NBA's 60 Greatest Playoff Moments: #5

[geocgeo]

Do an internet search for..

Johnny Most/geocgeo

[MiracleToolCompany]

Talk about "stealing the ball," did you see that guy grab the game ball and run off the court with it?

[pedrosdun]

I get the chills every time i listen to this

[nola17900]

I was playing 2k12 nba's greatest with bill russel and havlicek stole the ball and the commentator said"Havlicek stole the ball ,one of the all time classic moments of nba playoffs" . That's why I am here...

[Ba4ki]

9-10 score?

[33Alakazam]

Buddy got that game ball and took off lmfao

[luxuriouscandy]

Im mad that none of these moments are of the 1967 sixers when they were 68 and 13 and won the championship

[frkman24]

Lol score was 9-10

[sivret20]

@frkman24 Yeah wtf?

[jspurs22]

Omg the guy that grabed the ball lmao....that ball worth alot I bet to him....

[bballexpert23]

why do they alkways steal the ball?

[TheCrimsonscorpio]

this play is important because it shows how physical this era was; Havlicek practically fricken tackles the guy

[mikebibbyhighlight]

That was a pretty soft pass

[TheMJones99]

LOLOLOL at 0:16 you can see a random guy trying to steal the basketball!

[lucashowardable]

i miss the old garden...

[sumskater999]

No disrespect to Havlicek, because he was great, but this does not deserve #5.

[Shob81]

@sumskater999 Yes, it does.

[gonzzo10]

¡¡¡¡¡¡ 9 - 10 !!!!!!!!!!!! impresionante

[sander977]

5 seconds left in the game and the score is 9 to 10?? WTF?

[littlebitteeric]

lmfao did yall see da dude @ 18 sec take the ball

[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

[SidJustice1]

The famed Boston Garden...what else can you say? Memories, I tell 'ya.

[tharock220]

I never liked you, but somewhere in the depths of space some alien species will pick up on this and know that Havlicek stole the ball. Thank you Johnny Most.

[thabesttheris]

its kind of was john because if i wasnt for him the guy wouldnt of caught it

[AwesomeDude5415]

John Havilceck stole the ball!!

[DZG]

look how bad the pass was and how lame they are dirbbling and this is #5 ? that time nba sucked badly, zero movement

[SmoothMM]

@DZG That doesn't mean it sucked: the NBA was developing then. Then had some great players from what I hear. If anything, the NBA has regressed today.

[ViaggioFM]

@SmoothMM Agreed, it was much better during the 90s, players knew how to shoot, these days it's mostly shoe advertising.

[Celticsfran]

4 people haven´t sleep well since 1965

[leekwl]

i did something similar to this in my player on nba 2k11 in game 7 of western conference finals

[animalman1122]

9 to 10 wtf? and that guy that steals the ball is hilarious

[ExampleO19]

SO HAVLICEK IS IN THE HOF BECAUASE OF ONE STEAL? WOW TALK ABOUT OVERRATED. HAVLICEK WOULD BE THE MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES BENCH RIDER THESE DAYS. WOW, TALK ABOUT OVERRATED

[indofatso]

@ExampleO19 havlichek is one of the greatest players ever. He revolutionized the sixth man position

[pats4lifebb]

@ExampleO19 this is why drugs are bad for you

[uberathlete]

@ExampleO19 No, he's in the HOF because he's an 8 Time Champion, 13 Time All-Star, 1974 Finals MVP, All-Rookie 1st Team, 4 Time All-NBA 1st Team, 7 Time All-NBA 2nd Team, 5 Time All-Defensive 1st Team, 3 Time All-Defensive 2nd Team. I'm pretty sure none of the current or past Memphis Grizzlies have that kind of resume.

[geocgeo]

@ExampleO19 16 NBA seasons and he averaged 22 points a game in 172 playoff games OVERRATED? We rate Example019 as a stupid MF...

[DarkKetzerisch]

Featured on TV Tropes! =D

[artvandelay90]

why does everyone keep on making a remark on how the guy at 18 seconds stole the ball. Do you think your new comments are pointing out something we didn't notice, it's not like we can't read the top comments and its not even something clever. Like the joke has been made, its time to think of a new one.

[thumperger]

@artvandelay90 umadbro?

[iTzCiRcA]

This should be #1 easily.

[carlosvillovela1992]

was the score 9 to 10?

[dexteri]

@carlosvillovela1992

It was 109 to 110

[robrulz23]

Hes not the only one. The guy at :18 stole the ball too

[TLing]

Favorite moment - when Havlicek and Russell are embracing at the end, you can see Red Auerbach being crowdsurfed as well, with a huge grin on his face. Love that man.

[isaiahcruz]

I now know who TRULY stole the ball at 0:18

[Pugatch100]

@isaiahcruz It was John Havelick

[TheSamps0n]

@Pugatch100 thats not how you spell his last name.

[Pugatch100]

@TheSamps0n Im not good at spelling so thats how i tried to spell it

[luxuriouscandy]

@TheSamps0n lol for awhile i thought they were saying "hammelcheck" #embarassing much

[stoudimaire]

@isaiahcruz

LMAOOOOO

[brownsupafly117]

@isaiahcruz hahaha that guy just books it the hell outta there

[fmage67]

i think havlicek stole the ball guys..

[lal321ish]

0:17 LMAOO the guy just jacks the game ball then runs into someone hahaha! basketball is such a beautiful sport

[oldmanwithers1]

is it just me or do the courts look the size of soccer fields?

[shyjayb]

@oldmanwithers1 It looks like it...I used to that that Lol until I went to my first ever NBA game years back and saw for myself how Small a basketball court really is

[thenintendogamer]

LOL the guy at 0:18 stole the ball as well.

[DoverBroadcasting]

...the hell? That's not a good call at all, that's just horrible overacting!

[HHSGDFootballJPD]

@DoverBroadcasting And most of the greatest calls are not that?

[DoverBroadcasting]

@HHSGDFootballJPD Pat Summerall, Harry Kalas, Joe Buck.

[GeorgeVreelandHill]

This is one of those plays that will always be there in our minds no matter if we were alive then or not.

George Vreeland Hill

[truepinoytamaraw]

I Like those days when thousands of people use to GO DOWN the hardcourt after the game!!! whoooo!

[Manaphy756]

Maybe he already sold it in ebay or something LOL

[POKEMONADVANCBATTLE2]

What happened to that ball just wondering

[khwissler]

guy at :19 gets the ball that he shot and runs

[myez]

@khwissler

I'd do the same. Piece of history right there

[MrUlcards1]

thats a very confusing score board

[VexingFob]

Why is the score 9-10? That is so low for points.

[diebydiconzo]

@VexingFob it was 110 to 109

[monseratto]

@VexingFob it's 109 - 110. it's the 60's. they don't have those more high tech scoreboards..yet.

[BrattyMaddy]

HAVILCHEK STOLE THE BALL HAVILCHEK STOLE THE BALL! *commentator looks at dislikes*  Commentator:3 PEOPLE DIDNT STEAL THE BALL 3 PEOPLE DIDNT STEAL THE BALL!

[danderson87]

Technically didn't Sam Jones make the steal? I mean havlicek tipped the ball but Jones got possession. I'm not sure about the rules but a legendary play by havlicek

[diebydiconzo]

@danderson87 the white man got the credit

[uptown89finest]

ill give that guy 10000$ for that ball

[Maidenhead1996]

Wow what a moment.

[clydecromey]

0:17 , they should have signed him up for football. He grabs the ball and right before he leaves the screen, he gives the defense a strong stiff arm to the face. Nice. You should have seen how he got out the arena that night. Spin moves...jukes..missed tackles all the way out the door. It was a sight to behold.

[TheDelaney401]

@clydecromey LMAo ur funny.

[clydecromey]

Lol...follow the thief from the start. He goes from celebrating with Bill Russel to running right out of the area (hopefully, lmao...you know he got knocked over for that ball somewhere in seat 22 row j ) .

[clydecromey]

Please. I doubt he even made it half way out the arena with the way crowds were back then. Look...he has the ball!!!! Get him!!!! LOL, he didn't even care about the game and was planning to take the ball all along. I did it ma...I stole it.

[Strat0Blues]

best grab and run i ever seen, that ball would be worth allot, and he got the vid to prove it : D

[DRizZyDL]

the guy @ 00:18 stole the ball! he stole the ball! its all over!

[ChrisMuadDib]

@DRizZyDL I never seen a man in black and white film run so fast

[upyours537]

@DRizZyDL LOLZ i just realized that! haha he runs fast as hell outta there too!

[ChrisMuadDib]

@DRizZyDL He even timed it to the bounce, then he ran into somebody and punched them. That's theft and assault.

[241672]

wats the name of this song

[MrWebster822]

Everything seemed to be set up for this one moment. The radio call, the steal, the moment. Just another priceless moment in old school basketball.

[nbakings7]

lol. the Guy who took off with the ball. He musta been desperate to hold a basketball.

[TommyTonic10]

@nbakings7 LOL hell yeah that fool was gone..He headed straight towards the exit, no Ebay back then or nothing lol.

[mjhundem]

Greatest. Call. EVER.

[brian99tooby]

@Lagiv85 Dude, why would you ask for tips? You are spamming! You and Oufus66, and many others gotta get on topic and only comment about the vid.

[Hendizzy]

@Oufus66 trolls

[Hendizzy]

@Lagiv85 #FAIL!

[brian99tooby]

Are people paid to advertise 50inchvert?

[Hendizzy]

@brian99tooby could just be some spam...fuckin annoying

[brian99tooby]

@Hendizzy Agree, most basketball-related videos have a comment like that.

[Hendizzy]

@brian99tooby ya its like ONE guy or his partners who make all these different accounts advertising that bullshit

[chelmsfordresident]

I hate the Miami Dolphins

[losangelescardinals]

10-9, what the hell kind of basketball score is that.

[Dannylew33]

@losangelescardinals : the final score was 110-109

[losangelescardinals]

@Dannylew33 oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­ooooooooooooooooooooooo

[MrSlik25]

THat was slik to steal that ball like that he was going for it too and just to his luck the rebound went right in his hand...oh and im not talking bout Havlicek..im talkin bout the old guy at the end lol...that steal would be called a foul ten times out of ten now a days...that basketball is worth a couple dollars i bet.

[AndyBoneS14]

@MrSlik25 Look like someone tries to stop him, or he just runs straight into someone.

[MrChibi3000]

Some guy takes the ball away.. haha!

[billma12345]

that was my grandpa who stole the ball! :D

[Doggfair]

@billma12345 lol really? that was a smart move, run away as hell lolol

[KingOfKatamari]

Havlicek. Just... Havlicek.

[GingerBreadMan217]

Very Poetic finish.. especially since it was game 7 AND the Celtics went on to win the Championship

[mainzerforever]

one of these moments

[maica72513]

lol some bastard stole and ran away wid the ball

[RHCP10001]

HAHAA i no asshole lol

[CannedApplesKid]

lol i would have done the same thing! bring in the moolah!

[omta46]

loving the old school game clock

[NonRandomUser]

Havlicek Stole The Precious Thing.

[eiroight]

i'd like to see this kind of crowd involvement after winning a title nowadays too.

[GoingOn9Lives]

There will be if Cleavland ever wins anything.

[omta46]

@GoingOn9Lives

but they wont anytime soon unless they get some better players

[higgolini]

Now they don't even award the trophy on the floor if the away team wins. Seeing trophy presentations in the locker room is horrible! They gotta change that.

[eiroight]

actually thats not true, they present the trophy on the floor for any team whether it be the away or home team. Remember los angeles got the trophy at Orlando.

[higgolini]

Hmm, I don't remember. It might depend on the city. I know in recent years they've taken it in the locker room sometimes in fear of the presentation being a taunt to the home fans.

[eiroight]

well if you check out videos from miami and los angeles winning titles they presented the trophy in front of the crowd at dallas and orlando.

[13war25]

"All right, Greer's putting the ball into play . He gets it out deep and Havlicek steals it! Over to Sam Jones! Havlicek stole the ball! It's all over! Johnny Havlicek is being mobbed by the fans. It's all over! Johnny Havlicek stole the ball! Oh, boy, what a play by Havlicek at the end of this ballgame! Johnny Havlicek stole the ball on the pass-in. Oh, my, what a play by Havlicek! A spectacular series comes to an end in spectacular fashion!

[ghetus]

lmao with the guy who runs into the guy with the ball, he's like yeaaaahhh we wonnnnnnn... THUD!! hahahahaha he probably got knocked down cold.

[eiroight]

haha, yeah, the guy who ran off with the game ball must've told his grandchildren about the day the Celtics won.....and how he got the game ball!

[Icecoldification]

Lol the guy who snatched the ball looks like he throws a left hook on the way off the court

[Jakiirod]

lol@ that guy snatches the ball and run

[leonjw11]

thanks sherlock

[Pap3rchas3r21]

If you watch, Sam Jones Stole the Ball

[EricD456]

LMAO thats somethin i would do

[HonoreT35]

It was so awesome how crowds felt so much a part of the team. The players and fans really seemed to get along.

[XforceKHAN]

I am not a fan of basketball but this is one of the most classic moments in sports.

[kevinbone08]

0:18 i wonder what happened to that ball and how much its worth

[itroll3fun]

It was lost, so it's worth nothing. Why is that so hard to understand?

[westy44cal]

Johnny Most and the Celtics...just a great combo. Love his 87 call when Bird stole it. RIP. Johnny Kerr was another great too

[WaGoNxBuRnEr]

LOL @ 00:18. guy grabs the ball and takes off with it pushin people away

[lidgerwood]

HAHA- he grabs the rebound and heads for the endzone!

[trinityxkenny]

@WaGoNxBuRnEr haha i saw that haha that ball is worth money haha

[Shake26NBake]

@WaGoNxBuRnEr LMAO i wouldve done that too lol

[jv2jfo]

@WaGoNxBuRnEr Win

[GiveADogABohnel5]

Great play with a great radio call

[babelfish1012]

"It's all over, it's all over...."

[the1sin]

wtf y is a steal the 5th best i dont get it

[MrHaroldG2000]

"Havlicek stole the ball!"

This was the call that put Johnny Most on the map

[hump3rz]

lol one guy took the ball and ran away

[GiveADogABohnel5]

Yeah u noticed somethin funny most people would miss

[nbafreak41]

@hump3rz That lucky dog.

[ZfrancisZ]

This is Johhny Most the guy that yells "OH my THIS PLACE IS GOING crazy!!!"????

[cmurph2845]

this is #1

[imhood37]

To bad they dont let you go crowd the floor right when the times out anymore =(

[nbafreak41]

Yeah. Especially in the Boston Garden. That's what was great about the Boston Celtics. They interacted with every Celtics fan. Mostly in the 60's. It was like they were one big family.

[TBlake34]

Look at the dude in the suit who grabs the ball after the last shot.

He pulls it in like a running back and looks like he's about to take some people down.

[TheGofer13]

wow the guy steals the ball thats crazy

[SunMan6A6]

lmao i just noticed,i cracked up

[cannedkitty]

i wish they'd still let fans rush the court in celebration like they did in the old days.

[TRNCakaprodigy]

lmao at the guy who caught the ball, just ran of with it XD

[RadxxRyan]

Lakers may have won this year. But they still don't have as many titles as the BOSTON CELTICS.

[Bobmarleythreebirds]

Gives me chills every time I see it. If only I could replace the Celtics with Orlando there beating L.A. in the finals for 2009, I would cry if it happened in game 7.

[Soundtrack1000]

i had a luck to catch that ball i still have her:))))

[steelerman1974]

Mikes you wonder if the guy who ran and got the ball at the end was an NBA official. If he was an average Joe, does anyone in the Celtic fanbase know what happened to the ball, or how much it would be worth today? I can imagine it would pay for my three kids college tuition when they get there! lol

[Terine89]

Lol when he shot the ball someone took it and ran away.

[deliaproductions]

thanks for pointing that out - - very funny

[09282207915]

It's all over. it's all over

[Jiltedin2007]

Oooooh, I see that the Boston Haters are now primed and ready on this video.

[Jiltedin2007]

Even though I hate the Celtics, this announcement still moves me anytime I am listening to this. Havlicek stole the ball, Havlicek stole the ball.

[nykballaz]

ahahahhah Havelich what a douchebag 2 shoot it at the buzzer lol

[RadxxRyan]

He was just throwing it in celebration or just letting one of the fans have the ball. they had already won after the steal, duh.

[UrtLP300]

the big 3 in celtics werent even born then

[rafaelpcosta]

0:20 LOL

The guy who took the ball was tackled

hahahahah

[tomassocannavaro]

was he? it looks like he just ran into someone else. Too bad for him there was no Ebay back in those days.

[bryandeezy]

dont u feel stupid when after about a week or two u post the same comment again because no one gave u a thumbs up or anything. u just hope that no one else goes to the 2nd or 3rd page of comments.

[gitarfreek23]

makes me tingle

[smatszomg]

I GOT THE BALL!!!!!

lol

[polkaudi]

No you dont

[Robdog638]

LOL at that guy who took the ball n bolted.

[SPoKeNTruTh38]

LMAO!