ESPN: Ranking the eight best NBA games of the 2010s

Dominator83 · Post #21 » by **Dominator83** » Tue Sep 17, 2019 6:01 pm

Was about to ask where the hell Bulls/Celtics game 6 was, then I realized that was 2009. I'm getting too old too fast

Clay Davis · Post #22 » by **Clay Davis** » Tue Sep 17, 2019 6:01 pm

I think the 4OT Denver Portland game should be on here. Those two teams will be great to watch in the years going forward

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BNM · Post #23 » by **BNM** » Tue Sep 17, 2019 6:19 pm

RCM88x wrote:There's been a few 4OT games in the last decade too that could probably be on the list, especially that Portland v. Denver playoff game from last year.

That game was epic. Too bad, that with a 10:30pm EST start time, most people didn't even see the first half of the game, let alone the ending. That game featured 18 ties and 24 lead changes, including 14 ties and 12 lead changes in the final 5 minutes of the 4th quarter + overtimes.

Jokic, with 33/18/14 in 64:58 of PT was brilliant. With so many players playing 50+ minutes, Stotts' move to go with Rodney Hood's fresh legs in the 4th OT finally swung the game in POR's favor.

NBAFan93 · Post #24 » by **NBAFan93** » Tue Sep 17, 2019 6:28 pm

clyde21 wrote:best non PS game was Warriors-Thunder in that triple OT game, so many storylines and amazing bball

That game was epic. Loved so much about those days and those teams. Back when KD was a hero - wow how things have changed.

clyde21 · Post #25 » by **clyde21** » Tue Sep 17, 2019 6:37 pm

Clay Davis wrote:I think the 4OT Denver Portland game should be on here. Those two teams will be great to watch in the years going forward

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certainly over the Kobe game...wtf is that even on there?

BNM · Post #26 » by **BNM** » Tue Sep 17, 2019 6:46 pm

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

Pleasantly surprised to see this on on the list. That was the Brandon Roy lightning in a bottle, turn back the clock, final hurrah game.

And oh what a game it was. With 2:29 left in the 3rd and POR down by 23, Roy, who had only scored 2 points until that point, went on an improbable 22-point tear, including a game tying 4-point play with 1:06 left and the game winner with 39 seconds left as POR came all the way back to steal the game 84-82, tying the series at 2 games apiece. In addition to scoring 22 points in the last 14:29 of the game, Roy also dished out 5 assists, accounting for 32 of POR's final 42 points. It was vintage Roy, scoring and dishing from everywhere.

For POR fans, it was a glimmer of hope that Roy was back. Little did we know, at the time, Roy would only play two more games in a Portland uniform, as the eventual champion Mavericks would win Games 5 and 6 to take the series 4 games to 2.

life_saver · Post #27 » by **life_saver** » Tue Sep 17, 2019 6:53 pm

I expected Rockets-Warriors last year match in RS to be on this list...that was an epic match

Johnny Bball · Post #28 » by **Johnny Bball** » Tue Sep 17, 2019 7:03 pm

Duffman100 wrote:
Danny1616 wrote:Raptors-Sixers game 7 does not make the list?

The ending was great, but that game was a ****ing slog.

Would have said the first triple overtime playoff game in a decade myself. But I guess James wasn't in it so it wasn't good enough.

Flash Falcon X · Post #29 » by **Flash Falcon X** » Tue Sep 17, 2019 7:34 pm

GSW @ OKC Game 6 was crazy.

I remember being in Reno for my nephew’s basketball tournament. That night, all the families of the team had dinner at Olive Garden. Majority of us ended up catching the game at the bar but it was so crazy that we were all screaming. The bartenders were having a great time because they never seen the place so wild.

The funny part is so many people who were eating kept complaining about the noise even though the bar was in a separate section, but what can you expect, it’s Playoff basketball.

Chanel Bomber · Post #30 » by **Chanel Bomber** » Tue Sep 17, 2019 8:58 pm

Clay Davis wrote:I think the 4OT Denver Portland game should be on here. Those two teams will be great to watch in the years going forward

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Could've definitely made it a top 10.

2016 Game 7 > 2013 Game 6 to me though. Because it's game 7. Although I can understand why someone would choose Ray Allen's shot.

SK21209 · Post #31 » by **SK21209** » Tue Sep 17, 2019 9:35 pm

I like Warriors/OKC Game 6 more than Warriors/Cavs Game 7, but I guess the stakes require a Game 7 to be higher. Clippers/Spurs Game 7 2015 should probably be on there. Spurs/Thunder Game 6 2014 has been seriously underrated, probably because of how easily they beat Miami. That was once of the most intense sporting events I have ever seen.

Post #32 » by **Clyde Frazier** » Tue Sep 17, 2019 9:51 pm

Kobe's last game was fun to watch. It was just so fitting. I remember flipping back between that and the warriors going for 73 wins. It was a fun night. I have no problem with it being on the list.

NZB2323 · Post #33 » by **NZB2323** » Tue Sep 17, 2019 9:56 pm

Subjective list is subjective.

IT dropping 53 on the Wizards after attending his sister died wasn't the best game but it was emotional.

The Miami Heat on a 27 game winning streak losing to a Chicago Bulls team with no Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah, Rip Hamilton, or Marco Belinelli wasn't the best game but it was inspiring.

Kabookalu · Post #34 » by **Kabookalu** » Tue Sep 17, 2019 10:06 pm

I can't recall how good the actual game was overall, but that Westbrook game winner against Denver in his MVP season had one of the most exhilarating endings I've ever seen if we're ignoring playoff implications, stakes, and star power. I believe he scored like 16 points in the final 5 minutes capped off with an unbelievable long range 3 pointer to help OKC win by 1.

BNM · Post #35 » by **BNM** » Tue Sep 17, 2019 10:16 pm

It was only a 1st Round Game 6, and fairly ugly up to that point, with both Harden (12-12) and Aldridge (10-10) keeping their teams in the game from the FT line, but two lead changes in the final 0.9 seconds and that Lillard shot made for one hell of an exciting finish to that POR-HOU series in 2014.

arh1109 · Post #36 » by **arh1109** » Tue Sep 17, 2019 11:06 pm

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

This was a good game, Thunder up by 5 at half time. Then Durant and Westbrook choked in the 2nd half. Curry making Steven Adams look like a fool in that series.

But... you have to throw in the Rockets vs Warriors Game 6 in 2018. Wasn't an important outcome or upset, but the Rockets were a historically great team that year and close to beating one of the best teams ever.

NBAFan93 · Post #37 » by **NBAFan93** » Tue Sep 17, 2019 11:29 pm

Kabookalu wrote:I can't recall how good the actual game was overall, but that Westbrook game winner against Denver in his MVP season had one of the most exhilarating endings I've ever seen if we're ignoring playoff implications, stakes, and star power. I believe he scored like 16 points in the final 5 minutes capped off with an unbelievable long range 3 pointer to help OKC win by 1.

He set the TD record in that game and it was looking like the Thunder were going to lose and everyone was just like oh well, at least that’s cool he set the record...then he just turned things on like “we are loosing this game over my dead body” and went into beast mode. It was pretty amazing. Westbrook was unbelievably clutch that season - like came back and won a lot of games where it looked like the loss was inevitable.

Post #38 » by **Jakay** » Wed Sep 18, 2019 12:44 am

Clyde Frazier wrote:Kobe's last game was fun to watch. It was just so fitting. I remember flipping back between that and the warriors going for 73 wins. It was a fun night. I have no problem with it being on the list.

I think 81 point game would have been a better choice personally. Because he just went bananas in a comeback win in his prime for 81 POINTS. Last game was a bigger spectacle though. Not really important either way ha

Post #39 » by **Clyde Frazier** » Wed Sep 18, 2019 12:55 am

Jakay wrote:
Clyde Frazier wrote:Kobe's last game was fun to watch. It was just so fitting. I remember flipping back between that and the warriors going for 73 wins. It was a fun night. I have no problem with it being on the list.

I think 81 point game would have been a better choice personally. Because he just went bananas in a comeback win in his prime for 81 POINTS. Last game was a bigger spectacle though. Not really important either way ha

This list was for the 2010s so that game wouldn't apply as it was in 2006.

Post #40 » by **Jakay** » Wed Sep 18, 2019 12:56 am

Clyde Frazier wrote:
Jakay wrote:
Clyde Frazier wrote:Kobe's last game was fun to watch. It was just so fitting. I remember flipping back between that and the warriors going for 73 wins. It was a fun night. I have no problem with it being on the list.

I think 81 point game would have been a better choice personally. Because he just went bananas in a comeback win in his prime for 81 POINTS. Last game was a bigger spectacle though. Not really important either way ha

This list was for the 2010s so that game wouldn't apply as it was in 2006.

So what you're telling me is that didn't happen yesterday...

That moment when you suddenly feel old. no way did I think that was almost 14 years ago