Rank: top 10 4th quarters (by a single player) in nba finals history

Owly · Post #2 » by **Owly** » Sun Sep 3, 2023 9:30 pm

Not my bag really but in order to try and get the conversation you want ...

are you looking for close games and narrative significance or just the best player over 12 minutes whatever the prior scoreboard situation?

Anyway fwiw at a team level through 1996

highest points:
'82 Philly, June 6th G5,44 points (to 21 for LA)

fewest points
'93 Bulls June 20th G6, 12 points (to 19 from Phoenix)

so those might be places to look for good offense (Philly) and defense (Phoenix).

In terms of largest deficit comeback (combining good play with narrative) again through '96
'92 Chicago June 14th G6 (again Bulls' clincher), 15 point deficit (this is the one where the back end of the 3rd and first circa 4 minutes of the 4th Pippen plus a bench unit close it up)

f4p · Post #3 » by **f4p** » Mon Sep 4, 2023 8:58 am

Owly wrote:
fewest points
'93 Bulls June 20th G6, 12 points (to 19 from Phoenix

Paxson's 3 with 5 seconds left was actually the first 4th quarter points scored by a bull other than Jordan. Weird finals clinching quarter.

Post #4 » by **penbeast0** » Mon Sep 4, 2023 12:10 pm

When I think of monster 4th quarters, I think of Bob Pettit taking the Hawks over the Celtics with Russell injured. I'm sure there have been others even more spectacular in the 65 years since.

OhayoKD · Post #5 » by **OhayoKD** » Mon Sep 4, 2023 12:24 pm

Gibson22 wrote:GO!

Going off memory...

giannis's 2021 vs the suns game 5 and 6 might be the best ever
lebron in game 6 and 7 of 2013
jimmy butler vs the lakers game 5
jerry west vs the celtics game 7
mj vs the lakers game 2
hakeem vs knicks game 6
pippen vs blazers game 2
magic vs the bulls game 1
shaq vs the pacers game 7
magic vs detroit game 7
kareem vs celtics game 7
rodman vs the sonics game 6
hondo vs the lakers game 7
iverson vs the lakers game 1
lebron vs the warriors(2018) game 1
;ebron vs the warriors(2016) game 6
hakeem vs the celtics game 5
steph curry vs the raptors game 4
dirk vs miami game 2
wade vs dallas game 3(2006)
wade vs dallas game 3(2011)
kyrie vs the warriors game 6
kd vs the cavs game 3

Imagine duncan has a bunch of quarters that deserve consideration but i don't remember how the games from his finals ended for some reason

Owly · Post #6 » by **Owly** » Mon Sep 4, 2023 3:41 pm

OhayoKD wrote:
Gibson22 wrote:GO!

Going off memory...

giannis's 2021 vs the suns game 5 and 6 might be the best ever
lebron in game 6 and 7 of 2013
jimmy butler vs the lakers game 5
jerry west vs the celtics game 7
mj vs the lakers game 2
hakeem vs knicks game 6
pippen vs blazers game 2
magic vs the bulls game 1
shaq vs the pacers game 7
magic vs detroit game 7
kareem vs celtics game 7
rodman vs the sonics game 6
hondo vs the lakers game 7
iverson vs the lakers game 1
lebron vs the warriors(2018) game 1
;ebron vs the warriors(2016) game 6
hakeem vs the celtics game 5
steph curry vs the raptors game 4
dirk vs miami game 2
wade vs dallas game 3(2006)
wade vs dallas game 3(2011)
kyrie vs the warriors game 6
kd vs the cavs game 3

Imagine duncan has a bunch of quarters that deserve consideration but i don't remember how the games from his finals ended for some reason

The following I think occurred more than once (some you can narrow down a bit ... Kareem's teams only go 7 versus the Celtics in 74 and 84, Kyrie's only go 6 versus GSW in '15 and '16, Hondo goes 7 in '66 and '69, West also has '62)
kd vs the cavs game 3
kyrie vs the warriors game 6 (ignore, can get to '16 by above plus injuries)
dirk vs miami game 2
jerry west vs the celtics game 7
hondo vs the lakers game 7

Owly · Post #7 » by **Owly** » Tue Sep 5, 2023 5:26 pm

Owly wrote:
OhayoKD wrote:
Gibson22 wrote:GO!

Going off memory...

giannis's 2021 vs the suns game 5 and 6 might be the best ever
lebron in game 6 and 7 of 2013
jimmy butler vs the lakers game 5
jerry west vs the celtics game 7
mj vs the lakers game 2
hakeem vs knicks game 6
pippen vs blazers game 2
magic vs the bulls game 1
shaq vs the pacers game 7
magic vs detroit game 7
kareem vs celtics game 7
rodman vs the sonics game 6
hondo vs the lakers game 7
iverson vs the lakers game 1
lebron vs the warriors(2018) game 1
;ebron vs the warriors(2016) game 6
hakeem vs the celtics game 5
steph curry vs the raptors game 4
dirk vs miami game 2
wade vs dallas game 3(2006)
wade vs dallas game 3(2011)
kyrie vs the warriors game 6
kd vs the cavs game 3

Imagine duncan has a bunch of quarters that deserve consideration but i don't remember how the games from his finals ended for some reason

The following I think occurred more than once (some you can narrow down a bit ... Kareem's teams only go 7 versus the Celtics in 74 and 84, Kyrie's only go 6 versus GSW in '15 and '16, Hondo goes 7 in '66 and '69, West also has '62)
kd vs the cavs game 3
kyrie vs the warriors game 6 (ignore, can get to '16 by above plus injuries)
dirk vs miami game 2
jerry west vs the celtics game 7
hondo vs the lakers game 7

further...
Shaq g7 versus Indy didn't occur. G6 perhaps?

Buckets22 · Post #8 » by **Buckets22** » Tue Sep 5, 2023 5:52 pm

Not mentioned yet.
Kareem vs Philly game 5 in 1980 on a f-ed up ankle:
14 points, 6 boards and 2 blocks...while playing against Daryl Dawkins and Caldwell Jones.

Forgot to mention - he called game after serving up a poster dunk on Dr. J for a 3pt play.

OhayoKD · Post #9 » by **OhayoKD** » Tue Sep 5, 2023 6:48 pm

Owly wrote:
Owly wrote:
OhayoKD wrote:Going off memory...

giannis's 2021 vs the suns game 5 and 6 might be the best ever
lebron in game 6 and 7 of 2013
jimmy butler vs the lakers game 5
jerry west vs the celtics game 7
mj vs the lakers game 2
hakeem vs knicks game 6
pippen vs blazers game 2
magic vs the bulls game 1
shaq vs the pacers game 7
magic vs detroit game 7
kareem vs celtics game 7
rodman vs the sonics game 6
hondo vs the lakers game 7
iverson vs the lakers game 1
lebron vs the warriors(2018) game 1
;ebron vs the warriors(2016) game 6
hakeem vs the celtics game 5
steph curry vs the raptors game 4
dirk vs miami game 2
wade vs dallas game 3(2006)
wade vs dallas game 3(2011)
kyrie vs the warriors game 6
kd vs the cavs game 3

Imagine duncan has a bunch of quarters that deserve consideration but i don't remember how the games from his finals ended for some reason

The following I think occurred more than once (some you can narrow down a bit ... Kareem's teams only go 7 versus the Celtics in 74 and 84, Kyrie's only go 6 versus GSW in '15 and '16, Hondo goes 7 in '66 and '69, West also has '62)
kd vs the cavs game 3
kyrie vs the warriors game 6 (ignore, can get to '16 by above plus injuries)
dirk vs miami game 2
jerry west vs the celtics game 7
hondo vs the lakers game 7

further...
Shaq g7 versus Indy didn't occur. G6 perhaps?

kareem 74
kd 2017
dirk 2011
west 69
hondo 69
was thinking of portland not indiana

parsnips33 · Post #10 » by **parsnips33** » Wed Sep 6, 2023 12:08 am

Game 5 of 2015 finals had LeBron with 16 points versus Steph's 17 (on just 7 shots for Steph

)

Looking back through, Steph also had 17 in the fourth in game 3

Holy smokes is this series underrated