NBA's 60 Greatest Playoff Moments: #18

[andeley04BALLER]

0:30-he was like "Nigga wat"

[flipNese0822]

this deserves a higher rank

[ihowi3]

This is a 2 in 1 lol it should be ranked a little higher i think

[LbFf100]

when i saw it for the first time, i thought that video is about Dunkan's shot and my reaction was "holy shit, this is amazing move by Tim".. after that i saw Fisher's one and my reaction was " HOOOOOOLY SHIT............. "))

[brunoblood]

Fisher is the man !

[28Naufal]

Still better than David Lee's 0.1 shot. Because this is a jumpshot and David Lee's shot is a tip in.

[juicepouch1]

@28Naufal who the fuck cares? What do you want, a cookie or something?

[diftoby]

why is a defender like Bruce Bowen on the bench?

[muho4x]

pure luck he doesnt even look at the rim.

[ineeddrugs135]

is that doc rivers talking

[Smiley5752]

Lmao at Bruce Bowen's face.

[TheMoparDrvr]

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

[Corey11Farhan]

Top 5 material

[upyours537]

i still give a lot of credit to duncan for that miracle fadeaway

[rockfan96channel]

what i love about this, obviously they wanted kobe, maybe shaq to take it, but both were crowded, so they relied on d fish to take the shot as kobe was swarmed, and d fish didnt let the lakers boys down :D

[Yingxi90]

0:28 onwards he's like SHIT i killed someone RUN FOR IT NIGGAS and the rest follows him ahahahaha

[JONmanIStheBEST]

fisher isn't the best player, but he's hella clutch

[1PedroAmor]

They've missed one game - 1995 IND ORL Game 4 Conf Finals, 4 lead changes in the last 13.3 sec with Shaq fouled out. Penny, Reggie, Smit etc best playoff game finish ever

[arturrad96]

@1PedroAmor im pretty sure they had it earlier

[MultiBubbaFett]

bruce bowen was like no fucking way

[bonusmonis]

there should have been .8 or .7 seconds left not .4

[GodLauchien]

8 Spur players include Horry,Duncan,Parker,Bowen,....­..... DisLike IT!!

[FrYLocK41]

@TuRBoEraPs3 Spurs most respected? LOL more like most disrespected, nobody gives a fuck about that boring ass team and their dirty boring city. There's a reason why TV ratings hit rock bottom whenever the Spurs are in the Finals. And as far as Kobe not using his teammates? Is that why he averages 5 apg almost every year? You can cry all you want, numbers don't lie, Lakers 16 > Spurs 3.5. Do the math.

[seigalasasin]

damn.. fisher was so clutch.. :))

[FrYLocK41]

@TuRBoEraPs3 Lakers never relied on having 3, that's right 3 stars. Imagine what Kobe can do with a point guard like Parker.

Look whose childish here, whose the one daydreaming on what could have been. Someone needs to dickslap you back to reality Kid. Lakers 16, Spurs 3.5.

[FrYLocK41]

@TuRBoEraPs3 If this if that. U can spend all day daydreaming on what could have happened. I'll live with the real thing, 16 rings, your shitty Spurs don't even belong in the same sentence.

[FrYLocK41]

@TuRBoEraPs3 LA never relied on one guy. They always had either Gasol/Bryant or Shaq/Bryant. Lakers are the better team they have 5 titles this decade, Spurs only 4, and that title from 1999 is more like a half title. Lakers > Spurs

[FrYLocK41]

@TuRBoEraPs3 Luck is part of the game. A BIG PART OF IT. LA won. Spurs lost end of story

[FrYLocK41]

@TuRBoEraPs3 Ok sure 0.4 BUT if u look at how Derek Fisher shot the ball he did the turning and shooting all in one motion. LA won.

[jjangli4]

Duncan's shot could've made this list on it's own... with Fisher's shot in there too, this moment should be wayy higher lol

[J0HN119]

I miss al michaels

[dodgerguy1981]

I thought this would be in the top 3, but #18 is my favorite number, so I won't complain lol.

[aaronschainm]

this should be higher on the list! haha bruce bowens like "are u fucking joking me"

[rockfan96channel]

phil jackson is so calm after duncans shot, man thats crazy

[iNFRAREDvi]

#18? More like #2

[funakiexpress]

Tim duncans off balance shot perfectly defended by shaq and Derek fishers lil 0.4 second hot potato shot lol now thats clutch!

[DZG]

thats like top 3

[OutspokenNaysayer]

what year was this? like, 04?

[chabowker]

@OutspokenNaysayer Read the description.

[smsharf]

This should be ib top 5

[minggoy123]

Bruce Bowen's expression

Where amazing happens

[royalfrenchfrie24]

This should be in the top 10

[DCCoppage]

WHAT WAS THE SCORE????

[CoolerKing37]

@DCCoppage 74-73

[stunnerdavid1]

Where derek fisher happens..

[bnz10009]

You can't catch, turn and shoot in .4 seconds.  The Spurs won that game.

[jstafford81]

@bnz10009 derek fisher did.

[ShowtimeDk3]

@bnz10009 you have the proof right in front of u & u still don't believe it , smh .

[FrYLocK41]

@bnz10009 moron, the nba rule is minimum of .03 seconds to catch and shoot.

[bnz10009]

@FrYLocK41 Right, that's the absolute minimum, but Fisher had his back to the basket when he caught the ball; spinning around takes time, as I mentioned.

You might spend more time thinking and less time calling people names.

[FrYLocK41]

@bnz10009 He turned and shot the ball all in one motion. I rest my case. I apologize for calling you a moron. lol.

[Amaizenblue86]

i thought it was over...

[MrBph1230]

fish. rim. fish. rim. fish. rim. fishyrim.

[XXTheappleXX]

look at the crowd lol

[rkoguy]

Tim Duncan and six other Spurs players disliked this.

[birdcagemind]

Lol at Bowen's face.

[ShowtimeDk3]

I remember watching live and My big bro was yelling haul ass , haul ass ! good times .

[ryan49er1]

should be higher than 18 but im a biased laker fan lol

[TheHighKing1234]

bruce bowen @:30 seconds: ...i'm gonna kill him

[Vitte4]

Given these two incredible shots -- & the importance of this particular playoff situation -- I am flabbergasted this was ranked as low as #18.

[cacaman11]

gotta love bruce bowens face

[damudaphuckinpimp]

WOW

[FuddleDuddle24]

Duncan travelled

[mvanrahden]

@FuddleDuddle24 - well, he did not

[Vlurqe]

he is so fast!

[Valeron21V]

we love this game!

[dalequeva74]

i love basketball

[trackstarz2011]

OK duncan can hit a fad away jumper from a lil farther than the foul line with shaq's 7'1 frame guarding him, but he can barely hit free throws...back then anyway -__-

[myez]

A link to this video should be in the definition of clutch.

[TheUibstudios]

this the most beautiful and greatest game in the whole universe

[farneyblakeley]

One lucky shot deserves another------Shaq

[brianelihu]

:30 2Pac

[MrUlcards1]

this has to be higher than 18. you had two unbelievable shots and Dncans could have been a game winner

[MavsFan1982]

Yep. This was the best game IMO that Al Michaels called.

[humgunbow]

0:30 Bruce Bowen's face says it all :D

[Yostersx]

what the game 

[ClingingMars]

this video literally makes me want to vomit

[jordanm2009]

cant believe this is only 18, its def top 5 or 10

[2000VinceCarter]

bowen was like : how the fuck did he do that?

[NyCBrooklynBoy]

The commentator for tim duncan's shot: "unbelievable"

for derick fisher: "He scores!!!

[QG089]

I love Bowen face...LOL!

[EagleLC21]

I hate both teams but the half-court inbound rule is so freaking dumb.

[STmadourie]

basketball is truly were the amazing happens

[cthatshit]

wow.....all that happend in one game, i aint over till its over , so true

[2000VinceCarter]

one of the best moment in basketball history

[mungojerry311]

Sounds like Al Michaels on commentary

[thepersonwholikesppl]

I dont care what you say, Duncan's shot was extreme skill, balance, and aim Fisher's was knowing which direction the basket was, and the ability to flail your arms quickly enough to throw something.

[frankyyfrank]

it aint over, til its over

[wongalvin213]

Bowen's look was priceless.

[FunkaDunka]

I like how ginobli flops

[bigcritic69]

derrick fisher FTW!

[Ajwizzles101]

phil jackson is like... no way..FUCK! ok i can still win this

[luxuriouscandy]

@Ajwizzles101 lol thats why he snatched that clipboard LOL

[Nareg95]

YEAAA BABYY LA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TheBrainMachine78]

It's a shame that the Spurs are pathetic trash these days (swept by the Suns? LMAO).

There's nothing I enjoy more than watching the Lakers clownstomp the Spurs year in and year out.

[ChrisnSnoop]

This is why basketball is the greatest sport on this planet. The late game changes make it more beautiful and exhilarating to watch than any other sport.... The team work coupled with the amount of individual freedom, the defense and offense, the fans.... Everything.

[Angelslover9]

Fisher is unbelieveable. Duncan really choked and why was the game very low scoring. '

LAKERS 74 SPURS 73

[24jamestown]

they didnt start the clock when he touched the ball, what a bull shit moment

[3nineteen]

@24jamestown

They didn't call the clear traveling by Duncan. I guess that makes it even.

[tononeful]

my fd say ,why he can hit this shot, and after run fast to bathhouse?

because he very fret to toilet

[pandahunter8]

my second favorite single basketball shot ever, after horrys 3 against the kings in the 2002 western finals.

[JJessusvzla]

this have to be at least in the top 5 not the top 10 jeje, i watched the game and i could believe what i saw, just amazing

[wavyboy89]

I Was Watching This Game When I Was In Lancaster,Ca

Challenger Camp Scobee Once Fisher Hit That Shot Everybody Started Jumping Screaming,Celebrating It Was Crazy.

[nbafreak41]

Best time of the year: NBA Playoffs.

[alzatefbm]

heartbreaking!

[dwilliams02]

Is that Doc Rivers doing the announcing? I think I recognize the voice but I'm not completely sure.

[peer567]

@dwilliams02 yes

[MrSlik25]

Tim Duncans shot was phenomenal...Dereks was too...i think Tims Was better...just left too much time on the clock that time TImmy.

[driver8train]

this moment is better than # 18 for sure

[divorcecourse]

Love when Doc Rivers yells 'Oh My Goodness!'

[TheHumanObservation]

Hang on a sec, why did they start at the 3pt line after a basket instead of the baseline?

[realshit1234]

@TheHumanObservation Time out....

[TheHumanObservation]

@realshit1234 Must be different in America then. In Australia, if a time out is called after a basket, it's still taken from the baseline.

[z0mgz0rs]

Basketball, without a doubt has the greatest plays and moments in all of sports.

[Morkoor]

look at malone when fish made the shot lmao!

[omnitrix096]

SO EPIC.PERIOD

[SinJackal]

And you clearly aren't a Lakers hater, because you keep pleading their case and defending them, while ignoring the times they got stomped by the Spurs on the Spurs' way to a championship.

So save your bullshit for someone who will actually fall for it.

[StAndre2004]

Wait a min. The Bulls won a title in Phil's first season as their head coach. Just like the Lakers won a title in Phil's first year. Your history is a failure. Google.

Second, I fully acknowledge the Spurs wins over the Lakers. My problem is how you belittle what the Lakers did against the Spurs with excuses, but then magnify what the Spurs did against the Lakers.

And how many players are fortunate to be 100% healthy come playoffs? Are you serious?? Nothing but pure bias and conjecture

[SinJackal]

Phil Jackson was promoted to head coach in 89. Their first championship was 90-91 season. His SECOND year. . . You're stupid as hell, rofl.

I don't belittle how they did.  it's a fact that the Spurs had injuries. Why don't you look at the minutes of their "best players" besides the aging Robinson. It's a fact that they had injuries to key players, not an 'excuse".

You act like they just got stomped every year, and yet the Lakers have several wins they barely got due to lucky shots.

[StAndre2004]

Correction, his 2nd year. My mistake.

[SinJackal]

Damn right it's your mistake.

I have no reason to make anything up, I just like to talk facts. Spurs are my team, it's true. But it's just ludicrous for someone to claim the Lakers beat the Spurs 3 years in a row when the Spurs were at "full strength". That's just bs dude and you know it. Meanwhile nobody says shit about how the Spurs kicked the Lakers out of the playoffs before and after the Lakers 3peat. Could've been a 5peat if not for the Spurs. And, Lakers were at full str each time

[fnyman14]

@SinJackal fuck me with your spur baby. you tatse goode

[ogiler]

OMG

[jerster8]

notice how phil jackson is completely motionless no matter what happens??

[SinJackal]

I wasn't refering to this play, I was talking about when Shaq was on the Suns

[SinJackal]

Don't matter. Duncan hit a three in Shaq's face to erase his hopes at a ring with the Suns.

And, the Spurs swept what many people consider to be the best Laker team ever in '99 on the way to their first championship. All Lakers have are some lucky buzzer beaters from roleplayers to squeak past the Spurs after they got outplayed, or highly questionable officiating to help them get past the Spurs.

[StAndre2004]

Retarded. No one regards that 99 Laker team as one of the best Laker squads. Where do you get that from. Del Harris was their coach for god sakes. During their 3 peat, the Lakers raped the Spurs. Those series' weren't even close (4-0's and 4-1s). At their prime the Lakers > Spurs ez

[SinJackal]

The Lakers that year was no different than the year after when they won their first championship. Same exact players as the championship team.

Lakers beat the Spurs during the "3peat" due to lucky game winning shots by role players, and not having to play both Duncan and Robinson each of those years due to injuries.

Meanwhile, Spurs swept the Lakers when they were very good (same team) before the 3 peat, and crushed them out of the playoffs to end the championship run. Dumbass.

[StAndre2004]

First, Im going to need you to recheck the boxscores for both the 2001 and 2002 matchups. Not only were Duncan and Robinson both present and playing over 30 mins, but half those games ended in double digit victories for the Lakers. And the Lakers beat the Spurs with a combined 8-1 record in those two playoffs. What luck?

If you cant debate without interjecting personal bias, then just stfu because I'm not trying to here what you feel.

[SinJackal]

First, I'm going to need you to recheck what I just said, and you will clearly see that I said both of them were not 100% healthy for all 3 of the matchups, "they were not there for ceach of those years due to injuries".

That whole reply was pointless.

Lakers record vs Spurs in 99 and 2004 playoffs: 2-8. Same difference, is it not? You can talk crap about 2 years all day, and yet you blissfully forget the two times the Spurs destroyed them when the lakers were at full strength. rofl.

[StAndre2004]

And I'm an avid Laker hater, but even I can't sit here and say the Spurs owned the Lakers. Besides Fisher, what lucky shots? And the Fisher shot only tied the series up. What about the remaining two games?? And theres no argument to be made about the pre and post Jackson Lakers. Thats like saying Doug Collins' Bulls were just as good as Phil Jackson's. Thats a fail.

[SinJackal]

rofl, look at you. You're talking about Doug Collins with Jordan early years, before he matured. The Bulls were still good in the mid-90s. And the Bulls did not suddenly win as soon as Jackson was head coach, it was a couple years later. They would've won w/o Jackson.

You're sitting here claiming the Lakers "owned the Spurs", when they had injuries to key players during 2 of the 3 years they lost to them. Then you pretend the lakers didn't lose to the Spurs twice with their full team.lol

[SAtownZ28]

@StAndre2004 Duncan was injured in 2001. how where the spurs ever at full strength? and Robinson was at the end of his career with horrible back problems. again how where the spurs at full strength. not to mention the refs screwing the kings in 02.

[hellauglytinted]

bowens face: epic!

[DaSupermanOf1990]

BOWEN'S FACE!

[firstblood0023]

basketball is a REAL DRAMA for REAL MEN...

[word85208]

basketball is beautiful

[word85208]

I hope someone goes 98-0 even if its 100 years down the line.

[rokmc23]

oh my . . . only 0.4 seconds to shoot . . . INCREDIBLE

[coffeecat73]

they need to do away with this bullshit tenths of a second on the clock.

[beilmandulin]

What the hell are you talking about?

[Soczo421]

OMG , pure amazing ... For me it should be much higher! Destroing San Antonio in 0.4 :O

[word85208]

rofl i remember watching this game

"thats why we love this game"

[horaiyo]

Yeah, this should be top 5. This was beyond crazy haha.

[TheGriff1014]

new top fifty should have kobe's buzzer beater in 2006 over the suns, lebron in game 2 of the 2009 ecf , lewis in game 1 of the 2009 ecf ,fishers game tying three in the 2009 finals, among others.

Agree?

[bhard87]

@TheGriff1014

No dude...we don't agree. LOL!!! Maybe the list of only the 21st century but not greatest of all time!

[misterjon1]

if Fish wouldnt have made the shot Duncans shot would've been on this list too...

[Kayyyron]

@misterjon1 It was

[ukaplaya11]

I think the NBA should add the Bulls-Celtics series from the 2009 playoffs..

[the1sin]

this was decided a long time ago their probably gonna change some stuff

[hermom2]

Danm, that was a hell of a series

[bballfreak24]

what the hell?

WHY IS THIS #18??

i agree with fnv2001

[the1sin]

i dunno up to the nba press or w/e also i heard what u said millions of times on other plays

[romethesislo]

lol fisher sprinted off like a man being called by the toilet

[fnv2001]

how is this not top 5?

[RiceWithABean]

i think it might of been higher if they actually one the tittle

[thesportsdude09]

All of the top 5 has to be from the NBA Finals. This w as the WCF not the NBAF.

[nuthman18]

damn! fisher's so clutch.he needs to get more credit for his clutch-play. he proved himself again in the finals with orlando, that 3 pointer to tie for OT

[redamethy]

i remember that doc river saying that spurs will go up 3-2 going back to LA...

[LakersFan909]

Fuck the Spurs

[JMDJ500K]

i cant wait till they redo all of these in like 5 years there is gonna be a bunch from this year

[cmurph2845]

as good as derek's shot was, i liked duncans better, a big man shooting a miracle fade away

[jinzorob1]

lol look at Derek run after he makes the shot

[rocktool69]

This should have been ranked higher

[TRNCakaprodigy]

both shots were amazingly great, but its obvious which one is more deserving lol

[Erikhaos]

wooow...

do you see...

how hard was that shit?!!

[Terine89]

Im am the biggest Laker fan and i was there when that happened...I almost got beat up because i screamed in every ones face when he made the shot.

Lol most exiting moment of my life.

[kdc111190]

haha! wow!

[mootime]

shut up you werent there

[RudeMood19]

this should be higher

[25710]

I wonder what phil jackson said in the timeout before fisher got it in.

[Sierra688]

0.4 seconds? Fisher held the ball about 1.5 seconds.

[damnyourestupid]

You're bad at counting then, or can't see, I can hardly count out one-one-thousand before he lets go of the ball.

[oaken444]

if i was a Spurs fan:

..."WTF was THT?!!"

[musicfanof]

duncan got robbed... great play on the other end too

[centralk]

Hedo knows how he feels now....