5 teams that recently recovered from a 1-3 deficit in the NBA playoffs

#3 Cleveland Cavaliers - 2016 NBA Playoffs vs Golden State Warriors

The Cleveland Cavaliers became the first team in the history of the NBA to win a Finals series despite going down 1-3. They did so against the then reigning champions, Golden State Warriors.

The series had a dramatic finish in Game 7, which ended with Kyrie Irving hitting the go-ahead three-point shot over Stephen Curry to seal the win for the Cavaliers. That is widely regarded as one of the greatest comebacks made by a franchise in the history of the NBA.

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#2 Golden State Warriors - 2016 NBA Playoffs vs OKC Thunder

Before being at the receiving end of losing a series despite holding a 3-1 advantage, the Golden State Warriors themselves came off a hard-fought win over the OKC Thunder by overturning a 1-3 series deficit.

Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson were the main architects of that series win, which helped the Golden State Warriors make their second consecutive NBA Finals appearance.

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#1 Houston Rockets 2015 NBA Playoffs vs LA Clippers

LA Clippers vs Houston Rockets

The LA Clippers are the only team in the last 26 years to have lost a series twice, despite being 3-1 up. Their loss against the Houston Rockets in the 2015 NBA Conference semi-finals was probably their worst one, considering how comfortably they were placed to qualify for their first-ever Conference Finals.

Chris Paul was a part of that team and was their leader as well. He will be eager to put the Phoenix Suns in a winning position in the next game in 2021 and avoid being on the losing side of a team that is up by 3-1 yet again.