Ovechkin's longest span without a point this regular season was three games, something he went through twice: Feb. 14-21 and March 9-12.

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They'd watched a 13-point lead dissolve into a two-point deficit in the span of just one quarter, and the Indiana Pacers, full of momentum and already up by one game in the playoff series, seemed to have the home team right where they wanted it for a second straight victory.

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Southerland then hit two 3s from the top of the key in a 64-second span as the crowd roared and Syracuse had restored its 13-point halftime lead.

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In that game, Syracuse fell apart in the second half, going from a 16-point lead to trailing by 18 in a 13-minute span.

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There was the 27-point, third-quarter hole at Cleveland, a 13-point deficit with eight minutes left against Boston, and 11-point deficits against Detroit and Charlotte all in a seven-day span, no less.

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They rallied from 13 points down in the final 8 minutes to beat Boston, from a 27-point, third-quarter hole at Cleveland, and from 11-point deficits against Detroit and Charlotte all those coming in a seven-day span, no less.

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