Visit www.nba.com/video for more highlights. Watch as Leon Powe erupted for 21 points off the bench to help the Celtics hold off the Lakers for a thrilling Game 2 win Sunday.
Yeah his best play in this game... I was watching the game on my TV and when i saw that guy running the court like a guard with the ball in his hands, running straight to the basket... That play was beautiful.
He become an instant favorite to many Boston fans(including me). This guy is playing way better this year, he can dominate in the paint. =0 And he can dunk pretty good. :D
Cleveland Clinic reports that he just had his MRI after surgery and is cleared for drills during practice playing one on one with coaches and then he will take another MRI in two weeks to play in contact full practices with the cavs. Coach Mike Brown is not saying when he will return but the doctors have told Powe and the cavs that he may return either before all star break or after, and the cleveland clinic has assured the cavs that powe is healing quickly and will be on the court.
i'm sure you could agree with me that phil jackson is the most calm coach in the NBA, and even he was outraged at the lack of officiating in that game. even in the lakers vs spurs series the refs were horrible. it just so happens that the bad officiating was in lakers favor. I would actually prefer if the officiating was completely unbiased and straight down the middle, no special treatment for anyone. that would make me happy.
For sure he will improve and probably be great... But if you look the way he dribble... There's still a lot to learn... He's not "so big guy" so i think he'll need to improve a lot on dribble and quick post play. Anyway he made a great game... Hope the Lakers will tie the series so we'll feel real challenge. Lakers - Celtics is a classic for NBA fans... Cheers from Italy
Good point, Misterx2day... the first two things that come to mind is Kobe elbowing Vujacic on the bench, and then having the nerve to yell at Gasol for not cutting in fast enough on a 200 mph pass during the Finals... let's not get into the whole Shaq/Kobe ego-mania scandal. The Celtics are a true definition of a team. you can talk about the Big 3 all you want, but at the end of the day, everyone's contribution and teamwork got them the Gold trophy.
The Refs helped Powe get into a groove, and they made sure he had that. All the fouls they called on the Lakers when Powe went in were never called for the Lakers when they themselves drove in, Game 2 was a joke
Some of what you say is true. Bynum and Gasol are fantastic offensive big men. But what you are forgetting is that Perkins and Leon dominate defensively, which is why the Celtics won.
celtics did there thing no doubt about that but i still felt that there were calls that lakers didnt get not saying that as a player you should expect the ref to bail you out but as a team we didnt get to the line as much as celtics......
I agree there was a lack of calls, but that didn't lead to the lakers loss, if they had played the entire game like they did in the last quarter they would have one
After watching that footage I feel the Lakers have no right to complain about free throw discrepancies. Powe was playing hard. When you play hard, you take hits. Refs will call them. Or at least they SHOULD.
that was like a 5 on 8 game (including the 3 refs). you bumped powe he got the call. you bump kobe/fisher/sasha/pau and dont get the call. i usually dont get mad at the refs when they miss a few calls but they didn't call anything at all for the lakers until the fourth quarter.
Too bad this wont happen now that bynum is back. The Lakers had no interior defense after Bynum got hurt and Mihm has been unable to get worked back into the rotation after his ankle injury. I was shocked that the Jazz or Spurs failed to exploit this major weakness. Davis, Perkins and Powe simply exploited the biggest defensive weakness and took advantage of there being no Bynum around. Good luck getting away with that this year.
The Celtics aren't going to be happy they refused to re-sign this guy. I know the fans weren't happy with the decision. Boston gave 2 mill to Marquis Daniels, while Cleveland signed Powe for 855k. And both of Boston's power forwards are already injured. Good work, Boston. Your terrible personnel decisions should pay off for Cleveland come playoff time.
Sick performance... I don't know though, either Boston Celtics are not as good as I thought, or the Lakers are better than i thought. Game one Lakers were winning for the 3rd quarter and Game 2 they caught up almost 20 points in the final quarter... Plus Kobe was missing easy shots (for him) so Boston defense is not that amazing. Keep in mind that the both games were in Boston. I'm with Celtics but I hate Pierce so I'll root for Lakers.
its not just the playoffs. He was a 2nd year player last year, and he showed his explosiveness starting in the playoffs. He averaged 20-10 in college before he had a knee injury. He can score. Bit my argument is he doesn't make the dumb fouls like perkins. Perk is tall and long, but he is so foul-prone, he's never on the court! After 5 years you have to know when to STFU and play Powe has 2 years experience, he has shown to be explosive, I just like him better. He's the better player
is it me or the only thing the bay area does is raise great NBA stars. Jason Kidd(raised), Gary Payton(Raised), Gilbert Arenas(Drafted), Monta Ellis(Drafted), Powe(Raised on the streets of Oakland literally)
Its a catch 22. Kobe is gonna dominate whether he play for the lakers or the grizzlies or in the EBC. If you let Lamar Scrotum run the team, they would never win a fuckin game. Everybody knows Kobe's work ethic, thats why he's the best. He Sasha or Luke tried to have an impact on the game the way Kobe does maybe Kobe wouldnt have to play 40+ min a game. Shaq rode his coattails just like he did D. Wade, and tryed to ride Steve Nash's.
Powe is ill. The Celts got a steal when they took him in the second round. Dude dribbled 3/4 of the court and dunked on the Lakers in the FINALS. HE'S ILL SON! ILL!
Actually we KNOW that was a foul, EVERYONE KNOWS it was a foul. NBA sent out an apology saying there was a foul...Barry was stupid by trying to dodge Fisher's body instead of forcing the three up and getting the call.
Shit,vaaggie, you'd yell at the refs too if you were getting hacked up and no calls. But I agree the Lakers have to adjust to the refs, not the other way around and be more aggressive like the Cs were. I guarantee the Celts will not have a 38- 10 free throw disparity in LA. Also, I expect KG and Pierce to show up and may be Cassell, if he plays. But the other Celts will be a non factor in game 3. i predict a LA win, but I'm not confident that the Lakers can win three in a row from the Cs.
Leon Power deserve every freethrow he took because he was more agressive, he got offensive rebounds and was slap every single time. (the Faker team did not complain at the moment of the foul cause they knew they had foul him). STOP BITCHING AROUND FAKER BOYS cause BOSTON DEMANDS RESPECT either you like it or not. * And don't forget that non call 3 full step travel by Radmanovic all alone.. Worst call in nba history
Bynum is not out right now. He strained his rotary cuff but has still been playing. I guess playing while injured makes him a pussy by your definition. Powe and Perkins are great, tough players, but they simply don't have the natural offensive ability to overcome Bynum. It's not like they're Tim Duncan or Shaq. They're Leon Powe and Sam Perkins... they are known for their defense mostly.
he probably could knock me out. But thats irrelevant i said he was a baby basketball player not a baby fighter. and numbers wise: kobe averaged more points, steals, assists, and rebs than pierce, and pierce is 30 and kobe is 29 so why would he retire??
Leon Powe is the man! His story is amazing and he deserves all the good that happens to him. Miami loves you Powe!
That was a POWErful perfomance Powe put on last night. I glad he finally got a chance to shine on the world's stage. He's an amazing player.
Great game by this young man and a wonderful story (at halftime) of how he overcame major adversities to get to where he is now! Major Kudos to him!
Yeah his best play in this game... I was watching the game on my TV and when i saw that guy running the court like a guard with the ball in his hands, running straight to the basket... That play was beautiful.
Powe was in a zone on that one, great plays!
remember that game like it happened last night. amazing.
GOOOOO LEON POWE!!
powes a beast
Should have inlucded all the other Powe highlights from that game... he had an incredible game that night!
agreed i love him
POWE BRING POWER TO THE CELTICS!
kenderick perkins and powe is a beast
LEON IS THE MAN!!!
Key words: "In Honor"
It wasn't to insult the guy, it was to celebrate his accomplishment, which was so f***ing amazing!
yup! go Celtics!
He become an instant favorite to many Boston fans(including me). This guy is playing way better this year, he can dominate in the paint. =0
And he can dunk pretty good. :D
Leon powe was voted player of that game
what a game he had
man Powe is just nasty.. great in the paint
leon powe is a beast he should get more minutes
sweet name
beast. he's short for his position but he hustles and is strong. Besides, he dunks a lot.
leon got so much better lately
awesome!
Rondo and Powe worked real well together.
LEON POWE straight outta that FIVE ONE O
we sent the celtic and therr fans shiverin back to therr shamrocks thas fur sure!!
LAKERs
POWE!! Right in the kisser.
watch him only score 7 points the next game
but what a performance he had the game of his life
i gave him a standing ovation.
Cleveland Clinic reports that he just had his MRI after surgery and is cleared for drills during practice playing one on one with coaches and then he will take another MRI in two weeks to play in contact full practices with the cavs. Coach Mike Brown is not saying when he will return but the doctors have told Powe and the cavs that he may return either before all star break or after, and the cleveland clinic has assured the cavs that powe is healing quickly and will be on the court.
POWe, right in the kisser!
Leon Powe Steps Up.... with the help of the guys with the whistles.
thanks ref! =)
i'm sure you could agree with me that phil jackson is the most calm coach in the NBA, and even he was outraged at the lack of officiating in that game. even in the lakers vs spurs series the refs were horrible. it just so happens that the bad officiating was in lakers favor.
I would actually prefer if the officiating was completely unbiased and straight down the middle, no special treatment for anyone. that would make me happy.
that last dunk was pretty Barkley-esque. but ill miss leon. i hope he goes on to have a successfull tenure in cleveland.
powe cam ready to play and thats why he had 21 points in 15 minutes.
BEAT LA
BEAT LA
For sure he will improve and probably be great... But if you look the way he dribble... There's still a lot to learn... He's not "so big guy" so i think he'll need to improve a lot on dribble and quick post play.
Anyway he made a great game... Hope the Lakers will tie the series so we'll feel real challenge.
Lakers - Celtics is a classic for NBA fans... Cheers from Italy
i don't care what anyone says, Leon Powe is a fucking beast. Could he be in the running for most improved player this year? Most definately
i like the way you think.
omgosh i met him today!
Good point, Misterx2day... the first two things that come to mind is Kobe elbowing Vujacic on the bench, and then having the nerve to yell at Gasol for not cutting in fast enough on a 200 mph pass during the Finals... let's not get into the whole Shaq/Kobe ego-mania scandal. The Celtics are a true definition of a team. you can talk about the Big 3 all you want, but at the end of the day, everyone's contribution and teamwork got them the Gold trophy.
The Refs helped Powe get into a groove, and they made sure he had that. All the fouls they called on the Lakers when Powe went in were never called for the Lakers when they themselves drove in, Game 2 was a joke
Leon Powe reminds me of Dennis Rodman... a small power forward who plays extremely hard and fights for every rebound.
1:05-1:07, DAM he just straight up charged at the hoop.
If powe plays like that in game three they'll be sure to win the campionship.
Some of what you say is true. Bynum and Gasol are fantastic offensive big men. But what you are forgetting is that Perkins and Leon dominate defensively, which is why the Celtics won.
celtics did there thing no doubt about that but i still felt that there were calls that lakers didnt get not saying that as a player you should expect the ref to bail you out but as a team we didnt get to the line as much as celtics......
I agree there was a lack of calls, but that didn't lead to the lakers loss, if they had played the entire game like they did in the last quarter they would have one
Get chills watching this- loved Leon dogging the Fakers. I hope Boston resigns him once he's healed from his injury
even though im a crazy lakers fan. powe pwned
BEAT LA, BEAT LA, BEAT LA!!!!!
Powe had 21 points off the bench!! he was unstoppable!! hey check out some of my new basketball videos!!! Powe is now one of my favoriet celtics :D
11:32am We r goin' all da way !
the play where he dribbled down court, everyone in the lakers were stunned. hahaha. look at them, only gasol moved in his place. :) lol
After watching that footage I feel the Lakers have no right to complain about free throw discrepancies. Powe was playing hard. When you play hard, you take hits. Refs will call them. Or at least they SHOULD.
well i think house played better than rondo in game 4 but over all i think their both good in their own ways
after that the lakers had 6 guys guarding leon!
that was like a 5 on 8 game (including the 3 refs). you bumped powe he got the call. you bump kobe/fisher/sasha/pau and dont get the call. i usually dont get mad at the refs when they miss a few calls but they didn't call anything at all for the lakers until the fourth quarter.
both of them r probably better than u will ever be
Too bad this wont happen now that bynum is back. The Lakers had no interior defense after Bynum got hurt and Mihm has been unable to get worked back into the rotation after his ankle injury. I was shocked that the Jazz or Spurs failed to exploit this major weakness. Davis, Perkins and Powe simply exploited the biggest defensive weakness and took advantage of there being no Bynum around. Good luck getting away with that this year.
Boston now has their own version of Agent Zero! Let's go Celtics!!!
THE SHOW. OAKLAND TECH REPRESENT.
if glen davis is like this the celtics seems unstoppable
AS a Raptor Fan POV, I knew Danny Ainge stole something from Milwaukee from the 2nd round, and POWE was going to hurt other teams very badly.
The Celtics aren't going to be happy they refused to re-sign this guy. I know the fans weren't happy with the decision.
Boston gave 2 mill to Marquis Daniels, while Cleveland signed Powe for 855k. And both of Boston's power forwards are already injured.
Good work, Boston. Your terrible personnel decisions should pay off for Cleveland come playoff time.
how bout them lakers
Sick performance... I don't know though, either Boston Celtics are not as good as I thought, or the Lakers are better than i thought. Game one Lakers were winning for the 3rd quarter and Game 2 they caught up almost 20 points in the final quarter... Plus Kobe was missing easy shots (for him) so Boston defense is not that amazing. Keep in mind that the both games were in Boston. I'm with Celtics but I hate Pierce so I'll root for Lakers.
its not just the playoffs. He was a 2nd year player last year, and he showed his explosiveness starting in the playoffs.
He averaged 20-10 in college before he had a knee injury. He can score.
Bit my argument is he doesn't make the dumb fouls like perkins. Perk is tall and long, but he is so foul-prone, he's never on the court! After 5 years you have to know when to STFU and play
Powe has 2 years experience, he has shown to be explosive, I just like him better. He's the better player
is it me or the only thing the bay area does is raise great NBA stars.
Jason Kidd(raised), Gary Payton(Raised), Gilbert Arenas(Drafted), Monta Ellis(Drafted), Powe(Raised on the streets of Oakland literally)
This guy should start over perkins
dang 21 points in 16mins?
The lakers are screwed if they play him the whole game.
is walton .... not pau gasol
Leon wants this so bad and hes gonna get it!!!!
Lol I know! He didn't stop for ANYTHING
Quit crying about the refs. Lakers, start taking notes! LEON PLAYS THE GAME LIKE A MAN.
didn't you watch the halftime video on the guy? I had a McDonalds cheeseburger last night in honor of leon powe
man powe was good last night but he got more free throws than the whole fuckin laker team thats fucked up
who the hell is this guy, never heard of him till now
@lifenrgmusic I thought the Cavs were going to win?
Its a catch 22. Kobe is gonna dominate whether he play for the lakers or the grizzlies or in the EBC. If you let Lamar Scrotum run the team, they would never win a fuckin game. Everybody knows Kobe's work ethic, thats why he's the best. He Sasha or Luke tried to have an impact on the game the way Kobe does maybe Kobe wouldnt have to play 40+ min a game. Shaq rode his coattails just like he did D. Wade, and tryed to ride Steve Nash's.
Where is the D from the lakers
when does he play again?
LMAO! How the fuck did they NOT call that?! WTF!?!?
Powe is ill. The Celts got a steal when they took him in the second round. Dude dribbled 3/4 of the court and dunked on the Lakers in the FINALS. HE'S ILL SON! ILL!
how do the lakers allow leon powe go coast to coast?
Actually we KNOW that was a foul, EVERYONE KNOWS it was a foul. NBA sent out an apology saying there was a foul...Barry was stupid by trying to dodge Fisher's body instead of forcing the three up and getting the call.
who are you talking about ? Rando?
He ain't no Zero.
Shit,vaaggie, you'd yell at the refs too if you were getting hacked up and no calls. But I agree the Lakers have to adjust to the refs, not the other way around and be more aggressive like the Cs were. I guarantee the Celts will not have a 38- 10 free throw disparity in LA. Also, I expect KG and Pierce to show up and may be Cassell, if he plays. But the other Celts will be a non factor in game 3. i predict a LA win, but I'm not confident that the Lakers can win three in a row from the Cs.
Leon Power deserve every freethrow he took because he was more agressive, he got offensive rebounds and was slap every single time. (the Faker team did not complain at the moment of the foul cause they knew they had foul him).
STOP BITCHING AROUND FAKER BOYS cause BOSTON DEMANDS RESPECT either you like it or not.
* And don't forget that non call 3 full step travel by Radmanovic all alone.. Worst call in nba history
Bynum is not out right now. He strained his rotary cuff but has still been playing. I guess playing while injured makes him a pussy by your definition. Powe and Perkins are great, tough players, but they simply don't have the natural offensive ability to overcome Bynum. It's not like they're Tim Duncan or Shaq. They're Leon Powe and Sam Perkins... they are known for their defense mostly.
leon pwnd!!im sorry lakers but powe just pwned ur whole bench and dunk on yo asses like 5 times and wit that coast to coast!!
he probably could knock me out. But thats irrelevant i said he was a baby basketball player not a baby fighter. and numbers wise: kobe averaged more points, steals, assists, and rebs than pierce, and pierce is 30 and kobe is 29 so why would he retire??
he would have had like 50 points if they would have played him more
You can see in how he plays that hes hungry for those cheeseburgers!
listen to ur self
are you saying house is a better player then rondo?
ever tried running as a 7 foot man ?
ONLY 6'8?
leon powe a cav ????