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Andy Nesbitt

What did Coach K. tell Zion and Co. during Duke’s historic comeback? ‘He don’t coach losers’

This year’s Duke Blue Devils team is a special group that has been must-see TV all season long because of what Zion Williamson and Co. can do on the court.

But they even outdid themselves Tuesday night as they had a historic comeback, rallying from down 23 points with just under 10 minutes left in the game to beat No. 16 Louisville on the road, 71-69. That’s just ridiculous and it’s also the biggest second-half comeback in Mike Krzyzewski’s legendary career.

So how was the No. 2 team in the country able to pull off such a comeback? What was Coach K. telling them in the huddles?

Allow Zion to explain:

Duke haters aren’t going to like that very much, but it was pretty good.

Let’s dive into some numbers of this comeback:

 

Here’s Coach K. being gracious in victory:

It was a wild comeback that had former Duke players and fans feeling amazed, which will also annoy Duke haters:

Oh, and look what Zion did to a ball:

What a wild night for Duke.

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