Top 10 most memorable NBA games of all time: Michael Jordan's flu game, Malice at the Palace, and more

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[{"selector":"#anim-18f49a71-4dbf-4140-9d12-948808f074c8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 41.03814%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-597ff915-6617-4dc0-bfcf-9d6887e64f6a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 165.35948%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] MJ's "last shot "in the Finals Game 6, 1998 Michael Jordan wins his 6th and final ring after a 50-point performance and a game-winning dagger against the Jazz in 1998 .

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[{"selector":"#anim-fd493ea8-d936-4d64-aaf6-c067c99645e4","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 41.03814%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-46c18015-08f4-4c01-a381-07b432c53b6b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 165.35948%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] MJ's "Flu Game" Game 5, 1997 NBA Finals Michael Jordan drops 38 points and leads Bulls to a 90-88 win over Jazz in Game 5 of the 1997 Finals, even with the flu.

[{"selector":"#anim-cba54032-c609-4568-93a3-1a513d974629","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 41.03814%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-02769e47-a874-40d9-9a79-bf6a4a99b17f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 165.35948%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Ray Allen stuns the Spurs Game 6, 2013 NBA Finals Allen made a series saving game-tying 3 in Game 6. The Heat won the tie in OT and the following game to snatch their second consecutive championship.

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[{"selector":"#anim-8d672e47-7744-4795-98f2-e4852aff838c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 41.03814%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6d8df1f1-3d93-40f8-821b-18e34c02af18","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 165.35948%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] "Malice at the Palace" Pacers vs. Pistons (2004) Arguably the biggest controversy erupts in NBA history as Pistons fans and players brawl with Ron Artest and the Pacers

[{"selector":"#anim-7fc30ec9-765b-4084-8aed-fc99be9a9424","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 41.03814%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c1454430-7955-41bb-8e31-e009d357aa5c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 165.35948%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Kobe Bryant drops 81 Lakers vs. Raptors (2006) Bryant comes closest to breaking Chamberlain's 100-point record in 122-104 comeback win over Toronto

[{"selector":"#anim-898185fb-d697-4592-bfd6-c79d261ff3f3","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 41.03814%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-69486bab-1ac9-497b-bbbd-a6c3e269bea6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 165.35948%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] "Big Shot Bob" Game 4, 2002 Conference Finals Robert Horry saves the Lakers with a dagger from the 3-point line to seal a series-tying win in Game 4

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