They desire the kind of respect that’s undeniable by winning.  They like the fear that it could all end now.  These respected and fearless NBA players fight all season long to get here.  We’re talking playoffs. And we’ve resurrected a compilation of these split-screen NBA spots where players profess their determination for this game.  While in 2009 we’re discovering where amazing happens, these superstars continue to remind us at the end of it all, there can only be one.


Magic Johnson and Larry Bird


Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett


Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan

Kevin Garnett and Chauncey Billups


Tim Duncan and Chris Paul


Kevin Garnett and LeBron James

Kobe Bryant and Carlos Boozer

Chauncey Billups and Dwight Howard


Tony Parker and Peja Stojakovic


Derek Fisher and Deron Williams

LeBron James and Kevin Garnett

Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal


Paul Pierce and Mike Bibby


Dwight Howard and Chris Bosh

Manu Ginobili and Steve Nash


Tracy McGrady and Carlos Boozer


Antoine Jamison and Ben Wallace


Derek Fisher and Marcus Camby

Steve Nash and Jason Kidd


Jason Kidd and Chris Paul