2008 NBA Finals - Los Angeles vs Boston - Game 1 Best Plays

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The best plays from game 1 of the 2008 NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics.

[@jasonmontecalvo9574]

Truly blessed to see my team go to battle against Kobe. Rest in peace

[@jeancarlosriverarodriguez473]

Bitch

[@rolieg7353]

You own the celtics?

[@user-vy5se9ko4b]

Missing the old times lakers vs celtics.......NBA at that time is fully competitive and splendid......

[@TheMrKobeBryant2012]

LeBron was better

[@TheMrKobeBryant2012]

Kobe Bryant raped a white girl in 2003.

[@koil163]

So fucking weird seeing the big 3 being athletic

[@southsideofhawthorne6507]

R.I.P. Kobe. #CelticGang

[@ivoryfay7421]

R.I.p. Kobe. Here after watching Paul Pierce interview about this finals so I'm here reminiscing.

[@jeancarlosriverarodriguez473]

Bitch

[@fernandob9155]

9:30 really hits deep, RIP Mamba 🙏🏽

[@VedoB]

96 free-throws by Kobe in the semis..unreal 9:35

[@mscottlawrence2037]

Still not better than mj

[@christianhenry4173]

@@mscottlawrence2037 ok that's beside the point we know Kobe's not better than MJ

[@lintlickers]

christian henry you’re a dumb little kid, Kobe is leagues better than him, hop off little kid

[@robinchillo1425]

Mr lintlickers what exactly is Kobe better at than mj

[@lintlickers]

Robin Chillo shooting 3s in general, and shooting 3s from super super deep, people forget kobe held a lot of 3pt records until klay broke them, Kobe is a better scorer, it took Jordan overtime to get 60 points, Kobe got 70 some points in 3 quarters, Kobe had more 60 point games, Kobe also had an 81 point game where he had an average first half, Kobe would have 7 or 8 rings if the Chris Paul trade happened, or if Shaq didn’t bitch out, Kobe was smarter, Phil Jackson said kobe was better and Jordan said kobe was the only one that could beat him 1 on 1, yeah kobe took some of moves but that’s not bad, that’s good, he took something and made it better, that’s what good players do. and if his teammates didn’t fail him in 2008 he’d have 2, 3 peats and be better than Jordan in every category, one ring difference doesn’t make him worse, jordan played in an era where teams were garbage as hell, the teams kobe had to battle every year to get to the finals would spank Jordan, or give him a run for his money, and off the court Kobe was a much better person too, Jordan is an asshole, many people have said this, and Kobe got an Oscar, how many does Jordan have? Jordan could never shoot the 3 or in General like Kobe can, and the way Kobe prepared for games is unmatched, sorry but Kobe is by far the GOAT, players will tell you that, the bums and media will say Lebron, it’s hand down Kobe

[@kjbeibs17]

I dont know if its just me, but when I compare these 2008 highlights to the 2010 highlights, they all look faster and more athletic in 2008 than their 2010 version.

[@raymondmacapagal6866]

Because they are 2 yrs older in 2010.

[@truthseeker8671]

@@raymondmacapagal6866 Right

[@coreyortiz9913]

yeah but 2010 was better because it went 7 games and lakers won. the fact that lakers took Boston to six games without their starting center speaks volumes

[@MoonLess4444]

​@@coreyortiz9913 cammon man 2010 The C's had a 3-2 lead before Perkins injury

[@TheHeatLebron6]

This team could've easily 3 peated but injuries got to them. Sucks man this was one of the best Celtics lineups to do work!#CelticsNation

[@skyblue5914]

Lmfaoo..... The 2009 Lakers would've smashed them.....

[@themillennialdude3848]

Skyblue5914 Hell no😂

[@josephaguirre3329]

if youre going to play the injury card, the celtics would have never won any if Bynum was healthy

[@liberalandprogressiveathei9881]

Skyblue5914 HELL NO

[@danielwilliams7685]

Lmfao. No, sorry. They wouldn't 3 peat gtfoh.

[@BeefPapa]

Such a winnable game. I'm sure Bryant wishes he could get this one back.

[@_ThatOneServant]

One of the best finals even tho we lost in 6 this year #MambaMode 🙏🏿

[@chatrahang6045]

3:33 that was a traveling violation, however the ref failed to see that instead awarding and 1

[@ryanh8429]

Chatra Hang wrong. pierce didn’t shuffle his feet until contact was made.

[@sanjuro2024]

His left pivotal foot never moved duh

[@ahaeg1163]

memories how the Celtics were the dominant team back then

[@boypanot1509]

Time flies ,11 yrs after

[@MrEdongzki]

with bynum and ariza in the line up..it would have gone to game 7

[@leonpowe4916]

Ariza was in the line up. Without the Celtic injuries to Pierce Perkins and Rondo throughout the series, it would have been over in 5.

[@genericallyaccepted]

+Leon Powe get the fuck outta here

[@genericallyaccepted]

@1995 GetJiggyWitIt you don't understand what I'm saying?

[@buto1118]

Celtics were the better team in 08, even if Bynum was healthy.

[@maryakopyan3224]

I have doubts about that. They were getting hammered on the boards, and Odom & Gasol were playing out of position w/o Bynum. Bynum would've completely changed the dynamics of games 2 & 4, but I do think that either team could've 3peated 08'-10' if healthy.

[@veerchasm1]

5:29 that’s how I look when when I’ve had a nice solid poop 💩

[@shayanmardanbeigi2697]

Its so emotional watching kobe. Rest well mamba

[@DanielRGonza]

Cassell was like fuck it Ima shoot whenever I have the ball

[@b617_3]

The Montclair Jabrony he like this my time to shine!!!! I'm not mad

[@evrybdysnshwbiz]

thanks for the upload!

[@Ryandupont0896]

People may not think of us but besides from golden state boston has probably the loudest fans in the nba

[@robertolebron2296]

Ryan Dupont loudest to boo at Lebron.

[@mscottlawrence2037]

Philadelphia

[@suckmyyouknow444]

Detroit

[@Drae_Mass]

Mavericks

[@ChyeahWill]

OKC is fairly loud too

[@PersianSelection]

lol 0:27 KG makes Gasol look like a pylon

[@creativecolumns7563]

One of the plays they made was my favorite.

[@MekanikoMartilyo]

Mj - The Flu game Dirk - The flu game Pierce - The poop game

[@brianblackwell9730]

It is what it is haha

[@railenherman6482]

Still can’t believe Paul Pierce really shit himself during the Finals 😂

[@xaviermcknight7131]

Watching this and realizing how unbelievable Kobe was

[@xaviermcknight7131]

Greysen Gagné I mean his quickness not his stat line

[@mauricedavis1740]

Greysen G. shut the eff up forever..

[@GregoryAlanBaileygamereviews]

These Finals sucked the Lakers just completely blew it in Game 4 up by 24 points at one point that was the nail in the coffin if the Lakers had won these Finals Kobe would've had two three peats like Michael had.

[@kelliblack8828]

Love it

[@azzflows]

3:37 even the ref goes crazy lmao

[@marcoulloa4572]

Leading by 8 with time ending was Huge back then and now it aint shit. We got these golden state like teams nowadays, 3s after 3s. Going on 20-0 runs in like 4 minutes of play lol

[@nikolatodorovic3663]

Because of the lousy Dfence these days.

[@pootiejones3100]

The Paul pierce travel at 337 pisses me off til this day such a huge moment in this game 😢

[@kennystar9075]

He was fouled before he shuffled his feet.

[@kingtshilobo1849]

Man only if KG went to Celtics earlier

[@Matthew-qx3dh]

If he joined with Ray Allen to meet Paul Pierce all AT THEIR PRIMES, 100% they would have been a dynasty

[@kingtshilobo1849]

@@Matthew-qx3dh yeah Paul Pierce was a dog. He just needed other pit Bulls with him

[@simonalvarado9686]

Bro I need that 2010 game 7 reuploaded

[@BrySR]

The infamous "Poop game" of Paul Pierce

[@enanebres6481]

Good game

[@Phonoodles408]

4:50 greatness

[@fitofito1001]

Sam and BJ Brown were still playing in 2008? They were 50 at least then.

[@easymoneycroomy]

*PJ

[@kjm6992]

I am honestly surprised that this series was not a sweep for the Celtics. Lakers were clearly undermanned compared to Celtics. They have guys like sam cassell, eddie house that will provide good quality minutes, and they'r no pushovers too. imagine if you are derek fisher, you had to deal with different bodies all the time, different playing style, it creates mental fatigue producing lapses in the defensive end, and errors in the offense. Let me dissect that further: So you're derek fisher defending rondo, and he's an attacking point guard so you are weary on his speed, his dribbling skills. Then Sam Cassell will come in, who is both a shooter and a post up player. So then, that adds to your defensive dilemma trying to be sturdy on defense when you are being backed down. Then you have Eddie House who will be running around coming up from curls looking to be open for a spot up shot--- these 3 celtic point guard is a defensive nightmare for FIsher. His backup, jordan farmar, is a young inexperienced point guard. So most times, Farmar will already have defensive lapses just being on the court surrounded by Celtics Fans shouting Beat LA. Fisher was clearly on this fight alone -- a 1v3 fight. Then you got Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom whose matched up to Kevin Garnett. Now, KG is a monster to say the least. He is a matchup problem. In the series he is clearly the best frontcourt player. Maybe Gasol can try to match up a little bit, however the problem lies with Celtics frontcourt reserves: Perkins, PJ Brown, Leon Powe, Big Baby Davis --- These are heavyweight guys that once they enter the game they will push Gasol, push Odom over and over again. Gasol/Odom trying to battle these heavyweights all game, then will deal with a monster KG is completely onesided. The only position where the lakers are not undermanned is the small forward position, they have Radmanovic, Walton, and Ariza (coming off an injury). But alas, the small forward of the Celtics is where there star player is: Paul Pierce. Any of those 3 laker SF cannot match with Paul Pierce. Well, there's 3 of them, maybe they can overwhelm Pierce with 3 different types of defensive coverage? But NO. Pierce is not the only Celtic SF, they have Posey another veteran that offers a good relief to Pierce. This SF position is the only matchup that could've favored LA, but Pierce is truly a man on a mission this 2008 year. All in all, Celtics taking 6 games to eliminate this LA team is a testament of how good the coaching staff of the Lakers were (headed by Phil Jackson) on how they were able to atleast survive even being undermanned. Celtics though was clearly the better team. They have a steady coaching staff with Doc Rivers and Tom Thibbedau. The 2 LA wins are both close games. Celtics winning game 4 shows how capable this Celtics team in just trashing the Lakers. And Game 6 lopsided win is the best example of that. I love this Celtics team, but it was a sweet 2010 vengeance for Kobe and Co.

[@greysonG10]

It wasn't a sweep because the Lakers were a much better team than people realize. They walked through the defending champion Spurs with ease in the WCF.

[@bestofthebest9206]

THAT 4 POINT PLAY BY PIERCE WAS A TRAVEL !!

[@framos99]

yup! you can see the ref who called that foul was hyped too. that ref may have a money on the Celtics lol

[@markitogolez0923]

@@framos99 celtics was just too good against the lakers

[@markitogolez0923]

Harden says Helloo

[@greysonG10]

​@@framos99 Refs aren't robots dude, sometimes they miss things. Travels are very rarely called.

[@chrisdragoonkevin384]

If only KG, Allen and Pierce had joined together earlier in their Prime just like the Miami Heat with LeBron, Wade and Bosh with 3 MVP candidates. Boston would have more Championships.

[@rodrigoavila4133]

KG stepped on the "line" at 8:01? What's your take?

[@viniciusgermano6366]

What's the music name at 00:42 ?

[@mjf2891]

Running down a dream by Tom Petty

[@officialmightynotoriousaka3897]

The truth hit back to back 3s

[@bigd7722]

Kobe the best ever

[@MrEOM41]

Those 3 LA teams went to 3 straight finals that’s a good run

[@iohannpaolocolumnas6126]

it would've been a 3-peat if lakers won the series..

[@PHNX-bv5qs]

NO REALLY?!!?!?! (SARCASM)

[@alexreyes4331]

It would've been a 2peat for the celtics if Garnett wouldn't of gotten injured in 09.

[@rielax04]

+Alex Reyes true that. and Kendrick Perkins games 6 and 7 also in 2010

[@hasansiddiqi91]

Yow Columnas the 08 team was weak on perimeter defense. Sasha out there defeding? Freaking Sasha cost LA a game when Ray blew by him for game winning drive. If LA had Trevor or Artest in it would be a different story. Plus Pau playing so damn soft. But everything happens for a reason. That 08 loss fueled the mamba and company for a back to back

[@hasansiddiqi91]

Jon Davis 4-1 who?

[@021mr5]

The Paul Pierce Poop Game. He came out of that locker room fresh and a quarter pound lighter. 🤣🤣

[@yuehengpeng2242]

it was the last year that KG can make jumpshot

[@TheJuanisreal]

Which is the name of the song in 1:24?

[@bfiverson9469]

It's "More than a feeling" by Boston

[@TheJuanisreal]

+Bfiverson thanks!

[@snoopdng5421]

"Mama there goes that man!"

[@thaddeus5]

1. Bird 2. Havlicek 3. Pierce

[@kalibaking877]

Russel?

[@flameking3344]

5:27 little do they know what really happned😆

[@brianblackwell9730]

Dang look at Sam Cassell! God I miss when basketball was like this. I'm sorry I can't watch anymore. I cannot stand watching nothing but 3s and lackluster defense.

[@andyandyandy5781]

These guys barely hit the rim on their makes , never seen so many swishes in my life

[@josephaguirre3329]

Bynum and Ariza stay healthy, Kobe would have 6

[@Gandalf_the_Gold]

I miss when the nba used classic rock as there standard break music

[@sebastianoyola3231]

13,6,7

[@rohannawani5307]

Imagine if LeBron had the lineup Kobe had in this series. It’s be all about how he had no help

[@edwardmichael8337]

Rohan Nawani lebron is on your mind right now

[@jasonmoukala8909]

Not really

[@stephordless8876]

Yeah people would’ve been saying “Lebron needs help where is Chris Paul heading in the offseason he needs to help the king win a ring” 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@seiracuse6171]

Ask teacher popong brought me here HAHAHAHA

[@whetherMANE]

I'm proud to say I got to watch this Celtics team win a championship. not a fan tho lol

[@anthonybryant4944]

Lakers just got crushed in Game 1

[@nddavi58]

its a damn shame the celtics big 3 only won 1 title

[@DanielRGonza]

Cassell is like shit I don’t play , I’m shooting this every time

[@noahnajjar3075]

Paul Pierce was never injured, he had to go to the bathroom

[@sstar202]

4:59 The Truth wants to Poop. Lol

[@LeoOnealProductions]

where was bynum ?

[@y2shuproblem]

He was injured

[@miguelyriarte6554]

Paul Pierce shitting on his shorts game

[@officialmightynotoriousaka3897]

Paul Pierce the truth went down to the knee injury in the third period and he's carried off in the wheelchair and came back in the game with the knee brace?

[@arbues638]

7:39

[@what3ver912]

Pierce traveled that 4 point play

[@albertlatscha]

The foul was on the ground too

[@RamirresurreccionJr]

Refvs Lakers 😢

[@AHMAD-2324]

Mike Breen Bang!!!

[@chudinwike2777]

Lakers just could handle them defensively

[@giannistheoggod]

Kobe the goat

[@thaarealdeal4349]

K.G is a GOAT

[@officialmightynotoriousaka3897]

Nintendo SPORTS?

[@masteryoda7372]

Paul “poop” pierce lol

[@easymoneycroomy]

Pooped but won a ring how's that

[@masteryoda7372]

A lot of guy won a chip without pooping bro anw pierce should’ve poop twice so he can atleast get 2 chips

[@easymoneycroomy]

@@masteryoda7372 lmao 🤣

[@mariobasic2837]

Look at the Lakers roster compared to celtics Radmanovic Vujacic soft Gasol Kobe really haven't had help those finals damn

[@maganaprox6047]

he shit his pants

[@Vcarter15range]

3:44 , this is one of the plays that has ruined the nba basketball league

[@jjcajilis1986]

Pierce I don't believe you,,,,you feel you are hero.......You act have injury in game 1 of finals then came back in the game....The true champs is kg and Ray Allen....

[@Omar-wi3nc]

K

[@jarquavion4347]

Anyone ever wonder how the refs don’t celebrate when the team they want wins lol

[@samroadYT]

whos come here to see paul pierce pooping in the game?

[@Phillygoat1983]

Paul pierce poop game lol

[@fergaladikasi9932]

Lest go Kobe bryant

[@captainx5443]

Anyone watched because anyone wants to watch how he faked his injury to poop

[@nelsoncorrea4270]

Kevin Garnet > Gasol

[@LmNoP5551]

Came here just to watch Paul Pierce take the cart off the court after stalling the game for 15+ min, only to come back and play a handful of minutes later. Such a talented player but no respect for cry baby drama queens like #34, its aint all about you bro

[@bill2181]

LmNoP5551 Big L

[@elliothatton7164]

Lmao he shit himself

[@jakerojas4942]

Poopoo

[@jessealexander886]

Bynum wasn't healthy

[@brownpapi2634]

What's your point

[@caesarmarantan7952]

The poop game

[@tianingtatum5178]

If Spurs made to the finals that year... There will be no ring for that Big 3 of Celtics 😂😂😂

[@arnas9414]

lol kobe 9/26 from the field lebron is goat

[@princesschilumba3889]

Roosevelt Darbey 💯

[@mauricedavis1740]

lebron quit on his team against the Celtics in 2010, bronsexuals scrubbed that from their memory..😆

[@sale8085]

Radmanovic was the weak link. The next time around he was replaced by Ron Artest and the lakers won