Greatest singular playoff performances since 1980

We are both very bias, but you have to say he was money.

 

He was money. But he shouldn't be on this list.

 

FWIW, I voted Flu Game.

 

I've got hard time seeing as how a "Greatest Playoff Performance" could come from anything other than a championship series or game. Especially considering some of the games there are to choose from.

 

Thurman Thomas, Super Bowl XXV

 

One thing to consider is how much of a "must" performance it was.

Magic's game, while huge, came with L.A. leading 3-2. If the Lakers lose, they still get Game 7 at home.

LeBron's came when the Cavs had to win a game in Detroit (either Game 5 or a Game 7).

And Magic did have some help (Jamaal Wilkes with the quietest 37 points in NBA Finals history).

 

Not sure if it deserves to be among the all-time greats, but it's one I've always remembered.

Rickey Henderson; 1989 ALCS, Game 2: 2-for-2, two walks, four stolen bases. Stole second and third in the third and seventh innings.

Frazzled the Blue Jays the entire series: 6-for-15, two HR, seven walks, eight steals.

 

I voted Jack Morris, but I think Puckett in Game Six deserves mention.

Also Jordan's 63 on the Celtics in the Garden.

 

Not sure when we're going to ever see a finish like LeBron's again. Got my vote. Morris was tempting, and maybe I'll rethink it given some time, but honestly, I don't think calling it an all-time great is hyperbole.

 

No, you refuse to say LeBron because you can't stomach the thought that his "LeBronze" days are gone and that he's actually living up to the hype. C'mon, swallow your pride.

Just admit that LeBron is actually worth the hype.

 

Dan Marino in the 1985 conference title game against the Steelers.....

Kurt Warner in SB XXXIV.

 

It was my privilege to be at both Morris' Game 7 and Jordan's 63 against the Celts. We're setting the standards high here if they're not winners.
Still, I'd have to go with Magic against the 76ers. He was a point guard playing center. That's something you don't see every day. Yeah, it was only a Game Six, but for goodness sake's, for sheer basketball ability in an emergency (he wasn't replacing Nazr Muhammed), I don't think that can be topped.