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    Performing under extreme pressure (usually in the closing moments of the game) is a special ability. Some players are good in clutch situations than others and seem to get better when their team needs them the most. Let’s take a look at the most clutch NBA players of all-time.

    1. Larry Bird

    Larry bird is undoubtedly the greatest cluctch player in the history of NBA. His career is filled with buzzer beater and cluch heroics. In many games. when Celtics were on the line, it was the bird who took the team from an uncertain position to an astonshing victory. Its difficult to pick Bird’s one clutch perfortmance as there are so many and each of them worths to be called memorable.

    2. Michael Jordan

    Michael Jordan was not only the greatest player ever to play the basketball but also an expert in hitting game winning shots especially in tight situations in finals when few seconds are left in the game or team trails by few points. For instance, he led the Bulls to the victory in the game 5 of 1997 finals with a three pointer in the last minute of the game. Then in 1998 finals Bulls were down by one point and few seconds were left, all eyers were on the Jordan and he pulled out an spectacular shot to win the game and also the sixth championship of his career. 

    3. Jerry West

    Who else can deserve to be on this list more than a player who was nicknamed “Mr. Clutch”. Jerry West was the most dependable player for the Lakers in clutch situations. It was the Jerry West who produced a 6o foot shot to tie the game 3 of the 1970 NBA finals against New York Knicks, the most famous buzzer-beater of all time.

    4. Reggie Miller

    Reggie Miller was a specialist three point shooter and a great clutch player as well. His most memorable clucth performace came in the game 1 of 1995  conference semifinals against New York Knicks when Pacers were down by 6 points and only 16 seconds were left in the game. He notched two three pointers to tie the game. Then he scored two more points and clinched an amazing victory over Knicks. Another clutch moment came in game 4 of 1998 East finals when he shot a tree pointer against the dominant Bulls in the last two second of the game and gave Pacers a close 96-94 victory.

    5. Robert Horry

    Robert Horry was not the most celebrated player on the Lakers team but he was quite affective in the late moments of the game. In 2002 ,  game 4 of Westren conference finals, Lakers were trailing by two points against the  Kings, if they lost that game, they fall behind three games to one in the series. Only few seconds were remained in the game. Then came the Robert Horry, nailed a 25 foot long shot to snatch a 100-99 victory and tied the series.

    6. Kobe Bryant

    It seems illogical to not list a player who has already hit more than 30 game winning shots in his career and is looking good for smashing more. Kobe Bryant is a go-to-man for the Lakers in clutch situations. On many occasions, he justified his reputaution as a cluch performer as well but there is another schoot of thought who believes that  Kobe does not fall in the category greatest clutch player ever in the history of NBA as he attempts many game winning shots but connects less and misses more.

    7. John Havlicek

    John Havlicek himself was a great clutch player and he also played alongside  some great clutch players in Boston Celtics. Over his 16 year career, he produced multiple clutch perfomances in big games. How can some one forget game 5 of 1976 finals when he hit a crucial shot in the second overtime of the game. The game was dubbed as the “greatest game ever played” in NBA.




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