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Largest Comebacks in NBA history | Biggest comebacks and blown leads by franchise |

What is the biggest comeback in NBA history? The Biggest comeback in NBA history is 36 points by the Utah Jazz. On November 27, 1996, the Jazz trailed the Denver Nuggets at home 34-70 late in the 2nd quarter. The Jazz went on to win 107-103.

Biggest Comebacks in NBA history
36 points Utah vs Denver 11/27/1996
35 points Los Angeles Clippers vs Washington 1/25/2022
35 points Sacramento at Chicago 12/21/2009
32 points Boston vs San Antonio04/30/2021
31 points Utah vs Chicago 02/04/1998
31 points Golden State at Milwaukee 11/28/1975
30 points LA Lakers vs Dallas 12/06/2002
30 points Portland @ Sacramento 4/10/2019
30 points Toronto vs Dallas12/22/2019
30 points Atlanta vs Boston03/25/2024
30 points Philadelphia @ Boston 03/25/1988
29 points Phoenix vs Boston 12/05/2003
29 points Golden State @ Milwaukee 11/27/1975
29 points Milwaukee vs Atlanta 11/25/1977
29 points Dallas vs Minnesota 12/30/2008
28 points Brooklyn @ Boston03/03/2023
28 points Brooklyn @ Los Angeles Clippers03/19/2019
28 points Brooklyn @ New York 02/17/2021
28 points Clippers @ Boston 02/09/2019
28 points San Antonio vs Sacramento 03/08/2017
28 points Sacramento vs Phoenix 03/07/2001
27 points Indiana @ Cleveland04/13/2025
27 points LA Lakers @ Dallas02/26/2023
27 points Washington vs New York 02/14/2017
27 points Golden State vs Toronto 12/03/2013
27 points Miami @ Cleveland 03/20/2013
27 points Atlanta vs Boston 01/26/2013
27 points Milwaukee vs Chicago 11/23/2012
27 points Boston vs Orlando 01/26/2012
27 points LA Lakers at Golden State 04/20/1999
27 points Los Angeles Clippers vs Memphis 04/29/2012
27 points Phoenix at Dallas 03/02/1997
26 points Boston vs Philadelphia 2/2/2025
27 points New York at Los Angeles 01/08/1967
26 points Oklahoma City vs Houston 02/09/2019
26 points Atlanta vs Dallas 10/29/2018
26 points Boston vs Houston 12/28/2017
26 points Atlanta vs Cleveland 04/09/2017
26 points Golden State at Boston 03/01/2015
26 points Boston vs Miami 04/13/2016
26 points Milwaukee vs Portland 11/26/2023
26 points Philadelphia at Indiana 11/14/2008
26 points New York at Milwaukee 03/14/2004
25 points Minnesota at Oklahoma City02/22/2025
25 points New Orleans vs Utah01/20/2025
25 points Orlando vs Miami12/21/2024
25 points LA Lakers vs Boston01/22/2023
25 points LA Clippers vs Utah03/29/2022
25 points LA Clippers vs Denver01/11/2022
25 points New York vs Boston 01/06/2022
25 points Denver at Memphis 01/29/2019
25 points Houston vs San Antonio12/16/2019
25 points LA Clippers at Detroit 02/02/2019
25 points Indiana at Detroit 03/15/2014
25 points LA Lakers at New Orleans 03/06/2013
25 points Memphis vs Dallas 02/27/2013
25 points Utah @ Portland 02/21/2010
25 points Toronto at Detroit 12/11/2010
25 points Denver at Indiana 11/10/2007
25 points Philadelphia vs Portland 11/06/2007
25 points Portland vs New Orleans 11/10/2006
25 points Chicago vs Charlotte 11/02/2005
25 points Boston vs Milwaukee 05/25/2002
25 points Orlando at Cleveland 11/08/1989
25 points LA Lakers vs Chicago 04/03/1979
24 points Milwaukee at Minnesota 04/08/2025
24 points Golden State vs Chicago 02/8/2025
24 points Dallas at Toronto 02/25/2006
24 points Charlotte vs Milwaukee 10/30/2014
24 points Chicago vs Detroit 10/30/2010
24 points Memphis @ Golden State 01/07/2017
24 points Washington vs LA Clippers 11/20/2018
24 points Brooklyn @ Phoenix 02/15/2021

What is the biggest playoff comeback in NBA history? The Biggest comeback in NBA playoff history is 31 points by the Los Angeles Clippers. The Clippers trailed the Golden State Warriors 63-94 in the third quarter of game four of the first round on April 15, 2019. The Clippers would go on to beat the Warriors 135-131 to win the game.

Playoffs
31 points LA Clippers @ Golden State 4/15/2019
29 points Oklahoma City at Memphis 4/24/2025
29 points LA Lakers at Seattle 05/15/1989
27 points LA Clippers at Memphis 04/29/2012
26 points Memphis vs Minneosta 04/21/2022
26 points Atlanta vs Philadelphia 06/16/2021
26 points Boston vs New Jersey 05/25/2002
26 points Cleveland at Indiana 04/20/2017
25 points LA Clippers vs Utah 06/18/2021
25 points Oklahoma City vs Utah 04/25/2018
25 points Golden State vs San Antonio 5/14/2017
24 points San Antonio at LA Clippers 05/19/2012
24 points Boston at LA Lakers 06/13/2008 F
24 points Los Angeles Lakers vs Sacramento 05/26/2002
23 points Portland vs Dallas 04/22/2011
22 points LA Clippers vs Oklahoma City05/11/2014
21 points Dallas vs LA Clippers 08/23/2020
21 points Boston at Cleveland 05/21/2017
21 points LA Lakers at Seattle 04/21/1980
21 points Baltimore at Philadephia 04/13/1948 F
20 points Phoenix at Houston 05/11/1994
20 points Golden State at New Orleans 04/24/2015
20 points New York at Boston 05/5/2025
20 points Indiana at Cleveland 05/6/2025
20 points New York at Boston 05/7/2025
20 points New York at Indiana05/25/2025

F denotes NBA Finals

Biggest Half Time Comebacks
Regular Season
36 points Utah vs Denver 11/27/1996
35 points Sacramento at Chicago 12/21/2009
31 points Utah vs Chicago 02/04/1998
Playoffs
25 points Cleveland at Indiana 04/20/2017
22 points LA Clippers vs Utah 06/18/2021
22 points Atlanta vs Philadelphia 06/16/2021
21 points Baltimore at Philadelphia 04/13/1948 F
20 points Golden State vs San Antonio 5/14/2017

* Comeback records are not complete, if you know of any other comebacks over 25 points please email them to rednecksbasketball@yahoo.com

Please note, these comebacks are mesured from the largest deficet during the game, not at the end of a qurter.