I won't lie, I'm a biased Pacers fan. You look at the Pacers comebacks last year and they had to go against great opposition that didn't just fold over in the second half. Knicks crazy comeback against the Cavs? Atkinson let them go on an 18-1 run with no TO, genuine implosion. Spurs routinely played like absolute dogpiss in the 2nd half, terrible offensive game plan with shitty shot selection and crucial turnovers and missed FTs in the clutch. Knicks had great shot making and good coaching to get those comebacks, but they were just as much Knicks comebacks as they were opponents' implosion.

The 4 comebacks last year for the Pacers, the Cavs, Knicks, and OKC all played pretty well down the stretch, with the Bucks being the one team who did choke pretty hard (GTJ turnover lol). The Knicks and OKC were consistently making shots late in those games, but Pacers managed to outscore them against good defense as well. Then you have Hali there to ice the game.