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- čas přidán 1. 05. 2023
- Ahead of LeBron & Warriors meeting up again, we flashback to the final minutes of Game 7 of the NBA Finals where 2 of the best plays in NBA History transpired!
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If LeBron would've gotten that dunk on Draymond that would've been the highlight play of LeBrons career instead of that block.
that would have been the greatest play in nba history.
If my grandma was a bicycle i would have rode her
I honestly think Klay Thompson blew it on that play. He let Kyrie go past him, forcing a rotation that left LeBron wide open.
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That score remained 89-89 with 4:40 left all the way until 0:53 left. The most intense minutes in NBA history.
Even Kevin Love locked up Curry. You know shit is intense
The defense of both team was amazing..
that’s what makes lebrons block so much more crazy. it was so clutch, had he been a second late he probably would have fouled.
❤😂🎉😢😮😅😊Asdfghj
And even LeBron and Curry were missing everything.
The 2015-16 season was the best season in NBA history.
GSW's 73 wins, Kobe Bryant's retirement, LaVine and Gordon's greatest dunk contest of all time, and the 2016 NBA Finals were great games.
Kobe Bryant's retirement wasn't great news.
@@EpicMalick his 60 point last game was awesome, other than that we werent getting much kobe stuff so that was a great surprise
@@cannonsmith157 I guess so.
great season wasnt the greatest
I never,ever thought any team would beat the Bulls record,I salute the Warriors for that.
I know that Kyrie’s shot and LeBron’s block are the moments that get talked about the most in this game, but LeBron’s three free throws to cut the lead down to 1 and the following it up with a 3 to put them up 2 really gave them the momentum and confidence they needed to attack and win this game.
Thank you everyone keeps forgetting not to forget to mention kyrie airballed a layup and immediately afterwards lebron blocked Andre that saved the game in my opinion
also don't forget Love's defense on Curry
but that was also all set up by kyrie breaking down klay thompson at half court and drawing a double team then making that sweet pass to lebron
Great great point
LeBron scored 7 of the last 10 points and somehow he was carried.
Irving had one of the most clutch moments in finals history
the duality of man. kyrie had one of the most clutch moments in his thru while wardell had the worst.
@@leultrainstinct406 Steph curry got away with a lot of hand checking
@@travonteoatis-henderson457 LeBron got away with a lot of travels and clear fouls on Curry and Green.
Top 10 for sure
@Nemanja Pantic Bron lead the series in every statistic, Points, Rebounds, Assists, Steals, Blocks and made the free throw to put the game out of reach in case curry hit one of his magical 3s, you’re just a hater fam.
LeBron with The Block.
Kyrie with The Shot.
Kevin with The Lock.
The block, the shot, the stop
@sudanstowell2533 the swat, the bucket, the halt.
"Iguodala to Curry, back to Iguodala, up to the rim...OH BLOCKED BY JAMES!!!!!!"
Still gives me goosebumps !
Astonishing moment in the NBA history
What a block and what a commentary!
That was absolutely insane, lebron came out of nowhere ! Love him or hate him that block was incredible.
6:25
i think it was "up for the lay-up"
I think it's just as important if not more important than KI's go ahead 3
@@shauyn Absolutely agree! 🙌🏻
nobody talks about how Lebron’s dunk at 8:19 would’ve been the greatest finals posterizer of all time if it happened
But it didnt happen so dont just spit whatifs
i always talk about that shit bro he would’ve had the greatest block and greatest dunk minutes from each other
@@borisabilana6836 are you still bitter? He can say whatever the hell he wants to say. Acting like a middle school bully.
The best finals ever! The rivalry, the comeback, the drama, the iconic block, the dagger shot, the final countdown. Just fire. 🔥
Don't forget The Stop.
People forget LeBron was the only reason they was in that game. Before both teams went cold he scored the final 8 points to keep CLE alive. Yet his haters like to just point to Kyrie’s shot to say he was saved. Lol
prolly the best nba szn too
You might be too young sayin best finals ever
@@InfiniteCoreXD its up there tho… it could potentially be in the top 5
One of the best finals in history 🔥🔥
*the best nba finals in nba history
still hurts as a warrior fan 🥲
@@dunkedprod8562 hell nah beat game ever I’m game 7 but every game of this series expect 7 and 4 was 15 plus point blowouts
the best* what bron and kyrie managed to do is crazy
Lebron had the best performance in finals history
kyrie had one of if not the best shot in finals history
Wardell had the best choke in history
warriors blew the first ever finals 3-1 lead. So much history made in one series. Best finals by far
This finals was the peak of the NBA’s history in my opinion. So much went into this game
Rivalry for the ages... Completely ruined by Kevin Durant
ABSOLUTELY!!!!
@@HarryCrackz I always say you can only (truly) measure greatness through failure (limits), and unbeatable teams were LeBron's limit (2007 Spurs, 2008 Celtics weren't on the level as other unbeatable teams- but they weren't going to lose to any team that season, 2014 Spurs, Durant-Warriors, and this 2016 Warriors were so close to being an unbeatable team- not bcus of the Finals, but bcus OKC had them on the ropes before a Game 7)- this is how great he was in his younger years, to be one of 2 players (Iverson) to take mediocre teams to the Finals and go up against legendary superteam-dynasties.... LeBron has done this twice!!!!
But, yeah, I feel robbed that true basketball/NBA fans never got to see LeBron dominate the entire league for a 4- or 5- year stretch.... I truly believe he would've won the next 3 or 4 championships out of a possible 4.... that momentum would've carried him to draw the attraction of easier built teams and he'd have another 1-2 rings after 2020- he should have at least 7 rings now!!!!
Definitely haven't had a good once since this. This year Nuggets vs Celtics might be the best one we've had since if both teams end up getting there.
still makes my heart race 8 years later. Greatest finals ever
7:46 That closeout by Kevin Love was the 3rd best play in Cavs history behind LeBrons block and Kyries 3
The man played a season's worth of defense on one play
one of the greatest moments in sports history. The so called best 3 point shooter and unanimous mvp gets clamped by the slowest cavs player on a game winning 3.
Yeah,LOVE really moved his feet on defense and didn't give Steph any room to get a clear shot off. Excellent-D.
@@leultrainstinct406 still till This day it seems unreal to me. What a defensive play
agree, that lockdown defense is excellent.
I loved every single thing about this finals series the 3-1 comeback LeBron's block on Andre and everything else the Kyrie 3 pointer and LeBron's back-to-back 40 point games.
And lebron’s clutch missed free throws at the end
@@ND-OPS You mean the one free throw that made it a 2 possession game, on the dunk the draymond fouled because no one on the doo doo warriors is good enough to stop LeBron playing normally?
my favorite moment was wardell going 4-19 and 1-6 in the 4th then getting clamped by love on his last shot
@@ND-OPS loser
@@ND-OPS and still won
Big shoutout to Kevin Love!! Thats one of the best and biggest stops in NBA History!! Not just Finals!! HISTORY!! Now in 2023 ppl been calling him washed up but he back in the playoffs, killed the Bucks and all over the Knicks!! Give that Man his Respect!!
bro why are you yelling at me
I was jst thinkin how misfortuante it is ppl don't talk about 'The Stop' with as much respect as they do the 'The Block' and the 'The Shot'. He did an amazing job.
BRO facts he honnnestly played his heart out on that 1 play
@@theysayisagorilla real nba fans will always give K love his props for his defense that play. He got Steph to take a bad shot even for Steph’s standards
@buckdacious he averaged like 8ppg this series , stfu
I’ll never forget being in downtown Cleveland watching it outside of the Cavs arena on a big ass projector screen surrounding by at least a thousand people, minimum and seeing kyrie hit that 3😭 one of the best feelings that I’ll never forget 🔥 needless to say we tore the streets up 😂
AND STILL the best Finals game of the modern era
AGREED.
Embiid won mvp
uh no. Have you seen the Heat vs Spurs game 6 & 7? lol that was back and forth talent not mistakes and missing dumb shots
@@TheForkOnTheLeftist i mean these are some of the most talented nba players of the past decades and they're missing shots due to pressure (both mental and defensive) and exhaustion, this happens basicly in every tense seventh game
@@dragonslayer6912 so what makes it the best then? As far as I see, people just default to saying that because ofthe block and the 3-1 comeback. But narratives don't make a game great. Also I mentioned game 7 Miami and spurs which did not include a drought but a back and forth
I rewatch the whole game every year before the playoffs finals. It was just incredible meaning all the background and context. The best final game ever.
I’m not from Cleveland but my dad lives there for work and I was visiting during the 2016 finals and I’ll never forget how the city of Cleveland felt after this game. It was electric
I’ve watched the NBA since 1993 and this is the most memorable series I’ve ever seen
Best championship of any sport. The day LeBron broke the curse. Legendary. Thank you for creating memories!
Wish I could relive that summer this series was basketball in its purest form my favorite all time series Celtics/Lakers up there too
What a time to be alive. I graduated HS in 2018 and I remember watching this Finals game fondly. Was a good time for me
@@ironic_iron8770 Same legendary stuff that was just an awesome summer for me in general and there wasn’t a better way possible to start it
Yeah man still my favorite year. I miss it a lot.
8:19 This would have been the GREATEST dunk in nba history, hands down
FAX
Right after the greatest block
Draymond ruins everything
still haunts me
Just forwarded to 8:19 and its Kyrie at the halfway line, so i agree, that would have been the best dunk of all time from there.
LeClutch and Kyrie with some of the best plays to close out a Finals game 7 ever. Craziest comeback in NBA history! 🔥🏀
Embiid won mvp
LeBron was 0-5 in the last 5 mins he’s not clutch get off his dick
*LeClutch misses a free throw in the final minute of game 7*
@@ihatemynameornot7460 he slammed the ground like 5 seconds before this and arguably fucked his hand up, still hit one of two free throws to seal the deal and put GS out of reach of a game tying shot. That’s maximum pressure and he performed, but sure keep hating bro.
@@ihatemynameornot7460 LeClutch scores the most points in the 4th quarter keeping the Cavs in the game.
It’s crazy with kyrie and lebron being on the same court as the 73-9 warriors this game was deadlocked at 89 for a WHILE
Cavs were running a terrible offense and the warriors were chucking up bricks. Seemed like everyone on that court was really uptight those last few minutes.
You could literally feel the nervous energy through the TV screen, especially when Curry scrambled for 20 seconds to get an open look from 3 to tie, and when LeBron nearly bricked both free throws to seal the game.
Andre should have dunked the ball
@@bchrist273Jr got in the way
I'll never forget this day as a Cleveland fan for the rest of my life.
6:24, LeBron's block is one of the greatest plays not only in NBA history, but in the history of ALL American professional sports. WOW! A great call by Mike Breen too.
Best finals of all time, blessed to have watched it.
The greatest game 7 of all time. Without a doubt.
Your opinion definitely matters 🔥🔥🔥
Embiid won mvp
@@nicolasyl3498 W or L?
@@sheneedsyrruup Jokic was Def more deserving, other than ppg Jokic averages more. 76ers was actually 13-5 too without Embiid, looks like they just didn't want a 3 time MVP 🤷
@@menace2170 defense matters. Embiid and Sixers had the same record in a tougher conference. Also leading the league in scoring in back to back years as a center is ridiculous. Embiid got what he deserved.
Before the shot & before the Block, Bron hit that fade 3 on Festus to tie it 89, I'll always feel like that shot was the one that permanently swung the series for the Cavs 🔥
89-87 actually, Klay then made a layup to tie 89-89. If you can find a video of bron's layup as well in slo-mo, he was fouled by igoudala in the head but the refs didn't catch it. Nevertheless best finals ever.
@@shinreyes2454 You right, I watched it happen live & forgot they went up & didn't tie until after 😂
Lebron answered every time the Warriors got the lead in the 4th but people act like he got bailed out 😂
I still tear up in right before the buzzer man
One day I’ll never forget
My favorite cavs team
Best game EVER
2016 will always hold a special place in my heart 🥹🥹🥹
The only nba finals that will be remembered forever in our hearts.
The Block by Lebron 6:24
The Shot by Irving 7:22
The Stop by Love 7:46
as a cavs fan this was the most intense and emotional sporting event i've ever watched (OSU/Alabama sugar bowl in '15 a close 2nd)
this was peak NBA for me
Don't forget the 6-0 run by lebron before all that too
i come back and watch this every year
Welcome back 😊💅💯
not enough people talk about how amazing Kevin Love's defense on Curry was at the end of that stretch to solidify that 3 point lead.
This is not true bro, Kevin was given more than enough credit for the defense he played.
Nah, Love will have his Cavs jersey retired mainly for that play. That was great defense by Love and he was coached up to do that!
Tears of joy seeing this again
Watch every moment of this finals definitely the best final of all time
Still the best finals series ever love that cavs team🔥
"CLEVELAND, THIS IS FOR YOUUU!"❤😭
BEST NBA SEASON EVER WITH THE BEST FINAL GAME
This victory in the final 6mins was about:
1. Cavs successfully going around GS screens
2. Cavs defensive rotations while disciplined and staying with Klay & Steph everytime along the way
3. The Greatness of LeBron James
4. The brilliant 3pt shooting ability of Kyrie Irving
5. The coaching brilliance of Tyrone Lue with a big timeout @7:08 after 5 consecutive bad offensive plays by The Cavs with no resulting basket
6. The individual brilliant defensive 1v1 match-ups by the Cavs without fouling GS
7. Steph Curry's costly turnover
Quit suckin LeBron
You're forgetting draymond missing a game or two
@@John-br2sw he missed 1 game lol and he did it to himself. Cavs won 3 straight games to a 73-9 team y’all stay making sorry excuses. They said Bron couldn’t hit 41 again with Draymond back and he put up 41 on Draymond’s head the next game
@jayden witucki 1 game in the finals is crucial how slow are you. Nobody is making excuses I'm stating my opinion that if draymond hadn't missed that game 6 they might not have lost
@@jaydenwitucki1820 get that fucking meat out of your mouth
6:23 this still gives me goosebumps. So athletic wtf.
the OHHH BLOCKED BY JAMES is so iconic
You can just tell even if you're not looking that it was *THAT PLAY*
As a person who doesn't watch Jordan era. I feel like this was the peak of NBA fr💀
Stop it Jordan the best I ever seen
2016 was peak NBA and also...poor Brooks, wont be going back to the Grizzlies next season..wonder who will pick him up!
shutting out what is arguably the most explosive offense in NBA history for nearly 5 minutes might be the most impressive in game feat the cavs achieved all season. its insane. Love espeically. the way he clamped up curry on the possesion after kyrie's 3 was unbelievable.
Still never forget this day. Cemented in history
As a NON LeBron James fan, I can say as great as Bron has been for the majority of his career and possibly the greatest player of his era, this was the last time LeBron carried any team. He literally brought them back down 1-3 against the GS Warriors. Kyrie was huge with that 3 but it was cause of Bron willed them back to win and ultimately overcome a unrealistic deficit. This was 7 years ago and I saw this in real time. I lost a bet but I was happy for LeBron James and the city of Cleveland at this time they had gone 52 years without a title and ended that horrific drought.
I remember watching this game with my dad and brother. I was 7 at the time, my brother was 9 at the time and fast forward 7 years later I'm 14 and hes 16. Fun times 2016 was. :(
rewatching this game is like watching your favorite movie again for an nba fan. there was so much drama down the stretch. you could feel the tension, see the players gassed from trying to get every stop that they couldnt reserve enough energy on the offensive side to get a basket to save their season until kyrie shoots the dagger. hands down the greatest game perhaps in nba history with what was at stake, how it played out, and all the history between the teams.
I grew up in Cleveland and was a lifelong Cavs fan. In 2016, I was living in Oakland. I remember hugging/crying in a strangers arms after the 3-1 comeback win for this game haha. He was a warriors fan and understood. Never will forget that season and rivalry.
this might be the best game of basketball ever played. for sure the best NBA Finals in recent memory.
Love having clutch d always brings a smile to my face
Pause😂😂
Dude 💀
That lebron James block, is possibly the most clutch block I have ever seen.
Best nba finals till date ...still very enjoyable to watch this game 7
The back to back possessions where they got Ezeli isolated on LeBron was the biggest sequence of the game.. 6 straight points at a time both teams were struggling to score
idk but i feel that 2016 is probably one of the best year in the world in overall aspects of life
2020 was better imo
@@roderickclerk5904 funny😂
It was a amazing year…
Crazy cuz it really was. Music wise, life wise, sports wise. Literally everything
@@moneymakinmitch8130 so true
Damn Nba bringing back all the Lebron and curry memories back
Thanks KD for ruining what could have been an incredible rivalry.
Miss the Ximo Pierto times. One of the best finals ever....
Never in my life have I seen or felt a next bucket wins situation in basketball with so much time on the clock. Incredible defending and drive. This is what playoff hockey is like for 60 minutes.
Absolutely. Unlike basketball, you’re lucky to get 3 goals out of 60 minutes. Don’t even get me started in overtime. It’s like each overtime that hits, the emotions double.
You can see the nerves of every single player on the court just by the shot results. After Klays layup,
3:17 - Not quite a brick
3:26 - way off even though he’s open
3:50 - air ball on a pretty good look
4:38 - short and off
5:00 - point blank range miss, but he was fouled
5:08 - an absolute clank
5:28 - way short
5:49 - wide open miss
6:18 - misses rim entirely
6:48 - like a foot and a half short on a 6 foot shot😂
7:00 - complete brick
7:20 - breaks the spell with one of the biggest shots ever
What an entertaining and ugly rock fight this was with everyone affected by nerves.
So, so fascinating 6 years later to see where everyone is now. To be able to look back in time with what you know now and see how people’s lives have changed after this moment!
This one will be always in my memory and heart. The Block, The Shot and never forget about The Stop. ❤🎉
witnessing it live was crazy
This finals was truly a one in a quadrillion experience. We will never see another team again go 73-9 in the season, enter the finals as the heavy favorites only to squander a 3-1 lead and get mercilessly mocked on the internet. I remember watching this explosive game in my school clinic's TV and a lot of my nervous classmates were peeking from the window, such good times. Absolutely one of the best NBA games of all time.
I've watched a lot of NBA Finals, and this was one of, if not, my favorite series. Two outstanding teams with two varying styles of play. One is looking to finish off what, statistically speaking, would've been the greatest single season of all time: In a title defense season, to win a league record 73 games and then defend your title against the very team you beat last year, despite them being healthy this time around, after beating OKC 3-1 right before this series in the WCF??? Meanwhile, Cleveland is trying to win the first title in franchise history, being lead by a man who was drafted, left and returned to fulfill his promise to the city he grew up right around the corner from. And to do so after being down 3-1??? The block by James. The shot by Irving. The stop by Love. The fact that the game went 3+ minutes down the stretch without a basket and the score tied only made it even more intense.
I'm not a Lebron-stan. I have him 2nd all time behind Michael. But this was easily the most impressive championship between these 2 players and probably the most impressive championship I've seen won of all time.
Best Father’s Day present ever.
The Block by James.
The Shot by Irving.
The Stop by Love.
The Choke job by Curry.
Then we need a new name for lebrons 2011 finals.
@@Marcos_dr_71 Found the Warriors fan😂
@@RockyTheRooster what’s wrong with warriors fan?
@@RockyTheRooster Bronsexuals detected @.@
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 mao!!
A historical moment in nba history you remember where you was when they came back for 3-1❤ Greatness.......
This was fathers day, gift was amazing as a Cleveland fan......Thanks Lebron, and Kyre
One of the best final in history of NBA 2016
Being a Warriors fan I’ve finally come to terms with this loss hats off to Cleveland man 😂
It’s been 7 years dawg 💀😭 but hey gotta respect greatness
@@kasimektradescrypto954 tell Lebron fans that
You got 3 of 4 because KD snaked his way on to the team.
@@titansrule72 Only because of that ?
@@samuelk3ds Warriors never beat the Cavs healthy without kd
Not sure which is crazier, that LeBron went for 27/11/11 in Game 7 of the NBA Finals, or that Draymond Green was the star for Golden State putting up 32/15/9 while shooting 11/15 from the field (including 6/8 from 3).
The Cavs defense wasn't focused on Draymond so he got his.
Cleveland's defense in this final couple minutes is a masterclass. It shows what it takes to win, to really win at this level. Amazing to watch.
Iconic game of basketball
Still got goosebumps bro
Irrespective of what sport you like!! The story of this Cavs vs Warriors , will always be remembered in history ~~
I feel blessed to witnes this and lived it myself, cuz it was nothing short of a miracle ♡♡
One of the most iconic moments in Basketball 🏀🥰🙏🏽
NBA themselves agree that NBA Finals 2016 was so crazy. The best it truly was
This whole season and succeeding playoffs is like a movie.
The block, the shot, the stop. Big three did work!
Nostalgic!
I remember those days where i rushed away from school to home just to know whose the champion, and when I arrived, i jumped for a long time, seeing my fav team, cavs, won and be the NBA champion
I rewatch this every year when All Star and Playoffs come around just to remind me of when the game was still good
Best finals of ALL time.
Kevin love defense is underrated.
what makes this special is the series lead from 3-1 became 3-4, first time in the history of nba finals
there are teams who came back from 3-1 in the playoffs, but not in the nba finals. this is the first one ever. imagine the pressure!
as a gsw fan, it still stings.
Funny how people easily forget that James hit 3 clutch free throws then a clutch 3 to give them the lead and a clutch block. Phenomenal performance.
All people talk about is Kyrie's epic 3 (understandably though).
The Good old Days..
To fully capture this moment would take a documentary. Unreal
Those were the longest 53 seconds of my life. Still can’t believe it happened, but man I’m glad it did. The greatest moment in sports history. Nothing will ever compare to it
I've watch this so many times man. My favorite sports moment EVER
"OHHHH!! BLOCKED BY JAMES" is still iconic
It was a goaltend
@@mikalsamad2389what ? No
@@mikalsamad2389 WHAHAHABABABAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA goaltend my ahh
@@mikalsamad2389 ball barely left Iggy’s hand when it was blocked. Not anywhere close to a goaltend.
I got goosebumps rewatching this epic moment
Most clutch lebron did in his career. Clutch 3, cluth free throws and that massive block.
One of the best nights of my life..
Same man, same. I still tear up watching it 7 years later.
The Block, The Shot, The D, Cleveland's BIG 3 came up clutch ! Best championship in NBA History.
Shouldve been The Block, The Shot, and The Stop.
One of the greatest nba finals in history, one of the best single game in history, THE BEST BLOCK IN HISTORY
If Lebron had made that last dunk over Draymond, it would be remembered as the greatest poster in playoffs history.
Honestly, this game was pure competition and legendary scenes.