Again in 2004, the Boston Purple Sox turned the primary workforce in MLB historical past to return again from a three-game deficit within the postseason, beating the New York Yankees in seven video games after which occurring to win the World Sequence.
Skip Bayless believes that NBA followers is perhaps on the verge of seeing comparable historical past be made.
On Twitter, Bayless claimed that the Dallas Mavericks are higher than the Boston Celtics, Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving are a robust duo, and Doncic will carry out even higher in Boston throughout Recreation 5.
Due to that, he thinks the Mavericks might be the primary NBA workforce to return again from being down 0-3 within the Finals.
The Dallas Purple Sox? pic.twitter.com/5H4GG3oiCm
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) June 15, 2024
Bayless made this prediction late on Friday evening after witnessing the Mavericks seize a commanding win over the Celtics.
The sequence is now 3-1 in Boston’s favor, however at the very least the Mavericks have a slim probability of successful.
No NBA workforce has ever come again from being down 0-3 within the postseason and there’s no doubt that the Mavericks could have a really powerful time being the primary.
Regardless of their poor displaying on Friday evening, the Celtics are nonetheless clear favorites to win the sequence and championship.
If the Mavericks need to make historical past, they should play identical to they did in Recreation 4, solely in Boston in opposition to an opponent that’s now extra fired up than earlier than.
They’ve their work lower out for them.
Bayless isn’t the one one that thinks Dallas might obtain such a surprising feat.
The variety of folks believing in them will solely develop in the event that they rating a Recreation 5 win on Monday evening.
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