First playoffs: 1998 (rookie season).
First title: 1999.
Total titles: 3.
Playoff initiation, defining moments: Duncan scored 32 points with 10 rebounds against Phoenix in his playoff debut. In Game 6 of the 2003 NBA Finals, Duncan helped the Spurs overcome a nine-point fourth-quarter deficit with 21 points, 20 rebounds, 10 assists and 8 blocks (tying a playoff record) as the Spurs closed out the Nets, 4-2.";
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First playoffs: 1997 (rookie season).
First title: 2000.
Total titles: 3.
Playoff initiation, defining moments: Was a role player his rookie season, when the Lakers were bounced in the Western Conference semifinals. By 2000, he was a crucial part of what would become a three-time champion. Against the Pacers in the Finals, playing on a tender ankle in Game 4 and with Shaquille O'Neal already fouled out, Bryant scored eight of the Lakers' 16 overtime points in a 120-118 win at Indiana, giving L.A. a 3-1 series lead.";
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First playoffs: 1994 (second season).
First title: 2000.
Total titles: 3.
Playoff initiation, defining moments: Averaged 20.7 points in his playoff debut, but Orlando was swept by Indiana. Six years later, as part of a dynasty-in-the-making in Los Angeles, he wept at the podium after scoring 41 points with 12 rebounds in a title-clinching win against the Pacers. After being swept in his first Finals appearance with the Magic in 1995, O'Neal made sure he wouldn't suffer the same fate as he averaged a whopping 38 points and 16.7 rebounds. He would go on to win three consecutive Finals MVP trophies.";
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First playoffs: 1990 (third season).
Total titles: None.
Playoff initiation, defining moments: Averaged 20.7 points in playoffs debut despite getting swept 3-0 in the first round by the eventual champion Pistons. Miller's postseason history may well be defined by his showdowns with the Knicks. In the 1994 Eastern Conference finals he scored 25 fourth-quarter points to shock Madison Square Garden. The next season, in Game 1 of the conference semifinals, he stunned New York by scoring eight points in the final 8.9 seconds, erasing a six-point deficit with 16.9 seconds left.";
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First playoffs: 1985 (rookie season).
First title: 1991.
Total titles: 6.
Playoff initiation, defining moments: Jordan averaged 29.3 points in a 3-1 loss to the Pistons in the best-of-five first round. Defining moment . . . how much time do you have? How about The Shot over Cleveland's Craig Ehlo in Game 5 of the 1989 first-round series against the Cavaliers? The 35-point first half to open the 1992 Finals? The 41-point average in the 1993 Finals?";
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First playoffs: 1984 (third season).
First title: 1989.
Total titles: 2.
Playoff initiation, defining moments: Isiah lost his first playoff series in five games to the Knicks, averaging 21.4 points and 11 assists. Four years later, he led his team to the Finals against the Lakers. In Game 6, on an ankle so severely sprained he could barely put weight on it, he scored a single-quarter record of 25 points in the third quarter and finished with 43 points, 8 assists and 6 steals.";
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First playoffs: 1980 (rookie season).
First title: 1981.
Total titles: 3.
Playoff initiation, defining moments: In the conference finals, Bird had 31 points and 12 rebounds in the Celtics' only win against Philadelphia that rookie season. What befits the \"Legend\" most? Could be Game 5 of the 1984 Finals in a sweltering Boston Garden, when Bird scored 34 points to give the Celtics a 3-2 lead over the Lakers en route to winning series MVP honors.
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First playoffs: 1980 (rookie season).
First title: 1980.
Total titles: 5.
Playoff initiation, defining moments: How about the 42 points, 15 rebounds and 7 assists starting at center for an injured Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the Game 6 clincher against the 76ers that rookie year? The rest of Magic's career is filled with playoff highlights, such as his Game 4 hook shot against the Celtics at Boston Garden in the 1987 Finals. His playoff averages: 19.5 points, 12.3 assists, 7.7 rebounds."; // END editorial data