Heat vs Spurs: Game 5 Full Game Highlights 2014 NBA Finals - Kawhi Leonard Finals MVP
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- San Antonio dominates for the third straight game to defeat Miami 104-87 and win their fifth title in franchise history. Kawhi Leonard was named the Finals MVP after stellar performances in games 3-5.
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San Antonio was one rebound away from winning a championship the previous season. To come this painfully close and lose then follow it up with a complete annihilation of this artificial super team was one of the great redemption stories ever in sports
Nah spurs lost fair and square 2013 one of the best finals ever 2014 was a fluke
@@JackSaiyanXI I didn't say they won...
@@aww773 "artificial super team" lol only redemption was coming back 3-2 with the biggest shot in nba history 🤷
@@JackSaiyanXI >fluke *4-1*
@@JackSaiyanXI 4-1 is a fluke now? Lol.
Never forget Ginobili's dunk on Bosh
SMaRk Ginoboli like that this for 13 Finals
He did it while being partially bald.
💪💪
I want that T-shirt.lol
@@high-defRJ p
R.I.P. bandwagon Heat fans 2010-2014
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+Dajon Goldsmith Tim Duncan? Kobe Bryant? Lol.
+TheOkinawanShuffler kobe Bryant wasn't drafted by Lakers he was traded after he got picked
Lol I'll admit, I was one of them.......
I always watch this to make me feel better.
Amen
So LeBron can do it this year but can't for the heat? This is why I hate him for leaving heat
XD
Not at all this heat team was great and still younger than the Spurs!!! But Spurs where motivated and where shooting out of their minds best offensive performances in Finals History.
not just the shooting...
they're passing all over the place
they made the heat looks like a bunch of schoolboys
Ginobli's dunk has to be one of the most exciting in finals history. It may not be the most energetic or flashiest, but definitely a huge statement after people claimed this guy is too old to compete anymore.
that dude just rocks
@Tucker Johnson This is a false statement....
@Tucker Johnson people definitely said he was done, your making yourself look stupid..🤦🏾♂️
I think it was a critical moment that changed the game in Spurs' favor.
Manu's cartoon character is just a HUGE heart and a smile on top it. He's a role model for anybody
"Out to Ginobili. PUTS IT IN! WHAT AN AVALANCHE FROM SAN ANTONIO! A 21 POINT LEAD!"
***** "The Heat have gone col-GINOBILI ON THE FINISH!"
That is my favorite part...
After Ginobili's dunk, I knew the Heat had ZERO chance of winning. When Ginobili is hot, the Spurs are unstoppable.
jjman9 i absolutely love that guy when he's hot.
mariomanningfan don't forget "Wade, BLOCK BY SPLITTER, SENDS IT RIGHT BACK AT HIM" love that part
S Jaguar I told you to shut up Raquanda
Man, you gotta give a lot of credits to Patty Mills, that guy tore them apart with 3s.
+Forest Stalker Goes to show how the Spurs were a team. Miami was just a collection of superstars.
+Forest Stalker totally agree! Patty also had outstanding performances in the series against the clippers.
hell yeah he did
***** Love how you snuck Greg Oden into there, cause he's so much better than Kevin Durant (at least according to the Blazers).
***** No more than Sam Bowie would.
Back for my weekly viewing
+stevebarnes96 I have to see this video every week
Right, this was a real rivalry unlike this Cavs-Warriors rivalry
+MrDecember91 as a LEBRON fan, this series wasnt a rivalry what so ever. 4-1 is not what i call a rivalry. a game 7 series is a rivalry
+Markus TV Apparently you didn't see the 7 game series between the Spurs and Heat in 2013
you and me both
I love how the Spurs basically left nothing to chance in this series after the previous Finals and just absolutely crushed and humiliated Miami to send the clear message that the Heat's 2013 win was a total fluke
I wouldn’t go as far to say it was a fluke. But def many missed opportunities by the spurs in 2013 they corrected in 2014
Both of Duncans kids are straight up crying at the end there, i think they understand how hard last finals was and just so happy for their dad. So heartwarming
Yeah
I remember Manu saying his kids at the moment didn't fully understand why he was crying so much after winning, and that he didn't cry after the other championships :')
Bosh n lebron we’re crying?
Probably the cleanest game called, officially, you could NOT deny the spurs, with there fundamentals and discipline. They were the definition of a team, its insane. I MISS watching these guys play sooo much.
I think they were the best of all time. This was the Spurs at their peak imo. Best team ever.
Denver is getting there right now
@@chrisszyyydon't think so, they rely to Jokic too much
@@chrisszyyynot even close to being what the spurs were , that’s actually an insult
The whole Spurs team is so underrated... These guys deserve the win. The make Basketball look so much more better. Some of these guys nowadays especially the kids coming up to the NBA think that Basketball is all about me. I wanna be the guy who hits the game winner. I wanna be the guy who scores the most points in my whole team.
The spurs aren't like that. They pride themselves in playing PROPER basketball. Which means playing it like a TEAM GAME. No one in that team is selfish. Parker can get a little bit selfish from time to time, but never in these situations. This is true Basketball. Who do the Spurs really have apart from an old Duncan, an old Manu and an aging Parker. Pop made this team so much better. Leonard has potential to be the MVP of the league. The loyalty of these guys and what not there is sooo much to say about these guys and yet people say there boring smh :/ They are not boring. This is true basketball. That is how it should be played.
Spurs>Warriors. Warriors are idiots and are choking in the finals and don't know how to play D without fouling. Kawhi>Draymond. Enough said.
Carmelo Anthony Yo shut the hell up he never said anything bad about them. You should thank him for respecting the Spurs.
xRain mad respect bro! and btw congrats to the GSW for winning the finals! (=
lol good job fucking beating an injured ass Cavs team in 6 games lol warriors ain't shit they would've lost to the healthy CAVS (and I HATE the Cavs) Spurs wouldve smashed the Cavs in 4 with a PPG differential of 15 or higher. Celebrate the win now. You know next year old man RIVERWALK will be back to smash your team with his cane
xRain That's also because they're coached by Greg Popovich. One of the best coaches of all time.
shit,watch duncan holding his children make me cry a little.
gay
+george mikal showing love to your children is gay?
If you think holding your children is gay and then you obviously a sad fuck with no family or life
Ha! GEeeeaaayyy
@@Blk9698 🤡🤡
This team just didn't miss in the finals. Some of the best basketball I've ever seen. Would love 2014 Spurs vs 2017 Warriors
Spurs would it get swept they can’t shoot like the warriors
@@efajkhan5604 Did you just watch the highlights like I did? 17' warriors has to injure Kawhi to win. 14' spurs is the most fluid hybrid that has the prowess of a big man lineup + the shooting ability that comes from small ball mindset. I would pick them as the go-to team to compete in any era, no questions asked.
@@efajkhan5604 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@donaldli4755 Better matchup would be the 73-9 2016 Warriors vs this Spurs both teams move the ball and play beautiful basketball.
@@donaldli4755 they literally would carve out defenses with their ball movement that’s what some people don’t understand that’s why we won that year🤦♂️teams would literally get tired out because the ball was constantly moving no time for the defense to set completely
As a Spurs fan, I don't know if I have or ever will have a more cherishable memory than this game. I keep coming back to it when I feel down and it NEVER ceases to make me emotional (in a good way).
I have finals to study for... And here I am
+juneradar this was the right finals to study
i do the same but for the heat in 2012 and 2013 lol
Haha I do the same thing definitely the best finals victory for us :D
+juneradar Father's Day was THE Perfect Timing for the Spurs to win their 5th NBA Title and also, get revenge on LeBron James and the Heat
Goodbye Timmy D Best Pf of All time
brian scalabrine.
+Christian Audie Uy HUGE L
L
Brian sucks ass
+TheEndermanGaming I TEG brian is the goat
ive watched this about 100 times at least
Same here! No matter what happens, we'll always have 2014. :)
That moment at 6:55 .... I've watched the 3rd quarter avalanche at least 100 as well hahah
Brandon Michael I've watched it exactly 1 time.
Brandon Michael same here, at least :)
***** Fuck the Spurs and their bandwagon fans hope the Clippers take care of them in the 1st round
the heat didn't lose. they got shut down.. demolished... the ball movement, the shooting was on the spurs, and the heat looked like a rec league team.
The heat got rekt
Spurs played unbelievably.
ilackedtheheart By blow up, you mean bring back a large part of last year's team? The core of their team is largely the same.
ilackedtheheart I mean, Chalmers, Wade and Bosh are still there as starters, Rashard might yet resign, and Haslem/Andersen are the same big bodies they had last time around. Battier retired, Allen might retire. For a team that literally had only Norris Cole on the books for next year, they managed to grab quite a few of them back, so props there.
I definitely agree that it's a downgrade with James leaving, and that they'll make the playoffs, but because they play in the east. They have too many question marks, from which Danny Granger are they getting, to whether Bosh can be an efficient top dog, to how Wade's health holds up etc.
Plus, am I the only one who finds it a bit disappointing that Wade started conditioning/losing weight and working towards top form AFTER James left? The guy's a perennial all-star, that's just admitting that he let James carry the team without giving it his best.
They got ass raped
Omg 2022 still watching
The Spurs were so pissed. For leaving that Chip on the table, The year before that they literally took all that frustration out on Miami...This was not even a serious competition!!
Every Spurs fan knew we were winning in 2014.
@@alessiodelcastillo1613 I still hate you for 2005
@@detroitlionspistonstigersr6735 one of the best series ever
@@carlosa7598 that was all defense mam went 7 games hard fought I thought we had it after we beat them by like 30 in game 5 I think it was
Made my sports year.
***** cuz it did
***** cuz I'm not a heat fan and the spurs basketball was phenomenal. And it avenged last year. Huge NBA fan.
As a 20+ year Spurs fan, it made my sports lifetime. I am still kicking myself for not buying a $400 ticket for Game 5. I don't think a championship will ever make me this happy again.
Silent Jaguar spurs suck they will lose to LBJ in the finals this year
Cynara Hill our best player went down can't be judged by this year. Oh and LBJ went down too 😆
San Antonio Spurs have been the best team for the past 17 years
Without a doubt
Yeah Right
My dream game is seeing the San Antonio spurs vs Michael Jordan's team. The bulls.
The old days was kinda riged too
But it would have a great game though, best in the west vs the best in the east. A true finals game.
legend has it Mills still scoring threes til this day
Update: he still is
And this was the birth of the current NBA playing style...the league changed overnight before and after this series. The spurs showed the way of the future, how to stop a dominant player and team with college-style team play, 3-pt shooting and solid defense. This IS the blueprint, and they're already redefining the next evolution of basketball..
I can't help but love watching them play. They play such great team basketball and perfect fundamentals. People who say the Spurs are boring know nothing about basketball except slam dunks. The most entertaining team in the league.
long-time Spurs fan here. It was accurate to call us boring from 2000-2005 when the game plan was "pass the ball to Duncan in the post and GTFO of the way, but around '06 when Pop made Tony Parker the "head of the snake" we've played high-pace, multi-pass basketball. It's so fun to watch :D
Exactly, the Spurs play the game like it's meant to be played it's fucking beautiful and the funny thing is in this closeout they had plays you rarely see from them (Kawhi Alley-oop and Ginobli dunk)
They play a similar to european style of basketball, very tactical and smart, with continues movements, passing, variety of offensive plays for everyone etc. thats why guys like kawhi, mills and so on get the chance to shine. Its not like the average nba team"give the ball to the star player and get out of his way". Ofcourse when you face the usual nba style of defence its not so difficult to outsmart them(with emphasis in strategy rather talents) if you have the right unslelfish players who accept their roles to form a team. This is the reason why in all their wins, the spurs dominated.
its ok. I think the league needs some _smarts_ moving forward. Durant as great as he is is not a transcendental player. The only way to win is with a true team effort. Teams know this and have been trying to take concepts from Popp to apply to their young squad or even enhance ball movement to an existing team that would benefit from it. There aren't many scorers who can dominate by posting up anymore by being bigger and faster. Its easy to take that away than being in constant motion, passing the ball and being in a constant position to make shots count.
BludAardvark did this nigga just say "transcendental?" W.T.F? You're a dumbass. And what's with this "team effort" or "team ball" crap? So prior to '14 all the previous champions didn't play team ball? fuckin' idiot.
Leonard for three....BANG!!!!!
BAAAAAAAANG
dranoel rof eerht gnab.ah ah ah ah ah
Patty Mills for the 3 BANG!!
Spurs suck Bang
Albert Feliz
You suck BANG
The 2014 Spurs will go down as one the greatest in NBA history because of how they revolutionized the game (three point shooting, ball sharing). You see it a lot in today's game especially any Golden State Warriors games.
Lol, they didn't revolutionize the game. If anyone revolutionized the game it's Mike D' Antoni. His style of play is what you see today. Take as many shots as possible in the allotted amount of time. No one is playing like the Spurs today except Golden State and maybe one other team. It's all pick and roll and 3 pointers these days...that's it!
still gives me goosebumps. I miss my spurs.
yeah
A Spurs fan from Poland since 1997, when NBA wasn't showed in Polish tv.
I love Spurs for their team play, for the Coach Poppovich and for me Tim Duncan is a LEGEND
You a bandwagon
I'm a Laker fan but this gave me chills. 37-42. To 44-65 in the blink of an eye. I don't think I've ever seen a better team oriented game nor run better than this game. They ALL were on fire, they ALL had this ENERGY that had these Spurs fans going CRAZY. What a game, Coach Pop is a legend.
Extend that from down 22-6 to winning 65-44. That's a 59-22 run!
I’m a lakers fan and I remember rooting so hard for the spurs in the finals in 2013 & 2014 😂 they should’ve easily won both times, they were the better team by far, the heat got hella lucky in 2013
Lakers fans always have to tell you that they are lakers fans lol
i remember watching this game and thinking to myself, it makes no damn sense to be this good. like they had all the sliders up.
So true so true
+roberto dominguez Pat Riley's a master motivator.
Chris Banks Way to go repeating yourself twice each time.
Arsen Akopyan lol I didn't know it did that hahaha
Chris Banks Now you do.
The crowd was reacting like it was a public execution.
Alex Feng That's exactly what it's like. xD
+Alexander “Alexcalibur” Strafford it was an execution like no other
Geez lmao
Alexander Strafford ...it was
Alexander Strafford bc it was
The Spurs missing a few free throws was the only reason this series wasn't a sweep.
Jay Cas Correct....Parker and Duncan missed 4 FT's in a row while leading by 2 in the 4th quarter...
true..
Call me crazy but I bet they missed the free throws on purpose. The refs would have BS the Spurs in the rest of the series had Spurs won game 2 if they made the free throws.
@@Skoshi33 as much as I would love to see a sweep, the league would have refuse to make it happen had they made their free throws
Basically half of this Heat team retired after the game.
Jack LOL.
Honestly i dont blame them. They got they asses whooped. 😂😂😂
Lol
Real Finals right here!
#SpursNation 🏆🏀
Stoner Simpson i can imagine what it feels like to be a spurs fan right now! you guys just got LA and David West for a discounted price...........meanwhile my freaking celtics are losing in the first round XD
Ryan Dupont it's brutal for the Celtics right now haha but idk why I like when we play Boston I guess it's because all the rings. Kind of like with the Lakers.
Tim Duncan is a freaking Legend.
Pat Sajak greatest power forward of all time and its not even close. Tim duncan would start on the all time starting 5 and yes ive heard of guys like karl malone and charles barkley
Kareem or Wilt
Duncan
Bird
Jordan
Magic or Big o
+Ryan Dupont The disrespect for the greatest of all time, Brian Scalabrine
Man, I fuckin love the Spurs team players and organization.
+Amgad Ragab bandwagon
Akira Sendoh Respecting another team's accomplishments and character. I'm really a Bulls fan. If the Bulls play the Spurs I root for the Bulls all the time. Spurs are like my second favorite team though and have been for awhile.
The Spurs demonstrated a basketball team any coach would wish for. Ball movement, consistent high percentage, and fast paced movement with incredible defense. This is the team working together and is possible but rare to see these days from many teams in any sport.
Manu is the real FMVP! Game-turning player!
Kawhit was the one that turn the game around and first to lead the score score for the team. In almost all this serie and top seeded and point scored. I do see why you say that, but the lead was already high when he was killing it.
Boun Pheng Manu was just as important in the spurs offense in game 5, Leonard just had more of a difficult job since he had to guard lebron. and Manu scored 6 straight points when he first entered in the first q when it was like 15-2
I love Manu, but Manu is a double bladed dagger, he helps and hinders the team at the same time. Re-watch Game 6 against OKC, you'll understand exactly what I mean. Mad respect for him though because he's one hell of a player, I just would pick Kawhi over him this series
Boun Pheng No. Manu was the one who, single handedly, stopped the bleeding in game 5. Kawhi benefited from Manu's determination and Kawhi deserved the FMVP but it was Manu's spark, off the bench, that turned the game around. We needed Obiwan to have a break-out game to close the Heat out and boy, did he deliver.
I'm talking about the whole series not only this game, they all good the whole team. I'm not taking away anything from him, kawhit was extra special all around that's all
Duncan hugging his kids is the most heart warming thing I've ever seen. I'll never forget this glorious moment. #SanAntonio2014
The game that sent Lebron packing
HotRod Catlos ya packing to another trip to the finals and NBA title
Lebron James Yea, surrounded by more All-stars as well. Don't gloss over that like he's doin it with average player's around him. He's constantly surrounded by Multiple All-stars!
Ahmad2423 L dumbass. Dwayne wade and Chris bosh didn't show up. Wade averaged 14ppg and got outplayed by Ginobli. Lebron was ALONE in this finals.
Respect the greatest to ever play. Never forget the 2007 finals where Lebron carried the worst team ever to a finals.
Ahmad2423 what am I not seeing? Enlighten me?
Ahmad2423 show me the allstars on his team right now. Wade is washed, ray Allen is Washed, Chris bosh disappeared. Only Lebron showed up. I love how you go on a Spurs video to comfort yourself. Lebron top 2 alltime
There's absolutely nothing wrong with Miami Heat's roster on paper, the actual problem is how they played. Wade was not himself, also Heat's crucial role players in the past 2 finals like Chalmers or Battier were nowhere near as good.
But one thing is certain.. Spurs crushed, absolutely destroyed Miami in this series.
I agree 100%
Not only that but everyone from the Spurs were contributing. If you look at the heat, everyone was looking at lebron to do almost everything. Like you said Heat players weren't themselves, and idk why Bosh keeps shooting perimeter shots instead of posting up.
"Wade was not himself..."
I was wondering if anyone would recognize this. This happened in last year's Finals, only to Manu. Wade only showed up in one game in this Finals; Manu only showed up in one game last Finals. Everyone on both sides knows that both players are better than they played. Hopefully, there is nothing wrong with Wade that a couple of months rest won't cure cause even though I'm a Spurs fan, I still respect the skills that reside in Wade and the Heat.
their bench was ass, that was the problem
elvis malu
The Spurs were just BETTER. That was the problem.
That 3rd quarter was sickk... like 5 straight 3s..lol
Patty mills baby
jrod2422ify LeBron was getting murdered by every one he guarded or ether switched on. I don't never want to here that he can guard the 1-5 myth ever again lmao.
And now the heeatt is offf! jaja...
Watching Lebron James lose in the finals-An American tradition like no other.
Corey D so sweet
U ain't nuthin
dustin vierra "You aren't anything." And yes I am. I'm an adult human male, and my name is Corey. Nice to meet you.
+The Slim Reaper I could agree more. Watching the Celtics & Lakers bump head in the Finals is an American tradition like no other.
+Corey D I'm Canadian and I love it and its a tradition for me too and I was so mad in 2013
Hey Warriors, this is how you close the 3-1 series lead!
hey man idk, but the NBA is probably scripted
Well Spurs never won back to back so they still have way more years to come to develop as a team like the Spurs
At least Thunder and Clippers are less choker than the Golden State Warriors
W
hey cavs fan.WE WILL SEE YOU IN 2017 SEASON WITH KD IN OUR ROSTER
The way the Spurs move the ball is poetry
Lebron has no competition in the east dude
@@bryanmartinez6643 kawhi needs to go back to the Spurs or the warriors , he needs that ball Sharing culture , like he played with the spurs
@@sujalgautam9761 you know lebron only made to 8 straight finals because he was in the weak ass east conference
@@sujalgautam9761 lebron sucks 6 nba losses not a goat weak ass east conference
@@bryanmartinez6643 who's your goat?
i absolutely love Boris Diaw's reaction he has to assists that he makes. Look at the three Patty Mills makes at 6:07. Boris is the kind of player that is completely unselfish. Once he realizes that Patty has an open shot and drains it, he is just as happy as if he would have made that shot himself. Complete teamwork, it really is awesome to see
Because he knows, patty wouldn’t been able to without his unselfish play assist.
Mills for 3 BANG!
This is literally a prime Heat team full of superstsrs being defeated by an aged starting lineup with only Kawhi a 3rd yr man as a youngster. Damn this is so satisfying to watch domination at its finest!!! Not 1, not 2 , not 3!!! Never forget lolllll
I use to be a heat hater too but looking at this tells me how cringe it was
@@urbrt2653 that was you ?
Heat really got they ass beat lmao. Hilarious.
This heat team wasn’t prime wade and bosh were on their decline and it was unfortunate and lebron was doing his things that team wasn’t a good as it was due to wade and bosh declining
Bron, wade and Bosh were a younger core than Duncan, Manu and Parker. Why do people say that they were on the decline and washed. They played an older team but people want to bash bron's teammate's to make him look better
Timmy and Manu puttin tears in my eyes at the end.
Amazing unforgettable performance by all Spurs.
Thanks Guys!
Been a Spurs fan since 1997, so I've had the opportunity to watch all 5 of their championships. I have to say that this one was by far the most satisfying of the 5.
This video is a huge part of my life
One of the most memorable games. It was just a massive party. Nonstop 3s from all players. Everyone laughing and smiling as they dominate the heat. Felt like they won the series already and this was a celebration game.
Congrats Spurs! You deserve the LOB trophy coming from a die hard LAKER FAN. On a side note: that moment from 9:47 and on with Timmy and his kids really got to me. You can see Timmy's passion and love for his kids. Great moment in sports history truth be known. Love for your kids supersedes ALL.
Yea man and u could see the tears from his daughter she was happy for him
Couldn't agree more, what a moment that was!!
this finals was way better then this years warriors vs cleveland
No it wasn't sorry.
+Whoa There this year was boring defense was bad on both sides . and it as just shoot shoot rarely any real plays were ran
hell yeah everyone who hated the heat was on the spurs side and all the celebrities and bandwagoners were on the heat side this year I didn't even care didn't watch a single game
Ginobili's dunk on Bosh has to be one of the greatest finals dunks of all time
Probably the greatest game I’ve seen any team played, the Spurs just had near perfect rhythm for most of this game
I still cry every time I see this. The passion of the game, the players, the crowd. the spurs destroyed the heat but they did it with class. *sniff* *sniff* What a beautiful display of the game.
Back here post-Wemby lottery
were back boys!
the spurs have reached the limits of what we can call fundamental basketball game
They added some other one.
The last scene with Timmy and his kids always gets me emotional. Damn
The Spurs aren't even my team, but this 2013-2014 Spurs team is one of my favorite NBA title teams of my lifetime. Top 10 if not top 5 greatest championship team in NBA history. I would put this team up against any all-time great team of ANY era.
Same, I think this team could beat the 2017 Warriors. They had great 3 point shooters. The pick and roll with Parker and Duncan was unstoppable. Ginobli and Kawhi could get to the rim at will, they had a favorable matchup like every offensive trip, this is easily the best Spurs team out of all their championship runs. You need the 98 bulls to stop them
Not even the bulls could stop this team@@andrehill7033
@@andrehill7033
They'll Kill them. The 96 Bulls would be a better matchup up.
Not even a spurs fan, but I have to say, Tim Duncan is a legend, halving his salary to help his team out!
Search it out, manu sacrificed too, 2 straight contracts cut by more than 50%
@@danortega748 for real?
Complete, epic, and historical BEATDOWN and I enjoyed every second of it
Mills & Ginobilli turned 2nd half-3rd Quarter into a 3 point shootout 🏀🏀🏀💥🔫
Best parts of this game:
(5) Wade got his shit swatted back (5:48)
(4) Bosh got posterized by Ginobli (4:39)
(3) The Heat got DEMOLISHED (for the 3rd straight game).
(2) The squad that played *team* ball won the game & series, to the satisfaction of real basketball fans everywhere.
(1) The "LeBron will surpass Jordan" movement is officially dead. 2-3 Finals record, getting outscored by a *bench player* for the whole 2011 Finals (e.g. Jason Terry), and now a 22 year-old, non-AllStar Leonard wins Finals MVP against him? It's OVER, kids. MJ > LBJ. Deal with it.
P.S. Whatever happened to "LeBron can guard ANY position"?... After Pop told Leonard to just go for it, Kawhi avg'd 23.6ppg on *68.4%* FG in the last 3 straight games... where was LBJ's "great" defense? LMAO!
I agree after I saw this. LBj is no where near Mjs level. Mj is 6-0 in finals and had two three-peats. That's clutch. Same goes for Kobe. Well Kobe had shaw but he did contribute and has never lost in the finals either. LBj is good but look at him in Cleveland. He already made his new big three. After this you can confirm LBj
NYC Brownman Excuse me, are you saying that Kobe never lost in the finals? He has 7 Finals appearances: 2000,2001,2002,2004,2008,2009,2010 and he has 5 rings, so he is 5-2. Kobe will be the only one comparable to the great Michael Jordan though, they are actually similar in alot of aspects.
NYC Brownman Kobe's lost two finals. 2004, 2008. Not to mention you mixed Shaw with Shaq.
***** Jordan's 1988 and 1989 seasons are ones that LeBron could never reach, even during today's soft era with rules changes to make scoring easier. So no, he's not better than Jordan.
***** Refs give superstars across the board advantages. Ask LeFlop and D-Whistle. The former NBA Exec. VP of Basketball Operations Stu Jackson said this about the rules of LeBron's 2K era: "Our rules are *designed* to *allow* players to *penetrate* for *high percentage* shots. This has allowed for *more* high quality *perimeter shots* as well, because of how much *easier* it is to penetrate *today*." ("Stu Jackson Presents," May 3, 2007) ... And how is LeBron better all around? When did LeBron win a scoring title (35ppg 53.5% FG) and Defensive Player of the Year and MVP all in the same year (MJ's 88 season)? Did LeBron ever average 32ppg (53.8% FG), 8 rebs, 8 ast, 2.9 stl, like MJ did in '89? Nope. And MJ did that in the '80s, when physicality made the game far tougher.
This will never get old. Amazing.
james looked like he was gonna kill the spurs in the beginning but they didnt buy the hype and kept playing their game.
the warriors had the same chance in game 5 but bricked open shots and let kyrie get going. dray suspension didnt help.
thing with the warriors is they try to keep shooting threes too much , spurs move the ball outstandingly in2013-2014 season and that's why they won it also losing to the heat the year before motivated them
23dlc warriors rely on 3s wayy too much
Mo Overall Fitness Hacks agreed and I felt like when bogut got injured than the warriors were in big trouble, cavs definitely out rebounded the warriors and green and bogut usually set screens to get curry and Thompson open for threes
Mo Overall Fitness Hacks for real though they be relying on 3s way to much
Mo Overall Fitness Hacks the warriors were up in game 5 b4 there rim protector got hurt
2013 was a fluke. Spurs should've won by Pops error not leaving Duncan in the grab a series clinching rebound. The 2014 Spurs are way better than the 2013 Heat.
2013 spurs were waaay waaaay better
but this revenge was way sweeter 😂😂
2014 Finals Spurs are way better than most teams in history. Only a specific handful of teams would be able to beat them in a series.
Hell no. Imo this miami heat time was like this year cavs team. Full of talent with prime lebron. The spurs were just supreme in 2014 finals.
***** Yeah, i know, but im talking about potential. And spurs would have won even if the heat played at their best...
Tanner Owen I'm a Spurs fan & in no way would I call 2013 a fluke. Nor do I call 2016 one. Or 2015 (which a lot of people still do).
There is "NO G.O.A.T" only #23 in red and then everybody else!
Duncan would have 6 rings but Pop had a brain fart and took him out of the game.
I miss this Spurs team 😭😭😭
Same 🖤🤍
I'll cry
this game is still lit asf
the music at the start got me hyped back then.
Ginobili lowkey killed Bosh's career @ 4:44
These 2014 Spurs are pretty much the best team of all time, in that they do so many things to perfection.
-They pass at least as good as Magic's Lakers, and systematically pick teams apart in the half court.
-They run and gun at least as good as Nash's Suns, PGs, SGs, SF and hell even PF can lead breaks for the Spurs. plus, who would've ever imagined Pop integrating transition 3's as a permanent offensive strategy and it working GOOD.
-Their D is top tier, and they can REBOUND (finally!)
-2/3 of the roster is stellar 3 point shooters! Parker, Ginobili, Diaw, Leonard, Green, Mills, Belinelli, Bonner, none of these guys you can give daylight past the arc (or anywhere for that matter).
-all of this combined with the murderous post up play of Duncan and Diaw? you have to guard them one on one because there are minimum of 3 deadly shooters on the court at all time, and nobody in the league consistently can. The Spurs will pass, pick and roll, and get the mismatches they want and go right at it.
The best REVENGE story, like a Phoenix reborn from ashes.
2014 Spurs>2016 Cavs and Warriors
No
No
ewwww
Yeah spurs would kill the cavaliers and lebron spurs in 6. Lebron had no competition in the east
Better than the Cavs, not the Warriors. The 2016 Warriors were literally just the 2014 Spurs but with more speed, more shooting, and more talent. That was a TEAM. Not talking about 2017-19
Big Laker fan, that was one of the most amazing games and comeback I ever saw, much respect to Tim Duncan.
The 2014 Spurs, the Ultimate revenge squad! Great fathers day win too!
I miss these days !! 🥺
10 years later and still legendary, these starting lineups were so insane
What a memorable day for all true NBA fans out there. The day a bull shit team lost in the Finals and baby Bron Bron ran home to daddy Gilbert. A day in the NBA where you could finally play legit defense and not be called for a foul on it, oh what a glorious time it is to be an NBA fan.
I agree! I was so excited! And the Heat got a serious BEAT DOWN! So the refs couldn't save them out of this one. It was the destruction of the bandwagon fan, and a return of the actual NBA fan!
That's the spirit , the Spurs did more than what the refs gave Miami , what a great series!
Haha for sure! Unforgettable series for this shitty lebron era
wkstearns91 It's like it's weight lifted off our shoulders. No more of 3peat this, MVP that, it's finally over. These fake ass fans can no longer talk shit, but they still find away to do so.
So much win in this comment
I love how the daughter of Tim Duncan just teared as she lies her face into Duncan's neck. Tears of joy. No smiles from the kids, just tears.
Kawhi has one of the most underrated legacies of all time, at 22 he goes up against prime Lebron while being considered a “role player” and quite frankly showed him up, and got fmvp for it and sent Bron back to Cleveland then he gets a couple Dpoy trophies back to back after this finals, then gets sent to Toronto in which everyone considered it when it happened as a “your screwed” type of trade and has one of the best playoff runs ever and wins another ring and fmvp at 27
Just to see the emotion on Tim duncan an his kids face wow, they knew how much that 5th ring meant to him
I would say greatest Spurs team ever. Put them up against any team.
I agree this spurs team was different although I think 2013 team is just as good i remember when this started I knew the spurs was gonna get it
This wasn't a final. It was a slaughter
Thats why the Spurs Big 3 is the Best BIG 3 in NBA history PERIOD. Not because of skills and offensive ability but because of Consistency and Loyalty.
I still get goosebumps.
Every. Single. Time.
It's been 2 months and I still get excited watching the 2014 Finals!
Happy the Spurs won it back this year. All season they played with anger after last year's defeat.
What an amazing game... redemption at its finest by one of the classiest and storied organizations in the history of professional sports. Was so proud to be a Spurs fan on this day.
2014 Spurs were to damn Good 🔥 unstoppable
San Antonio absolutely tore this team apart in this series. I'm surprised Miami even won a game.
the spurs have played absolutely amazing. some of the greatest basketball. and im a heat fan
Don’t think we will ever see this again glad I was alive to see it
This Spurs team would annihilate the Warriors.
At their current state, they should be able to
+Pat Sajak The current Spurs team will also, as would any of the Lakers championship teams from the last 15 years, the 08 Celtics and any other Spurs championship team from the last 15 years would annihilate the Warriors.
+Pat Sajak Give the warriors some credit it would be a great series but they wouldn't annihilate them though the warriors are just as explosive as this even I can admit that and I'm not even a Golden State fan
Well this current spurs team is better than gs. Do we'll see if that holds true.
+Christopher Rich Uhh, no they're not Spurs are overrated
I miss This Day So Much....We'll be Back Though
#GoSpursGo
We are never gonna have a spurs trio that was this good ever again. These guys were literally unstoppable
I've been looking for this version for years
I remember I wanted the Heat to win and this series was hard to watch but yeah these Spurs were just scary good. You could actually argue this team may be the best team if not one of the best teams of all time. At least maybe top 3.
7:04 You can see LeBron's eyes. His thoughts. "This one's over."
The Miami big three was good, but not nearly as good as everyone thought at the beginning of their thing. Remember they were 2-2 in the finals, but also Mr. James speech, "Not three, not fo, not five, not six...."