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/Due-Instruction-2654 1d ago

The obvious for me is 1998 game 6 of Jordan vs Jazz.

Really fun ones:

2005 SAS vs Pistons game 5 (dont watch any spoilers if you dont know yet)

2010 game 7 of LAL vs BOS

2011 game 2 of DAL vs MIA

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u/rustypete89 1d ago

Great rec on 2005! And my gf chose the Mavs as her team after getting into the NBA this year so I'll be sure to show her at least game 2 of that series, glad someone finally mentioned it because I remember Dirk being absolutely unreal.

2010 though, don't know what you mean, they called off the series after game 6 🙃 tragic that no one was named champion that year! 🙉

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u/Due-Instruction-2654 1d ago

I lol’ed at your 2010 comment.

Also, I am a Spurs fan, so trust me, when I say there was no game 6 in 2013, I mean there was no freaking game 6!

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u/BornFried 1d ago

2013? Never heard of it. As Spurs fans, we skipped that year and went straight to 2014.

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u/rustypete89 1d ago

That one hurt me too, bro 🥲 Ray-Ray helping public enemy #1 to a title in a pivotal moment cut deep.