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30 best shots in NBA Playoffs history

By John Buhler

June 19, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving (2) moves the ball against Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) in the second half in game seven of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports
June 19, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving (2) moves the ball against Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) in the second half in game seven of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports /
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NEW YORK – 1993: Charles Barkley #34 of the Phoenix Suns looks on against the New York Knicks during a game played circa 1993 at the Madison Square Garden in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 1993 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)
NEW YORK – 1993: Charles Barkley #34 of the Phoenix Suns looks on against the New York Knicks during a game played circa 1993 at the Madison Square Garden in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 1993 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images) /

28. Charles Barkley owns David Robinson: 1993 Western Conference Semifinals, Game 6

The best part of TNT’s Inside the NBA is without question the always-entertaining Charles Barkley. We never know what that knucklehead is going to say on national television. Before becoming a superstar analyst, Barkley might be the best NBA player to have never won an NBA Championship.

His best shot at winning a title came in the 1992-93 NBA season, his first year with the Phoenix Suns. Barkley wasn’t a role model, but was the league MVP that season. His Suns would fall to the Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls in the 1993 NBA Finals, but Barkley would have his day in the sun against The Admiral David Robinson.

Robinson was the star center for the San Antonio Spurs. San Antonio was good, but not great in the 1990s. During the 1993 Western Conference Semifinals, Barkley asserted his dominance over the Robinson to raise the Suns to the Western Conference Finals.

At the top of the key, Barkley would go isolation on Robinson and hit the series-clinching shot with 1.8 seconds left on the clock in Game 6 in Phoenix. The Suns would knock off a tremendous Seattle SuperSonics team in the Western Conference Finals in seven games before falling to the Bulls in six in the NBA Finals.

Barkley was every bit a unicorn as a player. He was a notoriously awful practice player. Barkley was never really in game shape, but could do a bit of everything in his Basketball Hall of Fame career with the Philadelphia 76ers, the Suns and the Houston Rockets.

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