Stephen’s A-List: Top 5 NBA Playoff performances EVER! 🤯 | First Take

Stephen A. Smith presents his A-List on First Take of the top five all-time NBA Playoff performances.
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[Mrvieirinha]

How no one mentioned Giannis game 6 2021 Finals ?
50 points -15 rebounds - 5 blocks !

[navakashgill]

I would consider playoff implications and impact on winning. Lebrons 45 pt special in game 6 v the Celtics to evade elimination and save the Heat era was the most spectacular I’ve ever seen.

[supernova]

That 2018 finals game 1 was something else. One man against the greatest team ever, against the refs, against his own team mates and coach and while being in Year 15. Just absolutely epic and heart breaking.

[emorynaj]

Kyrie & Lebron performances after going down 3-1 to the warriors are all time great to me. The impact and presence of those two was something I had never seen b4

[Ishermalj]

I agree with Tim. That LeBron game vs the Celtics Game 6 in 2012 was wild. Can’t forget his mean mug too…

[FunziesGuy]

I liked how casual and also informative this segment was. Not just arguing but a little give and take. It was fun! 😅

[jwade]

Tim Duncan getting robbed of a quadruple double game IN THE FINALS. Not being mentioned once is crazy. 22 points 20 rebounds 10 assists 8 blocks. And if you go back and watch he really had 10 blocks but just didn’t get credited. Not to mention only 6 quadruple doubles have ever occurred with 0 in the postseason.

[Gaffo]

Kevin durant game 5 vs Bucks himself and Jeff green vs the eventual champions was the greatest game I’ve ever seen
49 points on 70 percent shooting 17 boards 10 assists 3 steals 2 blocks

[jaytrece]

The fact nobody mentioned Giannis’ 50 point game is insanity

[betacancri]

MJ, Kobe and Bron need their own top 5 performances because waaaayyy too many to count among the 3

[dave]

I am so happy they are giving credit to Steph's game 4 performance... They needed every single one of those 47 with their backs against the wall and changed the whole momentum of that series

[JblancoS]

Curry cooking Boston in Game 4 last year has to be up there and Giannis cooking up the Suns in game 6 too🔥

[UFACIL]

LeBron's game 6 vs the 73-win Warriors when he dropped 41 points with 18 straight is mad underrated.

[calebbraswell]

What's so crazy about Jimmy's performance is he did it against 3 All-NBA defensive team level players. (Jrue, Giannis, and Lopez)

[christiansullivan]

What I witnessed LeBron do in Game 1 of the 2018 finals is something i’ll never forget. By himself, just for it to end how it did. That has to be up there.

[bloodstroker]

Kobe’s 40 point game 1 against the 2009 magic. Mamba was straight cooking them. Unstoppable

[saiyanroyalty]

LBJ 25 straight and 29 of the last 30. That was the day that I finally felt comfortable calling him King James because that Pistons team was real

[gregbelizaire]

No AI game 1 2001 finals?? Especially from Stephen A...one of the most iconic performances ever and came from his guy

[Bloop-pcel]

The best playoff performance I’ve ever seen was Damian Lillard’s 55/10/6 vs Nuggets 2021. 12 threes, a playoff record in a loss. The most insane shot making I’ve ever seen down the stretch, single-handily kept them in the game by making clutch three after clutch three. Shame the rest of the team let him down in the end and we lost so nobody even knows it. By far the highest ts% in a playoff game with 50 or more points

[archle]

This was so enjoyable. No pointless arguments. Just a bunch of people appreciating great performances without trying to tear down any of them.