Monday, January 12, 2009

My Top Ten Individual Performances in NBA History

Because this list is 'moments', depending on how i classify a moment i didnt add kobe's 81 point game.

10. Dwight Hoard=Superman!
The 2008 dunk contest was a landslide with Dwight Howard scoring consecutive 50's, then won the vote in the final with 85% of the votes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO3c8EaxsxQ
9. Baron Davis sticks AK47
Boom Dizzle throwing down a monster jam on Andrei kirilenko. Everyone was jumping on the Golden State band wagon in the 2007 playoffs after they upset the no.1 seeded Dallas in the first round. in the second round, they eventually lost to the Jazz, but before that, Davis's dunk on AK47 was the epitomy of the GSW fever.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VO6Pw_-fXU&feature=related
8. Reggie Miller's 3 point blitz
Reggie scores consecutive 3's to tie the game in the EC finals game 1.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtPaMgyz4ec
7. The Magical skyhook.
Magic Johnsons self proclaimed "Junior, junior, junior skyhook" puts the lakers up by 1 with 2 seconds remaining in the *5' finals. During the game magic plays all five positons spending considerable time at center, which has never happened to a point guard till then or since. He ended up with something like 40 points, 15 boards and 8 assists.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6DTj8y9uUI
6. Allen Iverson the rookie vs Michael Jordan the MVP
Allen Iverson had previously bragged to his coach about taking MJ the first time they meet. And this is him getting that chance...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJMi5lvQqq8
5. Larry Bird Rebound up and under.
Larry Legend anticipates the rebound from his own shot and flips in a circus up and under. No one else could ever do this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN5Gf4O9OiY
4. Derek Fisher's 0.4 Shot.
Kobe Bryant hits the supposed game winner with 5 seconds left. Then Tim Duncan replies with what seems to be the real gamewinner to leave the clock at 0.4....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AIlzdB_OGw
3. Tracy Mcgrady's 13 in 35.
The rockets thought it was all over when they were down by 8 with 35 seconds to go. Then Tracy Mcgrady pulled of the single best 35 seconds in NBA history to win the game.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceLlz7dOOvY&feature=related
2. Vince Carter in the 2000 dunk competiton.
Vince Carter, the greatest dunker of all time demonstrates why he is what i previously stated. Carter pulls out the most original, and insane dunks to prove the nicknames Vinsanity, Air Canada etc are no misnomer. My two favourite: his tomahawk elbow hanger and what i like to call "the tin soldier dunk"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVC3yBHjNvo
1. LeBron James going solo
In game 5 of the EC finals LeBron James scores his teams last 25 points and 29 of the last 30 to win the game and send the Cav's through to the finals. This dunk on the whole pistons team shows that LeBron was on a completely different level that fateful night. He goes around under then over to get to the rim. This and1 on Rasheed puts the Cav's up by 2 in the fourth quarter.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFl-66WrF_o&feature=related

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