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Jordan won six championships with the Bulls and was named Finals MVP all six times. He was the NBA Most Valuable Player five times and a 14-time All-Star. He was All-Star game MVP three times and Defensive Player of the Year.

Jordan won six championships with the Bulls and was named Finals MVP all six times. He was the NBA Most Valuable Player five times and a 14-time All-Star. He was All-Star game MVP three times and Defensive Player of the Year.

Kobe Bryant was beaten 14 times in the NBA Finals in his career.

Michael Jordan had a record of 24-11 in the NBA Finals in his career.

LeBron James has 8 games played in game sevens in his career.

Stephen Curry has 2 series losses in the NBA Finals in his career.

In his 20 seasons with the Lakers, Kobe Bryant played in seven NBA Finals and his teams won five championships. Bryant exits the game with a 5-2 record in the Finals and it compares favorably with some of his superstar contemporaries.

If you look at certain numbers, Jordan may have a slight edge. He's won slightly more championships, more MVPs and more All-Defensive Team honors. On the other hand, James has scored more points than Jordan—or anybody else who ever played in the NBA.

While Michael Jordan went 6–0 in the NBA finals, he also spent many years losing in the first three rounds before he stepped on a finals court.

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Jordan tried out for his varsity basketball team during his sophom*ore year of high school. At the time, he was around 5' 10” tall and reportedly on the skinny side.

Shaquille O'Neal had 6 appearances in the NBA Finals in his career.

Kobe Bryant put up his most points in an NBA Finals game against the Magic on June 4, 2009, with 40 points.

He continued to be among the premier players in the league through the 2012–13 season when he suffered a torn achilles tendon at age 34. His next two seasons were cut short by injuries to his knee and shoulder, respectively. Citing physical decline, Bryant retired after the 2015–16 season.

#1, Ray Allen

Legendary NBA player Ray Allen carved a new path for the coming generations. During his 18-year career, the 10-time All-Star represented the Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks and Miami Heat. Allen has played the most Game 7s in league history, going 7-4 in 11 games.

Entering the 2023 NBA playoffs, there have been 19 Game 7s played during the league Finals. Some have been quite memorable, while others didn't live up to the hype. Here are our rankings of those NBA Finals Game 7s.