NBA Finals Reaction

Congratulations to the Golden State Warriors for winning the NBA Finals and to Andre Iguodala for winning the Finals MVP. To me, Iguodala wasn't even the best player on his own team. Steph Curry scored more points, and was the catalyst behind huge fourth quarter comebacks. It could be said that Iguodala was the more consistent player, but consistency doesn't matter as much when the series doesn't stretch to 7 games. It seemed like LeBron deserved the MVP more, but what do you guys think?

Clearly LeBron was the best player. He put up historic numbers and many analysts have said that it was the best Finals performance they have ever seen. But somehow, the guy guarding him ended up winning the MVP... something seems fishy. Does the best player deserve the MVP, even if he is on the losing team? Maybe if Lebron still wore his headband, the Cavs would have won... We'll be sure to send him one if he asks.

Speaking of memorable NBA Finals performances, when Magic Johnson was a rookie in 1980, he reached the Finals with the Lakers thanks in no small part to Kareem Abdul Jabaar. Unfortunately, after a dominant first 5 games, Kareem went down with a bad ankle sprain and couldn’t play in game 6. Despite being the starting point guard for the first 5 games of the Finals, Magic started game 6 as the Laker’s center. He did the jump ball at tip off and everything. He recorded 42 points, 15 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals in a 123–107 win, while playing out of position. This caused him to become the first ever rookie Finals MVP. 

 

Another amazing NBA Finals performance came from my favorite player: Shaquille O’Neal. Really, it was 3 consecutive amazing Finals performances. From 2000-2002, Shaq and the Lakers won 3 consecutive NBA Championships, and Shaq was named the MVP each time. In 2000, he averaged 38.0 points, 16.7 rebounds and 2.67 blocks to lead the Lakers to a 4-2 victory over the Indiana Pacers in what was the most dominant player’s most dominant season. 

We really think that LeBron’s headband gave him the ability to win in the Finals with the Heat, so pick up a headband from us here so you can Ball Better.