NBA History: 5 Players with the most NBA Playoffs wins ever

After a gruelling 82-game long regular season draws to a close, the playoffs put to test the talent of the very best in the league en route to winning a championship. Conquering the postseason and coming out victorious on the other side is truly a feat that demands respect.

The following piece sheds some much-deserved appreciation on the select few who, along the lengths of their careers, accomplished the turbulent playoff waves over and over again.

When their team's season was on the line, they stepped up to the pedestal and exhibited nerves of steel on a nightly basis.

Basically, Playoffs are where legends are built and to exhibit elite decision making under pressure is what makes them ultimate champions. On that note, let's take a look at the five players who managed to record the most playoff wins before hanging their boots.

#5 Kareem Abdul Jabbar - 154

Kareem Abdul Jabbar is NBA's All-time leading scorer with 38,387 points.

It might be unsettling for some basketball fanatics to see Kareem appear so early on this list. For someone who graced the postseason right from his rookie year(1968-69) up until his final season (1988-89) in the league, piling up 154 playoff wins seems like a brutal understatement.

Along his illustrious playoff resume, Kareem's basketball expertise bagged him six NBA titles headlined by two Finals MVPs in 1971 and 1985.

Famous for his unguardable skyhook, Kareem appeared in 237(5th most on the all-time list) postseason games. His mammoth stack of 5,762 playoff points is the third most on NBA's All-Time playoff points list.

He has the second most field-goals(2356) made in the playoffs ever at a conversion rate of 53.3% - that being the fourth best FG% in the NBA playoffs ever.

#4 Robert Horry - 155

Robert Horry will forever be the dark horse of the NBA postseason.

When it comes to Horry, the math just doesn't add up.

He was never an All-Star across his 15-season long career and hosts a career-average of just seven points (with the highest being 12 ppg during 1995-96) along with 4.8 rebounds per game. Despite him not being the highlight of the NBA statsheets, Robert was always with the right team at just the apt time.

He shook hands with the Lakers during the 1996-97 season and before ending his career as a Laker in 2008, had already won five NBA Championships - courtesy Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal, Pau Gasol etc. Add these to the couple he won with the Rockets and that brings his career total to seven titles.

It can be argued that Horry didnt have a major role in winning those rings. Nevertheless, he does have a respectable stack worth of 1,939 postseason points on 35% shooting from the three-point line.

#3 LeBron James - 156

LeBron James is the one true king of modern day NBA playoffs.

Despite missing the entire playoffs last season, LeBron James has 239 games under his belt as well as 6,911 postseason points - leading the second best total of Michal Jordan by around a thousand points.

Having made it to eight straight NBA Finals, it is fairly clear that LeBron is the master of playoff basketball. The 15-time All-Star's playoff mode is something that transcends the boundaries of professional sports.

He averaged a league-leading 34 ppg in the postseason just a year ago, and that was after he had willed through a ruthless regular season which involved playing in all 82 games.

To this date, his playoff stats include 1687 assists(third most ever), 419 steals(highest ever), 2457 Field-Goals made(highest ever) and 370 three-pointers(fourth most). Apart from the inhuman statistics, what Bron brings to the table is IQ that's the best in the business.

Having him by your side while going to war in an elimination playoff game is a major plus for any team across the league.

#2 Tim Duncan - 157

Duncan had a playoff apperance to cap off every season he played in the league.

It is only fitting that you rack up tons of playoff wins if you end up winning five titles. It can be bluntly stated that Tim Duncan was a crucial factor in bringing the Spurs franchise it's coveted Championships starting from 1999 all the way to 2014.

Along the way, he played in 251 postseason games(second most ever) and recorded the most blocks(568) in NBA playoff history.

Moreover, Duncan's playoff numbers include an impressive double-double of 20.6 points and 11.4 boards per game, on 50% shooting from the floor.

Three of his rings also came with Finals MVP honours in 1999, 2003 and 2005, adding concrete proof that his playoff resume was one worth cherishing. The Spurs No. 21 had his jersey retired months after he decided that he was done playing professional ball.

#1 Derek Fisher - 161

Derek Fisher has a top 10 three-point percentage in the playoffs.

Of the 18 seasons Derek Fisher played in the NBA, a wide majority of it was whilst wearing the purple-n-gold. His intense work ethic and longevity streamlined by extraordinary discipline meant he would end up playing the most playoff games(259) in the history of the league along with being third in career three-point field goals in the NBA Finals.

As expected, his multiple stints with the Lakers saw him being a pivotal contirbutor in numerous playoff bouts alongside the likes of Kobe and others. Fisher put together a respectable total of 2146 postseason points along the joyride which included being a prominent figure in Lakers' five title runs.

One of the more notable reasons for Derek's playoff success was his clutch playmaking ability, something that Coaches die for, come the postseason. Legendary Lakers Coach Phil Jackson referred to Fish as "definitely the spokesman for [the Lakers] as far as leadership goes."