Pistons had 19 total blocks this game compared to 23 made baskets. 5 from Sheed, 4 from Big Ben and Prince. The defense was on another level. And Rip Hamilton was a beast this monster
The best part of the block is the Pacer fan at the bottom of the screen who is cheering before Miller even goes up for the layup. He was literally courtside and thought Prince had not shot. Watching it in slow mo @4:48 is even better
People forget how good the Pistons were from 2003-2008. They made the conf finals or better in all of those years, won a championship and lost a heartbreaking Game 7 finals in 2005. That close to back-to-back. They were a fantastic team.
in NBA history that block by Tayshaun Prince is only topped by an another chase down block, but WOW 🤯 I watch this game before but that block still gets meet hype up.
I watched this whole series. It was basically a game of football. After 2004 the NBA started changing rules to crackdown on physical defense. Which greatly benefitted guards and led to Steve Nash winning back-to-back MVPs.
Pistons got the chip this year too. This goes to show that the phrase "Defense wins championships" was actually true back then, at least more than it is now.
Wow, can't we just talk about the video quality? HD broadcast in 2004? I wish we get more of these NBA endings in HD format, like D FIsh's game winning shot against the Spurs.
Because offensive players sucked like pistons got 3 defensive players with 0 bag on the court and people wanna talk about their defense what they forgot is pistons got 0 offense lmao do U think pistons got a chance against current golden state warriors or modern teams ?????
@Keenan Norris because look at how physical the defense in this game. Being physical on an offensive player literally drains the offensive player from doing anything. Jumping, running through screens, dribbling, and creating space. Look at KD in the Boston series in 2022. The refs in that series actually allowed defense to be a bit more physical (not to the extent of this game). You saw how much it affected KD's scoring and how he struggled to create space.
This is so much more enjoyable to watch than guys jacking up tons of threes, most of which are barely contested. If I wanted to watch guys score easy baskets I would watch practice. Stifiling defense is so much more fun to witness.
@@Terror832 I mean without even looking at the score..you know nba back then was much more physical, fundamentally sound, and much much more competitive
@@cornelius8124 LMAO you can say it's physical cos old school just focus clogging the paint. But today players are all talented shooter from perimeter to 3s. See how they forcing to score in the paint?
It's sort of a weird flash back seeing that not every possession starts off with a ball screen. And the paint is so packed. Nowadays if you keep you defense compressed, they'll bomb you with 3's. I've been watching since the late 80s. I'm still debating if the 3 point line, as is, is a good thing or not.
People think this was ugly basketball but it was honestly so pure, so beautiful. Every point was truly earned. It was sensational. I honestly don't think a single modern star today could last 35 games in this era. Or reach 20 ppg
@chrisuncleahmad na. It was "Everyone play like a man, and not cry over every little touch foul" it was beautiful. You felt it. Now it's 12% the substance with 800% the style. It's like the US gov off the gold standard.
@chrisuncleahmad I feel you. Now it seems , seriously no joke--- like babysitting where you have to lie to yourself and say " oh they're so good" not to crap on the league... but it's not even real basketball It's who can stay focused and go through the motions as their "handlers" fight for/ finesse energy to keep the product going. It's so retarded
Looking back, this team was stacked. Every starter was tall with long arms and can shoot. Besides Bes Wallace. And play defense. They were ahead of the times.
@@chrisuncleahmad666 Rip Hamilton and Chanuncy Billups couldn’t hit a shot? What now? I’m not saying they were all-nba but they were damn good players that hit big shots. And their defense was stacked.
1000 times I think I watched that prince block on miller one of the greatest block as a pistons fan and the second one was ben Wallace on shaq that shaq got knocked on floor that one was great and Ofcouse a bad one for us sheed left horry open 3 in the end of th game
Wow. Tayshaun's block is in the top 3 NBA history IMO I may be biased though as this was my favorite Pistons team. A heart and soul group made up of a bunch of 'castoffs' from other teams. They should've repeated, if only they drafted Melo.
2004 college senior year, me and the guys had a private court we'd go to and play pickup once or twice a week after class. Probably a couple months before this really happened so probably January or February, I did the exact same Tayshaun block to someone who played on the varsity team and saved the ball from going out of bounds. He had caught the ball in the paint, takes 1 or 2 steps for a wide open layup and I'm coming full speed from half court behind him and block it, ran over to the sideline and save it from going out of bounds. After the play was over he came up to me and said great hustle or something to that effect. Without question it would lead my very short highlight reel of everything I ever did in 🏀
Lebron started doing that block attempt after seeing Tayshaun do it here. That was the best block in nba history and basically won that series, can’t go down 0-2 to that Pacer team.
That Tayshaun block though.......CRAZYYY....then they went on to demolish the lakers after this series.....best time to be a pistons fan....miss those days ....
My teams getting no calls as usual. Reggie came inside the 3 point line by 2 steps and a half hour on one of bens ft misses (illegal it’s the same as people coming into the paint before release of shot) and Chauncey didn’t put other hand on the ball for that double he just started to.
people call the chase down block the Lebron block but a lot of people don't remember he learned it because of Tayshaun Prince who was known for it before Lebron
Just watched the Knicks fans celebrate their game 1 victory over the Pacers outside the Garden… then I came here Breaks my heart man, I miss these days, I miss pistons playoff basketball I hope soon we get back to the playoffs man, so us Pistons fans can celebrate like the Knicks fans did outside of the LCA on Woodward baby!!!
This Happens When I Was 10 Years Old In The 5th Grade When This End Of The Game Went Crazy Because Of Tayshaun Prince 🤴 Went Crazy On That Block Shot Reggie Miller Had It But He Was Running Like A Running Up Cheetah That Was So Crazy.Tayshaun Prince Was Good At Blocking Shots Though Amazing.
Great defense forces bad misses and uncharacteristic errors. Last night we saw the Heat score 52 points after the 3rd quarter and a lot of it was due to great team defense by the Celtics.
The best part of the block is the Pacer fan at the bottom of the screen who is cheering before Miller even goes up for the layup. He was literally courtside and thought Prince had not shot. Watching it in slow mo @4:48 is even better.
4:22 WOW ! That was a championship play. If anyone thinks this isn't good basketball because of the low score, you don't know and appreciate REAL hoops ! This was just back when defense and driving to the basket instead of chucking up a bunch of 3s... so like, actual basketball was still a thing.
Miss the days when a team would use one court design all season, and had distinct home and away uniforms they stuck to. It's chaos these days, you can't even tell who is playing if you just happen upon a game.
The Pacers in the early 2000s didn't win the championship, but they were cool with all the attractive players like Miller and Artest and Harrington and O'Neal. If it hadn't been for the brawl that occurred on November 19, 2004, the Pacers might have won their first championship.
I disagree, I feel the 2003/2004 year was the year for the pacers, tayshauns block, and jermaine oneil getting hurt, killed chances. I honestly feel whoever won this series would win it all. I don't think the lakers would have beaten Pacers either.
Man every era was playing faster than the early 2000's, that doen't mean it's "real" basketball just they didn't want to run fr whatever reason plus offensively the shooting was way poorer
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It is crazy that this is basically a half time score in the modern NBA
I mean suns have 27 point starting the 3rd quarter game 7 🤣
This wasn't a typical score for these times either, these were just two defensive juggernauts as you saw
That’s what happens when you don’t shoot 100 threes a game
Defense back in the 2000’s was something else
Plus the pace back then is so much slower than today's nba
Pistons had 19 total blocks this game compared to 23 made baskets. 5 from Sheed, 4 from Big Ben and Prince. The defense was on another level. And Rip Hamilton was a beast this monster
Absolute Travesty!!!!
Goddamn
@Rafael Santana with Larry brown he did.
04 Pistons were a one trick pony: all defense no offense
@@chrisuncleahmad666 Yup and we still won it all didn’t we🤔
65-59 in the fourth quarter is just something you will never see nowadays
Game 6 of this series final score was 65-69
yeah and thank god
Seemed like Miami tried to make sure it happened again last night after that 1st quarter 😂
Yeah thank God
@@thrillwill5 why you gotta do that to us man 😂
4:11 to 4:32
some of the greatest late game defense in a game ever.
That 4:32 , That was the og blocks before the Lebron James' block
More like one of the most lackadaisical efforts to tie the game late, what a weak layup by Reggie Miller
The best part of the block is the Pacer fan at the bottom of the screen who is cheering before Miller even goes up for the layup. He was literally courtside and thought Prince had not shot. Watching it in slow mo @4:48 is even better
Or just really bad offense
@@chrisuncleahmad666ok dummy
HD from 2004 being preserved is pretty cool
That block by Tayshaun Prince 🔥
Amazing
Reminds me of LeBron block of 2016 finals game 7 👌👌🤝
@@diondupreejr4941 It's better
People forget how good the Pistons were from 2003-2008. They made the conf finals or better in all of those years, won a championship and lost a heartbreaking Game 7 finals in 2005. That close to back-to-back. They were a fantastic team.
It's crazy, like it was yesterday, and look at them now... I can't wait until we're that good again
in NBA history that block by Tayshaun Prince is only topped by an another chase down block, but WOW 🤯 I watch this game before but that block still gets meet hype up.
Which one?
@@elpeluca7780 probably talking about bron
Tayshaun block is crazier imo but both are amazing defensive plays.
@@dustingoad7433naw man love or hate Bron that was Game 7 of the Finals coming back from 3-1 it easily beats Prince's.
If it was kyries block and lebrons 3 at the end ...u guys wouldn't remember that block
These were 2 historically great Defenses going toe to toe. Pistons don’t win this series without Rip Hamilton.
And Tayshaun
Pistons don't Win if Reg dunks it.
They don’t win without Ben, they don’t win without Prince, they don’t even win without Hunter. Every guy on that team was instrumental.
of course, he was one of their best players.
I hate to call a comment dumb.... but ummm...
These are the final scores for this series
74-78
72-67
78-85
83-68
83-65
65-69
Probably the lowest scoring playoff series in the shot clock era.
Defense
I watched this whole series. It was basically a game of football. After 2004 the NBA started changing rules to crackdown on physical defense. Which greatly benefitted guards and led to Steve Nash winning back-to-back MVPs.
@@ImpliedVolatility704 facts
Pistons got the chip this year too. This goes to show that the phrase "Defense wins championships" was actually true back then, at least more than it is now.
@@superkjlive8307 04 pistons were prob the best defensive team of all time
The amount of effort on defense I love it
Wow, can't we just talk about the video quality? HD broadcast in 2004? I wish we get more of these NBA endings in HD format, like D FIsh's game winning shot against the Spurs.
72-67 is a college final score most times. Not in modern day nba.
72-67 is roughly like int'l basketball game (with 10 minutes quarters). With the today's NBA you need only 8 minute-, even 6-minute, quarters.
People forget how good defense was back in 2000s
Because offensive players sucked like pistons got 3 defensive players with 0 bag on the court and people wanna talk about their defense what they forgot is pistons got 0 offense lmao do U think pistons got a chance against current golden state warriors or modern teams ?????
@@RubyMaster_mlbb bullshit the pistons had offense
These two teams were great defensively, but for the most part offenses were just bad. Guys couldn't shoot, pace was way too slow.
@Keenan Norris because look at how physical the defense in this game. Being physical on an offensive player literally drains the offensive player from doing anything. Jumping, running through screens, dribbling, and creating space. Look at KD in the Boston series in 2022. The refs in that series actually allowed defense to be a bit more physical (not to the extent of this game). You saw how much it affected KD's scoring and how he struggled to create space.
@@RubyMaster_mlbbExactly!! 💯
WHAT A BLOCK PRINCE
This is so much more enjoyable to watch than guys jacking up tons of threes, most of which are barely contested. If I wanted to watch guys score easy baskets I would watch practice. Stifiling defense is so much more fun to witness.
Indeed.
Low scoring games >>> high scoring games.
@@Terror832 I mean without even looking at the score..you know nba back then was much more physical, fundamentally sound, and much much more competitive
@@cornelius8124 most definitely.
Much less blowouts back then.
@@cornelius8124 LMAO you can say it's physical cos old school just focus clogging the paint. But today players are all talented shooter from perimeter to 3s. See how they forcing to score in the paint?
@@beatstick7600 but guys are still getting easy layups
It's sort of a weird flash back seeing that not every possession starts off with a ball screen. And the paint is so packed. Nowadays if you keep you defense compressed, they'll bomb you with 3's. I've been watching since the late 80s. I'm still debating if the 3 point line, as is, is a good thing or not.
Pacers Pistons was a WAR in the mid 2000s! Last of a dying breed of defensive series
It was all defense, 0 offense
@@chrisuncleahmad666 all defense makes it zero offense...
Rip criminally underrated
Agreed!!!
These videos are the best on RUclips and I forgot about some of these games or didn't watch it Live. Keep them coming.
Unreal defense!
Miss when my pistons were like this. Soon thiugh💯💯
Good times
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Back when teams played defense not the nba is unwatchable
When defense was the most important thing
People think this was ugly basketball but it was honestly so pure, so beautiful. Every point was truly earned. It was sensational. I honestly don't think a single modern star today could last 35 games in this era. Or reach 20 ppg
That wasn’t basketball. It was wrestling disguised as basketball.
@chrisuncleahmad na. It was "Everyone play like a man, and not cry over every little touch foul" it was beautiful. You felt it. Now it's 12% the substance with 800% the style.
It's like the US gov off the gold standard.
@@jakerojas4756 I felt it all right. It felt like a chore to watch.
After the 2005 Spurs/Pistons Finals, I stopped caring about basketball for years.
@chrisuncleahmad I feel you. Now it seems , seriously no joke--- like babysitting where you have to lie to yourself and say " oh they're so good" not to crap on the league... but it's not even real basketball
It's who can stay focused and go through the motions as their "handlers" fight for/ finesse energy to keep the product going.
It's so retarded
@@jakerojas4756 The reason I ended up caring about basketball again? Dirk in 2011
This was probably Reggie's best chance to win a championship the Pacers were good that year and then Ron Artest happened
The next year was his best chance
The following year Artest happend.
2005 if malice at the palace never happened
Two of the greatest defensive teams in basketball history.
Looking back, this team was stacked. Every starter was tall with long arms and can shoot. Besides Bes Wallace. And play defense. They were ahead of the times.
@@chrisuncleahmad666 Rip Hamilton and Chanuncy Billups couldn’t hit a shot? What now? I’m not saying they were all-nba but they were damn good players that hit big shots. And their defense was stacked.
RIP Hamilton underrated
people dont know man im 15 and i always watch old games to see how people played rip to a legend
Whole team is most underrated ever!
@@Sl4yDj RIP was his nickname, he's not dead lol
1000 times I think I watched that prince block on miller one of the greatest block as a pistons fan and the second one was ben Wallace on shaq that shaq got knocked on floor that one was great and Ofcouse a bad one for us sheed left horry open 3 in the end of th game
Wow. Tayshaun's block is in the top 3 NBA history IMO
I may be biased though as this was my favorite Pistons team. A heart and soul group made up of a bunch of 'castoffs' from other teams. They should've repeated, if only they drafted Melo.
melo would have been SF and just pushed Tayshaun out and Tayshaun was more important to the team than Melo ever would have been.
And that's why you dunk on the break not a layup
this was the best NBA playoffs EVER!
If you liked brickfests
2004 college senior year, me and the guys had a private court we'd go to and play pickup once or twice a week after class. Probably a couple months before this really happened so probably January or February, I did the exact same Tayshaun block to someone who played on the varsity team and saved the ball from going out of bounds. He had caught the ball in the paint, takes 1 or 2 steps for a wide open layup and I'm coming full speed from half court behind him and block it, ran over to the sideline and save it from going out of bounds. After the play was over he came up to me and said great hustle or something to that effect.
Without question it would lead my very short highlight reel of everything I ever did in 🏀
Lebron started doing that block attempt after seeing Tayshaun do it here. That was the best block in nba history and basically won that series, can’t go down 0-2 to that Pacer team.
One of my favorite series of all time!!!
Go Pistons!!! 🥳🥳🥳
Deeeeeetroit Basketbaaaaaallll!!
I remember watching this game like it was yesterday. What a fun summer that was in Detroit.
Miss the old nba
Not me. That was the NBA that I grew to hate.
Elite defence, miss this
This game was horrible to watch. I remember watching it at the time. No bueno.
The score is crazy. But watching the pistons lock in defensively no one was beating them. D wins championships
My childhood right here.
Best block I ever seen by Tayshan. Loved it.
That Tayshaun block though.......CRAZYYY....then they went on to demolish the lakers after this series.....best time to be a pistons fan....miss those days ....
Tayshaun GOAT
Lmao
"Jamaal Tinsley is hurt"
"But more importantly, Reggie Miller is fouled again"
lmao
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣yeah i was like wdf.
Peak nba, we need this physicality and effort back
More HD throwback game highlights please!🙏🏽🔥🏀
I'll never forget this one! Gritty defense from both teams!
One of the best rivalry back then. J. Oneal vs wallaces
My teams getting no calls as usual. Reggie came inside the 3 point line by 2 steps and a half hour on one of bens ft misses (illegal it’s the same as people coming into the paint before release of shot) and Chauncey didn’t put other hand on the ball for that double he just started to.
But still great times and teams and the days of actual D and team ball.
I fuckin LOVE the defensive tenacity by these teams back then.. these dudes today don’t even know what defense is
Those dudes didn’t know what offense was
people call the chase down block the Lebron block but a lot of people don't remember he learned it because of Tayshaun Prince who was known for it before Lebron
I want a service like disney+ where I can just watch and study old nba games in full. Pick a season, pick a game, and tune in
Just watched the Knicks fans celebrate their game 1 victory over the Pacers outside the Garden… then I came here
Breaks my heart man, I miss these days, I miss pistons playoff basketball
I hope soon we get back to the playoffs man, so us Pistons fans can celebrate like the Knicks fans did outside of the LCA on Woodward baby!!!
This Happens When I Was 10 Years Old In The 5th Grade When This End Of The Game Went Crazy Because Of Tayshaun Prince 🤴 Went Crazy On That Block Shot Reggie Miller Had It But He Was Running Like A Running Up Cheetah That Was So Crazy.Tayshaun Prince Was Good At Blocking Shots Though Amazing.
72 - 67 either this teams played God Level defense or both teams are shooting God- Awful at the same game
Great defense forces bad misses and uncharacteristic errors.
Last night we saw the Heat score 52 points after the 3rd quarter and a lot of it was due to great team defense by the Celtics.
Nah its the team offense. Forcing to score in the paint. And players nowadays are too talented from perimeter and 3s shooting
prince block is one of the most iconic blocks of all time
'04 Pistons baby. Team of my life
The fact that they retained possession after the block so sweet
Loved these Pistons teams 💪
The best part of the block is the Pacer fan at the bottom of the screen who is cheering before Miller even goes up for the layup. He was literally courtside and thought Prince had not shot. Watching it in slow mo @4:48 is even better.
clutch block prince 😤
Peep that score tho 🔒
wouldnt mind these typa games man tired of blowouts
maybe phoenix was trying to recreate early 2000s basketball scores when they got eliminated
😂😂😂
irony, because phoenix in 2005 were tryin' to create today's NBA scores
That block is Iconic🔥🔥
When NBA Eastern Conference Finals is a very low scoring Game but much entertaining and many Defensive Battles .
What a game
4:22 to 4:29 Tinsley to Miller, up for the layup ... OHHHHH BLOCKED BY PRINCE! Tayshaun Prince with the rejection!
This is basketball, right here.
4:22 WOW ! That was a championship play. If anyone thinks this isn't good basketball because of the low score, you don't know and appreciate REAL hoops ! This was just back when defense and driving to the basket instead of chucking up a bunch of 3s... so like, actual basketball was still a thing.
Because apparently “actual basketball” = not actually scoring?
Back then NOBODY shot 3s and games were a chore to watch
One of the greatest blocks of all-time!
When Ron Artest realize how furious he is
life back then seems so much good! no phone they are so focus on the game.
I still don’t understand how Tayshaun Prince got there that fast to Reggie wow
Watching Reggie and Rip chase each other around the court is like watching the blueprint in the making of Stephen Curry
Wow, 72-67! What a half!
Back when games were a chore to watch
I think tayshaun prince’s block was better than lebron James block
Intense!
Amazing block in the end just amazing
65-59 is like
a halftime score
Nowadays That’s what happens when nobody plays defense and everyone is afraid of getting in foul trouble
Miss the days when a team would use one court design all season, and had distinct home and away uniforms they stuck to. It's chaos these days, you can't even tell who is playing if you just happen upon a game.
Good times baby 🙏
The block heard half way across the world!
Undisputed greatest block until lbj
greater.
This is basketball people not your today nba
This wasn’t basketball, it was wrestling disguised as basketball
Underrated playoff series
Ya just teasing us with this high quality ass video from 2004
Dunk it Reg. Like you did against the Nets. FLUSH that shit.
This is the NBA I liked. A team being held to under 70 points is crazy
Au contraire, this is the NBA that I loathed
Ron artest looking like Jerome from snowfall 😭
Good video
Man I wish people still played defense like this. Unfortunately the modern NBA couldn’t care less
Back then NOBODY played offense and couldn’t care less about actually scoring
All defense, no offense: the least interesting time in NBA history
0:01 "Look at that half time score!!" - 👀
The Pacers in the early 2000s didn't win the championship, but they were cool with all the attractive players like Miller and Artest and Harrington and O'Neal.
If it hadn't been for the brawl that occurred on November 19, 2004, the Pacers might have won their first championship.
I disagree, I feel the 2003/2004 year was the year for the pacers, tayshauns block, and jermaine oneil getting hurt, killed chances. I honestly feel whoever won this series would win it all. I don't think the lakers would have beaten Pacers either.
That double dribble call was insane I didn't see it 👁️ 🤷♂️
"If he did that in the early 2000s it's getting blocked by players like Jermaine O'neal." - Flightreacts
Block of the year
My favorite series of all time! Just an absolute dogfight!
An absolute chore to watch
Back when teams had to run half court sets and play defense to win in the playoffs.
Thank you bro this whole atmosphere and vibe was tough
Yeah because noone could shoot lol
Man every era was playing faster than the early 2000's, that doen't mean it's "real" basketball just they didn't want to run fr whatever reason plus offensively the shooting was way poorer
@@aekaralagonisi nope
More like because they actually hustled
@@aekaralagonisi both these teams had mad shooters.