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welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
comebacks in North American sports
history
Suffolk’s can cut it to three for this
list we’re focusing on North American
sports only and the greatest comebacks
over the course of an entire playoff
series number ten the Philadelphia
Flyers in the 2010 Eastern Conference
semifinals over the last 35 years has
been able to come back from free Oh
the 2009-2010 regular NHL season ended
on a dramatic note for the Philadelphia
Flyers as Brian Boucher and company
clinched a last day playoff berth and
Brian Boucher has his first playoff win
since May 20th mm but after upsetting
the New Jersey Devils in round one
Philly dropped three consecutive games
to the Boston Bruins and an early exit
seemed inevitable
however back-to-back wins sparked the
proverbial fire and the Flyers barely
edged out the Bruins in a nail-biting
Game six
three games to none they forced games
and so the team of Destiny traveled to
Boston for the final showdown but found
themselves in a three nothing hole with
a little bit of teamwork and a little
bit of luck Philly inched their way back
and sealed the deal with a historic goal
from Cemal Gagne
number nine the Boston Celtics in the
1969 NBA Finals one thing that we’ve
always have altec is mutual respect and
we think that song the most necessary
ingredient for winning combination it
was a magical time during the early
spring days of 1969 as a group of aging
veterans shut down the hotshot Los
Angeles Lakers Bill Russell and his
Celtic teammates were almost sent home
after losing the first two games however
John Havlicek took over in Game three
and Sam Jones hit a buzzer beater to
solidify a game for win despite a Lakers
victory in the fifth matchup Boston
composed themselves and took the next
meeting I can’t help but wonder how do
you feel about going into another
seventh game this time on somebody
else’s floor I’ve done it before
which set the stage for Don Nelson to
knock down a late game seven jumper and
effectively clinch an unbelievable
comeback and time has run out in the
Boston Celtics have done it again
the Lakers Jerry West took home the
Series MVP by notching 38 points a
contest but it simply wasn’t enough well
this is such a great bunch of guys you
know and it’s been it’s just been so
fabulous the way they play for me and it
sounds all corny you know you know
talking like that but I told these guys
in front of game after
I wouldn’t trade you guys better guys in
the world number eight the Houston
Rockets in the 1995 Western Conference
semifinals tonight 13 years after having
their collegiate dreams shattered by
Michael Jordan Clyde the glide Drexler
and Hakeem the dream Olajuwon
capitalized on his temporary departure
from the NBA while completely shocking
the second seeded Phoenix Suns in the
NBA Playoffs after being throttled in
the first two matchups and eventually
finding themselves down three games to
one
the Rockets strung together a couple of
victories to force the deciding game 7
on Phoenix’s own home court
Houston played it close until the final
seconds when Mario Elie drilled a
game-winning three it was a jaw-dropping
comeback and Houston ultimately took
home the championship trophy
games to one to eliminate the son number
seven the San Francisco Giants in the
2012 National League Division Series
pennant nothing the final in Game seven
imagine the buzz in San Fran when their
beloved Giants won the National League
West in 2012 and prepared to host the
division series against Cincinnati the
excitement was swiftly calmed when their
team scored only two runs in the first
couple of matchups at AT&T Park which
all but ended their run towards another
championship strikes out Posey and the
ball game is over Cincinnati wins the
opener tonight but after an extra inning
victory in Game three and thanks to the
pitching prowess of Tim Lincecum the
following night San Francisco unleashed
a six run fifth inning and quieted the
shot Cincinnati crowd good Mike Grand
Slam for Buster Posey the Giants won the
series went back to San Fran and later
swept Detroit to win the World Series
and not only of the Giants won the World
Series they have swept the Tigers in
four games in dominant fashion number
six the New York Islanders in the 1975
Eastern Conference quarterfinals in 1975
the New York Islanders trailed the
Pittsburgh Penguins three games to none
in their best of seven quarterfinal
series a hole that no NHL club had been
able to overcome in decades
led by goalie Chico rash this hockey
unit from the Big Apple barely managed
to post a 500 record during the 7475
season but the Islanders ultimately
secured a playoff spot and won their
first series against their New York
rivals they win Game three in Madison
Square Garden against the vaunted inner
city rivals on an overtime goal by JP
Perry say 11 seconds into overtime
despite all the excitement the Islanders
nearly ended their season in shame by
losing the first three playoff matchups
against an aggressive Pittsburgh
Penguins team but somehow they channeled
the force of the all-powerful hockey
gods and rattled off four consecutive
wins to end the series new you
it’s backup goaltender Glen Chico resh
preserve the one-nothing lead and the
Islanders lace in the record books
by becoming the first club to overcome a
three nothing series deficit since the
1942 Toronto Maple Leafs they didn’t go
all the way but hey it wasn’t a bad run
number five the Los Angeles Kings in the
2014 Western Conference quarterfinals
just tell me what you and your teammates
were thinking when you were down three
or in this series but we just want to
give ourselves a chance in a definitive
American Sports City with Kobe Bryant
Blake Griffin and Clayton Kershaw
providing excitement the local NHL squad
has to be pretty good to stay in the
spotlight unfortunately for the 2014 LA
Kings they failed miserably during the
first three games of their opening
playoff series against San Jose
but at game for win at home offered hope
and a three nothing shut out on the road
brought them back to life
after shutting down the Sharks again at
La Staples Center the Kings traveled up
north and put the finishing touches on
their historic comeback which paved the
way for an NHL Stanley Cup championship
number four the Florida Marlins in the
2003 National League Championship Series
Steve Bartman was just a guy
today is the most infamous span of the
planet brace yourselves Cubs fans and
take a deep breath after losing three
out of the first four games to Chicago’s
North Side squad in the NLCS Florida
gave the ball to pitcher Josh Beckett
who thoroughly shut down the cubbies in
Game five and so it was back to shy town
and the hometown team took a commanding
three nothing lead into the eighth
inning with Mark Prior on the mound
Florida season appeared to be over then
it happened
Bartman the headphones wearing fan
interfered with a foul ball and well the
series took a drastic turn as the
Marlins capitalized and won the NLCS the
following night to the second time the
world chili
amazing story number three the Toronto
Maple Leafs in the 1942 Stanley Cup
Finals no make-believe team was his
legendary in victory no other team gets
referenced as often when historic
comebacks are discussed as does
Toronto’s 1941-42 unit before the 1942
season never before had a Stanley Cup
Series gone the distance
after the Maple Leafs of Toronto failed
to win any of the first three games
against the Detroit Red Wings it didn’t
seem like anything historic was in the
works remarkably the crew from the great
white north won Game four on the road
and dominated the following two matches
but coach have day made several stunning
lineup changes and three impressive wins
followed with a record-breaking Canadian
crowd at Maple Leaf Gardens for Game
seven the hometown heroes capped off
their comeback and their legacy indoors
for the hockey underdogs of today
Sweeney Shriners two goals sealed
Toronto’s 3-1 victory capping a historic
series and the Leafs first Stanley Cup
championship in ten years
number two the Boston Celtics in the
1981 Eastern Conference Finals it is the
Celtics 11th straight loss in the
spectrum and only one game from
elimination
many fans wondered about Boston’s
ability to come back three words
Larry the legend during his first two
seasons in the NBA Larry Bird barely
missed a game while stunning the league
with his undeniable skill set for the
money
even so julius erving was still the top
dog and the two legends clashed in
perhaps the greatest NBA playoff series
of all time they have to beat us four
times let’s don’t look at it any other
way net one of these two great teams has
to lose four ballgames and until we lose
that fourth one we’re still in it
Philly took three of the first four
games however Boston sweated out a game
five victory at home and bird lit up the
Sixers for yet another win in the
pivotal Game six with the series tied up
at three and the Celtics headed back to
their home court bill Fitch’s Squad came
ready to play Larry Bird pulls up led by
one Larry Bird the hick from French Lick
the Celtics finished the job
before we unveil our number one pick
here are a few honorable mentions
center fielder Omar Moreno ends it and
the Pittsburgh Pirates are world
champions for the fifth they have become
the 16 of the history of the NBA
number one the Boston Red Sox in the
2004 American League Championship Series
now the big question around here is will
the Red Sox come back I think they’re
done the Boston Red Sox finished three
games behind the New York Yankees in the
2004 regular season and were completely
outmatched
during the first three games of their
ALCS meeting while Red Sox Nation wiped
their tears away as game four also
slipped away the Boston squad known as
the idiots not only managed to pull out
a victory but also kicked off a
miraculous comeback the likes of which
had never been seen before in Major
League Baseball
and it all ended with a game seven
clincher on the Yankees own turf
of course the Red Sox later won the
World Series also an historic event the
Boston Red Sox are world champions but
it was the ALCS that remains one of the
most talked-about sporting events of all
time the Boston Red Sox become the first
team ever to win a series
engage tonight
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite North American sports seriese
comeback in history for more
mind-blowing top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
just keep grinding away we and we
believe that we are going to win this
game
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
comebacks in North American sports
history
Suffolk’s can cut it to three for this
list we’re focusing on North American
sports only and the greatest comebacks
over the course of an entire playoff
series number ten the Philadelphia
Flyers in the 2010 Eastern Conference
semifinals over the last 35 years has
been able to come back from free Oh
the 2009-2010 regular NHL season ended
on a dramatic note for the Philadelphia
Flyers as Brian Boucher and company
clinched a last day playoff berth and
Brian Boucher has his first playoff win
since May 20th mm but after upsetting
the New Jersey Devils in round one
Philly dropped three consecutive games
to the Boston Bruins and an early exit
seemed inevitable
however back-to-back wins sparked the
proverbial fire and the Flyers barely
edged out the Bruins in a nail-biting
Game six
three games to none they forced games
and so the team of Destiny traveled to
Boston for the final showdown but found
themselves in a three nothing hole with
a little bit of teamwork and a little
bit of luck Philly inched their way back
and sealed the deal with a historic goal
from Cemal Gagne
number nine the Boston Celtics in the
1969 NBA Finals one thing that we’ve
always have altec is mutual respect and
we think that song the most necessary
ingredient for winning combination it
was a magical time during the early
spring days of 1969 as a group of aging
veterans shut down the hotshot Los
Angeles Lakers Bill Russell and his
Celtic teammates were almost sent home
after losing the first two games however
John Havlicek took over in Game three
and Sam Jones hit a buzzer beater to
solidify a game for win despite a Lakers
victory in the fifth matchup Boston
composed themselves and took the next
meeting I can’t help but wonder how do
you feel about going into another
seventh game this time on somebody
else’s floor I’ve done it before
which set the stage for Don Nelson to
knock down a late game seven jumper and
effectively clinch an unbelievable
comeback and time has run out in the
Boston Celtics have done it again
the Lakers Jerry West took home the
Series MVP by notching 38 points a
contest but it simply wasn’t enough well
this is such a great bunch of guys you
know and it’s been it’s just been so
fabulous the way they play for me and it
sounds all corny you know you know
talking like that but I told these guys
in front of game after
I wouldn’t trade you guys better guys in
the world number eight the Houston
Rockets in the 1995 Western Conference
semifinals tonight 13 years after having
their collegiate dreams shattered by
Michael Jordan Clyde the glide Drexler
and Hakeem the dream Olajuwon
capitalized on his temporary departure
from the NBA while completely shocking
the second seeded Phoenix Suns in the
NBA Playoffs after being throttled in
the first two matchups and eventually
finding themselves down three games to
one
the Rockets strung together a couple of
victories to force the deciding game 7
on Phoenix’s own home court
Houston played it close until the final
seconds when Mario Elie drilled a
game-winning three it was a jaw-dropping
comeback and Houston ultimately took
home the championship trophy
games to one to eliminate the son number
seven the San Francisco Giants in the
2012 National League Division Series
pennant nothing the final in Game seven
imagine the buzz in San Fran when their
beloved Giants won the National League
West in 2012 and prepared to host the
division series against Cincinnati the
excitement was swiftly calmed when their
team scored only two runs in the first
couple of matchups at AT&T Park which
all but ended their run towards another
championship strikes out Posey and the
ball game is over Cincinnati wins the
opener tonight but after an extra inning
victory in Game three and thanks to the
pitching prowess of Tim Lincecum the
following night San Francisco unleashed
a six run fifth inning and quieted the
shot Cincinnati crowd good Mike Grand
Slam for Buster Posey the Giants won the
series went back to San Fran and later
swept Detroit to win the World Series
and not only of the Giants won the World
Series they have swept the Tigers in
four games in dominant fashion number
six the New York Islanders in the 1975
Eastern Conference quarterfinals in 1975
the New York Islanders trailed the
Pittsburgh Penguins three games to none
in their best of seven quarterfinal
series a hole that no NHL club had been
able to overcome in decades
led by goalie Chico rash this hockey
unit from the Big Apple barely managed
to post a 500 record during the 7475
season but the Islanders ultimately
secured a playoff spot and won their
first series against their New York
rivals they win Game three in Madison
Square Garden against the vaunted inner
city rivals on an overtime goal by JP
Perry say 11 seconds into overtime
despite all the excitement the Islanders
nearly ended their season in shame by
losing the first three playoff matchups
against an aggressive Pittsburgh
Penguins team but somehow they channeled
the force of the all-powerful hockey
gods and rattled off four consecutive
wins to end the series new you
it’s backup goaltender Glen Chico resh
preserve the one-nothing lead and the
Islanders lace in the record books
by becoming the first club to overcome a
three nothing series deficit since the
1942 Toronto Maple Leafs they didn’t go
all the way but hey it wasn’t a bad run
number five the Los Angeles Kings in the
2014 Western Conference quarterfinals
just tell me what you and your teammates
were thinking when you were down three
or in this series but we just want to
give ourselves a chance in a definitive
American Sports City with Kobe Bryant
Blake Griffin and Clayton Kershaw
providing excitement the local NHL squad
has to be pretty good to stay in the
spotlight unfortunately for the 2014 LA
Kings they failed miserably during the
first three games of their opening
playoff series against San Jose
but at game for win at home offered hope
and a three nothing shut out on the road
brought them back to life
after shutting down the Sharks again at
La Staples Center the Kings traveled up
north and put the finishing touches on
their historic comeback which paved the
way for an NHL Stanley Cup championship
number four the Florida Marlins in the
2003 National League Championship Series
Steve Bartman was just a guy
today is the most infamous span of the
planet brace yourselves Cubs fans and
take a deep breath after losing three
out of the first four games to Chicago’s
North Side squad in the NLCS Florida
gave the ball to pitcher Josh Beckett
who thoroughly shut down the cubbies in
Game five and so it was back to shy town
and the hometown team took a commanding
three nothing lead into the eighth
inning with Mark Prior on the mound
Florida season appeared to be over then
it happened
Bartman the headphones wearing fan
interfered with a foul ball and well the
series took a drastic turn as the
Marlins capitalized and won the NLCS the
following night to the second time the
world chili
amazing story number three the Toronto
Maple Leafs in the 1942 Stanley Cup
Finals no make-believe team was his
legendary in victory no other team gets
referenced as often when historic
comebacks are discussed as does
Toronto’s 1941-42 unit before the 1942
season never before had a Stanley Cup
Series gone the distance
after the Maple Leafs of Toronto failed
to win any of the first three games
against the Detroit Red Wings it didn’t
seem like anything historic was in the
works remarkably the crew from the great
white north won Game four on the road
and dominated the following two matches
but coach have day made several stunning
lineup changes and three impressive wins
followed with a record-breaking Canadian
crowd at Maple Leaf Gardens for Game
seven the hometown heroes capped off
their comeback and their legacy indoors
for the hockey underdogs of today
Sweeney Shriners two goals sealed
Toronto’s 3-1 victory capping a historic
series and the Leafs first Stanley Cup
championship in ten years
number two the Boston Celtics in the
1981 Eastern Conference Finals it is the
Celtics 11th straight loss in the
spectrum and only one game from
elimination
many fans wondered about Boston’s
ability to come back three words
Larry the legend during his first two
seasons in the NBA Larry Bird barely
missed a game while stunning the league
with his undeniable skill set for the
money
even so julius erving was still the top
dog and the two legends clashed in
perhaps the greatest NBA playoff series
of all time they have to beat us four
times let’s don’t look at it any other
way net one of these two great teams has
to lose four ballgames and until we lose
that fourth one we’re still in it
Philly took three of the first four
games however Boston sweated out a game
five victory at home and bird lit up the
Sixers for yet another win in the
pivotal Game six with the series tied up
at three and the Celtics headed back to
their home court bill Fitch’s Squad came
ready to play Larry Bird pulls up led by
one Larry Bird the hick from French Lick
the Celtics finished the job
before we unveil our number one pick
here are a few honorable mentions
center fielder Omar Moreno ends it and
the Pittsburgh Pirates are world
champions for the fifth they have become
the 16 of the history of the NBA
number one the Boston Red Sox in the
2004 American League Championship Series
now the big question around here is will
the Red Sox come back I think they’re
done the Boston Red Sox finished three
games behind the New York Yankees in the
2004 regular season and were completely
outmatched
during the first three games of their
ALCS meeting while Red Sox Nation wiped
their tears away as game four also
slipped away the Boston squad known as
the idiots not only managed to pull out
a victory but also kicked off a
miraculous comeback the likes of which
had never been seen before in Major
League Baseball
and it all ended with a game seven
clincher on the Yankees own turf
of course the Red Sox later won the
World Series also an historic event the
Boston Red Sox are world champions but
it was the ALCS that remains one of the
most talked-about sporting events of all
time the Boston Red Sox become the first
team ever to win a series
engage tonight
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite North American sports seriese
comeback in history for more
mind-blowing top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
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