The 20 Best Finals Performances of All Time

13. Kyrie Irving – 2016 NBA Finals

Spoiler alert! LeBron James was the best player in the 2016 NBA Finals and will featured somewhere near the top of this list. But his sidekick in that series was pretty darn good too.

Kyrie Irving averaged just over 27 points per game and nearly four assists and four rebounds in the seven-game series. Still, his inclusion on this list really boils down to one shot.

The Cavaliers had already mounted an unbelievable comeback, to even force a Game 7 in Golden State after starting the series down 3-1. Then with a minute left in Game 7, and the offense having stalled for the Cavs, they ran an isolation play for Irving and he delivered. Irving drilled a huge three-pointer over Stephen Curry to give the Cavaliers a 92-89 lead with 53 seconds remaining. While James made most of the big plays to bring Cleveland a championship, it was Irving that delivered the shot when his team needed him most.