when tmac and orlando went up 3-1 in tgis series mcgrady talked about how grateful he was to have finally gotten past the first round. the magic never won another game on the series.
Wow talk about a pack of idiots. First off Tmac said it feels good to finally be *in position* to get past the 1st round. That's not the same thing as what you said. @Fuck the Chinese Virus Being up 2-0 on a team isn't choking dumb-ass @Mercader riffty Fact check first before opening your mouth you moron. Rockets were never up on the Jazz 3-1 with Tmac
Tmac was the most nonchalant superstar ever...drop like 50 and look like hes not even trying...rarely even seen him break a sweat but when id watch MJ hed look like he just came out of a sauna
2 takeaways from that game: 1. I always knew TMac was a beast, but I've never really watched any of his games. But holy shit I'm pretty sure I had my jaw on the ground for the most of the game watching him. 2. Love him or hate him, LeBron has been a lad since he was 17. It's impressive to see the way he handled the spotlight.
He handled the spotlight by forming super teams and stacking the deck in his favor. Had players in the early 2000s thought of the same thing and just teamed with the best players in the league they could have easily won championships too. Instead they had to carry bad franchises alone with no help and that's exactly what T-mac did here.
@@blueblur2329 You have totally missed the point of what I just said, and bashed LeBron for no reason. I said the way he handled the media at that age and the way he continues to handle the media is impressive. That comment had literally nothing to do with his on the court success. And even on that point don't bullshit me with team stacking. You're trying to tell me super teams didn't exist before LeBron went to Miami? The Bill Russell Celtics? The Wilt/Baylor/West Lakers? Moses Malone, Dr. J, Mo Cheeks and the 76ers? Magic and Kareem? Johnson/Bird/McHale/Parish? Duncan and Robinson? Shaq and Kobe?
@@connormcdonald5554 Well if you're talking about his media savvy then I'll give you that. He did handle himself well in the interview in the vid. And even now while there are few faulty things that people can point to he still handles the media much better than his contemporaries. But since you decided to bring it back onto the court, I'll let you know that Shaq and Kobe, Magic and Kareem, the Celtics of the 80s and 60s were not super teams. The league was much smaller back in the 60s 70s and 80s so a lot of teams had multiple all-star level talent on them. But that does not mean they were super teams. The definition of a super team has always been 3 superstar or at the very least 2 superstars and 1 all-star level talent. Super teams were very far and few(69 Lakers, 83 Sixers, 97 Rockets, 04 Lakers and 08 Celtics) before LBJ started doing it and they were usually formed via trade and when guys were at the end of their prime not in the beginning or middle of it. That's why a team like the 08 Celtics, 83 Sixers and 72 Lakers only won 1 championship. Via trade and at the end of their prime is important because it helps to maintain the balance of the league. Unlike today where guys join forces through free agency which literally weakens their competition and guarantees their success to win a championship(LBJ, Durant, Curry, Harden, Kyrie etc). And when LBJ hops from team to team he has the benefit of not having to go through a rebuild like Curry currently has to.
@@blueblur2329 So you're telling me Magic and Kareem didn't have James Worthy? Bird, McHale and Parish played together in their prime and are all in the Hall of Fame. Dennis Johnson wasn't old either and he was an all-defensive talent. The Bill Russell Celtics literally had a starting lineup of Hall of Fame players for nearly a decade. Jordan had Pippen and Rodman. And even on that point you just agreed with me that super teams did exist before LeBron went to Miami.
@@connormcdonald5554 Worthy Magic and Kareem weren't all in their prime at the same time. By the time Worthy came into his own and became an elite player Kareem was no longer one. As for the Mchale, Parish, Bird and DJ. Dennis Johnson was no longer the player he use to be by the time he got to Boston. All defensive talent doesn't make you a superstar. Mchale didn't start coming into his own until about 85 and the only superstar on that team was Larry Bird. As for Bill Russell, ofc he had a team filled with HOF players. *THE LEAGUE WAS SMALLER BACK IN THE 60, 70S AND 80S.* Tons of teams had rosters filled with HOF players. Jordan Pippen and Rodman were not a super team. Rodman was not a superstar and wasn't even good enough to make the all-star team during that era. Before he got to Chicago, the Spurs couldn't wait to get rid of him. He was a huge risk that nobody wanted anything to do with. Lastly I never said super teams didn't exist before LBJ. I said they existed far and few in between. I repeat only the *69 Lakers, 83 Sixers, 97 Rockets, 04 Lakers and 08 Celtcs* were *super teams* before LBJ. I also said they were done when guys were near the end of their prime and via trade which for the most part maintained the balance of the league for the *long term.* LBJ began forming super teams right in the beginning of his prime via free agency which creates a major imbalance issue because the team he leaves doesn't get anything back and it assures that the team he goes to will be dominant for the *long term.* Hence why LBJ was bragging about winning 7 rings before they even played a game yet. Once Miami started going on the decline and get weaker he jumped ship and formed a super team somewhere else making another instant contender and avoiding the process of having to go through a rebuild. A luxury guys who stay on one team like Curry don't have. LBJ popularized guys hopping all over the place in the middle of their prime to get the easy ring as he jumped from 3 different teams in just one decade. KD took his formula and perfected it by going to the Warriors which was already a dominant team. Now he is doing it again with the Nets who everyone knows is gonna win the championship. Harden reputation will change drastically just like LBJ and Durant because he has a ring even though like them he did it in the most easiest way possible. SMH!
It was like that his entire time in orlando....he was supposed to have Grant Hill on his side but Hill got hurt...saw Tmac play in person in Portland 1 time and ill never forget that... he dropped like 48 on them and basically single handedly won the game...portland fans were pissed cuz he was literally making everything from everywhere and the blazers had no idea how to stop him
@@one7deep7savage7 saw him play in New Jersey in 2003. Man dropped a triple double. Was my fav player to watch after that. I thought he was great, but seeing him in person, seeing how dominate and fast he was insane. His first step was quick and jumper was smooth and would poster dunk you on your head. Total package man. He and Wade were one of my favorites to ever watch live.
@@bespushkule3136 Yup. Some guys look relatively the same as on TV like for example I saw CP3 live when he was on the clippers and he looked and did what I expected. But TMAC was crazy in person. Alot of the 48pts he had were on heavily contested 3s and the ball wouldnt even hit the rim lol
@@one7deep7savage7 and they try to say the man didnt practice or take the game serious. Dude was doing steph curry 3s before anyone else. He was insane and his game iq was top level shit
+jerp pin I asked my mom if I could get the 2's at the mall. They were all white and blue and when I wore them that day they were like I was him. Someone at the LA aquarium commented about them while I was leaving. I got the threes for christmas the year after. Best christmas ever.
If Tmac's body would've held up and he continued to play the defense he played with the Toronto Raptors along with having a Kobe or MJ mentality. He would be seen as the greatest player to ever play basketball.
He was one of the best defenders in the league the first season with orlando when grant hill actually played 40 games lol. Tmac averaged 40 min 29point 7.5 rebounds 2 steals 1 block 6 assist on magic with trash ass team over 4 years. What more can the dude do?
Detroit wins this series regardless the number of games. Winners win when facing elimination; it matters not how many games were played to get to the clincher
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imo, this performance by T-Mac (or even his 46 point game 2 days later) was greater than Iverson's 50+ point games against the Raptors or his 48 point game against the Lakers, Kobe's 50 against the Suns, or LeBron's 51 against the Warriors. For one reason, the Pistons were the 4th best defensive team in the league this season while the Raptors and Suns were average, the Warriors were 11th in their respective seasons. Also, AI's 48 points, Kobe's 50, and LeBron's 51 all went to overtime (AI scored 7 in OT, while Kobe and LeBron scored 12 and 2, respectively). Third, LeBron's 51 came when the game was more opened up bc of 3s and softened w/o hand-checks (same with Kobe's 50 although his team wasn't as 3-point heavy). Last, McGrady's 46 points was nearly 60% of his team's total points (77) which is the highest % of a team's total points out of the names I mentioned. In terms of the criteria I used, only Vince Carter's 50 points against the 76ers is as (or more impressive) as the 76ers were the best defensive team that season, he played during the hand-check era still, there wasn't as much floor spacing, and he scored all of his points in regulation.
Except you're forgetting the fact that the 01 Lakers had the best defense in the playoffs. Their defense was even better than the Spurs defense in the regular season and the Spurs had the number 1 defense in the league that year. And A.I. still dropped 48 on them. Not to mention the Lakers was overall just a better team. So the fact that A.I. was able to bring them back from a huge deficit *to win* and the fact that they were not just a better defensive team but also a better team(as that Lakers team was red hot and on a historic tear) in general makes A.I. 48 more impressive.
detroit really could use rasheed (which they did next year). imagine a guy you dump the ball to in the post would really help these stagnant poor offensive team out a lot.
Wasn't this years were the best out of 7 instead of the best out 5 in the first round was introduced? I remember the Magic leading this series 3-2 at some point, If Grant Hill weren't injured the Magic wud have accomplished more this year.
+Jackson they were up 3-1 actually. Pistons had to win last 3 to take that series. If Hill had been playing here, woulda been an interesting storyline in the series at the very least with his history in Detroit. Would be curious how that'd have played out. And yeah it was the first best of 7 too.
It always grew longer and longer. The NBA Playoffs used to only be 3 rounds from the 1940s to 1970s. Originally when they added the extra round, the "1st Round", it was Best of 3. That is how the Houston Rockets knocked out the Los Angeles Lakers in 1981, they beat them 2-0 and ended up carrying the momentum all the way to the NBA Finals. They changed it to a 5 Game Series after that to avoid similar "unfair" upsets. Imagine if they had kept the 1st Round Best of 3, it would have changed so much throughout history. Charles Barkley's 1993 Phoenix Suns would have been eliminated in the 1st Round under the original setup.
Orlando Magic had a legitimate chance to play in the NBA Finals and they let it all slip away because of a rule change. The next season the Magic were the worst team in the league. I remember by the end of the season, nobody was playing with any effort anymore. You don't see a franchise fall apart like that so quickly too often. 2003 was a year that ANYBODY could have been in the NBA Finals. There were only 8 wins separating the 1st & 8th seeds in the East that year. It's also interesting that had Orlando knocked out Detroit, it would have meant that the 76ers would have had a much better path to the NBA Finals as well. Had Detroit not come back from 1-3, it might have ended up being a 2nd Finals appearance for Allen Iverson. I always thought it was a shame that Tracy McGrady and Steve Francis were traded for each other. It would have been interesting to see how things would have panned out if those two just stayed with the franchises they were superstars for.
Uh, I know who won and lost the NBA title every single year of the leagues existence off the top of my head. My entire post was clearly about East teams. My post had nothing to do with who won the championship. I'm talking about the Magic blew a very real chance to appear in the Finals as the Eastern representative in 2003 and it was because they relaxed after being up 3-1.
I brought up Philadelphia 76ers because had Orlando beaten Detroit in the 1st Round, the 2nd Round would have been 76ers/Magic, I think that would have been a better matchup for Philadelphia as well, in real life the 76ers were handled quite easily by the Pistons, but I think had the Magic faced the 76ers, Philadelphia would have matched up much better to them, and possibly won. The Eastern Finals could have just as easily been Nets/76ers, but because Orlando let Detroit win, it forced 76ers to play Pistons who they did not match up well with having traded Mutombo the season before.
Fam, people wanna discredit those Nets teams like they didn’t sweep Boston and Detroit on their way to the finals. If Orlando was so good they wouldn’t have blown a 3-1 lead and got blown out in game 7. The Nets were the best team in the east that year by far. Don’t let regular season records fool you. Injuries and so many factors play into that. Come playoff time Nets handled their business and the Magic didn’t.
etuboldon boldon the problem was they switched Tayshaun on to Mcgrady, a player who had the length to finally match up w T-Mac. People really forget how great a defender and a defensive team Detroit was w Tayshaun in the lineup. It was historically great.
So no one's going to mention the commentators should have been the ones in charge in our draft pick talking about how this team needs a legit forward..Smh...
He had already played on ESPN at that point. I'll never forget watching LeBron vs. Carmelo on ESPN in the Winter of 2002/03. That was a really unique thing.
Think about this if T-Mac would have stayed a magic they would have gotten Shaquille O’Neil and no need to draft Dwight Howard instead drafting a guard in the draft or a small forward to replace grant hill things would have been easier for Orlando
The birth of CHOKE RIVERS. What a horrible coach. He won in 2008 because of the talent and depth of the Celtics. Should've won 3 with that lineup, but yet his choking abilities got the best of him.
Wow, the East was so weak this season: Detroit was the number 1 seed and they only won 50 games. They were the only team in the East that won 50 or more games.
@@halowarrior917 In the 1984-1985 season, the Bulls ended with a 38-44 record, but there were many elite teams in the East that season = Celtics with 63 wins, Bucks with 59 wins, 76ERS with 58 wins. In the 1985-1986 season, Bulls ended with a 30-52 record. But again, there were many elite teams in the East = Celtics with 67 wins, Bucks with 57 wins, 76ERS with 54 wins, and Hawks with 50 wins as the 4-seed. In 1986-1987 season, Bulls ended with a 42-40 record (which is what you usually see from an 8-seed). Celtics had 59 wins, Hawks had 57 wins, Pistons had 52 wins, Bucks had 50 wins. In this 2002-2003 season, Pistons had the 1-seed in the East and they only had 50 wins. No other team in the East had 50+ wins. This 2002-2003 season was open house for everyone in the East to make the NBA Finals.
@@hmhm856 or, hear me out, it could be that there was actual parity in the East, as opposed to a couple dominant teams and scrub teams that make the playoffs. Also, I'd like to add that in 2004-05, Cleveland missed the playoffs altogether at 42-40. The East wasn't weak. It was balanced.
My goodness Kemp looked completely fat and out of shape. It's sad how his turned out after being traded from Seattle in 1997. All of his substance abuse problems, weight problems, and paternity problems killed his career. He was on his way into the Hall of Fame. Just sad.
PlayStation 2... ESPN 2k4 and NBA live 2004 ... Man I miss them days 😭
I played NBA Live 04 on PC. Right Thur by Chingy. Lol
I still have all three, as well as the OG XBOX (and both games on there as well)! More importantly, those were the days!!
Same!
They was some great games. Haven't played video games since 2k5
last 2k that was under Sega. had such a raw unfiltered feel to it back in the day…03 til infinity
Best times frfr
TMAC has arguably the most dangerous triple threat and first step in history
T mac dunked on anyone and everyone
But could barely get out of the first round 😂
@@teenoneofyabusiness1424a lot goes into winning than just moves lol
I just saw Ben Wallace swish two FTs while Chauncey missed two in a row, wtf
TMAC is my greatest player of all time. Back then, I always watched him even they had a worst record.
NBA Old Days !I miss them
90s and 2000s
when tmac and orlando went up 3-1 in tgis series mcgrady talked about how grateful he was to have finally gotten past the first round. the magic never won another game on the series.
Only thing I remember about this series lol.
He choked again with the Rockets in 05 after going up 2-0 on the Mavs
@@fuckthechinesevirus9462 I believe against Utah 3-1 as well
Wow talk about a pack of idiots. First off Tmac said it feels good to finally be *in position* to get past the 1st round. That's not the same thing as what you said.
@Fuck the Chinese Virus Being up 2-0 on a team isn't choking dumb-ass
@Mercader riffty Fact check first before opening your mouth you moron. Rockets were never up on the Jazz 3-1 with Tmac
And of course the birth of Choke Rivers.
Tmac was the most nonchalant superstar ever...drop like 50 and look like hes not even trying...rarely even seen him break a sweat but when id watch MJ hed look like he just came out of a sauna
Legend , the prime tmac
17 year old Lebron: MAN THAT DUNK WAS RIDICULOUS! 😂
It brings tears to my eyes wondering what could've been if T-Mac could've stayed healthy💔! Dude was *COLD BLOODED*
Nah more like if he would have been surrounded with actual good players.
Selfish,
I love this times pure gold never forget
The intro 🔥🔥🔥
He is so long, so smooth, so athletic, so good
Thats what...
2 takeaways from that game:
1. I always knew TMac was a beast, but I've never really watched any of his games. But holy shit I'm pretty sure I had my jaw on the ground for the most of the game watching him.
2. Love him or hate him, LeBron has been a lad since he was 17. It's impressive to see the way he handled the spotlight.
He handled the spotlight by forming super teams and stacking the deck in his favor. Had players in the early 2000s thought of the same thing and just teamed with the best players in the league they could have easily won championships too. Instead they had to carry bad franchises alone with no help and that's exactly what T-mac did here.
@@blueblur2329 You have totally missed the point of what I just said, and bashed LeBron for no reason. I said the way he handled the media at that age and the way he continues to handle the media is impressive. That comment had literally nothing to do with his on the court success. And even on that point don't bullshit me with team stacking. You're trying to tell me super teams didn't exist before LeBron went to Miami? The Bill Russell Celtics? The Wilt/Baylor/West Lakers? Moses Malone, Dr. J, Mo Cheeks and the 76ers? Magic and Kareem? Johnson/Bird/McHale/Parish? Duncan and Robinson? Shaq and Kobe?
@@connormcdonald5554 Well if you're talking about his media savvy then I'll give you that. He did handle himself well in the interview in the vid. And even now while there are few faulty things that people can point to he still handles the media much better than his contemporaries.
But since you decided to bring it back onto the court, I'll let you know that Shaq and Kobe, Magic and Kareem, the Celtics of the 80s and 60s were not super teams. The league was much smaller back in the 60s 70s and 80s so a lot of teams had multiple all-star level talent on them. But that does not mean they were super teams. The definition of a super team has always been 3 superstar or at the very least 2 superstars and 1 all-star level talent.
Super teams were very far and few(69 Lakers, 83 Sixers, 97 Rockets, 04 Lakers and 08 Celtics) before LBJ started doing it and they were usually formed via trade and when guys were at the end of their prime not in the beginning or middle of it. That's why a team like the 08 Celtics, 83 Sixers and 72 Lakers only won 1 championship.
Via trade and at the end of their prime is important because it helps to maintain the balance of the league. Unlike today where guys join forces through free agency which literally weakens their competition and guarantees their success to win a championship(LBJ, Durant, Curry, Harden, Kyrie etc). And when LBJ hops from team to team he has the benefit of not having to go through a rebuild like Curry currently has to.
@@blueblur2329 So you're telling me Magic and Kareem didn't have James Worthy? Bird, McHale and Parish played together in their prime and are all in the Hall of Fame. Dennis Johnson wasn't old either and he was an all-defensive talent. The Bill Russell Celtics literally had a starting lineup of Hall of Fame players for nearly a decade. Jordan had Pippen and Rodman. And even on that point you just agreed with me that super teams did exist before LeBron went to Miami.
@@connormcdonald5554 Worthy Magic and Kareem weren't all in their prime at the same time. By the time Worthy came into his own and became an elite player Kareem was no longer one.
As for the Mchale, Parish, Bird and DJ. Dennis Johnson was no longer the player he use to be by the time he got to Boston. All defensive talent doesn't make you a superstar. Mchale didn't start coming into his own until about 85 and the only superstar on that team was Larry Bird.
As for Bill Russell, ofc he had a team filled with HOF players. *THE LEAGUE WAS SMALLER BACK IN THE 60, 70S AND 80S.* Tons of teams had rosters filled with HOF players.
Jordan Pippen and Rodman were not a super team. Rodman was not a superstar and wasn't even good enough to make the all-star team during that era. Before he got to Chicago, the Spurs couldn't wait to get rid of him. He was a huge risk that nobody wanted anything to do with.
Lastly I never said super teams didn't exist before LBJ. I said they existed far and few in between. I repeat only the *69 Lakers, 83 Sixers, 97 Rockets, 04 Lakers and 08 Celtcs* were *super teams* before LBJ. I also said they were done when guys were near the end of their prime and via trade which for the most part maintained the balance of the league for the *long term.*
LBJ began forming super teams right in the beginning of his prime via free agency which creates a major imbalance issue because the team he leaves doesn't get anything back and it assures that the team he goes to will be dominant for the *long term.* Hence why LBJ was bragging about winning 7 rings before they even played a game yet. Once Miami started going on the decline and get weaker he jumped ship and formed a super team somewhere else making another instant contender and avoiding the process of having to go through a rebuild. A luxury guys who stay on one team like Curry don't have. LBJ popularized guys hopping all over the place in the middle of their prime to get the easy ring as he jumped from 3 different teams in just one decade. KD took his formula and perfected it by going to the Warriors which was already a dominant team. Now he is doing it again with the Nets who everyone knows is gonna win the championship. Harden reputation will change drastically just like LBJ and Durant because he has a ring even though like them he did it in the most easiest way possible. SMH!
Talk about a 1 man team holy shit, TMac could've taken him and 4 1st graders to the playoffs.
exactly lol those dudes were horrible
It was like that his entire time in orlando....he was supposed to have Grant Hill on his side but Hill got hurt...saw Tmac play in person in Portland 1 time and ill never forget that... he dropped like 48 on them and basically single handedly won the game...portland fans were pissed cuz he was literally making everything from everywhere and the blazers had no idea how to stop him
@@one7deep7savage7 saw him play in New Jersey in 2003. Man dropped a triple double. Was my fav player to watch after that. I thought he was great, but seeing him in person, seeing how dominate and fast he was insane. His first step was quick and jumper was smooth and would poster dunk you on your head. Total package man. He and Wade were one of my favorites to ever watch live.
@@bespushkule3136 Yup. Some guys look relatively the same as on TV like for example I saw CP3 live when he was on the clippers and he looked and did what I expected. But TMAC was crazy in person. Alot of the 48pts he had were on heavily contested 3s and the ball wouldnt even hit the rim lol
@@one7deep7savage7 and they try to say the man didnt practice or take the game serious. Dude was doing steph curry 3s before anyone else. He was insane and his game iq was top level shit
Its art when tmac play the ball.
Tracy McGrady carried the magic to playoffs once.. I really miz the prime Tmac
If only Tracy and Two couldve stayed healthy on the Rockets
lebron getting tips from tmac how to win in detroit 4 years early in the playoffs
Jim Carrey (21:44) disguised in coach form as Rick Carlisle.
I had blue tmac 3s and they were the shit
+HPM Royale the days...
+jerp pin I asked my mom if I could get the 2's at the mall. They were all white and blue and when I wore them that day they were like I was him. Someone at the LA aquarium commented about them while I was leaving. I got the threes for christmas the year after. Best christmas ever.
The remakes are so fake. Frustrates me.
Mine were awful. Terrible ankle support, like wearing slippers. Pretty though.
Best basketball shoe I ever played in
The intro was so early 2000's 😂😂
If Tmac's body would've held up and he continued to play the defense he played with the Toronto Raptors along with having a Kobe or MJ mentality. He would be seen as the greatest player to ever play basketball.
He was one of the best defenders in the league the first season with orlando when grant hill actually played 40 games lol. Tmac averaged 40 min 29point 7.5 rebounds 2 steals 1 block 6 assist on magic with trash ass team over 4 years. What more can the dude do?
I miss this era
So happy to see B.Musburher, the myth, again as a narrator.
I miss the old NBA
19:05 LeBron and Rich Paul. They came a long way
That’s Maverick Carter not Rich Paul they’re friends turned business partners as well
Thanks!!
Detroit wins this series regardless the number of games. Winners win when facing elimination; it matters not how many games were played to get to the clincher
promeitheus man if you don’t getcho undisputed/first take ass outta here
18 years later Lebron still doing it
COMMENTATORS:
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DATE:
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Look at that Orlando line up.... poor Tmac
Thanks
imo, this performance by T-Mac (or even his 46 point game 2 days later) was greater than Iverson's 50+ point games against the Raptors or his 48 point game against the Lakers, Kobe's 50 against the Suns, or LeBron's 51 against the Warriors.
For one reason, the Pistons were the 4th best defensive team in the league this season while the Raptors and Suns were average, the Warriors were 11th in their respective seasons. Also, AI's 48 points, Kobe's 50, and LeBron's 51 all went to overtime (AI scored 7 in OT, while Kobe and LeBron scored 12 and 2, respectively). Third, LeBron's 51 came when the game was more opened up bc of 3s and softened w/o hand-checks (same with Kobe's 50 although his team wasn't as 3-point heavy). Last, McGrady's 46 points was nearly 60% of his team's total points (77) which is the highest % of a team's total points out of the names I mentioned.
In terms of the criteria I used, only Vince Carter's 50 points against the 76ers is as (or more impressive) as the 76ers were the best defensive team that season, he played during the hand-check era still, there wasn't as much floor spacing, and he scored all of his points in regulation.
Except you're forgetting the fact that the 01 Lakers had the best defense in the playoffs. Their defense was even better than the Spurs defense in the regular season and the Spurs had the number 1 defense in the league that year. And A.I. still dropped 48 on them. Not to mention the Lakers was overall just a better team. So the fact that A.I. was able to bring them back from a huge deficit *to win* and the fact that they were not just a better defensive team but also a better team(as that Lakers team was red hot and on a historic tear) in general makes A.I. 48 more impressive.
Big Ben hitting the free thows!
detroit really could use rasheed (which they did next year). imagine a guy you dump the ball to in the post would really help these stagnant poor offensive team out a lot.
They were still stagnant offensively with Rasheed on the team. What the Rasheed addition did more was take their defense up a considerable notch
Wasn't this years were the best out of 7 instead of the best out 5 in the first round was introduced? I remember the Magic leading this series 3-2 at some point, If Grant Hill weren't injured the Magic wud have accomplished more this year.
+Jackson they were up 3-1 actually. Pistons had to win last 3 to take that series. If Hill had been playing here, woulda been an interesting storyline in the series at the very least with his history in Detroit. Would be curious how that'd have played out. And yeah it was the first best of 7 too.
It always grew longer and longer. The NBA Playoffs used to only be 3 rounds from the 1940s to 1970s. Originally when they added the extra round, the "1st Round", it was Best of 3. That is how the Houston Rockets knocked out the Los Angeles Lakers in 1981, they beat them 2-0 and ended up carrying the momentum all the way to the NBA Finals. They changed it to a 5 Game Series after that to avoid similar "unfair" upsets. Imagine if they had kept the 1st Round Best of 3, it would have changed so much throughout history. Charles Barkley's 1993 Phoenix Suns would have been eliminated in the 1st Round under the original setup.
Orlando Magic had a legitimate chance to play in the NBA Finals and they let it all slip away because of a rule change. The next season the Magic were the worst team in the league. I remember by the end of the season, nobody was playing with any effort anymore. You don't see a franchise fall apart like that so quickly too often. 2003 was a year that ANYBODY could have been in the NBA Finals. There were only 8 wins separating the 1st & 8th seeds in the East that year. It's also interesting that had Orlando knocked out Detroit, it would have meant that the 76ers would have had a much better path to the NBA Finals as well. Had Detroit not come back from 1-3, it might have ended up being a 2nd Finals appearance for Allen Iverson. I always thought it was a shame that Tracy McGrady and Steve Francis were traded for each other. It would have been interesting to see how things would have panned out if those two just stayed with the franchises they were superstars for.
Uh, I know who won and lost the NBA title every single year of the leagues existence off the top of my head. My entire post was clearly about East teams. My post had nothing to do with who won the championship. I'm talking about the Magic blew a very real chance to appear in the Finals as the Eastern representative in 2003 and it was because they relaxed after being up 3-1.
I brought up Philadelphia 76ers because had Orlando beaten Detroit in the 1st Round, the 2nd Round would have been 76ers/Magic, I think that would have been a better matchup for Philadelphia as well, in real life the 76ers were handled quite easily by the Pistons, but I think had the Magic faced the 76ers, Philadelphia would have matched up much better to them, and possibly won. The Eastern Finals could have just as easily been Nets/76ers, but because Orlando let Detroit win, it forced 76ers to play Pistons who they did not match up well with having traded Mutombo the season before.
+TRJ2241987 tmac let the team in "relaxation while ur up" techniques.
Fam, people wanna discredit those Nets teams like they didn’t sweep Boston and Detroit on their way to the finals. If Orlando was so good they wouldn’t have blown a 3-1 lead and got blown out in game 7. The Nets were the best team in the east that year by far. Don’t let regular season records fool you. Injuries and so many factors play into that. Come playoff time Nets handled their business and the Magic didn’t.
etuboldon boldon the problem was they switched Tayshaun on to Mcgrady, a player who had the length to finally match up w T-Mac. People really forget how great a defender and a defensive team Detroit was w Tayshaun in the lineup. It was historically great.
***** do u have any footage from the 2003 eastern conference finals?
See LBJ in the audience taking notes and watching closely
The greatest basketball player in the world at the time vs the greatest basketball team at the time
None of those statements are true lol
This was such a better time..
Technology ruined everything..
RIP 🪦 Brent Muskburger
6:58 RIP Cliff Robinson
Drew Gooden a bay area legend
23:54 woooow....
No way how big was Shawn Kemp here. Baby Shaq 😂😂😂
Jesus Christ, Chauncey couldn't buy one this game.
These were the days! Haha
Orlando tmac was godly
So no one's going to mention the commentators should have been the ones in charge in our draft pick talking about how this team needs a legit forward..Smh...
feel like KD could be a big fan of T Mac.
He’s already said that was his role model, and he bases his game off tmac
If magic win this series sixers make ecf and possibly finals again
Less than 5 minutes left in the 1st... det11, orl 9
Wow
26:02 BALL DON'T LIE!
1:36:12, nice shot
PBP: Brent Musburger
SHAWN KEMP!?
Here because of Doc 😂😂
드류 구든이 저렇게 빨랐다니........ㅋㅋ
kevin frazier of tnt and tim legler
Dewey DuCK TJMaxx T-Mac 1 OCD Offensive Machine diss ABILITY DISSES INsults
They lost after being up 3-1 men... that second round against sixers thats a big what if for AI
Sal Masekela......
Bron Melo Wade or Bosh in a pistons jersey what if Detroit got that 1st pick
WTF Lebron at this game. Was he a rookie or did he get drafted that summer after the playoffs?
He had already played on ESPN at that point. I'll never forget watching LeBron vs. Carmelo on ESPN in the Winter of 2002/03. That was a really unique thing.
In the NBA? No he hasn't played yet. The NBA draft takes place on June in the first round of the playoffs usually starts in April.
Mikaél Rence yes he was a senior at st Vincent st Mary at that time the lottery haven't taken place yet
blackstar15 W
Think about this if T-Mac would have stayed a magic they would have gotten Shaquille O’Neil and no need to draft Dwight Howard instead drafting a guard in the draft or a small forward to replace grant hill things would have been easier for Orlando
RIP Bill Walton
hey u watching this to learn about tmac? lol
@@jonathanchan1365 Absolutely
He's an all time underrated player in the NBA
麦迪干拔跳投
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dont crop the video
The birth of CHOKE RIVERS.
What a horrible coach. He won in 2008 because of the talent and depth of the Celtics.
Should've won 3 with that lineup, but yet his choking abilities got the best of him.
t mac vs pistons
Wow, the East was so weak this season: Detroit was the number 1 seed and they only won 50 games. They were the only team in the East that won 50 or more games.
The Chicago Bulls made the playoffs at 30-52 and 38-44 in the 80s. Was the East weak then? Orlando was the 8 seed at 42-40, this season.
@@halowarrior917 In the 1984-1985 season, the Bulls ended with a 38-44 record, but there were many elite teams in the East that season = Celtics with 63 wins, Bucks with 59 wins, 76ERS with 58 wins.
In the 1985-1986 season, Bulls ended with a 30-52 record. But again, there were many elite teams in the East = Celtics with 67 wins, Bucks with 57 wins, 76ERS with 54 wins, and Hawks with 50 wins as the 4-seed.
In 1986-1987 season, Bulls ended with a 42-40 record (which is what you usually see from an 8-seed). Celtics had 59 wins, Hawks had 57 wins, Pistons had 52 wins, Bucks had 50 wins.
In this 2002-2003 season, Pistons had the 1-seed in the East and they only had 50 wins. No other team in the East had 50+ wins. This 2002-2003 season was open house for everyone in the East to make the NBA Finals.
@@hmhm856 or, hear me out, it could be that there was actual parity in the East, as opposed to a couple dominant teams and scrub teams that make the playoffs. Also, I'd like to add that in 2004-05, Cleveland missed the playoffs altogether at 42-40. The East wasn't weak. It was balanced.
44:45
Who's here after Clippers lost?
yuh
My goodness Kemp looked completely fat and out of shape. It's sad how his turned out after being traded from Seattle in 1997. All of his substance abuse problems, weight problems, and paternity problems killed his career. He was on his way into the Hall of Fame. Just sad.
Talk about a one man team just give tmac one good player he would have won
ill fight wallace till he cries
Plays like he’s a 7 footer 🤣
Ugh. The East was brutal. Not in a good way either. Stank basketball.