I did not expect the Mavs to go that far prior to the 2011 playoffs. It came down 4 teams. Bulls, Heat, Lakers and Spurs. When the Mavs swept the Lakers I was like “they might go all the way”
Dirk doesn’t get enough credit. But Dirk and Hakeem are the only two superstars to win championships without an all-star teammate. And Dirk is considered the second best PF ever, ahead of Karl Malone. If it wasn’t for Jordan, Karl would surely have 2 and there would be a debate about 2nd best PF.
It is almost incredible to see Michael Jordan entering a new level, no one had ever seen before, in the finals. It is almost crazy to think he averaged 41 ppg in 1993 finals. You can say whatever you want, you can like whoever you want, but MJ is the GOAT in my eyes and nothing will change that.
Jordan was on another level in the finals. 91 average 11.4 assists per game highest for anyone not Magic. 92 average above 40% for 3s something not normally good at and in game 1 shot six 3s in a half which was a record for 18 years. 93 average 41 points per game highest ever
@@von1626 No exaggeration necessary. None whatsoever. The 90e and 2000s are the most physical eras of all time. The EIGHTIES are overblown by what you call old heads. The late 80s yes Pistons and Celtics etc played extremely physical basketball. Just look up the damn footage. 2000s is the lowest scoring era due to that physicality. Documented sir. Again. No exaggeration needed. You’re welcome 😉
@@michaeltrenier Why did you give an entire explanation for something that’s already understood?Doesnt mean they weren’t over exaggerating😭Same old heads be saying lebron wouldn’t survive in the 80’s and 90’s😐Yeah sure a 6’8 260 pound freak of nature wouldn’t survive.Definitely was the more physical eras but the game of basketball wasn’t any where near what it was now.Players Barely could create space for a shot😂So they had to be physical.Didnt most if the players back then do heavy drug’s?no wonder they were so angry and “Physical”
@@von1626 Bro. What part of my explanation was difficult to comprehend? Clearly stated in English. There is no exaggeration of the physicality of the late 80s-90s and the 2000s. The 80s yes. Highly exaggerated. Lebron is Lebron. See 2003-2009 The man couldn’t beat Dwight Howard due to the physicality in the EAST. Let it sink in sir. He had to go to Miami and squad up. That is a fact. The Celtics. The Pistons. The Magic. All physically imposing teams. They beat Lebron up. Physically and mentally. The Celtics in particular. Even at their older age and not on their prime. So no. It’s not a given that Lebrons physical prowess would make him any better or worse in a different era. We’ve seen him in his OWN era which is less physical than those and he’s LOST A LOT. That is a fact. Peace.
Wish bird in 86 made a appearance. 24 10 9 with 2.7 steals on 48 39 94 splits. And in Game 6 he absolutely took over with 29 11 12 3 steals on 48 66 91 splits. And in game 4 bird hit a three to tie the game with 1 minute remaining.
I agree. I watched that Celtics/Rockets Finals as a teen and as a Houstonian I was disappointed but I respected Bird’s game. This host is too young to watch most of the past great series.
Tim Duncan and Hareem were amazing big men. Shaq was also killing it. When your big but up numbers like that you can just put solid player around them and it's a wrap.
And Jordan still has a finals series where in all 4 wins he had game 1 31 points game winner at buzzer game 2 38 pts 13 rebs and 9 assts game 5 flu game clutch 3 37 7 and 5 and the clincher 39 points game winning assist👀 at 34 years old. Also fun fact in all of Jordans finals he won 4 regular season mvps. The 2 he didn't, he thoroughly outplayed the mvps Barkley in 93 and Malone in 97. Incredible!
@@Terror832 Bruh how u go desrespect the True greatest Lakers of all time😒 Lonzo ball the greatest passer of all time and Lavar Ball he actually led showtime in the 80s the cameras just weren't on plus he's never lost 1 on 1 😏
The clutch shot MJ hit in game 3 of 91 Finals, MJ suffered a severe big toe injury. If you watch highlights and games 4 & 5 you can see MJ adjust his game to deal with the injury & pain.
Worthy and Scott was hurt in that series.Mj won you dont have to add to Mj legacy.All the Greats played through injury at that point of the season.( Kobe played with broken fingers in the finals, zeek with ankle sprains, Curry,
@@von1626 Yes he played great but that feat isn't that impressive considering the circumstances. He was literally playing with the two greatest shooters of all time who defenders were glued to. Dude was making so many easy buckets. It certainly doesn't top any of the finals MVPs put on this list.
Because Jordan fans think that anything Lebron does is watered down. 2016 Finals is hands down without a doubt the most valauble any player has ever been.
@@keonecapan4742 Bulls team made 3/17 on 3’s in 91 finals, MJ was 2/4 on 3’s, combined they were 5/21 on 3’s in the full 5 games. When dudes avg 31 points winning titles, it doesn’t matter how they got them
KD 2017 nba finals mvp was insane 35.2ppg 8.2rpg 5.4apg 1.0spg 1.6bpg FG56% 3P47% FT93% Did everything & played great late the only 2 games that was close in that series.
Magic johnson supposed to be #1 when he was a rookie and played as a Center for the lakers after Kareem was injured, you didn't even include him, Great Vid.
MJ most definitely should be #1, he averaged over 40 ppg and was the clear best clutch player than everyone at the top. With the least amount of offensive help too. Last 5 minutes score within 5 pts MJ in 93 11-23 30 pts Pippen in 93 2-12 7 pts Shaq in 00 6-9 20 pts Kobe in 00 2-5 8 pts LBJ in 16 1-5 4 pts Kyrie in 16 1-3 3 pts MJ alone was 11-23 47.8%, Shaq/LBJ/Kobe/Kyrie/Pippen together were 12-34 35.2% (granted most of those missed shots were from Pippen) but it still shows how great MJ was in the clutch and that this myth that he always had a superteam or that he won bc of Pippen is dumb as hell.
This will likely be an unpopular opinion, but I think the finals of 03 Duncan or 94 Hakeem should be it because of the overall load they had to carry relative to their teammates in order for their team to have a chance. They had to be their team's best scorer, play maker for others, rebounder, defensive anchor, and closer while having no elite offensive or defensive players with them. Jordan never had to be the team's defensive anchor and lead rebounder (I know he was a guard but still we are comparing all players and positions here), while the 2 above I listed did in those finals while being the main offensive option. They did not have a mega offensive threat to take some of the offensive pressure off like 2000 Shaq had with Kobe, and 16 LeBron had with Kyrie. One could argue LeBron had to be the 2016 team's best everything but I'm giving Hakeem and Duncan the small edge due to not having a Kyrie level scorer alongside, and Kyrie was arguably the closer. Nor did they have a Pippen level player to take some of the defensive and play making pressure off like Jordan had. Robinson was washed and Manu and Parker were not near elite in 03 for Duncan, and 94 Hakeem had no elite teammates.
This! Both were far more "all around impressive and carried heavier loads at both ends. Also I'd like to add Rick Barry in 1975 should've made this list. That was a very underrated title winning Finals mvp performance. He more than doubled his 2nd best players scoring average that series. One of only 2 times a Finals team has swept as the underdog.
@@FuShengAlex Yes I have to say good call on Barry. Though he did not have the combined offensive = defensive responsibility of Hakeem 94 and Duncan 03, but offensively and as a closer he carried a very heavy burden.
so according to bronsexuels 2016 makes him the goat and noone else has had a tougher finals but according to facs there have been several finals similar to that. its almost as in the lebron goat arguement is terrible
2016 Lebrons finals performance is no doubt #1. This list is wrong. Lebron literally lead BOTH teams in every major statistical category. The first and only to do that. And came back from a 3-1 deficit. Greatest performance ever
He played the most minutes to accumulate those stats and other players weren’t far off from him either. Kyrie also averaged the most ppg by a second option ever in finals history at that time until Curry did with KD. He also wouldn’t have been down 3-1 had he shown up at home in late game 4. Curry/Klay both shot bad up 3-1, way below their season averages. No reason for a player of LBJ’s caliber with great help, should be down 3-1.
@@eazyduzit-tr3nx Lebron was the underdog in that series against the 73-9 warriors team. In 2016, the Cavs were nowhere near the warriors level. Cavs would of got swept if it wasn't for LeBron. Lebron was the one that lead the charge coming back down 3-1. Lead both teams in all 5 major stat categories for the series.
@@Cheaps93 you still be glossing over shit I see. He played the most minutes out of everyone, several players were close to some of the stats but they didn’t play the minutes he did. Regular season records don’t mean shit in the post season, Cavs in 09 won 66, weren’t the underdogs vs Magic but somehow LBJ gets an excuse for losing from you dudes. My Mavs won 67 in 07 & lost in the first round. Cavs had 3 all star caliber players just like GS, stop trying to elevate them like y’all always do to prop up LBJ. Curry/Klay both played trash, shot below their averages yet were still up 3-1. After 3-1 Kyrie still averaged 30 ppg on 51% shooting, as a second option. Overall had the best ppg average by a second option in finals history at the time. Quit acting like it was just LBJ with no real help.
@@eazyduzit-tr3nx And Lebron avagered 36 points 12 rebounds and 10 assists 3 steals 3 blocks in the last 3 games of that series. Love only avagered 8 and 6 the entire series. "Cavs had 3 all-star caliber players" 😂😂 When did I did say that LeBron had no help. Now you just putting words in my mouth. I said that lebron was the one that was leading the charge in the last 3 games. Without lebron, Cavs would of got mooped off the court in 4. The Cavs were never a stacked team. Lebron was the only superstar on that team at the time. Both Kyrie and Klove weren't even all-star nor all-nba players in 2016. Nobody has Cleveland winning the series except for Cavs fans. Stop acting like they was one the same level.
@@Cheaps93 ah yes thanks for that, so you recognized that Love didn’t play well huh? So why is it that y’all don’t do the same for Harden in 2012, Manu/Dray etc Harden wasn’t even an all star at all yet y’all say he was to prop up LBJ. Dude averaged 12 ppg in the finals on 37.5% shooting yet he’s 1 of 3 “superstars” that LBJ beat lol. Dray averaged 11 ppg on 34% shooting in 2017 yet y’all fools say he’s a “superstar” that LBJ beat. Be consistent with it, this is why y’all get hate my guy. You’re going off another hypothetical, nobody knows what that Cavs team does with no LBJ. All you’re doing is playing this “what if” game to prop him up, go with what you know. Kyrie was an all-NBA/all star caliber player he averaged 27 ppg in those finals & 30 ppg the last 3 games & yet you want to act like that’s nothing bc he didn’t make the all star team lol. Leave it to LBJ groupies who overrate guys like Harden who wasn’t an all star caliber player at all in 2012 finals averaging 12 ppg 34% just to prop up LBJ but then say Kyrie who averaged the most ppg in finals history at the time as a SECOND OPTION (get that through your head) is not worth mentioning bc he wasn’t selected to the all star team.... Imagine being down 3-1 to this.... Curry 21.5 ppg 43.8% Klay 15.3 ppg 40.4% While doing this.. LBJ 24.8 ppg 48.2% While having this help... Kyrie 25.0 ppg 42.7% “Goat team ever”, “they were a superteam”, “they were a juggernaut team” etc fuck all that shit you heard from the pro LBJ media, there is no reason for LBJ to be down 3-1 against that with that help lol. Most overrated finals win in recent memory.
Do y’all have Dirk above KD in the all-time rankings? I hear the arguments his ring is worth more and understand but then it’s like okay you still deadass taking prime Dirk over prime KD? Or is that a separate discussion?
Nah I’d take KD. Dirk’s legacy is slightly overrated. People forget before 2011 he was known for chocking in the playoffs, like when he lost to the 8th seed warriors his mvp year
@@stopplzs Meh, that's not entirely true. Yes, he didn't win a ring until 2011, but remember that he had led his team to the finals in '06. The road to that Finals was one of the hardest in history. He had to face Tim Duncan's Spurs in the SECOND round! It's widely accepted that reffing played a major role in the '06 Finals and contributed greatly to his loss. Also don't forget the 2003 WCF against the Spurs. Dirk got injured in game three, but a legitimate argument could be made that if he stayed healthy he could have beaten the Spurs that year. That was when Steve Nash was coming into his own with Michael Finley. The choker thing is also misleading because Dirk never had the help that many other champions got. So putting the loss solely on him never really made sense.
@@chasemichael6008 I agree that he’s a great player, not taking that away from him. Hypotheticals can swing in any arguments favor so I don’t see the point in bringing that up. Yes, he got injured but he may have very well lost as much as he could’ve won. The Mavericks got reverse swept in 2006. The officiating was sketchy for about one game, that wouldn’t justify the others and D Wade did have an all time great performance. Also, Dirk didn’t play perfect in 2011 either. He started out shooting poorly game 6 against the heat, and it was Jason Terry’s 19 that kept the heat in the game. I love that Dirk won a ring, but I hate how this conception has arisen that he completely carried that Mavericks team. Of course he was the leader and best player, but Chandler’s rim protection, in addition to Kidd and Terry’s contributions shouldn’t be overlooked. Actually, the importance of Chandler’s rim protection showed the next year when the Thunder swept the Mavs. They just weren’t the same team defensively
@@stopplzsYou're right that hypotheticals can swing both ways. My point was that he was one injury away from possibly adding another finals appearance under his belt. I brought this up to counter your point about him being seen as a choker. I think we can both agree that make three finals appearances in the extremely tough Western Conference is the opposite of consistently choking. Please don't take this the wrong way, but your comment about the '06 Finals is simply not true. The reffing in 2006 was consistently terrible. Game three and four in Miami saw the Heat getting the majority of calls, but game five was abysmal. Miami shot *24* more free throws than Dallas that game. Wade shot 21 free throws in game six. Overall, Wade ended up averaging a little over 18 free throws a game! Please don't take that for me hating on D-Wade. Dude had an incredible series and was a remarkable player. But we simply can't ignore how bad that reffing was in that series. Tim Donaghy (the referee who was arrested for throwing games and making money off of it) even admitted that the series was purposely thrown in Miami's favor. Dirk had a flu game in the '11 Finals and also had a game where he tore a tendon on his shooting hand. Both of those play a part in his percentages going down. Yes, Dirk had a solid roster, but there was a reason why Miami's entire defense revolved around double teaming and crowding Dirk. One could argue that the reason why his teammates had such a great series was because of the spacing provided by Dirk.
Michael Jeffrey Jordan does thing's like no one else... in 1991 he's up against Magic & he is an a "Assists Master" so Jordan did just that become a Assist master! 11 assist a game against "Magic" in the playoffs bro...! That's crazy! Jordan can Chameleon any player Especially in the NBA Finals.
I agree. You could add that in 92 he couldn’t shoot 3s so he set an NBA record of 6 3s in one half! In 93 the Suns was the high scoring team with high offensive rating. MJ set NBA record of 41 pts per game! In 97 he didn’t get MVP. So he crunched the Jazz and Karl Malone and led the Bulls in everything except rebounds where he was 0,5 rbs after Rodman! In 98 he lost Pippen in game 6! He scored 45 out of 87 pts, scored the last 8 with 2 steals in last 2 minutes and scored the championship winner! Legendary in all finals except 96 where his team was to good!
Jordan's performance in 1993 is completely surreal. Contextual content is mind-boggling with so little space to realize such statistics. Not to mention the percentage that his Stats represent on the whole team. And I pass ... It's indecent. Plus he defended fantastically (as always). Shaq, LeBron and Duncan also have an eye-sore Stats line. Jordan is the best player in the history of the finals so it’s not surprising to find him 3 times in this ranking. Personally I would have also put Larry Bird in the finals of 1986 in this ranking but for the rest I agree with you😉
That Phoenix team in 93 was soft. And KJ was not really healthy Pretty much the same roster the following year couldn't even beat Hakeem and a bunch of role players
@@FuShengAlex lol 😂 You mustn't have seen how to play the suns of 93 you. They have the MVP in their team. They have the best record in the league and better than the Bulls and unlike the 2016 Warriors the suns are just as monstrous in the playoffs. With Barkley coming out with a 44 points and 24 rebounds in the conference final. And I pass ... But other than that the Suns were soft. Soft is the 2016 Warriors who in the playoffs are ridiculous compared to what they have done in the regular season as the team stats prove. Not to mention Green's suspension and Curry's choke in game 7 of the finals. The word soft is really the last word that could characterize the teams of the 90s. Do not confuse with the modern NBA. Anyone who knows basketball knows very well that Jordan 93 was the most incredible performance in the history of the finals, especially when it came to the rules of the day. Shaq 2002 is amazing too, but it’s not Jordan. LeBron in 2016 clearly deserves his 3rd place because he too is incredible but I never put him in front of Shaq and even less Jordan. Jordan is the best player in the history of the finals so it only makes sense that he is number 1 in this table.
@@francois2683 pfft Barkley was the "paper" popularity MVP in 93. Another #34 in the NBA was better than him at both ends of the floor and should've won the award that year. Phoenix was soft defensively and undersized.....18th ranked defense in the NBA. KJ missed almost half the year injured They barely beat a fading #8th seeded Lakers team in the 1st round. Were down 2-1 facing elimination at one point in the first round 😆 I'll agree Jordan dominated, but there were tougher Finals teams on this list other Finals MVPs faced
@@FuShengAlex Your words are typical of the haters who are disgusted that Jordan is number 1 and who believes that the teams of the time were weak. Not to mention the lack of respect for the MVP of the season. Then you confuse regular season and playoffs. The defense of the suns in the playoffs is one of the best. And you can criticize the defense of the Suns as much as you want, until this team has finished with the best record in the regular season. Not to mention the rules of the day. Whether you like it or not it's like that. Well yes there are other players who have had MVPs in front of them, but outside of Shaq 2002, no player other than Jordan validates a three peat😂. You can tell your nonsense as many times as you want, it won't become any more true ...
Ok, Kobe is not even in top 10, huh, funny🤣Kevin Durant from 2017 and 2018 also isn't in top 10, this is crazy, mad had in 2017 even better statistics than Jordan had in his first title, and you put that in this list, but you didn't put Kevin Durant from 2017 or 2018. I know Warriors were insanee, but nobody speaks about how incredible KD was in these finals. Also Kobe's 2009 championship is better than Dirk's.
@@AFCD95 doesn't matter 🤣it really doesn't matter. Yeah, and also if you didn't know, there are people who proved with numbers and statistics that last 2 Kobe's titles were the hardest titles to win, I'm not speaking only about finals, about whole play off, in 2009 it is true that Lakers beat Orlando in 5 games, but before they played always 7 or 6 games, in 2010, finals series were the craziest series ever. Definitely both Lakers and Boston were nearly equally good, maybe these series were perfect finals series. Both teams averaged less points and defense and rebounds were insanee in these series. So Kobe won 2 hardest championships ever, maybe only player who won 2 titled in the row in same way was Hakeem, but nobody other.
I understand why they did it, but that would mean that every playoff MVP between 1986-98 would be Jordan and every MVP between 2007 and 2021 (minus 2011) would be B ron
Here is the actual list according to average GmSc (List does not include first 12 Finals FMVPs) 1. Giannis 2021 (31.9) 2. Shaq 2000 (30.6) 3. Durant 2017 (30.3) 4. Shaq 2002 (30.1) 5. Jordan 1993 (29.6) 6. Jordan 1991 (29.4) 7. Magic 1987 (28.3) 8. Lebron 2020 (27.5) 9. Shaq 2001 (27.4) 10. Durant 2018 (26.9) Here is worst list according to average GmSc (List does not include first 12 Finals FMVPs) 32. Magic 1982 (18.0) 33. Billups 2004 (17.9) 34. Dirk 2011 (16.6) 35. Worthy 1988 (16.6) 36. Parker 2007 (16.2) 37. Duncan 2005 (15.9) 38. Leonard 2014 (15.8) 39. Pierce 2008 (15.6) 40. Maxewell 1981 (14.5) 41. Iguodala 2015 (13.6)
@@gggyy7104 It was ridiculous 35 ppg, 9 rebounds 5 assists 2.7 TOV on an absurd 70 percent TS. Lebron 2016 29/11/9 4.4 TOV on 56 percent TS. 14 percent TS is a HUUUUUUGE difference. People underestimate the value of efficiency. The way teams win in basketball is by making efficient use of their possessions and a missed shot is effectively a turnover 90 percent of the time. When you think of it like that it really dawns on you. KD averged 35 points on 25.7 scoring attempts (free throws /2 + FG attempts) in 2017, Lebron averaged 29 on 27 scoring attempts in 2016. Thats 1.36 points per attempt for KD vs 1.08 for Lebron. To understand how massive that difference is consider that a team with a +6 net rating is a top 3 or 4 team in the league. A team with a +8 net rating is a championship contender. If your team could generate 6-8 more points while taking 2 fewer FG attempts per game imagine how much better your team would be? Instead of losing close games by1 or 2 points you'd win those games comfortably. Efficiency matters, and nobody has ever been more efficient in a finals series than KD in 2017, and he averaged 35 points while doing it - thats crazy.
@@Youngster543210 i was referring to 2018 Durant over Lebron, Wade and Dirk. 93 Jordan over both Durants. Also there’s argument for 2016 Lebron over 17 Durant too. Total domination. Led both teams in every facet of the game, 3 of the greatest performances ever, amazing story, 3-1 Comeback, against 73-9 and against unanimous MVP, the block etc. Also played better defense. 2.7 steals and 2.3 blocks compared to Durant’s 1 and 1.6 in 17. And’s it not like Lebron’s doing a Westbrook and just chucking up shots. He’s still efficient. Not as efficient as Durant but it’s not like he’s shooting 12% either.
Moses malone should be up there too and bill Russell the championship goat had 2 be there pretty good video but not going past the 90s is underwhelming
But KD’s performance can’t knock out anyone from this top 10 list. Even Nowitzki at #10 beat a Heat super team while Dirk was the only all-star on his team. His dominant performance & adversity put him above KD. I’ve watched all of the listed performances and would not include KD above any of theirs. And that includes Bird’s 86 performance.
Say what you want about Lebron but his 2016 Finals is hands down the most challenging and the most valuable. The Cavs scored exactly 4 points more than the 73 win Warriors (over all 7 games) who lost less than 5 games at home before the last 3 games of the series. He was the best scorer, passer, rebounder, AND defender. No one else has ever come close to that for a 7 game series. One that came down to the wire.
I guess this dude was born on the 90's, as no NBA Finals MVPs made it from the '80s and 70's. What about Rick Barry's 1975 finals MVP, 30 ppg, or Jabbar's finals MVP 1971, like 19 rebounds per game to go along with 27 PPG. I hate when they make videos about top this and that in history when what they really mean is top (since I started watching basketball)
It’s a crime that you don’t have Jerry west in the top two. You have nice facts and editing in your videos but are very focused on stats to a fault imho. Shaq should not be that high considering he faced featherweights in the finals, same with Tim Duncan in 03. LeBron James also got very lucky due to that Draymond Green suspension and a plethora of injuries that Golden State had to endure. He played great no doubt, but ultimately was victorious more due to circumstance than to his own impact and skill.
@@bigdhtx7134 He played great in 2016, just that without all those unforeseen outside circumstances that went in, his team would of lost most likely. His teams victory wasn’t necessarily all due to his overall play and impact basically. It’s more impressive to me if you were the best player on a great team who beat a great team as well as having a bunch of standout plays. Therefore, someone like Shaq or Duncan who beat up on an inferior team in the NBA finals and were able pad their stats as a result is just that, fools gold. Wilt in 72 would be in my top ten over them for instance.
@@johniekilroy2825 Everyone was a featherweight compared to Wilt. Is that his fault? But 1972 Wilt was a shell of his prime, even so he was still a great player even at that age.
Dirk should not be on the list. How could you leave out shaq's 2001 finals mvp.??? He averaged the following against the defensive player of the year dikembe mutombo. 33.0 points 15.8 rebounds 4.8 assist 3.4 blocks In game 2 he put up 28 points, 20 rebounds, 9 assists and 8 blocks. Let's see shaqs 2001 finals mvp numbers vs dirks 2011 finals mvp numbers Points: Shaq=33.0 Dirk=26.0 Rebounds: Shaq=15.8 Dirk=9.7 Assist: Shaq=4.8 Dirk=2.0 Blocks: Shaq=3.4 Dirk=0.7 Steals: Shaq=0.4 Dirk=0.7 I mean I like Dirk but come on lol. Shaq averaged 7 more points per game while shooting better. 6 more rebounds per game. 2.8 more assists per game. And 5 times the blocks per game. The only thing Dirk beat shaq was in steals at 0.7 to 0.4.
Shaq deserves the number 1 spot. He shot 61% with 38 points a game 17 boards and 3 blocks. Sure 41 is slightly higher. But 11% less efficient. Mj can still be the goat even if shaq has best finals ever
Disagree because consider the positions and less efficiently doesn't feel like a great argument for better, Like Deandre Jordan has some of the highest field goal percentage but he isn't a better scorer because he's more efficient
Shaq had a higher FG percentage but thats it. His TS percentage was lower because he was a literal liability at the free throw line shooting 38 percent on like 14 attempts per game. Hack a Shaq was in full effect during the 2000 finals and that severely decreased his efficiency.
@@showtime6667 your delusional his resume speaks for itself and most people who watched him play knows at his peak he was the greatest and nobody else has ever reached that level in NBA History
@@semionjohnson1351 that's just rediculous bro. Talk bout delusional. Have you ever herd of Wilt Russell Magic Bird Duncan Kobe West Oscar Baylor. All have resumes similar or better than MJ. You need to do some research before you come w that weak sauce homie
@@davisattipou7251 and if you have a problem with it don’t watch it. He’s not ranking Jordan cause he a fanboy it’s because what Jordan did makes it number 1. He had the greatest MVP season of all time and the greatest finals performance
Bro there is not any debate man, Jordan is the GOAT, just watch video, and thats only playoff, in season lbj never won Mvp while averaging 37 ppg, and Dpoy, in fact he never won dpoy. People saying that lbj much better passer than mj, but mj wasn t asked to pass, but more to score, he can pass amazingly well too Lbj 1 sroring tite. Mj 10 Lbj 4 shampionships mj 6 Mj is the most impactfull player in nba hostory, everyone wants to be like him, and if you asked a random guy who is the goat, hes saying mj
@@Henry-kv7zl it's a shame that of all things, you would point that out about him... Not the content he creates, or how much time it takes to do research.... but how fast and poorly he talks...
Then Wade's 2006 finals performance vs shaq's 2001 finals performance. Points: Wade=34.7 Shaq=33.0 Rebounds: Wade=7.8 Shaq=15.8 Assist: Wade=3.8 Shaq=4.8 Blocks: Wade=1.0 Shaq=3.4 Steals: Wade=2.7 Shaq= 0.4 Shaq had the advantage in 3 of the 5 categories. Shaq averaged 1 more assists. Double the rebounds and 2.4 more blocks per game. Shaqs 3 peat performances are way underrated.
All the best Finals MVP in history came from the 90s and more recent?! Such a bias slant again towards MJ this is why basketball commentary on TV and TH-cam is toxic and pretty much unbearable
Wilt closet thing to SHaq?!?! WTF are you talking about?!?! Wilt was much more dominate than Shaq!!! Shaq is the first to admit it. Also this video is not counting some of the Older Finals Performances like Moses Malone for example. There are other finals MVPs that belong in this discussion.
Why was Jordan's 91 finals on this list tho...??? He was up against an old, hiv magic lead team that was missing Akeem Abdul Jabbar (Retired), Byron Scott (hurt), and Elgin Baylor (missed 3 games due to injury)...
Magic was MVP in 89 and 90, was runner up in 91. Magic was diagnosed with H.I.V during pre season of the 91-92 season. The Lakers won the Champions in 88 KAJ was a shell of himself & 89 when they lost in the Finals, KAJ wouldn't have made a difference. Scott didn't play game 5 down 3-1. Baylor?
@@blo2706 my mistake, I meant James Worthy... in interviews, Scott said he was hurt all series (knees and ankles). He tried to make a go at it, and it would've been better if he never played cause he couldn't hold anybody in that condition.
@@chrisford2464 When did Worthy and Scott become injured? Because it didn't seem to affect their play against Portland. I don't think Jordan, Bron, or Shaq should be on here multiple times, so many other great FMVP performance 69 West, 77 Walton, 87 Magic, 17 KD.
@@blo2706 I agree that it should've been a more diverse list, but KD17... Didn't LBJ lead both teams in every category... Worthy didn't get hurt til the finals and Scott got injured during the Conference Finals.
I’m still baffled by how tf dirk did what he did. Absolutely incredible.
I did not expect the Mavs to go that far prior to the 2011 playoffs.
It came down 4 teams. Bulls, Heat, Lakers and Spurs.
When the Mavs swept the Lakers I was like “they might go all the way”
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Dirk doesn’t get enough credit. But Dirk and Hakeem are the only two superstars to win championships without an all-star teammate. And Dirk is considered the second best PF ever, ahead of Karl Malone. If it wasn’t for Jordan, Karl would surely have 2 and there would be a debate about 2nd best PF.
@@timmyg831 who's first? Duncan?
I feel like Dirk better but Tim greater
it helps that bron was on the other team
I'm surprised 98' Jordan didn't make it, since he was super clutch and averaged over half his teams points which is ridiculous
he didn't average half of his teams points lol thats super saiyan shit.
he did score over half in game 6 tho if that's what you're referring to
Half of the rest of the starters maybe?
@@ToxicBottledOstrichNostrils he made 38% from Bulls total points, that's what i know
@@nedimcinar7698 👍🏼 I was just guessing what stat they might’ve been thinking of, but thank you!
At 35 YO
It is almost incredible to see Michael Jordan entering a new level, no one had ever seen before, in the finals. It is almost crazy to think he averaged 41 ppg in 1993 finals. You can say whatever you want, you can like whoever you want, but MJ is the GOAT in my eyes and nothing will change that.
The GOAT till 2023 👀
@@Eapp1480 will they clone him and genetically modify him to be even better? Cuz thats the only way he ain't the goat the rest of his life time
@@arvidbjoerk5307 people think bron is the goat even though theres no evidence
@@Christian_Armenian He has a case. I feel like Bron and Jordan are both the GOATs. Im a big fan of both
@@pmptherose to me its jordan 1 and 2-5 is some order of kareem, lebron, majic, bird. there really isnt anybody close to mj
Jordan was on another level in the finals.
91 average 11.4 assists per game highest for anyone not Magic.
92 average above 40% for 3s something not normally good at and in game 1 shot six 3s in a half which was a record for 18 years.
93 average 41 points per game highest ever
GOAT.
1st 3 peat mj was godly
@Itz Motion yeah but he was rusty off of his mlb stint
MJ is so great that a lot of haters think he played in a weak era.
No Lebron media shills promote that false narrative to big up Lebrons losses and down Jordan’s wins. It’s a travesty.
@@michaeltrenier same way how old heads be over exaggerating the 90’s and how “physical” it was.
@@von1626 No exaggeration necessary. None whatsoever. The 90e and 2000s are the most physical eras of all time. The EIGHTIES are overblown by what you call old heads. The late 80s yes Pistons and Celtics etc played extremely physical basketball. Just look up the damn footage. 2000s is the lowest scoring era due to that physicality. Documented sir. Again. No exaggeration needed. You’re welcome 😉
@@michaeltrenier Why did you give an entire explanation for something that’s already understood?Doesnt mean they weren’t over exaggerating😭Same old heads be saying lebron wouldn’t survive in the 80’s and 90’s😐Yeah sure a 6’8 260 pound freak of nature wouldn’t survive.Definitely was the more physical eras but the game of basketball wasn’t any where near what it was now.Players Barely could create space for a shot😂So they had to be physical.Didnt most if the players back then do heavy drug’s?no wonder they were so angry and “Physical”
@@von1626 Bro. What part of my explanation was difficult to comprehend? Clearly stated in English. There is no exaggeration of the physicality of the late 80s-90s and the 2000s. The 80s yes. Highly exaggerated. Lebron is Lebron. See 2003-2009 The man couldn’t beat Dwight Howard due to the physicality in the EAST. Let it sink in sir. He had to go to Miami and squad up. That is a fact. The Celtics. The Pistons. The Magic. All physically imposing teams. They beat Lebron up. Physically and mentally. The Celtics in particular. Even at their older age and not on their prime. So no. It’s not a given that Lebrons physical prowess would make him any better or worse in a different era. We’ve seen him in his OWN era which is less physical than those and he’s LOST A LOT. That is a fact. Peace.
Wish bird in 86 made a appearance. 24 10 9 with 2.7 steals on 48 39 94 splits. And in Game 6 he absolutely took over with 29 11 12 3 steals on 48 66 91 splits. And in game 4 bird hit a three to tie the game with 1 minute remaining.
I agree. I watched that Celtics/Rockets Finals as a teen and as a Houstonian I was disappointed but I respected Bird’s game. This host is too young to watch most of the past great series.
It was impressive, but who would you take off that list?
@@ericdupree8603 Dirk, not a Top 10 all-time. Top 20 sure but not 10.
Also No K.D. , Bird or Majic on the list
Tim Duncan and Hareem were amazing big men. Shaq was also killing it. When your big but up numbers like that you can just put solid player around them and it's a wrap.
I agree, Duncan and Olajuwon are the two best C/PF combo if I had a team.
Shaq needed another superstar to win.
And Jordan still has a finals series where in all 4 wins he had game 1 31 points game winner at buzzer game 2 38 pts 13 rebs and 9 assts game 5 flu game clutch 3 37 7 and 5 and the clincher 39 points game winning assist👀 at 34 years old. Also fun fact in all of Jordans finals he won 4 regular season mvps. The 2 he didn't, he thoroughly outplayed the mvps Barkley in 93 and Malone in 97. Incredible!
Uncut Hoops in the 2021 NBA Finals: He averaged 40.0 PPG, 10.6 REB & 12.9 AST on 63.1 FG%, 43.8 3PT% & 100% FT Splits. The Greatest of all time.
Flight 2021 NBA Finals
80 PPG, 20 RPG, 25 APG, 10 Irish Spring Green Green, 40 Cmon Bro per game
@@Terror832 yea flight def averages that.......... ON 2k😂😂
@thelegendsqb1 plus 5 look at curry mans 50 rages, 25 fights
3 mj finals performance. Wtf 🐐🐐🐐
Can you make a top 10 Greatest Lakers of all time there so many
@@ItsBam93 great list although I got Magic at 1, West over Wilt and LeBron over Pau
@@ItsBam93 I swap wilt and west otherwise I agree
@@ItsBam93 When LeBron 3peats i think he’ll be 5th
Alex Caruso
Smush Parker
Kwame Brown
Chris Mihm
Robert Sacre
Sun Yue
Adam Morrison
Mark Madsen
Sam Bowie (yeah he played for them)
Travis Knight
@@Terror832 Bruh how u go desrespect the True greatest Lakers of all time😒
Lonzo ball the greatest passer of all time and Lavar Ball he actually led showtime in the 80s the cameras just weren't on plus he's never lost 1 on 1 😏
The clutch shot MJ hit in game 3 of 91 Finals, MJ suffered a severe big toe injury.
If you watch highlights and games 4 & 5 you can see MJ adjust his game to deal with the injury & pain.
Worthy and Scott was hurt in that series.Mj won you dont have to add to Mj legacy.All the Greats played through injury at that point of the season.( Kobe played with broken fingers in the finals, zeek with ankle sprains, Curry,
i like it when an uploader posts reliable info, based on records and history. GREAT JOB uploader! 2 THUMBS UP for this upload!
Why Isn't Kevin Durant 2017 Finals on here ? KD averaged 35pts 8rebs 5 assist on 55%fg 47%from 3 and 94%ft
Lol you really need to know why?
@@geordiejones5618 it has nothing to do with the team he went to.The title is greatest fmvp
@@von1626 Yes he played great but that feat isn't that impressive considering the circumstances. He was literally playing with the two greatest shooters of all time who defenders were glued to. Dude was making so many easy buckets. It certainly doesn't top any of the finals MVPs put on this list.
How 2016 not 1 coming back 3-1. Leading both teams in everything. Most clutch championship ever
Because Jordan fans think that anything Lebron does is watered down. 2016 Finals is hands down without a doubt the most valauble any player has ever been.
@@geordiejones5618 LeBron had a lot of help with Kyrie
@@geordiejones5618 LeBron and the Cavs should've won 70 games, and shouldn't have been down 3-1.
@@blo2706 playoff mode
Because he had Kyrie who was the clutch player and his team was equally good as Warriors who had injuries.
1991 Jordan is way too low on this list IMO
His shooting threes
@@keonecapan4742 Bulls team made 3/17 on 3’s in 91 finals, MJ was 2/4 on 3’s, combined they were 5/21 on 3’s in the full 5 games. When dudes avg 31 points winning titles, it doesn’t matter how they got them
he is good were he is
KD 2017 nba finals mvp was insane 35.2ppg 8.2rpg 5.4apg 1.0spg 1.6bpg FG56% 3P47% FT93% Did everything & played great late the only 2 games that was close in that series.
Magic johnson supposed to be #1 when he was a rookie and played as a Center for the lakers after Kareem was injured, you didn't even include him, Great Vid.
To be fair, he's referring to an entire series, not just one game. Magic started at center, but switched to forward & guard in that Game 6 as well.
93 MJ.
MJ most definitely should be #1, he averaged over 40 ppg and was the clear best clutch player than everyone at the top. With the least amount of offensive help too.
Last 5 minutes score within 5 pts
MJ in 93 11-23 30 pts
Pippen in 93 2-12 7 pts
Shaq in 00 6-9 20 pts
Kobe in 00 2-5 8 pts
LBJ in 16 1-5 4 pts
Kyrie in 16 1-3 3 pts
MJ alone was 11-23 47.8%, Shaq/LBJ/Kobe/Kyrie/Pippen together were 12-34 35.2% (granted most of those missed shots were from Pippen) but it still shows how great MJ was in the clutch and that this myth that he always had a superteam or that he won bc of Pippen is dumb as hell.
This will likely be an unpopular opinion, but I think the finals of 03 Duncan or 94 Hakeem should be it because of the overall load they had to carry relative to their teammates in order for their team to have a chance. They had to be their team's best scorer, play maker for others, rebounder, defensive anchor, and closer while having no elite offensive or defensive players with them.
Jordan never had to be the team's defensive anchor and lead rebounder (I know he was a guard but still we are comparing all players and positions here), while the 2 above I listed did in those finals while being the main offensive option. They did not have a mega offensive threat to take some of the offensive pressure off like 2000 Shaq had with Kobe, and 16 LeBron had with Kyrie. One could argue LeBron had to be the 2016 team's best everything but I'm giving Hakeem and Duncan the small edge due to not having a Kyrie level scorer alongside, and Kyrie was arguably the closer. Nor did they have a Pippen level player to take some of the defensive and play making pressure off like Jordan had. Robinson was washed and Manu and Parker were not near elite in 03 for Duncan, and 94 Hakeem had no elite teammates.
This! Both were far more "all around impressive and carried heavier loads at both ends.
Also I'd like to add Rick Barry in 1975 should've made this list. That was a very underrated title winning Finals mvp performance.
He more than doubled his 2nd best players scoring average that series. One of only 2 times a Finals team has swept as the underdog.
@@FuShengAlex Yes I have to say good call on Barry. Though he did not have the combined offensive = defensive responsibility of Hakeem 94 and Duncan 03, but offensively and as a closer he carried a very heavy burden.
Always dropping incredible content my man 🙏🏾
Love MJ at that #1 spot 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐
so according to bronsexuels 2016 makes him the goat and noone else has had a tougher finals but according to facs there have been several finals similar to that. its almost as in the lebron goat arguement is terrible
@@Christian_Armenian mj is the goat but you gotta give bron credit for what he did against the warriors
@@AB-lz5io of couse it was an amazing performance but to act like that makes him the goat is insane
@@Christian_Armenian I mean Cleveland didn’t win a championship in 52 years but LeBron brought back one to them so it was pretty legendary
@@Christian_Armenian yeah
What about KDs 50 40 90 finals?
it should be here somewhere
@@zsidontknowwhattoname4395 it should replace dirks
I’m a little disappointed that you didn’t include Jerry West who is the only MVP from a losing team. 40+ PPG
basketball was nothing at that time
He lost.No one glorifies the losing end.
He averaged 37.9ppg but he belongs. Kareem in 1974 too
My personal top 5
1. 2016 LeBron
2. 93 MJ
3. 2000 shaq
4. 1995 Hakeem
5. 2003 Duncan
Ya, 2016 Bron was better than 93 jordan
"Christian" no the hell it wasn't
@@semionjohnson1351 came back from down 3-1 dawg it don’t get better than that
2016 Lebron 💪🏾💯
John Nakamura it ain’t Jordan’s fault that he never let his team go down 3-1
2016 Lebrons finals performance is no doubt #1. This list is wrong. Lebron literally lead BOTH teams in every major statistical category. The first and only to do that. And came back from a 3-1 deficit. Greatest performance ever
He played the most minutes to accumulate those stats and other players weren’t far off from him either. Kyrie also averaged the most ppg by a second option ever in finals history at that time until Curry did with KD. He also wouldn’t have been down 3-1 had he shown up at home in late game 4. Curry/Klay both shot bad up 3-1, way below their season averages. No reason for a player of LBJ’s caliber with great help, should be down 3-1.
@@eazyduzit-tr3nx Lebron was the underdog in that series against the 73-9 warriors team. In 2016, the Cavs were nowhere near the warriors level. Cavs would of got swept if it wasn't for LeBron. Lebron was the one that lead the charge coming back down 3-1. Lead both teams in all 5 major stat categories for the series.
@@Cheaps93 you still be glossing over shit I see. He played the most minutes out of everyone, several players were close to some of the stats but they didn’t play the minutes he did. Regular season records don’t mean shit in the post season, Cavs in 09 won 66, weren’t the underdogs vs Magic but somehow LBJ gets an excuse for losing from you dudes. My Mavs won 67 in 07 & lost in the first round.
Cavs had 3 all star caliber players just like GS, stop trying to elevate them like y’all always do to prop up LBJ. Curry/Klay both played trash, shot below their averages yet were still up 3-1. After 3-1 Kyrie still averaged 30 ppg on 51% shooting, as a second option. Overall had the best ppg average by a second option in finals history at the time. Quit acting like it was just LBJ with no real help.
@@eazyduzit-tr3nx And Lebron avagered 36 points 12 rebounds and 10 assists 3 steals 3 blocks in the last 3 games of that series. Love only avagered 8 and 6 the entire series. "Cavs had 3 all-star caliber players" 😂😂 When did I did say that LeBron had no help. Now you just putting words in my mouth. I said that lebron was the one that was leading the charge in the last 3 games. Without lebron, Cavs would of got mooped off the court in 4. The Cavs were never a stacked team. Lebron was the only superstar on that team at the time. Both Kyrie and Klove weren't even all-star nor all-nba players in 2016. Nobody has Cleveland winning the series except for Cavs fans. Stop acting like they was one the same level.
@@Cheaps93 ah yes thanks for that, so you recognized that Love didn’t play well huh? So why is it that y’all don’t do the same for Harden in 2012, Manu/Dray etc Harden wasn’t even an all star at all yet y’all say he was to prop up LBJ. Dude averaged 12 ppg in the finals on 37.5% shooting yet he’s 1 of 3 “superstars” that LBJ beat lol. Dray averaged 11 ppg on 34% shooting in 2017 yet y’all fools say he’s a “superstar” that LBJ beat. Be consistent with it, this is why y’all get hate my guy.
You’re going off another hypothetical, nobody knows what that Cavs team does with no LBJ. All you’re doing is playing this “what if” game to prop him up, go with what you know. Kyrie was an all-NBA/all star caliber player he averaged 27 ppg in those finals & 30 ppg the last 3 games & yet you want to act like that’s nothing bc he didn’t make the all star team lol.
Leave it to LBJ groupies who overrate guys like Harden who wasn’t an all star caliber player at all in 2012 finals averaging 12 ppg 34% just to prop up LBJ but then say Kyrie who averaged the most ppg in finals history at the time as a SECOND OPTION (get that through your head) is not worth mentioning bc he wasn’t selected to the all star team....
Imagine being down 3-1 to this....
Curry 21.5 ppg 43.8%
Klay 15.3 ppg 40.4%
While doing this..
LBJ 24.8 ppg 48.2%
While having this help...
Kyrie 25.0 ppg 42.7%
“Goat team ever”, “they were a superteam”, “they were a juggernaut team” etc fuck all that shit you heard from the pro LBJ media, there is no reason for LBJ to be down 3-1 against that with that help lol. Most overrated finals win in recent memory.
Do y’all have Dirk above KD in the all-time rankings? I hear the arguments his ring is worth more and understand but then it’s like okay you still deadass taking prime Dirk over prime KD? Or is that a separate discussion?
Dirk's ring is worth more than everyone's rings in this list. We might as well say Dirk is the GOAT if we just judging "ring value" lol.
Nah I’d take KD. Dirk’s legacy is slightly overrated. People forget before 2011 he was known for chocking in the playoffs, like when he lost to the 8th seed warriors his mvp year
@@stopplzs Meh, that's not entirely true.
Yes, he didn't win a ring until 2011, but remember that he had led his team to the finals in '06. The road to that Finals was one of the hardest in history. He had to face Tim Duncan's Spurs in the SECOND round! It's widely accepted that reffing played a major role in the '06 Finals and contributed greatly to his loss.
Also don't forget the 2003 WCF against the Spurs. Dirk got injured in game three, but a legitimate argument could be made that if he stayed healthy he could have beaten the Spurs that year. That was when Steve Nash was coming into his own with Michael Finley.
The choker thing is also misleading because Dirk never had the help that many other champions got. So putting the loss solely on him never really made sense.
@@chasemichael6008 I agree that he’s a great player, not taking that away from him. Hypotheticals can swing in any arguments favor so I don’t see the point in bringing that up. Yes, he got injured but he may have very well lost as much as he could’ve won. The Mavericks got reverse swept in 2006. The officiating was sketchy for about one game, that wouldn’t justify the others and D Wade did have an all time great performance. Also, Dirk didn’t play perfect in 2011 either. He started out shooting poorly game 6 against the heat, and it was Jason Terry’s 19 that kept the heat in the game. I love that Dirk won a ring, but I hate how this conception has arisen that he completely carried that Mavericks team. Of course he was the leader and best player, but Chandler’s rim protection, in addition to Kidd and Terry’s contributions shouldn’t be overlooked. Actually, the importance of Chandler’s rim protection showed the next year when the Thunder swept the Mavs. They just weren’t the same team defensively
@@stopplzsYou're right that hypotheticals can swing both ways. My point was that he was one injury away from possibly adding another finals appearance under his belt. I brought this up to counter your point about him being seen as a choker. I think we can both agree that make three finals appearances in the extremely tough Western Conference is the opposite of consistently choking.
Please don't take this the wrong way, but your comment about the '06 Finals is simply not true. The reffing in 2006 was consistently terrible. Game three and four in Miami saw the Heat getting the majority of calls, but game five was abysmal. Miami shot *24* more free throws than Dallas that game. Wade shot 21 free throws in game six. Overall, Wade ended up averaging a little over 18 free throws a game!
Please don't take that for me hating on D-Wade. Dude had an incredible series and was a remarkable player. But we simply can't ignore how bad that reffing was in that series. Tim Donaghy (the referee who was arrested for throwing games and making money off of it) even admitted that the series was purposely thrown in Miami's favor.
Dirk had a flu game in the '11 Finals and also had a game where he tore a tendon on his shooting hand. Both of those play a part in his percentages going down. Yes, Dirk had a solid roster, but there was a reason why Miami's entire defense revolved around double teaming and crowding Dirk. One could argue that the reason why his teammates had such a great series was because of the spacing provided by Dirk.
Michael Jeffrey Jordan does thing's like no one else... in 1991 he's up against Magic & he is an a "Assists Master" so Jordan did just that become a Assist master! 11 assist a game against "Magic" in the playoffs bro...! That's crazy! Jordan can Chameleon any player Especially in the NBA Finals.
I agree. You could add that in 92 he couldn’t shoot 3s so he set an NBA record of 6 3s in one half!
In 93 the Suns was the high scoring team with high offensive rating. MJ set NBA record of 41 pts per game!
In 97 he didn’t get MVP. So he crunched the Jazz and Karl Malone and led the Bulls in everything except rebounds where he was 0,5 rbs after Rodman!
In 98 he lost Pippen in game 6! He scored 45 out of 87 pts, scored the last 8 with 2 steals in last 2 minutes and scored the championship winner!
Legendary in all finals except 96 where his team was to good!
Jordan's performance in 1993 is completely surreal.
Contextual content is mind-boggling with so little space to realize such statistics.
Not to mention the percentage that his Stats represent on the whole team.
And I pass ...
It's indecent.
Plus he defended fantastically (as always).
Shaq, LeBron and Duncan also have an eye-sore Stats line.
Jordan is the best player in the history of the finals so it’s not surprising to find him 3 times in this ranking.
Personally I would have also put Larry Bird in the finals of 1986 in this ranking but for the rest I agree with you😉
That Phoenix team in 93 was soft. And KJ was not really healthy Pretty much the same roster the following year couldn't even beat Hakeem and a bunch of role players
@@FuShengAlex lol 😂 You mustn't have seen how to play the suns of 93 you. They have the MVP in their team.
They have the best record in the league and better than the Bulls and unlike the 2016 Warriors the suns are just as monstrous in the playoffs.
With Barkley coming out with a 44 points and 24 rebounds in the conference final.
And I pass ...
But other than that the Suns were soft.
Soft is the 2016 Warriors who in the playoffs are ridiculous compared to what they have done in the regular season as the team stats prove.
Not to mention Green's suspension and Curry's choke in game 7 of the finals.
The word soft is really the last word that could characterize the teams of the 90s.
Do not confuse with the modern NBA.
Anyone who knows basketball knows very well that Jordan 93 was the most incredible performance in the history of the finals, especially when it came to the rules of the day.
Shaq 2002 is amazing too, but it’s not Jordan.
LeBron in 2016 clearly deserves his 3rd place because he too is incredible but I never put him in front of Shaq and even less Jordan.
Jordan is the best player in the history of the finals so it only makes sense that he is number 1 in this table.
@@francois2683 pfft Barkley was the "paper" popularity MVP in 93. Another #34 in the NBA was better than him at both ends of the floor and should've won the award that year.
Phoenix was soft defensively and undersized.....18th ranked defense in the NBA. KJ missed almost half the year injured
They barely beat a fading #8th seeded Lakers team in the 1st round. Were down 2-1 facing elimination at one point in the first round 😆 I'll agree Jordan dominated, but there were tougher Finals teams on this list other Finals MVPs faced
@@FuShengAlex Your words are typical of the haters who are disgusted that Jordan is number 1 and who believes that the teams of the time were weak. Not to mention the lack of respect for the MVP of the season.
Then you confuse regular season and playoffs.
The defense of the suns in the playoffs is one of the best.
And you can criticize the defense of the Suns as much as you want, until this team has finished with the best record in the regular season.
Not to mention the rules of the day. Whether you like it or not it's like that. Well yes there are other players who have had MVPs in front of them, but outside of Shaq 2002, no player other than Jordan validates a three peat😂. You can tell your nonsense as many times as you want, it won't become any more true ...
KDs 2nd Finals MVP with the Warriors
love this viid
Dirk should be in the top 3, beating a super team with role players is unheard of
Ok, Kobe is not even in top 10, huh, funny🤣Kevin Durant from 2017 and 2018 also isn't in top 10, this is crazy, mad had in 2017 even better statistics than Jordan had in his first title, and you put that in this list, but you didn't put Kevin Durant from 2017 or 2018. I know Warriors were insanee, but nobody speaks about how incredible KD was in these finals. Also Kobe's 2009 championship is better than Dirk's.
Kobe doesn't have a top 10 fmvp ever .
@@AFCD95 doesn't matter 🤣it really doesn't matter. Yeah, and also if you didn't know, there are people who proved with numbers and statistics that last 2 Kobe's titles were the hardest titles to win, I'm not speaking only about finals, about whole play off, in 2009 it is true that Lakers beat Orlando in 5 games, but before they played always 7 or 6 games, in 2010, finals series were the craziest series ever. Definitely both Lakers and Boston were nearly equally good, maybe these series were perfect finals series. Both teams averaged less points and defense and rebounds were insanee in these series. So Kobe won 2 hardest championships ever, maybe only player who won 2 titled in the row in same way was Hakeem, but nobody other.
number 1 has to be LeBron 3-1 defect against a superteam
Where would you rank lebron james 2017 finals averaging a triple double among these even though he lost?
He was outplayed by KD so he can’t be on this list, sorry
@@torbjornripstrand1103 he wasn’t outplayed. Kd just had the better team
16:59 50/41/69
Nice
I always found it odd how the NBA had a "finals MVP" and not a "playoff MVP" award.
I understand why they did it, but that would mean that every playoff MVP between 1986-98 would be Jordan and every MVP between 2007 and 2021 (minus 2011) would be B ron
@@willmize2050 Jordan's not getting playoff MVP getting eliminated by the Pustons 3 years in a row lol
Here is the actual list according to average GmSc (List does not include first 12 Finals FMVPs)
1. Giannis 2021 (31.9)
2. Shaq 2000 (30.6)
3. Durant 2017 (30.3)
4. Shaq 2002 (30.1)
5. Jordan 1993 (29.6)
6. Jordan 1991 (29.4)
7. Magic 1987 (28.3)
8. Lebron 2020 (27.5)
9. Shaq 2001 (27.4)
10. Durant 2018 (26.9)
Here is worst list according to average GmSc (List does not include first 12 Finals FMVPs)
32. Magic 1982 (18.0)
33. Billups 2004 (17.9)
34. Dirk 2011 (16.6)
35. Worthy 1988 (16.6)
36. Parker 2007 (16.2)
37. Duncan 2005 (15.9)
38. Leonard 2014 (15.8)
39. Pierce 2008 (15.6)
40. Maxewell 1981 (14.5)
41. Iguodala 2015 (13.6)
Gamescore is just a different mode of comparison. Its not the complete and final authority of greatest finals performances.
@@Youngster543210 It's still a better list than this guys list
There’s no way Durant is better than 93 Jordan and 16 Lebron. D Wade and Dirk too
@@gggyy7104 It was ridiculous 35 ppg, 9 rebounds 5 assists 2.7 TOV on an absurd 70 percent TS. Lebron 2016 29/11/9 4.4 TOV on 56 percent TS. 14 percent TS is a HUUUUUUGE difference. People underestimate the value of efficiency. The way teams win in basketball is by making efficient use of their possessions and a missed shot is effectively a turnover 90 percent of the time. When you think of it like that it really dawns on you. KD averged 35 points on 25.7 scoring attempts (free throws /2 + FG attempts) in 2017, Lebron averaged 29 on 27 scoring attempts in 2016. Thats 1.36 points per attempt for KD vs 1.08 for Lebron. To understand how massive that difference is consider that a team with a +6 net rating is a top 3 or 4 team in the league. A team with a +8 net rating is a championship contender. If your team could generate 6-8 more points while taking 2 fewer FG attempts per game imagine how much better your team would be? Instead of losing close games by1 or 2 points you'd win those games comfortably.
Efficiency matters, and nobody has ever been more efficient in a finals series than KD in 2017, and he averaged 35 points while doing it - thats crazy.
@@Youngster543210 i was referring to 2018 Durant over Lebron, Wade and Dirk. 93 Jordan over both Durants. Also there’s argument for 2016 Lebron over 17 Durant too. Total domination. Led both teams in every facet of the game, 3 of the greatest performances ever, amazing story, 3-1 Comeback, against 73-9 and against unanimous MVP, the block etc. Also played better defense. 2.7 steals and 2.3 blocks compared to Durant’s 1 and 1.6 in 17. And’s it not like Lebron’s doing a Westbrook and just chucking up shots. He’s still efficient. Not as efficient as Durant but it’s not like he’s shooting 12% either.
If the Cavs won the 2015 title, LeBron’s FMVP would be at least top 3
Moses malone should be up there too and bill Russell the championship goat had 2 be there pretty good video but not going past the 90s is underwhelming
Kevin Durant's 2017 Finals MVP is easily top 3 in NBA history. He averaged 35/8/5 on shooting splits 55/47/92 against Cavs.
Fuck no
Those are such good numbers but top 3🤔🤔🤔
Didn't LeBron have a triple double?
@@keepureysopen8180 KD's numbers are historically good. So yes, it's top 3.
@@bilindameen6302 And? Russell Westbrook averaged a triple double for 3 full seasons and you won't find anyone say he was ever NBA's best player.
2017 KD should be here. Idgaf if he had a stacked team, 35/7/5 on 70 TS% is arguably better than anything on here
35 ppg on 70% ts in terms of pure scoring/effiency its number 1
@@zsidontknowwhattoname4395 Oh damn forgot he averaged 35. That's even more crazy
But KD’s performance can’t knock out anyone from this top 10 list. Even Nowitzki at #10 beat a Heat super team while Dirk was the only all-star on his team. His dominant performance & adversity put him above KD. I’ve watched all of the listed performances and would not include KD above any of theirs. And that includes Bird’s 86 performance.
If Shaq had of watched his weight and worked more on cardio he would have had a few more championships. Kobe was frustrated about it.
B shaw or shaq?
@@thatfunmaker3484 shaq
@@thatfunmaker3484 shaq
And kobe not forcing a mvp season
Say what you want about Lebron but his 2016 Finals is hands down the most challenging and the most valuable. The Cavs scored exactly 4 points more than the 73 win Warriors (over all 7 games) who lost less than 5 games at home before the last 3 games of the series. He was the best scorer, passer, rebounder, AND defender. No one else has ever come close to that for a 7 game series. One that came down to the wire.
Definitely. Maybe not as statistically dominant as Jordan or Shaq, but still one of the craziest herculean efforts the NBA has ever seen.
Do the top nba finals winners who didn't won the fmvp
Dwade deserves top 5 for sure
10:50 how do you dare saying michael jordan is only ONE OF the best players of all time?
@Jugger Not 😐
I WANT IGUODALA AS MY GOAT FMVP
No jerry west or magic ?
Good vid but I’d put lebrons 2016 at 2 because of the meaning of the chip. Good list tho
MJ has 6th Finals MVP most of All Time Finals History Overall 🐐
Moses '83?
Those guys were monsters in the finals but what about kobe or bird or magic or chamberlain or kd when he won his first chip
Yeah I’m late but Kobe is the only player to average over 32 points and 7 assists in nba finals, I think he’s up there
LeBron did too
Jordan didn't have a disappointing game 1 in 1991 this is his best series in The finals
Lebron fans always salty in the comments after watching another Uncut video 🤣
No Kobe. Sad.
I guess this dude was born on the 90's, as no NBA Finals MVPs made it from the '80s and 70's. What about Rick Barry's 1975 finals MVP, 30 ppg, or Jabbar's finals MVP 1971, like 19 rebounds per game to go along with 27 PPG. I hate when they make videos about top this and that in history when what they really mean is top (since I started watching basketball)
So Durant averaging 35/8/5 on 55/47/92 splits & having the best +/- doesn’t deserve top 10? Definite Casual.
No KD? I’m baffled
Kobe?? Anyone Seen Kobe in this video??
Not here bro 🤣🤣🤣
It’s a crime that you don’t have Jerry west in the top two. You have nice facts and editing in your videos but are very focused on stats to a fault imho. Shaq should not be that high considering he faced featherweights in the finals, same with Tim Duncan in 03. LeBron James also got very lucky due to that Draymond Green suspension and a plethora of injuries that Golden State had to endure. He played great no doubt, but ultimately was victorious more due to circumstance than to his own impact and skill.
Thank you finally some one with a brain but Labron fans won’t understand that
@@bigdhtx7134 He played great in 2016, just that without all those unforeseen outside circumstances that went in, his team would of lost most likely. His teams victory wasn’t necessarily all due to his overall play and impact basically. It’s more impressive to me if you were the best player on a great team who beat a great team as well as having a bunch of standout plays. Therefore, someone like Shaq or Duncan who beat up on an inferior team in the NBA finals and were able pad their stats as a result is just that, fools gold. Wilt in 72 would be in my top ten over them for instance.
@@johniekilroy2825 Everyone was a featherweight compared to Wilt. Is that his fault? But 1972 Wilt was a shell of his prime, even so he was still a great player even at that age.
I think dirk should be higher but ima watch the rest of the list
Dirk should not be on the list. How could you leave out shaq's 2001 finals mvp.??? He averaged the following against the defensive player of the year dikembe mutombo.
33.0 points
15.8 rebounds
4.8 assist
3.4 blocks
In game 2 he put up 28 points, 20 rebounds, 9 assists and 8 blocks.
Let's see shaqs 2001 finals mvp numbers vs dirks 2011 finals mvp numbers
Points: Shaq=33.0 Dirk=26.0
Rebounds: Shaq=15.8 Dirk=9.7
Assist: Shaq=4.8 Dirk=2.0
Blocks: Shaq=3.4 Dirk=0.7
Steals: Shaq=0.4 Dirk=0.7
I mean I like Dirk but come on lol. Shaq averaged 7 more points per game while shooting better. 6 more rebounds per game. 2.8 more assists per game. And 5 times the blocks per game. The only thing Dirk beat shaq was in steals at 0.7 to 0.4.
Top 10 finals mvps since 1991*** lol
You're category is
Stats = 65 %
Path = 20%
Storyline = 15%
Dirk was unstoppable in 2011
Nothing to say exept for 2001 Shaq
Shaq deserves the number 1 spot. He shot 61% with 38 points a game 17 boards and 3 blocks. Sure 41 is slightly higher. But 11% less efficient. Mj can still be the goat even if shaq has best finals ever
Disagree because consider the positions and less efficiently doesn't feel like a great argument for better, Like Deandre Jordan has some of the highest field goal percentage but he isn't a better scorer because he's more efficient
Well with efficiency Shaq took most of shots on dunks layups and put-backs and Jordan did more on jump shooting.
@@Sfig26 exactly, jump shooting is harder to do and the fact that he scored 40+ points while still being efficient is more impressive to me
Shaq had a higher FG percentage but thats it. His TS percentage was lower because he was a literal liability at the free throw line shooting 38 percent on like 14 attempts per game. Hack a Shaq was in full effect during the 2000 finals and that severely decreased his efficiency.
Did u watch that Shaq series? He couldn’t hit FT’s and they were Hack a Shaq’n him throughout that series. He sat most of the 4th quarters...
Kobe 09
Giannis would’ve made this list if the video was made today
No way is Dirk in 2011 better than 86 Bird or 87 Magic. Otherwise very strong list. Dirk is maybe Top 20 but not 10.
I wish steph will win finals mvp only for me
Why am I not surprised. LoL Jordan again
He is the G.O.A.T
@@semionjohnson1351 rediculous
@Anthony Davis incorrect there is no reason or fact MJ should be considered the GOAT.
@@showtime6667 your delusional his resume speaks for itself and most people who watched him play knows at his peak he was the greatest and nobody else has ever reached that level in NBA History
@@semionjohnson1351 that's just rediculous bro. Talk bout delusional. Have you ever herd of Wilt Russell Magic Bird Duncan Kobe West Oscar Baylor. All have resumes similar or better than MJ. You need to do some research before you come w that weak sauce homie
Dirk should’ve been higher especially cuz of his opponent
Man no 1980 Magic …?
Bulls vs Suns wasn't close bulls were up 2-0 then 3-1 it should have been a sweep
So your point?
@@skyhigh9632 it wasn't a wasn't a close series
bro rank all lebron playoff series
No 2010 Kobe?
2010 Kobe is def not top 15
Jordan win when it matters the most...
I take Shaq 2000 as nr 1. 91 Jordan should be higher.
In Damn near everyone of your videos you rank Jordan the number one for everything
As it should be
GOAT will always go on top 🤷🏾♂️
@@semionjohnson1351 false!! LeBron is better at a lot of things than Jordan
@@davisattipou7251 like what? LeBron is only better at rebounding and passing. Jordan is a better offensive and defensive player
@@davisattipou7251 and if you have a problem with it don’t watch it. He’s not ranking Jordan cause he a fanboy it’s because what Jordan did makes it number 1. He had the greatest MVP season of all time and the greatest finals performance
Bro you don’t have to say the .0 just say the number
dont agree with your order or some choices
you need to call out thinking basketball on his biased manipulated bs stats on mj.
Bro there is not any debate man, Jordan is the GOAT, just watch video, and thats only playoff, in season lbj never won Mvp while averaging 37 ppg, and Dpoy, in fact he never won dpoy. People saying that lbj much better passer than mj, but mj wasn t asked to pass, but more to score, he can pass amazingly well too
Lbj 1 sroring tite. Mj 10
Lbj 4 shampionships mj 6
Mj is the most impactfull player in nba hostory, everyone wants to be like him, and if you asked a random guy who is the goat, hes saying mj
I won’t say he faced weak competition I would say more like low IQ players
dirk at 10th?..sorry but its too low
Who knew u do coke with Joey Diaz.... tremendous
Given how fast and poorly he talks I wouldn't be surprised
@@Henry-kv7zl it's a shame that of all things, you would point that out about him... Not the content he creates, or how much time it takes to do research.... but how fast and poorly he talks...
Let's be real the top 10 should be 5 of jordan finals mvps shaq 3vps lebron 2016 and Duncan 03
Stop talking basketball
@@jasonmoukala8909 it's the truth
@@sean24833 5 of Jordan’s fmvps 😂😂😂 you’re delusional
Lol no 2013 lebron ????? Jordan meat riding
Then Wade's 2006 finals performance vs shaq's 2001 finals performance.
Points: Wade=34.7 Shaq=33.0
Rebounds: Wade=7.8 Shaq=15.8
Assist: Wade=3.8 Shaq=4.8
Blocks: Wade=1.0 Shaq=3.4
Steals: Wade=2.7 Shaq= 0.4
Shaq had the advantage in 3 of the 5 categories. Shaq averaged 1 more assists. Double the rebounds and 2.4 more blocks per game. Shaqs 3 peat performances are way underrated.
Lebron James-2012 finals
All the best Finals MVP in history came from the 90s and more recent?! Such a bias slant again towards MJ this is why basketball commentary on TV and TH-cam is toxic and pretty much unbearable
Wilt closet thing to SHaq?!?! WTF are you talking about?!?! Wilt was much more dominate than Shaq!!! Shaq is the first to admit it. Also this video is not counting some of the Older Finals Performances like Moses Malone for example. There are other finals MVPs that belong in this discussion.
06 finals were rigged , Wade is phenomenal though.
They were not rigged. The Mavericks could not guard Wade so they had to foul him
This is terrible honestly whoever made this just watched highlights wade at 9?lmao dirk at 10 smh come brother your a lebron fanboy
He’s a mj fanboy
Why was Jordan's 91 finals on this list tho...??? He was up against an old, hiv magic lead team that was missing Akeem Abdul Jabbar (Retired), Byron Scott (hurt), and Elgin Baylor (missed 3 games due to injury)...
It's the iconic shot where Jordan switched up his shot where we thought he was gonna dunk but later it up instead.
Magic was MVP in 89 and 90, was runner up in 91. Magic was diagnosed with H.I.V during pre season of the 91-92 season. The Lakers won the Champions in 88 KAJ was a shell of himself & 89 when they lost in the Finals, KAJ wouldn't have made a difference. Scott didn't play game 5 down 3-1. Baylor?
@@blo2706 my mistake, I meant James Worthy... in interviews, Scott said he was hurt all series (knees and ankles). He tried to make a go at it, and it would've been better if he never played cause he couldn't hold anybody in that condition.
@@chrisford2464 When did Worthy and Scott become injured? Because it didn't seem to affect their play against Portland.
I don't think Jordan, Bron, or Shaq should be on here multiple times, so many other great FMVP performance 69 West, 77 Walton, 87 Magic, 17 KD.
@@blo2706 I agree that it should've been a more diverse list, but KD17... Didn't LBJ lead both teams in every category... Worthy didn't get hurt til the finals and Scott got injured during the Conference Finals.
There's NO WAY D Wade's finals MVP was number 9 and not number one...