NBA · December 9, 2004Miracle1 in 300
Thirteen points in thirty-three seconds.
Tracy McGrady, December 9, 2004, down eight with 35 seconds left.
Houston 81, San Antonio 80
How rare was it
A team in this position wins the game about 1 in 300 times. On our ladder that is a Miracle. How the ladder works.
The HoleSan Antonio 76, Houston 68. 35 seconds left.Eight points down inside the last minute is a state the late-clock table puts under 1 in 100.
The TurnFour consecutive three-pointers.One of them a four-point play on Tim Duncan. A steal in between. The last a pull-up with 1.7 seconds left.
The ComebackRockets 81, Spurs 80.Thirteen points in thirty-three seconds of game clock. Nothing like it has happened since.
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