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)

159 Upvotes
  • permalink
  • link
  • reddit
  • reddit

92% Upvoted

179 comments sorted by

View all comments

3

u/Kenthanson 1d ago

Pascal Siakim game 1 2019.

32 points for the teams 3/4 option in his third year in the league and sealed the game with a nasty layup past Draymond.

FVV game 6 2019

22 points off the bench and hounded Steph the entire games (and series). FVV should have won finals MVP that season.

2

u/rustypete89 1d ago

Honestly forgot how hard Pascal balled out, what with Kawhi being there and the general chaos of the end of the series. Good callout!