@@B_uttcrumbs The fact that you’re laughing shows you don’t know basketball or you didn’t keep up that year. Detroit wasn’t better than Miami and Indiana was better then both and had both of their numbers. If Ron knew it was Reggie’s last year, he likely doesn’t screw Indiana out of a title shot and if he doesn’t get suspended, Indiana was on pace to go 64-18 and was fresh off of having the best record in the league at 61-21 the year before and lost to Detroit in the greatest defensive series of all time that went a tough 6 games, if Prince doesn’t get that block on Reggie then it goes 7 games and if Indiana’s key pieces like J.O and Tinsley don’t get injured in that series then they likely win and go to the Finals and beat the Lakers. Everyone at that time knew who ever came out the east was going to win and what happened? Detroit in 5. Then in 2005, Indiana got better and Miami was 1 win away from 60 games but in the ECF, wade injures his rib and they lose to Detroit in game 7 at home by 4 points, if wade doesn’t get injured, what happens? That 4 points disappears and Miami wins and goes to the finals There ya go kid, you just learned some history today now you can share it with ya friends and impress them
@@Ballout60s lmfaooooo losers!!! You think anybody is gonna read all that? They lost to the pistons. Losers! LMAO Pro tip: when you lose a playoff series, you are not the better team. Idiot. Lmfaooooo
This game reminds me of the Pistons-Bulls Eastern conference Finals in 1990. Both teams legitimately had paid the price, put in the work, and the Heat were deserving, but the Pistons just wouldn't give up their throne. Even with the Heat up 6 late in the 4th Qtr, Pistons would not give it up.
That is a good comparison actually. 7 game hard nose series. D-Wade was blossoming into a super star almost like Jordan. The 2005 Pistons were almost identical to the Bad Boy Pistons teams. Because the following year in 2006 the Heat finally broke through the Pistons to win their 1st championship almost identical to the Jordan-led Bulls in 91.
It’s not that Detroit wasn’t ready to give up their throne. Indiana and Miami were the better teams that year and it was clear Detroit was third but a viable threat nonetheless. This was the first and only year I could remember a collusion course in the East with three juggernauts vying for a spot in the finals. Ron unfortunately cost Indiana, and Wade’s injuries cost Miami. Detroit pushing San Antonio 7 games proves a healthy Miami team or a Indiana team with all their horses on the court beats Detroit or San Antonio
Larry was doing scummy things and talking to other organizations about other jobs. The Pistons owner got fed up with his antics and released him. Wish we did keep brown but he always had his eye on the next project/job
@@Loganbub Larry Brown talked with others teams like the Knicks... But the Pistons wanted a different style more offensive with Saunders, but no defense...
@Wakanda DQ Official The Pistons said with Saunders it was more offense, and less defense (zone and no more individual). Ben Wallace didn't feel well with Saunders, that's why he left for the Bulls (and a better contract $$$)
Rafael Mertin Shaq was really bad at closing out in this series There was a graphic at the beginning of the 2nd quarter of Game 7 where it showed that Shaq scored 54 points on 81% in the first quarters of the series and only 73 points on 48% in Quarters 2-3-4 of the series up to Game 6. He had 9 points in the 4th quarter of Game 7 but that wasn't the case for the rest of the series.
+Rafael Mertin If Wade hadn't gotten injured in game 5, I think the Heat would've won the series. Up 3-2, get blown out in game 6 without Wade. Don't know if they'd have beaten the Spurs in the finals though
JWY12345 yup. Wade's only bad pre-injury performance in the 2005 ECF was Game 1, after that he figured them out and schooled the Pistons defense in every game before the injury
@@JWY12345 Indiana or Miami were suppose to get to the finals that year with Detroit as a close third. Miami healthy beats Detroit, and Detroit pushed the spurs to 7, so by all indications with Miami having a closer in wade, they beat San Antonio. Same with Indiana if they don’t lose Ron and Jackson, I say Indiana wins the whole thing and probably wins 60 games back to back seasons.
2:14 I remembered watching that put-back live by Rasheed. I remembered how my heart sank, knowing it was gonna be Spurs-Pistons, even if it was only a 3 point game with a minute left in this game 7
I feel like the heat should have went to the finals this year if wade never got injured & next year it should have been the pistons in the finals because of there regular season record was superior but the opposite happened (I guess its good it didnt happen because heat woulda lost to spurs & pistons would have beat mavs)
Wade's injury was huge that series. Detroit really didn't start playing championship caliber ball until they got embarrassed by SA in games 1 and 2, then they had to be damn near perfect to come back and win and fell just a little bit short. That Miami squad was cold though. Wade and Shaq with a stacked supporting cast, they had it all.
@@henrydorval7487 That's right those were the 2 best teams in the league that year. The Spurs had other plans though. As great as those Pistons teams were in the mid 2000s, they were not quite as good as the Spurs dynasty of those years.
no the pistons won because they were the far superior team. dallas and detroit were also better in 06 but the nba rigged it for miami..... good try though little boy
@@rjmacready9828 GTFO everything hinged on Wade. When he was healthy then he was the best player in the league for that 2 year stretch. Unstoppable. The Heat blew them out Game 5 when Wade got hurt. They were up 3-2. Then Wade missed Game 6. They lost. Then a limited Wade plays Game 7 and the Heat barely lost. The next year Wade plays the whole series and Heat won in 6. The only reason Dallas was even up 2-0 is because Shaq was hurt. Once Wade put the whole team on his shoulders and the role players followed suit they won the next 4. Nobody could guard Wade then. 36 pts a game. In Game 6 they had 5 players in double figures. Everyone on the Heat played well that game. Miami was the better team. Rigging my butt. They fouled him because they couldn't guard him.
@@Shinobi33 delusional heat fanboy, everyone knows 06 (both finals and ecf) was rigged for miami but you refuse to admit it. Arguably the most rigged mickey mouse ring in history
@@rjmacready9828 oh o k sure thing. so Wade kept going to the basket and getting hit , but they were all phantom fouls? They could guard him with 10 players. He was the closest thing to a young Jordan since Kobe.
@@LPjunemarkthis was far from destroyed. Getting Stephen Jackson for Harrington in the summer was also an upgrade. Pistons went 7 vs the nets but they all said the pacers were their toughest opponent. The Pacers even pushed them to 6 in the second round of 05 without Artest. The Pistons actually got destroyed by them at home by 20 when Ron went crazy
Miss that Pistons squad man
It's a real shame they didn't win a second championship.
@@B_uttcrumbs Detroit wasn’t even suppose to make the finals in 2005. Indiana and Miami were both the better teams
@@Ballout60s LMFAO
@@B_uttcrumbs The fact that you’re laughing shows you don’t know basketball or you didn’t keep up that year. Detroit wasn’t better than Miami and Indiana was better then both and had both of their numbers. If Ron knew it was Reggie’s last year, he likely doesn’t screw Indiana out of a title shot and if he doesn’t get suspended, Indiana was on pace to go 64-18 and was fresh off of having the best record in the league at 61-21 the year before and lost to Detroit in the greatest defensive series of all time that went a tough 6 games, if Prince doesn’t get that block on Reggie then it goes 7 games and if Indiana’s key pieces like J.O and Tinsley don’t get injured in that series then they likely win and go to the Finals and beat the Lakers. Everyone at that time knew who ever came out the east was going to win and what happened? Detroit in 5. Then in 2005, Indiana got better and Miami was 1 win away from 60 games but in the ECF, wade injures his rib and they lose to Detroit in game 7 at home by 4 points, if wade doesn’t get injured, what happens? That 4 points disappears and Miami wins and goes to the finals
There ya go kid, you just learned some history today now you can share it with ya friends and impress them
@@Ballout60s lmfaooooo losers!!! You think anybody is gonna read all that? They lost to the pistons. Losers! LMAO
Pro tip: when you lose a playoff series, you are not the better team. Idiot. Lmfaooooo
This game reminds me of the Pistons-Bulls Eastern conference Finals in 1990. Both teams legitimately had paid the price, put in the work, and the Heat were deserving, but the Pistons just wouldn't give up their throne. Even with the Heat up 6 late in the 4th Qtr, Pistons would not give it up.
That is a good comparison actually. 7 game hard nose series. D-Wade was blossoming into a super star almost like Jordan. The 2005 Pistons were almost identical to the Bad Boy Pistons teams. Because the following year in 2006 the Heat finally broke through the Pistons to win their 1st championship almost identical to the Jordan-led Bulls in 91.
It’s not that Detroit wasn’t ready to give up their throne. Indiana and Miami were the better teams that year and it was clear Detroit was third but a viable threat nonetheless. This was the first and only year I could remember a collusion course in the East with three juggernauts vying for a spot in the finals. Ron unfortunately cost Indiana, and Wade’s injuries cost Miami. Detroit pushing San Antonio 7 games proves a healthy Miami team or a Indiana team with all their horses on the court beats Detroit or San Antonio
1990 ECF game 7 Pippen had migraines, and 2005 ECF game 7 Wade had the rib injury (Wade also didnt play in game 6)
@@Ballout60sNah It was It was The Nets east, then ours, then the heats then the Cavs. It was the Pistons
my dad was a Pistons fan I remember watching this game it was a pretty interesting game..
Best 5 alive
Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed
With Brown 2 NBA Finals, without him, 0.... The Pistons made a terrible mistake not resign him...
I agree
Larry was doing scummy things and talking to other organizations about other jobs. The Pistons owner got fed up with his antics and released him. Wish we did keep brown but he always had his eye on the next project/job
@@Loganbub Larry Brown talked with others teams like the Knicks... But the Pistons wanted a different style more offensive with Saunders, but no defense...
@Wakanda DQ Official No when he arrived in summer 2005, he wanted to bring a more offensive style than Brown, and fell in playoffs.
@Wakanda DQ Official The Pistons said with Saunders it was more offense, and less defense (zone and no more individual). Ben Wallace didn't feel well with Saunders, that's why he left for the Bulls (and a better contract $$$)
This was a rough loss I was at this game but the best was yet to come the following season!
Damn totally didnt know how close this game was!!
Wow Heat almost had it... Like they said, go to Shaq, I think he would have closed the deal.
Rafael Mertin
Shaq was really bad at closing out in this series
There was a graphic at the beginning of the 2nd quarter of Game 7 where it showed that Shaq scored 54 points on 81% in the first quarters of the series
and only 73 points on 48% in Quarters 2-3-4 of the series up to Game 6. He had 9 points in the 4th quarter of Game 7 but that wasn't the case for the rest of the series.
+Rafael Mertin If Wade hadn't gotten injured in game 5, I think the Heat would've won the series.
Up 3-2, get blown out in game 6 without Wade. Don't know if they'd have beaten the Spurs in the finals though
JWY12345
yup. Wade's only bad pre-injury performance in the 2005 ECF was Game 1, after that he figured them out and schooled the Pistons defense in every game before the injury
lol whatever
@@JWY12345 Indiana or Miami were suppose to get to the finals that year with Detroit as a close third. Miami healthy beats Detroit, and Detroit pushed the spurs to 7, so by all indications with Miami having a closer in wade, they beat San Antonio. Same with Indiana if they don’t lose Ron and Jackson, I say Indiana wins the whole thing and probably wins 60 games back to back seasons.
Little known fact: Miami would have had home court against San Antonio if game 7 played out differently
2:14 I remembered watching that put-back live by Rasheed. I remembered how my heart sank, knowing it was gonna be Spurs-Pistons, even if it was only a 3 point game with a minute left in this game 7
If Dumars wouldn't have drafted Darko and taken Melo or Wade how many titles would they have had!
How was this analysis allowed lol. Basically all talking about how sad that were that Miami didn't win
I feel like the heat should have went to the finals this year if wade never got injured & next year it should have been the pistons in the finals because of there regular season record was superior but the opposite happened (I guess its good it didnt happen because heat woulda lost to spurs & pistons would have beat mavs)
Wade's injury was huge that series. Detroit really didn't start playing championship caliber ball until they got embarrassed by SA in games 1 and 2, then they had to be damn near perfect to come back and win and fell just a little bit short.
That Miami squad was cold though. Wade and Shaq with a stacked supporting cast, they had it all.
@@J-Hue I always wonder how that 2005 Heat team would have fared against those Spurs.
@@thedirtybubble9613 lots of hack a Shaq from the inventor himself 😅😅
Wade was 100 percent game 1 and game 4 what happened those games 😂 and pistons were at home game 6 and game 7 wade played great still lost 😂
@@markamica1755 Lol exactly be down playing the Pistons
Dwade was injured in game 6-7
No he wasn't bro looked fine
Deeeeteoit Baaaasketball...
As a Heat fan, I just keeping thinking what if had we gone to the Finals that year. Fortunately we did the following year and won the chip.
I actually thought u were going to the finals that year I wanted it to be Miami VS Phoenix
@@henrydorval7487 That's right those were the 2 best teams in the league that year. The Spurs had other plans though. As great as those Pistons teams were in the mid 2000s, they were not quite as good as the Spurs dynasty of those years.
@@thedirtybubble9613 True that
just realized wade peaked in his second season. After that he's just best at number 2
Don't care what anybody says, the Heat were the better team in this series when both teams were healthy. Wade was only at 30% in this game.
Pistons fans here need to stop. The only reason y'all won is because D-Wade got hurt Game 5, missed Game 6, and was really limited in Game 7.
no the pistons won because they were the far superior team. dallas and detroit were also better in 06 but the nba rigged it for miami..... good try though little boy
@@rjmacready9828 GTFO everything hinged on Wade. When he was healthy then he was the best player in the league for that 2 year stretch. Unstoppable. The Heat blew them out Game 5 when Wade got hurt. They were up 3-2. Then Wade missed Game 6. They lost. Then a limited Wade plays Game 7 and the Heat barely lost. The next year Wade plays the whole series and Heat won in 6. The only reason Dallas was even up 2-0 is because Shaq was hurt. Once Wade put the whole team on his shoulders and the role players followed suit they won the next 4. Nobody could guard Wade then. 36 pts a game. In Game 6 they had 5 players in double figures. Everyone on the Heat played well that game. Miami was the better team. Rigging my butt. They fouled him because they couldn't guard him.
@@Shinobi33 delusional heat fanboy, everyone knows 06 (both finals and ecf) was rigged for miami but you refuse to admit it. Arguably the most rigged mickey mouse ring in history
@@rjmacready9828 oh o k sure thing. so Wade kept going to the basket and getting hit , but they were all phantom fouls? They could guard him with 10 players. He was the closest thing to a young Jordan since Kobe.
The Indiana Pacers would have won in 2005 if it wasn't for The Malace at The Palace....
Naw
Nah. Pistons already destroyed them in 2004 with fully healthy squad
@@LPjunemarkthis was far from destroyed. Getting Stephen Jackson for Harrington in the summer was also an upgrade. Pistons went 7 vs the nets but they all said the pacers were their toughest opponent. The Pacers even pushed them to 6 in the second round of 05 without Artest. The Pistons actually got destroyed by them at home by 20 when Ron went crazy