Before last Saturday's playoff game in Charlotte, the Hornets weren't looking very hot.
According to our algorithm, after the Hornets dropped the first two games in their first-round seven-game series against the Heat, they sat at just a 20.47% chance to win the series.
Today, their probability to move on to the next round is a strong 76.08%.
This Game 5 shot from Courtney Lee has a lot to do with that.
At that point in the game -- well, after Kemba Walker's missed jumper -- the Hornets, down by a point, had just a 39.92% chance of winning the contest. Lee's shot, per numberFire Live, added 37.05% to those odds, giving them a 76.70% chance to win the game with less than half of a minute remaining.
Charlotte ended up winning the game by two, giving them a 3-2 series lead. And after starting the series down 0-2, that means they're in position to make some history.
In the NBA Playoffs, teams who've started a series up 2-0 have gone on to win all but 16 of those series, which is good for a 94.1% win percentage. The 2-0 deficit in basketball has historically been the toughest to climb back from among the major sports, as Major League Baseball (83.5% series win percentage) and the National Hockey League (86.1%) have seen the upset occur at a higher rate.
The Hornets, currently favorites to take the series, could become the 17th squad to make the comeback.
Maybe that'll officially retire the Crying Jordan meme.
Probably not.