LeBron James' move from Cleveland to Miami brought about unprecedented reaction from the sports world. And when he made his Heat debut, all eyes were fixed on the next chapter of his storied career. LeBron James put up 31 points against the Celtics on October 26, 2010.
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13 years ago? Man time flies. I remember being so anxious for LeBrons Heat debut.
How old are u
Same bro, I don’t think I was ever as excited for an nba season like I was in 2011
Bro i remember watching the game bron went back to cleveland tht season.. n oh man that crowd was nuts the nba will never have those narratives like brons decision making a fanbase literally hate you for leaving tht team,its nostalgic to me n i miss ts outta those days
I know I remember this like it was yesterday @Terror832
@@yousay1432 why u on my dick🤨
Prime Rondo’s court vision was so insane. One of my favorite PG’s to watch. Celtics thrived off his creativity. Man had like 4 straight assists within 2 minutes of the first quarter. 🔥🔥
The man's abilities were crazy and his output was like a giant PG's worth, stat sheet and outside of it too. And "Rajone aveva sempre ragione" during those years.
My favorite era of the nba, 2008-2014
2008 was my first year watching basketball Iverson and Melo was on the same team, Wade and Lebron were leading their own teams. Kobe winning MVP, Shaq was still around good times.
@@LeTOPPP and don’t forget the redeem team!
Same here really 2007 finals but everyday was 2009
2016 was golden
@@LeTOPPP can’t forget rookie DRose
Feels like a complete different game compared to now
Thanks to Steph curry 😅
goat curry@@mikenoze
Not even top 10 all time @@trix1881
its better! NBA has sadly gone downhill
@@Jake-oo5gyno it hasn’t ur just blinded by nostalgia
When this man retires even haters will turn into fans he’s been great for so long and has accomplished things others couldn’t and even outshines 99% of players today
I hated him when he went to the Heat, still don't like the way he did it, but now I think he may very well be the GOAT
🤡🤡🤡
Great how? Running people over and taking layups all day? The dude has no moves at all. The same way he came into the league.. he still doing the same stuff till this day. He never evolved his game.
@situp6522 have you watched a single game of him playing?
@@JMan360 yes and he never evolved his game. The dude can’t even do a pull up jumpshot for crying out loud. He’s a very “ limited “ basketball player. One man fast break player that can only score on “ transition plays “.
The Celtics starting lineup was CRAZY !!
Hall of fame line up
If only they joined in 2002 smh
Them niggas was stacked
@@Fonzy97man they would’ve probably been a dynasty, or at least won more than once
@@sandrobruni7575 Dynasty for sure i remember they series that team was old but different
As someone who was born in 1998, this was a pleasure to watch. Thank you NBA
Used to be so great didn’t it? (born in 1994)
Crazy how entering the 4th qtr its a 63-57 game, nowadays thats the score at the half
curry and his 3 points changed the game.
@@alexnguyen1284 nope not just curry. everyone on the court can shoot 3s now even the offense/defense is different
I mean the spacing on this heat team was actually atrocious. Same with Boston. Only 2 shooters on the court at the most at any given moment
@@bhris275why do u think that is. because curry
@@renzo2k770no the league was already going that way, Orlando, mavs, heat, spurs literally made finals off 3 point shooting
Wow, what a game. The NBA sure has changed. So many passed up 3s right off the bat.
Waaay less trigger happy haha players nowadays are snipers waiting for these opportunities.
I'm glad the NBA still posts these classic games
The game is unrecognizable right now
So much talent today. Players today are faster, Centers or PF now shoots 3 and Players now shoots 3 better than ever before.
Heat LeBron and those big 3 heat days were the best 🔥🔥🔥
I definitely remember this one it felt like a playoff game it was crazy.
Miss the good days time does fly this was the best era of basketball
Maybe because I'm 40 but it just seems insane to me to call this the good old days. If anything it was the beginning of the bad new days.
Nah man these are classics
and people whop are 55 will say the sme about your era. No1 cares @@whobitmyname
Wade got called for palming the ball at 15:00 😂 they do that every possession now
Reason alot players from back then say they would score easily the way game is played today . Open paint lousy defenders ... Easy money all day
Man I love these classics, such a great time to be a ball fan. Crazy how much better the talent has gotten and also the amount of top tier players is at a all time high
Exactly and this is just a decade ago. The talent disparity between the 90s and now isn’t fathomable.
But the intensity was way better then
Top tier talent was actually better during that time, role players shoot 3s and don't play defense that's the big difference nowadays. These teams would still be good if put them in today's game.
Pls NBA upload more classic Games ❤
Years later, Lebrons career with the heat will always be known as his best
It’s already known as that
False. Cavs II. Thank you. Good day.
@@whobitmyname you must be from Cleveland 🤣
His second cleveland run will probably last longer into the future. It's just too perfect of a story
Yeah and his 3-1 come back in the finals which had never been done against the golden state warriors who broke the all time regular season record makes that story even more special. Idk it's a tough call
One of the best seasons in the NBA - 2010 to 2011
2015-2016 was the best
Watching all those open 3's in year 2k23 is painful.
I think Shaq is in better shape in 2023 than he was in this game. Missing bunnies like a LA fitness guy out there.
100% with you on this
lmao
It's great to hear Marv Albert and Steve Kerr on commentary again
damn it's Steve kerr?
insane how much different the game looks today
As a Lebron Hater, This Villain Heat Lebron was the best Version of Him. Explosive athleticism(2010), High Octane Jumper(2011-2012)and Elite Defense (2012-2013). He's Basically Thanos With no infinity Stone.
The start of Lebron's 8 consecutive trips to the Finals.. I wonder how many games he played total over that 8 year stretch?
Basketball was played so differently back then now teams shoot 50 threes a game
The best version of Lebron
This the same Lebron when he was at Cleveland before.
Definitely not he wasn’t clutch and didn’t have a jumper yet
This was 2011, so....no.
2012 2013 2014 was the best version. 2011 would have a been if it wasn’t for his finals performance.
Is that different from now?@@LeTOPPP
Both these teams were more stacked than I remembered, first quarter alone was beautiful basketball
that celtics team underachieved so hard for such a loaded team
What a time to be a fan! Time flies!
We neeeeeeed more more classics
Shaq bruh😂😂
NBA. Give us more classic games please 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
More games with Miami Wade and LeBron please.
I would love to see the game when LeBron got 20k points
From 2007/2008 until 2015/2016 season was the best
Yes, we need again NBA Classic matches please, just for rewind memory flashbacks for the fans. Next one I want to see a Kobe Bryant’s team (Los Angeles Lakers) vs. LeBron James team (Miami Heat) stand-off please, and the others as well.
i love these never stop :)
This was the real NBA.
this was the most anticipated regular season game I can remember.
Shaq vs rookie Yao Ming first duel, LeBron's first game in Cleveland after joining the Heat, Jordan's first game with the Wizards after coming back from retirement... there were a couple of those.
this game was bigger than those ones though. I just remember how much hype there was.@@ArCgon
damn this is crazy 13 years ago man time flies
1. R.I.P. Craig Sager 2. Hope they show when LeBron James got 20K points
R.I.P. Craig Sager
I feel old af watching this I remember watching this live lol
My two favorite all time teams
Legendary match!!!
already a classic.. yet the man still playing in a very high level... KING!
Both of these teams were soooooo good
Good old times! 😢
The stupid COWARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ah old games❤
Damn the vibe feel so different from today games
His first shot and he makes it greatest of all time goat 🐐
What a great year.
THE GREATEST, KING JAMES 👏🏾👏🏾✊🏾💙💙
This is a lebron video, Not Michael Jordan.
@@PoatanCombatSportGOATBoy Boo! That's why you are here because it is about LeBron James.
The Goat 🐐
@@PoatanCombatSportGOATLeBron video? 🤣🤣 wtf does that even mean. It’s his debut game
@@ICONOCLAST Meaning MJ is the GOAT, not Lebron. Slow slow.
1:37:54 🤣 Rondo playing defense on Garnett. Man I loved the Celtics Big 3 era.
crazy how compared to today's basketball, shooters back then were content to shoot the 2 instead of taking a literal step back and going for the 3
Better times back then lol
Why is no one talking about how good rondo was and his IQ as a point guard was amongst the best in his era
Legendary 🙌🔥🏀💯
Ah man feels like I'm back in high school watching this
Bron has became a great player so congrats to him
yoo NBA we need more classic games, i love em
Damn time flies
LeBron LeGoat LeKing LeSweap LeCream LeAllList LeAllHandshakes LeOldest LeBest This guy has a million names!😈
LeFlop LeBrick LeGM LeQueen
LeSenior citizen
I miss this era of basketball
Lebron james is just the bestplayer of all time
this video isn’t about lebron to me, it’s crazy seeing all those players on the floor at the same time. i’d pay so much to see this in person.
James jones one of the best shooters
It’s crazy how they don’t aggressively cut to commercial at every opportunity
Man hearing Steve Kerr's commentary is pure nostalgia
Hungry LeBron days ❤❤ Bad idea for wade and heat organization to not feed him Wade vs James games went down to the wire. Even when wade had a better team every time. Facts
Man I wished you guys uploaded Bron's first game in Cleveland after the decision 😬🤷🏽... no complaints, just a suggestion 👍
absolutely destroyed the cavs that game by himself 😮💨
4 1/2 min in and the score is 4-4 like wow this was one of the most competitive in season games ever
Coach kerr underrated broadcaster.. mike Czar fratelo was good and marv was the best! Damn i miss these 3 commentators and doug collins also.. back when nba on tnt was great
please upload more NBA classic games in this list...
Iconic night, LeBron James was amazing with the Heat.
Rondo is so good bro
10:09 Hannah Storm was choosin' lol
I love this version of Lebron he embraced the villain role.
What a time to be alive
more classic game!(please)
Hall of Fame game❤❤❤
Is the youtube channel nba, the actual nba?
The Celtics literally have 5 HOFers on the floor 3:56
Rondo, allen, garnett, shaq and pierce... dude thats actually lethal af
I seen this game James 6 debut fire 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥
Obra de arte.
Can we please get 2012 ECF Game 6, @NBA already??? Please! 😂😂
It’s on the nba app
@@LeTOPPP oh, perfect! Thanks for the info!
the timing of this is semi unhinged 💀
ain't it😂☠️bro so phony
double digit final scores sound like an NBA from a different universe now
I love Just coming back to witness the greatest ever.❤🙌🏾❤️🫶🏾
I miss these days... 😢
Ray Allen’s jumper is so clean.
My Idol forever
'lebrons miami team was so stacked, he cheated the game' *me watching rondo, ray allen, paul pierce, kevin garnet, shaq*
Along with the injured Kendrick Perkins Nate Robinson Jermaine O'Neal and Glenn Davis coming off the bench
This lebron the lakers need for the playoffs
prime bron is the best to ever touch the basketball
My g he is not
@@douglasmaina141shut up
is the a preseaon game or regualr season? cuz this is an intense match up for first game
These games use to hit different back then 😮💨
Heat scored just 9 points in 1Q!?!? warriors gonna sweap them
Lol yeah this was their first time playing together
Can’t believe it’s been 20 years already
Always fascinating seeing these older games. Way better shot selection, Big Men being left open from mid-range, fewer 3s, all the mid-range shooting. Crazy how the game has changed.
definitely not better shot selection
@@nowaruku compared to nowadays there are way less contested shots early in the shot clock