Sports Illustrated - Basketball's Greatest lyrics

Best Point Guards 1. Magic Johnson 2. John Stockton 3. Isiah Thomas 4. Oscar Robertson 5. Jason Kidd 6. Bob Cousy 7. Steve Nash 8. Walt Frazier 9. Gary Payton 10. Chris Paul Best Shooting Guards 1. Michael Jordan 2. Kobe Bryant 3. Jerry West 4. Dwyane Wade 5. Clyde Drexler 6. Allen Iverson 7. George Gervin 8. Oscar Robertson 9. Sam Jones 10. Reggie Miller Best Small Forwards 1. Larry Bird 2. LeBron James 3. Julius Erving 4. Scottie Pippen 5. Elgin Baylor 6. John Havlicek 7. Rick Barry 8. James Worthy 9. Dominique Wilkins 10. Paul Pierce Best Power Forwards 1. Karl Malone 2. Tim Duncan 3. Charles Barkley 4. Kevin Garnett 5. Dirk Nowitzki 6. Bob Pettit 7. Kevin McHale 8. Elvin Hayes 9. Dolph Schayes 10. Elgin Baylor Best Centers 1. Bill Russell 2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3. Wilt Chamberlain 4. Hakeem Olajuwon 5. Shaquille O'Neal 6. Moses Malone 7. David Robinson 8. George Mikan 9. Willis Reed 10. Bill Walton Best Coaches 1. Phil Jackson 2. Red Auerbach 3. Pat Riley 4. Chuck Daly 5. Gregg Popovich 6. Larry Brown 7. Red Holzman 8. John Kundla 9. Jerry Sloan 10. Lenny Wilkins Best Sixth Men 1. Manu Ginobili 2. John Havlicek 3. Vinnie Johnson 4. Kevin McHale 5. Michael Cooper 6. Detlef Schrempf 7. Bobby Jones 8. Toni Kukoc 9. Ricky Pierce 10. Frank Ramsey Best Three-Point Shooters 1. Ray Allen 2. Reggie Miller 3. Larry Bird 4. Steve Kerr 5. Steve Nash 6. Dale Ellis 7. Glen Rice 8. Stephen Curry 9. Peja Stojakovic 10. Robert Horry Best Rebounders 1. Wilt Chamberlain 2. Dennis Rodman 3. Bill Russell 4. Moses Malone 5. Jerry Lucas 6. Wes Unseld 7. Charles Barkley 8. Nate Thurmond 9. Bob Pettit 10. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Best Clutch Performers 1. Michael Jordan 2. Larry Bird 3. Magic Johnson 4. Bill Russell 5. Jerry West 6. Kobe Bryant 7. Reggie Miller 8. Sam Jones 9. Robert Horry 10. Isiah Thomas Best Defenders 1. Bill Russell 2. Michael Jordan 3. Hakeem Olajuwon 4. Dennis Rodman 5. Gary Payton 6. Scottie Pippen 7. Tim Duncan 8. LeBron James 9. Kevin Garnett 10. Dikembe Mutombo Most Entertaining Players 1. Michael Jordan 2. Julius Erving 3. Pete Maravich 4. Magic Johnson 5. LeBron James 6. Larry Bird 7. Allen Iverson 8. Charles Barkley 9. George Gervin 10. Earl Monroe Best Games 1. 1976 NBA Finals Game 5 - Celtics 128, Suns 126 2. 2013 NBA Finals Game 6 - Heat 103, Spurs 100 3. 1987 East Finals Game 5 - Celtics 108, Pistons 107 4. 1970 NBA Finals Game 7 - Knicks 113, Lakers 99 5. 1962 - Wilt's 100 Point Game - Warriors 169, Knicks 147 6. 1998 NBLA Finals Game 6 - Bulls 87, Jazz 86 7. 1957 NBA Finals Game 7 - Celtics 125, Hawks 123 8. 1988 East Semis Game 7 - Celtics 118, Hawks 116 9. 1980 NBA Finals Game 6 - Lakers 123, 76ers 107 10. 1986 - Jordan's 63 Point Game - Celtics 135, Bulls 131 Best Single-Season Teams 1. 1995-96 Bulls 2. 1971-72 Lakers 3. 1985-86 Celtics 4. 1966-67 76ers 5. 1982-83 76ers 6. 1986-87 Lakers 7. 1964-65 Celtics 8. 1969-70 Knicks 9. 1991-92 Bulls 10. 1988-89 Pistons Best Franchises 1. Celtics 2. Lakers 3. Spurs 4. Bulls 5. 76ers 6. Pistons 7. Jazz 8. Heat 9. Suns 10. Rockets Best Slam Dunks 1. Vince Carter, 2000 - Reverse 360 Windmill 2. Michael Jordan, 1988 - Free Throw Line 3. Jason Richardson, 2004 - Off-Gla** East Bay Funk Dunk 4. Dwight Howard, 2008 - Behind-The-Basket Windmill 5. Dominique Wilkins - 1985, Windmill 6. Spud Webb, 1986 - Off-Bounce Reverse 7. JaVale McGee, 2011 - Three Balls, One Basket and also Two Balls, Two Baskets 8. Michael Jordan, 1987 - Kiss the Rim 9. Andre Iguodala, 2006 - Behind-Backboard Alley Oop 10. Dee Brown, 1991 - No-Look Best Uniforms 1. San Francisco Warriors, Late 1960s 2. Harlem Globetrotters 3. Spirits of St. Louis, Early 1970s 4. Boston Celtics, Today 5. New York Nets, Mid-1970s 6. San Antonio Spurs, Today 7. Los Angeles Lakers, Early 1960s 8. Portland Trail Blazers, Late 1970s 9. Cleveland Cavliers, Late 1970s 10. Buffalo Braves, Early 1970s Best Courtside Characters 1. Leon (The Barber) Bradley, Pistons Fan 2. Dancing Harry, Sideline Strutter 3. Dave Zinkoff, Sixers P.A. Announcer 4. Spike Lee, Knicks Fan 5. Robin Ficker, Bullets Fan 6. The Baseline Bums, Spurs Fans 7. The Gorilla, Suns Mascot 8. Jack Nicholson, Lakers Fan 9. Tiny BB, Bullets Mascot 10. Jimmy Goldstein, Superfan Best Quotes 1. "Fo, fo, fo," - Moses Malone 2. "Cuz there ain't no fours." - Antoine Walker 3. "The ship be sinkin'." - Micheal Ray Richardson 4. "Young man, you have the question backwards." - Bill Russell 5. "Republicans buy sneakers too." - Michael Jordan 6. "I told you I needed to feed my family. They offered me three years at $21 million. That's not going to cut it." - Latrell Sprewell 7. "I can't really remember the names of the clubs we went to." - Shaquille O'Neal 8. "You got to believe in yourself. Hell, I believe I'm the best-looking guy in the world, and I might be right." - Charles Barkley 9. "I want all of you to know I'm winning this thing. I'm just looking around to see who's going to finish up second." - Larry Bird 10. "Practice? We talkin' 'bout practice, man. We talking' 'bout practice. We talkin' 'bout practice. We ain't talkin' 'bout the game, we talking' 'bout practice, man...." - Allen Iverson Best Moments 1. Michael Jordan's Game Winner - NBA Finals Game 6, June 14, 1988 2. Larry Bird's Steal - Eastern Conference Finals Game 5, May 26, 1987 3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Breaks Wilt Chamberlain's NBA Career Scoring Record - April 5, 1984 4. Reggie Miller's Eight Points in 11 Seconds - Eastern Conference Finals Game 1, May 7, 1995 5. Jerry West's 60-Foot Prayer - NBA Finals Game 3, April 29, 1970 6. Willis Reed Walks Out On to the Court - NBA Finals Game 7, May 8, 1970 7. Magic Johnson's Running Hook - NBA Finals Game 4, June 9, 1987 8. Michael Jordan Beats Craig Ehlo - Opening Round Playoffs Game 5, May 7, 1989 9. Magic Johnson's Return - NBA All-Star Game, February 9, 1992 10. Dominique Wilkins vs. Larry Bird - Eastern Conference Semifinals Game 7, May 22, 1988 Best Draft Surprises 1. Kobe Bryant, No. 13, 1996 2. Manu Ginobili, No. 57, 1999 3. Dennis Johnson, No. 29, 1976 4. John Stockton, No. 16, 1984 5. Karl Malone, No. 13, 1985 6. Tony Parker, No. 28, 2001 7. Steve Nash, No. 15, 1996 8. Tiny Archibald, No. 19, 1970 9. Joe Dumars, No. 18, 1985 10. Michael Jordan, No. 3, 1984 Best International Scenes 1. Tournament of the Americas Olympic Qualifier - June 28, 1992, Portland 2. FIBA World Championship Final - September 12, 2010, Istanbul 3. McDonald's Open - October 21 & 23, 1988 Madrid 4. Olympic Final - August 12, 2012, London 5. Olympic Basketball Medal Presentation - August 8, 1992, Barcelona 6. Atlanta Hawks Exhibition Tour in the Soviet Union - July, 1988, a dock in Sukhumi on the Black Sea 7. McDonald's Open - October 18 & 19, 1991, Paris 8. Olympics - July 27, 1992, Barcelona 9. NBA Europe Live Tour - October 2006, somewhere over Russia 10. Atlanta Hawks Exhibition Tour in the Soviet Union - July 30, 1988, Moscow