British Guys React to Epic Final Moments of 2016 NBA Finals Game 7 | Warriors vs Cavaliers

Basketball Reaction where British guys react to the final 3 minutes and 39 seconds of the 2016 NBA Finals Game 7 between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors. These were some of the most epic final moments in NBA history. As we watched the game and relived some of the most intense minutes in NBA history, we couldn't help but get swept up in the excitement of it all. From LeBron James' incredible block to Kyrie Irving's game-winning three-pointer, we were on the edge of our seats the entire time. So sit back, relax, and watch British guys react to one of the most thrilling NBA Finals games ever played!
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[@gwynbleidd3503]

"Iguodala to Curry, back to Iguodala, up for a lay-up ?! WOAH !! BLOCKED BY JAMES !! Lebron James with a rejection !!" ICONIC CASTER CALL!!!!

[@Mikelauuury]

Mike breen 🐐

[@nickpyle8355]

As a guy who grew up in Cleveland, I'll hear this echoed in my brain my whole life. ❤

[@biskutlover45]

@@nickpyle8355 I’m from Youngstown so I know you love hearing “Lebron James with NO REGARD FOR HUMAN LIFE!”

[@mnewby82]

That's one of LeBron's main strengths. He's a chase down artist

[@CrackheadYoda]

A bit more context for this game: The Warriors finished that regular season with a record of 73-9, which is the best record in NBA history (1996 Bulls with MJ went 72-10). This was Lebron’s second season back with the Cavaliers after playing for the Miami Heat from 2010-2014, and many NBA fans, especially Cleveland fans, hated LeBron during this time because he abandoned his home team. This was kind of a redemption for LeBron, bringing a championship to Cleveland for the first time since 1964. Cleveland was also down 3-1 in this series at one point, making this the first time a team has comeback from a 3-1 deficit in the Finals EVER.

[@weymarosborne9438]

Don't forget the Warriors had beaten them in the Finals the previous year and this was the second of four straight years the teams would meet in the finals. That year, Steph Curry also became the first player ever to be voted the league MVP in a unanimous vote. Also, the reason why the "abandonment" was so notorious flor Cleveland fans, is because not only were the Cavaliers the team that drafted James and where he spent his first seven years, but James is a native of Akron, which for all intents and purposes here is a part of Cleveland (and Lebron and Curry were actually born in the same hospital in Akron!)

[@frankrichardson7002]

You can’t say he abandoned his team he played his entire contract and was really the only option then

[@bdbd1390]

@@frankrichardson7002 wdym? He could have resigned with Cleveland. He wasn't forced to leave lol. He left cause he chased a ring. Simple as that. So yes, Cleveland fans felt abandon at that time.

[@dancleary4101]

@@bdbd1390 sports, as a business teams are not loyal to their players why should a player be loyal to the team… You sound stupid get out of your feelings

[@georgeprchal3924]

​@@bdbd1390 and Cleveland could have got Amar'e but decided not to because they wanted to hang onto JJ Hickson.

[@grant1650]

The craziest part to me about LeBron blocking Iguodala is how the flow of the game is going. No team can score and when it looks like the Warriors have an easy layup for the lead LeBron just takes it away. Had to be heart crushing to Golden State.

[@hofsportscards]

Brings back great memories, as a Cleveland fan we waited a very long time for this

[@bertisjordan1085]

You ain't lyin!

[@FS2K4Pilot]

The year that “next year” actually happened!

[@TB-tr3cm]

Periods of drought -- minutes of not scoring happens all the time. But does't usually make a highlight video. It's the circumstances and the timely defense that makes this so different.

[@joejames1794]

‼️

[@FS2K4Pilot]

Every time I watch this game I still expect the Warriors to hit those shots.

[@BWen3]

Make sure to pause guys. Lol you talked over the discussion about him going back to Cleveland after leaving. But yes he went to the heat after his first stint with the Cavs. Won 2 titles and then went back “home” and got this one. It was So cool for us Cleveland fans. He delivered!

[@anthonysantucci4803]

That was Klay Thompson on Golden State. Tristan Thompson was on Cleveland

[@evanlambster1134]

That LeBron block was basically like that one Martinez save in the world cup final

[@kamc146]

Lebron got drafted by his home team Cleveland cavaliers, they failed to build a competitive team around him so he went to Miami to play with friends and go for rings. After winning with Miami he wanted to go back to Cleveland this time with much more control over roster moves to end the 52 year drought for Cleveland (all cleveland sports btw not just basketball have been in this drought). After winning with cleveland he went to LA where he is now. Love the videos as always!

[@DNReacts]

Thanks for the info and context Kam. Really appreciate your support and the comment 🙏

[@HiiipowerHabits]

Yeah basically…Cleveland isn’t his hometown but it’s the closest NBA team to Akron, Ohio.

[@Zoot004]

​@@HiiipowerHabits"home team" not "home town."

[@HiiipowerHabits]

@@Zoot004 I know the difference my point is Cleveland not his hometown so technically depending on how you look at it…Cleveland isn’t his home team…

[@pyrotechnic96]

​@@HiiipowerHabits Akron is very much a suburb of Cleveland and it's assumed that people from there would root for Cleveland sports teams so yes, the Cavs are his "hometown" team. I'm from Washington and many an athlete from Tacoma have been "hometown" guys for the Seahawks

[@frickaaron]

What you can’t see in this video is how much this meant to Cleveland. As a diehard Cleveland fan, misery is just a staple with sports teams. Being down 3-1 was just another “here we go again” and then them coming back against arguably one of the best teams in history and finally getting a championship for Cleveland…was unbelievable.

[@FS2K4Pilot]

That moment when LeBron goes down and hurts his wrist always feels like the moment when our city’s luck will kick in again.

[@FS2K4Pilot]

The funny thing is that even though that series up to that point had seen only blowouts left and right, at that point not only were they tied up 3-3 and 89-89, but the two teams’ cumulative scores for the series were tied up 699-699. They won the entire series on a three-ball and a free throw.

[@rogerdodger9752]

4:06 Nick is right but steals and blocks are also considered for double/triple doubles. Points/assists/rebounds are simply the easiest to get double figures in. There have been four quadruple-doubles in NBA history. Another relatively rare feat is the 5x5 where a player gets at least five in each of the five main stats.

[@FS2K4Pilot]

LeBron, as I recall, was only the third player in history to post a triple-double in Game 7, IIRC beside Jerry West and James Worthy, and the first player in Finals history to lead every player on both teams in scoring, rebounding, assists, blocks and steals over the course of the series.

[@mango9406]

and wemby, a rookie just got a 5x5 a few nights ago

[@jordanwilliams4542]

That was indeed Klay😂Close though

[@dvwgystyle2705]

Game 6 last night Celtics @ Heats was Insane. I hope you guys can check that one out when you can.

[@phunkjnky]

I'm going to second this. Last weekend, the Heat were up 3-0, and this series was "over." No one wants the Celtics to win more than the 2004 New York Yankees. Misery loves company. In the crowd at Game 4 in Miami were Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez, both members of the 2004 New York Yankees. The Miami Heat have not won since. As a Celtics fan, I hope he gets some blame.

[@Justin-so1xs]

Definitely

[@areguapiri]

LeBron James, at one point in his career, went to 8 straight NBA Finals. An incredible accomplishment! He has been to 10 finals overall. And he's rarely had great players around him other than Dwayne Wade.

[@ohioexpax1592]

As a native of Greater Cleveland, now living in Central Florida, I NEVER get tired of watching this. Guys, before this, the last pro championship for Cleveland was in 1964, when I was 3, and the Browns won the NFL Championship (pre-Super Bowl era). The last time the Cleveland Indians (now the Guardians) won the World Series, my late father was 17, in 1948...

[@vuhsacewade8248]

the 2016 nba season might be the best ever in 76 years of professional basketball! best dunk contest ever, warriors breaking chicago’s regular season win record at 73-9**, Kobe Bryant scoring 60 points in his final game of a 20 year career, Oklahoma city blowing a 3-1 lead to the warriors in the Western conference finals, then golden state blows a 3-1 lead themselves in the nba finals. crazy stuff right there man you couldn’t find a better script at the theaters!

[@couchcaptain9379]

As any Cleveland sports fans will tell you, this is the greatest thing we have seen in decades, and for those of us under the age of 80 it's the only major sports Championship that any of us have experienced!

[@CYCLONE4499]

As a lifelong cavs fan this was one of the best days of my life

[@shibity]

Basketball is a game of runs. It's common to see teams miss 4/5 in a row or on the other side make 4/5 in a row. Playoff intensity definitely coming into play in these moments, refs let teams get more physical and it becomes harder to find good shots.

[@acebones1971]

Downtown Cleveland was so packed, my cousin and I were standing outside a bar watching this game. I’ll never forget this night.

[@DougMcHead]

As a life long Cleveland sports fan, I cannot say how much this championship meant for the city. Not only just a win but a win in such a dramatic fashion will not be forgotten for a very long time. Down 3-1 to a 73 win team in which everybody, except Cleveland fans, assumed was going to be a other Golden State championship. You guys should have heard the city cheer. It felt like the entire city, buildings, and all, was cheering. 7 years later it still feels like magic.

[@macdavidson3814]

4:00 Nick is partially right. Steals and blocks can also count towards a double-double or triple-double. But the most common triple-double stats by far are pts, reb, ast.

[@macdavidson3814]

Yeah, LeBron James did start in Cleveland, and not only that, he grew up nearby and was the pride of Ohio. His decision to not resign in with Cleveland in 2010 was very controversial. People felt like it was a betrayal. He did sign with Cleveland again, and they won the championship as you just saw.

[@ryantutz8176]

People think that Kyrie is the one Carrie LBJ but actually LBJ do everything rebounds, chasing blocks points and assist and never had enough rest

[@larrythecableman6963]

Please do a follow up on this series at some point. One of the greatest moments from basketball history and it’s boiled down to the final 3 mins

[@WhiteWolfUSA31454]

one of the best finals in nba history! Why they missed so many shots is due to fatigue, also nerves too. mostly fatigue, they been battling hard all 6 games and comes down to the last minute basically. amazing finals.

[@ljvwright]

A great day for the cavs. The biggest shot of Kyrie's career, Kevin Love demonstrating excellent perimeter defence on Curry, Curry shrinking in the big moment yet again🎣🎣, James block, one of his highlights. My Fave James moment was his performance against the Pistons, in his first stint as a Cav, before he quit on his team to make things easy and jumped onto D Wade's team the Miami Heat🎣

[@JocelynHarris-dq3vu]

Every time I hear "The drought is over." I always drop a tear from a 3-1 to get a championship. My mom wanted to go to downtown Cleveland for the Cavs celebration and she didn't finish getting ready until 1:30am 😂 but the rest of my family went to the parade a couple of days later. It was about nearly 50,000 people at the parade and the players had red or gold convertibles waving at the fans. Even JR Smith was shirtless drinking a Gatorade and blasting a song called "F Steph Curry"😂 Gotta love it.

[@ramiholmes8393]

You gotta watch the full mini movie on this series. It gives more context on what made this so special

[@steviegreenthumb4720]

So you gotta kinda remember with all these misses, these guys had been giving each other hell for 6 games straight, not to mention all the playoff series each team had to gauntlet through to get here, and all game had been draining as hell just arguably the greatest collection of talent ever vs each other, will power vs will power, everything in this clip is dudes fighting through on the last fuckin breath theyve got and struggling to catch themselves to keep going it was absolutely fucking crazy

[@Juddzini]

Gotta watch game 6 from the 2012 ECF against the Celtics, that performance is a movie itself

[@nathansimpson5721]

I remember being 15 years old at my aunts house watching this game. This is one of those games that you never forget where you were when you watched it.

[@funkyfreshkid08]

By this time in the series it's a matter of fatigue on both teams. Warriors just went the whole season only losing 9 games. Then the cavs used all the gas they had left to comeback being down 3 games to 1. Guys were gassed all around and doing the best they could at this point of the game.

[@gemgirl2000]

Y’all literally talked through the reason why it was so special 🤣

[@ja4309]

2015-16 was a magical season man. It's sad as a Warriors fan to see a 73 win - 9 loss team lose a 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals after coming back down 3-1 themselves in the previous round but they did manage to get their revenge in 2017 and 2018 albeit as a superteam with Kevin Durant joining forces

[@dennislopez1272]

Gents great reaction as always. Might want to check out 2013 Finals between the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs game 6. An amazing game and Finals overall.

[@DNReacts]

Thank you for the suggestion, really appreciate this, will check it’s on the watch list, thanks for the comment. We run regular polls on our Discord for all members to have a say in what videos we do next if you’re not already on there 🙏

[@DylanWrona]

LEGENDARY

[@stubbzzz]

This was the final minutes of an epic 7 game series between two legendary teams who were evenly matched. Both teams played their hearts out, especially Cleveland after doing the impossible and completing the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history. Both teams were just completely exhausted out there with jelly legs, and nothing left to give. No one could make a shot, the next basket was going to win the game. So,when the Warriors looked like they were about to make an easy layup and win the game, LeBron ran across the entire court and flew in out of nowhere to block it, was just such a dramatic moment. And then the youngest guy on the court ends up making the winning shot. Kevin Love, also played the best defense of his life against curry in this clip. Love is not known as the best defender, and seeing Curry, the best shooter in history, putting the moves on Love had Cleveland fans with a lump in their throat, expecting the worst, but Love’s defense held when it mattered most. Also, to this day, I am angry with Draymond Green for fouling LeBron James, on what would have surely been the most emphatic dunk in NBA history. All of Humanity was robbed on that play. This series was Legendary. You guys should find a documentary or react to each game of the whole series. It’s my favorite NBA finals ever.

[@midrangemaven8153]

Great video. The warriors were the best team of all time that year, record wise

[@StrosB4Hos]

Triple-double can be any combo of points-assists- rebounds-blocks-steals. There’s also Quadruple-Doubles, which has happened 4 times in NBA history. Guy in this video Draymond Green nearly had a Quadruple-Double but he only scored 5 points lmao.

[@vuksgitau]

In the middle of this series a couple of things happened that made James play out of his mind one his coach told him he (James) wasn't giving him ( the Coach) everything which pissed James off before game 5 also there was the incident with Klay, he was more than motivated from game 5 to game 7.

[@_WeDontKnow_]

"Triston Thompson, not Klay Thompson" that was Klay Thompson 😂Klay plays for the warriors, Tristan for the cavs

[@Markinator57]

Craziest thing I’ve ever seen in all of sports. Lebron beating one of the best basketball teams in a 3-1 deficit

[@JT-Rebel]

Some clarification: 1- The first team to overcome 3-1 deficit is referring to the NBA Finals (ironically, those same Warriors had to overcome a 3-1 deficit themselves to win the Western Conference Championship) 2- The Triple-Double achievement is not strictly held to Points/Assists/Rebounds, but essentially any of the "major" stats (although it's usually a positive mark, which is why no one will call it a "true" Triple-Double if you have 10+ turnovers) 3- LeBron is from Akron, Ohio (a city 40 miles outside Cleveland) so when he was drafted #1 overall in 2003, he was expected to be a Hometown Savior. He won 1 Eastern Conference Title (2007) before controversially leaving to form a "Super Team" in Miami (2010). That Miami team won the East all 4 years (2011-2014) he was there while also winning 2 NBA Finals (2012/2013) before things didn't work out and he left Miami and returned to Cleveland

[@larry7960]

That was probably the most tense of a sports moment I’ve ever seen. It truly felt like it was 89-89 for forever and whoever scored the next point was going to win. That’s why when LeBron made that block I couldn’t believe it.

[@skii1410]

9:43 yes LeBron was born and raised in Akron, Ohio. he was drafted by the Cleveland (also in Ohio) cavaliers. after playing a few seasons with the cavs he left and joined the heat but eventually came back to his home town team to end the 52 years championship drought.

[@HTxGhost24]

You guys should check out NBA Finals mini movies they're really good 💯

[@FS2K4Pilot]

You guys should watch the Cavs’ incredible game against the Washington Wizards the next year (the overtime winner). It’s better if you find the one broadcast by the Cavs’ own announcers, Fred McLeod and Austin Carr. It was also broadcast by a national TV network using their own announcers, but they’re not nearly as good as Fred and A. C.

[@Art_Vandelay_Industries]

You should react to the final minutes of the game of the Warriors vs OKC from february 27th 2016. One of the most unreal games I've ever seen

[@Pengamesik]

He's from Cleveland so it's not that he just got drafted by them, but he's from there so he won for his city

[@ohioexpax1592]

I don't think J.R. Smith was given enough credit for the defense he played before James blocked Iguodala's shot. He made Iggy adjust his layup, which gave LeBron just enough time to make that blocks for the ages.

[@slothbro6415]

It drives me crazy how so un clutch curry is lol. I mean as a raptors fan it has definitely benefited me but he could easily be top 5 if he was best shooter in the game when it matters. Curry going 6/17 and 4/12 shots being made is kinda unbelievable.

[@thomasbrown9599]

#11 on the Warriors is Klay Thompson, Tristan Thompson is taller and darker and played on the Cavs

[@antonioiniguez1615]

This still hurts😢

[@samd7087]

Btw , the “Thompson” in white for golden state is klay lol u got it confused

[@fitzgeraldlansanah5306]

You guys have to check Miami Boston crazy insane ending from last night

[@bailey7491]

I’m sure a million people ahve commented this but #11 on the warriors (white jerseys) is Klay Thompson. Tristan Thompson is on the other team the Cavaliers.

[@goldenstatewarriors9418]

Pain

[@QuackMamba34]

LeBron James is also the only player to lead both teams in points, rebounds, assists, blocks, and steals in an NBA finals. Which he did in this series

[@charleswynn5163]

Even the best in the NBA will have nights or stretches where the shots just won't go. And in some cases tremendous defense effects what you can do. The 2004 Piston are a prime example of defense taking control

[@dr3693]

u guys should react to best moves by kyrie irving arguably the best ball handler of all tome

[@DNReacts]

Thank you for the comment and the suggestion, really appreciate this, will check it’s on the watch list. We run regular polls on our Discord for all members to have a say in what videos we do next if you’re not already on there 🙏

[@dilbertdoe601]

Flags background or not? Can't make your mind up?

[@DNReacts]

Batch recording, some were already filmed before the change

[@kwanwallacephotography5145]

@@DNReactsI keep saying react to Derrick Rose, Damian Lillard and Kyrie Irving you all are missing out

[@rodgibbons9247]

Best ship lebron ever won. Got it done for the city 💪

[@joejames1794]

Painful to watch this as a warriors fan but since I’m a fan of you guys I’ll watch lol

[@DNReacts]

Thank you Joe, really really appreciate that mate 🙏

[@tazmicogaming]

3:23 they are missing a lot because its the finals lol its not any kind of defense. this is where teams play there hardest on defense to win that's why there are many great contests on the shots they take.

[@Jmelly99]

Y’all need to check out Allen iverson or kyrie Irving highlights. Best dribblers to play the game !

[@ScryMeARiver1]

Warriors only losing 9 games all season then lose 4 out of 7 to LeBron. Unreal stuff

[@fifa2446]

LeBron started with Cleveland, then joined the Heat, went back to Cleveland and finally joined the Lakers a few years ago

[@johnnyernest722]

You guys need to react to lebron kyrie Klay steph and kd highlights 5 of the best scorers ever

[@HermieJacquez-xw3rd]

Please do reaction of GSW VS CAVS CHRISTMAS GAME 2017.

[@dreamchaser7536]

damn still hurts a bit as a warriors fan but if the heat blow it this year we're good

[@TenTonNuke]

You should watch the reaction video by Cleveland fans. It had been like half a century since any Cleveland sports team had won a championship. Moreover, we all knew that this Cavs team was garbage, needing Lebron to put up 50 points a game just to compete. And that this Warriors team was an all-star team. So to pull off a win after being down 3 games to 1 was unthinkable.

[@DNReacts]

Thank you for the suggestion Brian, really appreciate this, will check it’s on the watch list, thanks for the comment. We run regular polls on our Discord for all members to have a say in what videos we do next if you’re not already on there 🙏

[@ZachWilsonsMomsFriend]

Wow I guess when you just watch the last few minutes you realize how many kisses there were. That was crazy

[@faust5398]

Against the greatest team of all time and curry and LeBron born in the same hospital it is the most insane moment I've ever seen

[@brett444]

Do Terrell owens!!!!!

[@zachknox23]

And after this Warriors got Durant and the next two years were just Warriors vs Cavs

[@johnnyernest722]

Watch kyrie and lebron vs the spurs

[@beardown2392]

3-1 comeback against the team that beat Jordans Chicago bulls regular season win record is insane. if the warriors win that series, I would be curious to know what that narrative would be. "Greatest team in nba history"....LeBron wins tho and they instantly bring up the ring argument... Jordan made the sport and LeBron made it better, it's not that hard to understand. Kobe in-between was the cream filling. this sport is not about one player

[@sacrilegiousboi]

Steph! 💖

[@sacrilegiousboi]

You can get a quadruple double if you get double digits in steals too

[@dubdeuce1517]

or blocks

[@donmike2810]

Or turnovers(ahem james harden 😂😂).

[@gregorywilliams1308]

The missed shots are not nerves, at this level these guys don't get nerves. It's DEFENSE that cause the missed shots

[@OdieSalmon]

Game only even took place because the league suspended Draymond over some complete bullshit. Once again LeBron needs someone else to bail him out.

[@sacrilegiousboi]

Good job Cleveland winning one too bad they lost 3 out of 4 championships in a row to the warriors you should review that I'm sure there's a video about it the nba championship 4 years In a row was the warriors vs cavaliers the warriors made 5 in a row and won 3

[@derpderpin1568]

Eh. LeBron initiated everything that got Draymond Green suspended in this series. If you actually watch the incident LeBron literally threw Draymond to the ground then very purposefully stepped over him to taunt yet it's only Draymonds response to this happening that was ever seen by the officials. It's beyond clear as day if you just go watch the actual footage. LeBron also campaigned to the league office after the game to push for Draymonds suspension. That moment really tainted the hell out of this series for anyone who actually paid attention. Draymond never should've been suspended and this is at a time when he was getting defensive player of the year votes on a consistent basis. Dramatically altered the series and never should've happened.

[@Tl-sh3gm]

Wouldn’t have mattered if Draymond didn’t already have 6 technical fouls in the playoffs up to that point. The suspension was automatic as it was his 7th. You reap what you sow. Draymond had no one but himself to blame.

[@chriscostelloe8942]

Who suggested this video…Horrible shooting!

[@armanii4005]

James the greatest to ever touch a ball 💯

[@sueprator9314]

u r PSYCHO in need of a Daddy to worship