3 best NBA Game 7s of the last decade

Whether or not you believe the Oklahoma City Thunder blew their best shot at taking out the Golden State Warriors in Game 6, the fact is, Monday means a Game 7 of the Western Conference finals.

Single elimination, winner take all. Anything can happen.

Here are the three best NBA Game 7s of the last 10 years.

2006 Western Conference semifinals

Mavericks 119, Spurs 111 (OT)

The Dallas Mavericks had never won a playoff series against their intrastate rival San Antonio Spurs until this second-round Game 7. Dirk Nowitzki scored 37 points and grabbed 15 rebounds as the Mavs won on the road.

Tim Duncan went for 41 and 15 in a losing effort. The Mavericks went on to lose the NBA Finals to the Miami Heat of Dwyane Wade and Shaquille O'Neal.

2015 Western Conference first round

Clippers 111, Spurs 109

Thirty-one lead changes highlighted this slugfest between the San Antonio Spurs and Los Angeles Clippers, punctuated by Chris Paul's winner off the glass with one second left. Paul finished with 27 points, Blake Griffin registered a triple-double, and a 39-year-old Duncan again led the Spurs with 27 points and 11 rebounds.

2008 Eastern Conference semifinals

Celtics 97, Cavaliers 92

LeBron James and Paul Pierce battled it out with 45 and 41 points respectively, but Pierce's Boston Celtics moved on, ultimately winning their first NBA title in 22 years.

The game truly was a duel between the two superstars: James scored 49 percent of the Cavaliers' points, and Pierce 42 percent of the Celts' (to give you an idea of LeBron's supporting cast at the time, the next highest scorer for Cleveland was Delonte West with 15).