3. Manu Ginobili gets revenge on the Heat
The San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat built quite the rivalry in the NBA Finals. The Spurs and Ginobili lost to the Heat in the 2013 NBA Finals. After two sweeps over the Los Angeles Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies and overcoming a young Golden State Warriors team in six games, they fell to the Heat in seven games in the Finals. They returned the next year with revenge on their minds in the 2014 NBA Finals.
This time, with Kawhi Leonard in tow, the Big 3 went on to secure their fourth NBA title. Ginobili produced 14.4 points, 4.4 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 1.0 steals while shooting 41.7 percent from behind the arc.
It was a group effort, but the Spurs came out on top thanks to the effort of their veteran Big 3 and a budding star in Kawhi Leonard. Ginobili still played the fifth-most minutes (143) despite not starting in the rotation. His veteran savvy paid off in the end as the Spurs won the grudge match in five games.