As a basketball lover and neutral observer, Sunday was thrilling. We saw two Game 7 contests in one day, both of which were historic in some nature. In their 130-109 win over the New York Knicks, the Indiana Pacers shot 67.1 percent from the field, the highest mark for a team in any playoff game ever. Then, in the nightcap, the Minnesota Timberwolves came back from a 15-point halftime deficit to defeat the defending champion Denver Nuggets, 98-90. It was the biggest halftime deficit overcome ever in a Game 7.
One of the through lines in both road underdogs coming away victorious was the value of depth.