How many teams have come back from 3-1 deficit in NBA Playoffs history? Full list includes Cavaliers, Warriors

Coming back from a 3-1 deficit certainly isn't easy, but it's not impossible. While no team in NBA history has ever won a series after trailing 3-0, a number of them have bounced back from a 3-1 deficit to advance to the next round — and in one case, win the whole thing. The most recent team to overcome such a deficit is the Nuggets , who did it not once but twice in the 2020 NBA Playoffs.

They remain the only team to date that has ever come back from a 3-1 deficit in back-to-back series. Here's the full list of NBA teams to return from a 3-1 deficit to win the series. MORE: Every No.

8 seed to upset a No. 1 seed in NBA playoff history How many teams have come back from 3-1 deficit in NBA Playoffs history? Teams have overcome a 3-1 deficit in the NBA Playoffs a total of 13 times.

The Celtics were the first team to do it, beating the 76ers in the 1968 Eastern Division Finals to advance to the Finals, where they defeated the Lakers to add another championship to their trophy case. Six different teams have mounted a 3-1 comeback in the playoffs since 2000. The most recent to join the list is the Nuggets, who came back from a 3-1 deficit against the Jazz in the first round and the Clippers in the second round of the 2020 NBA Playoffs.