Biggest Choke in NBA history? Enjoy it Spurs fan.

[Keepin' it real]

I guess Wilt doesn't count as a top 10 all time.

Nope. Not on most lists that I see and read from experts and former players on TV and online.

Today's NBA fan.

That includes you, by the way.

[Sean Cagney]

But.. do they win '07 without the spark provided by the Dirk foul?

Who knows? Maybe not? Either or it's a repeat in 05 and 06.

[NameLess Scrub]

Who knows? Maybe not? Either or it's a repeat in 05 and 06.

This is one in Tim Duncan's armor. Even though he's had 2 decades of sustained excellence, he could never turn that excellence into a B2B.

Most of the greats in the GOAT conversation (MJ, Magic, Kareem, Shaq, Bill Russell, even Hakeem and LBJ) repeated. The only top 10-ish player who didn't repeat besides Duncan was Bird.

I don't know what it is about Timmy, but when you're splitting hairs about the best ever, or in this case, wondering if the Spurs could have repeated if they'd won in 2013, two decades of Spurs history indicates they would not have done so.

It just seems like they've been very unlucky to repeat, injuries, too close, some mental mistake, who the heck makes a turnaround jumper in 0.4 seconds, etc.

You have to wonder if he had been treated better due to being a media/NBA darling/star, he had won one or two more les.

[Sean Cagney]

It just seems like they've been very unlucky to repeat, injuries, too close, some mental mistake, who the heck makes a turnaround jumper in 0.4 seconds, etc.

I swear man that would only happen against the Spurs, no joke.

[YGWHI]

Biggest choke? There are other 9 teams that lost in game 7 after 3-1 series lead, should talk about them.

[NameLess Scrub]

I swear man that would only happen against the Spurs, no joke.

It seems

[tbdog]

Wasn't a choke....Warriors finally woke up and are clearly the better team....but I have a feeling there going to lose against the Cavs......Illuminati Lebron James is going to ring...

They weren't the better team. The Thunder couldn't hit their outside shots the last two games. Even being outshout from 3 massively, they were right there because they were beating the warriors in so many other areas. Btw, Warriors scored 63 points from 3, compared to Thunder's 9 in game 6.

[Spurtacular]

NO they choked...

Big time choking.

[aal04]

okc were heavily outclassed. It felt in last 2 games every shot in the second half was a desperation chuck by okc. Whereas GSW just doing bau, regardless of who was in the lead

[TampaDude]

The Dubs are just on a level above everyone else right now. It would be like the average person stepping into the ring with Ali or Tyson in his prime. Zero percent chance of victory.

The Cavs WILL get swept. It has basically already happened, and we just have to catch up to it in the timeline. Book. It.

[UNT Eagles 2016]

You want to know the reason why teams like the 2004 Lakers, 2006 Mavericks, 2008 Lakers, 2012 Thunder lost? It's because they weren't good enough to be there in the first place. The Spurs got screwed over in all those seasons and those teams got their asses beat cause they simply weren't good enough to be there in the first place. They all got what they deserved.

You can say that about a lot of Spurs teams this century as well. 2001, 2011 and 2016 Spurs were fool's gold, 2002, 2008 and 2015 just not that good and shivering at the sight of the Staples Center, 2004 no offense, 2006 had too many misfitting pieces, 2000, 2009 and 2010 too injured and no bench.

[kobyz]

You can relax, all top 10 of chokes are still belong to the Spurs!!!

[TheCerebral1]

Cleveland vs Dallas. Sorry that was the bigger choke. Sorry about the truth. Lebust Shames continues to prove that just because you get there doesn't mean you can do it yourself. He's the anti Jordan.