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#1 Utah Jazz 107-103 Denver Nuggets: 36 points, 1996
The All-Star duo of Karl Malone and John Stockton lost three conference finals in the 90s and they would not accept anything but a finals appearance this time.
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The Nuggets were in a very different position. They parted ways with starters Dikembe Mutombo and Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf in the offseason and hired Coach Dick Motta the day before this game.
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Therefore, it was a giant surprise when Denver took a 70-34 lead with 20 seconds left in the first half at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
But the recent turmoil on the coaching staff had its toll on the Nuggets and came to Utah Jazz's help.
Karl Malone, who led all scorers with 31, scored 19 of his points during the Jazz's run to tie the game by the 4:41 mark in the fourth quarter, forcing a tight game from this point onwards
A bad pass and a turnover from Denver's Mark Jackson, down two points with 29 seconds to go, led the way to a Utah win and the biggest comeback, to this day, in NBA history.
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