Within the last five seconds of the playoffs, the 12 players who equalized or scored the most goals, James is the first

Recently, Halliburton's feat of winning the Thunder in the first game of the finals has attracted the attention of many fans and media. Because he has played shocking performances many times in the 2024-25 playoffs. He has become one of the players who have scored equalisers or wins in the last five seconds of the playoff game since 1997. Let’s take a look at the top 12 players in this list!

1. LeBron James – 8 of 20 shots (40.0%)

2. Reggie Miller 5 of 9 shots (55.6%)

3. Halliburton 5 of 6 shots (83.3%)

4. Kobe 4 of 18 shots (22.2%)

5. Chris Middleton 4 of 8 shots (50.0%)

6. Paul Pierce 3 of 14 shots (21.4%)

7. Tim Duncan -12 shots (25.0%)

8. Manuginobili-3 shots (30.0%)

9. Damien Lillard-3 shots (30.0%)

10. Ray Allen-3 shots (37.5%)

11. Jimmy Butler-3 shots (60.0%)

12. Trae Young-3 shots (100.0%)

The first place is still LeBron James. However, LeBron James, who is currently working, is already 40 years old. Due to his age, injuries and physical fitness, he has failed to score a final goal in the critical moments of the playoffs in recent seasons. The 2025-26 season may be the last season of LeBron James' personal career, and he hopes to win the NBA championship again.

Kobe ranked fourth. Kobe did not make many key shots in the NBA playoffs, but his success rate was very low. Reggie Miller is a Pacers celebrity and was one of Michael Jordan's most intense rivals in the 1990s. Now, Halliburton has inherited his mantle and become the new leader of the Pacers. Halliburton's leading performance in the 2024-25 season can definitely be called a superstar. He led the team to complete a big reversal when he was 15 points behind many times, which is not something that ordinary superstars can possess.

In the first game of the 2025 NBA Finals, Halliburton made a quasi-final two-pointer in less than five seconds, leaving only 0.3 seconds for the Thunder. This time, the fifth goal he scored in the playoffs to equalize or overtake the score. Moreover, Halliburton is only 24 years old and has a promising future and still has the opportunity to continue to perform similarly.

We can see that many stars are now selected on this list. These include LeBron James, Halliburton, Jimmy Butler, Trae Young, and Chris Middleton. Halliburton and Trae Young are both young players and they have many opportunities to continue to improve their rankings on this list.