Their success, though, may hinge on a successful comeback by Manu Ginobili, who was hobbled much of last season with an ankle injury.
Following both guitarists' return to the band and its complete drug cleanup, Aerosmith made a prodigious return to success, once described as "the single most successful comeback in the history of heavy metal, if not all of popular music".
So, having been outgunned for the third time in succession at the start, the Kiwis have twice made a successful comeback, twice on the Oracle nemesis of the third, upwind leg.
Nokia still hasn't found its way to a successful comeback in the smartphone market.
It was Clijsters's third tournament championship since she began her highly successful comeback last year.
(They've adjusted the menu multiple times, and the bread pudding has mounted a successful comeback).
The 29-year-old Vick had a successful comeback in Philadelphia.
But in 2003, in a sign of changing attitudes, the actor began a successful comeback.
Lemieux's successful comeback has been hockey's best crossover story of the season.
Soon, with an unforced error, Stephens held three break points and the key to a successful comeback.
For some, that is simply too old to complete a successful comeback from such a serious injury.
