The Day Allen Iverson Destroyed Kobe Bryant & Shaquille O'Neal
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The Day Allen Iverson Destroyed Kobe Bryant & Shaquille O'Neal
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Man, I miss this type of Basketball 🏀 😪.
Yes indeed!When basketball was poetry in motion!
It’s crazy you can see the defense nowadays you can watch the whole basketball game, and nobody is playing defense
because every npc basketball player is a 3 pointer@@vac4568
I agree, holy crap the league looks NOTHING like this now. The level of physicality was nuts in the 80's, 90's, and early 2k's. I ttly forgot how athletic Shaq was in his prime and Iverson was an assasin. HOW did he not get hurt more often? RIP Kobe was off on this night but even Fox was ballin'. lol
This before the scripts now it bs
You all see how physical the game used to be right? Both teams going at...I see step backs, crossovers, midranges, pick n rolls, three point shots, back downs, facial dunks and just flat out hoopin! No flopping no whining to the refs. everyone playing defense and offense. For those who didn't see this game live, I am sorry that you missed out.
Exactly what's missing in today's game
Yep
Agreed.
Perfectly stated. Bball was sooo awesome back then!
Exactly bro thats all they do is cry to the refs nowadays luka is the worse smh
Man you see how much they had to respect iverson first step??? He did a slow, half jab step and sent Kobe stumbling back 6 feet.
Been crossovered by AI will be on TV for years
They never mention Iverson as one of the greats.
@@RANKFILESwho didn’t?????!!!!!
@@RANKFILESthey don’t mention Allen iverson because he did not win a championship ring
I understand, but greatness is greatness. Barry Sanders never won a championship but is still one of the greatest. There are guys that have a ring that just plated on a team that won it all.
So much gameplay so little whistles, we took this NBA for granted.
Facts.
You realize these are highlights not all 48 minutes
@@tq3076 even so, the league now is trash.
and people actually did only two steps. these days lebron can do a six step move carrying the ball and its all cool.
@@thomasanderson3892 You can look up number of fouls called per season by year, and there’s actually very little difference in how many fouls are called today versus 20 years ago. Fact check me
I literally think this is an entirely different league than we are seeing today. It was truly special.
Your use of literally feels wrong.
@@jamesstewart8377 just like your mom
Actually, a different SPORT altogether
for viewers it was funn to watch them but cant compare with todays league.
@prajalchhetri4741 lol you're crazy. Today's league isn't even basketball
A.I is and always will be my fav player! In middle school the first Iverson Reeboks simply iconic..on the court, for his size he was a killer!
As an İverson fan from Türkiye, those were my first basketball shoes too.
💪@@cabbar4347
Mine was Starbury. 😅
Iversons for me too lol
For any size he was a killer. But if he was 6 foot 5.....Woooooooo
Shaquille O'Neal was an unstoppable beast and Alen Iverson was an agile gazelle.
If not for Shaq, AI would have killed my Lakers, lol. Peoples hearts dropped every time he touched the ball.
@@blackcapone187 That's it my friend
Tbh though skill wise Allen Iverson is better Shaq just grabs the ball and dunks it
@@jackthezodiac6136 no Shaq was a complete player, Iverson it's Better for skill, but Shaq it's the most dominat ever
@@rick91078 I’m talking about SKILL not Dominance, they are not the same thing. Iverson is the most skilled player, Shaq is the more dominant player.
Shaq was just too fuckin good. Great basketball played all around. Everyone played like every possession counted. Having Shaq on your team is damn near a cheat code
Great player all around, except when it came to free throws. I loved the three-peat Lakers.
In my opinion, every possession DOES count
Damn near? Shaq was cheat code!
8:42 God damn
QLlll for 1😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊paaàaaaaaaààaaàaaaààaàààaaà@@triple6wolfi
As a kid watching this, I couldn't appreciate what I can as an adult, which is that it just amazes me to see how QUICK Shaq moved. He just explodes.
Krazy thing is this is Shaq at 330. When he was in the league is first 5 years he was crazy quicker. Shaq kept getting slowly out of shape that's why Kobe and him clashed. Kobe KNEW Shaq could be crazy dominate if he took his conditioning and practicing more serious in the offseason.
I missed those days
he would have been the goat if he kept in shape. He is doing all of this against legit 7 footers
Shaq doesn't run, he just takes bigger steps
Y’all talking bout Shaq and Kobe (RIP) but the tiny man they called AI was UNBELIEVABLY DOMINATING…. they didn’t have an answer for him… so they had to regroup and focus on everyone else for the rest of that series. That’s how they won
Man seeing Kobe defend iverson with all his might is so cool
I don't remember the teams of 2023 finals, but will always recall so many details of this game.
2023 finals was okay... But this here... Make that game looks like Child's Play.
Last finals I watched was Boston vs cavs. I was wrong but I wanted garnett to knock 👊 bron out
I love the scrappy play of the day. I forgot what an absolute beast Shaquille was. This game haunted Kobe for years and only deepened his composure to be better. Kobe has absolute respect for AI.
I remember watching this game live. It was so epic in real time. You just knew you were watching history.
this is when baskeball was fun to watch...no foul drawing no acting just ballin out
And no damn challenges to see if a player was fouled or goaltending with 2 mins left in the 4th quarter
That season was unbelievable for the Sixers: - Coach of the year. - Defensive player of the year. - Sixth Man of the year. - Most Valuable Player.
and lost so badly against lakers. Watched this how Shaq destroyed Mutomobo and Iversons. Plus 5th game was so great how Shaq and Kobe destroyed Philadephia. Will never forget :)
@@romeolajh1602 Just in this video, you can see Shaq pushing his defender on every loose ball or shot attempt. Shaq is a top-5 all time C but his 2nd biggest knock after his free throw, he did a lot of illegal pushing and was barely ever called for it.
Don't mean a thing without the ring!! Laker nation
This game is way better than any baseball games if seen in the last 10 years
@@snake6834Basketball is almost always better to watch than Baseball. Baseball got way to many no-play-moments.
Basketball was dope back in the day... I'm getting crunk just watching this!!!
Crunk… 😬
Bro said crunk 💀
@@giggusmaximus2167 I SURE DID!! 😆
@gwill3019 and good word use too. Some people stupid as hell lol.
Using the word ’crunk’ lets me know you’re in my generation. 😂
Maaaan I remember that game, watching at home and when A.I. stepped over Lue I was like whoa!!!...lol, went to work the next morning at a firm in DC and our receptionist, who was from Philly, was sporting an Allen Iverson jersey under her jacket, at work and that was against our dress code..lol, helluva game
Late 90's/early 2000's is PEAK NBA basketball There was still the physical game but you could see the high PACE start to creeping in
I’m so happy I was able to see him play the game and Kobe, Jordan, t-Mac, Carter the list go on form that era. That was an amazing time for basketball, it was something special
AI getting ONE game off prime Shaq and Kobe is basically a ring
Especially with the scrubs he had around him
PRIME PRIME this was their undefeated playoffrun
yep, they were undefeated before this, AI was a beast
Plus Lakers cheating kings. Tim d is also/was against iverson
@@theblindDD i've heard that before but not sure about the reason, what's with tim d and ai?
I was living in Philly during this time and after this game outside was crazy like the series was over🤣🤣🤣
Iverson’s movement let alone was crazy fast.. nobody can’t stand front of him, he gave Kobe a triple threat move, with the jump shot.. sheesh
And then kobe destroyed him from winning why don't you mention that huh
@@Aldine281 it was shaq with the finals mvp though. iverson > kobe this series
@@Aldine281 Kobe had help,Iverson didnt
@@Aldine281mj dwade Al harden better than Korean bryant
@@wmasterss Kobe swept AI and a prime Carmelo Anthony Nuggets team 2008 Nba playoffs first round
What a great freaking game. I’m so glad I was able to see it live.
Shaqs footwork is crazy!
better than any game in the last 10 years
lebron fans hate 90's players
It's almost like guys used to be super competitive and wanted kill each other to win
facts
This game is better than all of LeBum fake GOAT Career
This was arguably the best playoff Laker run ever... And the best single game performance by a heavily favored underdog.
This is the kind of basketball I miss seeing
It was so much fun to watch basketball back in the days.
Im 24 and I grew up in Jamaica , recently started watching basketball and im obssessedd.... but then I started watching the 90s full games and Ive been watching less live matches , this just hit differenttttt.
Theres nothing like basketball bro especially 90's
8:40 the most dominant player to ever play the game. Holy shit LMAO
Wilt Chamberlain more dominant than any player in NBA history. Check him out.
@@dalenewton9697 Shaq would have destroyed chamberlain
Shaq was a freak of nature
@@mgomez9736Physically stronger for sure, and propoably better all round, but different era, and that has to be considered. I expect Chamberlain raised in 2000s NBA would have been just as good all round as Shaq. IN terms of 'freakishness' Chamberlain was even more so than Shaq. Check out his athletic exploits beyond basketball. Different planet
@dalenewton9697 chamberlain was your typical 7 footer. Long and lanky. Shaq was a 7 footer with tremendous power and strength. Quick feet and agility. And Shaq is a very intelligent player as well. Shaq is a one of one to date. We've seen other chamberlains.
Straight Classic!!! Every player driven the lane not like today only shooting 3 pointers 😂 to lazy to play defense and with the heart of a championship character
Back when AI meant the most fun to watch player in NBA history. Now it means machines plotting to wipe out humanity.
The intensity on both ends of the flor, what a battle between Kob and AI.... how the hell we got from that to.... what we have now 🤦♂️
😆
That stepback by Iverson at 2:00 showed how lethal he was to do that going full speed was crazy. Im sure a competitor like Kobe could appreciate a move like that.
Nasty. Because he could easily drive that also
What I impressed by this video is the rebound of Mutombo, he box out well even against Shaq, and he get the rebound with power, and already protecting the ball in the air. I cannot see this kind of rebounding skill in modern era, they just mostly standing under basketball and waiting for the ball now. This is the first time I feel fighting for the rebound is so cool!
So kids today saying James don't have help? What about A.I?
AI had Mutombo and that was it. The offense was all on him. Bro deserved more than what the nba did for him
@@goosnavslakovic4908 exactly.
@@goosnavslakovic4908a old mutumbo...
@@karimcler9769 DPOY mutombo. Still a force to be reckoned with on D, but that was it. The rest was up to AI alone
On the offensive side the only other person that was scoring was Aaron McKey.🤦🏽♂️
3:02 man... Iverson's speed was so killer look how far kobe had to back up off that simple jab step
This game was something else, banged up Iverson and Sixers taking game 1. Lakers were just too strong of a team when you got Shaq.
I sooo remember this game 👀👀H man what a season and what a CAREER Iverson’s had wheeew LUV U BRO!!!!!!
That was quite a hell of a game!
Shaq was the bowser of the basketball world dude sheesh.
So cool to see quality basketball. So sick. Miss it
As I die hard Lakers fan in Kobe being my favorite player. I must admit iverson used to destroy I miss this competition
If A.I. got a few more inches,NBA history was a lot changed.I think.🎉🎉🎉😊😊😊❤❤❤Thank you.
Or a better team around him. Mutumbo is cold on defense, but everyone else... sheesh.
No
@@thomasanderson3892 Mutombo was past his prime and the only otter future hof on the team. Smh
He didn't need inches give him Shaq
AI drops 48 points 6 Assists 5 Rebounds & 5 Steals on Prime Shaq & Kobe. Legendary.
Kobe was 21yo
We can’t deny the points Shaq dropped also
Now it’s open lane for everyone and no defense
Do you see this bs defense
Kinda crazy how the NBA is not like this now.
This is when basketball was still hard ball you had to earn a score
Bs I seen 5 times these dudes running and missing
🤣🤣 A.I was cooking Kobe
Yep that day, and then Kobe destroyed Iverson the rest of the series
@@hashmoncrief6965 A.I. was better than Kobe back then.
@@patbenz4327that's not what 4-1 shows clown
And stepping over Lue
Now a days you just see a bunch of 3-pointers, and slightest physical challenge and whistles go blowing. This clip from 2001 was more fun to watch than what I watch live these days.
When basketball used to be fun.
The guys work soooo hard.
Basket ball where actual defense is being played and not just running up the court chucking up 3s all game
This era feels so different and special. The world as a whole and the US were at their peak.
During this series between the two clubs the post comment interviews were very interesting to listen to where Shaq gave great respect to Allen Iverson's big heart! ❤
Sad that was the only game they won during that series
Iverson was literally the only offense on the Sixer squad. Nobody expected them to win any games. The Lakers swept every other team.
Its nice to see players give maximum effort on both ends and not worry about their image. If you're playing tough defense and your man makes a great play you get him back, thats it. Nowadays players are too worried about teammates on the bench laughing at them or getting made fun of on social media. If you're giving your all and playing good D then you don't have anything to be ashamed of. I guarantee every player on this court would be more embarresed by taking a play off and letting the other team have an easy bucket.
Iverson playing ball is an art in itself..
Shaq was a beast
Man. Kinda forgot how effing terrifying Shaq was in the game.
Today's NBA is so sterile and boring compared to this.
That's how you compare but today is highly contested
I was so deep into the next players move I forgot they had refs 😂
I remember that game. Safe to say I became a huge fan after witnessing that clinic he put on Kobe.
i watch this video and i think to my self who da fck would stop Shaq in todays NBA ,them skinny centers would look like school nerd push overs
I remembered 2005 - 2008 when my classmates in grade school were doing ankle break moves 😂
Times done really changed from watching sports... But the memories we have will never fade🤦♂️ Every athlete played their hearts out back in the day in every sport : Football 🏈 Basketball 🏀 Baseball ⚾️ Boxing 🥊 Soccer ⚽️ And the list goes on...
This was one hell of an game, great players 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Shows how gritty the NBA used to be.
Nba will never go back to this kind of basketball...
for as long as they commissioner is not changed, there is still no NBA, it is WNBA with the drama queen
@@pacificislanderbisrock yes the commissioner is easily influenced by certain players...no balls!!!
Nope
He went right at Shaq
Classic game. The step over game. 😂 Subscribed.
Destroyed? We can respectfully say the day he won against...
Did you see how he lit them up? He was killing them.
They were a duo against a lone wolf.
@@isaidwhatisaid5817 that was the only playoff game the Lakers lost that year they went 15-1
damn man i wish i was around during these times, only a few years away 😂 great ball tho 🔥🔥 love seein kobe (rip 🙏🏾) shaq and AI
It was an great era of NBA around that time 😎😎😎
Damn,, this was the best game I ever missed,,, thank you so much for the video!!! Mr Iverson was a master at his craft...
maaaaan now this was a whole battle, a showdown!!! greatness before our eyes of legends on the court!
0:55 Iverson was the master at using his body to shield off the defender….. watch this layup and even tho Iverson 6 ft and 185 pounds, the defender can’t block the shot because Iverson shields him away to where he can’t get near the shot to block it
I miss this little man playing like a taller man.🎉
‘ I remember this game in 2001 I was 25 years old and I miss Kobe and shaq the good old days
Offense and defense were so intense back in the old days.
Dude I Remember this like it was Yesterday, this game was Dubbed an Instant Classic!!! The Hobbled Sixers went into L.A. to take on the Giant and completely Destroyed and Dismantled them. Eric Snows Defense was Amazing on Kobe all night! Also, the Sixers damn near won Game 2! They should have one that one. Lakers were Lucky that the Sixers were Banged Up! I would have Love to Run it back when the Sixers were Healthy! Anyway Larry Brown got em back when His Detroit Pistons totally Annihilated them!!!
That’s all nonsense!! Shaq destroyed those bums and was always the best player on the court even in game 1. Lakers only lost game 1 was because like usual when Kobe had bad games it absolutely kills the team 7 for 22 15 points if he just stopped shooting bricks and passing it’s an easy 4-0 sweep. Shaq avg 33-16-5-3 in that series to big to strong
Lakers were no longer the same team in 2004. Shaq was a shell of who he use to be in 2000 and 2001
Don't make excuses, ain't no such thing as lucky kobe destroyed AI easy 4-1 by outplayed
@NeverTakeJust1 Dude was it Nonsense when Detriot totally Destroyed Them? Or was it Nonsense that the Sixers were Hurt and Banged Up? The Philadelphia Inquiry had a Picture of the Sixers Going into Battle as Front Page news it was Depicting the Centennial Army and the Sixers all Bandage Up! Do some real research, I'm talking about facts not opinions!
@Aldine281 No Execuse made Here, I'm just staying the facts, the Sixers were Hobbled and Banged Up! They had it much tougher come out of the East, than the soft azz West that the Lakers just blew by!!!
Ya these days they’d call flagrant on Shaq cause he dunked the ball too hard. And Allen Iverson what a menace!
No destruction going on here. Lakers knew that in War you lose some battles, but it all comes down to the penultimate victory. For me in this series it was game 5. In THAT game there was destruction going on. Kobe and Shaq destroyed the sheer SPIRIT of the sixers right there. I cried both because of the loss of my fav team but also because of how well the Lakers executed them. One of the games I will remember forever.
His fast break speed was unrivaled!!He's going fullcourt at full speed on layups.😮Just awesome!
Wooaaw that s the NBA I remember 😶These guys were beyond this universe indeed. And for Iverson, the words are not enough...
I miss these days RIP KOBE
Rick Fox was doing his thing in this game. 😎👍🏾
There’s no way Kobe could stay with AL too Slippery!!! Just the same no way Mutombo can guard Shaq. Too Powerful!!!!
Shaq is just a cheat code😂
The problem with the series was that (Allen Iverson didn't had enough back up center to contain (Shaq.. for example, if Allen iverson would have had a secondary all star 🌟 player in this roster team, they would had definitely beaten the lakers 🌟 that season. Because iverson was putting so much energy on trying to keep he's team Alive. While Kobe Bryant, had Superman on he's team...
The original AI is still going to be the biggest lil man the NBA has ever gave us as fans he was unstoppable for years
I was not prepared to see Derek Fisher with hair....🤣
If we're talking 2001, I'm taking AI over Kobe Bryant
😂😂😂😂😂 has Kobe just helped Shaq win his second ring
The Lakers were expecting 0 loss that play off, so technically AI did destroy their goal and record, 6ers just didn't have the offensive depth when they targeted AI
AI and Shaq got mauled in this game. There were at least 10 uncalled fouls on each of them. Shaq was doing this against Mutombo and AI had Kobe on him most of the game. Shaq was at his peak of dominance; basically unstoppable. Wow!
“..not a game, not a game! We talking about Practice…” (Please help me with these quotes)
Practice?
Shaq was the reason why lakers won this series. Not sure if Iverson destroyed Shaq. but he definitely destroyed Ty Lue. in Overtime too. What a monstrous stamina AI had in his prime.
Shaq destroyed Mutombo. He never really matched up against AI on the paint, but was hell bent on decimating Mutombo for running his mouth. Kobe begged for the task of guarding AI, and they went at eachother.
You mean KOBE BRYANT WON THEM THIS amd Lakers
AI was magical with those crossover, the only guy who’s actually Playing the same game is K. Irving
I live in Philly. I was at games in this playoff run - I was in 10th grade. Best moments of my childhood right there. Still got those shoes AI was wearing that game.
Now that's real basketball. We're the refs let them play and allow players to be more physical. Now we got a soft game with these ticky tac fouls