When former Chicago Bulls guard Michael Jordan made his iconic championship-winning shot over Utah Jazz forward Bryon Russell in Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals, it marked the end of an era in more ways than one. Jordan, at 35 years old, led the Bulls in scoring for their sixth and final championship. Since then, no player at that age has been the leading playoff scorer for a champion, except for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the 1984-85 Los Angeles Lakers at age 38.
As the NBA's older generation of MVPs aims to add another ring to their collection, players like Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, and LeBron James are vying for another shot at a title. Curry, at 34, and Durant, at 35, are facing challenges as they battle to avoid the Western Conference play-in tournament.
