The NBA playoffs have seen some incredible comebacks throughout its history. Who can forget LeBron James‘ Cleveland Cavaliers coming back from a 3-1 deficit to upset the 73-win Golden State Warriors in the 2016 NBA Finals?
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In the history of the NBA, only 13 teams have ever recovered from a 3-1 deficit to win a series. LeBron’s 2016 Cavs were the only ones to achieve such a feat in the NBA Finals.
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The overall record for teams down 3-1 in a series is 13-277.
Here’s the full list of teams that successfully came back from down 3-1.
1968 Boston Celtics over the Philadelphia 76ers
1970 Los Angeles Lakers over the Phoenix Suns
1979 Washington Bullets over the San Antonio Spurs
1981 Boston Celtics over the Philadelphia 76ers
1995 Houston Rockets over the Phoenix Suns
1997 Miami Heat over the New York Knicks
2003 Detroit Pistons over the Orlando Magic
2006 Phoenix Suns over the Los Angeles Lakers
2015 Houston Rockets over the Los Angeles Clippers
2016 Golden State Warriors over the Oklahoma City Thunder
2016 Cleveland Cavaliers over the Golden State Warriors
2020 Denver Nuggets over the Utah Jazz
2020 Denver Nuggets over the Los Angeles Clippers
This year’s Lakers and Rockets will now try to add their names to this list as they have both fallen into the 3-1 hole. Will these teams etch their names into history?
Or be sent home early, ending their hopes at an NBA title.
