ESPN: Top 8 games of the 2010's

[Hey Yo]

8. Miami Heat vs. Boston Celtics | 2012 Eastern Conference finals, Game 6

Score: Heat 98, Celtics 79

7. Dallas Mavericks vs. Portland Trail Blazers | 2011 playoffs Round 1, Game 4

Score: Trail Blazers 84, Mavericks 82

6. Golden State Warriors vs. Oklahoma City Thunder | 2016 regular season

Score: Warriors 121, Thunder 118

5. Utah Jazz vs. Los Angeles Lakers | 2016 regular season

Score: Lakers 101, Jazz 96 (rigged)

4. Dallas Mavericks vs. Miami Heat | 2011 NBA Finals, Game 2

Score: Mavericks 95, Heat 93

3. Golden State Warriors vs. Oklahoma City Thunder | 2016 Western Conference finals, Game 6

Score: Warriors 108, Thunder 101

2. Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Golden State Warriors | 2016 NBA Finals, Game 7

Score: Cavaliers 93, Warriors 89

1. San Antonio Spurs vs. Miami Heat | 2013 NBA Finals, Game 6

Score: Heat 103, Spurs 100

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/27631817/ranking-eight-best-nba-games-2010s

[SouBeachTalents]

Two regular season games and a 20 point blowout, absolutely horrible list :oldlol:

This is coming on the heels of making a greatest shooters of the decade list and having LeBron THIRD

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/27587041/the-absolute-best-shooters-nba-decade

[Stringer Bell]

Number 8 was a strange choice. It was a great performance, not a great game.

Kobe’s last game was memorable but hardly something I think of when I would think of the top games of the decade.

There’s a number of postseason games that I’d put over those.

[LAmbruh]

damn, Kobe with 6 season and only 1 notable sympathy game


yikes


The Consensus™ strikes again

[SamuraiSWISH]

I would flip #2 and #1 but totally agreed

[guy]

No Lakers vs Celtics game 7? Garbage shooting from both teams but as competitive and intense given the importance and how close the game was.

[SouBeachTalents]

No Lakers vs Celtics game 7? Garbage shooting from both teams but as competitive and intense given the importance and how close the game was.
For real, to put 2011 Mavs-Blazers over a razor thin Game 7 of the Finals, a first round game that's legitimately never even been mentioned or discussed since, is a joke

[Doranku]

Who made this list, Brian Windhorst? :roll:

Watching the old, ailing Celtics on their last legs struggle to score 80 points in a condensed lockout season was not a top 8 game of the decade.

[ArbitraryWater]

Who made this list, Brian Windhorst? :roll:

Watching the old, ailing Celtics on their last legs struggle to score 80 points in a condensed lockout season was not a top 8 game of the decade.

neither was the meaningless regular season game between 2 lottery teams

that was a personal game


shit list, for sure


For real, to put 2011 Mavs-Blazers over a razor thin Game 7 of the Finals, a first round game that's legitimately never even been mentioned or discussed since, is a joke

undermentioned game tbh


few games have more videos made about it than that one tbf

[guy]

Also, if there including regular season games, how about that ridiculous GS/OKC game in 2016 where the warriors came back and Steph pulled up at almost half court for the game winner?

[Bosnian Sajo]

For real, to put 2011 Mavs-Blazers over a razor thin Game 7 of the Finals, a first round game that's legitimately never even been mentioned or discussed since, is a joke


To be fair to the Mavs/Blazers game, that was the last time Brandon Roy came out and dominated an NBA game. It was his fair well of sorts. Still one of the most tragic situations in my NBA life time, Brandon Roy was THAT dude.


Although I agree, it's foolish not to have the Lakers/Celtics game 7 up here. Other than that, solid list.

[SamuraiSWISH]

Also, if there including regular season games, how about that ridiculous GS/OKC game in 2016 where the warriors came back and Steph pulled up at almost half court for the game winner?
They did. Re read the list.

[guy]

They did. Re read the list.

:hammerhead: thought I only saw the playoff game.

Another reason it was a damn shame KD left OKC and joined the Warriors of all places. That could

[FKAri]

What's the criteria? Entertainment value? Level of play? Greatness of one or more individual performances?

[Bosnian Sajo]

What's the criteria? Entertainment value? Level of play? Greatness of one or more individual performances?


All of the above.


The most memorable of the decade.

[Wally450]

I would flip #2 and #1 but totally agreed

Agreed. There was so much riding on that game 7.

G6 just had the ridiculous last 30 seconds.

[Hey Yo]

Who made this list, Brian Windhorst? :roll:

Watching the old, ailing Celtics on their last legs struggle to score 80 points in a condensed lockout season was not a top 8 game of the decade.
Then how did they give up the 2nd least amount of points in the league? How did Boston get a 3-2 series lead on Miami?? I guess that means Miami wasn't a superteam after all, correct??

It was the first time someone put up 45-15-5 while shooting 70% or better from the field in any game (regular season or playoffs), since at least 1985.

It was the first time someone put up 45-15-5 since Wilt Chamberlain in 1964. :eek:

He scored 46% of his team's points, grabbed 20% of his team's rebounds, and dished out 32% of his team's assists.

Only LeBron and Dwight Howard last year against Atlanta have scored 45 points and grabbed 15 rebounds while taking 26 or fewer shots, since at least 1985.

[RRR3]

Two regular season games and a 20 point blowout, absolutely horrible list :oldlol:

This is coming on the heels of making a greatest shooters of the decade list and having LeBron THIRD

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/27587041/the-absolute-best-shooters-nba-decade
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