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Greatest Defensive Performances in The Finals:
we get many threads about "goat" individual performances in the finals, but all i really see are lists of VOLUME scoring totals.
how about on the defensive end? you know, where championships are won?
1969 Finals:
Bill Russell holds Wilt well below his averages
1995 Finals:
Hakeem 7 blocks and holds Ewing to 7/29 shooting (Gm 3)
1991 Finals:
Scottie Pippen puts Magic in a VICE GRIP (Gm 2)
1996 Finals: Gary Payton holds Jordan to games of 6/19 shooting and 5/19 shooting
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A Humble Lebron Fan
Re: Greatest Defensive Performances in The Finals:
Inb4 Kawhi.
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National High School Star
Re: Greatest Defensive Performances in The Finals:
I would say Jason Terry on Lebron in 2011
Drop his PPG average by almost half
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A Humble Lebron Fan
Re: Greatest Defensive Performances in The Finals:
Ray Allen + Celtics holding Bryant to 6/24 in a GAME 7: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YP6ydCCKYU
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Rose is not a HOF
Re: Greatest Defensive Performances in The Finals:
Originally Posted by Dragic4Life
But still manage to lose.
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National High School Star
Re: Greatest Defensive Performances in The Finals:
Originally Posted by Dragic4Life
Lol great defense but lost
Dumbass i swear
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Laker Nation
Re: Greatest Defensive Performances in The Finals:
Originally Posted by Jlamb47
Lol great defense but lost
Dumbass i swear
dat ether.
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Re: Greatest Defensive Performances in The Finals:
Originally Posted by jlip
Scottie Pippen was buzzing John Stockton like an annoying gnat in the backcourt, filling the passing lanes the way Coach Jerry Sloan wishes his players would and taking a charge from Karl Malone under the basket. On the next Utah Jazz possession, Pippen caused more havoc.
''He is probably the only guy in basketball who draws offensive fouls anymore,'' Sloan said today. ''He had a ton of them last night, I think eight or nine. That was about as good a display of being able to step up and take a charge as you'll see.''
Antoine Carr, the veteran Jazz forward, added, ''Scottie is everywhere.''
Pippen, a roving linebacker in high-tops, is using the finals to reaffirm his position as the game's most complete and chaos-inspiring defensive player. On Sunday night, he was largely responsible for the lowest scoring total in National Basketball Association history since the advent of the shot clock, when the Chicago Bulls pulverized the Jazz, 96-54, to take a two-games-to-one lead in the four-of-seven-game series.
Pippen roamed the floor, spreading his 6-foot-7-inch angular body from player to player on the Jazz roster. Twenty-six Utah turnovers and an unprecedented finals rout later, everyone wanted to know how one player could cause such disruption.
Link
His stat line of 10/4/4 would never tell the story.
Pippen 1998 Finals Game 3
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A Humble Lebron Fan
Re: Greatest Defensive Performances in The Finals:
Originally Posted by jlip
Pippen 1998 Finals Game 3
MJ got some world class help.
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I rule the local playground
Re: Greatest Defensive Performances in The Finals:
Originally Posted by Jlamb47
Lol great defense but lost
Dumbass i swear
Geez, that game was a bloodbath. Both teams shot poorly because it was a grinding affair. Very good game to watch.
Dont forget Kobe scored 10 points in the 4th quarter (when the game was won) and grabbed 15 boards in that game which was decided by rebounding.
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National High School Star
Re: Greatest Defensive Performances in The Finals:
Originally Posted by choppermagic
Geez, that game was a bloodbath. Both teams shot poorly because it was a grinding affair. Very good game to watch.
Dont forget Kobe scored 10 points in the 4th quarter (when the game was won) and grabbed 15 boards in that game which was decided by rebounding.
Yerp, Kobe still impacted the game
It was a good one to watch
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NBA Legend
Re: Greatest Defensive Performances in The Finals:
Pippen harassing Magic in '91 was pretty damn impressive. Probably my favorite performance.
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Rose is not a HOF
Re: Greatest Defensive Performances in The Finals:
Originally Posted by Dragic4Life
MJ got some world class help.
I'm sure ray allens game 6 tying shot is not considered world class. Double standards and delusional, classic traits for bran tards.
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LeBron James fan
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King of LA
Re: Greatest Defensive Performances in The Finals:
Lebron shutting down tony parker in the 2013 finals. RIP.
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