Largest Game 7 comeback montage
- The Minnesota Timberwolves’ April 27 video revisits their May 19, 2024 Game 7 win over Denver after a 20-point second-half deficit. - Minnesota trailed 53-38 at halftime, outscored Denver 60-37 after the break, and won 98-90 behind 23 points each from Jaden McDaniels and Karl-Anthony Towns. - The comeback remains the largest Game 7 rally of the play-by-play era since 1997-98. (youtube.com)
The National Basketball Association on April 27 reposted a highlight package of Minnesota’s 98-90 Game 7 win over Denver, calling it the largest Game 7 comeback in the play-by-play era. (youtube.com) The game itself was played on May 19, 2024, when the Timberwolves erased a 20-point second-half deficit on the road and knocked out the defending champion Nuggets in the Western Conference semifinals. (youtube.com) (nbcsports.com) Denver led 53-38 at halftime and pushed the margin to 20 early in the third quarter before Minnesota flipped the game with a 60-37 second half. (youtube.com) (nbcsports.com) Jaden McDaniels scored 23 points, Karl-Anthony Towns added 23 points and 12 rebounds, and Anthony Edwards finished with 16 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. Jamal Murray scored 35 for Denver, while Nikola Jokic had 34 points, 19 rebounds and seven assists. (youtube.com) The National Basketball Association’s video description says the 20-point rally is the biggest in a Game 7 since detailed play-by-play tracking began in 1997-98. An earlier league highlight from May 2024 said it passed Cleveland’s 18-point comeback against Orlando in the first round. (youtube.com 1) (youtube.com 2) Another marker from that night: Minnesota became the first team to win a Game 7 after trailing by 15 or more at halftime, according to StatMuse as cited by GiveMeSport. (givemesport.com) The repost lands while Minnesota and Denver are back in a 2026 first-round series, and recent coverage has continued to reference the 2024 collapse and comeback whenever the teams meet. (cbsnews.com) (espn.com) What the montage really documents is not a new record from this week, but a league-owned replay of a specific playoff swing from May 2024 that still frames how Timberwolves-Nuggets games are discussed. (youtube.com) (espn.com)
