Five largest comebacks in the 2022-23 NBA season
One of the most interesting stories in the NBA so far in 2022-23 has been the great comebacks. Let’s take a look at the top 5 with a month left in the NBA regular season.
4) Indiana Pacers vs. Chicago Bulls – 24 points
On February 15, the Chicago Bulls led 39-15 against the Indiana Pacers early in the second quarter. However, the Pacers dominated the final three quarters by outplaying the Bulls 102-74 and came all the way back to claim the 117-113 win. Six different Pacers earned double-digit points, with Buddy Hield of Freeport, Bahamas, leading the way with 27 points. This was the first of two victories the Bulls had by four points or less against the Pacers last month. On March 5, Indiana beat Chicago 125-122.
4) Phoenix Suns vs. New Orleans Pelicans – 24 points
On December 17, the New Orleans Pelicans led the Phoenix Suns 83-59 in the third quarter. However, the Suns beat the Pelicans 59-31 in the last 19 minutes en route to a 118-114 win from behind. The biggest story in this game was the fact that Sun shooting guard Devin Booker had 58 points.
3) Los Angeles Lakers vs. Portland Trail Blazers – 25 points
On January 22, the Portland Trail Blazers led the Los Angeles Lakers 71-46 at halftime before the Lakers surpassed the Trail Blazers 75-41 in the second half en route to a 121-112 win. LeBron James led the Lakers with 37 points. James and Thomas Bryant each had double-doubles. James had 11 rebounds while Bryant had 31 points and 14 rebounds.
2) Los Angeles Lakers vs. Dallas Mavericks – 27 points
On February 26, the Lakers trailed the Dallas Mavericks 48-21 in the second quarter. However, they dominated the rest of the way, outclassing Dallas 90-60 en route to a narrow 111-108 win. In an interesting statistic, teams were 0-138 ahead of the Lakers’ comeback this season when trailing by 27 points or more, according to The Sporting Base’s Joel Beatton. Anthony Davis had a sensational game for the Lakers as he had 30 points and 15 rebounds.
1) Brooklyn Nets vs. Boston Celtics – 28 points
The biggest NBA comeback this season came on Friday when the Brooklyn Nets defeated the Boston Celtics 115-105 after once trailing 51-23. The Nets edge the Celtics 92-54 in the final 31 minutes and 11 seconds. Mikal Bridges led the Nets with 38 points.
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