Biggest NBA Comebacks In 1979-80

What was the biggest NBA comeback in the 1979-80 season?

The Los Angeles Lakers had the biggest comeback win of the 1979-80 season, having come back from a 21 point deficit. The Lakers were trailing 36-57 in the 2nd quarter against the Seattle SuperSonics on Apr 27, 1980, in the Western Conference Finals, and came back and won the game 98-93.

What was the biggest NBA 4th quarter comeback in the 1979-80 season?

The New York Knicks had the biggest 4th quarter comeback win in the 1979-80 season, having come back from a 19 point deficit. The Knicks were trailing 79-98 in the 4th quarter against the Houston Rockets on Nov 20, 1979, and came back and won the game 130-125 in overtime.

What NBA team had the most wins after being down by at least 10 points in the 1979-80 season?

The Phoenix Suns had 6 wins after trailing by at least 10 points, which was the most of any team in the 1979-80 NBA season. Their last 10-point comeback was against the Seattle SuperSonics on Mar 5, 1980, in which the Suns were trailing 24-34 in the 2nd quarter and won the game 127-111.

Biggest 1979-80 NBA Comebacks

	Date	Team	Opponent	Point Deficit		Final Score
1	Apr 27, 1980	Los Angeles Lakers	@ Seattle SuperSonics	21	36-57, 2nd	98-93
2	Nov 20, 1979	New York Knicks	vs Houston Rockets	19	79-98, 4th	130-125
3	Feb 10, 1980	Atlanta Hawks	@ Golden State Warriors	18	37-55, 3rd	98-96
	Nov 16, 1979	Washington Bullets	@ New Jersey Nets	18	33-51, 3rd	92-91
5	Feb 17, 1980	Los Angeles Lakers	vs Washington Bullets	17	20-37, 2nd	111-107
6	Feb 29, 1980	Atlanta Hawks	vs Cleveland Cavaliers	15	18-33, 2nd	111-103
	Dec 4, 1979	Boston Celtics	@ Detroit Pistons	15	70-85, 4th	118-114
	Mar 5, 1980	Chicago Bulls	@ Golden State Warriors	15	71-86, 4th	106-105
	Feb 12, 1980	Houston Rockets	@ San Antonio Spurs	15	20-35, 2nd	120-118
	Jan 25, 1980	New York Knicks	@ Golden State Warriors	15	79-94, 4th	110-105
	Jan 18, 1980	Seattle SuperSonics	@ New York Knicks	15	27-42, 2nd	124-117
12	Jan 6, 1980	Milwaukee Bucks	vs Los Angeles Lakers	14	17-31, 2nd	113-103
	Nov 27, 1979	New York Knicks	vs Detroit Pistons	14	18-32, 2nd	116-114
	Oct 20, 1979	Philadelphia 76ers	@ New York Knicks	14	24-38, 2nd	136-111
	Nov 28, 1979	San Diego Clippers	@ Golden State Warriors	14	23-37, 2nd	114-108
	Mar 19, 1980	Utah Jazz	vs Chicago Bulls	14	14-28, 2nd	103-100
17	Nov 21, 1979	Boston Celtics	vs New Jersey Nets	13	51-64, 3rd	111-103
	Jan 8, 1980	Houston Rockets	@ Cleveland Cavaliers	13	54-67, 3rd	118-115
	Jan 13, 1980	Los Angeles Lakers	@ Boston Celtics	13	21-34, 2nd	100-98
	Nov 9, 1979	Los Angeles Lakers	vs Denver Nuggets	13	18-31, 2nd	126-122
	Oct 27, 1979	Philadelphia 76ers	@ Cleveland Cavaliers	13	45-58, 3rd	112-106
	Jan 1, 1980	Portland Trail Blazers	vs Washington Bullets	13	69-82, 4th	109-99
	Dec 7, 1979	San Diego Clippers	@ Los Angeles Lakers	13	53-66, 3rd	116-108
24	Feb 6, 1980	Boston Celtics	vs Philadelphia 76ers	12	47-59, 3rd	129-110
	Mar 21, 1980	Denver Nuggets	@ Chicago Bulls	12	44-56, 3rd	134-128
	Nov 13, 1979	Denver Nuggets	vs Cleveland Cavaliers	12	20-32, 2nd	116-110
	Jan 13, 1980	Houston Rockets	@ Milwaukee Bucks	12	56-68, 3rd	121-117
	Oct 19, 1979	Milwaukee Bucks	vs Phoenix Suns	12	40-52, 3rd	95-94
	Mar 16, 1980	New York Knicks	@ Washington Bullets	12	59-71, 3rd	133-124
	Jan 3, 1980	Philadelphia 76ers	@ Cleveland Cavaliers	12	52-64, 3rd	109-108
	Feb 8, 1980	Phoenix Suns	@ Chicago Bulls	12	50-62, 3rd	113-109
	Dec 19, 1979	Phoenix Suns	vs Utah Jazz	12	20-32, 2nd	117-99
	Feb 29, 1980	Utah Jazz	@ Portland Trail Blazers	12	14-26, 2nd	91-87
	Feb 28, 1980	Washington Bullets	vs Houston Rockets	12	14-26, 2nd	105-99
	Feb 13, 1980	Washington Bullets	@ San Diego Clippers	12	50-62, 3rd	108-103
36	Jan 18, 1980	Boston Celtics	vs Portland Trail Blazers	11	22-33, 2nd	111-93
	Feb 15, 1980	Denver Nuggets	vs Atlanta Hawks	11	21-32, 2nd	111-98
	Nov 25, 1979	Los Angeles Lakers	vs Kansas City Kings	11	26-37, 2nd	111-110
	Jan 3, 1980	Milwaukee Bucks	vs Indiana Pacers	11	47-58, 3rd	106-96
	Mar 26, 1980	Philadelphia 76ers	vs Atlanta Hawks	11	52-63, 4th	84-81
	Feb 13, 1980	Phoenix Suns	vs Boston Celtics	11	96-107, 4th	135-134
	Nov 9, 1979	Phoenix Suns	vs Cleveland Cavaliers	11	75-86, 4th	110-106
	Jan 5, 1980	San Antonio Spurs	vs Boston Celtics	11	82-93, 4th	119-111
44	Mar 13, 1980	Indiana Pacers	@ New York Knicks	10	51-61, 3rd	107-100
	Dec 11, 1979	Indiana Pacers	@ New York Knicks	10	25-35, 2nd	124-122
	Nov 7, 1979	Indiana Pacers	vs Portland Trail Blazers	10	41-51, 3rd	97-90
	Dec 16, 1979	Kansas City Kings	vs Indiana Pacers	10	46-56, 3rd	107-105
	Nov 21, 1979	Milwaukee Bucks	vs Atlanta Hawks	10	22-32, 2nd	96-93
	Nov 18, 1979	New Jersey Nets	vs San Antonio Spurs	10	52-62, 3rd	107-105
	Apr 15, 1980	Philadelphia 76ers	vs Atlanta Hawks	10	43-53, 3rd	105-100
	Mar 5, 1980	Phoenix Suns	vs Seattle SuperSonics	10	24-34, 2nd	127-111
	Nov 25, 1979	Phoenix Suns	@ Portland Trail Blazers	10	12-22, 2nd	87-86
	Mar 27, 1980	Portland Trail Blazers	@ San Diego Clippers	10	20-30, 2nd	96-93
	Mar 19, 1980	Portland Trail Blazers	@ Golden State Warriors	10	43-53, 3rd	115-113
	Dec 21, 1979	Portland Trail Blazers	vs New Jersey Nets	10	18-28, 2nd	100-97
	Dec 29, 1979	San Diego Clippers	@ Washington Bullets	10	24-34, 2nd	93-90

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