Cleveland Cavaliers: A guide to coming back from a 3-1 deficit

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Jun 9, 2017; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) dunks the ball against Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) during the second quarter in game four of the Finals for the 2017 NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /

The Cleveland Cavaliers had an emotional time in Cleveland

The Cavaliers are coming off a record-setting performance in their game 4 win. Most points in a Finals quarter, most points in a Finals half set the tone for a historic game. Lebron James past Michael Jordan to move into 3rd on the all-time finals’ scoring list and past Magic Johnson for most triple-doubles in finals history with 9.

Let’s backtrack a moment from what led up to game 4.

After the Warriors snuck by in the closing minutes to win game 3 on an 11-0 run to come from behind, the Cavaliers responded in record-breaking fashion to prevent the sweep. A 3-0 comeback has never been done in NBA playoff history, with only 5 occurrences in professional sports history, outside of basketball.

Let alone, we are talking about the Finals, against perhaps the most stacked team in sports history. So take the 3-1 comeback in last year’s finals with a grain of salt.

Assuming the Cavaliers have about a 1/2 chance to win in Cleveland and a 1/4 chance to win in Oakland, the Cavaliers have approximately a 1.5% chance of coming back from 3-0.

How could that even bigger miracle be pulled off? Here are some keys to the coming back from 3-0 in this series for Cleveland.