In a remarkable turn of events in the NBA playoffs, the Denver Nuggets have managed to lead the series against the Los Angeles Lakers 3-1 despite trailing at halftime in every game and leading for only 42 minutes out of the series duration. Historically, this is only the fourth instance in NBA history where a team has won the first three games of a series after trailing at each halftime. The Lakers, having led for 138 minutes, which accounts for 71% of the series, have secured only one victory out of four games.
Here's a stat: The Nuggets have only held the lead for 21.4% of the running time of this series vs the Lakers. Since 1997, the record for least share of lead time in a series the team won is 22.5% by the 2002 Lakers over Spurs. Of course, that Lakers team win the title, so 🤷♂️
The Lakers have led the Nuggets for 71% of the series! But they’ve only won 1 game out of the 4! Can they become consistent and pull off the 0-3 comeback? 🤔 https://t.co/jkKyI72QR5
The Lakers have led the Nuggets for 71% of the series! But they’ve only won 1 game out of the 4! Can they become consistent and pull off the 3-0 comeback? 🤔 https://t.co/kuV4oXkytv
Unreal: Lakers have led for 138 minutes of the series Nuggets have led for 42… Lakers are down 3-0 in the series. https://t.co/ixpT1JcKsJ
The Nuggets have trailed at halftime in every game vs. the Lakers this series 👀 They became the 4th team in NBA history to win the first 3 games of a series after trailing at the break each game. (via @StatsWilliams) https://t.co/Jd4Aes2wPw