Top 100 individual performances of the 2018-19 NBA season
Now that the NBA’s regular season has come to an end, it’s time to commemorate the top 100 individual performances of the 2018-19 campaign.
Another 82-game regular season has come and gone for the NBA, and with the playoffs set to begin in just a few days, 14 teams are already done playing basketball. It’s a sad time for those 14 fanbases, but also an exciting one for the other 16 squads and NBA fans in general.
However, before turning our gaze to the postseason, it’s time to take a look back on yet another fantastic NBA season with the top 100 individual performances of the 2018-19 campaign.
As we wrap up the year with our end-of-season coverage, this particular list will be limited to the gaudy stat lines and singular performances that stood out the most this season. Since we also have the top 100 moments of 2018-19, and the top 100 individual highlight plays still to come tomorrow, don’t panic if some of your favorite moments from your team’s season don’t show up yet!
For example, some of the best games of the season (the Chicago Bulls-Atlanta Hawks quadruple-overtime game, the Houston Rockets-Golden State Warriors showdown that ended on James Harden’s game-winner, Donovan Mitchell’s 46-point duel with Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks, etc.) are in our top 100 moments instead.
The same goes for some of the truly historic streaks (Russell Westbrook’s 11-game triple-double streak), monster performances that came in back-and-forth games (Kemba Walker’s 60 points, Giannis’ career-high 52) and anything related to Luka Doncic’s Rookie of the Year campaign, since he’s got his own special section in our top 100 moments.
That also applies to anything from NBA All-Star Weekend, some of James Harden’s absurd accomplishments, the vast majority of the Greek Freak’s never-ending highlight reel, the farewell tours of Dwyane Wade and Dirk Nowitzki, and any individual highlight plays (game-winners, poster dunks, blocks, you name it!) that will be relegated to our top 100 highlights.
Bearing all that in mind, it’s time to take a look at the 100 most memorable individual performances from the 2018-19 NBA season — complete with highlights for each one!