NBA's 60 Greatest Playoff Moments: #35

[victortimeok]

So this why he fuck up my team. >:(

[nitestar95]

44 points with dislocated fingers. Then later in career comes back from a rebuilt knee and plays just as tenaciously. Amazing man. Here's to you, Bernard; I feel lucky to have watched you play.

[chucklyinacrunch74]

"... but was outdone by Bernard King. The Knick superstar posted 44 points and 12 rebounds, despite playing with the flu and both of his middle fingers dislocated..."

Jordan's flu game still gets higher ranked :\

[Chrisfathead]

isaiah and jordan were different players, isaiah was the best little man to ever play the game. jordan is the greatest, but he was given more physical gifts than isaiah. i wonder how the late 80's early 90's wouldve went if isaiah was 6'6 215 too....

[dreman1970]

I love how mostly everyone talks about just Isiah..he was great in this game but has everyone forgot they LOST? And bernard king was just as spectacular. He had the record for ppg for a 5 game series. King was arguably the best pure scorer during this time til he got hurt the next season.

[MiLLz830]

isiah one of the best Guards in the game

[T82486]

Acually Isiah hated losing more than Jordan, he just wasn't as good as Jordan. But he hated losing that was for sure..........

[netpup]

@T82486 You're 100% right. Bob Knight said if the term ever applied to anyone it applied to Isiah Thomas. Thats a 6'1" guard were talking about!

[redskins2k]

@T82486 thats why Isiah knocked jordans ass out 3 years in a row from 88 to 90? Isiah was as good as Jordan, his prime was just before MJ because he was older.

[boredfun91]

@redskins2k lol. if you think Isiah was as good as Jordan you're insane. Isiah knocked them out because Jordan was a one man show.

[WorldBFree2006]

the best two man duel in nba history except maybe larry bird and dominique wilkins...

[mookeychase0907]

I remeebr this series Bernard had two sprained(or broken) fingers and kept puttin up 40 & 50 now days these faggots break the nail they out for two weeks until their nail grows back. IN THE 80S REAL MEN PLAYED BASKETBALL...

[onblock7]

@mookeychase0907 trueeeeeeeeeeee.......

[maxedwell]

Bernard King is still one of the most underrated players I've ever seen. Nowadays it's almost like he never existed. If he'd won a title, or hadn't been so hampered by injuries, more people would remember just how devastating he was.

King was special in that one game he might be all over the glass tipping balls out & posting up, next game he'd light it up with a midrange jumpers & drives. The next he'd get physical on d. Very well rounded & STRONG game.

[LinJapanese]

@maxedwell i tell people this all the time... this guy more than anyone revolutionized the game... word!

[mookeychase0907]

@maxedwell You're right homeboy Bernard was one of the most prolific scorers the game has EVER seen,it's too bad these young cats never got a chance to see him. Whoever had to guard him knew they had a very difficult task bcuz his versatility and his will to put the ball in the bucket was just unbelievable.

[epics7]

@mookeychase0907 Bernard King gives you a general idea of what Lynn Bias would've done in the NBA.

[mookeychase0907]

@epics7 Ahhhh,not quite Lenny was a quick jumper like Bernard but Bernard had a better handle and was more prolific than alotta the NBA scorers past present and future, seeing him play live and living in Maryland back then I always likened him to Terry Cummings but a better shooter and ball handler. If he woulda worked on his handle we don't know what he coulda done in the league.The next year Boston got Reggie Lewis who I saw play at Dunbar with Mugsy, David Wingate & Reggie Williams, so sad..

[3SCboy]

Damn Bernard went for 44, with the flu, 2 dislocated fingers while playing in a 93 degree arena?

[horaiyo]

Damn man, thomas had some handles haha.

[woutakasinistra]

"despite playing with the flu and both of his middle fingers dislocated, and capped the extra session with a soaring put-back dunk over four Pistons and two of his own teammates."

You've gotta be playing with heart then..

[KenaiAndrews]

Isiah and Bernard King were special players. It was Isiah's teams that helped school Michael Jordan and the Bulls on how to win.

[taliesen1953]

and Bird's Celtic teams taught them all how to win !

[theperson237]

@KenaiAndrews are you an idiot? The Bulls won just cause they were a good team and knew how to win, dont try to say that the Bulls only won cause of the pistons..

[GoingOn9Lives]

If Isiah could play now he would be like the early days of Allen Iverson but he would be much better.

[cmurph2845]

only if isiah can manage like he played!

[tpbasketball07]

ahhaah!!!!!!

[boss12]

Man I LOVE basketball!

[Alex052480]

yo , People now a days forget or dont know how REAL good Isiah was!, all they know about him is his sucky ass coachin record and his off court problems!, but hey ISIAH was nasty!!! back in da day!. a throwback version of today's Cp3 IF U ASK me, ACTUALLY even better...!

[maxedwell]

@Alex052480

I'm a Lakers fan and Magic is my all-time favorite player. Yet there's only one player I've ever seen who had better handles than Magic: Isiah. Magic's high dribble was VERY difficult to deal w/ as a defender. Isiah's style was more traditional; low & crossover-heavy much like Tim Hardaway, MJ, Iverson etc.

I have old tape of Isiah saying he developed his amazing handles by constantly practicing his dribbling w/ thick gloves which made it harder feel the ball. He was badass!

[mookeychase0907]

@maxedwell No question bruh,Zeke is my all time fav(Mo Cheeks is one too)he had the best handle in the game period! He had a Harlem Globetrotters handle what ever he did with the right he could do with the left,and he could beat you with one dribble with either hand. You're right about A.I.(another one of my favs) to me he was the second coming of Zeke, small man small body big heart, played hurt and always gave 100%

[TBlake34]

If Isiah played under the current NBA restriction on handchecking, he would be in the argument for greatest of all time.

He got anywhere he wanted on teh court, and that's when you could keep your hand on him. If you hand to stand three feet away with your arms out he would have been unstoppable. Same thing with MJ. They would have had to make a rule change.

[bashmo]

Lewis, right up with left ha-KING!!! with a SENSATIONAL rebround!! lol Marv albert..what a caller.

[pokemonrules159]

with a SENSATIONAL rebound!

[Chaco1961]

Gotta love Hubie Brown sporting the short sleeves in the hot Joe Louis Arena.

[Robdog638]

ASTRO!!!! Message Theehibachi and ask!!!!

[drewdeze]

lmao for real

[freakonaleash1215]

isaiaaaaah!

[astrosfan611]

What is the name of this song?

[donwrry]

now thats a heartbreaker....(y) thomas

[skatewithnomercy]

Isiah Thomas most overrated player ever

[bkruse92]

Isiah was good but he was an asshole

[netpup]

@skatewithnomercy LOL! Funniest youtube delusion ever

[hornean]

Had Darryl Walker not stripped the ball away from Thomas in the final seconds of regulation, Thomas would've scored the 18th point in 94 seconds.

[barrybfl]

Was it Butch Beard?

[Gatz037]

Isiah Thomas got his revenge on the Knicks by becoming their Coach and killing the organization.... lol..

[kylorl3]

lol thats funny

[sheedrusse]

LMAO

[Bigkhnic23]

thats so damn tru...lol

[jaboo82681]

HA HA HA!!!

[raclos234]

lol haha

damn...pistons are the only franchise isiah hasnt messed up since he retired! hell, he even killed the aba (or abl whatever the hell it was)

[proustie]

@Gatz037 lol, greatest youtube comment ever

[Gatz037]

@proustie HAHA... thanks

[TheDelaney401]

@Gatz037 lmao...............

[JKsSportsCards]

who was the announcer? no not marv albert but i swear i heard george bush!

[RememberedAtLast]

nah it was bob seger