That Kawhi shot man, still in my opinion the best buzzer beater to happen of all time. First off a game 7 buzzer beaters are super rare. Let alone be the season the raptors won it all, and the only time ever! The combo of the suspense of bouncing on the rim, the audience, what the win meant for all of Canada, was absolutely insane. I think anyone is hard pressed to come up with one other buzzer beater that was more fun to watch, or more important to a team ever.
As a Raptor fan I couldn't agree more. Being from the mid to late Bosh era and having being mediocre until 2014 and even then getting bounced by bron every after 2014-2015 was always painful considering we had great teams that could always go farther if he wasn't in the east. So to see us finally break through in a moment like this does mean a lot to us.
Yeah that is absolutely true considering everything at stakes win or go home 76ers or raptors embiid or kawhi although I do think if 76ers win they lose anyways to the warriors so I’ll say the kawhi game 7 shot was absolutely insane.
3:41 The greatest clutch shot ever. Down 3-2 in the series, down 3 with less than a minute left, and backpedaling into the corner (something Ray literally practiced for). I love MJ's final shot as a Bull, I love LeBron's chase down block and Kyrie's 3 to win it all in 2016, but Ray Allen's corner 3 forever lives in my mind and I still can't believe it!
Man, that shot by Jesus Shuttlesworth, it just does not get any better than that! Less than 8 seconds, SA up 3-2 in the series, down by 3... incredible.
There were a few moments that weren't even mentioned like Dikembe Mutombo when he was on the floor celebrating after beating the Seattle Supersonics (#1) when Denver was ranked #8 in '94 and my personal favorite was when Alonzo Mourning making the gw shot vs Boston in '93 that ended Boston's run from the 80s.
Missing Toni Kukoc’s shot at the buzzer to beat the Knicks. The game where Pippen didn’t go in because he was pouting about the play not being for him.
The collection is incomplete without the "shot Heard round the world". 1976 Finals Celtics vs. Suns...In my opinion, it's the most incredible game to have ever happened in this sport. Miracle after miracle after miracle!
Great collection! I notice though most of the clips are from the past 20 years. As I am a middle-aged fan (born in the 1960's) who started following pro hoops (including ABA) from 1975 or 1976, I would like to contribute some suggestions of great NBA playoff moments before 2000. And I actually got to choose up to 50! (Material for a second video?) Here they are: 1. 1957 Game 7 Finals: St. Louis misses a last second shot in 2nd OT and Celtics win first title under Bill Russell 2. 1962 Game 7 Finals: Score tied with seconds in regulation, but Lakers miss last second shot which would have won title, game goes to OT and Celtics win 5th straight title 3. 1966 Game 7 Finals: Bill Russell scores driving dunk with 1 minute left to put Celtics up by 10, but Lakers storm back and nearly tie it but lose 95-93 4. 1969 Game 4 Finals: Sam Jones beats the buzzer with off-balance shot to give Celtics a one-point victory and tie the series at 2-2 vs. the Lakers 5. 1969 Game 7 Finals: Don Nelson makes a miracle shot (ball bounces off back of rim, bounces way high up, then falls down through basket for 2 points) with time running out and Celtics again beat Lakers in close one for Russell's last title 6. 1970 Game 7 Finals: Injured Willis Reed heroically shows up for game and scores first 2 baskets for Knicks to energize them to victory 7. 1974 Game 6 Finals: Before Kareem's winning basket, John Havlicek of Celtics made an incredible high-arching shot over Kareem's arms to give Celtics a 1-point lead which would have won them the title if not for Kareem's great hook shot which followed 8. 1976 Game 7 Eastern semis: Score tied between Bullets and Cavaliers, seconds left, and a Cavs guard (Frank Synder, I think) scores a layup off a give-and-go play and Cavs win by 2 and Cleveland home crowd storms court 9. 1976 Game 5 Finals: in second overtime of classic triple-overtime thriller, Celtics lead by 3 with less than 20 seconds left, but Suns score two quick baskets to lead by 1; Celtics with 5 seconds left go to John Havlicek who makes at tremendous bank shot to give Boston a 1-point lead with 1 second left; after Jo Jo White makes a technical shot free throw, Celtics are up by 2 with 1 second left, but Suns' Garfield Heard makes a turnaround shot to send game to third overtime. ONE OF GREATEST GAMES IN HISTORY 10. 1977 Game 6 Finals: Erving scores a lot of dunks off Portland defenders, but with seconds left and 76ers behind by two, George McGinnis misses a shot and Portland wins the title and fans storm court (for a sequence from a winning game for Philadelphia, there was also Julius Erving's vicious fastbreak dunk in Dave Cowens' face in Game 7 of the Eastern semis between the 76ers and the defending champion Celtics) 11. 1979 Game 7 Eastern Finals: Bob Dandridge makes a shot to give Bullets a two-point lead with seconds left, and then Elvin Hayes blocks a San Antonio shot and defending champion Bullets win to overcome a 3-1 series deficit versus the Spurs 12. 1980 Game 1 West Finals: Dennis Johnson makes a near half-court shot with less than a second left to lead Sonics to 1-point victory over Milwaukee Bucks 13. 1980 Game 4 Finals: Erving's famous reverse layup to give Philadelphia a 7-point lead as 76ers tie series with Lakers 14. 1980 Game 5 Finals: Jabbar comes back from ankle injury to score 40 points, including a three-point play (slam dunk with a foul on Erving) to give the Lakers the 3-point lead with half a minute left, as Lakers take 3-2 series lead 15. 1980 Game 6 Finals: Rookie Magic Johnson takes place of injured Jabbar at center and scores 42 to bring Lakers the title (TBC)
Part II: 16. 1981 Game 7 East Finals: Larry Bird makes a bank shot with a minute left to give Celtics the comeback 91-90 victory as Celtics roar back from 3-1 series deficit to beat 76ers and advance to NBA Final 17. 1981 Game 1 Finals: Larry Bird leads Boston to victory versus Houston; scores his famous follow-up shot with the left hand from the baseline 18. 1982 Game East Finals: This time, the 76ers win Game 7 on the road versus Boston, and with seconds left, the home Boston crowd salutes the victorious 76ers and cheer "Beat LA! Beat LA!" to inspire them to beat the Lakers. The 76ers lost the 1982 Finals, but that was the FIRST TIME that the "Beat LA!" chant started 19. 1984 Game 1, first round series: Bernard King and Isiah Thomas in a scoring duel, as Thomas scores 16 points in 90 seconds left to bring game to OT, but Knicks pull out the road win 20. 1984 Game 2, Finals: Gerald Henderson steals the ball and ties the game as Celtics send game to OT and win, tying series at 1-1; without the steal, Celtics would have been down 2 games to none and been in danger of being swept. Instead, they win series. 21. 1984 Game 4, Finals: With Boston down 2-1 in series, they show they would not go down fighting as Kevin McHale clotheslines Kurt Rambis in the third quarter, and with seconds left in OT, Larry Bird makes a turnaround shot to win game for Boston and tie series at 2-2 (they could have been down 3-1) 22. 1985 Game 6, Finals: Jabbar scores a long hookshot from corner to give Lakers an insurmountable lead as Lakers finally beat Celtics for NBA title 23. 1986 Game 6 Finals: Bird plays a tremendous game to lead Boston to title; in one memorable sequence in third quarter, he dribbles to the corner with the shotclock running down and buries a three-pointer to give Celtics a 25-point lead and the Rockets soon call timeout as Boston Garden roars 24. 1987 Game 5 first round-series: As the home Milwaukee Bucks are about to eliminate the 76ers, Julius Erving makes a three-point shot for his last career points in the NBA and is substituted for the last time, and the fans give him a rousing ovation 25. 1987 Game 5 East Finals: BIRD STEALS THE BALL AND PASSES IT TO DJ FOR THE GAME-WINNING BASKET AS BOSTON BEATS DETROIT BY 1 TO TAKE 3-2 SERIES LEAD TO 26. 1987 Game 6 Finals: Lakers beat Boston as they rally in third quarter from halftime deficit, with barrage of fastbreaks including 1 famous sequence where James Worthy dives for the loose ball near the midcourt line and before going out of bounds, taps the ball forward to Magic Johnson who drives in alone for a fastbreak dunk 27. 1988 Game 7 East semis: Larry Bird and Dominique Wilkins go mano a mano in the 4th quarter, with Bird scoring 20 points in quarter to Wilkins' 16, as Boston pulls off close victory; a key shot was Bird's drive-in lefthanded layup to give Celtics a 5-point lead with about 20 seconds left 28. 1988 Game 6 Finals: Lakers hang on to 1-point victory by withstanding Isiah Thomas' heroic performance on broken ankle: a record 25 points in third quarter 29. 1989 Game 6 Eastern Finals: Bulls lose this game, but Jordan has sequence where he steals the ball, taps it to teammate at halfcourt, gets it back for a tremendous 360 degree back-to-the-basket shot off a Bill Laimbeer foul 30. 1989 Game 4 Finals: with seconds left and Detroit about to win the title, retiring Laker center Kareem Abdul Jabbar is substituted with a minute to go, and the home fans chant "Kareem... Kareem... Kareem..." as the seconds tick by to the end (TBC)
(PART III) 31. 1990 Game 5 first round-series: With two minutes left in Knicks-Celtics deciding game, Patrick Ewing makes a tremendous three-point shot while saving the ball from going out of bounds in the left corner, as Boston pulls off upset win to signal that the Knicks were now the rising Atlantic Division power, replacing Boston 32. 1991 Game 6 Western Finals: With Lakers holding 3-2 series lead and holding on to 1-point lead, Portland's Terry Porter misses a shot and Magic gets rebounds and just flips ball towards the other side of court, allowing it to roll down the floor as the seconds pass, and Lakers win the series 33. 1991 Game 4 East Finals: Does this count? Jordan and the Bulls finally beat the Pistons, and the Detroit stars walk off the court with seconds left instead of congratulating the victorious Bulls (a famous or infamous moment from game is when Dennis Rodman shoves Scottie Pippen to the basket support as Pippen was driving for a left-handed layup; Pippen sustained a wound near his eye but did not lose his composure) 34. 1991 Game 2 Finals: JORDAN MAKES HIS FAMOUS SWITCH-HANDS LAYUP 35. 1993 Game 4 East first round: With 3 seconds left and Charlotte trailing by 1 versus Boston, rookie ALONZO MOURNING MAKES SHOT FROM TOP OF THE KEY with 0.4 seconds left as Hornets eliminate Boston on Kevin McHale's last game 36. 1993 Game 6, West semis: Charles Barkley makes shot against David Robinson's defense as Suns wrap up series versus Spurs 37. 1993 Game 2, East Finals: John Starks drives and makes lefthanded dunk off Jordan with seconds left as Knicks beat Bulls for 2-0 series lead (they would blow it though) 38. 1993 Game 5, East Finals: with Knicks trailing by 1 and second left, ball goes to PF Charles Smith under the basket but he keeps getting blocked as he is swarmed by various Bulls defenders (Jordan, Pippen, Grant) - he was blocked at least 4 times and Bulls hold on for 3-2 series lead; they will eventually win in 6 39. 1994 Game 5, First Round series: Denver Nuggets become first 8th seed to upset the #1 seed in first round as Nuggets win close game in OT in Seattle: Dikembe Mutombo famously grabs ball as time expires and lies down the court rejoicing 40. 1994 Game 7 East Finals: Patrick Ewing makes follow-up dunk off John Starks miss with seconds left as Madison Square Garden crowd wildly cheer Knicks' victory as they make Finals for first time since 1973 41. 1994 Game 6 East Finals: With Knicks leading series 3-2 but trailing by 1 with seconds left, a hot John Starks takes a three-point shot which would have won them the game and title, but gets blocked by Hakeem as Rockets hold on for win and tie series 42. 1995 Game 7 East semis: With Knicks trailing by 2 versus Pacers, Ewing drives for a finger roll but MISSES as Indiana finally eliminates Knicks from playoffs 43. 1995 Game 4 East Finals: Pacers and Magic go back and forth with baskets in last 20 seconds to give each team the lead, but in final sequence, Rick Smits makes a buzzer-beater as Pacers win by 1 and tie series 44. 1995 Game 1 Finals: Magic with 3 point-lead in final seconds BLOW IT as Nick Anderson misses 4 FTs in a row and the Rockets send it to OT with Kenny Smith three-pointer: then with seconds left in OT, Dennis Scott of Magic ties the game with a three-pointer, but Hakeem wins the game with a buzzer-beating follow-up shot 45. 1997 Game 4, Western 1st Round: Rex Chapman makes off-balance three pointer to send Sonics-Suns game to OT 46. 1997 West Finals Game 4: Houston's Eddie Johnson makes buzzer-beater to win game and tie series vs Utah 47. 1997 Finals, Game 6: John Stockton takes over game in final minutes and wins it with steal and then with rebound off a Jordan miss and a FULL-LENGTH OF THE COURT PASS to a streaking Karl Malone for the game-winning layup as Jazz tie series (one of greatest assists of all time); if you prefer a sequence only from the winning team, then there's also the Flu Game where MJ scores 38 in Game 5, including the winning three-pointer with 25 seconds left 48. 1999 Eastern Finals Game 3: Larry Johnson makes game-winning FOUR-POINT PLAY as Knicks beat Pacers to take 2-1 series lead 49. 1999 Western Finals Game 2: Sean Elliot makes an off-balance three-pointer while narrowly avoiding going out of bounds as San Antonio takes 2-0 lead vs. Portland (Memorial Day Miracle) 50. 1999 NBA Finals, Game 5: Avery Johnson makes shot from left corner with about 47 seconds left to give Spurs a 1-point lead and the victory versus the NY Knicks at Madison Square Garden; the first championship for Tim Duncan and the Spurs CHEERS!
You know youre getting old when they show those historical clips before the NBA Finals and you remember watching more and more of them live as the years go on.
Man. Jordan's last steal and shot is definitely a top 5 play of all time. His basketball i.q was off the charts. Anyone can hit a last second lucky shot but the defense.. smh
They forgot the Memorial Day Miracle with the Spurs after Sean Elliot just returned from what was thought to be career ending surgery and hit the winning shot to take a lead over Portland in that series.
Somewhere there exists an alternate universe where D-Rose learned to land on both feet at the same time and the man is a 3-time league MVP with multiple chips and in Chicago they entertain the conversation of who the greatest Bull ever is.
Larry Johnson’s four point play against Pacers. The angle from the rafters is a classic playoff image. More so than the casual Embiid dunk down the lane.
They forgot Game 5 of the 1994 Eastern Conference Finals when Reggie Miller scored 25 points in the 4th quarter against the Knicks. That game made Reggie a clutch Playoff performer.
Gotta say, for me, think top three have to be: 3) Kawhi vs. 76ers, Game 7: East Finals 2) MJ vs. Jazz, Game 6: NBA Finals 1) Ray Allen vs. Spurs, Game 6: NBA Finals I think you could realistically flip any of them around and still be right.
It's crazy that this clip starts with the best playoff moment in Cleveland Cavaliers history(The Block) and ends with the worst moment in Cavaliers history(The Shot). Joy and Pain(like sunshine and rain)!!!
Few more come to mind: Mutombo and Nuggets upset of Sonics. Sean Elliot tip toe 3 point buzzer beater against Blazers. Rik Smits buzzer beater vs Magic. Show some love for the older classics? This video shows too many recent highlights.
People really never talk about lebron dropping 29 in a row in the east semis against the pistons. Easily the best single game clutch performance we’ve seen this century
Look I’m from Portland and even I will say that there are plenty of greater moments than those two. That being said that Kobe shot in Round 1 of a series where they blew a 3-1 lead and lost is insanely overrated. If that wasn’t Kobe nobody would care about that shot at all, let’s be honest.
12:32 oh floppy Wade. How you fall backwards after sprinting up the court and shooting a leaner? So glad our Mavs beat them in ‘11. Should’ve got them in ‘06 too, but someone got some favorable treatment.
There are and will be a lot of buzzers, lot of blocks, assists, floaters, rebounds, alley-hoops, dunks and layups. There will be only one play where the greatest player of all time ends his career with an almost buzzer beater shot to give his team Championship number 6 in the decade. There will also be only one play where the best player in the league, who promised his city an NBA title, does a monster clutch block in game 7 with 1 minute to play against, virtually, one of the best teams of all time, while playing for a much weaker side. Those are the two greatest moments in NBA play-off history.
Nope. There is aways more than one play and more than one player that can be considered for GOAT. And in this case that shot didn't even end his career, it spawned a comeback and two playoff-missing years in Washington.
Pretty good, but incredible that you don't have one highlight of Larry Bird. He is an all time top 5 player , and arguably the most clutch player ever. His steal from Isaiah Thomas to pass to DJ for the win should have at least been on here.
Many crazy good shots here. Just gonna say, as a lifelong Blazers fan.... Only ONE superstar in this video is shown making two SERIES-ENDING 3's. Dame Time. And with his abdomen surgery in the rearview? Get ready for #3 and counting.
Nice video overall, but most of these are greatest highlights from recent playoffs. Not all are really greatest moments. Like the Giannis dunk from almost the free throw line. That doesn’t even compare to the Ray Allen corner three against the Spurs.
Matthew 12:35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
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That Kawhi shot man, still in my opinion the best buzzer beater to happen of all time.
First off a game 7 buzzer beaters are super rare. Let alone be the season the raptors won it all, and the only time ever!
The combo of the suspense of bouncing on the rim, the audience, what the win meant for all of Canada, was absolutely insane.
I think anyone is hard pressed to come up with one other buzzer beater that was more fun to watch, or more important to a team ever.
This is absolutely facts sir!! To this day when I watch it, that shot gives me the chills everytime
Its actually the one only game 7 buzzer beater
As a Raptor fan I couldn't agree more. Being from the mid to late Bosh era and having being mediocre until 2014 and even then getting bounced by bron every after 2014-2015 was always painful considering we had great teams that could always go farther if he wasn't in the east. So to see us finally break through in a moment like this does mean a lot to us.
Yeah that is absolutely true considering everything at stakes win or go home 76ers or raptors embiid or kawhi although I do think if 76ers win they lose anyways to the warriors so I’ll say the kawhi game 7 shot was absolutely insane.
Dude it felt like an eternity for the ball to drop like time stopped or something. By far the best Playoff moment ever and im not even a Raptors fan.
That Lebron block came outta absolutely nowhere man, watched it live everyone went nuts.
But kyrie the mvp😂😂😂
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that was like tayshaun Prince block as well lol.
Super overrated play.
@@Bullet-VRyo entire life is overrated lil boy
3:41 The greatest clutch shot ever. Down 3-2 in the series, down 3 with less than a minute left, and backpedaling into the corner (something Ray literally practiced for). I love MJ's final shot as a Bull, I love LeBron's chase down block and Kyrie's 3 to win it all in 2016, but Ray Allen's corner 3 forever lives in my mind and I still can't believe it!
Man, that shot by Jesus Shuttlesworth, it just does not get any better than that! Less than 8 seconds, SA up 3-2 in the series, down by 3... incredible.
That’s what saved LeBron’s legacy ngl but that was goated
The emotional whiplash as a Blazers fan of getting the Dame shot on OKC immediately followed by “Bryant….to SHAQ!!”
bro got flash backs😭😭
Reggie Miller was probably dizzy as hell after spinning 20 times like that😂😂😂
Hell yeah
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That was pretty funny
The fact that he didn't even want to put in nba 2k games plus Larry bird was in the game and he was mad there lmao
There were a few moments that weren't even mentioned like Dikembe Mutombo when he was on the floor celebrating after beating the Seattle Supersonics (#1) when Denver was ranked #8 in '94 and my personal favorite was when Alonzo Mourning making the gw shot vs Boston in '93 that ended Boston's run from the 80s.
The Ray Allen shot still gives me goosebumps
That dame shot on the thunder was just straight disrespectful lmao Paul George still mad about it till this day. 😂
Missing Toni Kukoc’s shot at the buzzer to beat the Knicks. The game where Pippen didn’t go in because he was pouting about the play not being for him.
The collection is incomplete without the "shot Heard round the world". 1976 Finals Celtics vs. Suns...In my opinion, it's the most incredible game to have ever happened in this sport. Miracle after miracle after miracle!
Triple OT, right?
Great collection! I notice though most of the clips are from the past 20 years. As I am a middle-aged fan (born in the 1960's) who started following pro hoops (including ABA) from 1975 or 1976, I would like to contribute some suggestions of great NBA playoff moments before 2000. And I actually got to choose up to 50! (Material for a second video?)
Here they are:
1. 1957 Game 7 Finals: St. Louis misses a last second shot in 2nd OT and Celtics win first title under Bill Russell
2. 1962 Game 7 Finals: Score tied with seconds in regulation, but Lakers miss last second shot which would have won title, game goes to OT and Celtics win 5th straight title 3. 1966 Game 7 Finals: Bill Russell scores driving dunk with 1 minute left to put Celtics up by 10, but Lakers storm back and nearly tie it but lose 95-93 4. 1969 Game 4 Finals: Sam Jones beats the buzzer with off-balance shot to give Celtics a one-point victory and tie the series at 2-2 vs. the Lakers 5. 1969 Game 7 Finals: Don Nelson makes a miracle shot (ball bounces off back of rim, bounces way high up, then falls down through basket for 2 points) with time running out and Celtics again beat Lakers in close one for Russell's last title
6. 1970 Game 7 Finals: Injured Willis Reed heroically shows up for game and scores first 2 baskets for Knicks to energize them to victory 7. 1974 Game 6 Finals: Before Kareem's winning basket, John Havlicek of Celtics made an incredible high-arching shot over Kareem's arms to give Celtics a 1-point lead which would have won them the title if not for Kareem's great hook shot which followed 8. 1976 Game 7 Eastern semis: Score tied between Bullets and Cavaliers, seconds left, and a Cavs guard (Frank Synder, I think) scores a layup off a give-and-go play and Cavs win by 2 and Cleveland home crowd storms court 9. 1976 Game 5 Finals: in second overtime of classic triple-overtime thriller, Celtics lead by 3 with less than 20 seconds left, but Suns score two quick baskets to lead by 1; Celtics with 5 seconds left go to John Havlicek who makes at tremendous bank shot to give Boston a 1-point lead with 1 second left; after Jo Jo White makes a technical shot free throw, Celtics are up by 2 with 1 second left, but Suns' Garfield Heard makes a turnaround shot to send game to third overtime. ONE OF GREATEST GAMES IN HISTORY 10. 1977 Game 6 Finals: Erving scores a lot of dunks off Portland defenders, but with seconds left and 76ers behind by two, George McGinnis misses a shot and Portland wins the title and fans storm court (for a sequence from a winning game for Philadelphia, there was also Julius Erving's vicious fastbreak dunk in Dave Cowens' face in Game 7 of the Eastern semis between the 76ers and the defending champion Celtics) 11. 1979 Game 7 Eastern Finals: Bob Dandridge makes a shot to give Bullets a two-point lead with seconds left, and then Elvin Hayes blocks a San Antonio shot and defending champion Bullets win to overcome a 3-1 series deficit versus the Spurs
12. 1980 Game 1 West Finals: Dennis Johnson makes a near half-court shot with less than a second left to lead Sonics to 1-point victory over Milwaukee Bucks 13. 1980 Game 4 Finals: Erving's famous reverse layup to give Philadelphia a 7-point lead as 76ers tie series with Lakers
14. 1980 Game 5 Finals: Jabbar comes back from ankle injury to score 40 points, including a three-point play (slam dunk with a foul on Erving) to give the Lakers the 3-point lead with half a minute left, as Lakers take 3-2 series lead
15. 1980 Game 6 Finals: Rookie Magic Johnson takes place of injured Jabbar at center and scores 42 to bring Lakers the title (TBC)
Part II:
16. 1981 Game 7 East Finals: Larry Bird makes a bank shot with a minute left to give Celtics the comeback 91-90 victory as Celtics roar back from 3-1 series deficit to beat 76ers and advance to NBA Final
17. 1981 Game 1 Finals: Larry Bird leads Boston to victory versus Houston; scores his famous follow-up shot with the left hand from the baseline 18. 1982 Game East Finals: This time, the 76ers win Game 7 on the road versus Boston, and with seconds left, the home Boston crowd salutes the victorious 76ers and cheer "Beat LA! Beat LA!" to inspire them to beat the Lakers. The 76ers lost the 1982 Finals, but that was the FIRST TIME that the "Beat LA!" chant started 19. 1984 Game 1, first round series: Bernard King and Isiah Thomas in a scoring duel, as Thomas scores 16 points in 90 seconds left to bring game to OT, but Knicks pull out the road win
20. 1984 Game 2, Finals: Gerald Henderson steals the ball and ties the game as Celtics send game to OT and win, tying series at 1-1; without the steal, Celtics would have been down 2 games to none and been in danger of being swept. Instead, they win series.
21. 1984 Game 4, Finals: With Boston down 2-1 in series, they show they would not go down fighting as Kevin McHale clotheslines Kurt Rambis in the third quarter, and with seconds left in OT, Larry Bird makes a turnaround shot to win game for Boston and tie series at 2-2 (they could have been down 3-1) 22. 1985 Game 6, Finals: Jabbar scores a long hookshot from corner to give Lakers an insurmountable lead as Lakers finally beat Celtics for NBA title 23. 1986 Game 6 Finals: Bird plays a tremendous game to lead Boston to title; in one memorable sequence in third quarter, he dribbles to the corner with the shotclock running down and buries a three-pointer to give Celtics a 25-point lead and the Rockets soon call timeout as Boston Garden roars 24. 1987 Game 5 first round-series: As the home Milwaukee Bucks are about to eliminate the 76ers, Julius Erving makes a three-point shot for his last career points in the NBA and is substituted for the last time, and the fans give him a rousing ovation
25. 1987 Game 5 East Finals: BIRD STEALS THE BALL AND PASSES IT TO DJ FOR THE GAME-WINNING BASKET AS BOSTON BEATS DETROIT BY 1 TO TAKE 3-2 SERIES LEAD TO 26. 1987 Game 6 Finals: Lakers beat Boston as they rally in third quarter from halftime deficit, with barrage of fastbreaks including 1 famous sequence where James Worthy dives for the loose ball near the midcourt line and before going out of bounds, taps the ball forward to Magic Johnson who drives in alone for a fastbreak dunk
27. 1988 Game 7 East semis: Larry Bird and Dominique Wilkins go mano a mano in the 4th quarter, with Bird scoring 20 points in quarter to Wilkins' 16, as Boston pulls off close victory; a key shot was Bird's drive-in lefthanded layup to give Celtics a 5-point lead with about 20 seconds left 28. 1988 Game 6 Finals: Lakers hang on to 1-point victory by withstanding Isiah Thomas' heroic performance on broken ankle: a record 25 points in third quarter 29. 1989 Game 6 Eastern Finals: Bulls lose this game, but Jordan has sequence where he steals the ball, taps it to teammate at halfcourt, gets it back for a tremendous 360 degree back-to-the-basket shot off a Bill Laimbeer foul 30. 1989 Game 4 Finals: with seconds left and Detroit about to win the title, retiring Laker center Kareem Abdul Jabbar is substituted with a minute to go, and the home fans chant "Kareem... Kareem... Kareem..." as the seconds tick by to the end (TBC)
(PART III)
31. 1990 Game 5 first round-series: With two minutes left in Knicks-Celtics deciding game, Patrick Ewing makes a tremendous three-point shot while saving the ball from going out of bounds in the left corner, as Boston pulls off upset win to signal that the Knicks were now the rising Atlantic Division power, replacing Boston 32. 1991 Game 6 Western Finals: With Lakers holding 3-2 series lead and holding on to 1-point lead, Portland's Terry Porter misses a shot and Magic gets rebounds and just flips ball towards the other side of court, allowing it to roll down the floor as the seconds pass, and Lakers win the series 33. 1991 Game 4 East Finals: Does this count? Jordan and the Bulls finally beat the Pistons, and the Detroit stars walk off the court with seconds left instead of congratulating the victorious Bulls (a famous or infamous moment from game is when Dennis Rodman shoves Scottie Pippen to the basket support as Pippen was driving for a left-handed layup; Pippen sustained a wound near his eye but did not lose his composure) 34. 1991 Game 2 Finals: JORDAN MAKES HIS FAMOUS SWITCH-HANDS LAYUP
35. 1993 Game 4 East first round: With 3 seconds left and Charlotte trailing by 1 versus Boston, rookie ALONZO MOURNING MAKES SHOT FROM TOP OF THE KEY with 0.4 seconds left as Hornets eliminate Boston on Kevin McHale's last game 36. 1993 Game 6, West semis: Charles Barkley makes shot against David Robinson's defense as Suns wrap up series versus Spurs 37. 1993 Game 2, East Finals: John Starks drives and makes lefthanded dunk off Jordan with seconds left as Knicks beat Bulls for 2-0 series lead (they would blow it though) 38. 1993 Game 5, East Finals: with Knicks trailing by 1 and second left, ball goes to PF Charles Smith under the basket but he keeps getting blocked as he is swarmed by various Bulls defenders (Jordan, Pippen, Grant) - he was blocked at least 4 times and Bulls hold on for 3-2 series lead; they will eventually win in 6 39. 1994 Game 5, First Round series: Denver Nuggets become first 8th seed to upset the #1 seed in first round as Nuggets win close game in OT in Seattle: Dikembe Mutombo famously grabs ball as time expires and lies down the court rejoicing 40. 1994 Game 7 East Finals: Patrick Ewing makes follow-up dunk off John Starks miss with seconds left as Madison Square Garden crowd wildly cheer Knicks' victory as they make Finals for first time since 1973 41. 1994 Game 6 East Finals: With Knicks leading series 3-2 but trailing by 1 with seconds left, a hot John Starks takes a three-point shot which would have won them the game and title, but gets blocked by Hakeem as Rockets hold on for win and tie series 42. 1995 Game 7 East semis: With Knicks trailing by 2 versus Pacers, Ewing drives for a finger roll but MISSES as Indiana finally eliminates Knicks from playoffs
43. 1995 Game 4 East Finals: Pacers and Magic go back and forth with baskets in last 20 seconds to give each team the lead, but in final sequence, Rick Smits makes a buzzer-beater as Pacers win by 1 and tie series 44. 1995 Game 1 Finals: Magic with 3 point-lead in final seconds BLOW IT as Nick Anderson misses 4 FTs in a row and the Rockets send it to OT with Kenny Smith three-pointer: then with seconds left in OT, Dennis Scott of Magic ties the game with a three-pointer, but Hakeem wins the game with a buzzer-beating follow-up shot
45. 1997 Game 4, Western 1st Round: Rex Chapman makes off-balance three pointer to send Sonics-Suns game to OT
46. 1997 West Finals Game 4: Houston's Eddie Johnson makes buzzer-beater to win game and tie series vs Utah 47. 1997 Finals, Game 6: John Stockton takes over game in final minutes and wins it with steal and then with rebound off a Jordan miss and a FULL-LENGTH OF THE COURT PASS to a streaking Karl Malone for the game-winning layup as Jazz tie series (one of greatest assists of all time); if you prefer a sequence only from the winning team, then there's also the Flu Game where MJ scores 38 in Game 5, including the winning three-pointer with 25 seconds left
48. 1999 Eastern Finals Game 3: Larry Johnson makes game-winning FOUR-POINT PLAY as Knicks beat Pacers to take 2-1 series lead
49. 1999 Western Finals Game 2: Sean Elliot makes an off-balance three-pointer while narrowly avoiding going out of bounds as San Antonio takes 2-0 lead vs. Portland (Memorial Day Miracle)
50. 1999 NBA Finals, Game 5: Avery Johnson makes shot from left corner with about 47 seconds left to give Spurs a 1-point lead and the victory versus the NY Knicks at Madison Square Garden; the first championship for Tim Duncan and the Spurs
CHEERS!
those all seem great, but you probably won’t be able to find any clips for anything basketball related from before the 1960s
commenting so i can see these later. thank you for the lore
Wait wait wait, 55 ish is middle aged??
The 🐐🐐🐐 multiple times kobe, Mike, bron, reggie..... they do this 💯💯💯
You know youre getting old when they show those historical clips before the NBA Finals and you remember watching more and more of them live as the years go on.
Man. Jordan's last steal and shot is definitely a top 5 play of all time. His basketball i.q was off the charts. Anyone can hit a last second lucky shot but the defense.. smh
Most of these are blown calls.
8:24 this is why I fell in love with sports
The fact that the video started with which should be now the 2 most iconic NBA finals moments. Beautiful. Maker of video u know ur stuff 👌
the more & more i see that Dame shot vs OKC it dawns on me how insane that shot was 😭😂
Also missing Rex Chapman’s clutch 3 vs Sonics in 97. Big shot to force another OT!
0:01 Michael Jordan: _”Losing is not an option”._
8:08 James Harden: _”Passing is not an option”._
17:58 that dude who wanted to steal the ball
He DID steal the ball💀
They forgot the Memorial Day Miracle with the Spurs after Sean Elliot just returned from what was thought to be career ending surgery and hit the winning shot to take a lead over Portland in that series.
The Kawhi buzzer beater, both announcers just yell OOOHHHHHHHH!!! At the same time. The best
This is honestly a great compilation, I haven’t seen a lotta these before
When Ray Allen hit that threw pointer me and my kids ran around the neighborhood yelling Ray Ray!!!
Perfect ending to a GREAT video
Somewhere there exists an alternate universe where D-Rose learned to land on both feet at the same time and the man is a 3-time league MVP with multiple chips and in Chicago they entertain the conversation of who the greatest Bull ever is.
fr hurts my heart to see his injury ruining what he could do rookie rose was probably the most explosive player to play the game
Man, I love this game. There's nothing like it.
Robert Horry man. Made a career of hitting big shots 🔥
Career!
and here I am with this 'trick knee'
Loved this video. I was hoping to see the Bird steal on the Pistons when he saved it and threw it to DJ to win the game but overall 10/10 edit
When Reggie pushed MJ and hit that 3. It was out of FEAR! 😂
That Ray Allen shot is just amazing
Dude at 29:08 feared for his life, he thought he was gonna get dropkicked by Prime Jordan or something and fell over in advance.
Larry Johnson’s four point play against Pacers. The angle from the rafters is a classic playoff image. More so than the casual Embiid dunk down the lane.
They forgot Game 5 of the 1994 Eastern Conference Finals when Reggie Miller scored 25 points in the 4th quarter against the Knicks. That game made Reggie a clutch Playoff performer.
When I think epic Playoff moments, Robert Horry always comes to mind. Andalusia, Alabama’s greatest icon!
After the 2016 west finals Durant was like well if you can’t beat ‘em join em😂
is this the dagger?
Millions at the time: oooooohh!
No Tayshaun block 🤔 but A Joel Embied windmill dunk while they was up 20 points 🤣🤣
John Stockton had a great game winner against Kings facing elimination game 4 1999.
It was what I was looking for. Very easy to follow the steps. It works!
hit the pen so many times started to watch this at 12:40 am on a wednesday
Gotta say, for me, think top three have to be:
3) Kawhi vs. 76ers, Game 7: East Finals
2) MJ vs. Jazz, Game 6: NBA Finals
1) Ray Allen vs. Spurs, Game 6: NBA Finals
I think you could realistically flip any of them around and still be right.
True but I would put Mj first because that shot was to WIN the finals then ray Allen second to avoid elimination but all were good
Bro that shot LeBron hit against the magic literally haunt me till this day .
Start the clip with MJ's push-off and Rodman walking back on offense in the elimination championship game 😂
Lillard's 3 was not only a walk off winner but it gave him a 50pt game
You’ve got Klay’s game 6 showing, but how about rookie Magic leading Lakers to the Finals victory without Kareem?
that shot by derek fisher was absolutely crazy BUT AINT NO WAY HE GOT THAT OFF IN 0.4 SECONDS CMON MAYNEEEE
That bulls Celtics series was fucking legendary. About to go watch it.
Great job
Lillard's shot over Harden to send the Blazers on was electric
BANG
D-Wade flopping like he was hit with a water balloon at 12:33 always makes me laugh
Lmao. I made a comment about this too.
Like how you falling backwards with all that momentum. Flopping expert.
its missing the Paul George blow by on Lebron and then dunk on Birdman Anderson
Missing Larry Bird’s inbounds steal and pass to DJ vs the Pistons.
Exactly!
Where is Willis Reed returning to game and helping Knicks to Finals victory?
That Jerry West shot from the 1860s probably was the best for distance and importance.
Missing Gar Heard’s buzzer beater of Game 5 of Suns-Celtics in Finals.
Can't believe they didn't include the Boston/Phoenix triple overtime game.
Miller was one clutch fella
It's crazy that this clip starts with the best playoff moment in Cleveland Cavaliers history(The Block) and ends with the worst moment in Cavaliers history(The Shot). Joy and Pain(like sunshine and rain)!!!
GOAT 23....6th ring...game 7 has been canceled
MJ's final shot as s Bull eclipses them ALL. The Derek Fisher last-second heave in San Antonio though is MY personal favorite.
Heartbroken Moments
Also as a Portland fan, I miss Dame and CJ so much😢
Can’t believe you’re missing the Dr J classic reverse layup? Are you even an NBA fan?!
Few more come to mind: Mutombo and Nuggets upset of Sonics. Sean Elliot tip toe 3 point buzzer beater against Blazers. Rik Smits buzzer beater vs Magic.
Show some love for the older classics? This video shows too many recent highlights.
I love this game!
As a Thunder fan, watching every highlight they're included in is still painful
3:22 I mean cool play, but not what I would considered a Greatest Playoff moment.
People really never talk about lebron dropping 29 in a row in the east semis against the pistons. Easily the best single game clutch performance we’ve seen this century
How was Larry Bird’s inbound pass steal and pass to DJ with 2 seconds left against the Pistons in the eastern conference finals not on here?
those pandemic games are just depressing
If there were fans, it would've been better but covid struck so nothing we can do.
Ray Allen’s game winner I was wacthing it live also nuts
Nobody mentions how in todays game ray Allen would’ve had a 4pt play 👀
The fact that you don't have Damian Lillards SERIES WINNING shots near the front of a greatest NBA moments compilation is highly suspect
but it was a bad shot
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@@trhyoutube half of the shots you included are bad shots that went in lol
Look I’m from Portland and even I will say that there are plenty of greater moments than those two. That being said that Kobe shot in Round 1 of a series where they blew a 3-1 lead and lost is insanely overrated. If that wasn’t Kobe nobody would care about that shot at all, let’s be honest.
@@jordandwiggins1026 wrong
Brah never understood why they didn't rush Jordan to get ball out of his hand
12:32 oh floppy Wade. How you fall backwards after sprinting up the court and shooting a leaner? So glad our Mavs beat them in ‘11. Should’ve got them in ‘06 too, but someone got some favorable treatment.
Crossover nasty
And don’t have the classic Jordan mid-air adjustment to switch hands vs the Lakers? Yet have a random Curry deep three point buzzer beater. Okkkk
" I don't get rebounds " shaq said !
How can you NOT have Garfield Herd's shot against Boston on this video??????
There are and will be a lot of buzzers, lot of blocks, assists, floaters, rebounds, alley-hoops, dunks and layups.
There will be only one play where the greatest player of all time ends his career with an almost buzzer beater shot to give his team Championship number 6 in the decade.
There will also be only one play where the best player in the league, who promised his city an NBA title, does a monster clutch block in game 7 with 1 minute to play against, virtually, one of the best teams of all time, while playing for a much weaker side.
Those are the two greatest moments in NBA play-off history.
Nope. There is aways more than one play and more than one player that can be considered for GOAT. And in this case that shot didn't even end his career, it spawned a comeback and two playoff-missing years in Washington.
20:14 the score is confused
Pretty good, but incredible that you don't have one highlight of Larry Bird. He is an all time top 5 player , and arguably the most clutch player ever. His steal from Isaiah Thomas to pass to DJ for the win should have at least been on here.
4:57, LeBron would've flopped like he got punched in the face.
Many crazy good shots here.
Just gonna say, as a lifelong Blazers fan....
Only ONE superstar in this video is shown making two SERIES-ENDING 3's.
Dame Time. And with his abdomen surgery in the rearview? Get ready for #3 and counting.
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8:27 was such a less-than-professional call of the play. That's how you know it was so shocking.
Klay Thomas though🥵
Yo that Denver vs Portland Series was fuckin Epic. Shit had like 5 Double Over time games
amazing vid but definitely coulda put Kenny smith game tying 3 game 1 NBA finals 1995 he broke a nba record at that time
There needs to be over 10 lebron James videos here when you talk about playoffs 😂
LeBron has had two teammates literally save his career/ legacy 🤷
Yes, just 2 championships in 20 years would not be impressive.
You forgot lebron 16 points comeback and his block without those ray allen 3 or kyrie 3 wouldn't matter
Kobe did too so did micheal so what’s your point
Raptors kawhi was different !!
Did I see Sean Elliot's baseline miracle shot on his tippy toes with the out of bounds line underneath his heels? Did I see that!!??!
Nice video overall, but most of these are greatest highlights from recent playoffs. Not all are really greatest moments.
Like the Giannis dunk from almost the free throw line. That doesn’t even compare to the Ray Allen corner three against the Spurs.
Missing four FT by Nick Anderson.
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