NBA: Best games of their career

[ambchang]

Every NBA great had at least one memorable, dominating game in his prime.

Off the top of my head, I can think of the following games, feel free to add yours:

Jordan: 63 points vs. Boston in a playoff game, any game in the series vs. Phoenix, the flu game.

Magic: 42/15/7 as a rookie, the baby skyhook game

Bird: 25/15/11 vs. the Rockets in the Finals, 43/13/5 vs. Detroit in 85, that game winner vs. Portland at the end of the regular season when Bird was already half retired

Duncan: Near quadruple double vs. Nets in the Finals. 32/20/6 in the same series. 40/15/7 vs. Dallas, 37/16/4 vs. the Lakers. All in the 2003 playoff run.

KAJ: 30/17/8 vs. Boston after an embarrassing game 1 loss. He did it at 37 years old as well.

Barkley: 44/24 to close out the Sonics. 24/19 in that OT game vs. the Bulls in the Finals. 56/14 vs. the Warriors in the playoffs.

Moses: 24/23 to close out the Lakers in 83, pretty much any game in that series. Moses bullied his way through.

Stockton: 25/13 and game winner to close out the Rockets in 97, the pass vs. the Bulls

Shaq: Any of the Finals games in that three peat, dude was dominant. (40/24, 36/21, 44/20, 28/20/9, just pick). 44/21 vs. the Kings, followed by 43/20 in b2b games.

David Robinson: 71 points vs. the Clippers in a rather meaningless game, 52 points vs. Zo. 34/10/10/10 vs. Detroit. 30/13/8 vs. the Warriors. 13/17 in the final game of his career, clinching the le.

Hakeem: 41/16/4 vs. the Spurs, 43/11/4 in the next game, 35/15/6 to sweep Orlando in the same year, 41/13/6 in 94

Garnett: 32/21 to close out the Kings in 04, 30/19 vs. the Lakers

Lebron: 25 straight points, 48/9/7, 32/10/11 vs. the Spurs in 13, 37/12 in the next game to close out the Spurs in 6. Entire series vs. OKC

Dirk: The entire 2011 run, including 48 points vs. OKC, 34/11 in MIA, 28/14 vs. the Lakers

Kobe: 81 points in a meaningless game vs. the Raptors, Game 7 quit vs. the Suns, 6-24 in a Game 7, 48/16 and 45/10 in b2b games vs. Steve Smith and the Spurs.

Karl Malone: 39/9/5 vs. the Bulls in 98, missed FTs and got ball stolen

Wade: 06 with his record breaking FTAs

[Koolaid_Man]

Every NBA great had at least one memorable, dominating game in his prime.

Off the top of my head, I can think of the following games, feel free to add yours:

Jordan: 63 points vs. Boston in a playoff game, any game in the series vs. Phoenix, the flu game.

Magic: 42/15/7 as a rookie, the baby skyhook game

Bird: 25/15/11 vs. the Rockets in the Finals, 43/13/5 vs. Detroit in 85, that game winner vs. Portland at the end of the regular season when Bird was already half retired

Duncan: Near quadruple double vs. Nets in the Finals. 32/20/6 in the same series. 40/15/7 vs. Dallas, 37/16/4 vs. the Lakers. All in the 2003 playoff run.

KAJ: 30/17/8 vs. Boston after an embarrassing game 1 loss. He did it at 37 years old as well.

Barkley: 44/24 to close out the Sonics. 24/19 in that OT game vs. the Bulls in the Finals. 56/14 vs. the Warriors in the playoffs.

Moses: 24/23 to close out the Lakers in 83, pretty much any game in that series. Moses bullied his way through.

Stockton: 25/13 and game winner to close out the Rockets in 97, the pass vs. the Bulls

Shaq: Any of the Finals games in that three peat, dude was dominant. (40/24, 36/21, 44/20, 28/20/9, just pick). 44/21 vs. the Kings, followed by 43/20 in b2b games.

David Robinson: 71 points vs. the Clippers in a rather meaningless game, 52 points vs. Zo. 34/10/10/10 vs. Detroit. 30/13/8 vs. the Warriors. 13/17 in the final game of his career, clinching the le.

Hakeem: 41/16/4 vs. the Spurs, 43/11/4 in the next game, 35/15/6 to sweep Orlando in the same year, 41/13/6 in 94

Garnett: 32/21 to close out the Kings in 04, 30/19 vs. the Lakers

Lebron: 25 straight points, 48/9/7, 32/10/11 vs. the Spurs in 13, 37/12 in the next game to close out the Spurs in 6. Entire series vs. OKC

Dirk: The entire 2011 run, including 48 points vs. OKC, 34/11 in MIA, 28/14 vs. the Lakers

Kobe: 81 points in a meaningless game vs. the Raptors, Game 7 quit vs. the Suns, 6-24 in a Game 7, 48/16 and 45/10 in b2b games vs. Steve Smith and the Spurs.

Karl Malone: 39/9/5 vs. the Bulls in 98, missed FTs and got ball stolen

Wade: 06 with his record breaking FTAs

Kobe 5 (- Kareem, Magic, and MJ)
Everyone else Less Than 5

Now...go eat da poo-poo like your boy Rimmy.....a man's anus is licked like ICE CREAM:

[ambchang]

How can I forget this:

Isiah: 25 points on one leg in the four quarter vs. the Lakers. 16 points in 94 seconds vs. the Knicks.

Nique: Due game with Bird.

[racm]

I remember Manu's 48 against Phoenix. Nash's triple double against the Mavs in the 2005 playoffs.

Don't forget Duncan's 3 against the Suns in 2008.

[Vash StampedE]

Kobe's top play/game of his career. No wonder he needed hall-of-famer/all-star caliber bigs to really win what really matters.

[Juggity]

I guess this puts the final nail in the coffin w/r/t the myth of Kobe's "legendary" career

His best game is clearly the least meaningful one on the list.

[DMC]

That list is meaningless without Blair's 20/20 game.

[spurraider21]

career sub-41% shooter in the finals
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