Comments on: The five best NBA finals. Ever.

By: peter martin

peter martin — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:14:23 +0000

C’mon Kurt get your facts straight will ya?
J -Rod is right – Nellie’s shot was the ultimate winner in game seven of the ’69 playoffs. The game four winner was taken by Sam Jones. Any real basketball nut over 50 knows this stuff in thgeir sleep; what’s your problem?

By: adrian hill

adrian hill — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 10:40:23 +0000

the nba finals matchups i like the best were the lakers vs celtics,bulls vs lakers,pistons vs lakers,spurs vs pistons,pistons vs trailblazers,rockets vs celtics,bulls vs jazz i luv them all.

By: LANCE

LANCE — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:31:31 +0000

Da Rockets! The dream and the Glide!

By: J-Rod

J-Rod — Mon, 31 May 2010 18:47:12 +0000

Interesting article but the Don Nelson shot was in Game 7, not game 4 of the ’69 series.

By: Roids

Roids — Mon, 31 May 2010 16:29:18 +0000

Back when the bulls were winning championships there was a superstar and a key “role” player on more than a handful of teams. Today most teams don’t even have a superstar. I’m not a Bulls fan but I would guess they would dominate today like the did in the 90′s. That of course, if my opinion.

By: Drew

Drew — Mon, 31 May 2010 16:20:45 +0000

That’s a good point about the 1997 finals with Utah. The “flu game” was pretty epic. Jordan delivered a huge game which would’ve put the Jazz up 3-2. The games were all close in that series as you mentioned.
While Utah was a Jordan miss away from Game 7 in 1998, that blowout game in Game 3 does tarnish the series just a little.
I think my favorite non-finals series is Indiana-Chicago 1998.

By: mysources

mysources — Mon, 31 May 2010 15:17:44 +0000

The Bulls should not even be on this list. They never played a decent team and were always heavy favorites who won. Lets stop with this revisionist history. They were a good team when there were no great teams.

By: hoffmanb

hoffmanb — Mon, 31 May 2010 13:13:25 +0000

jazz scored 54 points in game 3, not 56

By: kimmer

kimmer — Mon, 31 May 2010 11:26:33 +0000

Sonics over Bullets. Jack Sikma, John Johnson, Dennis Johnson, “Downtown” Freddy Brown, Gus williams, Lonnie Shelton and others. The best NBA finals EVER. For a Seattle fan, anyhows.

By: Larry's Legend

Larry's Legend — Sun, 30 May 2010 22:02:46 +0000

The 1997 Finals was a *much* better series than the ’98 rematch. The games were more entertaining; you had a Jordan buzzer-beater in Game 1 and the “flu game.” And there was a legitimate sense after Game 2 that Utah could win the series. There was never a sense they could win in ’98.

By: Jimsjam33

Jimsjam33 — Sun, 30 May 2010 21:12:18 +0000

Kurt Helin ,
Once agin a beat sportswriter is trying to tell the basketball public what the ” greatest ” was . I accept your opinion , but you must accept the supposition that it was your opinion and no one else’s . With that being said , let’s examine the truth for it’s full value and not a guess into a basketball fantasy .
First of all , the greatest series is indeliable in the minds of the fans living in a city that is playing . The lakers have been there ( NBA Finals ) 31 times . Are you going to tell Laker fans that their team with Jerry West , Chamberlain , Hairston , Goodrich , and McMillan wasn’t as exciting winning the finals ? A 33 game win streak in 1972 and a victory over the New York Knicks with Willis Reed , Phil Jackson , Earl the Pearl monroe , Walt Frazier , Bill Brady , and Dave Debusshere was just as exciting as any Championship series ever for US ! The Lakers first NBA championship in L.A. !
Every team that has ever played for a NBA city has had it’s fans ready for the ” greatest ever ” from Philadelphia to Golden State and in between . 100 million people …100 million opinions .
Oh yes , by the way . The greatest ever was the Lakers victory over the Celtics when the Show Time Lakers dealt a dagger in the Celtics back when Magic hit that baby hook over McHale ! It was the ” greatest . ” That’s my opinion and I’m sticking to it !