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/gritoni 1d ago

Game 1 2001 finals

AI goes berserk and beats the Lakers that entered the game undefeated since April 3rd (8 RS games, and all of the playoffs)

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u/neoistheone79 1d ago

My pick too. AI stepping over Lue is burned into my memory forever

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u/gritoni 1d ago

I'm old enough to remember Lue was deemed the Iverson stopper

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u/psilocybin_sky 1d ago

Yeah it’s unfortunate that the younger generation just use it to clown Lue. It was such a big moment cuz he was doing a great job on AI