Top 10: NBA Playoff Moments

Well well well ...Im back again with my Top Ten. Since the NBA playoffs is just around the corner. (Uu just around dyan sa sulok). Eto ang top ten favorite NBA Playoff Moments simula ng nanood ako ng NBA (Nung mga panahon ni Mj.)


10.Tayshaun Denies Reggie & Pacers; Game 2, 2004 Eastern Conference Finals
Tayshaun Prince made one of the all-time great defensive plays, racing back to block what seemed like an inevitable game-tying layup by Reggie Miller, who had been all alone on the fast break, as the Pistons won 72-67.

9. Reggie's 25-Point Fourth Quarter vs. Knicks; Game 5, 1994, Eastern Conference Finals
With the series tied 2-2, the "Knick Killer" unleashed the game of a lifetime, scoring 39 points. It was in the fourth quarter that Miller truly was in the zone, hitting five three-pointers and tallying 25 points as the Pacers rallied to upset New York 93-86.

8. Mike Bibby's Clutch Performance
During the 2001-02 season, Bibby guided the Kings to the Western Conference Finals where they lost to the eventual NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers.Bibby's performance during the series, perhaps most memorably his Game 5 buzzer-beater,earned him a reputation as a clutch performer, and as a reward, he was granted a 7-year, $80.5 million contract.

7. Kobe Dunks on Nash
L.A. held a 74-67 advantage entering the final period and widened it to 92-83 with 3:11 remaining as Odom dove to grab a loose ball and zipped a pass to Bryant, who sprang for a flying dunk over Steve Nash.

6. Golden State upsets Dallas in the 1st Round
Maybe the greatest playoff upset in NBA history, the Golden State Warriors completely dismantled the No. 1 seed Dallas Mavericks on Thursday en route to a 111-86 Game 6 victory in front of a boisterous home crowd. Turning doubters into Believers.


5. Pacers Defeat Knicks; Game 1, 1995, Eastern Conference Semifinals
Reggie Miller capped a 31-point game by scoring eight points over an 8.9-second span, wiping out a six-point Knicks lead and giving the Pacers a series-opening 107-105 win before a stunned MSG audience.

4. Lakers Defeat Blazers; Game 7, 2000 Western Conference Finals
On the verge of losing three straight games for the first time all season and trailing by 15 points with 10:28 to play in the fourth quarter, the Lakers go a 29-9 run to close out the game and eliminate the Blazers 89-84, punctuated by a thunderous Shaquille O’Neal dunk off a lob from Kobe Bryant.

3.Kobe's 2 Buzzer Beaters againts the suns
Nash had a critical turnover in the final seconds of regulation and another gaffe in the waning moments of overtime before Bryant drained a jumper as time expired, giving the Los Angeles Lakers a thrilling 99-98 victory over the Phoenix Suns and a commanding 3-1 lead in their Western Conference first-round series.

2. Derek Fisher's Miracle Shot; Game 5, Western Conference, 2004 Semifinals
Playing a game of can you top this, LA’s Derek Fisher hits a fadeaway jumper from the left corner over Manu Ginobili at the buzzer – after having watched Tim Duncan hit a 20-foot fadeaway of his own with 0.4 seconds remaining – as the Lakers take command of the series and head back to Los Angeles up 3-2.


1. Robert Horry 3-Pointer Vs. Sacramento; Game 4, 2002 Western Conference Finals
During the course of a mad scramble under the hoop in the closing seconds, Vlade Divac tries to bat the ball as far away from the basket as possible with the Kings leading by two. The only problem is that he hits it right to a waiting Robert Horry at the three-point line, who calmly drains the game-winning three and sends the Lakers on to Sacramento with the series tied 2-2 instead of trailing 3-1.