Who has the most game winning shots of all time

Additionally, LeBron and Russell Westbrook are the only two players to twice pair a buzzer-beater with a triple-double. Position: G Seasons: 20 Teams: Lakers. Throw in his one postseason game-winner in the first round against the Suns in and he has one more career buzzer-beater than James. No other player had more than five in this situation. Then from December 4, , to January 1, , Kobe hit three buzzer-beaters in less than a month—with the Lakers trailing at the time he shot each of them.

The run of winners cemented his legacy as one of the most dramatic finishers in the history of the game. Johnson did most of his damage in his three and a half seasons in Brooklyn, where he hit five buzzer-beaters.

It should come as no surprise that the all-time buzzer-beater king is Jordan. His shots were all jumpers, ranging from 14 feet in Atlanta to 26 feet vs. Six were in the regular season trailing only Kobe and Johnson , and three were in the playoffs trailing only LeBron. Two of those three even ended the series. Seven were unassisted, which is tied for the most with Johnson. Jordan also averaged When Jordan retired for the first time, after the season, his four career buzzer-beaters were tied for the most all time.

When he retired for a second time, five years later, he had twice as many buzzer-beaters as any other player in NBA history. And when he retired for a final time, after the season, he had nine career buzzer-beaters; no other player had more than four. Jordan may one day lose this record—LeBron certainly has a chance to catch him. But no other player stood above his contemporaries quite like His Airness in this particular statistic. I spent dozens of hours researching every close game in NBA history and learned what we already knew: MJ is the greatest closer of all time.

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His final one came as a member of the Boston Celtics, the team he won his lone NBA championship with. Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade carried the clutch gene throughout nearly his entire career. The three-time NBA champion made the first such shot of his career in just his sophomore season. His final one came during his farewell tour last season. In a game against the Golden State Warriors, with the game tied at , Wade banked in an impossible 3-pointer at the buzzer to leave the Dubs stunned and the Miami Heat crowd in a frenzy:.

Paul Pierce may be known for spewing extremely hot takes on TV nowadays. However, in his heyday as a basketball player, Pierce owned one of the hottest hands in the clutch. Pierce drained seven game-winning buzzer-beaters through his career, six of which happened in isolation situations. Likewise, six of those came with the Boston Celtics. His final one happened in a Washington Wizards jersey in the playoffs:. LeBron James often gets criticized for coming up short during clutch situations.

Of the seven game-winning buzzer beaters in his career, five have come in the playoffs. This is the most anyone has ever had in NBA postseason history.