Blowing a 17-point lead in 3 minutes in the NFL ? or Blowing a 17-point lead in 3 minutes in the NBA?
NBA. The clock doesn't run down as fast in the NFL, and in that sport you make up 17 points in 3 possessions.
you seriously think it's harder to make up a 17 point deficit in the nba...and you're the fan of a team that came back from being down 13 with like 1:30 left in a game? seriously? nfl games END with scores of 17 or less...if an nba team only scored 17 points in a game they would all have to die before the game ended.
Coming back from 13 points down in 1:30 was a near miracle. It seems that would be far more manageable deficit in football. Score on a drive, force an untimely turnover, and score again. Less has to happen there. I will admit, though, I speak from ignorance when it comes to football. I follow it less than casually.
neither would probably ever happen. BUT if one were to happen, the NFL would have a possibility of this happening just because time stops after changes of possession. As for basketball, time stops when fouls occur and of course free throws occur and that means points. I'm willing to bet that none of the options would ever happen, but hypothetically speaking in the NFL it is a possibility just due to the rules and nature of the game.
I mean, the drive that starts the 17 point come back usually begins before 3 minutes left. They said the Colts scored 21 points in 2:10, but set the clock at the start of the initial scoring drive and its closer to 4-5 minutes. Also, you can take 3 knees and if not run much time off the clock, kill the other team's three timeouts so that they cant stop the clock on any big gains(which you will need to recover 17 pts in 3 minutes)
I think it'd be harder to do it in the NFL. In basketball, teams play fast and change possessions quickly, and fouls would stop the clock to shoot free throws. In football, score 2 TDs and kick FG in 3 minutes seems harder to me.
This one is a tough one. If Sage Rosenfels is the other team's QB then I would say NBA is harder to accomplish.
NBA. In the NFL a team could score on its first possession, use its timeouts to kill the clock on defense. Get back the ball for another quick score, and then pray on an onside kick. In the NBA you send a team to the line if you want the ball back quickly, giving that team an opportunity to score.
easy. NFL. 3 turnovers is all it takes in the NBA, you can foul and have the other team miss FT's or even make them in the 13 points in 33 secs case
They blew a 17 point lead with a few minutes to go, then got mercilessly booed out of the arena by the hometown fans.
I'll say it's harder in the NBA. A team being down 17 with 3 minutes left in the NFL really only needs a couple of improbable breaks to go their way (a turnover and likely an onside kick recovery). Every other part of the equation (a couple of quick scores and a field goal) are fairly standard procedure. I realize that for all that to come together is very rare, and definitely unlikely, but I can see how it would happen (obviously, after today). In the NBA, the team with the lead is going to get to run off at least 24 seconds of the clock each time they have the ball, or they're going to get fouled and be given the opportunity to put points on the board. So the team that's down would basically have to hold the opponent to 0 points on every possession, then head down court and hit a 3 immediately to even have a chance. Even if they chose to foul the leading team and they made only 1 of their 2 free throws each time down, the opposing team would have to make 8 threes in that final 180 seconds (basically without missing) just to pull even. The chance of hitting 8 threes in a row is miniscule in and of itself. Compounded with the other factors, it's nearly impossible. And yes I'm aware of the McGrady miracle, but there are things to consider. First, it's probably THE most amazing comeback in NBA history, rivaled only by Reggie's 8 straight against the Knicks. Second, McGrady scored 13 points, but the deficit was only 6 with 47 seconds to go.
funny thing is i didn't read the question much and all i saw was the poll "nba" or "nfl" and the fact that it absolutely burns me that everyone loves football over basketball spurred me to vote NBA and click submit before i could even question what the poll was about ... so oops ... but really i think it's probably harder to blow a 17 point lead in football ... basketball changes possession so much easier and faster. in football ... you can do some good clock management and whatnot to give your team a higher advantage of pulling it out.
