Are the Indiana Pacers the Best Comeback Team in NBA Playoff History?

Pacers are masters of playoff comeback

Since the NBA began keeping track of such things in 1997, there has never been a postseason with more 15-point comebacks or more by a single team than the Pacers have pulled off this spring.

Are the Indiana Pacers the best comeback team in NBA playoff history?

The Indiana Pacers don’t really think their comeback run during the 2025 NBA playoffs is a big deal. They say it’s just what they do. Indy shocked the heavily favored Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday, June 5, stealing Game 1 of the Finals. What was the latest Pacers comeback? Tyrese Haliburton’s buzzer-beating jumper with 0.3 seconds on the clock capped a 15-point fourth-quarter comeback. It was the fifth time in this year’s playoffs that the P…

Insane graphic shows how improbable Pacers' playoff comebacks have been

May 13, 2025; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) celebrates during the second half against the Cleveland Cavaliers in game five of the second round for the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Rocket Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-Imagn Images The Indiana Pacers have achieved the seemingly impossible on numerous occasions during the NBA playoffs, and one graphic that surfaced after their latest win helps put the historic run in…

Led by historic Pacers' run, this is the NBA's Comeback Playoffs

The Pacers' 15-point rally in Game 1 of the NBA Finals was the 10th such comeback — from 15 or more — in this season's playoffs, and Indiana's fifth such win.