Top 10 NBA Finals performances of All-Time

3. Bill Russell 30 points and 40 rebounds performance in Game 7 of the 1962 NBA Finals

Bill Russell puts on one of the most clutch performances in NBA history

The 1961-62 NBA season is considered by many as one of the greatest in NBA History. This was the season in which Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in a single game and Oscar Robertson became the first person to average a triple-double for the whole season. In such a legendary year, it was befitting that the Finals would go the distance, including an overtime Game 7 between the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers.

Russell ended the game with 30 points and a whopping 40 rebounds to help defeat the Lakers, a team which was led by legendary players like Elgin Baylor and Jerry West. This amazing stat of 40 rebounds stands as an NBA Finals record till this date. The Lakers had to make every shot they were taking because if they missed, they weren't going to get a second chance at it. That is how dominant Russell was on the boards. The Celtics defeated the Lakers 110-107 in overtime.

The 1962 Finals was the official start of the Celtics-Lakers rivalry and first of six NBA Finals meetings between these two teams in the ’60s in which the Celtics went a perfect 6-0 versus the Lakers. This is without a doubt one of Russell's most clutch performances and one of the greatest in NBA Finals history.