36 PTS. 7 REB. 19 AST.
In 1970, behind Walt Frazier's iconic Game 7 performance, the Knicks claimed their first NBA title by defeating the Lakers in the NBA Finals π
On this day in 2015...
The Golden State Warriors won their first championship in 40 years with a Game 6 win in Cleveland!
π Steph Curry: 25p, 6r, 8a, 3s
π Andre Iguodala: 25p, 5r, 5a, 2s
π Draymond Green: 16p, 11r, 10a, 3s
On this day in 1998...
Michael Jordan (45 points) gets the steal and buries the step-back jumper to clinch Chicago's third straight NBA title π
Last night, Jalen Brunson tied Jordan's record for the most points scored on the road in an NBA Finals-clinching game!
5 BLOCKS FOR WEMBY AT THE HALF OF GAME 5!
He ties the record for most blocks in any half of an NBA Finals game since 1997-98, joining...
Shaquille O'Neal (6/8/2001)
Tim Duncan (6/15/2003)
Ben Wallace (6/14/2005)
Dwight Howard (6/11/2009)
Serge Ibaka (6/5/2019)
π Best Plays from NBA Finals Game 5s, post-2000 π
A few standouts...
βͺοΈ Robert Horry's go-ahead 3
βͺοΈ Jason Terry's clutch 3
βͺοΈ Giannis' alley-oop slam through contact
Game 5 of the 2026 NBA Finals tips tonight at 8:30pm/et on ABC!
π Best Plays from NBA Finals Game 5s, pre-2000 π
A few standouts...
βͺοΈ The Dream's putback slam
βͺοΈ Pippen's fast break and-1
βͺοΈ MJ's go-ahead triple in the βFlu Gameβ
Game 5 of the 2026 NBA Finals tips tomorrow night at 8:30pm/et on ABC!
10 YEARS AGO TODAY...
LeBron James & Kyrie Irving each scored 41 PTS to help the Cavs win Game 5 and keep their season alive vs. GSW in the 2016 NBA Finals!
OG & MJ both delivered in the CLUTCH π₯
OG Anunoby (33 PTS, 7 3PM) made history becoming the first player to record a block or steal and hit a game-winner in the last 30 seconds of an NBA Finals game since Michael Jordan (45 PTS, 4 STL) in 1998!
OG. MJ.
OG Anunoby joins Michael Jordan (Game 6, 1998 Finals) as the only players in the play-by-play era (since 1997-98) with a steal or block and game-winner in the final 30 seconds of an NBA Finals game π₯
New York completed the largest comeback in Finals history (29 points in Game 4) to take a 3-1 series lead.
CLUTCH OG π€
OG Anunobyβs tip-in to complete New York's historic 29-point comeback in Game 4 was the 10th NBA Finals game-winner with 3 seconds or less remaining since 1971!
On this day in 2002... the Los Angeles Lakers became just the 5th team in NBA history to win 3 consecutive NBA titles!
βͺ Shaq: 36.3 PPG, 12.3 RPG and 2.8 BPG for the series, winning his 3rd straight NBA Finals MVPπ€―
βͺ Kobe: 26.8 PPG, 54.5 3P%, third-youngest player to win 3 ringsπ
βͺ Phil Jackson: 9th title, completing the 3-peat for the 3rd time in his career π
π Best Plays from NBA Finals Game 5s, pre-2000 π
A few standouts...
βͺοΈ The Dream's putback slam
βͺοΈ Pippen's fast break and-1
βͺοΈ MJ's go-ahead triple in the βFlu Gameβ
Game 5 of the 2026 NBA Finals tips tomorrow night at 8:30pm/et on ABC!
π Best Plays from NBA Finals Game 4s, post-2000 π
A few standouts...
βͺοΈ Shaq's poster slam
βͺοΈ Giannis' big-time swat
βͺοΈ Derek Fisher's game-tying 3
Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals tips tonight at 8:30pm/et on ABC!
SPURS SET NBA FINALS RECORD WITH 14 THREES IN A HALF π¨
Vassell: 4 3PM
Fox: 3 3PM
Harper: 3 3PM
Castle: 1 3PM
Champagnie: 1 3PM
Wembanyama: 1 3PM
Bryant: 1 3PM
The previous record of 13 was set by the 2017 Cavs!