Basketball
The greatest moments in basketball.
8 moments in this segment.
- — Magic vs Bird — 1979 NCAA Final. March 26, 1979. Magic’s Michigan State beats Bird’s Indiana State — the most-watched college game ever and the start of the rivalry that revived the NBA.
- — Jordan — The Shot Over Ehlo. May 7, 1989. Jordan rises over Craig Ehlo at the buzzer to win Game 5 and end the Cavaliers’ season — the celebration fist-pump frozen in NBA memory.
- — Jordan’s Last Shot — 1998 Finals. June 14, 1998. Jordan crosses up Bryon Russell and sinks the jumper to win his sixth title — the perfect final shot of his Bulls career.
- — Kobe Bryant’s 81-Point Game. January 22, 2006. Kobe pours in 81 against Toronto — the second-highest single-game total in NBA history.
- — Ray Allen’s Game 6 Three. June 18, 2013. With the Heat seconds from elimination, Ray Allen back-pedals to the corner and ties Game 6 — Miami goes on to repeat.
- — LeBron Brings Cleveland a Title. June 19, 2016. Cavaliers beat Warriors 4-3 to win the NBA Finals — first major Cleveland title in 52 years. LeBron's chase-down block on Iguodala in Game 7 is the most-replayed Finals play of the modern era.
- — Jordan — The Flu Game. June 11, 1997, NBA Finals Game 5. Michael Jordan scores 38 points with severe food poisoning. End-of-game collapse into Scottie Pippen's arms is the most-replayed teammate-support moment in NBA history.
- — Kawhi’s Bouncing Buzzer-Beater. May 12, 2019. Kawhi Leonard’s corner shot bounces on the rim four times before falling — the first Game 7 buzzer-beater to win a series in NBA history.
