Players

Here is a table of Horace Grant’s NBA Finals opponents, including the year, opponent, result, and notes: Year Opponent Result Notes 1991 Los Angeles Lakers Won 4–1 First title with the Bulls; part of Chicago’s Big Three with MJ & Pippen 1992 Portland Trail Blazers Won 4–2 Second straight title; […]

Here’s a table showing Tony Parker’s NBA Finals opponents, including the year, opponent, result, and notes: Year Opponent Result Notes 2003 New Jersey Nets Won 4–2 Parker’s first NBA title; teamed with Duncan and Robinson 2005 Detroit Pistons Won 4–3 Tight 7-game series; Parker averaged 14.0 PPG 2007 Cleveland Cavaliers […]

Here is a table of Manu Ginóbili’s NBA Finals opponents, including year, opponent, result, and notes: Year Opponent Result Notes 2003 New Jersey Nets Spurs won 4–2 Rookie season; key bench spark; helped win title in David Robinson’s final year 2005 Detroit Pistons Spurs won 4–3 Averaged 18.7 PPG; standout […]

Here is a detailed table of Shaquille O’Neal’s NBA Finals opponents, including year, opponent, result, and notes: Year Opponent Result Notes 1995 Houston Rockets Rockets won 4–0 First Finals appearance; swept by Hakeem Olajuwon 2000 Indiana Pacers Lakers won 4–2 Shaq’s first title; Finals MVP, averaged 38.0 PPG and 16.7 […]

Here is a table of Dennis Rodman’s NBA Finals opponents, showing year, opponent, result, and notes: Year Opponent Result Notes 1988 Los Angeles Lakers Lakers won 4–3 Rodman with Pistons; close 7-game series; Lakers repeated as champs 1989 Los Angeles Lakers Pistons won 4–0 Rodman’s first title; Pistons swept injury-depleted […]

Here is a detailed table of Tim Duncan’s NBA Finals opponents, showing year, opponent, result, and notes: Year Opponent Result Notes 1999 New York Knicks Spurs won 4–1 Duncan’s first title; Finals MVP; dominant vs. undermanned Knicks 2003 New Jersey Nets Spurs won 4–2 Duncan had near quadruple-double in Game […]

Here is a detailed table of Kobe Bryant’s NBA Finals opponents, including year, opponent, result, and notes: Year Opponent Result Notes 2000 Indiana Pacers Lakers won 4–2 First title; Kobe scored 26 in Game 4 OT win despite ankle injury 2001 Philadelphia 76ers Lakers won 4–1 Dominant run; Lakers went […]

Here is a table of Scottie Pippen’s NBA Finals opponents, including year, opponent, result, and notes: Year Opponent Result Notes 1991 Los Angeles Lakers Bulls won 4–1 Pippen’s first title; helped defend Magic Johnson; Jordan’s first ring 1992 Portland Trail Blazers Bulls won 4–2 Strong all-around play; Bulls rallied from […]

Here is a detailed table of Elgin Baylor’s NBA Finals opponents, showing year, opponent, result, and notes: Year Opponent Result Notes 1959 Boston Celtics Celtics won 4–0 Baylor’s Finals debut; Lakers swept 1962 Boston Celtics Celtics won 4–3 Baylor scored 61 points in Game 5 (Finals record) 1963 Boston Celtics […]

Here is a detailed table of Jerry West’s NBA Finals opponents, with columns for year, opponent, result, and notes: Year Opponent Result Notes 1962 Boston Celtics Celtics won 4–3 First Finals appearance; lost in OT of Game 7 1963 Boston Celtics Celtics won 4–2 Second straight Finals loss to Boston […]

Here is a table of Magic Johnson’s NBA Finals opponents, with columns for year, opponent, result, and notes: Year Opponent Result Notes 1980 Philadelphia 76ers Lakers won 4–2 Magic (rookie) played center in Game 6 for injured Kareem; Finals MVP 1982 Philadelphia 76ers Lakers won 4–2 Second title; strong all-around […]

Here is a table showing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s NBA Finals opponents, including the year, opponent, result, and notes: Year Opponent Result Notes 1971 Baltimore Bullets Bucks won 4–0 Kareem’s first title; named Finals MVP; dominant sweep 1974 Boston Celtics Celtics won 4–3 Lost in 7 games; Kareem hit game-winner in Game […]

Here is a table showing LeBron James’s NBA Finals opponents, with columns for year, opponent, result, and notes: Year Opponent Result Notes 2007 San Antonio Spurs Spurs won 4–0 LeBron’s first Finals; swept by veteran Spurs team 2011 Dallas Mavericks Mavericks won 4–2 First Finals with Heat; criticized for poor […]

Michael Jordan played in 6 NBA Finals during his career, all with the Chicago Bulls, and he faced the following teams: Year Opponent Result Notes 1991 Los Angeles Lakers Bulls won 4–1 First championship; defeated Magic Johnson; Jordan’s first Finals MVP 1992 Portland Trail Blazers Bulls won 4–2 Famous “shrug” […]