No NBA team has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit.
Not the 2021-22 Toronto Raptors when they faced the Philadelphia 76ers earlier in this postseason. Not LeBron James’ 2016-17 Cleveland Cavaliers that fell behind 3-0 to the newly formed Stephen Curry-Kevin Durant Golden State Warriors. And not the 2014-15 Milwaukee Bucks who dug themselves into a hole against the Chicago Bulls.
Nobody.
But there’s a first time for everything, right? That’s what one bettor woke up and told themself before Tuesday’s Western Conference Finals Game 4 between the Mavericks and Warriors.
Their trust is in Luka Doncic, Jalen Brunson, Spencer Dinwiddie and crew to make some NBA history — Fifty-thousand dollars worth of trust, to be exact.
A bettor at Caesars Palace placed a $50,000 bet on the Mavericks beat the Warriors in the series and reach the NBA Finals at 30/1, per @CaesarsSports. Would pay $1.5 million.
Golden State leads the series 3-0.
— David Payne Purdum (@DavidPurdum) May 24, 2022
While no team has ever come back to win a series after trailing 3-0, it’s rare that a team even forces a Game 7. Such has only happened three times in NBA history with the last occurring way back in 2003.
Yet, after a Game 4 victory, Dallas is a step closer to making history and making one bettor $1,450,000 richer.
