Iverson’s journey to the 2001 NBA Finals was legendary. By then, he carried the 76ers on his back, winning league MVP while leading the NBA in scoring and embodying a new era of basketball culture. Across the series, Iverson averaged roughly 35.6 points, 5.6 assists, and 3.8 rebounds per game vs the late great Kobe Bryant, leading an offense almost entirely dependent on him to drag the Sixers to the promise land. Although he came up short, his performance lives on decades later.