Top Five Greatest NBA Point Guards of All Time
When we look back at some of the Greatest NBA Games of All Time, what made them great was not necessarily the competition between the two teams, but individual matchups and breakthrough performances by the players involved.
Whether you are an 80’s baby, or you were having babies in the 80’s, with today’s technology it is very easy to go back and watch any play from any NBA game that was ever televised.
When we look back at some of the Greatest NBA Games of All Time, what made them great was not necessarily the competition between the two teams, but individual matchups and breakthrough performances by the players involved.
Best NBA Basketball Performances Ever
5) Bryant vs. Billups – 2004 NBA Finals, Billups and the Pistons ousted Kobe Bryant and the Lakers in 5 games.
4) Garnett vs. Bryant – 2010 NBA Finals, Bryant and the Lakers take the NBA Finals in 7 games.
3) Nash vs. Bryant – 2010 NBA Western Conference Finals, Bryant wins in 6 games with the last two games going into overtime despite Nash playing through a broken nose and swollen shut eye.
2) Johnson vs. Bird – This rivalry stemmed from NCAA March Madness all the way into the NBA. The rivalry between Johnson and Bird transcends beyond basketball. Nobody can say for sure who has the upper hand till this day.
1) Jordan vs. Malone – In the late 90’s the Utah Jazz repeatedly dominated every team in the NBA however when it came down to the finals, every year Jordan would have a way to top Malone. If Malone were to score 38 points; Jordan would score 41 in one of the best series of cat and mouse the NBA has ever produced.
