Greatest Defensive Performances in The Finals:

[mehyaM24]

we get many threads about "goat" individual performances in the finals, but all i really see are lists of VOLUME scoring totals.

how about on the defensive end? you know, where championships are won?

1969 Finals:

Bill Russell holds Wilt well below his averages

1995 Finals:
Hakeem 7 blocks and holds Ewing to 7/29 shooting (Gm 3)

1991 Finals:

Scottie Pippen puts Magic in a VICE GRIP (Gm 2)


1996 Finals: Gary Payton holds Jordan to games of 6/19 shooting and 5/19 shooting

[Dragic4Life]

Inb4 Kawhi.

[Jlamb47]

I would say Jason Terry on Lebron in 2011
Drop his PPG average by almost half

[Dragic4Life]

Ray Allen + Celtics holding Bryant to 6/24 in a GAME 7: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YP6ydCCKYU

[Beastmode88]

Ray Allen + Celtics holding Bryant to 6/24 in a GAME 7: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YP6ydCCKYU

But still manage to lose.

[Jlamb47]

Ray Allen + Celtics holding Bryant to 6/24 in a GAME 7: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YP6ydCCKYU

Lol great defense but lost

Dumbass i swear

[riseagainst]

Lol great defense but lost

Dumbass i swear

dat ether.

[jlip]

Scottie Pippen was buzzing John Stockton like an annoying gnat in the backcourt, filling the passing lanes the way Coach Jerry Sloan wishes his players would and taking a charge from Karl Malone under the basket. On the next Utah Jazz possession, Pippen caused more havoc.

''He is probably the only guy in basketball who draws offensive fouls anymore,'' Sloan said today. ''He had a ton of them last night, I think eight or nine. That was about as good a display of being able to step up and take a charge as you'll see.''

Antoine Carr, the veteran Jazz forward, added, ''Scottie is everywhere.''

Pippen, a roving linebacker in high-tops, is using the finals to reaffirm his position as the game's most complete and chaos-inspiring defensive player. On Sunday night, he was largely responsible for the lowest scoring total in National Basketball Association history since the advent of the shot clock, when the Chicago Bulls pulverized the Jazz, 96-54, to take a two-games-to-one lead in the four-of-seven-game series.

Pippen roamed the floor, spreading his 6-foot-7-inch angular body from player to player on the Jazz roster. Twenty-six Utah turnovers and an unprecedented finals rout later, everyone wanted to know how one player could cause such disruption.

Link

His stat line of 10/4/4 would never tell the story.

Pippen 1998 Finals Game 3

[Dragic4Life]

Pippen 1998 Finals Game 3

MJ got some world class help.

[choppermagic]

Lol great defense but lost

Dumbass i swear

Geez, that game was a bloodbath. Both teams shot poorly because it was a grinding affair. Very good game to watch.

Dont forget Kobe scored 10 points in the 4th quarter (when the game was won) and grabbed 15 boards in that game which was decided by rebounding.

[Jlamb47]

Geez, that game was a bloodbath. Both teams shot poorly because it was a grinding affair. Very good game to watch.

Dont forget Kobe scored 10 points in the 4th quarter (when the game was won) and grabbed 15 boards in that game which was decided by rebounding.

Yerp, Kobe still impacted the game
It was a good one to watch

[Jailblazers7]

Pippen harassing Magic in '91 was pretty damn impressive. Probably my favorite performance.

[Beastmode88]

MJ got some world class help.

I'm sure ray allens game 6 tying shot is not considered world class. Double standards and delusional, classic traits for bran tards.

[BlkMambaGOAT]

Diaw's defense on Lebron, he defended him so well he left only 5 feet between himself and Lebron. Tight-defense doesn't get any better than this

[Lebronxrings]

Lebron shutting down tony parker in the 2013 finals. RIP.