Throwback: LeBron James vs Paul Pierce EPIC Game 7 DUEL Highlights (2008 Playoffs) - MUST WATCH
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LeBron 45 pts, Pierce 41 pts Full Highlights | Cleveland Cavaliers vs Boston Celtics - Game 7 | Eastern Conf SemiFinals | 2008 NBA Playoffs
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It’s crazy that lebron even took those Celtics to a game 7 in the first place. Hall of fame big 3 vs a big one man wrecking crew.
McKay Brown Every team except the Lakers took them to 7 though
Those cavs were amazing defensively, they fought every series they were in besides that spurs series in 07, but Lebron choked that series so I don’t blame them
So what? The Bulls took them to seven games the next year in the first round and they were trash.
@@Ah-ws9nm They beat Detroit in six.
Cavs were amazing defensively and had key role players. Stop descredit LeBron team to give him all the credit. One man just dosen't show up fuck outta here.
Cavs should retire Bron jersey and make him statue if he retires someday. Dude really worked his ass to bring a trophy to the franchise and finished his promise.
Who knows? He may never retire
Steven Bustamante Yeah man he’s going to be 50 the moment he retires. He’s going to sign a bunch of Max contracts for a while now.
Him, kyrie, k love and jr smith lol
That's kind of inevitable though, not really a "they should" moment. They probably already have day his statue and Jersey retirement planned out
Why would you state the obvious? You know damn well Bron getting a statue
Time flys man just look a young lebron I remember watching this back when I was in school and had no worries in life lol good times
Cellytyree mannn I’m telling you I was in the 7th grade watching these battles smh
TheCowboysfan2010 I was a freshman in hs good times man
Cellytyree damn time flies 🥺
Damn that got me. I remember the days
Talk dat shit
This the team they expected Lebron to stay on 😂😂
clehooda northside so u think this is a championship team 🤦🏾
@@dayo9136 that' the opposite of what he said
@@nandouquintana5709 I was taking to a different guy he deleted his comment 😐
@@dayo9136 ah right it has another nickname. Sorry!
Stfu dummy
Paul gets so much disrespect yet he was both Lebron AND Kobe’s biggest rival... he is THE TRUTH and you can’t deny it
They hate him because they can't be like him, he's not something you can copy.
LMFAO
Rival? Lmao this was Pierce’s best game of his career by far, this is probably around top 20 for lebron. It was Lebron vs the Celtics that was the rivalry
@@rambox2222 bruh really? You seem to be another LeBron fan but you don't know anything so you r gonna say that Curry is Bron's biggest rivals or what
@@ElNubes990 You don’t have to be a bron fan to know this. You just need to have a brain which you obviously do not have. And no I don’t see curry as a rival for Bron, as individually it wasn’t really a contest. It’s more Bron vs the Warriors same to the Celtics situation. Same with how Jordan didn’t really have one rival in his time as he was always better than everybody. His rival were whole ass teams like the pistons. It’s not like it was with Bird or Magic where they really tried to one up each other and a different person would win the individual battles. Bron and Jordan were always above everyone they played against in their prime.
This Celtics team was so complete. We had Rondo running the plays, Pierce, Allen, and Garnett all ready to make points and not to mention the Defense... And it's crazy how Lebron forced this team to Game 7.
They had an amazing team. Crazy that they only managed to win one chip.
@@TheyCallMeGator They woulda got 2 if it wasn't for Kobe.
@@chipchipperson8609 I agree.
The 2008 Celtics bench vs the other years were the difference. Losing KG To injury didn't help
@@chipchipperson8609 Not just kobe but rest of team... they had Pau / Andrew which 2 Bigs
I swear Paul Pierce doesn’t get enough respect now n days
We all know why, it cool. Us in the know and will always know Paul Pierce as The Truth
He gets respect, just not the respect he wants, which is rightfully justified… he can’t sit at lebron or kobe’s table.
@@blazedoutlaw6633 exactly bro
He did it to himself. He tried to trash LeBron and compared himself to Wade
@@BeeKay2715 exactly talking smack to a 23 yr old that brought them to game 7 “He cant beat all 5 of us” KG 😂
12 years later am I'm still feeling Lebron's anxiety. He forced a lot of these shots in this game. He really learned to let the game come to him as a Heat. Beautiful evolution.
FORCED?!?!?! He had 45 and almost willed a team with these names to an ECF: Mo Williams, Boobie Gibson, Anderson Varejao, and Big Z (only big in height)
@@ellismarcelle5645 chill, he was correct.
he can shoot as much as he wants,his teammates wasn't knocking down a single shot or doing nothing on offense
You know this is showing Pierce and Lebron highlights right? Not "supporting cast highlights"
Lol naw man
08 Paul pierce was amazing, can't believe people don't believe he's around the level of wade at his absolute peak he could defend and compete with anyone. And his offense? amazing. I'm a lakers fan and 08 solidified pierce as one of the greats of his generation. One of the better SF's of all time.
Not even close to wade
Defend??
this is paul pierce burner account isn’t it
I agree pierce was nice as fuck he had the whole package offensive and could play defense when he wanted to also it's always ppl that's to young to even acknowledge or even seen it back then
Bron was 23
The fact lebron went to game 7 with this team is crazy. And bron was gettin doubled and triple teamed. Crazy.
Ya sure. LOSS.
@@TheLaundryGuy32doesn’t matter, Celtics had a better team against a lone 23 year old
At the time of these playoffs the Celtics were still unproven, even though they had a monster regular season. The Cavs were a very good defense oriented team, and back then usually if you hold a team under 90pts and have guy like Lebron scoring 35-40 or more you always had a chance to win( for example Iversons run in 2001) Young Cavs Lebron was a beast, unreal athleticism, fearless, dunking on everybody, already a full package at that age. Im not his biggest fan but i always tuned in to watch him
Lebron single handily took this Legendary Celtic team to a Game 7 with a scrub ass Cav Team. If he isn’t the GOAT, he’s definitely top 2 all time.
ATLANTA TOOK THEM TO A GAME 7 AND THEY WERE A WORST TEAM
@@normanparson3941 but I was told the east has been trash for the entirety of lbj time in the east it’s actually crazy that he hasn’t been to more finals
Definitely number 2 and it’s no debating
Kobe beat em 2010
Look at Bron! He jumps so high that he hits his elbow on the backboard! Come on bro! He’s a freak of nature !
Look at bron man so inspirational
paul pierce legit made everything that night
And the way bron was playing that whole series he really had to
the difference between Lebrons and KDs decision is before he went to Miami, Lebrons best player was Mo Williams NO FKN CAP ... KD had Russ, Harden, Ibaka, Adams, etc and was up on these dudes 3-1
Daniel Kosmala right at least bron grinded every year playoffs w some bums before taking off to a new team
Fact: Miami was at 6th spot and not a big threat that time plus they lost the first finals and won the next year. For KD it's a very easy, shooters around him, a lot of future hall for famers and great defenders. KD gave an effort as well but it's not the sweat of a true warrior.
kevin hart what happened next year? 🤔🤭
Both of them took the easy way out.
@@zubeirje lbj took the easy way out u stay with an organization for 7 years with no help or even a good coach and carry a team to a final making them popular and your owner doesn't give you the right personal to help you, and u or anybody would leave. I was surprised lbj left in 7 years i would have left earlier
Paul pierce was such a beast. 2nd all time Celtics scorer and 20th overall highest scorer. Can shoot from all over, 3 pointers, mid range in the paint. Just the total package
Anyone else watching because they miss the NBA?
i miss nba
🤚
you are not alone
That’s exactly why I’m here watching haha
I miss kobe
Celtics fan here, and man was this team something special to watch. Brings back great memories. Also, man Bron had no help whatsoever and still took us to 7 games. What a great battle between The Truth vs The King. When basketball was at it’s peak for me.
I wish I was old enough to remember this as a Celtics fan. All I can remember is LeBron kicking our ass in every other playoff series
People don't realize how great Pierce really was.
Facts
THANK YOU
Well, my friend God in heaven got a great gift and grace to Paul pierce together KG and Ray Allen kick the little Lebron's ass. By the way Paul and his team defeated twice to the famous 'mamba' Kobe&Lakers , this last fact to show us that really Paul pierce must be considered one of the. Best small forward or guard of all time. He was the killer of Lebron and Kobe..
Paul pierce didn't 3 25, 26, 27 or even 32 like chef Curry, however he was leader and clutch with his shots on the critical moment. According to the statistics and real facts, Paul overcome to Dwayne Wade easily, but also was the punisher of that guy that "call himself King", we're talking on lebron.
They all started watching ball in 2013 their opinions don’t mean anything lmao
We really take for granted how talented lebron is💯
his physical gifts and on court iq is superb
Still will never be the goat
@@BrentRousey according to who you lmfao
@@BrentRousey So what dudes still an all time talent. People have turned it into if you ain’t the best ever that means you ain’t do enough 😂
@@datsapaddlinhahahaha king of flop
Paul Pierce battled Kobe and Lebron back to back...and WON, im not talking about stats but getting the best of those Superstars makes him the greatest celtic next to Bird...imagine bragging you beat Kobe and Lebron
Bonga Halimana Imagine having Rondo, Garnett, and Ray Allen and being taken to 7 games by the Cavs
yeah and still winning, and beating the lakers in six games @@yrnxkj7607
Dirk did it 3 years later with a much older and worse squad. But Pierce had an amazing championship year in 08, no doubt
It' Lebron vs 4 allstar ? This is not a 1 on 1 game
@@hoangphu537 You act like LeBron was never in the same situation, or similar, but flipped. Man's only beat the Spurs in '13 because he had the likes of Bosh Wade that same Ray Allen and Mario Chalmers. When he first went to Cavs he already has Bosh and Wade who were close to peaking then, especially Wade. Like you said though, It's not a 1v1 game. not 1v4 either, 5v5.
Pierce’s first jumpshot just shows he’s a big time player, in game 7 on the biggest stage he trusts his game enough to start off aggressive, a true competitor..
What? You do know they have 24 seconds to shoot, right? I mean, wtf dude. That shows nothing.
@@gmatsue84 Do you play? If you do you know that's a BIG time shot. As he said, game 7, biggest stage in the World, big pressure to make this new Big 3 work, against Lebron James arguably (not to me) the best player at the time. And he starts the game with a pull up? Not a penetration. Not getting fouled and shooting free throws. A god damn contested pull up. That takes you being confortable to do it and it's crazy he's got the balls and confidence to do it. Love Paul, true competitor indeed
Hassan Price lmao we all know big time players hit the first shot of a game. Wow
@@mcfuckinanotheraccount808 Yeah yeah, love Pierce, James, Melo, Dirk, etc, but this is what they do every night since they came into the league, man. Check out James at 1:16: Deep contested 2-pointer out of nowhere with 18 seconds on the shotclock just because he's LeBron James. It's what they do, and they do it often. Doug Pullins here in the comments is spot on.
@@gmatsue84 Yeah it's common for the NBA superstar but damn sometimes i can't help but think how crazy that is, on the biggest stage they are just that fucking good. It's crazy. Us "average" players sometimes take watching this guys for granted and sometimes i just have the same line of thought on the original comment, even though sure we are used to it.
I'm here because of Kendrick Perkins story about lebron on JJ Reddick podcast
Paul pierce will always be one of my all time favorite. He really put everything he got on the court on that series.
2008-2010 we had Kobe Pierce And Lebron. Appreciate those Greatness
What about Melo, Dwight, Bosh and D Wade?
@@elmulato7038 CP3, Duncan
The mid late 2000s was a good era for basketball 🏀.
@@reidos8992 It really was. 💯
With Dirk , Vince carter & T Mac
LBJ is the only top 5 player (modern-era) who had some postseason success while carrying a trash team. FAX
Derek Rose too
@@avenewx3010 he had a dpoy who LBJ had?
@@danhantheman Rose had 1 ECF appearance, stop it
Not a trash team
Hakeem olajuwon did more with less. He actually won a title with no all star talent lol wtf rewriting history
I forgot LeBron had a trash ass team but still took them to a game 7
Word
Definitely not a trash team. That bullshit needs to stop.
spankstar man that team was trash bruh 😂
RR Doromal typical bronsexual always talking down his teammates to praise him. The 08 and 09 cavs were one of the best defensive teams in the league and even tho Lebron shot horribly some games they would still win.
AD 👌🏽
Lebron took the 2008 nba champs to game 7. Beast.
Snap Smooth and lost
So. Boston had a better team. Lebron still that dude. 1st draft pick 2003. Rookie of the year 2004. Went to game 7 in the playoffs with the 2008 nba champions. The youngest player to get ten thousand points 2008. Better than yo favorite player. Lol. Pierce and Garnette got 1 ring. Lebron got 3.
Snap Smooth nah, bron choked game 7 and had to run to miami to “learn how to win” that’s just sad lol. without wade he has 1 ring his whole 17 year career think about it
@@Des_M3 Wade didn't get another ring til Lebron joined heat. D Wade a good player. He said he feel sorry who ever had to guard him and Lebron when him and bosh went to miami and nobody did it alone. Like it takes a team to win. Like Jordan and Pippen, Shaq, Rick Fox and Kobe, Paul Pierce, Garnette and Ray Allen, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and other Warriors, Wade, Lebron and Bosh. Ass hole
Snap Smooth wade got a ring before lebron did, then got swept after
I’m a Celtic for life guy but damn that machine lebron James has been apart of some incredible, legendary nba moments, he truly is one of the greats. It was hard watching the Celtics go against him, always edge of the seat type games in those days and it’s crazy cause time flys but it feels like yesterday
I can’t believe NBA players were hating on The Truths farewell tour (Draymond and Jennings)! Dude is a all time great and deserved it! If he didn’t have Tmac and Kobe in his era he would have had way more all NBA teams and prob 2 rings lol
That’s the point... he wasn’t as good as them
sir pebbles you talk about top 50 like it’s nothing?? Foh. Sound like those media pundits who only talk about top 5 top 10, and almost all those guys could’ve even hold a candle to the top 150 greatest ever. To be a top 50, shit even top 100 is a blessing for those guys. There the best at what they doo in the WHOLE world, and thousands have come and gone, and you scoff at top 50?? Lmaoo please stfu
All time great would be top 100 at least imo. He's truly awesome!
Bess Snow Pierce is maybe top 100 all time, def not top 50. still a great achievement
McSkeetah TheCheetoCheetah bleacher report ranked him 41 all time in their list
theres no way this cavs team shouldve been in the playoffs😭, but shots LBJ missed in this games is shots he makes now, it just makes me appreciate him more
casual
@@TyBrezzy11 you slow
Pierce was never the best but it felt like every single time he matched up against LeBron Wade Kobe whoever he’d go toe to toe with them. Dude could cook anyone on any given night.
Truth was the Truth and crazy to hear people disrespect his game...he is one of the greatest of his generation without a doubt!
Rewatching this. Man it is sad how little support LB had...
The fact Bron carried this team to game 7 and had 45 pt is insane, he really deserved to be in the finals that year
lmao
🤡🤣
It shows how’s Lebron been the man by himself with no help against a super team
Only legend and proffesional basketball player knows how great Pierce really was.!
Pierce is Lebron👑 soon
He was really good . Unbelievable player
What about how great Lebron is? Lebron is top 2 all time, pierce isn't even top 25
@@cincyohio1946 fax
Even though im a Lakers fan, I got nothing but respect for Paul Pierce he really knew how to put on a show every time he played Lebron.
Celts fan, loved watching Kobe vs Paul. Was robbed in 09, shoulda had 3 straight celts v lakers
Who’s here after Paul didn’t put LeBron in his top 5? 🤦♂️
Maybe he puts into account lebron had to snake his way to championships like Durant. He mentions he’s a product of players staying with there team and building the brand. Not jumping ship when thing don’t go your way. Guys the best player he should just sit there and let players come to him. Never has someone that’s been considered the best player have to go anywhere! People want to play the best. He just couldn’t wait for a team to be built around him so he just played pawns with his teammates player and coaches to get those rings
William gayton this argument has already been defeated why bring it up
Lousy late shot and missed one of two free throws!
@@williamgayton1938 yeah you right! Kareem never went anywhere. Same with Wilt
LMFAOOOOO ya boy
23 year old Lebron (as a SOLO superstar) took the eventual champs (a team led by 3 1st-ballot HOF'rs) to a game 7. The previous season, 22 year old Lebron (as a solo superstar) beat the Pistons to reach the Finals. Lebron's dominance prompted BOS to make a power move and put the Boston Big 3 together. That BOS team was absolutely LOADED, and solo Lebron still damn near beat them. In fact, solo Lebron did better against BOS than Kobe's loaded Lakers team did in the Finals that year. What Lebron did his first 7 years in the NBA was unreal. It's a darn shame how Jordan lovers in the media have belittled Lebron's greatness in the eyes of many NBA fans...just to protect Jordan's GOAT crown. They had to do something to belittle what solo Lebron did because Jordan was getting swept in the 1st rd as a solo star. And don't give me that bulls**t talk about "but Jordan had to face Bird's Celtics". FOH! Jordan also lost 3-1 to the Bucks in the first round. The Bucks were a really good team, but not a great team. So Jordan's playoff futility as a solo superstar wasn't just because he played the Celtics. That Bucks team in the mid-80s wasn't as good as the '08 Big 3 Celtics. So the '08 Big 3 Celtics would have swept Jordan's ass out of the playoffs just like Bird's Celtics did in the mid 80s.
Cornell Cannon Ok kids, class is about to start, with facts, like or not. First, Michael Jordan do lost in the first round the first three years, but Lebron didn’t even make the playoffs the first two years. Chicago Bulls didn’t make the playoff for the last three years before Jordan arrive and put them on the map. The teams that eliminate Jordan were teams with 50+ wins, and he lost as ROOKIE against Milwaukee 59-23 and then: Boston Celtics 67-15(NBA Champions, arguably one of the best team in history) Boston Celtics 59-23(went to the finals) Detroit Pistons 54-28(went to the finals) Detroit Pistons 63-19(NBA Champions) Detroit Pistons 59-23(NBA Champions) And the rest is history. And is not about just more rings and not losing in the finals, is: 10 Scoring Titles 1 Defensive Player of the Year 5 MVP 3 NBA Steal Leader 9 All Defensive First Team (from 88-98, last one at age 35) Career Stats: 30.1pts, 6.2rb, 5.3ast Lebron Stats: 27.1pts, 7.4rb, 7.4ast And more. If anyone dare to respond, please use facts. Class dismiss.
@@sadsam3488 - Hey y'all. Trust me. Don't waste your time on Sad Sam's class. Its a remedial class for brainwashable NBA idiots who can be made to parrot any narrative they are given, no matter how full of s**t it is.
@@sadsam3488 Sad Sam Mj made the playoffs his first two years with a losing record while Lebron missed the playoffs his second year with a winning record. Accolades was never in the convo for the goat until after mj retired the last time. Mj was literally called the goat while he was playing. And Lebron is a pass first player but averages only 3 points less than Jordan. Imagine if he were a score first player.
@@C2Poke facts. he sounded like he went to the Stephen A school of Bron hate haha
rayj1013 You two should read a little bit more about NBA. First, neither of you responded me with facts, just with insults like little kids that are too hurt by the truth. Second, “Accolades were never in the convo for the GOAT”, are you kidding me??? I don’t need to respond to that. And third, the Milwaukee bucks were a 59-23 team, and Jordan was in his FIRST YEAR. Please again, if you are going to answer something, do it with facts.
Back when lebron went one on one against anybody...didn't matter if you were the DPOY or not as long as he has you on an island. It's crazy how smart he has become in taking advantage of the opposing teams weakest link...his control on the game from an intelligence standpoint is Brady level
Never been the biggest Lebron fan. But I'm really high and on a Lebron playoff highlight binge. Holy guac this guy is incredible. Is he as good as Mike? Idk, I wasn't alive for it. But damn Lebron gave it his all back then. Great sport, great player.
Paul pierce has to be one of the most underrated players ever
Nah he’s not that guy like bron n them n he not even fuckn w ai n he ain’t win Shid
@@goldenchildt.v3258 you are slow and that’s why you type like that
@@goldenchildt.v3258 He didn't win? he legit won the championship the same year as this series lol.
It's weird actually going back and watching a younger (technically not yet fully developed) James play. There is a lot of contact throughout this game (which people claim he couldnt play through). He was never complaining as he does now (cus they never call the fouls on him and the whole league complains now). He was literally going one vs 5 (yes im exaggerating but he was tryna do everything himself). I dont think i've see him take a lot of consecutive shots today as he did in the beginning of the game. He literally did not pass or look to pass on all the first couple of possessions. Even the commentators stated that he realized no one else is gonna help him. He played pretty good defense, and i think he realized, which he has known all his career, that you need a TEAM to win a chip. It's these games that nullify the narratives of "he doesnt have a bag" "he doesnt have a killer instinct" and "he cant play in a physical era." He shows his all around game here. His 3, his drive, his handles, his finishes around the rim, his defence, and the i need to take most of the shots to give us a chance. He also had much more to learn at this point as well.
all facts!
This game truly shows how much respect and presence Lebron has on the court. Every defense you can try to throw at him only highlights his greatness that I've long denied. His ability to find the drive lane and fight thru contact is truly MJ lvl and I'd say even better since he doesn't fly over people. He barrels right thru them. In this game Celtics are playing zone to incite a double team for LJ and he just keeps charging them thru them like a madman. It's incredible how consistent and persistent Lebron can become when he's motivated
Paul peirce did a lot of arm holding
Man when LBJ retires we'll remember how great he was with games like this. Paul Pierce was a monster as well and it's crazy how people slander his name.
Leflop
@@anthonylopez382 leKobe and Leflop beat Lelepurchan Pierce in all primes
@@YMx1212 PAUL PIERCE BEAT THEM TOO
@@YMx1212 were you really trying to spell leprechaun?
@@jbc2225 Le Leprechaun I was in a rush that day happy?
Classic throwback duel 10 years ago , LeBron vs Paul pierce .. I can still remember this battle tho ..
lebron has too many great games to count. i've never seen this b4 and i thought i knew all of lebron's big games. 45 pts and loses g7 wtf
he lost cause he's teammates are trash. who's the next best player on that team? Delonte? Ilgauskas? Ben wallace? he old tho.
Dan Han you must not watch basketball a lot cause this happens a lot
Pierce had 41 pts tho
Pierce had 41 and I think a triple double
@@geanoroquelpelino4195 yeah the same thing with MJ he averaged 43 and lost in the first round i swear great players dont always have great teams😂
If the big 3 did not happen then we would have seen kobe vs lebron
Mans couldn’t even get past Dwight Howard
@@andresdelportillo9917 yes cause james needs to avg 50 15 15 right? smh
I became a basketball fan during the 09 playoffs. The Celtics and Bulls series was incredible to watch.
man LeBron is greatness to of taken this cavs team to game 7, and the fact that he legit had 0 help and it was all those hall of famers against just him and they still managed to barely beat him is absolutely mind blowing…lebron didn’t even really know how to play basketball yet he was just out there hooping
In this video you can see how hard Lebron is trying to win. After every point they make, he is running to the next play. So much respect for him. It’s Lebron vs the Celtics team. It’s so clear why he was so frustrated and went to Miami. Celtics played amazing tho. But I think if the Cavaliers just had a slightly better team, this wouldn’t have gone to game 7.
Yup
People talk a lot about Bron’s finals losses but he lost to some damn good teams. This Boston team arguably was a super team. KG, Rondo, Pierce.. I mean come on! Look at the cavaliers! The matchups ! 😭
Who's here after them paul pierce interviews
Man! If only Cavs won this one.. Mamba VS King Finals would be epic and one of a kind. It will break veiwing records!🔥💯
nothing is beating 1998
Anyone else see that Perk said he was hoping LeBron would tear his acl before this game bc he was scared lmao
Bruh said “ANNNDD 1 GAH DAMN” 🤣🤣🤣
GOD DAMN I DON"T HAVE ANY FUCKING HELP
Pierce is insanely underated I hope he dosen't get lost in time and of course lebron has been great for literally 2 decades lmao
I was born and raised in NE Ohio. I will always be a fan of our teams. That being said, that team would not have been in the playoffs without LeBron. LeBron is so great that his teams cant build through the draft. Cleveland didnt get to have high draft picks because we were too good with him. Good luck getting a superstar to come live in Cleveland.
facts. ive been saying this years. Not to mention, the picks the Cavs did have, the Front Office made horrendous moves with.
I come to realise that the only reason why the Cavs was able to battled with the Boston Celtics in 2008 was because of the talent and intelligence of LeBron James its crazy how this got to a Game 7 with almost him alone on their roster
Who’s here after the Kendrick Perkins interview? 😭😭
😂
People need to give Paul his respect
For real , they act like he wasnt good but he beat the lakers and would compete with the best
I've been to over 200 celtics games. This was the best game I ever attended. Piece, I truly believe is one of the more underrated greats of the game. I'm not crazy though. When the pierce vs. Wade debate happened earlier this year, I think it was pretty clear that Wade should be higher up on the all time great list. But, in reality, it was way, way closer than people give Pierce credit for. He was great, and for whatever reason, he doesn't get the credit he deserves. To my all time favorite player, "The Captain, and THE TRUTH, #34, PAULLLL PIERRRCCCEE!"
Only thing missing from him is dunk highlights. He's more of a skilled or crafty scorer compare to dudes like tmac or carter who had god given jumping ability doing windmill and alley oops. Most people back then had only access to national tv games and pierce wasnt really a darling of nation tv games. Of course everyone from boston knows how special he was, but if pierce played today with all these variety of access on nba games even if he's not a human highlights machine he'll be more appreciated compare back then.
FACTS!
This game was awesome. I remember watching it live wanting both teams to win - Boston for Garnett and Cleveland for Bron.
Paul Pierce might be the most underrated player in history.
No I wouldn’t say he’s underrated people respect him. But if he just had a few more awards dude would really be a legend
Paul had that SWEET stroke. Old school type game, was a terrifying player in ISO situations.
LeBron always been a lone soldier! Every Great had one along him! 7 years of greatness with no robin to lean on! He deserve all the help he can get as he start fading away. #KingJames
Kyrie did very well in the 2016 finals.
he’s always has had help
Wtf is this bullshit man had wade top 5 player at the time and bosh top 15
@@Des_M3 His first 7 years, no he didnt.
@@mwilson1294 Learn to read. he said his first 7 years.
I remember watching this game live, this game was insane and intense.
The numbers of important games LeBron played in his career it’s incredible
Damn time flies only 2 active players from this team
3:47 Excellent defense
The fact LeBron took that Cavaliers team to a game 7 is simply amazing. He carried a subpar team for 7 years in a row. Then left and they sucked. Then came back led them to 4 straight finals winning 1 and then left and now they suck again
This is the lebron I like.. showing greatness and not backing down against super team... building and protecting his kingdom ..... classic..
Pierce was crazy tho man could play good Defense
Lakers fan all my life but this Celtics team was admittedly an all timer. Brings back memories.
The Fact That People Think This Cavs Team Was Good Enough To Win Championships Just Go To Show That Even LeBron Haters Hold Him To A High Standard
Lebron MJ Argument can never be settled. But i think this game with this team is a testament of how great Bron is.
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Lil Major and it aint even as bad as the 2018 cavs, man did this guy get cursed with bad teams
Ngugi Waithima Lebron could’ve easily been the goat. He has everything you can picture on a perfect basketball player size,athleticism, and skill but the most important thing is the mental toughness which he doesn’t have much of. Which is why Jordan is viewed as the goat
@@nofalling9955 Thats easy to say. There's no way to determine that MJ is mentally tougher than Bron. Have you seen the kind of opponents MJ faced. In all those years there's no point in time MJ faced a team with more than one All-NBA player be it Defensive, First Team. MJ played with Rodman and Pippen who was a perenial All-NBA defensive players . Pippen was an MVP caliber all through. Tell me what All-NBA player Bron got help from against an all time Warriors and still beat them.
one of the last great seasons for basketball, before the entire game became a 3-point shooting contest
Found the old head🤣
^Found the infant
true those Lakers and Celtics finals were so fun 2008-2010
bron was a beast back than. Pierce was smooth tho solid mid range, good defense and passing.
One of greatest games ever took me back a min
Back when teams played tough defense
Paul Pierce was fire 🧨💥💯
its crazy to me how much of a threat lebron was against this great celtic team but yet they say no one feared him and every old head talking about he still had teammates like i cant even name half the roster lmfaoooo, dude straight up was by himself dragging a Cleveland team to 7 game series against a bunch of hofs like the celtics had no business being in a game seven with that Cleveland team.
Casual fans need to stop disrespecting the Cavs team. They played in a system that was heavily centered around LeBron and were great as a collective group on Defense.
Holy shit..LeBron seriously had no one on his team. That Cavs organization is terrible.
his team wasn't that bad lol
@@jaba1108 kkkkk if Lebron played for another team, this Cavs would have to fight to reach seed 8 lol
@@gabrielgreff5911 probably top seed at the bottom
This cavs wasnt that bad but yes they couldn’t beat celtics
The cavs had the best defense in the league in 2008. Lebron had plenty of defenders.
Classic 🔥
I remember during Bird time how I just knew he would carry the Celtics to a win,felt Lewis did same for a spat beforE ( RIP) he past away. Then came Walker n Pierce time. Pierce always gave me that assurance like Bird. How sad I was when he left but thanks to KZhead I can view them good days again, thanks KZhead....truly that smile on that free throw that rolled in was a GRATE SMILE...Bruh I’m one of your BIGGEST FANS n happy to see you still working for the NBA
Bron and Pierce went at it
Despite the uneven talent between the two teams, this has got to be the best back and forth duels of two players that I've watched..
So many excuses for Lebron. What happened in 2010. When the Cavs we're favorite and had equal talent that was younger. What happened in 2009, when Lebron was dead even vs Orlando? What happened in 2011 when his squad was superior in talent vs The Old Mavs?
Go watch the duel between Bird and Wilkins at The Boston Garden. It was a Game 7, as well
@@BoosterGoldEarth6 yeah, what happened when LeBron put up 39-8-8 in the ECF, man? What did happen? So many excuses. He should have put up at _least_ 40-8-8 if he were a _real_ all-time great.
@@BlueGrovyle what your point?
@@BoosterGoldEarth6 the point is that the expectations for this guy have always been unrealistic, from the moment he set foot in the playoffs for the first time in 2006. 2011 is deserved criticism and makes no sense even being mentioned in your comment because no one excuses him for it. 2009, he played great in every game except for game 6. He receives heat for 2010 also, as many people called him a quitter that series, and I won't mention what was going around at the time since you likely already know about that. At the end of the day, he's a human. Phenomenal athlete since he stepped on the court, fell short sometimes, but held his weight more often than not and, after this season's over, will have left us with 16 postseasons filled to the brim with spectacular moments that will inspire future players for years and years. I think he did a pretty good job, shortcomings aside, especially considering that no basketball player before or since has experienced the level of media scrutiny that this guy has. You can bring up the years he didn't win without context and with a justification of "no excuses" all you want, but most of us are here to tip our hats to one of the greats. Simple as that.
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Damn y'all The Celtics to LeBron James was the equivalent of The Pistons to Michael Jordan. Both teams were a major obstacle in the early careers of these two legends and in their later careers they got the revenge they so rightfully fought back for.
Paul peirce 1 of the clutches players ever he always been great off and def clutch but gets no respect us old heads know how good Paul was
Indeed Pierce was good. People act like Lebron owns him, but Pierce didn't do that bad guarding Lebron.
First things first, I'm a Jordan man all day. Having said that, this Cavs team aside from Bron was absolute garbage, I respect Bron something major!
No it wasn't.
@@alejandroserrano7755 we'll have to agree to disagree.
Alejandro Serrano It definitely was.
Ben wallace could be the other best player on that team but man that right there Ben Wallace is old.
They where playing insane defense , lebron this series shot 35%
This was when Lebron was still hungry and actually fought till the end, every minute of it.
I miss when they had these edits !! Bring them back!! Like show8ng the plays and also highlighting the players
First Cavs stint Bron was a bulldozer. He would get so many calls in today's NBA it's not hard to imagine him averaging 40.
An people have the nerve to talk shit about paul peirce saying hes ben hating on lebron smh.. Paul wasnt a scrub..they dont know he was a superstar and use to go head to head with lebron everytime they played and this was while paul was on the decline and lebron was early/mid 20's at his prime
I can’t understand why pierce not higher on ppl greatest ever lists. He really never had team and still got to ecf way before the big 3.
people only remember him in big 3 era. Celtics was too non relevant before that as I can recall
chi bill on real I’m the 1% born and bread Cleveland native routed for Cavs whole life but flipped when he left Cavs etc. and I take even further, I enjoyed watching bron learning how to win way before big three, ie Detroit loved seeing ghat progression. BUT imo ppl elevate him way to much
MrJones870 I never said on bron or Jordan’s level. But Barkley, Malone, Stockton, Ewing (no rings between em) yea I’d put pierce on they level
That Paul Pierce & Eddie House handshake brought back memories lol me & my homeboy used to do that during starting lineup intro in high school 😂
Just sitting here watching this ,knowing the NBA will never be the same again :(
They make that Boston team sound like a dynasty. They won 1 haha
They did go to the finals 2-3 years before Lebron and the heat took off and dismantled them lol.
Prob shoulda got 2 but they choked 2010 game 7