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  • Stephen A. Smith presents his A-List on First Take of the top five all-time NBA Playoff performances.
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  • @navakashgill2113
    @navakashgill2113 Год назад +1165

    I would consider playoff implications and impact on winning. Lebrons 45 pt special in game 6 v the Celtics to evade elimination and save the Heat era was the most spectacular I’ve ever seen.

    • @l1ltreztop1z
      @l1ltreztop1z Год назад +35

      Celtics was old af lol who cares

    • @jaimed.9154
      @jaimed.9154 Год назад +2

      ​@@l1ltreztop1z hahahahahah jordan was playing an old af celtics team too AND HE LOST. Jordanfans are brain dead

    • @ypww748
      @ypww748 Год назад +36

      you definitely haven't watched sports for that long then. lebron is one of the most choked players in the playoff moments.

    • @KinggTevann__
      @KinggTevann__ Год назад +2

      Facts

    • @brycejunco
      @brycejunco Год назад +87

      @@ypww748 and he has moments where he came through. No player is 100% in those moments

  • @supernova9721
    @supernova9721 Год назад +436

    That 2018 finals game 1 was something else. One man against the greatest team ever, against the refs, against his own team mates and coach and while being in Year 15. Just absolutely epic and heart breaking.

    • @davidj3453
      @davidj3453 Год назад +15

      The refs was on Cleveland side tho

    • @bme4449
      @bme4449 Год назад +10

      That warriors team was not the greatest team ever

    • @Hooch_is_crzy
      @Hooch_is_crzy Год назад +9

      @@bme4449 it is to Lebron fans.. it makes him seem more important than he really is.

    • @bme4449
      @bme4449 Год назад +11

      @William Brabston In 2018 the warriors almost didn't win before making it to the finals. In 2017 there's an argument for best team of all time though.😂

    • @reaelli4102
      @reaelli4102 Год назад +3

      Not the greatest team..You are absolutely a GSW fan. They were up 3-1 but still beaten in 7 games, that's the main reason they're not the greatest team.

  • @Mrvieirinha10
    @Mrvieirinha10 Год назад +885

    How no one mentioned Giannis game 6 2021 Finals ?
    50 points -15 rebounds - 5 blocks !

    • @bondinho6114
      @bondinho6114 Год назад +91

      They don’t rate Giannis, no surprising

    • @halwa9528
      @halwa9528 Год назад +99

      Literally one of the goat finals games esp cos he hit like 90% of his 20 free throws

    • @datsapaddlin
      @datsapaddlin Год назад

      I guess he ain’t American enough lol. This list is a joke.

    • @csmoothnj
      @csmoothnj Год назад +64

      50 in close out is top 5 no question. Since it’s all-playoffs, Dirk 48 with no missed shots up there too

    • @sfgmode1920
      @sfgmode1920 Год назад +11

      when it's layups and dunks it doesn't have the same feeling as someone hitting shots from everywhere on the court....same thing with steph and his 3 point shots. We remember the games where a player makes unbelievable shots like they are just locked in a zone...no emotions. Giannis mean mugs too much and steph showboats way too much

  • @emorynaj13
    @emorynaj13 Год назад +150

    Kyrie & Lebron performances after going down 3-1 to the warriors are all time great to me. The impact and presence of those two was something I had never seen b4

    • @Jon_Chhan
      @Jon_Chhan Год назад +2

      as great as they were the other team was completely falling apart, offensively and defensively.
      Kyrie and Lebron had no proper defenders.

    • @emorynaj13
      @emorynaj13 Год назад +1

      @@Jon_Chhanthe warriors were up 3-1 still.

    • @TopDrifter203
      @TopDrifter203 3 месяца назад +2

      @@emorynaj13 yeah but the warriors weren't healthy Iggy and Bogut got hurt only reason why the cavs won that game 5 cause if Bogut and Iggy don't get hurt in that game Cavs was still gonna go home in 5 without Draymond playing

  • @FunziesGuy
    @FunziesGuy Год назад +852

    I liked how casual and also informative this segment was. Not just arguing but a little give and take. It was fun! 😅

  • @jdubz_11
    @jdubz_11 Год назад +93

    Tim Duncan getting robbed of a quadruple double game IN THE FINALS. Not being mentioned once is crazy. 22 points 20 rebounds 10 assists 8 blocks. And if you go back and watch he really had 10 blocks but just didn’t get credited. Not to mention only 6 quadruple doubles have ever occurred with 0 in the postseason.

    • @christianmorgan5956
      @christianmorgan5956 Год назад +4

      OMG. I was waiting for this comment.

    • @Vastatio
      @Vastatio Год назад +4

      he did it on the number 1 defense too, which is wild.

    • @pstine22
      @pstine22 Год назад +4

      I knew this comment was in here somewhere. One of the best performances ever

    • @tully4595
      @tully4595 Год назад

      Leave it to espn to forget about the spurs 😭 😭

    • @Curze123
      @Curze123 Год назад

      There were only 4 not 6!

  • @Ishermalj
    @Ishermalj Год назад +338

    I agree with Tim. That LeBron game vs the Celtics Game 6 in 2012 was wild. Can’t forget his mean mug too…

    • @samwilson4597
      @samwilson4597 Год назад +8

      he became a meme

    • @Jkev24
      @Jkev24 Год назад +8

      I don't think there's ever been more pressure on one individual for a non finals game in NBA history.
      If he fails to win that, he goes from the GOAT conversation to potentially not even being in the top 10.

    • @basicLife7721
      @basicLife7721 Год назад +2

      The disrespect for an Immigrants 50 point close out game to Win a championship is crazy

    • @Ishermalj
      @Ishermalj Год назад +2

      @@basicLife7721 That is in my personal top 5. And don’t forget that man hyperextended his leg the series before and still balled out. Giannis had the Game 4 block, the alley oop And-1 in Game 5, and the 50 piece Game 6. Giannis was legendary!

    • @TheHiddenNarrative
      @TheHiddenNarrative Год назад

      That's the one for me too, because of the pressure and the way his legacy would've tanked after that.

  • @Gaffo23
    @Gaffo23 Год назад +30

    Kevin durant game 5 vs Bucks himself and Jeff green vs the eventual champions was the greatest game I’ve ever seen
    49 points on 70 percent shooting 17 boards 10 assists 3 steals 2 blocks

  • @jaytrece
    @jaytrece Год назад +706

    The fact nobody mentioned Giannis’ 50 point game is insanity

    • @MitsuboshiHikaru
      @MitsuboshiHikaru Год назад +57

      Cause the games that they mention are more spectacular than that

    • @adventurek2066
      @adventurek2066 Год назад +130

      @@MitsuboshiHikaru a 50 point to win championship was not spectacular?

    • @anddanny2263
      @anddanny2263 Год назад +96

      more spectacular then giannis going for 50pts 17rebounds and 5 blocks?

    • @datjitdj1695
      @datjitdj1695 Год назад +7

      @@adventurek2066 it is but not better than any of those games imo

    • @alia4682
      @alia4682 Год назад +24

      @@anddanny2263 and 17/17 from the line

  • @dave1123
    @dave1123 Год назад +20

    I am so happy they are giving credit to Steph's game 4 performance... They needed every single one of those 47 with their backs against the wall and changed the whole momentum of that series

  • @betacancri1476
    @betacancri1476 Год назад +174

    MJ, Kobe and Bron need their own top 5 performances because waaaayyy too many to count among the 3

    • @lucasrego3874
      @lucasrego3874 Год назад +63

      MJ and Bron kinda ruin these types of lists because realistically they would fill all top 5 spots with their numerous goat performances

    • @jeremiahsymonette4781
      @jeremiahsymonette4781 Год назад +14

      Wade's games 4, 5 and 6 performances against the mavs in 2006 can easily top any list imo...he doesn't get enough credit for that imo

    • @cashflow5873
      @cashflow5873 Год назад +3

      Iverson cooked all of them extremely bad, definitely roasted MJ. Kobe used to get smoked though on the smoker slowly for hours AI was cooking him!

    • @bcpratt6979
      @bcpratt6979 Год назад +5

      ​@@cashflow5873 how is that relevant to the topic?

    • @andylee6147
      @andylee6147 Год назад

      @@jeremiahsymonette4781 yeah cause he got like 30 something FT that don't count

  • @Jblanco20S
    @Jblanco20S Год назад +45

    Curry cooking Boston in Game 4 last year has to be up there and Giannis cooking up the Suns in game 6 too🔥

  • @calebbraswell9109
    @calebbraswell9109 Год назад +77

    What's so crazy about Jimmy's performance is he did it against 3 All-NBA defensive team level players. (Jrue, Giannis, and Lopez)

    • @semi6544
      @semi6544 Год назад +13

      Yeah, he was amazing but that was some terrible coaching. Miami's best offensive players are injured. Just double Jimmy. It is too easy of a decision.

    • @ReturnOfWhom
      @ReturnOfWhom Год назад +2

      @@semi6544 you can’t double because we were hitting shots

    • @semi6544
      @semi6544 Год назад +3

      @@ReturnOfWhom - Were they? The rest of the team only shot 40% for the game. The 2nd leading scorer was Bam and he needed 16 shots to score 15 points.
      No, they weren't making shots.
      Even if they were making shots, make them prove it over and over again.
      Jimmy has proven he can beat you over multiple years of playoff history.
      They didn't even try to make Giannis take up the task of being the primary defender.
      Bud made no adjustment to slow Jimmy or the Heat.

    • @mitchrapp5214
      @mitchrapp5214 Год назад

      ​@@semi6544 Worst coaching you will ever see

    • @ReturnOfWhom
      @ReturnOfWhom Год назад

      @@semi6544 you typed a paragraph for me not to read it😂

  • @sourman_be_jealous
    @sourman_be_jealous Год назад +6

    3:20 that JJ look got me😂😂😂😂

  • @gregbelizaire8075
    @gregbelizaire8075 Год назад +51

    No AI game 1 2001 finals?? Especially from Stephen A...one of the most iconic performances ever and came from his guy

    • @VaseLu
      @VaseLu Год назад +3

      I was just gonna comment that. It was an unxpected win against an incredible team and we got that step over Lou.

    • @Mindag13
      @Mindag13 Год назад

      Facts

    • @tarikwalters854
      @tarikwalters854 Год назад

      The ultimate question is whether or not the best performances can result in a loss.

    • @thedudeunchained7583
      @thedudeunchained7583 Год назад +1

      ​@@tarikwalters854 Isiah made it to the list with a loss...so yeah

    • @tarikwalters854
      @tarikwalters854 Год назад

      @@thedudeunchained7583 Yeah but he rescinded it for that reason.

  • @bloodstroker
    @bloodstroker Год назад +13

    Kobe’s 40 point game 1 against the 2009 magic. Mamba was straight cooking them. Unstoppable

  • @patsnation8427
    @patsnation8427 Год назад +47

    Greek Freak's closeout game in the Finals vs The Suns would've made SAS list if he was American.

    • @saiyanroyalty229
      @saiyanroyalty229 Год назад +6

      Man if you rewatch that game you can tell nobody on Milwaukee had it going Giannis refused to lose

    • @jonathanwatson1908
      @jonathanwatson1908 Год назад +1

      I forgot about that one. That has to be on the list. Maybe an HM

    • @gabrielalele8603
      @gabrielalele8603 Год назад +1

      Facts.
      That game should have definitely been on the List.

    • @gregoryruffin5696
      @gregoryruffin5696 Год назад +1

      You notice that most of these big/remarkable games by individuals, their teams took a L.

    • @smoothsavage2870
      @smoothsavage2870 Год назад +4

      The team he beat had no business in the finals. Wasn't really that impressive compared to what's in the list, American or not.

  • @zonzore
    @zonzore Год назад +14

    JJ knowledge basketball and ability to articulate himself whilst giving excellent analysis is so impressive and he's my favorite!!!

    • @storm3685
      @storm3685 Год назад +1

      Definitely...refreshing

    • @MistaGrim
      @MistaGrim Год назад

      Without yelling to get his point across, unlike Stephen A

  • @saiyanroyalty229
    @saiyanroyalty229 Год назад +203

    LBJ 25 straight and 29 of the last 30. That was the day that I finally felt comfortable calling him King James because that Pistons team was real

    • @luny2nez281
      @luny2nez281 Год назад +13

      That Pistons didnt have big Ben

    • @jeremiahsymonette4781
      @jeremiahsymonette4781 Год назад +1

      ​@@luny2nez281 oh woooow I didn't even know that

    • @Cavlo
      @Cavlo Год назад +9

      @@luny2nez281 Wow you're right considering he wasn't there its not even an accomplishment to score 25 straight and 29 for the last 30. Get real lol

    • @harryn2304
      @harryn2304 Год назад +6

      So what that piston team finished 1st in the eastern conference. Meaning they had a better record than the '04 championship team

    • @HR-ms6ed
      @HR-ms6ed Год назад +4

      @@colin24447 it was the eastern conference finals how were the pistons not like that 🤔

  • @Bloop-pc2el
    @Bloop-pc2el Год назад +14

    The best playoff performance I’ve ever seen was Damian Lillard’s 55/10/6 vs Nuggets 2021. 12 threes, a playoff record in a loss. The most insane shot making I’ve ever seen down the stretch, single-handily kept them in the game by making clutch three after clutch three. Shame the rest of the team let him down in the end and we lost so nobody even knows it. By far the highest ts% in a playoff game with 50 or more points

    • @tarikwalters854
      @tarikwalters854 Год назад

      Dame’s among the most underrated players in NBA history that kind of efficiency at his size just doesn’t happen.

    • @majesty1842
      @majesty1842 Год назад

      @@tarikwalters854 make him demand a trade and join a better team. Then he would get recognition

    • @tarikwalters854
      @tarikwalters854 Год назад

      @@majesty1842 It shouldn’t come down to that though, talent deserves recognition regardless.

    • @majesty1842
      @majesty1842 Год назад

      @@tarikwalters854 you can't see a diamond in dirty water

    • @tarikwalters854
      @tarikwalters854 Год назад

      @@majesty1842 Sure you can, there’s a reason no one from GSW’s won MVP during the KD era, because the water was a little too clean there 😂

  • @Boyages
    @Boyages Год назад +8

    JJ with the Warriors love lately is lovelyyyy

  • @rojeliocastro9733
    @rojeliocastro9733 Год назад +3

    Bron’s game 1 in 2018 is the greatest game I’ve ever seen someone play

  • @ckicgi6154
    @ckicgi6154 Год назад +37

    Giannis 50 points has left the chat

    • @jasonapplebaum9871
      @jasonapplebaum9871 Год назад

      it shouldn’t be on the list, it literally takes no skill. All he does is run and do lay ups. If I was him I would drop 100 on the regular

    • @ckicgi6154
      @ckicgi6154 Год назад +4

      @@jasonapplebaum9871 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 ok pal

    • @Ketch97
      @Ketch97 Год назад +4

      @@jasonapplebaum9871 no you wouldn’t, if anybody could do it then they would have, he is one of one

    • @teddyblanco1898
      @teddyblanco1898 Год назад +2

      @@ckicgi6154 Exactly 🤝🏾🤣💯 dude a Pure Goof Troop, need to ban people like him from ever commenting on Sports.

  • @johnlittle5267
    @johnlittle5267 Год назад +3

    One of the most respectful and knowledgeable takes in this show’s history. I have two mentions to give, I like all answers given in this take. 1st Larry Bird’s Triple Double in the ‘86 finals to win the championship (game 6). 2nd Tim Duncan’s almost Quadruple Double (22pts 20reb 10ast 8blk) in the ‘03 finals to win the championship (game 6).

  • @davidgindi1192
    @davidgindi1192 Год назад +7

    JJ looked at SAS like is this dude alright 🤣

  • @benjessup8194
    @benjessup8194 Год назад +4

    It's so hilarious just watching them have the time of their life just naming playoff performances to each other. Such an accurate summary of how guys spend their time together😂

  • @285dwhite
    @285dwhite Год назад +22

    I love Stephen A Smith’s Enthusiasm

  • @radbrad969
    @radbrad969 Год назад +2

    1. Lets go to commercial break -Molly
    2. Ready for break now- Molly
    3. Molly not caring
    4. Molly caring even less
    5. Molly uninterested
    Honorable mention- LeBlock vs Warriors after coming back 3-1 CLEVELAND!!!!!!!!!!

  • @UFACIL
    @UFACIL Год назад +372

    LeBron's game 6 vs the 73-win Warriors when he dropped 41 points with 18 straight is mad underrated.

    • @kevinmclain6741
      @kevinmclain6741 Год назад +17

      Yes the refs were on that game.

    • @koleon06
      @koleon06 Год назад +1

      Nowhere near any of these performances

    • @SkipBaylessBurner
      @SkipBaylessBurner Год назад +36

      Lebron and Kyrie going 40 for 40 was a time to be alive

    • @koleon06
      @koleon06 Год назад +2

      @@SkipBaylessBurner right, nowhere near any of these performances

    • @kevinmclain6741
      @kevinmclain6741 Год назад

      Let me guess you are a dummy that thought that series was not rigged.

  • @flyingthundergod9585
    @flyingthundergod9585 Год назад +1

    2017 1st round game 3: Cavs vs pacers . Bron had 41pts 13rebs 12ast in the win after being down 26 at half. Still the largest comeback win in playoff history

  • @Aneeshtheraveyank
    @Aneeshtheraveyank Год назад +214

    People seem to forget KD’s 49 point 17 rebound triple double vs the fully loaded Bucks. Sure they lost the series but a 49 point triple double is very impressive especially in the playoffs.

    • @48238JEFE
      @48238JEFE Год назад +21

      who cares he lost

    • @Simbaaa0240
      @Simbaaa0240 Год назад

      @@48238JEFE They Talking About Single Games Not Series, Stop Sucking D

    • @hackedvx7558
      @hackedvx7558 Год назад +48

      @@48238JEFE Jordan dropped 63 and they lost, n if I’m not mistaken they got swept too

    • @rjwill1992
      @rjwill1992 Год назад +3

      IF ONLY THE LONG 2 WAS A THREE, LOL

    • @lockdown550
      @lockdown550 Год назад +8

      This is probably the hardest list they've done cause you could legit swap out all of them and still come up with a goated list

  • @pathill7732
    @pathill7732 Год назад +24

    I would say Giannis' 2021 performance not just a scoring masterpiece but he was also stellar on defense🤩😍🏀, an honorable mention at minimum, as it was a closeout game resulting in a CHAMPIONSHIP🏆.

  • @kobetrotman2484
    @kobetrotman2484 Год назад +352

    The things lebron has done in the playoffs shows this man has been on another level for two decades !!

    • @rico1k794
      @rico1k794 Год назад +21

      Lebron been in finals half of his career

    • @AndyKunkel
      @AndyKunkel Год назад +7

      The fact that has has been in the finals for nearly half his career is crazy.

    • @phillyphan1346
      @phillyphan1346 Год назад +21

      @@AndyKunkel Sure is, that is why when people bring up MJ and his 6/6 it is hysterical they leave out it was 6/15. What happened those other 9 years with no finals ring or appearance?

    • @AndyKunkel
      @AndyKunkel Год назад +6

      @@phillyphan1346 ssshhh don't tell them that haha

    • @Camefromnone
      @Camefromnone Год назад +17

      @@phillyphan1346 6/15 , 4/20 it doesn’t matter if you don’t win at the end of the day

  • @faraimutatu3177
    @faraimutatu3177 Год назад +6

    This is when you realize how much these guys know the history of basketball. Knowing stat lines of games 30-40 years ago is amazing 👏🏾much respect.

    • @Lovethatchickenfrom
      @Lovethatchickenfrom Год назад +1

      This is when you realize they read from a teleprompter behind the camera and have notes they review before they go on air

    • @slime129
      @slime129 Год назад

      @@Lovethatchickenfrom still have to articulate it well on live television lol not as easy as it looks

    • @Lovethatchickenfrom
      @Lovethatchickenfrom Год назад

      @@slime129 he has been doing this for years. He’s had some practice.

  • @jaobille79
    @jaobille79 Год назад +7

    DWade 43pts in Game 5 of the 2006 Finals!!

  • @PeterParker-fs7ru
    @PeterParker-fs7ru Год назад +23

    Can’t believe there’s no mention of iverson’s 48 in a W against shaq and kobe, ruined their perfect playoff record

    • @NewEra22
      @NewEra22 Год назад +2

      Sensational game, even as a Laker fan I was in awe watching live. And then that step over Lue sealed the Lakers fate that night. Incredible. That's why AI is a hall of famer.

    • @Top10Everythingonearth
      @Top10Everythingonearth Год назад +1

      Yes That was INSANE

    • @deonkincaid
      @deonkincaid Год назад +1

      I commented this one too bro

  • @jayg3189
    @jayg3189 Год назад +4

    Steve Nash's swollen eye performance in game 4 in the 2010 Western Conference Semifinals against the Spurs was a classic moment. Suns won that game, swept the Spurs, and Nash got over the Spurs playoff hurdle. He was finally able to eliminate the Spurs in the playoffs.

  • @solarpowder962
    @solarpowder962 Год назад +5

    This is peak Stephen A. Love it;

  • @upstairsweb-series9848
    @upstairsweb-series9848 Год назад +5

    A. I. Against the lakers. Whew. That was a game.

  • @thebigbang9983
    @thebigbang9983 Год назад +1

    Mask Lebron was Epic. 🔥. I have that game saved on my flash drive, with all the games SAS had on his lists. Imagine one day your kids asking you whose MJ or Lebron. 😢

  • @djc2387
    @djc2387 Год назад +10

    Steph Curry game 4, 43pts vs Boston in a must win finals game, being down 2-1 on the road also against the team that won a DPOY.

    • @azenith9283
      @azenith9283 Год назад

      Beats me bro!

    • @willjohnwick6911
      @willjohnwick6911 Год назад +1

      That’s def up there Boston also was the best defense in the league

    • @geeyef
      @geeyef Год назад

      @@willjohnwick6911 one of the best defense in nba history*

    • @willjohnwick6911
      @willjohnwick6911 Год назад

      @@geeyef nah you pushing it now they def wasn’t close to the best in nba history the spurs Detroit Celtics was all holding teams under 90ppg back inda day this Celtics was holding teams to 106ppg difference eras but still

    • @geeyef
      @geeyef Год назад

      @@willjohnwick6911 "one of the"

  • @samsutare2127
    @samsutare2127 Год назад +2

    Klay’s Game 6 vs the OKC in 2016 is something else too. He kept the Warriors alive in that series.

  • @datsapaddlin
    @datsapaddlin Год назад +19

    Madd Dogg would be like where’s George Mikan 😂

  • @gk-kn5zz
    @gk-kn5zz Год назад +1

    i will never forget lebron game 1 of the 2018 nba finals. It was the most perfect basketball performance i had ever scene. i remember thinking i can’t imagine anyone has ever been better than this guy.

  • @skatchannel2024
    @skatchannel2024 Год назад +40

    Magic's performance as a rookie in Game 6 in 1980 should be #1

    • @SosaaaBrady
      @SosaaaBrady Год назад +2

      Must be 47 years old talking like that

    • @realdeal4854
      @realdeal4854 Год назад +4

      MAGIC AS A ROOKIE T0 WIN CHAMPIONSHIP EASY #1

    • @jefferrrson1x
      @jefferrrson1x Год назад +5

      Magic at 1 for sure. Isaiah shouldn’t even be there lol. Got number 3 for an ALMOST win? Lol bc of an ankle? Lol terrible.

    • @MindoftheNorthStar
      @MindoftheNorthStar Год назад

      nah

    • @Apochalypze
      @Apochalypze Год назад

      Rookie AND playing center against Robert Parish…

  • @ATX0705
    @ATX0705 Год назад +4

    Tim Duncan QUADRUPLE DOUBLE to close out the Nets in 6 for the CHAMPIONSHIP: 21PTS, 20REB, 10BLKS, 10AST (Yes, it was a quad-double as two blocks have already been proven on video to not have been counted for Duncan)

    • @fcarter3863
      @fcarter3863 Год назад

      Yea but you have to look at the circumstances. Stephens A's list was games when players were injured/sick or backs were against the wall. Duncan literally had no pressure against the Nets. They were supposed to win

  • @jonathanwatson1908
    @jonathanwatson1908 Год назад +6

    HMs that he didn't list:
    Game 6 Klay 2015 v. OKC
    Game 6 Dame Time 50 piece + series winning game winner
    Jimmy Butler last night
    Those 3 alone have to be in the conversation

  • @joeldriver-sp2rg
    @joeldriver-sp2rg Год назад +6

    Jordan's 63 points (the all time playoff scoring high in NBA history) against the 86 Celtics with Bird, Mchale, Parish, Johnson, etc. is the greatest individual performance I've ever seen since watching the NBA starting in the early 80s. I've never seen anything like it before or since. He was so much better than everybody on that court (including Bird) that it was laughable. He looked like he was an alien from another planet out there. I've still got that game on a VHS tape. The younger generation doesn't even know what that is! LOL

    • @vivalasexy
      @vivalasexy Год назад

      In his second season after missing a large part of the season due braking a bone in his foot

    • @tarikwalters854
      @tarikwalters854 Год назад

      Dame’s 55?

  • @shashanksubramaniam1400
    @shashanksubramaniam1400 Год назад +2

    Giannis 50 in the 2022 finals! Also I think Lebron’s game 7 vs the Celtics in 2018 is so underrated. He CARRIED that team through sheer willpower in the ultimate defensive slugfest

  • @olivermoon2538
    @olivermoon2538 Год назад +30

    Steph's game 4 last year in the FINALS to save the series has to be in there for sure.

    • @shisui1407
      @shisui1407 Год назад +2

      Exactly that performance is legendary.

  • @Joepr3030
    @Joepr3030 Год назад +3

    LOVE THE ENERGY ⚡️ OF SMITH

  • @June-1980
    @June-1980 Год назад +13

    The greatest NBA playoff performance I've seen is Damian Lillard vs Nuggets 2021. If you've seen it you know and then maybe Jimmy Butler last night!

    • @reezyking
      @reezyking Год назад +2

      This exactly what I thought, when it happened Stephen A said it was the best playoff performance he ever saw lol, switch up is hilarious

    • @jonathanwatson1908
      @jonathanwatson1908 Год назад +2

      I liked the Dame Time performance against OKC better because he scored 50 points and the last 3 came off the buzzer beater over PG13 and waving off Russ

    • @kenm4390
      @kenm4390 Год назад

      That was an insane playoff performance but Jimmy was even better

    • @fratchannel7855
      @fratchannel7855 Год назад +1

      Was searching for this comment before I made it myself,the next day they were hysterical,now it’s not top 5?lol laughable 🤦🏽‍♂️

    • @tarikwalters854
      @tarikwalters854 Год назад

      @@jonathanwatson1908 I liked it too especially because his team won not just the game but the series with that shot, but if we’re talking about individual performance I think that 55 he dropped was sensational.

  • @agentcodybanx8909
    @agentcodybanx8909 Год назад +1

    This list is absolutely fluid

  • @lvplackbussy9831
    @lvplackbussy9831 Год назад +5

    @ 5:03 - Molly is looking fluid in that dress....Jalen done fkd up, SMH

  • @dearshomy
    @dearshomy Год назад +1

    Magic Johnsons 42 pts, 15 rebs, 7 ast, 3 stls and 1 blk anytime would be awesome. But he he subbed Kareem, the best player and he WAS A ROOKIE. That is the best performance ever.

  • @ariasflow
    @ariasflow Год назад +4

    Lillard has some masterpieces too

  • @albertokoenig
    @albertokoenig Год назад +1

    MAN! SAS is made for TV! Pure entertainment. Thats a great List. The BAMS took me out! And his reactions with the lack of timing from the editors to give him the numbers is absolute comedy.

  • @MnyMar
    @MnyMar Год назад +26

    They should’ve recruited JJ a LONG time ago. The brother knows his stuff. That Game 1 51 by Bron was crazy

    • @fcarter3863
      @fcarter3863 Год назад +3

      Yea but something tells me if JJ made a list it would have all Lebron games on it 😂

    • @Dhalinar
      @Dhalinar Год назад

      @@fcarter3863 did you not hear him mention Hakeem and Kobe????

    • @Dhalinar
      @Dhalinar Год назад +1

      And Steph????

  • @Sain065
    @Sain065 Год назад +1

    Lebron 18 whole playoffs run .. i seen nothing like it dude was in a mission.. best basketball player i have ever seen

  • @Firefenex1996
    @Firefenex1996 Год назад +2

    I like this happy segment where they aren't tearing down others to build up the case for their picks.

  • @michaelrodriguez2618
    @michaelrodriguez2618 Год назад +9

    Where in the bleep is Wade game 3 vs Dalls to avoid de 3-0???

    • @jonathanwatson1908
      @jonathanwatson1908 Год назад

      Was that the game where he went to the FT constantly? If that's the one, yes that has to be an HM

    • @jaobille79
      @jaobille79 Год назад

      42pts clutch after clutch play from Flash!

  • @soccxcross
    @soccxcross Год назад +2

    I'm surprised Steven A didn't put A.I on the board 😄

  • @bobbyski4483
    @bobbyski4483 Год назад +4

    Tim Duncan 2003 finals quadruple double gotta be mentioned too

  • @diegolopez4100
    @diegolopez4100 Год назад +1

    3:19 they’ve all had enough of these speeches like 8 yrs ago 🤣

  • @Carmelo-dame.time-Anthony
    @Carmelo-dame.time-Anthony Год назад +36

    Jimmy butler last night performance is the third best performance behind MJs 63 and MJs close out game vs jazz in 1998. Dona on mitchell 57 should be here too

    • @blerry3
      @blerry3 Год назад +19

      It's an all time great performance but it's also round one, stop that.

    • @MrApplehead123
      @MrApplehead123 Год назад +3

      Round 1

    • @Est.1998
      @Est.1998 Год назад +4

      LeBron had 50 in the finals against a waaaay better team.

    • @Carmelo-dame.time-Anthony
      @Carmelo-dame.time-Anthony Год назад +1

      @@Est.1998 lebron lost the game and scored 0 points in OT. Brons 2011 ECF performance is his best showing and that’s top 10 worthy

    • @Carmelo-dame.time-Anthony
      @Carmelo-dame.time-Anthony Год назад +3

      @@blerry3 heats are the 8 seed against the best defense with 3 defensive player of the year guys. And he came back

  • @C0LPAN1C
    @C0LPAN1C Год назад +1

    Molly, JJ, and Legz expressions at 3:20. Lol.

  • @h.s936
    @h.s936 Год назад +6

    That Isiah Thomas game was unreal

  • @giorgitezelashvili7060
    @giorgitezelashvili7060 Год назад +5

    Not a single mention for Tim Duncan’s quadriple-double in finals?😃 btw i know score sheets say he didn’t record that but allegedly there were 2 blocked shot missed😃

  • @SSJRome
    @SSJRome Год назад +9

    You could arguably do a top 5 list of lebron playoff performances

    • @xander0901
      @xander0901 Год назад +1

      We gonna get that once LeBron hangs up his jersey, no doubt

    • @lukewilliam3601
      @lukewilliam3601 Год назад

      @@xander0901 It'll have to be top 10. Too many great ones.

    • @manan612
      @manan612 Год назад +1

      MJ and LeBron have their own special catalogue of all time great Playoff performances.
      MJ:
      63 Points vs Celtics
      The Flu Game (1997 Finals)
      Gm 6 vs Utah (1998 Finals)
      The Shrug Game (1992 Finals)
      The Shot vs Cleveland 1989 (42 Points)
      LeBron:
      Gm 6 vs Boston (2012)
      Gm 5 vs Detroit (2007)
      Gm 5&6 vs GSW (2016 Finals)
      Gm 1 vs GSW (2018 Finals)
      Gm 7 vs Spurs (2013 Finals)

    • @SSJRome
      @SSJRome Год назад +1

      @@manan612 MJ 55 vs Phoenix ? Bron 40 19 vs pacers in that same 2012 year ??

    • @manan612
      @manan612 Год назад +1

      @@SSJRome Them too. There are some others as well, I just named the most memorable.

  • @WhosPlant
    @WhosPlant Год назад

    STEPHEN A love this energy/info balance, amazed how he truly gets better at his craft.

  • @haywood0457
    @haywood0457 Год назад +9

    LBJs Detroit game and Jimmy Butler are the 2 best playoff performances I've seen.

  • @joshualemuelh9035
    @joshualemuelh9035 Год назад +1

    Stephen A is just entertaining to watch!

  • @rajivmehta2791
    @rajivmehta2791 Год назад +7

    Isn't Giannis 50 piece to close out an honorable mention?

    • @jonathanwatson1908
      @jonathanwatson1908 Год назад

      Thank you for reminding me, that has to be in the conversation. I have to rethink my top 5 and it's close

    • @tarikwalters854
      @tarikwalters854 Год назад

      Dame’s 55 should be #1

  • @georgeismaelalvaradoramire6041
    @georgeismaelalvaradoramire6041 Год назад +1

    I cannot believe that Gianni’s 2021 game 6 nba finals performance wasn’t mention by non of you guys, 50 pts, 14 reb, 5 blocks, with one of the most impressive defensive plays of all time at the end of the game and getting the W for the nba championship

    • @coreymac6939
      @coreymac6939 Год назад +1

      Stephen A Smith even said that was nearly the best close out game he’d ever seen so how is that not top 5? The inconsistency on these shows are funny

  • @anegril1
    @anegril1 Год назад +8

    For that list inverse the order. 2 were losses.

  • @Vastatio
    @Vastatio Год назад +1

    Not mentioning Tim Duncan's quad dub is crazy!

  • @corpyhogan4433
    @corpyhogan4433 Год назад +13

    I’m taking LeBrons game 6 in 2012 over his game one in 2018 simply because they won the series in 2012

    • @lightningjuniorsuper
      @lightningjuniorsuper Год назад

      Id be even keel on both of them had the Cavs been able to win game 1

    • @tarikwalters854
      @tarikwalters854 Год назад +1

      Are you really gonna hold that 2018 series loss against LeBron, there’s arguably never been a greater divide in an NBA Finals series.

    • @gumballwaterson1957
      @gumballwaterson1957 Год назад

      @@tarikwalters854 I mean 6th seed Rockets with Hakeem beat the 60+ win Magic with Shaq, Penny and crew. Pistons in '04 with no top 50 players beat Lakers with 3 top 20 players all time including a prime/near prime Shaq and Kobe. Dirk and a bunch of old players and nobodies beat Bron, Wade and Bosh. Definitely been greater divides, especially if you think Bron is the goat.

    • @tarikwalters854
      @tarikwalters854 Год назад

      @@gumballwaterson1957 If he managed to pull that 2018 series off I just might have to give it up, because that’s a bigger upset than all of your examples combined 😂

    • @gumballwaterson1957
      @gumballwaterson1957 Год назад

      @@tarikwalters854 You mean '17? That's the KD Warriors that went 16-1. In '18, Cavs were the only team Warriors swept that post season, and were down 3-2 to Rockets in wcf.

  • @illmattrhymes9708
    @illmattrhymes9708 Год назад

    This was a great segment

  • @No_Hate_Only_Facts
    @No_Hate_Only_Facts Год назад +14

    One bad thing that happened last night was Giannis coming back. I didn't want him to come back at all for the simple fact that the dude is injured and he's so, so disrespected. Yesterday, just before the game they cut a clip of Giannis misting 2 free throws in practice and they put that on TV just to humiliate the gut. They just get the part they want and put it on ESPN. The ugliness of these people in unmatched.
    You find people here trashing Giannis, saying his teammates are not appreciated and yet Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday are getting paid more money than Jimmy Butler, Joel Embiid, Luka, Booker, Mitchell, Jokic...To discredit Giannis, you find people saying Jrue is the most UNDERRATED player...Just look at how Devon Booker is carrying the Suns. Just look at how Jaylen Brown is helping Tatum. Just look at how Jamal Murray is helping Jokic. And remember nobody talks about Booker, Jaylen Brown and Jamal Murray. It's always Giannis teammates not being appreciated enough. If I were Giannis, I would come in, do my job and go home.
    I personally didn't want him to come back at all. In fact, I wanted him to call it a year. Even if they beat the Heat it still won't change the fact that I didn't want Giannis to come back.
    How can Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday score only 14 points each? And we are here praising these dude every single day.

  • @felixthecat1239
    @felixthecat1239 Год назад +5

    Giannis 50 piece??

  • @jamescox6868
    @jamescox6868 Год назад +1

    Lebrons 51 against that warriors team in the finals was an absolute JOKE. He was unstoppable. I know he lost but that was a masterful 50 piece

  • @alexanderkoslov9346
    @alexanderkoslov9346 Год назад +3

    Stephen A be one of those people you don't want to follow after a class presentation 😂

  • @kerke4639
    @kerke4639 Год назад

    There are two ways to look at this for me. Either you look at the impact of the performance which pretty much turns it into a list of best Finals games rather than just looking at the individual performance alone. I think the list with that turns out as:
    1. Magic 42 and 15 in game 6 of the Finals hopping in at center
    2. Jordan's 55 to go up 3-1 against the Suns after playing 57 minutes of a 3 OT thriller the game before
    3. LeBron's game 6 against the Warriors in 2016 with 41, 11 and 8 to tie the series
    4. Giannis' closeout game 6 with 50 in the Finals to avoid going to game 7 in Phoenix
    5. Duncan's closeout game 6 against the Nets that should have been a quadruple-double
    Honorable mentions would be Jordan's last game with 45, Shaq's 41 in game 6 in 2000, Steph's game 4 last year, Bron's game 7 in 2013 and 2016 against the Spurs and the Warriors, Kobe's 38 against the Celtics in game 5, Worthy's 36 point triple double in game 7.
    But if you look at the performance alone rather than the moment and the win, the list for me would be:
    1. Dame 55 and 10 with the greatest shooting performance in history
    2. Jordan's 63 against the Celtics
    3. Bron's 25 straight against the Pistons
    4. Hakeem's 49 and 25 with 6 blocks in game 6
    5. Durant's 49 point triple double against the Bucks
    I think those 5 games are the best basketball ever played despite 3 of them being in losses and none being in the Finals.

  • @bobhanson1037
    @bobhanson1037 Год назад +6

    Think you should separate best performances for losses and wins.

  • @koryjohnson639
    @koryjohnson639 Год назад +1

    Lebron 51 in game 1 of 2018 finals was the best performance I’ve ever seen

  • @Mannytrey5
    @Mannytrey5 Год назад +7

    Ben Wallace wasn’t on that team that lost to Lebron

  • @dazesuo4411
    @dazesuo4411 Год назад

    1. Michael Jordan 1986 First Round vs Celtics - 63 points (Larry Bird in Awe)
    2. Lebron James 2012 ECF Game 6 vs Celtics - 45 points, 15 rebounds (Killer Instinct Lebron)
    3. Magic Johnson 1980 Finals vs 76ers - 42 points, 15 rebounds (Magic as Center)
    4. Lebron James 2007 ECF Game 5 vs Pistons - 48 points (25 Straight Points, 29 of the last 30)
    5. Michael Jordan 1997 Finals Game 5 - 38 points (Flu Game)

  • @Redclxxd
    @Redclxxd Год назад +19

    Lebron game in 2018 finals was the best game I’ve ever seen. Even tho they lost. MJ 63 lost the game too

  • @cuisonginno
    @cuisonginno Год назад +1

    5 was a championship moment. Great 👍 i wish he could have shined more light on other performances

  • @maleimprov604
    @maleimprov604 Год назад +7

    A few corrections: 1. I'd relace Lebron's 25 straight points with his game 6 against Boston. 2. I'd take away the flu game from MJ and replace it with another one from a different player (maybe a Giannis close out game, KD's 49 point game, this recent Jimmy Butler one or another older game like Bill Russell's 30 point, 40 rebound game)

    • @jonathanwatson1908
      @jonathanwatson1908 Год назад +1

      What about Game 6 Klay in 2016 against OKC? Dame 50 piece with the series winning 3

    • @tarikwalters854
      @tarikwalters854 Год назад

      Dame’s 55 was harder fought than the 50 pc.

  • @dnm369
    @dnm369 Год назад +2

    MJ final game as a bull over flu game. Those last seconds was better than any movie final second

  • @mac8862
    @mac8862 Год назад +5

    Before the video starts mj is #1 I bet

  • @jeremyquinn4426
    @jeremyquinn4426 8 месяцев назад

    Larry Bird game 6 1986 finals against the Rockets; 29-11-12 with 3 steals and had complete control of the game offensively and defensively. Many who watched that game said it was the greatest display of baketball greatness they'd ever witnessed.

  • @davecannamela18
    @davecannamela18 Год назад +2

    Magics performance Vs Philly is my best performance. Not many votes on this game seeing it was 43 years ago.
    As a ROOKIE...to step up in an unfamiliar position when their center was hurt..to drop 42/15/7 on the road is the most spectacular of the spectaculars to me. It was that game where I knew...whenever Magic was on the court...anytime/anywhere....the Lakers had a chance at a W.

  • @buchulesobayeni6445
    @buchulesobayeni6445 Год назад +12

    I'm sorry flue game. Isn't better than the Boston LeBron game when hhe was gonna be eliminated

  • @Siasnews6508
    @Siasnews6508 Год назад +2

    Yo Stephen A. What are your thoughts on Udoke being the New Head Coach of Houston Rockets??

  • @justineebourgeois3420
    @justineebourgeois3420 Год назад +44

    Klay Thompson down 3-1 against 2016 OKC? 12 (3’s) NBA season and playoff record in a win. 42 total pts. Won the series btw only to lose LBJ’s Cavs in the Finals, after being up 3-1 as well 😅.

  • @chrisa2103
    @chrisa2103 Год назад +6

    It’s funny the top two players of all time (lebron and mj) got bounced by Detroit

    • @TranquilAura77
      @TranquilAura77 Год назад +1

      Huh..? Bron won that series in 07 and took his team to the finals at 22 years old!!

    • @Hooch_is_crzy
      @Hooch_is_crzy Год назад

      @@TranquilAura77 AND LOST IN 4!!! IT WAS MAGICAL!!! SUCH GREATNESS!!! *sarcasm*

    • @chrisa2103
      @chrisa2103 Год назад

      @@TranquilAura77 I’m not talking about that specific year dipshit I’m just saying in general. Both of them had to go through the Pistons to earn their stripes

    • @chrisa2103
      @chrisa2103 Год назад

      @@TranquilAura77bron AND Jordan have both said themselves facing the pistons was a huge part of their growth as players.

    • @matrixseven8528
      @matrixseven8528 Год назад

      @@chrisa2103 Top 2 ???
      Lebron ain’t better than Shaq,Kobe,Duncan,
      Magic or Kareem 😂😂😂😂

  • @MyDixieNormis
    @MyDixieNormis Год назад

    Y’all can say what you want but you can’t deny how good Stephen a smith is at his job. When it comes hyping topics up and making the audience interested he has perfected his craft over all these years

  • @nmpiars8936
    @nmpiars8936 Год назад +5

    MJ Gambling game