Man this Pistons team had a chance to go to 4 straight finals after 2004. they just could never close out a lot of games but in 2008 they just got outplayed by this hungry Boston team.
They let Ben Wallace go which was a huge mistake defensively in the following years. That trade for Iverson would've worked, if done years back, you got Michael Curry coaching them for the 2009 season, even the players don't know their own identity
The end of an era for Detroit. They overtweaked their roster after this. Since they blew that 10-point 4th quarter lead with game 7 in sight, nothing has gone right for a team that once seemed as consistent as any in the East, if not the league.
Edward Richardson Larry Brown leavining was the beginning of the end.. Sure we wom a lot of games from 2005-2006 to the 2007-08 season but our team defense suffered as we reached the conference finals each o thoe years.. And Lebron was too good by that point
Great upload. This was the end of an era for my favorite detroit pistons team. You could tell as the game went on that they just ran out of gas and were probably never going to win the "ship" again. That Posey steal though was the sign though. And dam did I love Chauncey Billups. Truly my all time favorite player.
KG IS SOMETHING SPECIAL JUST LIKE BIRD AND PIPPEN THE COMPLETE TEAM PLAYER UNSELFISH. ALSO PIERCE WAS SO SLOW BUT I NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE HIM HIS SPINS SKILLS TRICKY CLEVER, HE CAN FIND BASKET IN ANY SITUATION. I DONT KNOW HOW SLOWEST PLAYER EVER IS SO GIFTED. U CAN SEE IN EVERY POSSESSION ON SPIN OR POST THE DEFENDER HAD NO CHANCE THEY ONLY CAN GUARD IF BIG WAITS HIM INSIDE LITERALLY ANY OTHER DEFENDER BOUNCE AROUND HIM. KOBE USED TO SAY HIM AND MELO ARE LIKE RHINOS BECAUSE THEIR BODY IS DIFFERENT UNLIKE OTHER SCORERS.
Sometimes, a team that has sustained success has a moment when you think, "They've reached their end game." The Shaq-Kobe Lakers arguably were never the same after Horry's missed 3 in the '03 West semis. Posey's steal was the final nail in the coffin for these Pistons.
Yup . These Celtics last moments end was in 2012 Eastern Conference Finals Game 7 when they lost to the heat . It seems like most teams like this have a 3-5 year span of success before dying out
Larry Brown Strong Defense : 2004 NBA Champions, 2005 NBA Finals. Saunders weak defense : 2006, 2007, 2008 ECF. Morality, to win a NBA Title, you must have a Strong Defense...
Around this time, it was a painful decline for both the Pistons and the Red Wings (yes I know the Red Wings won the 2008 finals but after the 2009 loss that was it).
I feel like the Pistons could’ve been elite for another couple years had they either not have: traded Billups or just stayed healthy. The Wings if they stayed healthy could’ve been great for 3 more years
@@Jay-n262 If the Pistons drafted one of those guys, 04-08 would be the same except they would win it in 05 too. They would run it back in 2011 and 2012 with 2 more titles before the team would slowly decline. They could’ve easily been good for like 10 years instead of 5 and they would have 2 back to backs out of the last 8 years
@@Imadawg213 Ben Wallace said Melo wouldn't have fitted with the Pistons, DWade/Bosh would've fitted better but idk if they would've still gotten Rasheed Wallace if they drafted Wade/Bosh
After this year it was all downhill man, the trade with Iverson was to give the Pistons like just a couple more years of being a consistent powerhouse through 2010 with hopes of another NBA title in one of those years in summer of 09’ or 2010, even though it was unlikely even if they gave away Hamilton instead of Billups. It totally backfired.
The fact that this was the last good season for the pistons sucks. They made 6 straight east finals and 2 nba finals. They just ran into the wrong teams at the worst time.
@@ili-samiam-ili3515 and it showed because when they traded billips to the nuggets, they made it to the wcf that same year. Making it Billups 7th straight Conference finals
Fun fact: The Pistons made the playoffs 3 times in 16 years after this series and were swept at the first round every time. They haven't won a single game at the playoffs for fucking 16 years.
Pistons should've won this series..smh Joe dumars didn't know how to build around those guys...sucks I miss that team but oh well..van gundy may have something going here
HE BUILD GREAT PROBLEM WAS BEN WALLACE FROM A NOBODY BECAME INSTAND HUGE MAX CONTRACT NO ONE KNEW HE WILL BE THAT GREAT DUDE WAS 15T BENCH GUY IN BULLETS AND THIRD CENTER IN ORLANDO.
@@TheDignam I JUST WROTE ABOVE NO ONE KNEW HE WILL BECAME THAT GREAT AND SUPER MAX CONTRACT. HE WAS 15TH PLAYER BENCH IN BULLETS AND THIRD CENTER BENCH IN ORLANDO. OF COURSE THAT WAS HIS HUGE CHANCE TO TAKE THE BAG. PISTONS COULDNT HANDLE THE SALARY SINCE HAMILTON AND SHEED AND BILLUPS WERE ALREADY OVER CAP.
Detroit deserves nothing but credit from the time bron got drafted to the till basically that year they competed in the playoffs and were so good but jus imagine if they had drafted Carmelo😅😅😅
This Happens When I Was 14 Years Old Between The 9th Grade & The 10th Grade When The Boston Celtics Are Doing There Thing But For LeBron James It Would've Been The Rematched Of The 2007 NBA Eastern Conference Finals.
This series proved the Pistons were a fluke championship team. All those ECF appearances and barely won 1 championship against a injured Lakers team with Kobe shooting them out the series
If anything this proved the very opposite. Are you nuts? A team that went to 6 straight ecf's and 2 finals in that time. Also they had no business even taking this Celtics near 7 games considering the talent difference. That's no fluke.
Lmao this is such a boneheaded take and I’m Lakers fan. They destroyed LA and it wasn’t for sheed ditching his assignment in G5, Detroit wouldve won back to back titles
How are they a fluke? They're known to be one of the most monstrous defensive team in NBA history at least in the early 21st century. I'm not even a Pistons fan lol. Making multi-consecutive ECFs are no joke nevermind b2b NBA Finals appearances.
Officially ended the Detroit Pistons era. 5-straight Eastern Conference Finals appearances is something to definitely be proud of as an organization
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Yeah, when they decide to take Allen Iverson and trade Billups who ended up making the Western Conference Finals
Man this Pistons team had a chance to go to 4 straight finals after 2004. they just could never close out a lot of games but in 2008 they just got outplayed by this hungry Boston team.
They shouldn't have lost to the cavs in 07
@@blushingpictures7987or the heat in 06
Lucky Kobe and Shaq fight that's the reason Detroit won championship @@blushingpictures7987
They let Ben Wallace go which was a huge mistake defensively in the following years. That trade for Iverson would've worked, if done years back, you got Michael Curry coaching them for the 2009 season, even the players don't know their own identity
The end of an era for Detroit.
They overtweaked their roster after this.
Since they blew that 10-point 4th quarter lead with game 7 in sight, nothing has gone right for a team that once seemed as consistent as any in the East, if not the league.
I always say everything went downhill after the Game 5 loss to the Spurs in the 2005 NBA Finals
Edward Richardson Larry Brown leavining was the beginning of the end.. Sure we wom a lot of games from 2005-2006 to the 2007-08 season but our team defense suffered as we reached the conference finals each o thoe years.. And Lebron was too good by that point
@@TheDignam Pistons were a fluke championship team. 6 ECF appearances and only 1 championship lmao
@@joshuafult84 no fluke just couldn’t get it done
@@joshuafult84 the lack of a true superstar kind of did them in
Wish full game highlights from this era were more easily accessible
Thank you for the upload! Hope the whole series can also be watched! It would be cool!
Great upload. This was the end of an era for my favorite detroit pistons team. You could tell as the game went on that they just ran out of gas and were probably never going to win the "ship" again. That Posey steal though was the sign though. And dam did I love Chauncey Billups. Truly my all time favorite player.
I don't know how they could lose this game
2008 boston squad is something special🔥🔥🔥🤘🤘🤘😊😊😊😊🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
KG IS SOMETHING SPECIAL JUST LIKE BIRD AND PIPPEN THE COMPLETE TEAM PLAYER UNSELFISH. ALSO PIERCE WAS SO SLOW BUT I NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE HIM HIS SPINS SKILLS TRICKY CLEVER, HE CAN FIND BASKET IN ANY SITUATION. I DONT KNOW HOW SLOWEST PLAYER EVER IS SO GIFTED. U CAN SEE IN EVERY POSSESSION ON SPIN OR POST THE DEFENDER HAD NO CHANCE THEY ONLY CAN GUARD IF BIG WAITS HIM INSIDE LITERALLY ANY OTHER DEFENDER BOUNCE AROUND HIM. KOBE USED TO SAY HIM AND MELO ARE LIKE RHINOS BECAUSE THEIR BODY IS DIFFERENT UNLIKE OTHER SCORERS.
Sometimes, a team that has sustained success has a moment when you think, "They've reached their end game."
The Shaq-Kobe Lakers arguably were never the same after Horry's missed 3 in the '03 West semis. Posey's steal was the final nail in the coffin for these Pistons.
Goddammit, now I feel bad that I didn't put the Posey steal in.
Yup .
These Celtics last moments end was in 2012 Eastern Conference Finals Game 7 when they lost to the heat .
It seems like most teams like this have a 3-5 year span of success before dying out
Larry Brown Strong Defense : 2004 NBA Champions, 2005 NBA Finals. Saunders weak defense : 2006, 2007, 2008 ECF. Morality, to win a NBA Title, you must have a Strong Defense...
Losing Ben Wallace really hurt the Pistons.
@@shermanngjazz Ben Wallace and Larry Brown.
Around this time, it was a painful decline for both the Pistons and the Red Wings (yes I know the Red Wings won the 2008 finals but after the 2009 loss that was it).
I feel like the Pistons could’ve been elite for another couple years had they either not have: traded Billups or just stayed healthy. The Wings if they stayed healthy could’ve been great for 3 more years
Right around 08 I wished they didn't screw up that 03 draft. They could've had Melo or Wade both great players and likely more championships.
@@Jay-n262 If the Pistons drafted one of those guys, 04-08 would be the same except they would win it in 05 too. They would run it back in 2011 and 2012 with 2 more titles before the team would slowly decline. They could’ve easily been good for like 10 years instead of 5 and they would have 2 back to backs out of the last 8 years
@@Imadawg213 Ben Wallace said Melo wouldn't have fitted with the Pistons, DWade/Bosh would've fitted better but idk if they would've still gotten Rasheed Wallace if they drafted Wade/Bosh
Thank you for the upload! I appreciate it
Man, Perk just throwing his body around the court and missing wide open layups😂
After this year it was all downhill man, the trade with Iverson was to give the Pistons like just a couple more years of being a consistent powerhouse through 2010 with hopes of another NBA title in one of those years in summer of 09’ or 2010, even though it was unlikely even if they gave away Hamilton instead of Billups. It totally backfired.
The fact that this was the last good season for the pistons sucks. They made 6 straight east finals and 2 nba finals. They just ran into the wrong teams at the worst time.
Them drafting darko didn't make things better either smh
Trading Billups for the extremely overrated Iverson didn't help either. AI ruined the pistons franchise. They haven't been the same since.
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@@ili-samiam-ili3515 and it showed because when they traded billips to the nuggets, they made it to the wcf that same year. Making it Billups 7th straight Conference finals
This Pistons team is one of the most overrated teams ever only got 1 championship because Kobe didn't want Shaq to get finals MVP LMAO!!!
Fun fact:
The Pistons made the playoffs 3 times in 16 years after this series and were swept at the first round every time. They haven't won a single game at the playoffs for fucking 16 years.
Pistons scored 13 points in the most important 4th quarter of their season.
4:43 clear offensive foul on Kendrick perkins 😂
Best plays and didn’t show the Posey steal !?
Pistons should've won this series..smh Joe dumars didn't know how to build around those guys...sucks I miss that team but oh well..van gundy may have something going here
HE BUILD GREAT PROBLEM WAS BEN WALLACE FROM A NOBODY BECAME INSTAND HUGE MAX CONTRACT NO ONE KNEW HE WILL BE THAT GREAT DUDE WAS 15T BENCH GUY IN BULLETS AND THIRD CENTER IN ORLANDO.
The best game.
If only ben wallace didn't traded to chicago bulls, they could pull the trigger on that season for the last time
He was free agent, chose the Bulls for the $$$, and he had a bad feeling, with Saunders Defense.
@@TheDignam I JUST WROTE ABOVE NO ONE KNEW HE WILL BECAME THAT GREAT AND SUPER MAX CONTRACT. HE WAS 15TH PLAYER BENCH IN BULLETS AND THIRD CENTER BENCH IN ORLANDO. OF COURSE THAT WAS HIS HUGE CHANCE TO TAKE THE BAG. PISTONS COULDNT HANDLE THE SALARY SINCE HAMILTON AND SHEED AND BILLUPS WERE ALREADY OVER CAP.
and from this point my pistons sucked for a decade plus
Seriously bad drafting. Need a GM that knows what he's doing
@@ReflectionOfPerfectioneven the pistons during that time were bad at drafting like they are now. But they made great trades/signing which got it done
@sportsgamer2342 good point. Stackhouse for Rip Hamilton and getting Sheed were monumental
Man Detroit could have been so much better if they didn't draft darko an got either wade or bosh
As revered asbthe Greens Big Three is, this title never would have been obtained without Rondo playing with the awareness of a 15 year veteran.
Nice!!!!!!
There was one play you forgot, the steal from posey.
I was thinking about it, but the block from Perkins got me.
Perkins 😅😅
Detroit deserves nothing but credit from the time bron got drafted to the till basically that year they competed in the playoffs and were so good but jus imagine if they had drafted Carmelo😅😅😅
This Happens When I Was 14 Years Old Between The 9th Grade & The 10th Grade When The Boston Celtics Are Doing There Thing But For LeBron James It Would've Been The Rematched Of The 2007 NBA Eastern Conference Finals.
Pj brown and posey 👍👍👍
What a blockk by stuckey ajajajajajajaja
Celtics stop Detroit's defense in Game 6
best play:JUMPSHOT FROM PERKINS
Boston's victory in Game 6
This series proved the Pistons were a fluke championship team. All those ECF appearances and barely won 1 championship against a injured Lakers team with Kobe shooting them out the series
If anything this proved the very opposite. Are you nuts? A team that went to 6 straight ecf's and 2 finals in that time. Also they had no business even taking this Celtics near 7 games considering the talent difference. That's no fluke.
😂😂😂 Barely??? The Pistons destroyed the Lakers What you talking about
What? 6 straight East Finals and 2 wins, damn near repeating in 04-05 was no fluke
Lmao this is such a boneheaded take and I’m Lakers fan. They destroyed LA and it wasn’t for sheed ditching his assignment in G5, Detroit wouldve won back to back titles
How are they a fluke? They're known to be one of the most monstrous defensive team in NBA history at least in the early 21st century. I'm not even a Pistons fan lol.
Making multi-consecutive ECFs are no joke nevermind b2b NBA Finals appearances.