In 2010-11, Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas (then Mavericks) past the mighty Heat Big Three 4-2 for the franchise’s first title and Finals MVP—a one-core championship legend.
In the 2012 Finals, Westbrook averaged 27 against the Heat’s Big Three — the debate over his missing FMVP will never die.
In 2010 James joined Wade and Bosh to form Miami’s Big Three; after 2011’s stumble, 2012 finally clicked. Their complement completed his first title and opened the modern "superteam" era.
Kawhi Leonard, a reserved yet lethal Finals MVP, guided the 2014 Spurs to a Finals win over Miami's Big Three and the 2019 Raptors to their first title, defeating James and the Cavs, showcasing clutch dominance and transforming his teams' legacies.
Harden reached the Finals twice but fell both times: 2012 as a Thunder sixth man vs. Miami, and 2021 with the Nets Big Three vs. Milwaukee — the ring always slipped away.
From Real Madrid’s academy to the Mavericks’ cornerstone and then the Lakers’ big three — Luka Dončić has written a one-of-a-kind path to greatness.
In 2011, Dirk Nowitzki led the Dallas Mavericks past the Miami Heat Big Three in the Finals 4-2, won Finals MVP, and wrote a lone-warrior legend of a single-core title.
In summer 2007 Boston landed Garnett and Ray Allen to join Pierce. From lottery to champions in one year, Pierce was the locker-room soul.
In year one of Boston’s Big Three, the Celtics beat the Lakers 4-2. Paul Pierce won Finals MVP, capping a decade in green.
In 2011, Nowitzki avenged OKC in the West finals and then beat the Miami Big Three — tearing off the "soft" label and completing his self-vindication.