On Sunday evening, the LA Lakers pulled off a historic comeback in opposition to the Dallas Mavericks. They trailed the Mavericks 48-21 with 6:52 seconds left within the second quarter. The sport ended 111-108 in one of many greatest come-from-behind tales in NBA historical past.

The win, nonetheless, wasn’t the most important comeback within the league’s historical past. In 1996, the Utah Jazz authored probably the most spectacular turnaround victory. The Jazz had been down 70-34 to the Denver Nuggets earlier than pulling out for a 107-103 win.

Up subsequent was in 2022 when the LA Laker’s rival, the LA Clippers, crawled again from the grave to beat the Washington Wizards 116-115. They gained after overcoming a 35-point deficit.

The 2009 Sacramento Kings share the identical place within the report books because the 2022 Clippers. Sacramento rallied from a 35-point drawback to beat the Chicago Bulls.

The Boston Celtics, the LA Lakers’ arch-nemesis, took third place on this rating. They overturned a 32-point drawback to beat the San Antonio Spurs in 2021.

The LA Lakers overcame horrendous capturing and the Dallas Mavericks’ scorching begin to pull off the win

Issues turned ugly for the LA Lakers early on. They could not purchase a bucket whereas the Dallas Mavericks effortlessly placed on factors.

It appeared like they’d be run out of the constructing earlier than the second half of the sport. Nonetheless, protection, grit and a never-say-attitude helped them come via.