The 40 Greatest NBA Finals of All Time, Ranked

This wasn’t just basketball—it was a Shakespearean epic. The Warriors were the 73–9 gods of the regular season, yet the Cavs, trailing 3–1, refused to kneel. LeBron James summoned a triple-double in Game 7, capped by The Block. Kyrie Irving hit a soul-snatching three.

Steph Curry blinked. Draymond wept. And the underdogs rose. Cleveland ended a 52-year title drought in the most jaw-dropping reversal in Finals history. Nothing in sports felt more cinematic, more improbable, more unforgettable. It wasn’t a game—it was deliverance. A comeback so insane, it forever changed how greatness gets measured.