2004 NBA Finals : Detroit Pistons vs Los Angeles Lakers Game 4 Highlights

The epic series in NBA finals
Enjoy!

[@likenem]

I dont think Detroit gets enough credit for exploiting the Shaq and Kobe beef. They let Ben Wallace Guard Shaq one on one because they new the lakers would feed Shaq the ball and it would piss off Kobe.

[@ethankinnunen4839]

They also tried keeping the ball away from Kobe and sent double teams when he did get it. Kobe had to work for most of his points, especially compared to Shaq.

[@Theterminato2013]

@@ethankinnunen4839We can say the same exact thing for Shaq working twice as hard for his points against the Spurs Twin Towers and Kobe going one on one. Difference was Pistons were smarter to double team Kobe and shut down the other role players because they knew double teaming Shaq would allow the others to eat unlike the Spurs.

[@st4r444]

This team moved fast. Fast break and their offense was fast. All 5 guys can run the floor fast and were all fit. 4 them were good shooters. They all got to touch the ball evenly. There was no ego. They all played good defense. 4 guys spaced the floor well. They set picks for eachother and created alot of switching and clogged the defense with picks and traffics

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

Shaq's last stand. 36 and 20 on one of the best defenses in NBA history. But Kobe gunned them right out of it.

[@eduardoveennameese6159]

Kobe was all they had this Lakers team was trash

[@neaorin]

it's not like anyone else shot the ball well for the Lakers

[@RJ_chaos]

Sheed* gunned them out of it

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

@@RJ_chaos LMAO...whatever helps you sleep at night. Kobe's ghost isn't gonna let you slurp him off.

[@kylereno5383]

Detroit beat them down, period. It has NOTHING to do with what the Lakers did or didnt do wrong, its about what Detroit did right. And stats mean jack shit when you lose.

[@scrapman6261]

Ball dont lie

[@smokeyjoe795]

RIP Hamilton! Coatesville Pa

[@kamotetopz6776]

I really thought he died, but forgot that his name was RIP. LOL

[@ericduncan7908]

if you watch the documentary on "the redeem team" Olympic squad they talk about how Kobe came in late and was laying out for balls on defense and how that was a huge turning point for them... can you imagine what playing with Ben Wallace everyday would make a team do... oh wait, that's this series....

[@天若-w6y]

10:49-10:54 反應有夠好，最強後衛雙槍 !!

[@cheldosarmiento2733]

They should of had this game

[@codynevers51]

They had no answer for the Pistons

[@cheldosarmiento2733]

@@codynevers51 kobe blew it for the lakers.

[@trustmepalimthatguy3052]

@@cheldosarmiento2733 He also REDEEMED himself by winning us two championships in a row later on so... Every great player has had a bad series before! Even MJ and LeBron have struggled before.

[@freeagentforlife4717]

On paper they should have had this series. But that’s why we play the games.

[@cheldosarmiento2733]

@@trustmepalimthatguy3052 i get that but he blew it when he didn't get the ball to shaq

[@tylerwilson8615]

Shaq throws elbow and gets the phantom foul call. Typical

[@eduardoveennameese6159]

Kobe had no help the first 3 games of this series Shaq turnover after turnover in game 3 Kobe tried his best this Lakers team was just trash besides Kobe and a lil bit of Shaq

[@Nootz23]

Well, in game 1, Kobe shot 10-27 (Shaq was 13-16) and game 3 Kobe was 4-13. Maybe he would've helped himself had he gotten the ball to Shaq more rather than hoisting up terrible shots over 2 defenders. Saying Kobe had no help and blaming everyone else is maybe the worst take I've heard by anybody on this series.

[@eduardoveennameese6159]

@@Nootz23 Um Shaq did have a good game 1 I’ll give you that but you saying Kobe had help is a even worse take I actually went and watched all these games Kobe had no help this team was trash and if you think otherwise you don’t know basketball at all!!

[@eduardoveennameese6159]

@@Nootz23 Kobe had no choice but too shoot the ball that team was horrible.. Derek fisher couldn’t do nothing ! Kareem rush spot up shooter Luke Walton horrible!!!!! Gary Payton shell of himself Karl Malone?? a comeplete shell of himself and he was hurt.. Slava mevedenko lmao.. Deven George he actually was decent Rick fox?? Lmao ok and he had Shaq who was inconsistent had some bad turnovers but he played decent.. Now you tell me what Kobe had that’s the reason he forced those shots because he had nothing brother !! I will be waiting for your reply

[@Nootz23]

@Tevin K notice I didn't say the Lakers played well in this series. What I was responding to was your Kobe Fandom. Saying "Kobe had no help" when Kobe himself played awful in this series is funny.

[@PingPongGod1]

I think without Shaq, this Laker might not even score 70 ppg in this series. Just look at all 5 games, whenever they need a basket, they always went to Shaq. Shaq carried the Lakers in this series! Kobe just got shut down, never thought he can be locked up this bad!!!

[@wills.364]

DEETROIT BASKETBALL!!!

[@PingPongGod1]

Man, amazing to see how detroit locked up Kobe

[@robbereal1982]

How'd they lock him and he still avr 23?

[@01chohan]

@@robbereal1982 Lol at 38%. He was clamped.

[@robbereal1982]

@@01chohan uh no. That's not how clamps work. He got every shot he wanted he just was missing. When you're clamped you can't get a shot off. Make sense.

[@01chohan]

@@robbereal1982 That is clamping genius.

[@robbereal1982]

@@01chohan no it's not genius. Go buy a clue. You can't be clamped avr over 20. You sound dumb.

[@HansLotap]

When NBA still has defense.

[@oldirtydasher]

Rasheed was a beast this series

[@jairoaldus6085]

Kobe really trying for that FMvp

[@94feelmeflow]

Look at Kobe’s shot quality. Everything was incredibly difficult.

[@jakefloydfabian2793]

He did it to himself. Bad shot selection. He's surrounded with hall of famers yet he forces his shots.

[@jakefloydfabian2793]

He did it to himself. Bad shot selection. He's surrounded with hall of famers yet he forces his shots.

[@jakefloydfabian2793]

He did it to himself. Bad shot selection. He's surrounded with hall of famers yet he forces his shots.

[@chrisdragoonkevin384]

Man I would loved to see the Minnesota Timberwolves fight Detroit Pistons in the NBA Finals for Kevin Garnett to get his 1st Championship.

[@SalomonSeverin-v5i]

Best time to watch basketball

[@onknorr984]

Kobe's worst finals imo

[@ImRanchWilder]

down 8 with 60 seconds left is definitely not "the dagger" Al Michaels.

[@haroldstussy8973]

12:27 hoed Shaq “with a meaningless lay-in”😭💀

[@kaksmirknight5318]

And this is the problem when watching the highlights. This game was all close till last 3 or 4 mins. Cherry picking what the poster wants to show in his agenda. Like the first dum comment here, Pistons Locked up Kobe who in this game alone scored 20. For the series he got 22 as a second option. Clearly uneducated people are all here hahahaha! Le frod was the primary option of Cavs in 07 and he averaged 22 a game as well. And Shaq in this series he got 26 a game, and 14 pts as the primary option why don't you call that a locked. Up. What every one failed to see because of course everyone here didn't watched the full NBA finals series in 04, Pistons gets away with a lot of non calls. Sure they got a better roster. They got 2 listed all stars and 2 disguise in Rip and Sheed. Lakers big 4? That's a joke. Karl at 40 not an all star nor Gary. So enough with that Kobe dicredeting Narrative. But what's still amazing is how the hell the Pistons gets away to play 70s-2000s defense againts the Lakers while the Lakers are only allowed to play 2023 defense againts the Pistons? Tikii tak fouls againta the Lakers are off the charts. It's seen here, Kobe drive againts 3 Pistons bumped him in the air he fell down, refs choke with their whistles. That's kind of series Shaq and Kobe Got. In game 3 alone, there were like 8-22 possesions for Shaq and Kobe alone that either they were hack, bumped a lot and no calls. Wonder what Stern was up to beack then.

[@ekhampton6136]

you make some good points but this was the physical era of defense in the nba...of course there was gonna be some non calls...that's how they played it then...detroit was the better overall team.

[@ekhampton6136]

also the reason lebron averaged only 22 as the primary option was because he was constantly trippled team and they took away the paint from lebron. kobe was taking wild shot after wild shot...he made some missed most. that's why he only avg 22.