Rockets: Down 0-3 and finally ready to play themselves some basketball.

[midnightpulp]

Right, Cub?

[Poolboy5623]

Clutch City

[Caltex2]

Nope Choke City. No coming back from 0-3 down.

Anyways, the Rockets did extremely well in the first two games, continual defensive lapses aside, so aside from Game 3, they've been ready to play from the get go.

[KaiRMD1]

If Rockets were to do the impossible and come back from an 0-3 hole, would they be the all time best comeback team of all time?

[Caltex2]

They wouldn't even be the all-time comeback team in franchise history. At least two teams were better (they faced numerous future Hall of Famers and greater odds).

1983 NC State [Expletive] is also up there.

[Bulaien999]

Concussed airball tbh

[DMC]

Pretty sure you Rocket fans will be eerily silent at the end of game 5.

[Caltex2]

We're pretty sure. But as for now "how sweet it is!"

[LnGrrrR]

If Rockets were to do the impossible and come back from an 0-3 hole, would they be the all time best comeback team of all time?

No team will ever beat the 2004 Red Sox. Too much stuff there... history, rivals, ridiculous endings, extra innings, etc etc. The only thing that lessens it slightly is that it (obviously) wasn't for the World Series. You would need some confluence of events to top that impact (ie Lakers/Celtics 0-3 comeback with multiple OT games).

[Splits]

No team will ever beat the 2004 Red Sox. Too much stuff there... history, rivals, ridiculous endings, extra innings, etc etc. The only thing that lessens it slightly is that it (obviously) wasn't for the World Series. You would need some confluence of events to top that impact (ie Lakers/Celtics 0-3 comeback with multiple OT games).

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[Clipper Nation]

If Rockets were to do the impossible and come back from an 0-3 hole, would they be the all time best comeback team of all time?

Last year's Kings will always be the best comeback team of all time. #ItWas3-0

[Sean Cagney]

Nope Choke City. No coming back from 0-3 down.

Anyways, the Rockets did extremely well in the first two games, continual defensive lapses aside, so aside from Game 3, they've been ready to play from the get go.

I agree, could be either way 3-1. In reality I thought 2-2 at this point and they almost got game 2 so it almost played out that way. 3-1 is doable when you think of it being the last series but that would mean 4 in a row and that is likely not happening anytime soon. You never know though, some time in the history of the game it has to happen correct?

In reality I think it is over Weds, but a part of me wants to see a good WCF and it drag on a few more games. When bball is over what do we have? Baseball? Ehhhhhhhhhhh.

Last year's Kings will always be the best comeback team of all time. #ItWas3-0

Boston did it as well in 2004, like baseball or not that was a of a feat for them to come back in the 9th inning down 3-0 in a series and pull it off and win 4 straight.

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I am not a huge fan of baseball anymore but I am pretty sure it is a Sport. Try hitting a 98 mile per hour fast ball coming at you, sure it's pretty hard to do.

[Splits]

Hey, remember the time Rowdy Roddy Piper beat Andre the Giant? EPIC

[Clipper Nation]

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^ Self-loathing wannabe-Euro got who hates American sports (but still watches them) ^

[LnGrrrR]

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Still not the best ever. There's no real rivalry there, not the Finals, Houston isn't one of the marquee teams in the league, etc etc.

[TampaDude]

No team will ever beat the 2004 Red Sox. Too much stuff there... history, rivals, ridiculous endings, extra innings, etc etc. The only thing that lessens it slightly is that it (obviously) wasn't for the World Series. You would need some confluence of events to top that impact (ie Lakers/Celtics 0-3 comeback with multiple OT games).

Yeah, the Red Sox had just gotten s acked 19-8 in Game 3, too...that series was OVER...and then it wasn't...and then it was. No miracle needed...Boston's pitching was vastly superior overall, and once the Yankees bats went quiet, series Boston.

It will happen again someday, too. Also, the Red Sox have been the most dangerous team when down 3-1...they live for that . I remember the 2008 ALCS...the Rays had them down 3-1 and it took all 7 games for them to put the Red Sox away.

[TampaDude]

Still not the best ever. There's no real rivalry there, not the Finals, Houston isn't one of the marquee teams in the league, etc etc.

2004 was fitting revenge for 2003 and Aaron "who the is that guy?" Boone.

[Clipper Nation]

It will happen again someday, too.

It's already happened twice since then.

Bruins
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Also, the Red Wings and Penguins managed to blow 3-0 leads decades before the Yankees did it.

[TampaDude]

It's already happened twice since then.

Bruins
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Also, the Red Wings and Penguins managed to blow 3-0 leads decades before the Yankees did it.

I was talking about baseball, though.

[whitemamba]

Last year's Kings will always be the best comeback team of all time. #ItWas3-0

saw some live. Epic

[LnGrrrR]

It's already happened twice since then.

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Also, the Red Wings and Penguins managed to blow 3-0 leads decades before the Yankees did it.

Yeah, not sure why it's more "commonplace" in hockey. (Still rare obviously, but not as rare.)

[TampaDude]

Yeah, not sure why it's more "commonplace" in hockey. (Still rare obviously, but not as rare.)

Lower scoring game, maybe? Easier to come back from 4-2 than 70-35.

[Kool Bob Love]

Keep the poverty hockey talk in the hockey forum. Oh wait, that horse isn't even worth its own forum.

[therealtruth]

I agree, could be either way 3-1. In reality I thought 2-2 at this point and they almost got game 2 so it almost played out that way. 3-1 is doable when you think of it being the last series but that would mean 4 in a row and that is likely not happening anytime soon. You never know though, some time in the history of the game it has to happen correct?

In reality I think it is over Weds, but a part of me wants to see a good WCF and it drag on a few more games. When bball is over what do we have? Baseball? Ehhhhhhhhhhh.

Boston did it as well in 2004, like baseball or not that was a of a feat for them to come back in the 9th inning down 3-0 in a series and pull it off and win 4 straight.I am not a huge fan of baseball anymore but I am pretty sure it is a Sport. Try hitting a 98 mile per hour fast ball coming at you, sure it's pretty hard to do.

I think the reason it doesn't happen is if you're good enough to win 4 straight what are the chances of losing 3 straight? The only way I could see it happen is if someone got injured or someone came back from injury.

[Caltex2]

If the Rockets do somehow pull this off, it would not be an understatement to say it would be the biggest upset in the history of sports. The Rockets weren't even supposed to make it this far.