The Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Toronto Raptors in overtime on Saturday, overcoming a 21-point deficit in the process.
The Blazers are not the only team to come back from such a large deficit this team. ESPN’s Andrew Lopez wrote about the frequency of comebacks in the NBA this season and how it differs from the history of the league.
Two decades ago during the 2003-04 season, which was [LeBron] James’ rookie season, there were only 12 games in which a team overcame a 20-point deficit to win. Two seasons later, that figure dropped to five games.