It seemed like an easy prediction for ESPN analyst Richard Jefferson to make at the time: neither the Golden State Warriors nor the Boston Celtics would have a player put on one of the greatest Game 4 performances of all time in the NBA Finals on Friday. And yet, he still ended up being wrong thanks to Steph Curry.
Prior to the Warriors’ 107-97 win over the Celtics Friday, ESPN’s “NBA Today” ran a segment featuring the best Game 4 performances of all time. This list was by position and had four Hall of Famers (Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), along with one likely future Hall of Famer (Kawhi Leonard).