There are 6 teams that have fallen behind 1-3 but reversed in the 21st century. The 16 Cavaliers are the most special, and the 20 Nuggets are on the list.

If you only look at the regular season this season, the Cavaliers are undoubtedly one of the most successful teams in the NBA. With only 48 wins last season, they ushered in a big explosion this season, winning 64 wins and 18 losses in the regular season. It can be said that they almost broke the best record in team history set by James that year (66 wins in the 2008-2009 season). However, in the playoffs, the performance of this Cavaliers surprised people. In the second round, facing the Pacers, the team was already in a desperate situation of falling behind 1-3 after four games. But obviously not losing 4 games in the series means that the Cavaliers still have a chance, and they have not had any reversals before. Then we will look at the 6 teams that were behind 1-3 in the 21st century but finally completed the reversal. Among them, the 16 Cavaliers are the most special, and the 20th Nuggets are the only team that has been in the series for two consecutive rounds, both of which were once behind 1-3 and finally became the one who advanced.

1. The Pistons eliminated the Magic 4-3 in the first round of 2003. They won the first place in the Eastern Conference with a record of 50 wins and 32 losses. In the playoffs, their first round opponent was the Magic led by McGrady. Although the team seemed to be only eighth in the Eastern Conference that year, in fact, they only won 8 games less than the Pistons in the regular season, so the gap between the two sides does not seem as exaggerated as the ranking gap.

And when the series began, the Magic's performance surprised people. After the first four games, they took the lead in winning the match point. After the G4 game, McGrady couldn't contain his excitement, so he directly said the classic quote in the face of the interview: "I have started to consider the opponent in the next round." As a result, the development of the subsequent things was obviously not in McGrady's plan. The Pistons, who were in desperate situation, played a higher competitive level. In the last three games, they defeated the Magic in succession and successfully staged a shocking reversal. It is worth mentioning that in these three games, McGrady's highest shooting percentage was only 40%, and he was completely locked in the tiebreak. He made only 7 of 24 shots in the game.

2. The Suns eliminated the Lakers 4-3 in the first round of 2006. Nash and Kobe both were MVP favorites in the regular season of the 2005-2006 season. In comparison, the former led the team with better results. At that time, the Suns had 54 wins and 28 losses, while the Lakers had only 45 wins and 37 losses, but Kobe, who averaged 35.4 points per game, obviously had more luxurious data. However, in the end, Nash still laughed to the end in the MVP selection, and he won the second MVP in his career.

As the saying goes, "the road to enemies is narrow." In the first round of the playoffs, Nash and Kobe met again. At the beginning of this series, the outside world was generally more optimistic about the Suns, but under the leadership of Kobe, the Lakers directly scored 3-1. However, the Lakers failed to finish the series as they wished. In G6 Kobe scored 50 points at home, but failed to help the Lakers win, which also gave the Suns a chance to return to home to win.

Bobe did not get much chance to play in the tiebreak battle when he was strictly guarded, but in the end he still had 24 points. However, the Suns played the ultimate team basketball. They scored 7 players in double digits. Among them, Barbosa, who played on the bench, made 10 of 12 shots and scored the highest 26 points in the game. With the performance of the team, they also successfully advanced to the second round.

3. The Rockets eliminated the Clippers 4-3 in the second round of 2015 playoff Western Conference semifinals. The Rockets ushered in a showdown with the Clippers. The latter, who just finished the tiebreak with the Spurs in the first round, also continued their outstanding state at the time, so they had already taken a 3-1 lead after 4 games. However, after that, the Rockets fought back and played well until the back. Therefore, even when their star Harden was not in shape, other players could still stand up to affect the game. So when Harden did not play in G6, the Rockets dragged the series into the tiebreak. In the last game, except for Harden recovering in form, he scored 31 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, Ariza scored 22 points, 7 rebounds, and Howard scored 16 points, 15 rebounds.

4. The Warriors eliminated the Thunder 4-3 in the 2015-2016 season of the Warriors. They won the best 73 wins in the regular season, so at that time they had great hope to defend their title. However, in the playoffs, the Warriors' promotion process was not so smooth, especially in the Western Conference Finals, where they were once in a situation of 1-3 behind. But the Warriors still did not give up until the game. In the end, they waited for the team to explode in G5. In this game, Curry and Thompson scored 58 points, and Green, Bogut and Spetts also scored in double digits.

G6 Warriors came to the Thunder's away game, and then we saw the highlight of "The Buddha's Arrival". The protagonist of this game, Thompson, scored 41 points with a three-pointer of 11 of 18 shots, and Curry, who played side by side, also made 7 three-pointers and scored 31 points. In this way, the Warriors brought the series back to home court. The Warriors' touch was online in the tiebreaker. The team made 17 three-pointers with a shooting rate of 45.9%. Curry, the best performer, also scored a game-high 36 points. With his help, the Warriors successfully reached the finals.

5. Cavaliers

2016 Finals eliminated Warriors 4-3

After 2015, the Cavaliers and Warriors once again staged a peak showdown in the finals. In this round of the series, the Warriors gained a very obvious advantage early. I thought they would not ruin such a good game if they had experience in reversing others, but the fans overestimated their lower limit.. In the last three games, the Cavaliers waited for the outbreak of James and Irving, among which G5 and both scored 41 points, so they became the first duo in the history of the finals to achieve this feat.

G6 returned to home court, and James continued his hot state. He scored 41 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists, 4 steals and 3 blocks in the entire game. When the Warriors launched a counterattack in the last quarter, he directly killed the game with a series of scoring and passing assists. In the tiebreak, James still played a full-scale performance. He scored 27 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks. Among them, he scored the highest 11 points in the final quarter and contributed the greatest block in history. Irving was not idle. At the last moment of the game, he made the greatest three-pointer in the Cavaliers' history. Under the leadership of the two of them, the Cavaliers became the only team in history to fall behind 1-3 in the finals but complete a big reversal.

6. The Nuggets

Eliminated the Jazz 4-3 in the first round of 2020 and the Clippers 4-3 in the second round of 2020. There are not many people paying attention to the showdown between the Nuggets and Jazz in 2020, but this round of the series is the most exciting showdown in the first round of that year. The defenders Mitchell and Murray on both sides fought. Both of them scored 50+ many times in this round of series, but the Jazz, who was once behind 1-3, still laughed to the end. In the second round, facing the Clippers who won the championship that season, no one outside was optimistic about the Nuggets, but they completed a reversal when they were 1-3 behind. Murray scored 40 points in the tiebreak. In contrast, the Clippers' two-pointers Leonard and George combined only had 24 points. It is also worth mentioning that the head coach of the Clippers this year was Rivers. When the Clippers were reversed in 2015 and the Magic were reversed in 2003, he was also the head coaches who were reversed.