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Laws of probability dictate that it's bound to happen at some point.
Hopefully soon against the Celtics. Couldn't happen to a nicer group of guys if it did.
Nothin'. Just sittin', scratchin', nervous as a at a weiner roast.
The wait has been interminable. And three more days of it.
Sure, why not? It happened in baseball where there was a far longer history than basketball of teams falling behind 0-3 in series. Prior to the Red Sox comeback in 2004 no MLB team had ever come back to even tie a series after being down 0-3 - which has happened in the NBA - and, while I'm not 100% sure of this, I don't think any team had even won two games after being down 0-3, let alone three.
If it happened in baseball, where there was the least statistical probability it could happen- it could happen in basketball.
I just don't see it happening in basketball because if a team is capable of taking a 3-0 lead on the other team, it usually means the other team is completely incapable of winning 2-3 games in the series, let alone 4, unlike baseball where hot hitting or a stud pitching staff can win against any team. You'll never see a 2006 St. Louis Cardinals type thing where they limp into the playoffs with a .500 record and win the WS in basketball.
It would almost have to be a situation where the better team, for whatever reason, falls behind 0-3. In the case of the 2004 ALCS I think Boston was simply a better team than the Yankees and eventually, although it took some breaks, things played out that way.
They have.
Against the Mavs.
Portland, I think it was.
Portland against the Mavericks in the 2003 first round and Denver against Utah in the 1994 WCSF.
Yes it was Portland. Same series that sheed's "both teams played hard" quote became a classic. , they almost came back on the spurs being down 1-3 with Dirk out. Thank you Steve kerr and jaxs for the bail out or else we would of seen a game 7, which clearly would of favored the mavs.
Like I said, it could be where one team gets a star player back right as the team leading loses a star player. That's what happened with the Bruins.
Let's say Lakers were up 3-0, and they suddenly lost Kobe, and A'm'a'r'''%e'' had previously been out for the series, coming back after Game 3. It would make a huge difference in the series.
Of course, hockey runs lines so the loss of one player can affect player slightly more than basketball, but the idea holds.
Thing about hockey is two-fold: home-ice doesn't matter all that much, and one player, particularly a goalie, can dominate a series.
Whoops. My bad. I still think it's a harder feat in basketball than in baseball. At least the stats seem to show that. The Red Sox were the first team to do so in 2004, but that was in 31 attempts. After this round, I think it's 0-91 for the NBA.
Ever is a REALLY long time. It's bound to happen..................
I doubt it happens. If it would happen, it would most likely be the Mavs and they avoided it against Portland. They were 3-0 and got forced to a game 7, but yet still won the series. But that series definitely foreshadowed future events.
I doubt it would ever happen in the NBA. Too many scoring opportunities and game is played at a pretty fast pace. Baseball and hockey have such low scoring games that once a team takes a lead in a game it is not too easy to overcome it. In basketball there are generally multiple lead changes throughout the game. A 3 run or 3 goal lead in baseball and hockey are pretty tough to come back from. But in basketball a team can overcome a 15 point deficit in 15 minutes or so.
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