They were also old when that happened haha and in basketball it's about balance and teammanship.
I like to think it comes with waves. Look at Curry, he lead the wins and knew how to get around Lebron with ease and made great use of his team to deliver the wins.
Then again, I'm a big fan of playmakers so probably the reason why I feel this way (Jason Kidd and Steve Nash were my heroes when I was younger haha)
Not all of those guys were old. Penny got messed up pretty young and with Grant Hill his health declined pretty fast. Jason Kidd was always the man but the injuries kept him out of the hall of fame.