What a bittersweet season it was for IT, having a MVP season and then losing his sister in the playoffs and then getting traded after the year was over.
It's sad that Beal had lot's of injury issues early on, and as soon as those were done with, Wall started getting injured. People forget how crazy playoff Wall was. Dude averaged 25 and 10 with 2 steals and a block in the playoffs in both of his last healthy seasons. Sad he was never healthy again from the moment Beal became an all-star. Literally. The year Beal elevated himself into an all-star was when wall started having recurring foot issues. We never got to see prime wall play with another all-star, and they still made 2nd round twice. Imagine if Beal was what we know him to be now back then. We lost out on what could have been a great dynamic duo.
they actually made the 2nd round three times, but lost to the stacked pacers team in 2014, hawks in 2015, and this Celtics team in 2017. the 2017 team was one good piece from being something special.
@@mattbuchanan6412they were known to give the Cavs trouble in the regular season too so it would've been interesting had they made the ECF against Cleveland that year (I don't think they would've won but I think they would've put up a better fight than the Celtics did against the Cavs.
The Wizards have to be one of the most disappointing teams in the last 20 years. Beal and Wall should have been enough to at least get a conference finals but they never really built a team good enough around them. Otto Porter was supposed to that 3rd guy but just too many injuries. They just always ran into a team that was better than them like 2015 Hawks or this 2017 Celtics team. Although getting dubbed up by Kelly Olynyk in a game 7 probably isn’t the best way to go out. A good what if would be a healthy John Wall paired with this version of Bradley Beal
With how the East is now, this team with "a healthy John Wall paired with this version of Bradley Beal" wouldn't have much chance to make the Conf Finals
I saw the john wall tribute video earlier, remember the dagger 3 he made to force game 7. I remember this like it was yesterday. That play really sticks to my mind wherever I hear john wall. When I watching this live and john wall shot that, I was like "damn, there so much time left and it better to tie it because it's elimination game." But hey, he made it and now I will never forget it. PS: not a wizard or john wall fan. Just appreciate this play.
@@just_some_nobody199 Probably because you're a Warriors bandwagon fan or something that only cared about the power house super teams, it's nothing to be proud about. Pathetic really.
John Wall was ELITE that season. There was a legit debate between him, IT and Kyrie about whos the best PG in the east. I was always team Wall because of his defense
1:36 - for a young team like the Wizards-down 5, giving up two straight baskets, and on the wrong end of a charge-for them to keep their composure and clamp down with just over a minute left in an elimination game is impressive.
@@trevs4830 The injuries ruined his career, not the trade. He was never the same after that injury. He's not the first as well. Cousins, Wall, Simmons, Rose etc.
You can't always say, we will be back next year. I'm a Wizards fan and I thought we're on a good trajectory after that great series but we never reach that level again. The Celtics remain as one of the best teams in the East while we're stuck in mediocrity. I love the rivalry between these two teams but it ended quickly when they traded IT, Bradley, and Crowder. After 5 years, I didn't expect to see IT bouncing around teams for a 10-day contract and Wall getting his max contract but not playing a single game.
I remember me and my family had dinner at pizza my heart the night this game was on, mostly everyone there was a Celtic fan, and everyone groaned so loud when John Wall hit that shot. Crazy to think that was 5 years ago
Is this a serious comment 💀. The Cavs dismantle both these teams with ease. Don’t let the fact that they faced the greatest team of all time in the finals change the narrative of how good that team was. It’s levels above both of these teams
@@Ckproduction03 no they didnt Wiz deff beat the Cavs in Cle That regular season and would have been way better competition than a hurt IT and a superstarless Celtics team.
@@Artislife1992 that Cavs team coasted the entire regular season. I’m sorry but the Cavs were a complete tier above the Wizards. The teams aren’t even close. It’s a 6 games series at worst
@@Ckproduction03 like I said The Wizards beat the Cavs in Cle handily. John and Brad were much better competition than The Celtics. Playoffs is all about match ups. Im taking John over Russ and Kyrie eryday of the week. 👌🏾
@@charcoal1700 meaning the media brainwashes sheep fans to repeat there disrespectful redderic. They only disrespect Black Men. They only (try to) cancel Black Men. John Wall was asked from the organization to stay home even though he was fully healthy and capable. Sitting on the bench implies that he was gonna play. Which is a lie. Carry on. ✌🏾
who would've thought this would be the last time John Wall actually would be in the second round.. this was literally the last time he made it this far in the postseason .. Prime Wall was a beast. Injuries got the best of him but he will always be an icon in D.C.
You wanna see why they call Brad Stevens a great coach? Look at that inbound play at 4:02. Double screen to get 2 guys open, except if neither are open the play design is actually to give the ball to the pick guy on the right (Horford) so that one of the guys originally trying to get open (IT) can actually set a screen for the inbounder to make a backdoor cut. If the backdoor cut isn't open, IT is right there for the handoff and rub to the basket where he can essentially run a Horford pick and roll/pop with great spacing. Thats as good a play as you're going to see with 15 seconds, executed beautifully, although that shot was lucky lol Now see the Wizards answer at 4:20. Wall simply runs to the corner, Gortat sets a half-hearted screen for Morris that doesn't do anything, then takes his time setting a 2nd screen for Beal in the far side while everyone else just stands still. A miracle that they were even able to inbound the ball, yet alone get up a decent look. Shows how quick John Wall is to shake his man, but Scott Brooks and Gortat really show why the Celtecs were the 1 seed and Wizards were the 4 seed, despite similar talent on both sides
here's what happened to all players seen in this game bojan bogdanovic (was) is now a regular starter for the utah jazz jaylen brown is now the the co-star alongside tatum for the celtics avery bradley (bos) and markieff morris (was) both won a championship with the lakers otto porter jr (was) just won a championship with the warriors against the celtics with a returning al horford marcin gortat (was) retired jae crowder (bos) is still a good role player, now playing for the suns marcus smart (bos) and bradley beal (was) still plays for their respective teams to this day and then the two main stars of this game: isaiah thomas and john wall both got their career ruined by injuries thomas struggled to find a new team but now he looks good in charlotte as a scorer off the bench with kelly oubre jr (who's with the wizards this game) wall hasn't played in over a year and still trying to find a team willing to take his hefty contract
Wall and now Beal now gone. what a fun team they had. If otto had stayed healthy what could have been? To bad they have to rebuild now. If they could insert Porzingus n Kuzma instead there set.
Now just imagine if kd went back home to his state and joined John wall and Beal in 2016-17 instead of the warriors.. I’m pretty sure they would’ve won one chip at least.
The Wizards really could've been a championship team after this if a few things just went their way. This was supposed to be the beginning of Wall's peak, but the season after this is when injuries started to ruin him. Bradley Beal started being that 30 ppg scorer in 2019, but by that time Wall had already played his last game as a Wizard. If we got prime Wall and prime Beal at the same time, it really could've been something special. As a Wizards fan I can't help but wonder what we could've been for the past 6 seasons, sucks ass man.
They sped up the video and edited it too much. You couldnt really feel the true suspense. Or the excitement of Wall jumping on the scores table after that legacy defining moment. I wish sheep fans would actually place blame on the billionaire owners first who choose to pay for a championship caliber team or not. John and Beal always gave it there all. John never played with a Superstar like his counterparts Kyrie and Russ. Wall has always been the A1 player his whole career. And false narratives aside he hasnt lost a step. He still averaged 21 and 7 coming off 2 years of injuries. But when Klay comes back the world stops. Unfortunately Wall isn’t a media darling and Stephen A Smith has had it out for him for some time now. Welcome to LA. When healthy he’s still my favorite player. And I hope that he can some day come back to DC. If the organization finally wants to WIN FRFR. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
The other story about the rotation was Brooks wouldn't play Kelly Oubre in Game 7. The Wizards played 6 players only and Wall gassed out in the 3rd quarter.
Prime Wall was a beast. Injuries got the best of him but he will always be an icon in D.C.
Better than curry in his prime
@@ltnorbiit3020 🤦🏽♂️
@@ltnorbiit3020 Facts!
@@ltnorbiit3020 facts and way more explosive
You guys are on drugs.
This series was so dope, I miss Prime John Wall man.
He was so fun to watch
We all do
What a bittersweet season it was for IT, having a MVP season and then losing his sister in the playoffs and then getting traded after the year was over.
Nows an after thought crazy how landscape changes
John Wall will forever be a legend in DC he made being a wiz fan fun I really miss these days. Prime Wall was a beast you just had to be there 🔥
I think IT in 2017 was CRAZY. Man was 5'9" and dominating the league.
This was probably one of the last time the wizards arena was ever this hyped
John Wall was such a good player man top 3 PG back then for sure
Top 5
@Peke Cellphone 🤣 u tripping
@Peke Cellphone Curry and maybe Westbrook were better than him back then
@Peke Cellphone hell no
It went curry, cp3, Wall
It's sad that Beal had lot's of injury issues early on, and as soon as those were done with, Wall started getting injured. People forget how crazy playoff Wall was. Dude averaged 25 and 10 with 2 steals and a block in the playoffs in both of his last healthy seasons. Sad he was never healthy again from the moment Beal became an all-star. Literally. The year Beal elevated himself into an all-star was when wall started having recurring foot issues. We never got to see prime wall play with another all-star, and they still made 2nd round twice. Imagine if Beal was what we know him to be now back then. We lost out on what could have been a great dynamic duo.
they actually made the 2nd round three times, but lost to the stacked pacers team in 2014, hawks in 2015, and this Celtics team in 2017. the 2017 team was one good piece from being something special.
@@mattbuchanan6412they were known to give the Cavs trouble in the regular season too so it would've been interesting had they made the ECF against Cleveland that year (I don't think they would've won but I think they would've put up a better fight than the Celtics did against the Cavs.
I was 17 for this game I’m 22 now. This was top tier John wall. Forever gonna be my #1 favorite player 💯
The Wizards have to be one of the most disappointing teams in the last 20 years. Beal and Wall should have been enough to at least get a conference finals but they never really built a team good enough around them. Otto Porter was supposed to that 3rd guy but just too many injuries. They just always ran into a team that was better than them like 2015 Hawks or this 2017 Celtics team. Although getting dubbed up by Kelly Olynyk in a game 7 probably isn’t the best way to go out. A good what if would be a healthy John Wall paired with this version of Bradley Beal
With how the East is now, this team with "a healthy John Wall paired with this version of Bradley Beal" wouldn't have much chance to make the Conf Finals
Ur wrong, its the Kings
@@norvinzor He typed "one of the most disappointing"
@@frostb7ackmyotisco7d93 and ur one of the dumba$$ in the world today🤷🏻♂️
Just shows how good Kyle Lowry is
I saw the john wall tribute video earlier, remember the dagger 3 he made to force game 7. I remember this like it was yesterday. That play really sticks to my mind wherever I hear john wall. When I watching this live and john wall shot that, I was like "damn, there so much time left and it better to tie it because it's elimination game." But hey, he made it and now I will never forget it. PS: not a wizard or john wall fan. Just appreciate this play.
Times when John wall and Isaiah Thomas were in their primes 😭
one of the best series ever imo
No
Like almost everyone barely remembered this
@@just_some_nobody199 Probably because you're a Warriors bandwagon fan or something that only cared about the power house super teams, it's nothing to be proud about. Pathetic really.
@@just_some_nobody199 buggin
💯💯💯
Insane shot by John Wall remember watching this one in person
John Wall was ELITE that season. There was a legit debate between him, IT and Kyrie about whos the best PG in the east. I was always team Wall because of his defense
1:36 - for a young team like the Wizards-down 5, giving up two straight baskets, and on the wrong end of a charge-for them to keep their composure and clamp down with just over a minute left in an elimination game is impressive.
Man 2017 Isaiah Thomas was something serious 🍀🙌🏾
Fr cant belive they traded him
Both at their prime and MVP candidates
@@trevs4830 looks like it worked out. Thomas is trash, now.
@@bradleyburton2664not rly but he wouldnt be if he wasnt traded, it ruined his carrier
@@trevs4830 The injuries ruined his career, not the trade. He was never the same after that injury. He's not the first as well. Cousins, Wall, Simmons, Rose etc.
One game away from making it to eastern conference finals 😢
You can't always say, we will be back next year. I'm a Wizards fan and I thought we're on a good trajectory after that great series but we never reach that level again. The Celtics remain as one of the best teams in the East while we're stuck in mediocrity. I love the rivalry between these two teams but it ended quickly when they traded IT, Bradley, and Crowder. After 5 years, I didn't expect to see IT bouncing around teams for a 10-day contract and Wall getting his max contract but not playing a single game.
i want him to buy out and come back to dc
The wizards always play us really well no matter how much better Boston is. Not what it used to be but the games are still pretty good.
Celtics Vs Wizards used to be a fun rivalry
I remember me and my family had dinner at pizza my heart the night this game was on, mostly everyone there was a Celtic fan, and everyone groaned so loud when John Wall hit that shot. Crazy to think that was 5 years ago
I was there!! Still the livest game I've been too. And I've been to plenty nfl games plus seen Lebron play but this game right here was LITTTTTT!!!
🔥🔥🔥
The 2010s Wizards peaked that night
what an amazing, short lived peak.
i remeber watching this game and I didnt have any cable i was screaming so loud when this shot happened.
Remember when all the Wizards arrived to the building wearing all black suits
Funeral game. I miss that time of the Wiz
which game was it
I miss Prime John Wall and Isaiah Thomas
I miss prime marcin gortat
Prime John Wall is different. I just wish we got to see Prime Wall and Prime Beal together
Even the 2017 Wizards would have went toe to toe with the 2017 LeBron led Cavaliers. Too bad we could not even have that timeline.
Is this a serious comment 💀. The Cavs dismantle both these teams with ease. Don’t let the fact that they faced the greatest team of all time in the finals change the narrative of how good that team was. It’s levels above both of these teams
@@Ckproduction03 no they didnt Wiz deff beat the Cavs in Cle That regular season and would have been way better competition than a hurt IT and a superstarless Celtics team.
@juwan harris 💯
@@Artislife1992 that Cavs team coasted the entire regular season. I’m sorry but the Cavs were a complete tier above the Wizards. The teams aren’t even close. It’s a 6 games series at worst
@@Ckproduction03 like I said The Wizards beat the Cavs in Cle handily. John and Brad were much better competition than The Celtics. Playoffs is all about match ups. Im taking John over Russ and Kyrie eryday of the week. 👌🏾
The chills I get man
back when john wall was more than 40 million dollars sitting on the bench
40 mill to watch basketball i say that is a success story if you ask me
Yea they only disrespect Black Men.
@@Artislife1992 ?
@@charcoal1700 meaning the media brainwashes sheep fans to repeat there disrespectful redderic. They only disrespect Black Men. They only (try to) cancel Black Men.
John Wall was asked from the organization to stay home even though he was fully healthy and capable. Sitting on the bench implies that he was gonna play. Which is a lie. Carry on. ✌🏾
I miss John walls 360 layups
This series was a classic
I miss John Wall being on that court
its always nice to go back to times like these when guys like john wall and isaiah thomas were running the league
ppl forget how good was JOHN WALL
Y'all remember when Avery Bradley was good?
2017 Wall and Thomas were so good, sadly injuries ruined their primes
This brung back some IT memories
who would've thought this would be the last time John Wall actually would be in the second round.. this was literally the last time he made it this far in the postseason ..
Prime Wall was a beast. Injuries got the best of him but he will always be an icon in D.C.
I was at that game man what a beautiful moment in DC sports history
Sad to say this moment was the peak of the wizards franchise
John & Gilbert were great! And Michael Jordan played here for a couple years! Yeah nvm this shit is sad
Hopefully Wall can finally get a ring with the Clippers
LOL
@@bryanmartinelli6254 ?
Bro I remember watching this at my friends house in like 4th grade we were going crazy
Remember when Oubre decked Olynk? 😂😂😂 Ran at him like a bull
Kelly on Kelly lol
😂💪🏾
You wanna see why they call Brad Stevens a great coach? Look at that inbound play at 4:02.
Double screen to get 2 guys open, except if neither are open the play design is actually to give the ball to the pick guy on the right (Horford) so that one of the guys originally trying to get open (IT) can actually set a screen for the inbounder to make a backdoor cut. If the backdoor cut isn't open, IT is right there for the handoff and rub to the basket where he can essentially run a Horford pick and roll/pop with great spacing. Thats as good a play as you're going to see with 15 seconds, executed beautifully, although that shot was lucky lol
Now see the Wizards answer at 4:20. Wall simply runs to the corner, Gortat sets a half-hearted screen for Morris that doesn't do anything, then takes his time setting a 2nd screen for Beal in the far side while everyone else just stands still. A miracle that they were even able to inbound the ball, yet alone get up a decent look. Shows how quick John Wall is to shake his man, but Scott Brooks and Gortat really show why the Celtecs were the 1 seed and Wizards were the 4 seed, despite similar talent on both sides
Hello fellow nerd
i was at this game. i miss wall. injuries ruined everything.
I miss that john wall
Who here from the podcast?
Marcus Smart is SOOOOO much better now, it’s crazy
You gotta respect the work Marcus Smart put in over the years, he looks way bigger in this compared to now
Those are the results you see when you start eating healthy consistently. A lot of pro athletes eat like shit for a long time ⌛️
Both of the teams were playing to see who was gonna get swept by lebron
I miss prime I.T mr 4thquarter MVP average 28 ppg 2016-2017 season
If wall comes back beal stays with what they have they would be better wiz need a point
Bring IT back to the league!
I.T. was killing the nba that year
Last good memory as a wizards fan
IT was goated man, why did you ruin his life Boston?. He could be the greatest changer against the warriors this finals
Bogdanovic & Oubre on the bench. That Wizards team could’ve made a sneaky finals push that year.
I was at this game the energy was crazy, I miss when the Wizards were somewhat decent
Isaiah was unreal this series
best moment of my life
That play they ran for Avery Bradley in the corner was the same one they would use against Cleveland in the next round to win just one game.
here's what happened to all players seen in this game
bojan bogdanovic (was) is now a regular starter for the utah jazz
jaylen brown is now the the co-star alongside tatum for the celtics
avery bradley (bos) and markieff morris (was) both won a championship with the lakers
otto porter jr (was) just won a championship with the warriors against the celtics with a returning al horford
marcin gortat (was) retired
jae crowder (bos) is still a good role player, now playing for the suns
marcus smart (bos) and bradley beal (was) still plays for their respective teams to this day
and then the two main stars of this game:
isaiah thomas and john wall both got their career ruined by injuries
thomas struggled to find a new team but now he looks good in charlotte as a scorer off the bench with kelly oubre jr (who's with the wizards this game)
wall hasn't played in over a year and still trying to find a team willing to take his hefty contract
4:26 Why wasn't that shot in history O_O
Gangsigns Wall 💯
Wall and now Beal now gone. what a fun team they had. If otto had stayed healthy what could have been? To bad they have to rebuild now. If they could insert Porzingus n Kuzma instead there set.
I miss wall and beal ;(
I heard wall and beal are open to playing together again what with they have now is a start
I never understood why they ain’t play Oubre in game 7
i think marcin needs to be the best player and if he dont want to do anything he dont understant english but it was good
I started watching, thinking this was the "I CALLED GAME" game
Last time Wizards were good
Now just imagine if kd went back home to his state and joined John wall and Beal in 2016-17 instead of the warriors.. I’m pretty sure they would’ve won one chip at least.
The Wizards really could've been a championship team after this if a few things just went their way. This was supposed to be the beginning of Wall's peak, but the season after this is when injuries started to ruin him. Bradley Beal started being that 30 ppg scorer in 2019, but by that time Wall had already played his last game as a Wizard. If we got prime Wall and prime Beal at the same time, it really could've been something special. As a Wizards fan I can't help but wonder what we could've been for the past 6 seasons, sucks ass man.
All this just for Kelly Olynyk to send you home. Playoffs be tough man
2x all defensive
1x NBA Champ
The real tragedy of this time frame was what the hell happened to Isaiah Thomas(I.T)… He was never the same after he left the ☘️’s..
I know it was 1.7 at the end but horford should have rolled on that pick
I miss when Isiah Thomas was king of the fourth quarter
They sped up the video and edited it too much. You couldnt really feel the true suspense. Or the excitement of Wall jumping on the scores table after that legacy defining moment.
I wish sheep fans would actually place blame on the billionaire owners first who choose to pay for a championship caliber team or not. John and Beal always gave it there all.
John never played with a Superstar like his counterparts Kyrie and Russ. Wall has always been the A1 player his whole career. And false narratives aside he hasnt lost a step. He still averaged 21 and 7 coming off 2 years of injuries. But when Klay comes back the world stops.
Unfortunately Wall isn’t a media darling and Stephen A Smith has had it out for him for some time now. Welcome to LA. When healthy he’s still my favorite player. And I hope that he can some day come back to DC. If the organization finally wants to WIN FRFR. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
The last time the wizards were relevant
Hows the time loss with the pass to Kelly 3.5 to 1.7 listen to the whistle and the clock keeps running what a joke.
And then Isaiah Thomas joined the Wizards a few years later and had more technical fouls than PPG
Crazy Russ averaged 10 in the 4th and managed ONE playoff win
Good ole IT days
Prime wall vs Prime thomas
I miss Mr 4th quarter
Beal is my favourite player
Prime John wall :(
Prime John Wall 💥
When IT was respected
Prime wall 💔
Love this game
washington would've won this series easily had scott brooks not rested his best two players simultaneously every game smh!
The other story about the rotation was Brooks wouldn't play Kelly Oubre in Game 7. The Wizards played 6 players only and Wall gassed out in the 3rd quarter.
This must’ve been the last time Wall was relevant in the league
23 points /11 assists/2 steals season ...at great effeciancy
Elite numbers at 26
Who know what he could be
Nope he just averaged 21 and 7 year before last. Before the organization asked him to sit. Carry on troll
@@Artislife1992 on 40 percent shooting. Excellent.
@@mdw1002 facts. Eye test over data. On a team riddled with roster changes, injuries and young players. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
It actually is NOT the final 41.2
What an ending
Nice game
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Wizards should get John wall back, but for cheaper
Nahhh
Prime john wall