The 7 Biggest “Carry Jobs” in NBA History!

While basketball is obviously a team sport and every title is won through a team effort, some superstars had a much harder job than others and exceeded their own expectations. In this video we will talk about those players and those teams that transcended the next one. level playing at the highest echelon of skill and talent leading your teams to the playoffs and ultimately the championship how's it going folks my name is Andy and today here are seven of the

biggest

carry

ing

jobs

in the NBA

history

? Well, let's start with number seven, while this was known for being both the Shaq and Kobe eras of the 2000 playoffs, it was almost exclusively Shaq at this stage.

Kobe was a star, but Shaq was easily the best player in the NBA, the most dominant version of him we've ever seen in the regular season. In the season he posted the highest scoring average of his career leading the entire league with almost 30 points per game in the playoffs. He went up another level in the finals. He turned it up even further in arguably the most dominant finishing performance of all time. Shaq averaged 38 points and 17 rebounds on 61 percent from the field, doing all of this while the rest of his team struggled immensely, especially Kobe, who had the worst final series of his career to put this into perspective.

Shaq averaged more points per game than the next three. Lakers combined, it's crazy, it was solely because of Shaq that the Lakers captured their first title since the Magic Johnson era, number six in 2019. I know, I know the Raptors were a phenomenal team from top to bottom. They have proven that they can win in the regular season without kawaii because after he left they were still a top tier team, however we can't deny that Kauai in the 2019 playoffs was absolutely crazy, their plus-minus box was At a ridiculous 10.1, he averaged over 30 points per game throughout. Throughout the postseason he made the highest volume of shots on the team, but also had the highest efficiency along with many memorable moments, crazy shots to win games and gave the Raptors their first championship in franchise

history

.

It's a little hard to say that Kauai won. them, since he missed over 20 regular season games, you know, with that load management thing, but in the playoffs that break paid off and he dominated, the Raptors were a great team anyway, but he was the true superstar they needed to push. they exaggerated damar it wasn't enough if he was there instead of Kauai they would probably lose to Philadelphia in the second round number 5 1993 Michael Jordan there are many years he could have chosen for MJ however I think in 1993 this was absolutely his best run because he didn't not only had his best finishes but also because the rest of his team was very poor at least compared to other years in 19 playoff games Jordan scored at least 40 points in six of them, two of those times. scored more than 50 points in the Finals against the Suns scored 55 points in game four those 55 points were the second-highest mark of any other Finals game in history only behind Elgin Baylor 61 the Chicago Bulls and the Phoenix Suns were In a Of course, all the talk was that Air Jordan explodes on the round mound of rebounds if this was a highly anticipated matchup and everyone believed it would be very close.

Charles Barkley was named the NBA's Most Valuable Player, while the Bulls struggled throughout the regular season. he won 57 games, which was good, but it was the lowest number of Bulls-era whispers and rumors all over the news: Can the Bulls really do it again? It was Barclays time to shine, unfortunately for him, Jordan heard all that noise and it got him fired. went up even higher and by the time the series started it was pretty obvious that Jordan was still by far the best player in the league in the documentary, the last dance Jordan talked about going against Dan Majerle, the Suns supposedly best defenseman, who took on the task. to protect him, I knew Jerry Krause loved Dan Majerle and just because Krause liked him was enough for me, you think he's a great defensive player, he's fine, I'm going to show you he's not.

Jordan finished the series averaging 41 points per game. The highest mark by any other individual player in the Finals is a record that still stands today and I doubt it will ever be surpassed by Dwyane Wade in 2006, while the oh-6 Miami Heat were known for also having Shaq off your list. in his prime and battled injuries throughout the season in the playoffs D Wade carried the team on his back this was even more prominent in the finals against the Mavericks this was a series that generated a lot of criticism throughout the years years Mark Cuban Mavs players Fans hated how Wade was taking all the penalties for seemingly soft fouls in Game 5.

It was pretty brutal and Wade took 25 free throws, the same number as the entire math team combined. It was one of the series that was at the center of the discussion. During the 2007 NBA ref scandal, something might have been going on here. That being said, I don't want to take away from Wade's performance, he was clearly the most dominant player on the court and blew away a team that lacked a physical presence on the perimeter. It was a matchup nightmare, he was cutting to the rim, getting into the paint easily and scoring at will, no one and I mean no one could stop him, the rest of his team though he basically disappeared, including the sex, so everything fell on the shoulders of 24-year-old Wade.

Of course, he handed out Tim Duncan's No. 3 in 2003. When you think of the San Antonio Spurs, you think of a total team effort, a beautifully oiled machine that relentlessly destroys teams with ball movement, passing, shooting and sheer perfection. , but in 2003 it was not like that. The style of play was pretty ugly like most other teams during that era, they played a very heavy game and their entire offense was built around their superstar Tim Duncan. This was when David Robinson was in his final season and no longer the same star he once was. It was also before Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili became stars, so Duncan was on his own, but as he always delivered, it was most evident in the finals, where he averaged 24 points and 17 rebounds in the series to secure game six, he almost recorded a quadruple double.

Some would say that he actually got a quadruple double, but the scorers accidentally missed two of his blocks. This season was very special for him because everyone knew that this was David Robinson's last year in the last few years that they have been losing to the Lakers. and he was sick of it, he wanted to win this one for David after claiming the title. Robinson spoke highly of Duncan and said we always expect something great from him and he delivered time and time again, helping us almost every time. had to give him help number 2 2011 dirk nowitzki we are all aware of this incredible career before 2011 Dirk was not seen in the same way we see him today, he was known as someone who couldn't put it all together, someone who struggled in the center of attention and choked under pressure when it mattered most, that was his reputation after losing in 2006 and it stayed with him for a long time, fortunately everything changed throughout the 2010 211 season.

We have heard speculation about which teams were considered contenders. and what wasn't, we heard about the Lakers hoping to make it three again, we heard about the Heat just forming their infamous big three, we heard about other teams like the Celtics, but when it came to the Mavs it was like They were a solid team, but they would probably underperform in the playoffs, as usual, if the criticism was enough, that's why when Dirk led them through the playoffs, it was so special for him to win the title, especially because the Heat were despised during that time.

Dirk's championship was probably the most satisfying championship in history, it is worth mentioning that he was the only All-Star on the team that year, while he had teammates who were All-Stars in the past, in the season 2010 211, Dirk was the only one on his team and finally at number 1, 1995 Hakeem Olajuwon, while Hakeem in 1994 and 1995 were incredible, his 1995 playoff run has an argument to be the best career by a single player reaching the postseason, as the sixth-seeded Rockets struggled with consistency all year. Acquiring Drexler was seen as a good move but a desperate move to try to give the team a spark that some teammates liked and Maxwell also didn't like Drexler taking away his minutes to the point where he left the team completely, the drama was all over the headlines.

For a team that was the defending champion, they looked like a disaster, however, as always, Hakeem ignored all the noise and took control into his own hands in 22 playoff games, averaging 33 points and 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks. per game, more importantly. look at his competition in the process, he annihilated David Robinson, the MVP, he beat out Shaq, the young superstar trying to take his throne, he beat out Charles Barkley and Karl Malone. Every team the Rockets beat won at least 57 games in the regular season, so objectively speaking, this was the toughest championship race in history, it was the

biggest

rushing effort by any player and that's all folks, those were seven of the greatest rushing

jobs

in NBA history.

Thank you all so much for watching, let me know your thoughts on other players who brought their teams. to the title who did I miss who do you think deserves to be on this list let me know in the comments I hope you enjoy the video and as always see you next time peace