The Warriors got clipped in Game 2 of the NBA playoffs Monday, but they weren't the first team this season to blow a big lead against the Los Angeles Clippers.
The Clippers were 9-24 when trailing by 15 points or more during the regular season. That's the winning percentage of a lottery team under normal circumstances, but those nine comeback wins were the most among NBA teams this season. LA also came back from 20-points (or more) down three times on a seven-game road trip in Feburary, but Golden State's 131-125 loss on Monday was historic ... for the wrong reasons.
Golden State's blown 31-point lead Monday was the largest in the history of the NBA playoffs.
The Clippers' comeback win was UNBELIEVABLE 👏
🔹 Down 31 points with 7:31 left in the 3rd
🔹 0.01% win probability in the 3rd
🔹 72-37 run to close out the game
🔹 Largest comeback in NBA playoff history pic.twitter.com/LLbjYlmHOV— ESPN (@espn) April 16, 2019
Of course, Warriors fans have seen those digits before, but have probably buried them deep in the recesses of their memory after the 2016 NBA Finals.
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31 POINT LEAD
3-1 LEAD
IT'S HAPPENINGGGGGGGGGGG— Shea Serrano (@SheaSerrano) April 16, 2019
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To add injury to insult, the Warriors lost big man DeMarcus Cousins in the first quarter with what the team reportedly fears is a season-ending torn quad. The nature of the Clippers' comeback will go down in history, but Cousins' injury could end up feeling like a much bigger loss.
