Inthe2025NBAFinals,theOklahomaCityThunderdefeatedtheIndianaPacersfourgamestothre
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In 2016 the Cavs beat the 73-win Warriors 4-3 from down 3-1—the only such Finals comeback.
: Jordan's flu-game 38 showed a will no scheme could solve; his two-way poise made him the Finals' most complete weapon.
: Jordan's 27-6-4 in the 1996 Finals showed a more complete leader who lifted a 72-win team without forcing his scoring.
: After an 18-month retirement, Jordan returned to lead the 72-win Bulls past Seattle 4-2 and reclaim the Finals MVP.
: Jordan's 41-point average revealed a scorer no defense could solve; his midrange arsenal became the Finals' defining image.
The 1992 Finals proved Jordan’s 35.8/4.8/6.5 line was not just scoring—it was complete, two-way control.
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A 38-point, 17-rebound Finals line—Shaq was the most unguardable force in the game that year.
: In 2018 Durant's two-way game, scoring, rebounding and playmaking together, made him the Finals' most complete and uncopyable weapon.
: The 2018 sweep turned Durant from a newly minted champion into a two-time Finals MVP and a permanent pillar of a dynasty.