Two of the favorites to win the 2012 NBA Championships clashed in the Eastern Conference Finals.īoth teams saw the 2012 NBA season as bounce-back years: LeBron James and the Miami Heat looked to redeem themselves after getting embarrassed in the previous year’s Finals, while the aging Boston Big 3 looked to have a last hurrah with Rajon Rondo in his prime at the time. 2012 Eastern Conference Finals: Miami Heat vs Boston Celtics Unfortunately for the Pacers, George had a stinker, only scoring 7 points on just 2-of-9 shooting from the field for the whole contest. LeBron James brought his usual A-game, putting up 32, 8, and 4 in the eventual Heat win.
So, the stage was set for the two superstars to fight it out in Game 7, with a trip to the NBA Finals on the line. Throughout 6 games (wherein the two teams were tied 3-3), PG13 averaged a strong 24.5 PPG on 50% shooting from the field LeBron, meanwhile, led both teams in scoring at the same timeframe with 28.5 PPG on 51.6% shooting. Indiana and Miami were neck-to-neck in the first two games the teams won 2 games apiece by no more than an average of 5 points. The stage was set for the young Paul George to cement his superstar status against arguably the best player and the best team in the world at the time. The two, of course, would meet in the Eastern Conference Finals after relatively easy paths in the past round. Their greatest threat in the East, meanwhile, came in the form of the Indiana Pacers, led by rising star Paul George and soon-to-be All-Star Roy Hibbert. The Heat looked to continue their dominance in the Eastern Conference after winning their first NBA Championship in 2012 against a young Oklahoma City Thunder. Prime Big 3 Miami Heat against the greatest Indiana Pacer team since Reggie Miller. 2013 Eastern Conference Finals: Miami Heat vs Indiana Pacers This dominant performance from the King, along with 19 big points from veteran Jeff Green, was enough to send his Cavs to the NBA finals. James went on to have another spectacular Game 7 performance, putting up 35 points, 15 rebounds, and 9 assists.
2013 NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS SERIES
Except for Game 1, he led all scorers the entire series and put up an all-time performance in Game 6 to force a Game 7 in Boston a 46-11-9 performance from the King was enough to extend the series. However, LeBron James in the 2018 Playoffs was a different beast. With great contributions from Terry Rozier, Al Horford, Jaylen Brown, and other key pieces, Boston was able to take a 3-2 series lead by all accounts, they looked the better team throughout the series and was tipped to represent the East in the NBA Finals. The young, Irving-less Boston Celtics led by a rookie Jayson Tatum looked to do the unthinkable against LeBron James and his retooled Cleveland Cavaliers.
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The Boston Celtics and the Cleveland Cavaliers were always at odds with each other back in the 2017-18 NBA season: the infamous Kyrie Irving trade took place between the two teams, Gordon Hayward’s gruesome injury occurred in the Oracle Arena in the season opener, and of course, they would eventually meet in the Eastern Conference Finals. 2018 Eastern Conference Finals: Cleveland Cavaliers (4-3) vs Boston Celtics (3-4)įirst off are two teams who were tangled up all season back in 2017-18. With that, let’s get into the greatest NBA Conference Finals matchups of recent memory. We will be considering the quality of the teams as well as the overall closeness of the matchup (in terms of point differentials and other similar statistics). The ones who went back and forth, down the wire, and produced some of the most iconic playoff moments. In this piece, we rank the 5 greatest Conference Finals matchups of the past decade.
It’s bound to produce bangers every single year. The Conference Finals are the last step for every Championship contender in order to get to the NBA Finals.
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