NBA's 60 Greatest Playoff Moments: #21

[geocgeo]

Jerry West was a great player and I had the pleasure to watch him play at the old Boston Garden many times. Lakers took 3 of the last 4 but with the new salary cap rules the Lakers and C's are both done for at least a few seasons. The largest margin clinching the NBA championship 2008 NBA finals Celtics 131 Lakers 92.West overlooked? He's in the hall of fame and is the silhouette on the NBA logo.Phil Jackson loved Jerry West do an internet search for Jerry West recounts slights from Phil Jackson

[EyeLoveTheStars]

@SpaceRocker75 I agree. It's not that the Mavericks championship wasn't spectacular because it was. But the Mavericks aren't really a prolific organization. I doubt anybody but maverick fans really cared about the lakers or heat losing for that matter. I'm only saying that because its true. Kind of like with the spurs. lol no matter what the mavs do, they could beat lakeshow and heat by 50. A year will pass and nobody will care lol. its kind of sad really=/

[geocgeo]

The Lakers being 3-9 vs the Boston Celtics in NBA finals playoff series I guess that would make them "second"....At least the Lakers hold record for the longest winning streak (33 games)..

Of course it took a former Boston Celtic's player (Bill Sharman) to coach the Lakers that season.

REMEMBER THAT...LOL

[EyeLoveTheStars]

@geocgeo im not a laker or mav fan but all i know is that the lakers won two titles back to back that hasn't been done all decade. the mavericks may do that but they haven't yet so we can't count our chickens before they hatch. I'm VERy happy for Dirk because he's an amazing player and deserves it. But I doubt laker fans or the lakers are that mad about being swept when they've had the glory of two championships and 3+ straight trips to the finals. lol. New season. Last year is last year:P

[allanthephilosopher]

@geocgeo The Lakes make be 3-9 all time in the Finals against the C's but don't forget that even though the Green won the first 8 meetings, Showtime has taken 3 of the last 4. Also, a lot of those Laker-Celtic series over the eras have gone to 7 games. And the late, great Red had nothing but respect for Jerry West, who I believe is often overlooked as one of the greatest of all time because he only won it all one time.

[geocgeo]

2011 finals. The Lakers' embarrassing 122-86 Game loss to the Mav's stain the Lakers history. Lamar Odom throwing a shoulder into Mavericks Dirk Nowitzki and Andrew Bynum throwing a forearm at little J.J. Barea incidents that earned them ejections. With cheap-shot plays from Odom and Bynum, the Lakers didn't handle it with the necessary class. Magic Johnson said on ESPN "The Lakers are already on vacation and they didn't want to play this game."

Those LA fans riot when they win or lose.LOL

[EyeLoveTheStars]

@geocgeo also,  do you remember when the lakers almost got swept by detroit back in 2004 i believe? .it took them awhile to get back on top but they eventually did. ...The lakers got manhandled in 2008 by the Boston Celtics lmao they got their asses BEAT just like the Mavericks dominated the hell out of them lol but what happened in 2009? And then what happened in 2010? I'm just stating Facts. That's all.

[geocgeo]

@EyeLoveTheStars With the Lakers payroll (the highest in the NBA by far) they should have won the 2011 playoffs but they still got blown out just like they did in the 2008 finals.

Nice try. The Lakers buy championships in the free agency era they don't win them.

[8MRD8]

Anyone know what the commentator was smoking during this game? I wanna try that.. Damn.

[geocgeo]

@8MRD8 The brand Johnny Most was smoking was the Lakers record against the Celtics in NBA finals series history sucks brand cigarettes.

Celtics 9 Lakers 3

2008 was classic the Celtics win the NBA championship by beating the Lakers in game 6 by 39 points(131-92) the largest margin clinching the NBA Championship in it's history.

[TheMoparDrvr]

8==========D

[7wordssssssssss]

if bill sighn on to the heat nextyear he can get a 12th ring lol

[upyours537]

its hard to believe that of his 11 championships, bill russell was only mvp once of the finals

[hitop109]

@upyours537 he didnt have any finals mvp...the first one was jerry west..

[upyours537]

@hitop109 really? i know but i say mvp of the winning team anyways, he had some really good teammates tho, but in my mind bill russell is still one of the best

[sumskater999]

@upyours537 No it's not, because the Finals MVP was first given in 1969, his last season, and it was given to West on the losing team (only time in NBA history). And yeah he didn't ever have a Finals MVP. He won the regular MVP award 5 times though.

[upyours537]

@sumskater999 he did but i think a finals mvp award would be good for him at least once, hes still a hall of famer and called maybe the best center of all time, but who knows that? oh well 11 championships all of which he was one of the biggest players contributing is still veeeeeeeeeeeeery likely never to happen again

[sumskater999]

@upyours537 Yeah, definitely not. Today's Miami Heat are STACKED and they won't even win 3. Jordan could have 8-peated like Russell if he hadn't retired for 1994 and 1995.

I think it's tribute enough that the NBA Finals MVP is named after him. Kind of says that he was the ultimate Finals MVP.

[upyours537]

@sumskater999 yeah because the heat dont know the team basketball that jordan and pippen or the celtics knew, i do sorta think tho that jordan retiring helped with pippens game, he became even better when jordan returned

[jayylivee95]

yea but the new era for boston only has 1 CHAMPIONSHIP. LARRY BIRD AND BILL RUSSEL GOT THOSE RINGS , LAKERS IS WHERE ITS AT !

[thenintendogamer]

I don't see where idiotic people get off calling the Dallas Cowboys (I should say Cowgirls) as America's team. Boston has 17 titles including 8 straight and 11 in 13. Boston Celtics are the real America's Team.

[DJShowoff17]

Johnny Most would somewhat be a great heavy metal singer.. Just saying

[GQOfficial]

johnny most is the haray carey of basketball... nuff said

[OutspokenNaysayer]

so much standing around from these players...wtf lol

[theperson237]

the guy in the suit at 0:15 gets trucked lmao

[kimv020887]

The Lakers defeat in the 1969 Finals reminds me of Miami's defeat in this year's Finals tonight. LBJ, Bosh, Wade met the same fate as Wilt, Baylor, West.

[TheChickennugget90]

my uncle is don nelson he is sooooo awesome!

[Billybobphan]

0:15 look at the guy at the bottom right. he got stomped

[MrSlik25]

@Billybobphan The lesson here is...Dont run in front of Bill Russell when he just won the Championship!!!

[MisterBouncyBounce]

i know johnny most was a legend but personally i couldn't stand his voice, i always expected him to die in mid sentence.

[dcbandnerd]

Not a Boston sports fan, but Johnny Most is incredible. The guy was a total homer, but you have to love his spirit.

[denversilverbacks]

who is that commentator at the end of the video? he goes nuts every time i listen to him

[robrulz23]

Johnny Most going nuts as usual

[tjthomas9797]

Johnny Most to Celtics=Harry Caray to the cubs.

[LebRonJamez100]

Wer's da m0ments frm dis era lol....but seriouly history of basketball was great the history of all sports was great, outstanding perfromances

[DeAthPKeR100]

this game was the first time a road team has won game 7 on some1 elses floor

[TimPhelan]

Don Nelson should be in the Hall Of Fame. Period!

As a player and coach combined. More so as a coach actually even if he hasn't won a Championship as coach. Give him the Michael Jordan Bulls or Shaq/Kobi Lakers and he would have as many as Jackson. He will coach again I bet.

[rainierito]

this should be atleast in the top 5... this is a game 7 finals shot

[T82486]

I don't really get how ppl could be anybody be fans of one of these teams and hate the other. Jerry West, John Havelceck, Bill Russell, Wilt....these is when Basketball was basketball...........and this is coming from a dedicated Lakers fan born in the Jordan era(1986). Even I cry when I saw Bill interview after the game

[pcorf]

That's Johnny Most reacting to Larry Bird's game winning shot vs Portland in 1984-85.

[ch501ris]

@pcorf -That's Don Nelson's shot in the 1969 finals game 7 not a Larry Bird shot. Bird was 12 years old at the time.

[soxfan09]

This should be higher. This was one of the biggest upsets of all time. The Lakers president already had plans for what was going to happen when the Lakers won this game. That's how sure he was that the Lakers were going to win.

[earvp121212]

I wasn't around back then, however I did see it recently and I have to admit this is top notch one of most exciting games I have seen between Boston and L.A. That shot by Nelson was absolutely heartbreaking!

[playoffexpert1]

Don Nelson probably can't even jump to make a layup now

[JZ2001JC]

@playoffexpert1. LOL at Nelson can;t even jumping to make a layup now. When I read that I was laughing tears man, lol.

[bd001217]

Why the need to dub in a phony play by play call from Johnny Most? The play by play up to "knocked away but Nelson gets it... " was authentic play by play from the actual ABC broadcast of the game. Then they dub in that stupid Johnny Most crap... Most didn't sound like that in 1969. That's how he sounded in the 80s.

[playoffexpert1]

im so glad i never lived back then, i woulda killed myself having to listen to that guys voice

[FASTONE63]

NELLIE!

[bEfstu]

nuthman18, that commentator was johnny most and if you dont know who johnny most is, you dont know basketball

[sorajima1]

@bEfstu what a dumbass statement. not everyone is old school. hell, most contemporary basketball fans werent even born before johnny most died. to put a cheap insult on those who dont know johnny most is is just ludicrous. and the saddest thing is 21 other idiots thumbed this up. bravo. good for you guys because nba is all about johnny most.

[raiinxxxx]

@sorajima1 apparently you don't know who Johnny Most is...

[MIKESOWELL]

@sorajima1 That's the stupidest comment I have ever heard. "Most contemporary sports fan weren't even bore before Johnny Most died. He died in 1993. So "most contemporary sports fans" can't legally purchase a pack of cigarettes?

[MIKESOWELL]

@bEfstu So true.

[mitchhak2]

@bEfstu or we weren't born in the forties?

[BoArnberg]

@bEfstu EXACTLY

[YoMyMojoSoDope23]

@bEfstu then i don't know basketball that means i don't pay attention to the sport or the people broadcasting it

[nuthman18]

at the end, that commentator's voice is so damn annoying

[bigboycory2]

gos was with him on that shot

[hey12358y]

No Mr. Most, 40 years on and we don't believe it either. Definitely the Celtic Leprechaun at work.

[KiPwnNubs]

STUPID LAKER COACH..Wilt Chamberlain ASKED to be subbed in but the coach REFUSED to let him in..The Lakers Could have won...Could..

[nbafreak41]

I know. Wilt can do anything.

[the1sin]

why didnt he let wilt in so gay

[mister528]

Don Nelson.

[oaken444]

COLOR!

[SUPERSUNZZ]

Wonder why Baylor and West never beat Bill Russell 4 times in an NBA Finals?

[devuso33]

its probably not a song

[astrosfan611]

What is the name of this song?

[ihosvany]

lol its so annoying,...especially when watching several of these in a row

[kg21mack]

holy fuck johnny most has the most irritatiing voice

[jaboo82681]

Russell's final Championship

[okolaja]

the voice reaction of the commentator on this game is very awesome.

[allanbanguilan1981]

nice steal i mean assist hehehehe

[NAMTRIP]

@okolaja Yeah,Old Johnny Most was about to have a heart attack when that ball went in.Hes done that same reaction on several games,hes funny to listen to.

[thenintendogamer]

@okolaja starting at 0:13 it's Johnny Most, the most legendary basketball commentator ever.

[awesomeguy234564]

the greatest finals ever

[Electronicboy1]

LOL the commentator and 1 guy fell in front of russell hahahaha thats some good stuff there!