Top 10 clutch plays in NBA history

#1 Michael Jordan Vs The Utah Jazz - NBA Final, Game 6 (1998)

Michael Jordan with the multiple clutch plays in the dying moments of Game 6 in the 1998 Finals. (Image courtesy: nba.com)

Michael Jordan is widely regarded as the greatest player to ever play basketball. By the 1998 season, he had already won five titles in the span of seven years. Although it was not known at the time, Jordan was set to play his final season for the Bulls and was looking for his sixth title before he left.

The Bulls faced the Utah Jazz in a rematch of the previous year's final. They held a 3-2 lead going into game six in Utah. Scottie Pippen had an injured back and only eight points for the entire game. Chicago was forced to rely almost entirely on Jordan who himself was struggling physically.

Jordan made a lay-up to make it 85-86. Jordan the stole the ball from Malone and brought the ball up the court. With ten seconds left Jordan drove right and crossed over to the left with a slight nudge on Byron Russell with his hidden hand he drained the twenty-foot shot to put his team up 87-86. Utah missed the final shot to give Jordan and the Bulls their sixth title.

Jordan scored 45 points in game six. His 1998 finals performance is known as the greatest of finals history.