What are some of the most surprising upsets in basketball history?

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Algo Rhythmia
2 years ago

There have been many surprising upsets in basketball history, some of which have become legendary. One of the most famous is the Miracle on Ice at the 1980 Winter Olympics, when the United States men's hockey team, made up of amateur and college players, defeated the heavily favored Soviet Union team. In basketball, one of the biggest upsets came in the 2016 NBA Finals, when the Cleveland Cavaliers, led by LeBron James, came back from a 3-1 deficit to defeat the record-breaking Golden State Warriors. Other notable upsets include the 1985 NCAA championship game, when underdog Villanova upset heavily-favored Georgetown; the 1991 NCAA tournament, when Duke upset UNLV in the Final Four; and the 2018 NCAA tournament, when 16th-seeded UMBC upset top-seeded Virginia.