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#6 Michael Jordan
It wasn't quite much of a season to speak of - MJ's second in the league. Early on, His Airness suffered a foot injury that troubled him till the end of the season. In fact, so much was the pain that his trainers were unsure whether to 'risk' playing him in that season and lose his talents forever, but the ever-yappy Jordan saw to it that his chance to play the historic Celtics' squad of 86 would not be denied.
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Recovering in time for the playoffs and getting ready with a few 'dead rubber' or 'warm-up' regular season games, Jordan proceeded to display the best elimination performance by any single player in NBA history.
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In Game 2 of the 1986 Eastern Conference Playoffs, Round 1, Jordan drove and drove and shot his way to a record 63 points, even as the Chicago Bulls lost the game in double-overtime by a 135-131 margin. It was a performance for the ages, given by a timeless man.
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