Paul Pierce Buries a 3 Pointer in Al Harrington's Face 2003 Celtics Eastern Conference Quarterfinal
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- čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
- This is one of my favorite NBA moments of all time. I was living in Boston at the time. Check out how the crowd comes to its feet at the 4-second mark. That would be such a cool feeling to see that if I were Paul Pierce.
This is a summary I found on the web:
Flash forward to the first round of the 2003 NBA playoffs, when a 25-year-old Pierce was hungry for more after nearly leading a very shallow Celtics roster to the Finals a season prior. They were 6th seed at this time, underdogs against an Indiana Pacers team that was in the midst of four conference finals appearances in seven years.
The Celtics led the series 2-1, thanks in large part to Pierce scoring Boston’s final 12 points en route to a game-high 40 points in a 103-100 Game 1 victory on the road over the Pacers. The Celtics were at home in Game 4, trailing by 16 points a minute into the third quarter when Pierce went nuts. He outscored the Pacers 21-10 on 7-of-8 shooting down the stretch in the third, and his last of three 3-pointers in the frame was the icing.
Pierce had been jawing with swingman Al Harrington for much of the night. With the shot clock off, he dribbled across midcourt carrying on an animated discussion with Harrington. Harrington pushed Erick Strickland aside who was going to defend Paul Pierce. Harrington’s length and athleticism made him fully capable defensively when engaged, and man was he engaged, crouching into a wide defensive stance, as Pierce bent to meet him for some heated trash talk.
Referee Joe DeRosa stepped between them mid-play to call off the conversation, so Pierce pointed to his spot on the floor and pulled up for three over the 6-foot-9 Harrington’s outstretched arms with five seconds left. The call from longtime Celtics play-by-play man Mike Gorman made the moment all the more lethal.
“Pierce,” said Gorman in the gravelly voice he gets when excited. “Buries it. Right in Harrington’s face.”
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Referees not interrupting trash talk should have been one of the Commandments
Why not?
Didn’t you listen to the announcer he said that he told them to shut up
@@SirCash. Let's not let reality get in the way of weird fantasies.
@Kwame brown and Jim cornette burner account its game not fighting
@Kwame brown and Jim cornette burner account and so ?? Why not trash talk now.. just game punch u out.. simple rules.
That’s basketball
I can confirm, they are indeed playing basketball. Good observation.
@@avidmomokayoitsumareader you tried too hard
the way its suppose to be played 💪
@@Tech-cy9yo and how is it supposed to be played
That's Game
Ben Simmons would have had a heart attack in this era of basketball
Traded asap probably
Hahaha 😂😂😂
He wouldn’t last that long In that era
Ben Simmons can barely handle this era let alone that era lmao
He’d have shit running down both legs
Bruh that was cold
One of the coldest moments in NBA history
brrr 🧊
Yessir
Let's be real, only because of Mike's commentary. Pierce has hit a million shots like this.
“Eastern Conference Quarterfinals” also known as the first round lmao
lol at first I was like wtf
Lmao too funny
😂😂😂😂😂
That shit sounded special at first
@Clyde Wellington no everyone just calls it the first round, round 2 is when people say conference semis
Paul pierce is one of the best closers in basketball. Man lived for the 4th
Most clutch player in the 2000s
@@jzz9116 Kobe
Then pierce
@@jzz9116 with his one ring🙄🤣😂
@@jamesj8047 with his one ring over Kobe and Lebron in the same year 👀
@@johncalingasan7759 🙄😆
It today's NBA they both would have got technical fouls for not being nice, sweet and sensitive to each other. I miss the old NBA.
Ref telling them in the video to cut it out. The league's been getting soft for decades.
@Imafraid Jumitebeeinnagang
Giannis would be ok.
Dwight and KD not so much.
It's ignorant children that don't understand physical basketball also requires mental toughness also. Not these cupcakes setting Twitter shots at each other.
@Imafraid Jumitebeeinnagang literally. They just show fights post fouls and technicals and then talk about how tough the league was 😂
@Imafraid Jumitebeeinnagang
I wouldn't make the NBA, I'm only 5 10 😂.
Just trying to educate your ignorant ass about how the mental toughness aspect of basketball is connected to the physical part.
Dwight couldn't even handle Kobe getting into his head calling him Charmin.
KD be making burner accounts because he can't handle the trash talk.
You kids come with hypotheticals and hyperboles, but can't even make a cogent point.
😭😂😑😅😂🙁😉👍👍😉😂😑🤔😑
GOAT JAMES #spacejam2 #23->6 👑
Or be like kd and have his bodyguard come onto the court.
Love how Harrington went over and said "ya got me". Took it like a man
Shout out to Al for manning up
How?
If it was today the opposing player would’ve done some dirty shit to him or tried to make himself look tough after getting embarrassed
Where do you see AI in the video?
@@cujofire594 AL Harrington😂
🤦♂️
Huge shot by Pierce but Al Harrington shoving Artest away was beautiful. He basically said, "fuck you I'm taking this challenge." Just a thing of beauty considering how often players switch these days.
I'm pretty sure that was Erick Strickland. Even Al ain't doing that to Artest.
@@EGarrett01 oh yeah that makes more sense lol. Good eye
Most people never really appreciated how talented Pierce was!
You're dead wrong. Everyone knows but keep in mind there were the Kobe Bryant, Vince Carter, Allen Iverson and TMac in his prime that's why he doesn't get the respect those other players get. He was never a top 10 player of the league but he's one of the best clutch and closer of the game.
@@ronf.2029 naw buddy youre wrong lol paul pierce was dropping 26 a night in his prime.
@@ronf.2029 wrong..
this is facts. ive been a basketball fan for so long and I know nothing about paul pierce’s career before 2008. nobody ever talks about him not even the media
@@user_Z- He was fun to watch in the early 00’s. AI and the Truth were my favorite players growing up.
I was in middle school circa 2003. Used to watch every single Celtics game. This was the golden era of the NBA for me. Tmac, Iverson, kobe, pierce
Junior year of high school for me. After coming out of nowhere the previous year to get within 2 wins of the NBA Finals, this year the fans were READY. That whole first round series against Indiana was rocking.
One of the coldest clips in NBA history
Pierce has maybe become the most underappreciated star of the 2000s. Sure he wasn’t Lebron or Duncan tier, but he was an absolute killer. Finals MVP for a reason
That’s why he’s King of Game of Zones
"That shot over Al Harrington was all-time!!"
@@GoldenNetwork-_- “hmm yes yes the people agree”
Respect to Al Harrington though. Told his teammate Erick Strickland to move out the way, he wanted the responsibility to guard Paul Pierce. I want see that with Giannis and take the responsibility and guard the best player on the other team.
Giannis guarding Trae Young, for a whole game, really? That might be pushing it. Kind of amusing though.
@@billny33 nah its what’s suppose to be done.
I feel the same way about Bron.
@@billny33 I was speaking more of the previous round with KD
@@jdeezy1200 trar young is 6'1 180lbs and giannis is 6'11 250lbs. U never saw Hakeem guard MJ an entire game. 2 completely different positions
Al Harrington said on Area 21 that he told Paul “You not going to go by me” and Paul chose not to.
He didn't need to.
@@TyFhoonBoom facts Harrington got hosed playing to far off
Pierce was great
Pierce is a goat😤
"i called game!"
fucking goat comment
0:22 announcer says “right in Harrington’s face” the ref confirms this! Lol
I think Ppl in this day and age forget how cold blooded Paul Pierce really was they see him as a talking head and think his game wasn't all that all you gotta do is look at the tape back in the 2000s even before KG and Ray got there Paul Pierce was still the truth and was just as clutch as any player in his era!!
Today they both would of gotten ejected 😂
😂 fined missed 2 games also lol
Arrested and indicted
@Prn 97 hahahhaha LMAO
They were called by the ref to cut it out, sooooo.....
@@harveyscottz I know lmao. These guys acted like players were getting rocked every play back then.
In my opinion this is one of the greatest shots I mean man shit talked him to his face then drains a fucking 3 in his face
The camera shot is amazing too. Historic shot indeed
He deserves more respect!
Absolute best call from Gorman in years, what a legend.
Most savage 3 pointer in NBA history.
P Pierce was clutch his 08 finals was amazing. he was great on both ends of the floor.
Epic. Feels like a movie.
only because of the music lol
And al gave him props for the shot there. Respect
What a shot and what a call from Mike. Rip Tommy.
I love how Harrington pushed his teammate away and than got his ass kicked
Al came over at the end and gave Paul his respect. Respect.
Naaaa, he want to push to start a fight
I was at this game and you could those two jawing at each other from all the way up in the balcony. It was made even better by the fact that this capped several consecutive baskets by Pierce. Dude was ICE COLD.
" BURIES IT! RIGHT IN HARRINGTON'S FACE!"
Mike Gorman at his best 🐐🐐
This doesn’t have nearly as many views as it should-do people not realize this is one of the coldest moments in the history of sports???
They act like Paul pierce wasmt like that 🔥🔥🔥🔥
People troll Paul hard, somewhat deservingly. But he was nasty, and thats coming from a life long Kobe/Laker fan.
you right he was nasty when he shitted on himself
Cool. Kobe and Paul had some epic duels. I think they were two of the best choices ever to win the game with the last shot or defensive stand
Paul Pierce could pop a squat on the court and he'd still be my favorite player of all time.
@@youngboomerragevictim8857 agreed
@Charles Schwabb 🤣🤣🤣
That man was sooooo cold and underrated bro
CLUTCH + THE TRUTH + TRASH TALKING&BACKING IT UP + PLAYOFFS = LEGENDARY BUCKETS OF ALL TIME
Still not enough to earn him that farewell tour though
Classic "The Truth" over and over again
Lool respect to the defender for telling the double team to piss off
He called off an All-Pro defender. Ron artest / metta world Peace.
Ha
@@ryanmccain1158 He wanted the challenge. Gotta respect that whether its Kobe guarding paul pierce or Steve Nash
@@ryanmccain1158 That wasn’t Artest he pushed away.
@@Ginga really? Who was it? That's who I've always thought it was.
Edit: it says it is here and many other places.
celticswire.usatoday.com/2020/04/27/nba-boston-celtics-harringtons-face-paul-pierce-shot/
@@ryanmccain1158 It’s Eric Strickland. You can be see Artest fully come in to the screen after Strickland shuffles off but Harrington didn’t shove Ron. Articles love to embellish.
Pause it at 6 seconds
Bro
This the real NBA I fell in love with.
Pierce was great all around and Better than anyone in these playoffs fosho
All around?
Better than KD?
@@bananaman281 yeah man. I know the TV heads say otherwise but Pierce was a mvp in 2008 vs Kobe in the Finals.
That's Worth 3-4 times more than a few chips with a 73 win team
Pierce was a beast back then. A shame alot of people overlook how good he was to bash him.
@@jakerojas341 I'm a Celtics fan. Pierce is my favorite player of all time. He's not better than KD. Not all that close either. If the 2010 Celtics had KD they don't blow a 3-2 lead
Paul Pierce was clutch in his prime 🗣️🗣️😤😤🏀🏀⭐⭐🔋🔋🔥🔥🚀🚀💪🏿💪🏿💯💯🙏🏾🙏🏾
We will never see this type of energy ever again.
This is confidence
Cold as ice ☘️
God do I ever miss real basketball
I wish I got into the nba at a younger age before this new 3pt era began, this looks so much better than the games we have today
Oh trust me it was.
Because of this one clip? Trust me you don’t want this offense in today’s game.
@@newrecruit100I rather have this offense instead of players chucking up threes and I miss when stars played defense
Pierce is the opps and Underated
Bro this man was literally chewing his gum as he pulls up for the game winner lmao, Legend shit
Im from Europe, folks dont watch a lot of basketball here. I dont watch a lot of basketball too but i do comeback to this shot every once in a while.
I may not like him but he is the TRUTH
The video quality, the vibes, damn man, i miss that old school era.
If he never became an analyst people would have respected him more.
Just boosted my level of respect for pierce
"two free throws for harden" - paul pierce probably
I’m not a fan of Paul but the clip is just 🥶
A public display of humiliation and domination, followed by finishing right in a man's face?? This should have an explicit content tag!
Paul was like I’m the goat I’m the greatest Celtic ever i got to take a poo
What ?
@@jahanbaxter how his lips were moving
@@jahanbaxter That game when he fell to the ground and was "injured," and came back out of the tunnel like 2 minutes later. He wasn't actually injured, he just had to take a shit
Lol larry bird would slap paul peirce back to being a fetus 😂😂😂
One of the Best NBA Daggers of all time.
This would have been at least 5 episode should this be an anime
Real shit.. 🤣🤣🤣 they both would have got backstory flashback's leading to this moment. Both of there special abilities would have been explained with examples and story bits... 🤣 I love anime tho..check out record of Ragnarok it's madness
Mike killed that
You got what you asked for. Loved Al as a Nugget.
Was at this game , loudest I ever heard a building in my life . Miss this man . Legend
39 seconds to explain why I love basketball
RIP Tommy
One of my favorite moments in NBA history!
What a time to be alive and watch a game full of intensity. I don't care what anyone says the game today has lost its edge. There is no competitive spirit in the players, dudes are just going through the motions, predictable pick n rolls after pick n roll, repetitive drive and kicks till someone is left open for a 3. And yall call that exciting? Glad I got to witness this era where games actually meant something
Can we take a moment to acknowledge Mike Gorman’s commentary in this
Miss this type of play 😩😩
Love the fact that it’s not personal with them.
THE TRUTH
Al Harrington is a name I haven't heard in a hot minute
One of the coldest shots
Crazy when people act like Paul Pierce really wasn't like that
i like how he eyes the basket all the time while talking to him and then stone cold drops the 3 on him. he had that play mapped out already while distracting him with a little trash talk.
Say what you want about Paul Pierce, but the guy was a baller in his prime.
Pierce Top 25 NBA player AllTime
@@vanessamartinez211 That's a stretch man
@@vanessamartinez211 idk about all that
Paul was cold af..he doesn't get the respect he should.
I’m happy to watch this again👍👍👍👍
Top 10 disrespectful moment in NBA history 😤
He said “you messing with the greatest boy” x2
Mike Gormans call was amazing
It feels good to talk that ishi weird as hell today’s ishi
Tha “Truth”.
I FUCKING LOVE THIS 2000S ERA OF NBA BASKETBALL 😭😭😭😭😭
A lot of people forgot about how cold Paul Pierce was. This the basketball I grew up with. Today, every game is like an all star game. Scores be 247 - 220
offense took to big of leaps and defense hasn’t they have no true way to check steph and he changed it into a shooting spread the floor league play outside to inside instead of the opposite for most teams.
Paul Pierce was cold
this man got stabbed 11 times and still had ice in his veins
I was in attendance for that classic moment
Damn I didn't know Pierce was that good
That because you a kid
You dont know basketball that's why you prolly think ray allen was just a spot up shooter
Pierce was so smooth like doncic and harden but an era before when it was grittier
So many cornballs being like "you a kid, you don't know ball". So what if they a kid lol? Are they supposed to just automatically know shit they weren't around for the moment that came out the womb? They here right now watching it to learn about players they didn't see live because that's literally how a person find out. So why you being an assholes for no reason? I'm in my 30s myself but I never understood this whole thing on the internet about old heads shit talking younger people simply for only knowing what a younger person would know as if the fact that you old makes you special or something. It don't & it's corny.
You just don’t know basketball then lmao
Refs always want to get involved. As long as they weren't trash talking him. He should of stood in the corner and shut up. Same for the announcers....Typical WS...
Facts Joe Derozan should Stfu
you aint tell a single lie!!!!! let them play ball damn refs
Word... It's the playoffs ffs
FACTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Facts🤦🏿♂️ shit be annoying
Cold blooded... the disrespect this man takes is beyooooond me smh.
Pierce said on All The Smoke he was telling Al exactly what he was about to do to him lmao
"The crossover, I studied it, it's here...."
RIP Tommy Heinsohn, Truth got me up and standing too...
The most underrated plays in nba history
Back when the nba still had BASKETBALL.
Pierce buried another bomb in 2008! 😂😂😂
One of the greatet players and clutch shooters of all-time... Mr. Truth!
This was in the third quarter and they got swept
@@cozartboy1573 actually boston won this series 4-2 as the 6th seed. then got swept by the nets in the second round