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🔥 5 Greatest NBA Playoff Comebacks

Cavaliers 4-3 Warriors (2016 Finals)

Down 3-1

The Warriors won 73 games. Led 3-1. Nobody comes back from 3-1 in the Finals. LeBron came back. The Block on Iguodala. Kyrie's three-pointer. Game 7. Cleveland's first title in 52 years. LeBron crying on the floor.

Celtics 4-3 76ers (1981 ECF)

Down 3-1

The Celtics trailed 3-1 against the Sixers. Larry Bird refused to lose. Won three straight including a 91-90 Game 7 classic. Bird had 23 points and 11 rebounds in the clincher.

Rockets 4-3 Clippers (2015 WCSF)

Down 3-1

The Clippers blew a 3-1 lead AND a 19-point lead in Game 6. Josh Smith and Corey Brewer went nuclear. The Clippers have never recovered. The "Clippers gonna Clip" meme was born.

Trail Blazers 4-3 Mavericks (2011 1st Round)

Down 2-0

Brandon Roy was supposed to be done — bad knees, limited minutes. Game 4: Roy scored 18 in the 4th quarter on one functioning knee. Portland won. One of the most emotional performances in playoff history.

Pacers 4-3 Heat (2012 ECSF)

Down 2-1

Actually, the Heat won this series. But Game 6 — LeBron's 45-point masterpiece to avoid elimination — is the single greatest individual playoff performance. "LeBron James with no regard for human life."