Jun. 17—Atlanta, first the good news
So, arguably the two most improbable comebacks in professional sports history involve Atlanta teams.
There was a certain Super Bowl a few years ago that may have included a blown 28-3 lead. Not sure that officially happened, but there are reports that Matty Ryan and Co. turned a can't-lose lead into a can't-believe loss.
Last night, though, the Hawks faced a similar hole and pulled out a miracle. Down by 26 midway through the third, the Hawks gut-punched Philly like few NBA teams have ever done.
Behind a glorious game from Trae Young — who finished with 39 points in large part by getting to the line 19 times — the Hawks mounted a rally that boggles the mind and makes you rub your eyes because the numbers are extreme:
> Philly had been 165-0 over the last years when leading by 25 or more at any point of a game;
> The Sixers had a win-probability rate of 99.