for Green. Sixers set a new franchise record incidentally. For most points in a playoff game. With 145 at all. The NBA record is 157 points. Gallinari met by Draymond Green. Now by Jordan Bell on a switch. Here's Gallinari. And able to hit. Crowd loves this as Beverly picked up Durant on the switch. And that was bucked by Cook. Who fires and hits from downtown. I do. And I agree with him. I do because I agree it's old fashioned basketball. You go to the parks, you play against each other. It's really like you want it to be competitive. As Green knocks one down. The other day I understand the refs have to keep control. But that's second. But when I asked him about watching his own game take back. Outside of the emotions of the game. He said he sees passion. A guy that he'd like to have on his own team. As you may recall. The Warriors came back to win that series. And set a nice move there by Williams. Who has come to life here in the third. Williams for 3. Fires it down. The save by Draymond Green. Ends up in the hands of Wilson Chandler. The Clippers. Wild shot. It counts. And the foul. Lou Williams going to the rim. And hitting a very difficult off balance reverse. He came into this league with Lou. Both of them rookies. Philadelphia 76. They know each other well. Looney gets inside. He was the recipient of the shot in the corner. This time. No beautiful play. Just a turnover. Picked it off. Gilchrist Alexander sets it up. And Wilson Chandler with the bucket. Beats the buzzer. If they win. Because he's going to want to sure up some things. You cannot build bad habits. Especially keep turning it over. Livingston. Yes. He's always been passionate in this game. Nice go by. By Harrow. Who was in heavy traffic. Iguodala gets it down low. Livingston with the bucket. Lou Williams played by Andre Iguodala. Got the step. And a beautiful set up by Harrow. And lots of time remaining. Eight and a half left. And the fourth quarter. Curry. Yes. Gallinari. With the mismatch played by Livingston. Gallinari on the drive. And it's rejected. By Bogan. Turnover number 17. By the Warriors. When they struggle. That's usually the reason. Williams off balance. But it's tipped home by Harrow. You don't want to give them anything. They still get to go home. And wow. The steal by Beverly. Took it away from Curry. And Gallinari does the rest. And Steve Kerr very upset. Calls for time. Blake Thompson is back on the floor. Williams for Harrow. For Gallinari. Gallinari on the follow. And a foul. And the Clippers doing a good job at it. Gallinari for three. Yes. Curry now 7 of 14 from the field. Harrow to the rim. And scores. But how things have turned. Ramon Green on that last. Foul by Golden State. Here's Williams on the drive. Count it. And a foul. The heart and soul of the Clippers. Williams played by Green. Cuts right. Got the step. Williams with the rebound. How did he get that? The team is back in it. Just sit on the side and cheer. No time for technicals on the side. Nice pass from Curry. Green with the step. They give Golden State a six point lead. Williams off balance. Scores. Oh what a move by Will Williams. Just under three to go. In the fourth. Durant played by Harrow. Durant on a crossover. Durant to the rim. On that play. Here comes Williams. Trying to keep it alive. Could not free up. How did Harrow get there? Out of 220 remaining. In the fourth. Alexander gets it to Harrow. And he puts it down. Williams played by Green. Williams goes at Ramon Green. Who blocks it but a foul. Getting back to the line. He's an 87% free throw shooter during the regular season. Out on the second half. Now has 32 points. 8 of 9 from the line. Misses on the second. So a game that appeared to be on the way to a decisive blowout. And a foul is called on the Warriors. Looks the way he does on the side of the bench. It's not just about one play. It's about the habits that you set up right now with the turnovers. He's not happy with the Warriors' play. He misses. Lou Williams. Lou Williams knocks it down. And the game is tied at 1-28. As we come up on a minute remaining of the fourth. Looney has come on for Durant. Here's Curry for three. Yes! And on that three by Curry. It's a three point lead for the Warriors. Who have led by as many as 31. Here's Williams. Puts on the brakes. And scores. Stay with him. Maybe even try to deny. Thompson for three. Rebounded by the Clippers. Williams. Played by Curry. An open shot. Stabbed it. Able to knock it down. First lead for the Clippers. Because he can be a decoy with the live dribble. Pass it and get it back off of the screens. Curry for Iguodala. Back to Curry. Steps back and shoots the three. Battle of the round. Five seconds remaining at the line. A 64% free throw shooter during the regular season. 31 point lead by Golden State. Dissipated. Thompson has to fire up a three. Would not matter. And that will do it. A remarkable comeback by the L.A. Clippers on the Warriors court here at Oracle. Kick out from McDaniel. Eberle. Curly Neal style. Missed it. Follows and gets it to go. Some sauce from Pat Beck. A-Rock likes. Fourth block for Carl Anthony Towns. It's a lazy pass. Russell ahead. Eberle slams. Brooks thought about it. Nothing serious. He's shaking it all down. The lead is down to ten. Bayne pulls it up. 39 to go on the third. Brackle on back. Killer cross. Moran cross. Bayne. Pretty intense for John Moran. From the opposing team. A rebound right there. Jones. Great. Eberle. Swings it. Shot clock at five. Jones has to make it happen. Jones. Yes sir. Oh great. Minnesota one and ten on the court. Moran. Kick to the outside. Bayne. Yes sir. Two minutes to play. Moran swoops in. Missed it. And it's that man again. Brandon Clark. Step back Brooks. Pure. You want the cooler head. But if you're playing against the score. And not playing against your opponent. Beautiful pass. Golden State. Seven for seven from the field here at the start. On the third. Don't want to give them anything. They still get to go home and wow. The steal by Eberle. Took it away from Curry. Curry now seven of fourteen. From the field. Harrowing to the rim. And scores. In the fourth. Durant played by Harrowing. Durant on a crossover. Durant to the rim. It's about the habits that you said it right now. With the turnover. He's not happy with the Warriors' play. Williams. Will come up on a minute. Remaining on the fourth. Williams come on for Durant. Here's Curry. For three. Play by Curry. An open shot. Abbott able to knock it down. First lead for the Clippers. Since it was 12-11. Pass it and get it back. Off of the screens. Curry for Iguodala. Back to Curry. Curry steps back. And shoots for three. It is off. Five seconds remaining. In this fourth quarter.