Dwight Howard Full Highlights 2009 ECF G6 vs Cavaliers - 40 Pts, 14 Rebs, UNSTOPPABLE!

[@coreywilliams266]

How in the world did he not make the top 75?!

[@yohohoho8412]

Because ESPN are stupid ass shits media.

[@jhuot23]

Best center they had in Orlando since shaq

[@JC-nl4hj]

@@jhuot23 that ain’t saying much

[@longtran1080]

@@jhuot23 can just cross orlando out Since DH12 was the best center after Shaq, before Boogie Cousin came to his own in 2015-2016

[@AriKariG]

@@JC-nl4hj last finals appearance for orlando since they had shaq

[@MrCarterVince]

I remember this game like yesterday. I was cheering for the underdog as usual. To me, Dwight was absolutely a beast back then. He was a man on a mission that series. Game 6 proved it all

[@kjax0630]

This man blocked what probably would have been the most viewed Finals ever seen in Kobe vs LeBron lol they were even doing ads for it with the puppets 😅

[@st4r444]

Celtics blocked it again in 2010

[@jer8279]

"THEM PUPPETS GOT TO GO"

[@faridespir9949]

​@@st4r444Lebron ducked Kobe, he would ve smash him

[@Giorgos-ee5kn]

Prime D-12 was sth special

[@khaleelmartin6202]

His key attributes were his abilities to get deep post position and immediately attack off the catch. Most importantly that first back down was a killer

[@mysteryman2281]

HoF for sure!

[@epicexperiment7713]

Plus he won a ring last season, hopefully this season too

[@kyrito11]

@@epicexperiment7713 he was already HOF lock before the ring, the ring was just the cherry on top

[@davidpokrajac557]

this individual play remids me of Sir Charles's 44 point game vs Seattle

[@boblettermen1126]

Sir charles had much too many free throws that game though

[@southernflavamaker]

50 piece against GSW... Barkley dropped a step back three.. I don't think he missed the first half

[@abdulasiz7041]

Imagine this prime howard and lebron plus davis now at lakers

[@sushmoyislam2858]

Imagine if in 2013 when Howard was in LA. Prime Howard , dpoy prime meta world peace , prime Kobe Bryant , prime Steve Nash

[@casualfandestroyer2503]

@@sushmoyislam2858 didn’t even mention gasol lol

[@vince.0517]

@@casualfandestroyer2503 lol gasol is ordinary player without kobe

[@KyoFanDuB]

@@vince.0517 Nah, dont be an ignorant. Kobe admited that Pau was the reason why he won another 2 rings. Pau was the best European player in his prime ( i dont include Nowitzki because on national teams the German didnt do a lot) even the USA team respected that fact. Plus, he was doing an amazing numbers on Memphis being the star. Just Nowitzki was better than him, as European, on the NBA. His defense wasnt "Good enough" so thats why some people underrate him like you do.

[@s.s7337]

@@vince.0517 Pau Gasol was an All Star before Kobe... There's a reason why the Lakers went from losing in the first round to making3 straight Finals appearances after the Gasol trade.

[@erwinsaballe4788]

Dwight Howard destroy Lebron James..what a superman

[@evxnhouse]

As a magic fan Dwight and jameer Nelson are my two favorite players. fultz is next up for us though a bright future in Orlando ❗️

[@elhajjmalikel6266]

Yeah. So many people wanted us to get rid of Jameer, but he compliments Dwight so well. I was mad in the Finals how they benched Rafer. That was a terrible business decision.

[@jaxgambino1880]

Paolo and Wagner. Idk if fultz will become Washington fultz again

[@championsforlife1234]

Fultz just got cut 😭

[@khaleelmartin6202]

Bro you don’t see 280-300lb bigs run like this ever

[@KRSInvestments]

People forget that Howard used to dominate Lebron and Melo back then.. big men got too many uncalled fouls back then. Today those all flagrant fouls. Howard and Magic almost beats Lakers if wasn't for Courtney Lee missed Layup at the buzzer. Too many great players was in that era for dem boyz... Lakers with Kobe and Shaq.. Spurs with Duncan parker and Manu.. it was so hard for Lebron, howard and those generation to break through..

[@mikeqto4056]

They always say leflop was perfect in d 1st round, but in d ecf vs Howard😂👈

[@brigs247__8]

And some idiots still legitimetely think Dwight isnt a HOFer....smh

[@ItsJimdevera]

Stephen A comparing Paul George to Dwight😳🤯🤦‍♂️

[@jericocortes7289]

Lol Paul George can’t even win against LeBron in the playoffs

[@epicexperiment7713]

@@jericocortes7289 game 7 against the Big 3. What are you saying

[@kyrito11]

@@epicexperiment7713 wasnt bosh injured

[@jeezus_ezp6320]

@@epicexperiment7713 did he win?????

[@s.s7337]

@@kyrito11 Bosh actually played that whole series. Bosh got injured in 2012 and he's talking about 2013 ECF

[@jer8279]

Dwight was PISSED about the Kobe vs. Lebron finals commercial and it showed. He didn't joke around

[@Ccm2019]

I remember this as a kid, damn everyone is expecting LBJ vs Kobe in Finals.. then Orlando Magic happened 😂

[@joshuajap]

MOST DOMINANT CENTER IN THE LEAGUE FOR A SMALL PERIOD & NIGGAS STILL WONDER HOW THE CAVS LOST THIS SERIES

[@reginalddennis6466]

That was supposed to be the year that Kobe and LeBron were gonna meet in the Finals. Kobe kept his end of the deal and won the Finals and was Finals MVP.

[@alkebulanlion6198]

even bron cant stop this howard in the paint he was a monster

[@youngerudit2524]

Lebrun averaged 39 and clearly outplayed him.

[@alkebulanlion6198]

@@youngerudit2524 who eliminated oh yeah

[@mcgaming8982]

@@youngerudit2524 he had one of his best playoff series in his career but nobody on that cavs team could stop D12

[@shiningking]

@@mcgaming8982 imagine prime shaq against lebron haha he cant even beat this howard...thats why mj is the goat he swept shaq and penny

[@shiningking]

​@@youngerudit2524 lebron average 39 because his points coming from garbage time

[@RickBrood]

D12 certified monster early on

[@bojanbabic4982]

Dwight was in his prime before Lebron, even though he was drafted later. Sadly his prime was short.

[@alkebulanlion6198]

very short but was so close too getting that chip but the black mamba was determined. howard was monster in orlando.

[@keanutaiaroa5808]

@@alkebulanlion6198 injury happend

[@ripdeth]

Lebron was MVP in 2009. Lol

[@_MM03]

@@ripdeth LeBron fans say the stupidest stuff to make excuses for him losing “Dwight was greater than LeBron” 😂😂😂

[@Big-Dez-w4k]

@@ripdeth bron had one of the best records in the league and still lost to Orlando lmao I would have loved to see the lakers sweep the cavs man smh, would’ve left a big dent to his legacy next to the mavs

[@fullmetal1766]

Yes folks that's right he outplayed lebron straight squads were equal

[@marvinpulumbarit6916]

prime howard will make embiid a joke tbh

[@markellreese9957]

Can’t believe people got the nerve to say gobert better than this unit

[@duperfat5646]

Dwight out here destroying big Z, varejao and old ben wallace… all better post defenders than jokic js right now. Dwight aint lying when he says in his prime he’d kill jokic.

[@emmanjacobsdad]

DH abused the Cavs bigs

[@tpappi0360]

Youre telling me its 75 people better than Dwight Howard dum world we live in😂

[@zachkappel7385]

Prime Dwight was unstoppable. He’s absolutely top 75

[@ronoceanii3576]

I'm gone say this. Bron shoulda been matched up with Howard that whole series.

[@resttrashtalker1413]

He got possessed this series being guarded by those weak ass Cavs centers. This playground defense shit didnt happen in the Finals. Gasol and Bynum did a good job on him.

[@ChrisM07]

Ben Wallace would've been able to guard Dwight down the stretch. He couldn't because he had to guard Lewis the Cavs didn't have anyone outside of Lebron that could keep up with him, and Lebron had Turkoglu to worry about.

[@jas7374]

​@@ChrisM07u drunk af. Ben would have guarded him.if he was capable enough. Thankfully you aren't a coach because you would have allowed a blowout instead of a close game. Ben wasn't Ben in 04 vs Shaq at this time. No casual takes my bro

[@ChrisM07]

@@jas7374 What are you talking about? He was clearly still a very good defensive player at that point him playing limited minutes was inexplicable considering he wasn't injured or anything, Brown simply didn't use him right.

[@jas7374]

@@ChrisM07 flat out Ben would have gotten cooked by Dwight is what I mean. 6'11 young Dwight vs an older less athletic 6'10 Ben Wallace. The math isn't adding bro. Dwight finished top 3 in MVP votes and won dpoy while leading the league in rebounds, shooting percentage and blocks that year. Make it make sense.

[@ChrisM07]

@@jas7374 How do you know that? I don't recall Dwight ever actually dominanting great defensive post players like Ben, unless you can name me 1 time he did? Rasheed Wallace who was around Ben's age had a well known history of guarding Dwight effectively, the Pistons even beat the Magic 3-0 that season and that was when they were no longer a contending team. Seriously how much worse could Ben have done compared to the Illgaukus who didn't have the foot speed or low base strength.

[@johnnyt1866]

Don’t know why Lebron didn’t tell Mike Brown to get Zydrunas out of the game and let him guard Dwight. I’d take Lebron guarding Dwight over anyone else on that team. Everyone always says Lebron can play all 5 positions well why haven’t we ever seen him do it? A la Magic Johnson

[@whodat1571]

Bro stop dwight would of killed lebron in the post

[@temanchi5006]

I know this is crazy to say, but lebron is a baby compared to prime dwight

[@redpillfreedom6692]

LeBron can't even guard David West in the post

[@fullmetal1766]

Because its a lie and he can't

[@bigbodyjig5563]

Lmaooooooooooooooo brons legacy would’ve took a huge hit had he guarded Dwight down low

[@eechaze12]

Howard must be some workaholic in the gym. How did a skinny teenager wind up being the most dominant force in the NBA?

[@JonCom3dy]

I just heard in an interview that the Kobe/LeBron NBA finals commercials that aired prior to the finals motivated Dwight!

[@epicexperiment7713]

LeBron should Guard Dwight as he is the strongest guy in his team

[@st4r444]

Dwight was probably 270lb, benched 400lb with unmatched vertical & clearly pushed lebron around in the paint.

[@GhianChen]

Lebron cant stop that version of dwight so fucking strong. They triple him in the paint and can manage to dunk😅

[@NathanMoon-tz2jp]

@@GhianChenI mean he was the most athletic center I’ve ever seen besides maybe Orlando Shaq. Definitely unguardable

[@user-ns7np3pu1x]

Nba tried to burn all the tapes of this series they don’t want people to know that he was a playoffs choker

[@FireAngelChris]

Who ?? Because surely nobody choked in this series

[@user-ns7np3pu1x]

@@FireAngelChris i was talking about lebron

[@FireAngelChris]

@@user-ns7np3pu1x Yeah can tell you didn’t watch a second more than a highlight of this series.

[@ap6160]

I thought Lebum could guard all five positions?!!!

[@mojoeherb3280]

Big Man all the time 💪

[@adamrielh]

Here after his interview with Shannon sharpe lmao

[@hustlengrind8833]

Me too 😂😂😂

[@GQ-jv9uw]

Him and DRose would of been a beast

[@justtimes9257]

this was when dwight was better/equal to lebron; lebron in late 2000s lebron was not better then tim duncan, kobe, dirk, kg, wade but he was in the conversation with dwight, lebron, nash, melo, pierce & kg

[@Nateboogie805]

False

[@justtimes9257]

Nate 600 Hell not LeBron and Dwight had the same level of team and Dwight was better than entire series that LeBron James so don’t give me that that’s false because when Dwight Howard left his team history of collapse the same thing with the Cavs

[@justtimes9257]

Nate 600 Plus it was one year we’re not talking about a damn career shit dude I mean come on man dude was a three time defense of player of the year it was the best big man for like a for your stretch in the NBA and still was the best big man of the two honey chance even though he was average for the second half of it

[@dontgotnonamebih]

Dev Tickhit I’d argue LeBron had the better series overall. Scoring 49,35,41,44,37,& 25 compared to Howard’s 30,TEN,24,27,24,40,& 12. & Dwight didn’t shoot at the volumes LeBron did,& that was because he had the better team,The Cavs were a 1 man show. Both played great,but Bron had the better series to me

[@justtimes9257]

Well I did see the Detroit Pistons lose to LeBron LeBron didn’t have shooters he be much of the same squad and Dwights teammates were nowhere near the top players in the Detroit Pistons so Dwight and LeBron had even squads But the way they monopolize the ball and allowed it to be moved and then maximize his teammates made him perform better than LeBron

[@Watchingvideoslikeu]

For people who say Lebron couldn’t win in Cleveland he swept rounds 1 and 2 and were picked to win this series in 5 games.

[@Big-Dez-w4k]

Mans had a mans had a 66w record bro… imagine losing with that. Looking back his team really did help him a lot but he took off as usual, I don’t deny his greatness but c’mon man

[@ChrisM07]

The problem wasn't the team, it was Mike Brown not making adjustments. He had Ben Wallace who obviously would've been able to guard Dwight yet decided not to put Ben on him for some reason.

[@ChrisM07]

@John Imegi I was talking about how effective he could've been on the defensive end if he actually played significant minutes, he was never considered an offensive player in the first place.

[@tylbi1315]

​@@Big-Dez-w4k You have understanding of basketball teams arent gameplanning so heavily in the reg season, The Magic were happy to let LeBron do his thing as long as they could make the other 7 players put up terrorist numbers Which they did very successfully

[@FireAngelChris]

LeBron couldn’t win in Cleveland because teams were better when it came down to. Yes rounds 1 & 2 were teams clearly better. People were just wrong about this series. We all watched what happened this series they didn’t lose because Bron play fell off. He had one of the greatest years in 2009. The magic team expose all of the Cavs obvious weakness

[@RealSoloShow]

You see Lebron not playing help defense just to get a rebound at 3:07.

[@fearless5116]

Bron u got destroy by Dwight? 😂

[@arnavmadadi3368]

LeBron averaged 38 8 and 8 u dumbass casual

[@jamesberry2326]

And still got destroyed by Dwight lol

[@fearless5116]

@@jamesberry2326 bronsexual always think theyr idol like a Hero lmao, if we want talk about NBA legend who have no balls, its Lebron, the dude always make a superteam every year lmao,

[@JJJJ-he8bz]

@@fearless5116 he averaged 38 points a game 6 games scored 49 in game 1 what the hell could have done? the Magic were better

[@youngerudit2524]

he outplayed Dwight whole series lil nigga

[@Eltardotv]

Should’ve been top 75

[@TheRbruin10]

Lebron just standing and looking instead of hustling on defense to help his teammates. My how things DON"T CHANGE. And no "age" excuses here, Lebron was a mid 20 year old.

[@tracewebb]

Who watching this after the first round loss 2024

[@HoseG96]

People forget how stacked this Magic team was. They had super star duo Dwight Howard and Jameer Nelson, lockdown defender Hedo Turkoglu, top 5 center Marcin Gortat, and legendary championship coach Stan Van Gundy

[@orlmagicfan4life528]

Yeah bro and hall of famer rafer alston

[@JamesFergen]

dont forget abt rashaard lewis and his length to beat the spring footed cavaliers

[@davismichaud507]

Dwight exposed lbj 😂

[@davidlubinsky3150]

Normal looking Dwight > Yellow braided tattooed Dwight

[@marqueljohnson4211]

Since lebron can guard 1-5 this would have been the perfect time to guard the 5

[@lord4806]

Little reminder for all the trash talking trolls here: Lebron averaged 38.5 ppg 8 boards and 8 dimes in 6 games. Dont@me.

[@FromUpNorth9345]

Lefraud choked away game 6.

[@mikeqto4056]

But still can't stop d12👈💪👈 and always saying dt he never loss in 1st round but in the ecf😂👎

[@underoath257]

Jesus. Those are godly numbers. He must have hurt his back carrying that trash Cavs

[@njprince9717]

he could average 50 and they would still lose to the magic, that team was balanced, howard banging inside and the shooters outside, they were just outgunned out manned and out played

[@bigbodyjig5563]

L

[@shawswervoo]

Top 75 player

[@bdonell38]

top 75 all day

[@ylc4739]

And then they sat Rafer Alston for Jameer Nelson in the finals...Kobe wins

[@Etgan76]

Bro i wish we got lebron vs kobe in finals

[@rajeshnikhil8781]

This game proved that LBJ can only win with 3super stars at his team, LOL

[@dandrade9926]

Issue Serious get rekt

[@GodChronos]

Lebron was the only true superstar 🤦🏾‍♂️😂 Wade was an aging super star and Bosh was just a star lol.

[@Watchingvideoslikeu]

@@GodChronos Yea but to be fair in this series both 2 teams had 1 superstar team and were evenly matched. This was looked like an upset at the time. Everyone expected the Cavs to clean the magic

[@skjor1989]

Idiot, most of the championship team consist of 3 superstars.

[@Watchingvideoslikeu]

@@skjor1989 The Warriors have 2 superstars, They beat Lebron with one in 2015. The Spurs had 1 in Duncan in 07. Kahwhi wasn't even a superstar yet in 2014. Dallas beat him with 1. Lebron has played with 3 other superstars Wade, Bosh, Irving for a total of 7 seasons and he has 3 rings to show for it.

[@TJzWayyy]

You take this from vintage Dawkins?

[@re11o]

Should’ve been Top 75 over AD.

[@TorontoWire]

It's time for the Howard disrespect to end.

[@varshneyabhay]

Outplayed Lebron that series

[@lord4806]

Didnt lebron average 38.5 8 8 in 6 games

[@underoath257]

@@lord4806 he's a dumb hater. Dwight clearly had the better team. There is no way guys like Mo Williams, Ilgauskas, Varejao and West are better than Jameer, Pietrus, Turgkolu and Lewis.

[@xcvsumextra]

@@underoath257 Jameer didn't play in this series bro

[@youngerudit2524]

no tf he didn't

[@varshneyabhay]

@@underoath257 we know who the dumb hater is in this thread. and that's you clown

[@adamrielh]

Fucking ferocious

[@re11o]

2:36 💪🏾

[@ripdeth]

Better than Lillard and Davis. FOH society.

[@KINGXSAMOAN]

Lebron who?

[@Truelivejayy]

Lebron still complaining like this today 😂😂😂😂

[@kingssportskonversation7351]

LeBron vs Orlando Magic 😂😂

[@Ahlumjkkk]

Lechoke james

[@maul7850]

As a lebron hater I remember these days like it was yesterday the day that I officially became a hater

[@shiningking]

Also the 2011 finals

[@soolthegreat1581]

Lebron didnt shake hands

[@larrylim8050]

I think lebron can do much better. He's the greatest. I trust him so much.

[@re11o]

Suckin the skin off aint ya

[@yassersaleh881]

Didn't know that was in him I'm surprised

[@Thechocolate130]

yasser saleh did you just start watching the NBA or something ?

[@yassersaleh881]

Yeah actually I stated watching the NBA since 2014

[@vincentfugio1758]

KAKAHIYA TINALO NI HOWARD C LEBRONG 😂😂😂😂😂 MGA FANS NI LEBRONG

[@bumblebity2902]

Bootleg Shaq destroy prime LBJ how

[@bdonell38]

🗣️

[@lafennassya]

Today LeBron James & Dwight Howard got the ring together, LeBron still in his prime and Dwight is washed up.

[@jarodgramata9245]

Prime Dwight = DeAndre Jordan today

[@kevlopez8415]

😐

[@dayquano4218]

Delete yo account

[@jarodgramata9245]

@@dayquano4218 That's reality bro. There's no center in the league that plays like dwight anymore except for deandre jordan. Accept it or not we'll never see another dominant center.

[@juicejuice5013]

Jordan ain’t got no post game but dunking hard only closest thing Bam the closer player to Dwight

[@jarodgramata9245]

@@juicejuice5013 and bam has the midrange jumper. Just wishing to see another center that could dominate under like what Shaq and Dwight did before the Curry effect started.