Greatest Comeback in Duke History
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What a freaking game! They don’t make teams like those two anymore
A fun story about the game, I was at my mom's, and the power went out before the game. I had to listen to it on the radio as it cut in and out the whole game.
Wow...so cool to see 3's go in and finishing strong inside....those teams were my favorites. Boozer/Battier/Williams..what a combo!
I knew the girlfriend I had at the time wasn’t making the cut bc I couldn’t watch it in peace due her to whining about something or other
Obviously that game was more important but were the Zion team down by more points at Louisville? I know we were down 39-17 against UMD at one point.
Duke was down to Louisville by 23 with only 9 minutes remaining. Amazing they came back and won!
What a game that was.
From memory the Zion/RJ/Cam team was down I think 23 with under 8 mins to go.
From memory the Zion/RJ/Cam team was down I think 23 with under 8 mins to go.
I remember being so mad I walked my dog at halftime. I got back we were down 6. I was like "game on." The maryland final four game.
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Quantity is one thing....meaning the number of points we were behind...but i think my overall favorite comeback is the miracle minute vs Maryland because their fans were such a$$hats...and Battier told the team to walk off with no celebration! Total mic drop! Link below with Jwill commentary!
The 10 point Maryland game was amazing. Any one of those balls go to Maryland and the game was over. We got every bounce, hit every shot. It's strange the way momentum can swing.
I was at the Final Four when we came back to beat Maryland. I was there with my best friend from Duke, and couldn’t believe we had flown all the way out (we had to fly into Des Moines and drive like idiots to make the first game) to see a blow out. Watching Gary do a nuclear meltdown was particularly enjoyable (“How bad do you want Duke to win?” was one of his milder verbal assaults at the refs). After the game we went to a local bar, where there were more than a few stunned Terp fans drowning their sorrows. Of course the TVs in the place had the post-game highlights going, showing the incredible comeback. My friend and i were cheering and high-fiving every play, even though it was a replay. The Terp fans were too depressed to even glare at us. What a wonderful night.
A random comeback that comes to mind is the 2003 ACC tourney title game. Down 15 to NC state in the 2nd half, and we rallied to win 84-77.
Wasn’t an elite Duke team, as 2002 was our year and we lost just about everyone, but freshman JJ had 30 that game.
Wasn’t an elite Duke team, as 2002 was our year and we lost just about everyone, but freshman JJ had 30 that game.
One thing I noticed in the St. John's video is Okafor pushes off with his elbow a lot. Almost every time he makes a move in the low post. (and no not because I went to SJU ha)
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Always love looking at this graph. Louisville had a 99.9% chance of winning the game with 9:17 left in the game.
