Down 25 points to start the 4th quarter, pick 5 players to bring you back and win

[Duncan21formvp]

Let's say your team is Down 25 points to start the 4th quarter, and you had the choice to pick any 5 current players to bring you back and win the game?
Which players would you choose?

[AMISTILLILL]

PG: Rajon Rondo
SG: Kobe Bryant
SF: Kevin Durant
PF: Dirk Nowitzki
C: Dwight Howard

[kNIOKAS]

Boston Celtics.

[EnoughSaid]

PG: Steve Nash
SG: Dwyane Wade
SF: LeBron James
PF: Dirk Nowitzki
C: Dwight Howard

[Heavincent]

PG: Derrick Rose
SG: Kobe Bryant
SF: Kevin Durant
PF: Dirk Nowitzki
C: Dwight Howard

[Maniak]

CE-Dwight Howard
PF-Dirk Nowitzki
SF-Kevin Durant
SG-Any strong perimeter defender with a shot
PG-Steve Nash

[Maniak]

Also, if you pick Kobe, you should really just pick 4 other people who are good passers/defenders, and extraordinarily unselfish, because I doubt they'll see the ball very much.

[jamal99]

PG - Steve Nash
SG - Dwyane Wade
SF - Kevin Durant
PF - Dirk Nowitzki
C - Dwight Howard

If they can't do it, no one can...

[colorz]

Steve Nash
Ray Allen
LeBron James
Dirk Nowitzki
Dwight Howard

[Eric Cartman]

PG - Steve Nash
SG - Dwyane Wade
SF - Kevin Durant
PF - Dirk Nowitzki
C - Dwight Howard

If they can't do it, no one can...

This.

[noob cake]

PG - Steve Nash
SG - Dwyane Wade
SF - Kevin Durant
PF - Dirk Nowitzki
C - Dwight Howard

If they can't do it, no one can...

This is right.

Kobe = Chuck
Bron = Choke

Then you take the best players at each position + the steadiest best shooting point guard in the league.

[kennethgriffin]

This is right.

Kobe = Chuck
Bron = Choke

Then you take the best players at each position + the steadiest best shooting point guard in the league.

hasnt kobe been part of and dominated some of the best comebacks in nba history?

any guy who has had three 30 point quarters in his career would be my first choice out of anyone to bring me back

[koBEDABEST]

LOLLL @ almost no one picking Lebron James. Wut a scrub.

[The Ownage]

Nash
Wade
Anthony
Nowitzki
Howard

[Lebron23]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1Px-jPm_TU

[Mr. Jabbar]

LOLLL @ almost no one picking Lebron James. Wut a scrub.

lmao, we all know how the self proclaimed king rolls during the 4th :lol

[kenny817]

Dirk and JET is all I need...two of the best 4th quarter players in the game

[inclinerator]

pg: chalmers or terry (can shoot 3s, defend, handle the ball
sg: ray allen )automatic 3 pointer_ open 2
sf: lebron (good at driving finishing or finding open ppl)
pf: dirk (automatic j)
c: joel anthony (offensive rebounds) defense

[AMISTILLILL]

Some of these answers... :facepalm

[k0kakw0rld]

Allen Iverson
Reggie Miller
Michael Jordan
Lebron James
Karl Malone

[airchibundo507]

Melo's leading the NBA in fourth quarter scoring.

[Darius]

CP3
Kobe
Durant
Lebron
Howard

You're gonna needs guys spreading the floor and stroking the 3 to come back from 25...

[jlauber]

I'll never forget Kobe's 21 4th quarter points in rallying the Lakers back from a 27 point 4th quarter deficit, and beating the 17-1 Mavs...

http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?id=221206013

[Harison]

PG: Nash
SG: LeBron
SF: Durant - the main weapon in the 4Q.
PF: Dirk
C: Dwight

[arifgokcen]

Some who didnt pick lebron may have forgotten he led the league in crunch time and 4th quarter scoring for the last 3 years before coming to miami.

Moreover he is one of the best crunch time defenders too.

[RaininTwos]

Wade
Jesus
Deng
Lebron
Dwight

Gotta have defenders all around in order to make this happen(are people seriously picking Nash?)


We would have shot blockers and shooter, plus 5 players who can read passing lanes.

[StarJordan]

good topic...i'd want the 3 point shooters in there

[DStebb716]

One person has picked Melo, yet he's the only person with over 7.7 points per 4th quarter this year (Melo is at 10.1. Second place is Kevin Durant and Brandon Jennings).

[inclinerator]

melo is a chucker cant play defense, he'll most likely lose the game for u

[roffie]

pg: rondo
sg: d-wade
sf: melo
pf: dirk
c: dwight

i'm surpised hardly anyone is picking melo.. he's a freakin' demon on the clutch

[airchibundo507]

melo is a chucker cant play defense, he'll most likely lose the game for u

i kno right? let's go with nash and dirk instead! defense ftw

[livingby3's]

coming back from 25, u gonna need timely baskets n u gotta shutdown the other team dead. some roster u guys suggested i find too offensively oriented. my pick would be

rondo
ray allen
bron
dirk
dwight

rondo for his D n dishes, ray allen for threes, he play pretty well perimeter D as well, bron for obvious reasons, eventhough hes known to chock, but hes just too good not to pick, not to mention his ability to facilitate, dirk as a clutch closer, dwight to fill the void dirk leaves on D in the paint

[CAstill]

Deron Williams
Kobe Bryant
Luis Scola
Dirk Nowitzki
Andrew Bynum

[airchibundo507]

You want a facilitator? Melo does that.
You want a three point shooter? Melo nails that. Especially game winners.
You want a post threat? Melo is quite adept from that range.
You want a pick-and-roll ballhandler? Melo is exceptional.
You want a pick-and-roll/pop big? Melo can do that.
You want an iso play? Melo.

You want a game winner? Melo all fvcking day. "I DO THIS."

I could go all day.


JaredZwerling Jared Zwerling
Carmelo Anthony is currently the NBA's best 4th-quarter player ... Averaging 10.1 points, 54.5 FG%, 58.3 3FG%, 84.2 FT% ...

JaredZwerling Jared Zwerling
Kevin Durant and Brandon Jennings are tied for second at a 7.7 points average in the fourth quarter ...

If Melo can't even get mention in this thread, he is truly one of the most underrated players in the league.

[OmniStrife]

Nash
LeBron
Aldridge
Howard

gotta play FAST and EFFICIENT.

[Fiasco]

Chris Paul
Kobe Bryant
Kevin Durant
Dirk Nowitzki
Andre Bargnani

YEAH I SAID IT

BARGS BABY

[macmac]

Chris Paul
Kobe Bryant
Kevin Durant
Dirk Nowitzki
Andre Bargnani

YEAH I SAID IT

BARGS BABY

This lineup only works if the opponent literally just hands the ball over on offence

[roffie]

i kno right? let's go with nash and dirk instead! defense ftw

this lol. if ur nailing on melo about defence and then pick dirk and nash on your team that's quite a joke. :facepalm :facepalm :facepalm

[EnoughSaid]

You guys are insane by not picking LeBron. :facepalm

Dude single-handedly eliminated the Celtics and Bulls last year. :facepalm

[Darius]

You want a facilitator? Melo does that.
You want a three point shooter? Melo nails that. Especially game winners.
You want a post threat? Melo is quite adept from that range.
You want a pick-and-roll ballhandler? Melo is exceptional.
You want a pick-and-roll/pop big? Melo can do that.
You want an iso play? Melo.

You want a game winner? Melo all fvcking day. "I DO THIS."

I could go all day.



If Melo can't even get mention in this thread, he is truly one of the most underrated players in the league.

You want to stop the other team from scoring (you know... the team that's up 25...)?

Melo can't do that.

[Micku]

You guys are insane by not picking LeBron. :facepalm

Dude single-handedly eliminated the Celtics and Bulls last year. :facepalm

Didn't Wade had like 30 ppg on 50% shooting against the Celtics last year? It wasn't all LBJ at all in that series.

[majorhops]

Jason Kidd
Kobe
Paul Pierce
Kevin Love
D12

[Kingwillball]

Retarded Knowone picking lebron.. Down 25 U need Defense and U need to force TO's and get out and Run and get easy baskets and there is Knowone better than Lebron when it comes to that. Plus his passing Ability He will find the Open Guys to Knock down Shots.

[airchibundo507]

You want to stop the other team from scoring (you know... the team that's up 25...)?

Melo can't do that.

Melo is an average defender, better than the likes of Nash, Dirk, Love, etc that have been mentioned more frequently in this thread. :facepalm

I mean, with Dwight Howard on the team, the defense will be elite already. And again, Melo is no liability.

[airchibundo507]

Paul
LeBron
Melo
Dirk
Howard

[Fiasco]

This lineup only works if the opponent literally just hands the ball over on offence

As long as we're scorings 3s and they're scoring 2s, we'll win eventually. :roll:

[jaydacris]

kidd
roy
pierce
dirk
dwight

[Zedja]

Kidd
Bryant
Durant
Dirk
Bynum

[Mr. Jabbar]

kidd
roy
pierce
dirk
dwight

pierce is a wise choice

[Boston C's]

Rondo
Ray
Melo
Lebron
Dirk

Straight firepower to bring us back... let rondo facilitate Have ray go to his favorite spot on the court and nail threes if ppl leave him

Plus if we need a game winner our options are ridiculous

[brisbaneman]

The almighty dirkules plus 4 guys

[brisbaneman]

Rondo
Ray
Melo
Lebron
Dirk

Straight firepower to bring us back... let rondo facilitate Have ray go to his favorite spot on the court and nail threes if ppl leave him

Plus if we need a game winner our options are ridiculous
is lebron in there for shits and giggles?

[RazorBaLade]

nash
kobe
lebron
love
howard

Nash for facilitating and open 3s
Kobe will be shooting 15 shots in the final 6 min
Bron will be shooting 15 fts in the first 6 min
Love will be picking up all rebounds
Howard will not cross half court on offense and play constant D

I bet this could work like 1 every 5 times or so.

[Boston C's]

is lebron in there for shits and giggles?

lmao... well lebron is a solid defender who can penetrate to the basket and you know hes gonna get the superstar treatment if anything else... also if needed for a last shot He would be an option to facilitate (not shoot) because he makes good decisions with the ball... more then likely though I'm puttin the ball in melos hands

[imdaman99]

melo is a chucker cant play defense, he'll most likely lose the game for u
wtf you talking about fool? melo plays clutch D and will break your heart with a game winner

[D-Wade316]

PG - Chris Paul
SG- Dwyane Wade
SF - Lebron James
PF - Dirk Nowitzki
C -

[Zedja]

Shaw
Bryant
George
Horry
Shaq
:bowdown:
Watching this game on youtube right now and what a flashback

[wang4three]

Deron
Kobe
LeBron
Dirk
Tyson Chandler

[Rooster]

Shaw
Bryant
George
Horry
Shaq
:bowdown:
Watching this game on youtube right now and what a flashback


Those were the times when then they had that switch. They get bored and they get interested. that team have the uncanny ability to messed around than fix it later.

[Fudge]

Derrick Rose
Tracy McGrady (yeah, i said it)
Kevin Durant
Kevin Love
Dwight Howard

[SAKOTXA]

Deron Williams
Tony Allen
Durant
Dirk
Howard

Or

Rondo
Ray Allen
Kobe
Dirk
Howard

[MochaUdoka]

coming back from 25, u gonna need timely baskets n u gotta shutdown the other team dead. some roster u guys suggested i find too offensively oriented. my pick would be

rondo
ray allen
bron
dirk
dwight

rondo for his D n dishes, ray allen for threes, he play pretty well perimeter D as well, bron for obvious reasons, eventhough hes known to chock, but hes just too good not to pick, not to mention his ability to facilitate, dirk as a clutch closer, dwight to fill the void dirk leaves on D in the paint

Same 5 I thought of as well :cheers:

This team has everything you need.

[SacJB Shady]

This is retarded. it should be down 25 points in the 3rd quarter. But ok..... here it is....

PG- Steph Curry
SG- Monta Ellis
SF- Kobe Bryant
PF- Kevin Durant
C- Dirk Nowitski


As you can see this line up is unorthodox, but all of them can shoot the 3 and if they all catch fire, it might give them a chance.

[Dave3]

The usual short term memory problems with ISH. "LeBron is nowhere to be found in the 4th quarter" and "LOL, he blows in the clutch"

The same guy that led the league in 4th quarter scoring from 2008-2010 and single handedly made comebacks in the 4th while he was in Cleveland is all of a sudden useless in the 4th? How many times did he bring Cleveland back in those years? I still remember a week stretch in the 2008-2009 season in which the team was down double figures in the 4th quarter throughout that entire week and you just knew that no matter how much they were losing by, they were coming back to win that game.

Here's the start of that week:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200903100LAC.html
Cleveland ourscores the Clippers by 21 in the 4th quarter to win by 4, LeBron leading the charge with 32/13/11.

In Phoenix the next game LeBron again triple doubles with 32/10/13 to bring back the Cavaliers against the Suns, outscoring them by 12 in the 4th quarter.

The next night in Sacramento the Cavaliers come from 14 behind to start the 4th to force overtime against the Kings, and then take the lead and the game in overtime. Oh, LeBron had 51/4/9 that game to lead that comeback. http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200903130SAC.html

And this isn't random nitpicking a few games throughout the season, this was 3 straight games within a 4 day period that I remembered till now just because of how dominant he was. A 21, 14, and 12 point comeback 3 games in a row, all done in the 4th quarters with him leading the charge. And yet somehow people that don't watch him love to point out this mythical "disappearance" in the 4th quarter of games. But of course, we saw it happen (or heard about it happening because we don't actually watch games) in the most recent series and therefore have concluded that this is the norm despite it being the first time it's happened in his 8 year career.:rolleyes:

[White Mamba]

Derek Fisher
kobe Bryant
Rick Fox
Robert Horry
SHAQ

Singed: Dallas:applause:

[Horatio33]

Chris Paul
Dwyane Wade
Kevin Durant
Dirk Nowitzki
Dwight Howard

Manu Ginobili 6th man.

Dwight for D. Paul to set up guys and score when necessary. Wade for slashing. Durant for deep threat and Dirk for best clutch shooter in the game and his scoring around the post. Ginobili incase Wade or Paul aren't getting hot. Instant offense plus top 3 clutch player.

[R.I.P.]

Kidd
Terry
Marion
Dirk
Chandler

:pimp:

[Fudge]

The usual short term memory problems with ISH. "LeBron is nowhere to be found in the 4th quarter" and "LOL, he blows in the clutch"

The same guy that led the league in 4th quarter scoring from 2008-2010 and single handedly made comebacks in the 4th while he was in Cleveland is all of a sudden useless in the 4th? How many times did he bring Cleveland back in those years? I still remember a week stretch in the 2008-2009 season in which the team was down double figures in the 4th quarter throughout that entire week and you just knew that no matter how much they were losing by, they were coming back to win that game.

Here's the start of that week:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200903100LAC.html
Cleveland ourscores the Clippers by 21 in the 4th quarter to win by 4, LeBron leading the charge with 32/13/11.

In Phoenix the next game LeBron again triple doubles with 32/10/13 to bring back the Cavaliers against the Suns, outscoring them by 12 in the 4th quarter.

The next night in Sacramento the Cavaliers come from 14 behind to start the 4th to force overtime against the Kings, and then take the lead and the game in overtime. Oh, LeBron had 51/4/9 that game to lead that comeback. http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200903130SAC.html

And this isn't random nitpicking a few games throughout the season, this was 3 straight games within a 4 day period that I remembered till now just because of how dominant he was. A 21, 14, and 12 point comeback 3 games in a row, all done in the 4th quarters with him leading the charge. And yet somehow people that don't watch him love to point out this mythical "disappearance" in the 4th quarter of games. But of course, we saw it happen (or heard about it happening because we don't actually watch games) in the most recent series and therefore have concluded that this is the norm despite it being the first time it's happened in his 8 year career.:rolleyes:
Nobody's counting LeBron out, so quit your ranting. To sum it up, people would rather have a player like KD at the 3 because of his scoring mentality.w Same goes for Melo.

[pauk]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1Px-jPm_TU

this....

and why pick 5 players? there is only 1 ball... :D

[pauk]

Nobody's counting LeBron out, so quit your ranting. To sum it up, people would rather have a player like KD at the 3 because of his scoring mentality.w Same goes for Melo.

I dont get it........ 30 ppg @ 60% vs 25 ppg @ 49%....... how much scoring mentality do you want? Durant never even had a freaking 50 point game........

wtf... can you explain what "Scoring mentality" means to you? do you mean a guy who cant pass or is selfish, has bad decision making & iq and therefore just chucks shots? ok then..... that is not lebron

Now if you said KOBE instead of Durant... then i would understand better.... Durant aint nothing but a Danny Granger fighting desperately to be better than that....

[Dave3]

Nobody's counting LeBron out, so quit your ranting. To sum it up, people would rather have a player like KD at the 3 because of his scoring mentality.w Same goes for Melo.
Why don't you actually read the thread before talking? Multiple people have said he's useless in the 4th or he's included on these teams "for shits and giggles"

and LeBron has just as strong of a scoring mentality as any of those guys when leading a comeback, which he's shown multiple times. Of course people who don't watch aren't aware of it.

[blablabla]

nash
kobe
melo
dirk
dwight

[arifgokcen]

I dont get it........ 30 ppg @ 60% vs 25 ppg @ 49%....... how much scoring mentality do you want? Durant never even had a freaking 50 point game........

wtf... can you explain what "Scoring mentality" means to you? do you mean a guy who cant pass or is selfish, has bad decision making & iq and therefore just chucks shots? ok then..... that is not lebron

Now if you said KOBE instead of Durant... then i would understand better.... Durant aint nothing but a Danny Granger fighting desperately to be better than that....

Mate dont try to reason with them.I have tried to explain the same thing.Its like you are talking to a wall.If he wasnt with miami he would be leading 4th quarter scoring as usual.He is by far the best player on both ends of the floor however for some reason nobody includes him

[dab0yech0]

This is retarded. it should be down 25 points in the 3rd quarter. But ok..... here it is....

PG- Steph Curry
SG- Monta Ellis
SF- Kobe Bryant
PF- Kevin Durant
C- Dirk Nowitski


As you can see this line up is unorthodox, but all of them can shoot the 3 and if they all catch fire, it might give them a chance.

only problem with that lineup is the other team will beast them on the boards and attack the paint at will, the comeback will never happen.

[greenmachine]

d. rose
r. allen
g. wallace
dirk
d. howard

[alenleomessi]

CP3
Harden
Lebron
Durant
Howard

[Go Getter]

Nash
LeBron
Aldridge
Howard

gotta play FAST and EFFICIENT.
How you gon play efficient with four players fool?:oldlol:

[jstern]

Not counting the Finals, Lebron was pretty unstoppable in the final minutes of games. It was like wow, but then that gets erased with his performance in the finals.

Now I remember back in the 90s, didn't matter how much my team was up, 2 minutes left, just so much fear that Jordan was going to destroy that.

Here's Jordan 19 points in the last 6 minutes. But I think it was because the person who was guarding him started talking shit to him, from what I remember.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShNfeFxij28

[strifed169]

PG - Nash
SG - Terry
SF - LBJ
PF - West
C - Frye

[livingby3's]

kidd
roy
pierce
dirk
dwight

nice pick
if not for the criteria being current player, i would have roy in my team too. one of the smartest player the league has seen.

i notice alot of posters picking small lineups, but when u're playing from behind, points in the paint is something u definitely can't allow for the opponents. it's like if they score 10 in the 4th, u need to score 35. to have a chance to win. u need to take away easy baskets from them, and give yourself easy baskets.

[Alan]

Howard, Ray Allen and LeBron are must.

PF and PG spots are difficult to choose. I'm not sure if you need very good defensive players on those positions if you have Howard and James already. Perhaps put Durant on 4 and either Rondo or Nash on point.

[Andrei89]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1Px-jPm_TU

this

Haters gonna hate

[miles berg]

You start with the three best closers in the game; Dirk, Melo, & Kobe. You put a great defensive big on the floor in Dwight and you put a defensive PG that can hit all the open shots awaiting him, i.e. Jason Kidd.

That's your team.

[brownmamba00]

Bron
Jesus
Kobe
Z-Bo
Dwight

Bron can run the break, play the lanes, find the open man. Ray can hit the 3 but is useless if his shots aren't falling. KOBE? Nuff said.

Z-Bo and Dwight should grab every rebound in sight.

[Fudge]

I dont get it........ 30 ppg @ 60% vs 25 ppg @ 49%....... how much scoring mentality do you want? Durant never even had a freaking 50 point game........

wtf... can you explain what "Scoring mentality" means to you? do you mean a guy who cant pass or is selfish, has bad decision making & iq and therefore just chucks shots? ok then..... that is not lebron

Now if you said KOBE instead of Durant... then i would understand better.... Durant aint nothing but a Danny Granger fighting desperately to be better than that....
Because Durant is built as a scorer. Nothing else. I'd rather have somebody that can get you 3's as fast as LeBron can get to the line. So wait, Durant has bad decision making and IQ now? Do you not watch Thunder games? Probably not. So what if he hasn't had a 50 point game? It's the 4th quarter, I'd much rather have a trusty Durant shot than anybody in the league, with the exception of Kobe maybe.

And heres the quote of the day folks.... "Durant aint nothing but a Danny Granger fighting desperately to be better than that...."

Classic :oldlol:

[Vienceslav]

Nash at PG
Durant at SG
Kyle Korver as spot up shooter(or James Jones?)
Andrew Bynum
Dwight Howard

[wally_world]

Steve Nash
2 shooters
2 guys that can finish at the rim

:pimp:

[mlp]

why is howard on most teams? as a coach i would bring in all the bench guys and make him shoot free throws the whole quarter

[The_Yearning]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1Px-jPm_TU

I guess there was no chance in hell the refs were gonna call him for the crab dribble there at the end.

Nonetheless, this is a 1-time Lebron of the past. You won't see this from him ever again :roll: