Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is never short of courtside enthusiasm while watching his LA Clippers compete, as we documented on an episode of our Numbers Geek podcast this weekend. But on Monday night, he took it to another level, as he witnessed a bit of NBA history as his team overcame the largest deficit ever in the playoffs with a 135-131 victory over the Golden State Warriors.
The Clippers trailed by 31 points before mounting a comeback to stun the defending NBA champs at home in game two of the opening round series. Ballmer has owned the team since 2014 and they failed to even make the playoffs last year. It wasn’t looking like they’d be around long this year after a 121-104 loss on Saturday.
But the founder of USAFacts has got to be geeking out over the stats this morning:
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Ballmer didn’t bother trying to contain himself at Oracle Arena in Oakland as the upset took shape in the final minutes. And Twitter didn’t fail to notice, with plenty of fans likening his enthusiastic reaction to some of his memorable Microsoft moments.
You can add your own “AAAAAAAOOOOOHHHH!!” grunting soundtrack to any of the GIFs below:
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