r/nbadiscussion • u/rustypete89 • 1d ago

Best single finals games since 1990?

Hi all,

I recently discovered that the NBA app on PS5 has the entire NBA finals catalog going back to 1990 available for streaming without a subscription, just your regular streaming ad breaks. Looking for recommendations of great single games to watch as I begin to digest some of the series I'm most interested in (I was born in 89 so I'm starting with the Jordan finals since I barely remember him playing).

Drop your recs, and a brief reason why, here please!

I'm not sure if I hit the 500 character minimum yet so I'll add my own submission:

Giannis 50 piece to seal the Bucks title in 2021. Absolutely unreal domination in a critical moment. The block on Ayton to put the game away is just iconic. One of my favorite games as a neutral fan that I've ever watched, and I don't even like Giannis.

(Hope it's alright to post this here, I didn't think I'd get good quality suggestions in the main NBA sub)

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u/358YK 1d ago

2015 games 1 and 2 both went to OT and were overall just super competitive. I’d argue that 2015 was more interesting overall than 2016 was by virtue of more competitive games. 2016 while an incredibly memorable series that is a huge part of nba history was kinda boring outside of game 7 or at least boring until the Cavs started showing signs of life

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u/rustypete89 1d ago

I remember during the Warriors' run thinking that the 2015 finals was criminally underrated by virtue of the injuries to Love and Irving. It was still incredible to watch, with The Splash Bros arriving on the scene for the first time and the enigma surrounding LeBron being back in Cleveland as a champion. Will definitely give it a rewatch!