2015 Rockets @ Clippers Game 6- Clippers offense bogs down as veteran reserves tie series 3-3.
2013 Spurs @ Heat Game 6- we all remember this
2011 Mavs @ Heat Game 2- lest we forget, Heat had a 91-76 lead with less than 10 minutes left with a chance at a 2-0 lead, lost this game and went on to lose the series.
2006 Heat @ Mavs Game 3- 89-76 with less than 7 minutes left with a chance to go up 3-0, Mavs become inept and Wades brilliance makes it 2-1
2002 Kings @ Lakers Game 6
I should also include the 2008 Game 4 Celtics @ Lakers... Lakers squander a 24 point lead and a chance to tie the series with Game 5 @ Staples. Eddie House, Posey clutch.. as well as Pierce and Allen. brilliant comeback, epic choke. Prevented Lakers from a chance at a 3-peat.
2014 Clippers/OKC Game 5: Choke Paul does it again. Wasting the shot clock, turning it over, and trying to flop and trick the refs down the stretch instead of just playing basketball.
2006 Clippers/Suns Game 5: One of the worst examples of overcoaching I've ever seen. Even Poop was probably cringing while sniffing his wine when Dumbleavy brought in an ice-cold Daniel Ewing to guard Raja Bell in the clutch instead of trusting Cat Mobley. And this was after Dumb threw away Game 3 by inexplicably having Cassell ride the pine during the 4th.
This year's Pelicans-Warriors Game 3. The Warriors were 0-354 in franchise history when trailing by 20+ points going into the 4th Quarter. It worked out for the best for the Pelicans though, because this game may have been the deciding factor to fire Monty Williams.
That one doesn't really count. That game was ing rigged and everyone knows it.
2013 WCSF Game 1: Spurs had trailed by 16 with 3:57 left in regulation, by five early in the first overtime, and then by one with 3.4 seconds left in the second overtime. They fought back repeatedly, retaking the lead for good on Ginobili's 3 from the left wing.
Still one of my favorite playoff games.
-Kirby & Co. choking away a 3-1 lead in 2006.
-Kirby choking Game 2 against OKC in 2012 and then blaming Steve Blake for losing that game
That Manu rainbow 3 though...
2000 Lakers vs Blazers game 7 has to be on this list.
2008 WCF Game 1 when the Spurs blew a 20 point lead halfway through the third quarter in Staples Center. I'm still mad as at Pop for leaving Udoka guarding Bryant so long when Bowen had completely shut him down until that point. Udoka and Ginobili on Kobe was a nightmare.
2015
Bulls blowing 2-1 lead losing 3 straight
The Lakers blowing Game 5 of the 86 WCF to lose 4-1 has to be up there. In Game 5 Mitch Kupchack baited Olajuwon into a fight and got him thrown out and the Lakers still blew the game and series at home.
Of course 1999 WCF Game 2 when the Trailblazers choked away an 18 point lead to the Spurs. They led that game for 47:51 of the 48 minutes.
One of my biggest regrets was not stomping on that clown's windpipe while he was down.
That game was crazy!
Portland in 2000 has to rank up there all times, can't forget that one.
Warriors up about 14 or so (More than that most of the game) mid to late 4th over the Spurs in 2013 game one and blow that lead and go on to lose the series. If they win that game the Spurs don't go to the finals that year.Yeah they were killing it man, a year later they repeat and blow a huge lead against LA in the 4th Q.Of course 1999 WCF Game 2 when the Trailblazers choked away an 18 point lead to the Spurs. They led that game for 47:51 of the 48 minutes.
Boston with the biggest comeback (At the time) in playoff history over the Nets in 2003 is one I won't forget. I think it was game 4 or 5 but man they blew a HUGE lead that game.That is stuff only Bulls fans will care about or remember, sides 2-1 is hardly in control of a series with two more wins left to get.
He said game though right? Not a series
Knicks choking a six point lead with 18.7 seconds has to be up there
Ewing
How is Ewing not remembered as one of the all-time great choke artists?
Ewing is known for that man, great player but he is widely known as a choker and ringless.Knicks choking a six point lead with 18.7 seconds has to be up there
How is Ewing not remembered as one of the all-time great choke artists?
It's funny, two of the biggest chokes I can remember were by teams who still won the le that year. E.g., Dallas blowing a 23 point lead to Portland in the first round in 2011 and the Spurs blowing a 15 point or so lead in Game 5 of the 2003 WCF at home.
Nick Anderson's four missed free throws and his Magic blowing like an 18 point 3rd quarter lead in Game 1 of the 1995 Finals has to be up there too.
Mavs vs Blazers Game 4 in 2011.
Nah, that PHX teams was light years ahead of Lakers at the time and we had no business being up 3-1. It was clearly coasting on the part of the Suns-Kirby & Co. choking away a 3-1 lead in 2006.
-Kirby choking Game 2 against OKC in 2012 and then blaming Steve Blake for losing that game
Lakers blowing game 1 of the Semifinal series in 2011. They led by double digits in the third and lost the game. Well they got swept
Roy's Game 4 comeback against Dallas. I was always a big Brandon Roy fan and it was great seeing him turn back the clock to beat Dallas. That was the last memorable performance he had in his career.
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