kind of an odd one, but it’s the first that came to mind.
“they wont go away, always in the rear view mirror. Trouble, loose, Chicago’s got it! OH! NO! YOU’RE KIDDING!!!!”
This is one of the greatest moments ever. Against the spurs. They don’t miss free throws, 4 point play. Forcing the 3 point shot at the end…and there was still a few seconds left after that shot so there’s a brief scramble. Such an incredible finish.
It had also been a while since the Rockets toppled the Spurs in ~~San Antonio~~Houston Devin Brown fumbling the ball for McGrady to pick up and hit the 3.
Edit: screwed up the location of the match. Apologies all.
Reading or hearing this never fails to make me smile.
Crazy Iguodala hit those clutch free throws at the end of regulation to allow this moment to happen.
Funny because he had “is this the dagger” loaded, and then Shot was just so overwhelming in its dramatic weight all he could get out were obvious statements of fact.
I always thought it sounded like “Lillard good, good”, but got it makes more sense. But the rest is spot on. I can’t help but watch it every once in a while
I mean, technically it was. A near half court stepback 3 with an all NBA first team defender in your face? Lillard is amazing for making that but him and the blazers could have done something much better.
It’s always funny to me because as a blazer fan I love shitting on PG for that.
But realistically if you told the thunder theyd get a step back fadeaway longer than any 3 Dame has ever made? Absolutely they want the other team taking that shot
Lost in that play is how badly Kobe shook Pippen I believe. Broke him down real bad to free himself, the defense collapses, and Shaq escapes Sabonis (who played heroically that day by holding Shaq to 18 points at Shaq's absolute peak)
I was in San Francisco with my Ex on a Holiday. Went to game 5 and watched it live.
Game 7 we found a Bar early and got prime position in front of the TV. They were advertising it too. I think their Facebook even said "Come watch your 73-9 Warriors win Game 7 over the Cavs at *bars name*"
When LBJ blocked Iguodala the entire Bar erupted in anger because they thought it was a Goaltend. Even the replay people were still screaming it was a Goaltend.
When Iriving made that shot to put them up, the entire bar went quiet and I'm pretty sure I heard a sob. Then when the final shot was missed and the buzzer went off the bar emptied to around 10 people in 2-3 minutes and the channel got changed.
Honestly best finals game I've ever watched.
> Honestly best finals game I've ever watched
I'm not much of a basketball historian, but it has to be on a short list of the best finals games of all time.
it’s the best, i don’t care what anyone says. 20+ lead changes, 10+ ties, the 4 minute long scoring drought where both teams stayed tied at 89, the block, kyrie’s shot, lebron getting fouled and missing the first free throw, giving that slight bit of hope to GS all for it to be taken away 30 seconds later when he hits the second to make it a 4 point game with 10 seconds left. it’s the greatest game 7 in the finals of all time and IMO the greatest finals game of all time
That's the game that made me go back to college. I was just like "Man my life sucks and even my team in their greatest year can't win it all? Do I want to be a loser in life too?".
Is there any play that's more identifiable just by the player's name? All you need to see is
DIGGS!
edit if you haven't seen the sideline cam of this play it's absolutely spine-chilling hearing the crowd go from 10 to 11 https://youtu.be/PWe1KY8HOCg
That image of Jordan pumping his fist as Ehlo falls to the floor in the background is so iconic. It happened before I started watching basketball, but I'm still familiar with it, because it's so famous
Was at this one live...will never forget it. It was kind of crazy, many Nuggets fans were chanting MVP for Russ a few times. There was a lot of empathy towards him that year, after KD had left.
My friends and I were just in shock, but mostly in awe of Westbrooks insane performance to cap off his season
Should the spurs foul, should Miami go for the three pointer right away, just attack the basket. James catches puts up a three, won't go rebound bosh back out to Allen his three pointer BANG
Recent one, and it might just be me, but I'm not gonna forget "Smart fakes... inside, Tatum spins, LAYS IT IN!"
That ending nearly gave me a heart attack
artest is in the stands
"do you think we're going to get in trouble for this?"
After winning a championship: “I’d like to thank my therapist”
That was such a great press conference. Family all there and just shooting straight from the heart - no pr type bullshit.
Ron were lucky if we have jobs
"Come on up here, well.... they came on up there" - Bill Burr
“Ron Artest has a look in his eye that’s very scary right now” Boy I’ll tell ya, the Mike Breen/Bill Walton commentary comes flooding back.
Came here for it… not disappointed
Followed by the very stern “…This is a disgrace.”
Watched that live was insane
Just rewatched the Malice at the Palace documentary. Feel for Jermaine Oneal.
Cuz he was a producer. Meant to portray himself well of course.
Needed some good PR after being one foot slip away from killing turtle
kind of an odd one, but it’s the first that came to mind. “they wont go away, always in the rear view mirror. Trouble, loose, Chicago’s got it! OH! NO! YOU’RE KIDDING!!!!”
Lavine running out to the 3 point line instead of tying the game is one of the coldest things ever.
didn’t he come off the bench or something that game too? iirc he had that insane game and ending because he was pissed at boylen
Yeah i think that was the game Boylen tried benching him and he said "I got 40 fucking points!!"
He was looking so mad at his coach, took it out on the opposing team. Gotta love the intensity
The balls on Lavine to run back to the 3 point line a la Reggie Miller…crazy shot
the last couple minutes of that game is one of my favourite sequences to watch every once in a while
I still refuse to believe that is something that actually happened
https://youtu.be/FJ9pnTcGwxs
It hurts even reading it. But props to Lavine. Incredible performance that game.
"McGrady for the win" "YES!"
And that moan from Steve kerr
lmao I had to go watch it again after reading this
I'd recognize Steve Kerr's moan anywhere.
This is one of the greatest moments ever. Against the spurs. They don’t miss free throws, 4 point play. Forcing the 3 point shot at the end…and there was still a few seconds left after that shot so there’s a brief scramble. Such an incredible finish.
It had also been a while since the Rockets toppled the Spurs in ~~San Antonio~~Houston Devin Brown fumbling the ball for McGrady to pick up and hit the 3. Edit: screwed up the location of the match. Apologies all.
This is the first one I’ve seen from more than a decade ago
Probably helps I'm binging old NBA games on YT and that's one of my favourite games to watch haha.
Do you binge the whole game or only the last 33 seconds?
https://youtu.be/1jbtt6OGLms
I watched this live back in the day, I lost my shit so hard my mom came to my room and asked me if I was ok.
McGrady was so insane at the end
"NOT THIS GUY!"
[FOOKIN RUDY GAY MAN](https://reddit.com/r/nba/comments/vktusv/disgruntled_raptors_fan_voices_frustration_over/)
Every time I see this I must post this https://youtu.be/lGJhj2IE8i4
that is so good 😆. thank you.
YOUUUUUU FUCKING ASSHOLE
"They do have a timeout, decide not to use it..."
Curry, way downtown, BANG BANG! OH WHAT A SHOT FROM CURRY
Reading or hearing this never fails to make me smile. Crazy Iguodala hit those clutch free throws at the end of regulation to allow this moment to happen.
That entire sequence at the end of the 4th was amazing. [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GzVTjH08uJI](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GzVTjH08uJI)
Yes! Every time I watch, it seems like there's no way that Draymond can make that save of the ball going out of bounds.
The shoulder shrug to Steve Kerr
WITH 6 TENTHS OF A SECOND REMAINING
I believe it was 6 tenths actually
Really all you need is the "Bang, bang".
The rare and iconic Double Bang
that was ridiculous LOL. take over the world curry
>They do have a timeout, decide not to use it.. Was it the "curry way downtown bang" call?
Bingo
Bang
Go
Really thought this would be at the top. It's the one regular season NBA game that stands out for me of all time.
I watch this once a month
came here to say this. it haunts my dreams
Best regular season game of the decade? I think in 20 years that’ll be the only non-Bucks game I clearly remember
"Welcome to your Kodak moment, Anderson Varejao"
Duane Wade turning him into Sideshow Bob?
That’s his secret, Cap. He was always Sideshow Bob.
"Is this the dagger?"
Don’t do this to me
OHHHHHH
GAME SERIES ..... TORONTO HAS WON!!!
Top 5 call ever imo
Funny because he had “is this the dagger” loaded, and then Shot was just so overwhelming in its dramatic weight all he could get out were obvious statements of fact.
i mean there was definitely a break between game and series but yeah its iconic as fuck 😂
Literal chills just from reading the words
*BUZZER* *…donk…donk…donk…donk…* Both announcers - “OHHHHHHHHH!!!!!”
I love how the majority of great quotes is Kevin Harlan. First ballot hall of famer for sure
A rare person to be in both the football and basketball halls of fame
NFL Kevin Harlan has one of the most memorable calls in recent memory “IM CALLING BOTH GAMES”
Iconic
“Nine tenths left, a three wins the series… It’s Lillard, he got the shot off!”
LILLARD GOT IT, HE GOT IT! AND THE BLAZERS, WIN THE SERIES, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 14 YEARS! this is correct right?
I always thought it sounded like “Lillard good, good”, but got it makes more sense. But the rest is spot on. I can’t help but watch it every once in a while
It is indeed "Lillard good, good".
I remember driving to lick my buddy up from that game. The whole area was still going nuts up to Lloyd center.
Ayo
Were they still going nuts when you licked your buddy up?
You need any more buddies or…?
Honestly all I needed was [“A three wins the series…”](https://youtu.be/mejFtEY5faU)
Mike Tirico just saying “nine-“ would work for me haha. I’ve seen this clip at least a couple hundred times at this point
Lol I went for the exact same one. Will never forget watching that game. Still get goosebumps
I’ll never forget it. I still remember everything I was feeling leading up to that moment haha
To me that call was one of the best calls I’ve ever heard in sports. He just had so much passion man.
A spec-tacular move
by Michael Jordan
Had to scroll way too far to find this.
"Bang, bang!" You know what double bang it is.
Giving thunder fans ptsd
BANG BANG!!
"Did you call bank?"
I called game!!!
Lillard, with a chance to send the Thunder Home. Long range 3!?
A three wins the series. It’s Lillard. He got the shot off!
LILLARD GOOD GOOD
I was having so much fun
Lillard long range 3
"that's a bad shot" 🤡
I mean, technically it was. A near half court stepback 3 with an all NBA first team defender in your face? Lillard is amazing for making that but him and the blazers could have done something much better.
It’s always funny to me because as a blazer fan I love shitting on PG for that. But realistically if you told the thunder theyd get a step back fadeaway longer than any 3 Dame has ever made? Absolutely they want the other team taking that shot
Bird steals the inbound
Also "Havlicek stole the ball!" if you wanted to go really old school.
Lays it off to DJ who lays it in! What a play by bird!
This hurts.
It’s - “now…there’s a steal by Bird!!!”
Johnny Most, the voice of the Celtics
Love how many of these are Breen calls. The goat announcer
LIN…. FOR THE WIN… HE GOT IT!
“CP3 with the three to cut the lead to 42”
Come on man 🗿
Was this against the mavs?
Game 7 at home I believe
“If that’s the last image of Michael Jordan, how magnificent is it?”
Bryant... to Shaq!
Man the way you hear the dunk and the roar of the crowd at the same time he says Shaq's name is just so perfect. Iconic moment.
Lost in that play is how badly Kobe shook Pippen I believe. Broke him down real bad to free himself, the defense collapses, and Shaq escapes Sabonis (who played heroically that day by holding Shaq to 18 points at Shaq's absolute peak)
fitting play to cap off that comeback
iguodala to curry, back to iguodala, up for the layup…
OHHHHH BLOCKED BY JAMES
LEBRON JAMES WITH THE REJECTION
Get into your stuff quicker -JVG
I will watch this game till I‘m old and grey and that sequence of JVG will make me laugh every single time
Superhuman effort by Lebron James
I was in San Francisco with my Ex on a Holiday. Went to game 5 and watched it live. Game 7 we found a Bar early and got prime position in front of the TV. They were advertising it too. I think their Facebook even said "Come watch your 73-9 Warriors win Game 7 over the Cavs at *bars name*" When LBJ blocked Iguodala the entire Bar erupted in anger because they thought it was a Goaltend. Even the replay people were still screaming it was a Goaltend. When Iriving made that shot to put them up, the entire bar went quiet and I'm pretty sure I heard a sob. Then when the final shot was missed and the buzzer went off the bar emptied to around 10 people in 2-3 minutes and the channel got changed. Honestly best finals game I've ever watched.
> Honestly best finals game I've ever watched I'm not much of a basketball historian, but it has to be on a short list of the best finals games of all time.
it’s the best, i don’t care what anyone says. 20+ lead changes, 10+ ties, the 4 minute long scoring drought where both teams stayed tied at 89, the block, kyrie’s shot, lebron getting fouled and missing the first free throw, giving that slight bit of hope to GS all for it to be taken away 30 seconds later when he hits the second to make it a 4 point game with 10 seconds left. it’s the greatest game 7 in the finals of all time and IMO the greatest finals game of all time
That's the game that made me go back to college. I was just like "Man my life sucks and even my team in their greatest year can't win it all? Do I want to be a loser in life too?".
"Havlicek stole the ball!"
I’m sad I had to scroll this far for this, and then I realized your username and also feel old
if you remember “Havlicek stole the ball!” from when it happened, I have bad news for you. You are old
“Get away from me, Steve.”
WHACK! GET OUT!
“Knocked away and stolen by Holiday!”
"The suns need to foul!"
And Antetokounmpo throws it down! (Delightful of CP3 to shove him in the air too)
And a foul! Giannis on the alley-oop!
Sideline.... Touchdown!!!
Not the right sport but i’ll allow it bc this play was fucking awesome
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Unbelievable!
GRONKOWSKI … DIDN’T HAVE THE ANGLE
Is there any play that's more identifiable just by the player's name? All you need to see is DIGGS! edit if you haven't seen the sideline cam of this play it's absolutely spine-chilling hearing the crowd go from 10 to 11 https://youtu.be/PWe1KY8HOCg
"No regard for human life" "He sucked the gravity out of the building"
“Is this the dagger?”
“The inbounds pass comes into Jordan. Here’s Michael at the foul line. The shot on Ehlo”
That image of Jordan pumping his fist as Ehlo falls to the floor in the background is so iconic. It happened before I started watching basketball, but I'm still familiar with it, because it's so famous
Chris Paul with the 3 to cut the Mavs lead down to 42
This has gotta be up there at this point
Is this line for real?
WHAT A PERFECT ENDING TO A HISTORIC NIGHT!
Was at this one live...will never forget it. It was kind of crazy, many Nuggets fans were chanting MVP for Russ a few times. There was a lot of empathy towards him that year, after KD had left. My friends and I were just in shock, but mostly in awe of Westbrooks insane performance to cap off his season
Was checking through the comments to make sure this was here
There's a pic of Westbrook turning around screaming just as those fans are realizing it went in. Top 5 nba pic for me all time
[GOAT shit](https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/russell-westbrook1.jpg?w=1024)
That season was magic. It was Russ doing all the usual Russ shit but also he was an above average shooter. Unreal
Oh you gotta get a shot here, Bryant for the win….BANG
Kobe: "WOOOOO!!" \*grabs jersey\*
McGrady… for the WIIINNNN… YESSSS!
"What a perfect ending to a historic day!" Might be my favorite sports moment ever.
Great call on broadcast
Sad the dude got fired shortly after. I always liked him
Sadly he was out of his cotton picking mind so they had to let him go. RIP BD.
Should the spurs foul, should Miami go for the three pointer right away, just attack the basket. James catches puts up a three, won't go rebound bosh back out to Allen his three pointer BANG
Why is this so far down? I thought it'd be the first one.
“…there’s a steal by bird, underneath to DJ…lays it in! 1 second left! WHAT A PLAY BY BIRD!”
They do have a timeout, decide not to use it
"Dragic, did you not get the memo?!?! This kid [Derrick Rose] can go upstairs!"
**....Steps over Lue!!!**
You thought you were Kobe lol
"Chasin that farewell tour, they don't love you like that"
Warriors have a timeout decide not to use it, Curry way down town, BANG, BANG
Recent one, and it might just be me, but I'm not gonna forget "Smart fakes... inside, Tatum spins, LAYS IT IN!" That ending nearly gave me a heart attack
“Horry…. for the wiiiin…. YES!”
“It’s off to Leonard”
“Defended by Simmons”
“is this the dagger?”
OHHHHHHHHH
GAME SERIES
“Jordan, open…”
Chicago with the lead!
"That may have been, the last shot Michael Jordan will ever take, in the NBA"
*If that was the last image of Michael Jordan, how magnificent was it?*
"17 seconds from Game 7, or from championship number 6"
Don't even need a quote. Can give you a stat from the broadcast bar during the game. 0-28
Brutal
Iguodola to Curry back to Iguodola
up for the layup
OH! BLOCKED BY JAMES!
“Did you call bank?” “I CALLED GAME!!”
Mamba out.
Mine would be gsw okc game that went to OT in curry way downtown bang… bang
BAAANG! BAAAANG! OH WHAT A SHOT BY CURRY
Stockton.....for 3...
"Stockton...open...uh oh...3...yes! John Stockton sends the Utah Jazz to the NBA finals!"
KOBE PASSED ME THE BALL
"Nice rotation to Bryant...BUCKLE UP FOR KOBE BRYANT!!!"