Beijing time on November 10th, the American media Sportskeeda selected the top ten backcourt combinations in NBA history. Unexpectedly, the famous trailblazers (Lillard + McCollum) and Wizards (Wall + Bill), Rockets double MVP (Harden + Westbrook) are not eligible for the list, only one group is currently selected, let's take a look.
Tenth: Mark Jackson + Reggie Miller. Mark Jackson is a severely underrated point guard. He sent 10,334 assists in his career but was not inducted into the Hall of Fame. He was the first point guard to send more than 10,000 assists but did not enter the Hall of Fame. He averaged 9.6 points per game in his career. Assists with 1.2 steals; Reggie Miller is one of the most famous pitchers in NBA history, averaging 18 points per game and shooting 47/40/89. They played 405 games together and reached the finals together.
ninth, Maurice Cheeks and Andrew Tony (76ers). The two reached the Finals in 1982 and 1983. Although they lost to the Lakers led by Magic in 1982, the two + Moses Malone avenged the Lakers in 1983. The two were in the Finals. Averaged 37.3 points +12.8 assists per game.
eighth, Walter Fraser + Earl Monroe (Knicks). Frazier won championships in 1970 and 1973, and Earl Monroe joined the Knicks in 1971. Together, the two won the Knicks' second championship in 1973. Frazier averaged 21 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists in the regular season. Monroe also played well, averaging 16 points and 4 assists per game. In the 1973 NBA playoffs, they averaged 38 points and 9.4 assists per game, helping the Knicks beat the Lakers in the Finals.
seventh, Rajon Rondo + Ray Allen. The two helped the Boston Celtics to win the 2008 NBA championship, and they almost defeated the Lakers in 2010 to win the championship again. Before the relationship between the two was not violent, they cooperated very well. Rondo can always find it on the move. Ray Allen is open, Ray Allen is also the top pitcher in the NBA.
sixth, Michael Jordan + Ron Harper. Harper has five championships in his career. The next three championships are the Bulls' second three consecutive championships. Many people only remember Pippen's defense on the front line but forget that Harper is also a top backcourt. The defender, Harper was a top guard who averaged 20 points, 4.6 assists, 6.1 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game before Jordan returned.
fifth, Tony Parker + Manu Ginobili. Parker + Demon Sword + Stone Buddha is a well-known GDP combination in the NBA. These three have won four championships together. Perhaps everyone thinks that Duncan is the core of this combination, but it would be difficult for Duncan to be without the assistance of Parker and Manu. The first power forward in NBA history.
fourth, Isaiah Thomas + Joe Dumas. The two core backcourts of the Bad Boys are Thomas + Dumars. In the 1989 and 1990 championships, Dumars and Thomas won an FMVP. Both of them are Hall of Fame guards. They started from 1988. They entered the NBA Finals three times in 1990 and they were once an insurmountable gap for Michael Jordan.
third, Bob Cousy + Sam Jones. The two won five NBA championships together from 1957 to 1963. However, after 1963, Cousy retired. Jones followed the Boston Celtics to win 10 championships. During the cooperation between the two, Cousy averaged 17 points, 8 assists and 4 rebounds, and Jones had 14 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.
second, Irvin Johnson + Byron Scott. Magic won five championships with the Lakers. He won three championships with Scott. The two also reached the finals six times. Johnson played with Scott in the backcourt in Los Angeles. In eight years, the Magic averaged 20 points, 12 assists and 7 rebounds per game; Scott had 16 points per game and shot over 50%.
first, Stephen Curry + Klay Thompson. The two have won 3 championships together and entered the finals 5 times together, and both of them are active players and are at their peak.The Flower Brothers are considered the strongest offensive backcourt combination in NBA history, and both are the top three-point shooters in NBA history.
text / Yan Xiaobai
