Comebacks don't have to be long, drawn out affairs. Sometimes they can happen within minutes, or in this case, nine seconds.

Trailing by six points in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals with just 18.7 seconds to go, Pacers' legend Reggie Miller rattled off eight points in 8.9 seconds to secure a 107-105 win at Madison Square Garden.

This win would prove absolutely pivotal for the Pacers as well, as it took Indiana all seven games to do away with the Knicks.

Trailing 38-3 with less than 10 minutes to play in the third quarter, the Michigan State Spartans looked dead in the water facing the Northwestern Wildcats. They'd already lost each of their previous four games and were just waddling to the end of the game without much of a fight.

At least, that's what you might have expected. However, the Spartans did the opposite, scoring 38 unanswered points to cap off the biggest comeback in NCAA Division I football history.

The Spartans scored on five straight possessions to end the game (four touchdowns, one field goal), and added a punt return TD in the midst of the comeback as well. In total, the Spartans scored 24 points in the fourth quarter alone.

It was a tremendous win for Michigan State, and while you'd hope it would catapult the team into a feverish finish to their season, the Spartans actually would not win another game that year. They finished the season 4-8 overall and 1-7 in Big Ten play.

This contest had everything, stakes, rivals, and an absolutely unforeseen comeback.

In the fourth meeting of the year between heated ACC rivals Maryland and Duke, the two teams battled it out for a spot in the March Madness title game. These teams had been at each other's throats all year, with Duke winning two of their previous three matchups, but Maryland holding a +7 point differential.

This one was for all the most important marbles though. And Maryland looked primed for a spot in the title game. They led 39-17 early on, but Duke slowly clawed back.

By the end of the first half, they trailed by 11, and with seven minutes to go in the game, Duke took their first lead of the contest.

The Blue Devils closed the game out on a 23-12 run to dispatch the Terrapins. They'd end up defeating Arizona in the title game as well to secure Coach K's third national title.

Maybe it's recency bias, maybe it's Maybelline. Regardless of the emotions running high in our minds currently, it's hard to argue just how massive this win was for the Knicks and the city of New York as a whole.

After the Spurs won Game 3, San Antonio looked like they would be heading back home with all the momentum, stealing both games at Madison Square Garden from the Knicks to even the series up at 2-2. However, OG Anunoby and Jalen Brunson had different plans.

Trailing by 27 at halftime, and facing a deficit of 29 points, the Knicks won the third quarter by 12 points and the fourth quarter by 16 points to win 107-106 on an Anunoby tip-in with less than two seconds left.

That capped off the largest comeback in NBA Finals history as the Knicks gathered a commanding 3-1 series lead.

Playing the Houston Oilers for the second game in a row after falling to them 27-3, the Bills looked like they were ready to be run off the field yet again, but this time, a loss would've ended their sason in the first round of the playoffs. Trailing 28-3 at halftime, the Bills came out of the locker room and promptly threw a pick-6, giving the Oilers a 32-point lead.

The Bills would immediately find a new gear though, rattling off 28 points by the end of the third quarter alone. That's the most in NFL history in the third quarter of a playoff game.

Sure, the scoring cooled off in the fourth quarter, but the Bills actually took the lead on a 17-yard touchdown pass from Frank Reich to Andre Reed. Ther Oilers would kick a field goal to send the game to overtime, but the momentum was clearly in Buffalo's favor, and they won the game in OT.

While this comeback has since been overtaken for the largest in NFL history, the fact this happened in the postseason is what keeps it on this list.

Sometimes, an epic comeback requires a little bit of luck. That isn't to say Paul Lawrie's victory at the 1999 British Open wasn't earned. He came into the final round trailing by 10 strokes. His victory marked the largest final round comeback in major championship history.

Of course, what people remember most is the iconic collapse from Jean van de Velde. The Frenchman carded a triple bogey on the 18th hole, giving Lawrie a chance to win in a playoff alongside Justin Leonard. After four holes, Lawrie emerged victorious. He posted a final round score of 4-under 67, the best mark of the day from anyone who finished inside the top-10 of the tournament.

This wasn't just one 3-0 comeback. This was two, wrapped into one. Not only did the Flyers need to claw back and win three consecutive games to force a Game 7, but in that winner-take-all contest, the Bruins got out to a 3-0 lead.

The Flyers won four straight games, scored four straight goals, and became the third team in NHL history to come back from a 3-0 series deficit.

Love them, hate them, the New England Patriots' dynasty was certainly formidable. You could never count Tom Brady and company out. Even when they trailed by 25 deep into the third quarter, you had to imagine that a few fumbles and questionable play calls from the opposition were coming because that's the kind of voodoo magic that the Patriots brought.

In this case, the Atlanta Falcons were the victims as the Patriots secured their fifth Super Bowl.

Perhaps we could still see another this year, but the 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers currently remain the only team in NBA history to come back from a 3-1 deficit in the NBA Finals. That alone would warrant placement on this list, but it ranks so high because of everything it stood for.

The Cavaliers were facing the 73-9 Golden State Warriors, the greatest regular season team of all-time. The Warriors boasted unanimous MVP Stephen Curry and were looking to become back-to-back champions.

They had everything, but they didn't have the King. LeBron James, accompanied with stellar sidekicks like Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love, as well as unforgettable defense from role player Matthew Dellavedova, was able to lead the Cavs to three straight wins, capturing the iconic "Blocked by James!" moment along the way.

As stated earlier, a 3-0 comeback is obviously one of the toughest things to do in sports. In hockey, such a comeback has happened four times. In Major League Baseball, it's happened only once.

Everything about this series was special. Not only did the Red Sox accomplish the "never happened before or after" feat against their greatest rivals the New York Yankees, but in doing so, they also broke the Curse of the Bambino, an 86-year World Series drought, as the Red Sox went on to sweep the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series.

This series brought us the Curt Schilling bloody sock game, two walk-off wins from David Ortiz, and a Game 7 grand slam. It had everything and may never be topped as the greatest comeback in pro sports history. It was so good, it even prompted a Netflix documentary.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY Sports: Ranking sports best comebacks, including Knicks Game 4 win vs Spurs