'Anything is possible,' Kevin Garnett, Celtics top Lakers to win 2008 NBA Finals | ESPN Archives
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- On June 17, 2008, Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, Rajon Rondo and Paul Pierce combine for 90 points, as the Boston Celtics win their first NBA title in 22 years and beat the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 6 of the 2008 NBA Finals 131-92.
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I miss this age of basketball so much
I miss Stuart Scott.
RIP to the great Stewart Scott 🙏
That old school espn soundtrack is unbeatable
Iconic moment in finals history!!!
that celtics team was just unstoppable. I had to watch them systemically dissect my lakers it was so fluid like they werent even trying. if kg hadn't of gotten injured thats an easy 3peat.
And I'm tired of ppl says it's Boston big three like naw it's was the big four of Paul Pierce,KG,Ray Allen and Rajon Rondo like don't disrespect him like that
Big 5 bra U forgot the White Mamba cmn man
You also forgot the Lakers didnt have Bynum nor Ariza in the finals. It wouldve been a different series.
@@jaycool9480 I'm a Lakers fan and they was gonna lose regardless cause Kobe never trusted he's teammates so Boston was just the better team
@@paradoxr.n.o8688 did u see the series. No one. And I mean no one wanted to shoot. They kept giving it to Kobe with a few seconds left. Each posession.
Rajon could only pass and make layups he can’t be part of them if he can’t even score
Rondo did well as this because when he was a bulls player that rondo and company were up 2-0 before he got hurt and just last year rondo was great with AD in new orleans and made to the second Rd too
Last year if DeMarcus was there
The series vs gsw would have been lot interesting
Ad mopped the floor Everytime vs gsw but unable to get it done since too much opposite side
Rondo also played like a beast vs gsw
But bad luck happened
When KG embraces Big Bill nd tells him he has his own.. felt that. Big ups to Mr. Russell for being around to celebrate a Celtics championship.
Kevin Garnett shoulda won Finals MVP
nope should have gone to the White Mamba
Foh did you see how Pierce balled out the entire playoffs?? At this point you folks just hating
Dan Jr nobody's hating. People been saying KG shouldve been fMVP long before Paul Pierce became an analyst
@@tomismop Nah nobody was saying that shit Pierce was the main closer for most of the playoffs games and he played like how a leader should KG was great but there was no denying Pierce ran the show in Boston KG himself would tell you that.
@@tomismop Recent Pierce slander got alot of these little kids out here undermining the Truth but it's ok I watched all the games and Pierce 38pts in game 5 was well deserving of finals MVP he hit major clutch shots too
One of my favorite sports memories ever and I’m not a fan of either team. But the grit and heart of the Celtics to clinch that title followed by KG realizing that his basketball dream had come through and just letting his emotions out is the best part of professional sports
They should've three peated. If KG didn't get hurt in 2009 they would've won, and if Perkins didn't get hurt in 2010 they would've won
@@gb9719 Andrew Bynum who was average asf in 2008 was gonna make up for that blow out? The same Andrew Bynum that when they played in 2010 averaged 7 ppg? Stop
Hell no they wouldn't have three peated. Lakers were simply better in 2009 and 2010. Also Lakers were missing Bynum in 2008, but you aint gonna mention that are you?
@@bendover3653 Bynum was not that big of a game changer bruh look at the final score? And you know damn well you slept well at night after KG got hurt in '09. That meant y'all got to see crappy Orlando instead of the Team that just whooped y'all the year before
Kobe is on a mission there's no way they can beat the Lakers
Jordan Davis
Kobe in 2010 with a broken finger and a ankle injury so bad that he had to get injections just to walk, didn’t bitch around and he made the right plays and led his team to a championship
Celtics wouldn’t have 3 peated shit
A fantastic team and an absolute beatdown of Bryant's Lakers that was.. It's been 16 long years but now banner 18 is here.
I love the celtics
My childhood. Best NBA championship celebration ever. The celebrations these days look so boring.
His scoring skills were underrated. He made everything look easy on offense like KD
ray allen’s shot man
RIP Stuart Scott 😭😭
HAPPY 6/17, BOSTON!!! ;)
RIP Stuart Scott
Rondo is like the only person from these two teams that is still playing
and Pau even though he sat out with the bucks in the playoffs ( Ariza too )
GARNETT ..😍😍
We them celtics💚💚💚🍀
2:20 was such an amazing finish
After 4 for 4 👉Mamba Mentality: "Not tonight,"
Then 3 for 18 👉 Mamba Mentality: Error 404
callmeitsbill I love Kobe but this made me laugh
Fuel for back to back thanks Celtics.
Long live stu
The Garden 🔥
Miss ya Stu
So many wide open looks
4:49 the knicks rn after being .500
I miss this team so much bruh fuck 2k for not having Eddie house, James possey, Perk, and big baby on the historic team can't have a 08 Celtic without those guys
ESPN had to just mention the lakers AGAIN
Kobe fans ain't gonna like these highlights 😂
Bfns 23 Three straight appearences and won 2 out of three the last one against boston, mad how? Any sane person would take them results.
@@RLModerndayJoseph 17 championships
Victor Dwyer one title in 3 decades lmao
AD The championship that stopped Kobe from 3 peating, getting six rings, and hurt his argument for the Greatest Of All Time😂 YIKES
They didnt even have Bynum & Ariza for this series which were huge losses.
kobe is a monster, respect to the celtics for winning that title.
Forgot how smooth Ray Allen was.
Man I miss Stuart Scott
Jesus Shuttlesworth!
When you see lakers highlights you only see Kobe but when it’s celtics, you see three stars
Gasol Fisher
If Kobe was in the Celtics we would of still won ... city of champions
I can't believe it's NOT Lebron
who else finds the whole Paul Pierce getting carried off the court hilarious now we know the truth?
AAA. internet what truth?
@@asha1195 that he crapped himself and didn't want to walk off the court because of that
FamishedYoshi 😂😂
@@asha1195 lol that's what he said
FamishedYoshi yea I just watched his confession lol
Funny how the lakers were saying this when they won in 2020
Dang Kobe got this on his finals resume..
Yeah he trash
bruh litterally shot a finals to shit singlehandedly.
Jackie RS
What happened in 2010 again? Plz remind me of how he got payback I think I forgot..🤔
@Nostalgia Addict1978
Kobe Bryant played this series with bum knees, 2 broken fingers on his shooting hand and also had a bone spur in his ankle which was so bad that he had to get an injection just to walk.
He shot 6/24 in game 7 due to these injuries but still managed to get 23 points and hustled for 15 rebounds and and 2 assists.. one of them being a pass to Ron artest for a successful 3 pointer in the 4th quarter like how MJ did to Steve Kerr
So did Steve Kerr save MJ or did mj make the right play?
@Nostalgia Addict1978 LeBron went 9-24 and Kyrie hit the game winning shot in game 7. Your logic suggests so according to you.
wtf is kg saying at 4:45?
It’s crazy looking at that paul piece (knee injury) now especially since he revealed he left because he shit himself 💀
The big 3 was classic
Hi
4:46
and people call kobe the goat LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
4:50
James Posey a really good role player for Heat and Celtics
It's not so intense as in today's nba generation, like this years playoffs
Best CELTICS team of all time should a won 4 titles 2008-2011 but they got injured every year after this title plus age caught up with them
Cmon 86 team had 5 Hall of Famers. GOAT
They wouldnt have won in 08 if Bynum and Ariza werent injured nor in 09 cuz Lakers were unstoppable in 09 tearing up the whole league and was on a mission. 2010 they just wanted to meet the celtics and get revenge. No way they were going to lose to Boston again.
@@jaycool9480 Unstoppable? Tearing up the league? I suggest you look at the league standings in 08-09 again. Also, Celtics started 27-2 and went on a 19 game win streak (ended by LAL) and after KG's injury, they still ended up with 62 wins by starting Scalabrine, Powe, and Big Baby in place of KG. Powe grew into a monster during that time with starter minutes and Big Baby got better, plus Rondo's monster growth was showcased in the playoffs that year. The outcome isn't so clear for the Lakers.
As a Laker fan seeing this game still makes me angry
Forever tainted by Paul Pierce shitting himself and faking an injury
Kobe played horrible in these Finals ... blew like a 20 point lead in game 4 ... was awful shooting wise ... his killer instinct said "not tonight" but they somehow lost the game by almost 40 points lmao ... even the Atlanta Hawks and Cavs before Mo Williams took this team to 7 games
Hennythings possibaaaaaaaaaaaaal!!!!!
And you guys have the audacity to make fun of Paul Pierce? SMH
Not the player the " Analyst ".
did he say 39 point win?
Celtics only won in 2008 bec they had the White Mamba Brian Scalabrine
So,Detroit did it first.
The big 3 that only won one chip... please give me a break.
Celtics in 09 were destroying the league and heading right to a championship until KG got hurt. In 2010 they lost in game 7 of the finals, again with injuries.
@@Marlowe10100 same with the lakers during those year especially 08, no Ariza and Bynum
The most arrogant “dynasty” in recent memory 😂 and I love the Celtics big 4
Its crazy they only won ONE
Corpy Hogan wasn’t a dynasty
Tiito Motivs injuries
Moy The Goat yea I know, I’m saying they act like they were one ( paul pierce mostly)
KG knee injury in 09 derailed their chance
Kobe vs Big 4 and he didn’t complain 😂
Trelen Norton he did he wanted out imo
big 4 plus a easy scorer in rasheed wallace if am not mistaking....
Big 4 with 0 MVPs...warriors got 2 niggas with MVPs and 3 niggas that shoot better then ray Allen lmao
He demanded a trade.
@@greatomeister675 that trade demand was before this. Before the gasol trade.
This was before Paul Pierce was blasphemous
Robbed of Finals MVP
Go look at Pierce highlights for that finals and say that dumb shit. If you was a Celtics fan Pierce was everybody favourite he defined clutch
Dan Jr pierce balled out that series no doubt, but kg anchored that defense which made it so hard for guys to score on them, and he averaged a double double so he definitely had a great case for mvp
@@indmslikedeez8005 Yea I agree but the way Pierce balled out game 5 Kobe couldn't even stop him he dropped 38pts that night from that game alone I knew he was a clear cut for the finals mvp
Kobe clutch huh lol
yes, clutch. three years in a row with that group in the west and yes came back the next year and beat the team with 5 great players in addition to an enforcer perkins. when did your hero i suspect bron, kd or any other player besides jordan ever pull that off in their carrer coming out of the west in the last 20 years? khawi just did it sort of, only bc kd and klay got hurt so will never know. still i count but he has to go to the finals two more times.
MDJ so butthurt lol
MDJ
You right.
@@RLModerndayJoseph where was he this game
first
Spurs vs Knicks NBA finals next season
U ok fam?
PAUL PIERCE OVER WADE Idgaf
They cheated my Lakers period they didn't want Kobe to get that 6 ring yea the next MJ would've had six so they had to cheat to get Paul and kg a ring again they cheated I think they paid the refs
RIP Stuart Scott