The seemingly insurmountable odds the Oklahoma City Thunder faced in their comeback win over the Utah Jazz were too tempting for some punters in New Zealand.

Steven Adams and his Thunder team-mates rallied from 25 points down late the third quarter at Chesapeake Energy Arena home on Thursday (NZ time) to win 107-99.

The win kept the NBA first-round playoff tie alive, but was likely to be met with dismay by the person, or people, who wagered that they would be unable to make the improbable comeback.

The New Zealand TAB received two sizeable bets on the Jazz during the match - one of $29,240 when the Jazz were paying $1.14 to win, and one of $10,000 at $1.04. The Thunder reached peak odds of $15 to win during the third quarter.

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Wow, OKC come back to tie the game at the end of the third quarter.



We've taken bets of $29,240 at $1.14 and $10,000 at $1.04 on the Jazz to win. pic.twitter.com/owziOZQz0k — TAB Sport (@TAB_Sport) April 26, 2018

It was not known if the bets were made by separate people, or just one person.

Bets of this size are an everyday occurrence for the TAB.

One punter would be singing the praises of LeBron James on Thursday night. That person put $15,000 on the Cleveland Cavaliers to win at odds of $1.13. James blocked a potential match-winning layup with seven seconds to go against the Indiana Pacers, before scoring a buzzer-beating, game-winning three-pointer.

On April 19, one person bet $8,000 bet that Houston Rockets star James Harden would score more than 40 points against the Minnesota Timberwolves. He scored just 12.