First 1-3 comeback in NBA

Posted: Jun 13, 2023

The first time an NBA team overcame a 1-3 deficit to win the series was when the Boston Celtics came back to beat the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1968 Eastern Division Finals. The Celtics would go on to beat the Los Angeles Lakers to win their 10th championship.

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The Utah Jazz were down 70-34 with twenty seconds left in the first half against the Chicago Bulls before coming back to win 107-103.
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The Sacramento Kings were down by 79-44 with 8:50 remaining in the third quarter before they came back to win against the Chicago Bulls 102-98.
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The Los Angeles Clippers down 31-66 with one minute and twenty seconds left in the first half against the Washington Wizards before coming back to win 116-115.
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The Clippers came back to win after trailing the Golden State Warriors by 31 points in game two of the first round of the 2018-19 playoffs.
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The LA Lakers were down 29 points against the Seattle SuperSonics in game 4 of the semifinals in the 1989 playoffs before coming back to win.

First 1-3 comeback in NBA

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