Who Has the Most Game Winning Shots in the NBA?
We take a look at which NBA players have the most game-winning shots in history.
Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant, who played for the Los Angeles Lakers, has the most game winning shots in the NBA with 120.
LeBron James
LeBron James has the most game winning shots in the NBA with 46. Michael Jordan is second with 39, followed by Kobe Bryant with 32.
Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan is widely considered to be the greatest basketball player of all time. He was a dominant offensive player who could score as well as anyone and was also a gifted defender. He led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA championships and was named the NBA Finals MVP each time.
During his career, Jordan made a number of clutch shots that helped his team win important games. Some of his most memorable moments came in the playoffs, when he would often rise to the occasion and hit big shots when his team needed them the most. In total, Jordan made 11 game-winning shots in the playoffs, which is an NBA record.
Among active players, Kobe Bryant has the most game-winning shots in the playoffs with 8. LeBron James is second with 7, while Dwyane Wade and Paul Pierce have 6 each.
Dwyane Wade
Dwyane Wade is an American professional basketball player who played most of his 16-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Wade is a ten-time NBA All-Star and was the 2006 NBA Finals MVP. He played college basketball at Marquette University. He was drafted fifth overall in the 2003 NBA draft by the Miami Heat.
In his third season, Wade led the Heat to their first NBA Championship in franchise history and was named the 2006 Finals MVP. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Wade represented the United States men’s national basketball team, winning a gold medal. In 2010, he was named the NBA All-Star Game MVP and led the Heat to their second NBA Championship. In 2012, he earned his first Olympic medal as part of Team USA’s gold medal-winning team play.
Wade has played for three teams in his NBA career, spending his first 12 seasons with the Miami Heat, then playing for the Chicago Bulls (2016–2017) and Cleveland Cavaliers (2017–2018). He also played for Team USA in 2006 FIBA World Championship and 2010 FIBA World Championship.
Dirk Nowitzki
Dirk Nowitzki is a German professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). An alumnus of Röntgen-Gymnasium and the DJK Würzburg, Nowitzki was chosen as the ninth pick in the 1998 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks and traded to the Mavericks, where he became the first European-born player to start in an All-Star Game.
