@@amanjolhayrat3315 I mean but they kept their core lineup in tact and despite an injury-riddled season they still won 50+ games and could’ve/should’ve beaten golden state in game 6
Steven Adams wasnt even developed yet. They could’ve kept him and harden instead of ibaka. Harden, Russ, KD, & Adams. That would’ve beat golden state before they even got started
I teared up, this was Hardens chance. Not just to get to the Finals and likely win the ring but to do it beating the greatest team ever assembled. Basketball gods hate Harden, why couldn’t CP3 hamstring last 2 more games? It would have changed everything 😭😭
Slim Reaper steph is getting locked by cp3 and im not saying that in a hating way but if u literally watch you can see hes not getting open im not steph fan but he doesnt do well when hes stopped from the 3
Harden was balling this year in the playoffs. Cp3 went down I knew it was over. Yet they still had two games to close the warriors out lmao. We couldn’t get it done
yeah well u cant fault harden for that. Cp3 goes out it becomes incredibly tough for him. they even had leads in both games i believe but when your second best player is EG and your up against klay+kd+steph+a former DPOY its pretty much an impossible task
As much as i love MJ and Kobe, KD has to be the best offensive juggernaut ever. They said Harden’s stepback is unguardable. But hey, KD is absolutely unguardable. I would pick KD to win in 1v1 vs three guys mentioned.
Anthony Celestin Thank you. 100% agree. People may say he’s not the ACTUAL best scorer of all time cuz he only has 2 scoring titles but he is (because of his arsenal) probably the best talent of all time. Man is 6”11,has handles of a pg, quick, intelligent defender and can score from anywhere on the court and can drop 50 on anybody’s head.It’s not even close.
@@anthonycelestin3559 I completely agree also, he’s a 7 foot pg that can shoot from anywhere, and can defend, that’s the definition of virtually unguardable in a 1v1
@@LARULES100 No they wont holy shit durant would cook jordan and kobe so will kyrie jordan couldnt keep up with them he couldnt even keep up with magic johnson sit down bruh
who knows man, remember that series with spurs before kawhi went down bc of Zaza. Warriors were getting worked. But no doubt KD would have been a major game changer.
@@mesropmkhitaryan8239 nah cuz before iggy went down in 3, they were 1-1 so houston already beat them with iggy so that don't matter. Just admit it that bit was luck for yall. Cp3 don't go down and its a 6 game series for rockets and they would probably sweep the Cavs. Did you see houston play that year, they won 65 games and clearly was the best team in the league. They just had bad luck. Warriors still deserved it cuz they were almost as good as rockets even before cp3 went down so i'm not mad at that. I like Curry
@ThreeCreators i agree, just don't brag when you a pussy bitch who joined team that beat you just couple months ago in the playoffs ..... Dirk's one ring is better than his two and Steph's 3 , Steph atleast won without him , Durant never did without Steph ...
@ThreeCreators Cmon man Dirk outplayed KD, he was the seventh seed and three out of those 4 games were close it is just he did not have a prime Westbrook and Harden and Ibaka, Durant had two games of meltdowns while dirk outshined him but of course, KD got bailed out by his teammates while Dirk's teammates were ass
Stabilizin well kobe was a great shooter. Its that he was too stubborn at times and made horrible decisions when shooting. Kd is more efficient cus he so damn long. I mean he shoots with his arms straight up. I believe kd had the talent to be a goat. Probably even better than mj kobe even lebron but he lacks heart and the competitive mindset.
rockets choked every 3rd quarter damn but thats a good duel of two great shooters. without KD i guess gsw loss the whole game KD give his best everytime his team mates are not much making points
People say the Warriors were the best team ever, that's why Lebron was dominated so much in the finals, yet Rockets went 7 games on year and 6 the next. Why nobody brings this up is a LeMystery
Rockets are better constructed vs warriors. Rockets were actually pretty good defensively in playoffs. They had good defenders in PJ tucker and ariza, and harden is actually pretty good in the post. And capela could protect the rim and was mobile. Those cavs weren't as good defensively.
Kababy Loadmanagement that’s true but see how u highlighted the strength of hardens team mates but no one ever says anything good about lebrons team mates...
@@kwamenyame5628 yeah cuz have you seen those cavs defense. They were 6th last in drtg, 6th last in opponent efg% and fg%. Rockets were better constructed to beat warriors. I AGREE THAT HARDEN GETS UNDESERVED HATE. HE WENT TO 7 VS THE BEST TEAM EVER.
Harden regular season GOAT. This man if we be honest, is the best player for 82 games a year in and year out. Better than Kd, LeBron, and Kawhi. Dropping 40/50 points a game. Snatching 7/8 rebounds, and he gone get his teammates involved. James Harden is a hurricane.
I knew this rockets team was gonna be good after they took out the t-wolves I watched that whole series and was like “dang that guy with beard has some game........”😅
I'm gonna be honest here.....KD is a top ten all time great. Made an excellent choice going to GSW, but this choice going to BKN with Kyrie doesn't seem like a good one. It just doesn't feel right. Golden State should have traded Draymond and resigned KD.
Here’s my top 10: 1. Lebron James 2. Michael Jordan 3. Magic Johnson 4. Shaquille O Neale 5. Kobe Bryant 6. Kareem Abdul Jabbar 7. Larry Bird 8. Tim Duncan 9. Hakeem Olajuwon 10. Kevin Durant Top 10 is very hard to determine, it may be controversial that I don’t have Wilt & Bill Russell on my top 10 & I feel Duncan & Hakeem maybe out of my top 10 if Curry & AD do more stuff or possibly Harden somehow ends up in Brooklyn & wins a chip
‘18 Rockets don’t get enough respect. The only team that took the KD Warriors to 7.
@Alex Diaz championship*
facts and they should’ve done it again the year after too
Yeah I cried when CP3 and Pat Bev got injured and few more others that couldn’t play or make their shots count…
@@g_superson1c255 no man，after that they lost some players
@@amanjolhayrat3315 I mean but they kept their core lineup in tact and despite an injury-riddled season they still won 50+ games and could’ve/should’ve beaten golden state in game 6
Those thunder practices had to be crazy.
😤
Those Warriors practices had to be crazy ...
Facts
Steven Adams wasnt even developed yet. They could’ve kept him and harden instead of ibaka. Harden, Russ, KD, & Adams. That would’ve beat golden state before they even got started
Derrick Davis they traded harden for a pick that turned out to be Steven Adams
The greatest scorers in our generation! Both these guys are so cold!
One is a great albeit floppy scorer, the the other is just a snake.. nothing else... Deadbeat player who could only win with a superteam.. he is trash
@@AmanSingh-bt1rx bruh who tf are you?? Lmaoo
Aman Singh what a loser💀
Aman Singh facts dawg for real
@@metronba8858 I'm your father jackass
This series was the closest I came to crying cause it still pisses me off to this day that harden was one game away from a chance at a ring
I teared up, this was Hardens chance. Not just to get to the Finals and likely win the ring but to do it beating the greatest team ever assembled. Basketball gods hate Harden, why couldn’t CP3 hamstring last 2 more games? It would have changed everything 😭😭
@@mildchaos6037 ik man I feel u so much
now he gonna win a ring with kd and kyrie
@@the-w-omen9179 it ain’t the same man he was so close to winning with Houston 😔 but yeah I’d be really happy for him
@@the-w-omen9179 you sure? 😭
Two of the best scorers of their generation 🐐🐐
2 of the best scorers in basketball history
Agree with both of you
@@Cynsham Mj
This game was the real finals .
series*
KD is so fun to watch man only athletes who put smiles on my face when I’m watching,, no matter what I can’t hate this guy
The fact that u know Harden will go left, and u still can’t stop it🤦♂️❌🧢🔥. Now that’s bully ball🔥🔥🐐
Mr. FG just shut your mouth
Taten Whitlock Facts
You gotta feel for Harden. Dude scores on one end and then has to worry about Curry, Durant and Klay on the other end
He had Chris Paul and a decent supporting cast
The way KD scores is smooth like a silk
I’m not a warriors fan but watching harden clap 4 all stars just feels wrong.
….
One of the best series in recent history
Ican name a plethora of series better than this
Everybody checks on James Harden but no one can guard him 😂
YaSsine so what you are saying is.. his a +0?
YaSsine exactly nobody can guard him
Nobody can guard harden and harden can’t guard anybody
@@fahadkhan5721 it's a lit of plates ina the a that in gaurdable but doesn't guard nobody
Fahad Khan Clearly you don’t watch basketball if you think he can’t guard up
lmao kd is so tall hes just shooting over everybody
Capela is a little taller and he was shooting over him too
@@brandonwood1024 lool let him hate
The year Houston had it, but it slipped away :/
That kd crossover at 6:48 is so simple by durant yet it's so nasty the way he crossed harden up 🔥🔥
Nobody can stop healthy KD 💯☑️. I hoping for healthy KD back. appreciate the greatness
If CP3 never got hurt😔
Gym Brown You don’t watch basketball
Well cp3 was there last yr without kd and they still lost
@@jadensity847 yeah fr they had that chance they blew it
@@jadensity847 Cp3 last year was ass. Still rockets should have won but choked. in the 17-18 series tho he was our best player by far
That excuse is done,KD out but Harden and CP3 healthy and they still couldn’t beat them in the first or second game without KD
KD makes it look so easy
Still watching 💪💪💪 June 18, 2023
Just playing against each other now they finna wins championship together sheesh tuff
Who’s here after harden to nets rumor ?
1:35 durant for iguodala thats a mismatch "iguodala fires"
Exactly I was looking for this smh
💀💀
😂😂😂
KD at mid range game dominant too but steph needs to do way better than what he doing.
Slim Reaper steph is getting locked by cp3 and im not saying that in a hating way but if u literally watch you can see hes not getting open im not steph fan but he doesnt do well when hes stopped from the 3
Harden was balling this year in the playoffs. Cp3 went down I knew it was over. Yet they still had two games to close the warriors out lmao. We couldn’t get it done
Jordan he not an all star without curry & klay he a nobody he is not a factor
I swear if cp3 never got injured the rockets would’ve won that series. They made the warriors look mortal
yeah well u cant fault harden for that. Cp3 goes out it becomes incredibly tough for him. they even had leads in both games i believe but when your second best player is EG and your up against klay+kd+steph+a former DPOY its pretty much an impossible task
@Jordan Before the Warriors even had Kd, Harden couldn't beat them. You tried it though.
King Cobra And that was before cp3 nice try.
And now they’ve teamed up.
Funny this gets recommended to me when they could now possibly be team mates. RUclips algorithm never fails
two years later how can people doubt harden this guy controlled games to the best of his ability.
20 seconds into harden kd highlights... "TECHNICAL FOULD ON DRAYMOND GREEN"
As much as i love MJ and Kobe, KD has to be the best offensive juggernaut ever. They said Harden’s stepback is unguardable. But hey, KD is absolutely unguardable. I would pick KD to win in 1v1 vs three guys mentioned.
LARULES100 Shut the fuck up. Please. Just shut up.
Anthony Celestin Thank you. 100% agree. People may say he’s not the ACTUAL best scorer of all time cuz he only has 2 scoring titles but he is (because of his arsenal) probably the best talent of all time. Man is 6”11,has handles of a pg, quick, intelligent defender and can score from anywhere on the court and can drop 50 on anybody’s head.It’s not even close.
Anthony Celestin Completely agree.
@@anthonycelestin3559 I completely agree also, he’s a 7 foot pg that can shoot from anywhere, and can defend, that’s the definition of virtually unguardable in a 1v1
@@LARULES100 No they wont holy shit durant would cook jordan and kobe so will kyrie jordan couldnt keep up with them he couldnt even keep up with magic johnson sit down bruh
Durant plays = no raptors championship
who knows man, remember that series with spurs before kawhi went down bc of Zaza. Warriors were getting worked. But no doubt KD would have been a major game changer.
Chris Paul plays = no warriors championship
Agreed
Oh really? The pussy superstar who joined a 73-9 team would win a ring with them
Kawhi Leonard plays: No warriors 2017 champions
Like how r u gonna sit here and tell me harden chokes in the playoffs😂😂😂
Brandon Menifee So everyone that loses is a choker?
These casuals expect Harden to beat Klay, KD, and Curry all by himself. Stupid af
Mihail Risteski he miss 22 in a row 3 in this wcf
SUNTOKAN TAYO the rockets in general not only harden 🤡
Harden never chokes bro..tell me about pg, Westbrook and the rest meen who never go deep in playoffs
THIS ROCKETS WITH HARDEN IS THE NO.1 UNSTOPPABLE FIGHT GAME 7 WITH DANGEROUS BIG 3 KD. RESPECT TO HARDEN. HE IS INSANE
That series was amazing you’d have to think Houston would have won if CP3 didn’t go down
Did you remember game 3 of that series gsw dominate houston then iggy goes down if iggy stays healthy thats a 5 game series
@@mesropmkhitaryan8239 I disagree but I respect your opinion
@@mesropmkhitaryan8239 nah cuz before iggy went down in 3, they were 1-1 so houston already beat them with iggy so that don't matter. Just admit it that bit was luck for yall. Cp3 don't go down and its a 6 game series for rockets and they would probably sweep the Cavs. Did you see houston play that year, they won 65 games and clearly was the best team in the league. They just had bad luck. Warriors still deserved it cuz they were almost as good as rockets even before cp3 went down so i'm not mad at that. I like Curry
@@rafaelisslaam1894 listen man game 2 were on houston they should win that game and they won it but if iggy play in game 4 thats a 5 game series
@@rafaelisslaam1894 dont disrespect lebron man he would win houston that year houston dont have defender on lebron beside ariza
And now they’re the best duo in the league
This was better than the actual finals
"He can't guard anyone"
- me
Harden- Durant can't win without Steph and klay ...
@ThreeCreators i agree, just don't brag when you a pussy bitch who joined team that beat you just couple months ago in the playoffs ..... Dirk's one ring is better than his two and Steph's 3 , Steph atleast won without him , Durant never did without Steph ...
Nine times Out of Ten 1 year later this funny asab 😂😂😂
@ThreeCreators Cmon man Dirk outplayed KD, he was the seventh seed and three out of those 4 games were close it is just he did not have a prime Westbrook and Harden and Ibaka, Durant had two games of meltdowns while dirk outshined him but of course, KD got bailed out by his teammates while Dirk's teammates were ass
Hell of a series! Just wish CP got to finish it!
AS a Kobe fan KD is the only 1 who I feared the most but good thing Westbrick is a lakers fan 😋
Good thing westbrick is on the lakers now🤣🤣🤣🤣
How is Curry better than Harden? Harden was destroying him everytime they matched up
KD is just unguardable!!!
Imagine if these guys were on the same team!
No need to imagine it, it happened!
Fk it happened
Kevin Durant will go down as the best scorer in the NBA. Mark my words
I love to see two of my idols go at it like this
The atmosphere was electric 🔥🔥🔥🔥
6:50 the crossover nasty
Harden with the step back..
Durant making the entire rockets look like children
Its no doubt KD is more effortless than HARDEN but their both lethal and super talented
cant imagine a game w/o fans yet alone a finals w/o the crowd. but then again NBA is doing their best.
can’t wait till next season to see kd finally play again
We shoulda won this year😭hurts my soul watchin it again
Who’s here when these two guys are now officially reunited?
Durant And Harden gonna be deadly offensively.
@@darrylbodollo7389 yess and they will win a championship together. And Westbrook will be jealous.
Man GSW - rockets was 🔥🔥
The warriors-rockets duel always look like a finals game
is this just me, or at 1:38 Marv Albert called KD Iguodala
Fun boi 42 Marv called Kawhi Dwight Howard this season opening night lmao. He’s losing it bro
7 101 didn’t hear him mb
7 101
Oh, look guys.
I found the Cavs last remaining fan.
7 101
Oh look guys. The Cavs last remaining fan is a salty mf.
@7 101 bro you a true fan to your team, respect
KD IQ is crazy fam, Houston is known for the 3 point line so they would know how to defend it and KD just kept hitting them with the midrange
Idc what anyone says if CP3’s damn hamstring stayed healthy for 1 more game, Rockets are 2018 Champions
Somregularguy Story of my life
Or the Cavs could've won. James Harden Vs LeBron in the finals would've been exciting to see
@@kdawg6887 LeBron got swept by the same team the Rockets took to 7 games. You must be crazy
Also Iguodala who is the Warriors best perimeter defender got injured. Warriors could've won in 5 games if Iguodala was healthy
For real though not a rockets fan but i wanna see harden go crazy in the finals
KD is tha best scorer since MJ
kd is better than mj, mj just had more heart and was more hungry. people say he is a 7 foot kobe. man if kobe was 7 foot he would terrorize the nba
Luis Capellan you right KD is a better all round scorer
Luis Capellan nigga sit down lmao
Luis Capellan bro kd is a far better shooter than kobe and far more effective
Stabilizin well kobe was a great shooter. Its that he was too stubborn at times and made horrible decisions when shooting. Kd is more efficient cus he so damn long. I mean he shoots with his arms straight up. I believe kd had the talent to be a goat. Probably even better than mj kobe even lebron but he lacks heart and the competitive mindset.
james harden is a true destroyer, he toyed with the strongest team ever formed in the league
I like it!!! miss you KD!!!
Durant is the most unstoppable scorer. Harden is the best player who scores and makes play for teammates at the same time.
Man, harden is cooking 4 all star
Facts 😂
I’ll never understand the reason for trading Capela and going small...dude was a key element of our game.
This series felt like a finals series...💯
Damn you can see thr Jordan/Kobe influence in his game ! #TheCycle
How could someone stop that KD? This man is a beast
we just gonna act like the reporter whos name i dont know didnt call KD iguodala
DURANT has the best side shot I've seen
Are we gonna ignore the fact that the players wore the exact uniforms and shoes in game 1 & 2?
rockets choked every 3rd quarter damn but thats a good duel of two great shooters.
without KD i guess gsw loss the whole game KD give his best everytime his team mates are not much making points
look at my boy trav he is always standing and yelling he is good houston fan
Harden second bucket is so cold
Harden vs KD + Curry + Draymond .... This kind of scoring can only be compared with peak MJ
Ain't no way curry better than harden offensively
Or 1v1
He is
@@johnwalker58 he is
People say the Warriors were the best team ever, that's why Lebron was dominated so much in the finals, yet Rockets went 7 games on year and 6 the next. Why nobody brings this up is a LeMystery
Rockets are better constructed vs warriors. Rockets were actually pretty good defensively in playoffs. They had good defenders in PJ tucker and ariza, and harden is actually pretty good in the post. And capela could protect the rim and was mobile. Those cavs weren't as good defensively.
Gregory McGhee When Harden looses to them they say he doesn’t show up in big games, when Lbj looses to them they say is cause gstate a super team
@@kwamenyame5628 its cuz of harden's track record and how harden gets favorable calls. But i agree harden gets too much hate
Kababy Loadmanagement that’s true but see how u highlighted the strength of hardens team mates but no one ever says anything good about lebrons team mates...
@@kwamenyame5628 yeah cuz have you seen those cavs defense. They were 6th last in drtg, 6th last in opponent efg% and fg%. Rockets were better constructed to beat warriors. I AGREE THAT HARDEN GETS UNDESERVED HATE. HE WENT TO 7 VS THE BEST TEAM EVER.
James Harden vs KD, Steph and Klay .. seems about right
Dmt ...harden is the engine of the team ..he make every player special..he is really a golden player ...KD is good ..but he play alone
Who’s here after Harden and KD are on the same team in the Nets? 👀🔥
i miss this no social distancing no wearing of mask just freedom in crowd
The Rockets are no longer a problem in the west.....they are FINISHED !!!!
Unbelievable performance of durant
Nobody in the league can guard harden.
Harden regular season GOAT. This man if we be honest, is the best player for 82 games a year in and year out. Better than Kd, LeBron, and Kawhi. Dropping 40/50 points a game. Snatching 7/8 rebounds, and he gone get his teammates involved. James Harden is a hurricane.
Go Golden State Warriors.
it is a big surprise that they were in same team
Nobody can guard you KD,
James couldn't do anything to stop you.
If the had another PG that was on the rise and not downfall probably would’ve won
He needs to get 60 to let this warrior win if Steph doesn’t step forward to score...
Who here after you know what
I knew this rockets team was gonna be good after they took out the t-wolves I watched that whole series and was like “dang that guy with beard has some game........”😅
KD can give it to you whichever way you fucking like it man. That nigga is lethal man.
every time KD scores the announcer takes a bite of a really good burger lol "mmm" "oh yeah" "come on"
LoL
Gracias Pluto TV
KD lifting Curry's legacy lol, then Curry's fans telling he's better than KD
delete this idiocy KD would literally have nothing without steph
What kind of defense was Curry doin?
African Pastor
The African kind.
I mean curry isn’t known for D and he’s also guarding the best scorer in the league
0:17-:020 wtf green?
He stupid. Simple
@@stauntilus Still surprised was Harden's calm reaction, another player could push, hit Green
dat time dgreen was proud of his defense but can't guard harden and refuse to giard him
I'm gonna be honest here.....KD is a top ten all time great. Made an excellent choice going to GSW, but this choice going to BKN with Kyrie doesn't seem like a good one. It just doesn't feel right. Golden State should have traded Draymond and resigned KD.
If he wins in Brooklyn itd mean more than his other 2 rings combined
Here’s my top 10:
1. Lebron James
2. Michael Jordan
3. Magic Johnson
4. Shaquille O Neale
5. Kobe Bryant
6. Kareem Abdul Jabbar
7. Larry Bird
8. Tim Duncan
9. Hakeem Olajuwon
10. Kevin Durant
Top 10 is very hard to determine, it may be controversial that I don’t have Wilt & Bill Russell on my top 10 & I feel Duncan & Hakeem maybe out of my top 10 if Curry & AD do more stuff or possibly Harden somehow ends up in Brooklyn & wins a chip
Boys was hoopin so crazy
Harden is Kobe Magic and Reggie Miller in one
Minus defense
Headshot Sensei Most underrated player in the history of basketball. He plays d too now.
Oh shut the fuck up !
Headshot Sensei where tf you’d get magic from? Harden is a good playmaker but in no way near Magic’s level In playmaking ability
Somregularguy Hes never Had a Kareem to pass it to either