NBA Finals: The 10 Most Dominant Finals Performances

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Jun 5, 2014; San Antonio, TX, USA; A view of the NBA Finals logo on the floor before game one of the 2014 NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and the Miami Heat at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /

It’s June and the NBA Finals are once again in full swing. The Finals are a time when a good player has the opportunity to elevate to greatness and a great player may become legendary.

The cliché that NBA legends are born in the Finals is true. Whether it be fair or not, NBA players are often remembered by how they performed on the biggest stage with everything on the line. The performances of star players in the regular season and leading up the NBA Finals may fade from memory as time passes on, but a dominating performance in the NBA Finals ensures that a player’s legacy will live on as long as basketball is played.

Let’s take a look at the 10 most dominating performances in the NBA Finals.