Houston could be first team to win down 3-1 in awhile

[JonLP24]

Only 8 teams have done it, the last team was the Suns vs LA Lakers in 2006. They were the #2 seed against a #7.

Road teams rarely do it which doesn't apply here as Houston is the #2 seed but the last road team was 1995 Houston against Phoenix -- they went onto win a NBA championship.

The only other time was the 1968 Eastern Conference Finals when Boston rallied from 3-1 to win 2 on the road against the Philadelphia 76ers

Other times
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• 2003: The Detroit Pistons trailed the Orlando Magic, 3-1, but came back to win the Eastern Conference first-round matchup. The Pistons also won in the next round before losing in the conference finals. The Pistons (50-32) enjoyed the homecourt advantage over Orlando (42-40). Detroit defender: NBA defensive player of the year Ben Wallace.

• 1997: The Miami Heat came back to defeat the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference semifinals, but lost in the next round despite a 61-win regular season. Miami (61-21) had the homecourt advantage over New York (57-25). Miami scoring leader: Tim Hardaway.

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1981: The Boston Celtics stormed back to defeat the Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Conference finals en route to the NBA title. Boston and Philadelphia had tied for the best record in the East that year at 62-20, but Boston had the homecourt for Game 7. Boston star: Larry Bird.

• 1979: The Washington Bullets rallied to defeat the San Antonio Spurs in the Eastern Conference finals, before losing to the Seattle Supersonics in the NBA finals. Washington (54-28) had the homecourt advantage over San Antonio (48-34). Washington star: Elvin Hayes.

http://www.cleveland.com/datacentral/index.ssf/2009/05/eight_nba_teams_have_rallied_f.html

[perkevendel]

1. Altuve, Astros take down Blue Jays

I read that Jose Altuve clubbed a three-run homer to help the Houston Astros beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-4 on Friday night. Very nice

http://presstou.com/news/altuve-astros-take-down-blue-jays