Forgotten NBA Finals Performances

[CSquare43]

damn that 80s conk. dem nikkas did it fresh to death back then

That's that potato peels and lye sh*t, you youngins don't know bout dat...

:flattop:

 

[FAH1223]

Same series that had Courtney Lee missing crucial free throws like his name was Nick Anderson

I remember the layup he missed at end of regulation IIRC

 

[O.iatlhawksfan]

Who was that guy on the Spurs when they played the Hear? I think his last name was Neal

 

[O.iatlhawksfan]

Russ with that 43 in the finals

That game isn’t forgotten

 

[Mindfield333]

Who was that guy on the Spurs when they played the Hear? I think his last name was Neal

Gary Neal? That series probably got him paid a bit

 

[Piff Huxtable]

I knew Mavs were done after this

 

[Nostalgic]

Speedy Clayton in the 2003 NBA Finals.

 

[murksiderock]

Yeah Petit is the early stretch 4 blueprint.

100%, bro everything you can find on Petit tells you how smooth his game was; he was the bridge superstar between Mikan's Lakers and Russell's dynastic Celtics, that mid-to-late 50s era was Pettit's league and even when Wilt and Russell took center stage he was still Top 5, one of the guys right after them...

He's always on Top 50 lists when they come out, which indicates students/historians of the game respect his legacy, but he's never discussed in any GOAT topics, just think about the many GOAT conversations we've had on here and how many times have we heard someone salute Petit?

On resume alone he shyts on a ton of guys favorite players, and that was in an era before they gave defensive accolades (DPOY or All-D) or Finals MVPs. Everything we know about dude tells us he was dominant as fukk. There's no reason he shouldn't be more involved in GOAT discussions other than the fact most of Basketball Culture neglects anyone and anything pre-1980...

He coulda had the win but he missed clutch freethrows at the end that allowed fisher to hit the 3 to send it into OT where they lost. shyts gotta burn...that series was way closer than people remember.

The '09 and '07 Finals were 5 and 4 game series but were both much more competitive than they are remembered today...

My nod for forgotten Finals performances is the closeout '09 G5. Probably the best game I ever saw Kobe play, considering the stage and circumstances and if not the best, its gotta be in his Top 5. I think Magic were up most of the first half and then second half Kobe closed the door on em...

 

[Box Factory]

Fred vanvleet game 6 against the Warriors to clinch the championship. Hit a bunch of crazy shots in the 4th to seal that game

 

[mbewane]

That Lakers Celtics game 7, Ron Artest gets a ton of glory but I feel like people don’t talk enough about Pau

He had 19 points and 18 rebounds, including 9 offensive rebounds against guys like KG

Pau is the typical Euro that brehs hate to give credit to. He's had various huge games in those stretches but people treat him like he's an afterthought when he was the number 2 on a back-to-back championship team.

 

[Da King]

I knew Mavs were done after this

one of the all time ethers

 

[Spiritual Stratocaster]

That's that potato peels and lye sh*t, you youngins don't know bout dat...

:flattop:

 

[El Guapo]

It being a short series and also it being LeBron’s first championship overshadowed that the clinching game was the “Mike Miller game” where he went 7/8 for threes

The games before this he hardly played and had 2 points, 2 points, 4 points, and 0 points

 

[Tres Leches]

still lost though , fukking courtney lee

 

[DaMostInfamous]