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The 10 Greatest NBA Playoff Games of All Time

Jordan's last shot, Ray Allen's three, Game 7 in 2016... The 10 greatest playoff games in NBA history. Which one is yours? Vote.

By the Editorial TeamPublished

Ranking of the 10 greatest NBA playoff games

In shortNumber 1 in our ranking is Bulls v Jazz, Game 6, followed by Warriors v Cavaliers, Game 7 and Heat v Spurs, Game 6.

The greatest playoff games are the ones remembered decades later: buzzer-beaters, impossible comebacks and legends at their peak. This is our NBA ranking, counted down.

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1. Bulls v Jazz, Game 6

1998 NBA Finals

Jordan strips the ball from Malone, shakes off Bryon Russell and hits the championship-winning shot. The perfect ending to the Bulls' era.

2. Warriors v Cavaliers, Game 7

2016 NBA Finals

Cleveland comes back from 3-1 down against the 73-win team. LeBron's block on Iguodala and Kyrie Irving's three are now sporting history.

3. Heat v Spurs, Game 6

2013 NBA Finals

With the Spurs on the brink of the title, Ray Allen sinks a corner three that sends the game to overtime. Miami won the championship two days later.

4. Celtics v Suns, Game 5

1976 NBA Finals

Triple overtime, impossible baskets and fans storming the court. For many, the greatest game in Finals history.

5. Raptors v 76ers, Game 7

2019 Eastern Conference Semi-finals

Kawhi Leonard shoots from the corner at the buzzer and the ball bounces four times on the rim before dropping in. The only Game 7 buzzer-beater to win a series.

6. Bulls v Jazz, Game 5

1997 NBA Finals

The famous 'flu game': a visibly ill Jordan scores 38 points and wins a key game in Utah.

7. Knicks v Lakers, Game 7

1970 NBA Finals

An injured Willis Reed walks out of the tunnel at the last moment and scores the first baskets. He inspired the Knicks to their first title.

8. Lakers v Kings, Game 4

2002 Western Conference Finals

Robert Horry picks up a loose ball and hits a three at the buzzer. One of the most intense and debated series in history.

9. Celtics v Heat, Game 6

2012 Eastern Conference Finals

With Miami on the ropes in Boston, LeBron puts up 45 points and 15 rebounds. A performance that changed his legacy.

10. Celtics v Lakers, Game 4

1987 NBA Finals

Magic Johnson wins at the Garden with his 'baby skyhook' in the final seconds. The peak of the greatest rivalry of the 1980s.

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