Karl Malone (at age 40) with 30 pts 13reb 3 stls Lakers against Rockets (full game 2004 playoffs)

Malone (at age 40) with 30 pts 13reb 3 stls against Rockets (2004 playoffs, game 4)

[@xaviervega468]

Karl's last great game. He flat out carried the Lakers here.

[@jrthegoatsmith712]

Xavier Vega Karl Malone was actually pretty good in the playoffs before he got hurt I think.

[@mattathiasmacabees6416]

Nah- he had great defensive games vs garnet next rd. Till he re injured that knee.

[@wallstreetzoomer]

Mattathias Macabees Did he reinjured it in the wcf or in g3 of the finals?

[@mattathiasmacabees6416]

@@wallstreetzoomer wcf but tried to play hurt- then finally by game 3 couldn't even walk.

[@advisedgnu69backup72]

Before he played like a bitch

[@WilsonSy]

This intro at the beginning used to give me goosebumps. I was the happiest kid when the NBA on ABC was on

[@ActivBowser9177]

Hi Wilson!

[@bryggreen77]

I’m sorry you didn’t know the NBA on NBC. That intro would come on and the hair on your arms would stand up. You knew it was time to watch basketball

[@christophertifre2018]

Vintage Malone with the elbow jumpers!

[@walterlv01]

Amazingly this was the only playoff series Steve Francis ever played in his entire NBA career.

[@squadup22]

I hate how this is true and how poorly his career ended considering he was my favorite player to watch growing up.

[@me3ksdagoat279]

Wow I never knew that! Could sworn we played him at least twice vs Hou

[@michaelrobinson540]

He was an unbelievable athlete but was not a player for winning team basketball.

[@t3jf]

Steve Francis was a piece of shit glad his career was very short.

[@aricohen283]

Unfortunately they traded Stevie Franchise to Orlando in the T-Mac trade in the offseason following this series. Too bad, who knows whether Steve + Yao would have been a better fit in the long run if both of them could have stayed healthy

[@DFusions_]

First year with the Lakers and almost won his first ring in his final season

[@fkaiba94]

Well he did have 2 of the best players ever on the team

[@tagteamenterprise961]

Almost pretty much sums up his championship quest for his entire career! Played with great players too!

[@Slenderirl]

The kings, the spurs, the rockets. no wonder people hate the lakers. we broke hearts.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

Kobe was shit in this game. A foreshadowing of the Finals.

[@royfokerpoker1802]

2004 Kobe was the enigma Kobe. Anomalie Kobe. Legal trouble year and all that he wasn't the same physically / emotionally. Skinniest he ever was too. Less time and energy that year etc. His pure skill could only took him so far.

[@NobodyTouchesJordan]

Good upload

[@amandahahl5482]

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[@andrewdillehay7694]

Doc looking young. He even has his voice 😂

[@trallalalundfalara]

mega game :) thx

[@HS-bi4ht]

Kobe is incredible

[@bestatdoingnothing3941]

Yao made everyone look small on the floor

[@frankwilliamson4576]

Malone getting hurt was a huge loss for the Lakers. Who knows maybe Shaq isn't traded and the roster doesn't get broken up.

[@amandahahl5482]

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[@luisasterioquerubin6829]

Miami gained

[@luisasterioquerubin6829]

@Jeff Malone Injury to Malone cost title, wife of Kobe probably also flirted with Malone when he was on the bench.

[@jwashington8695]

true , i agree.

[@michaelrobinson540]

Kobe wasn't settling for being Shaquille's "sidekick" anymore. 1 of them had to go because of massive egos.

[@user-nc2ls4iq1y]

18:52 What a nice block!

[@tommypedersen8463]

God kamp. Den var en fornøjelse at se. malone, var en kriger. 🏀👍

[@sidmichael1158]

What was that background music that was playing at the beginning?

[@mengyaozhao9719]

good game

[@robertchampion6763]

The best power forward of all time period

[@andrewdillehay7694]

Duncan

[@baldplay6100]

Duncan for sure

[@mattathiasmacabees6416]

It's not even close

[@mattathiasmacabees6416]

@@andrewdillehay7694 nope.

[@andrewdillehay7694]

@@mattathiasmacabees6416 5 rings

[@JianShan-hk8jt]

if karl malone join spurs, he will definitely get championship

[@mattathiasmacabees6416]

Prob 3- and not injure his knee.

[@jamesdawny1855]

Yao in his second year playing the diesel in the playoffs

[@jamesdawny1855]

People like to act like Malone wasn't injured in the finals. But tmac was always injured. But I'm not saying that's the only reason lakers lost. Just saying people forget People need to watch and read old sorts news to really hear how lakers and Kobe were talked about. People try to revise and make it seem like Kobe wasn't everything they say about lebron

[@shoukatsukai]

0:45 What song is that?

[@TheKapei22]

darude-sandstorm. for real

[@MRjayytee89]

lol

[@DUCATI725]

Hell of a block by on Malone tho😩

[@theworstboxingjudge7261]

Half of the 1st quarter and beginning of 2nd quarter is missing

[@LuigiLaker]

Can you not see that this is on ESPN Classic? Which is why they condense the game..

[@frankwilliamson4576]

Hardwood Classics often skip parts of the game that were irrelevant.

[@cadencordell9717]

So glad they don't do that floor cam anymore

[@AzimJivani]

Malone is a dirty player. The Rockets knew they could beat the Lakers every time.

[@Mid-Ohio]

Woulda been kool if they woulda ran it back without the mess unfortunately.Fun Odd Yr ...

[@jackdanielss]

Lakers offense was awful all this season. Didn't help that the big 4 barely played together

[@josh_who_what]

When they say "Lebron in 37! hOw dOEs hE dO tHaT???" I'll reply with "Have you seen Malone, MJ, or Kareem?"

[@katonabalazs2065]

They say that because Lebron didn't have one or two great games at this age but he is still a top 10 NBA player currently which you can't tell about the above mentioned three.

[@brady.widlake]

If malone had more rings he could be the best PF over tim duncan

[@amandahahl5482]

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[@nesssnipes113]

He never won a Ring

[@ziginaigra]

malone have better stats

[@Wasupde]

@@ziginaigra who cares tim got more rings and had more help so he didn’t need Malone stats.. he could easily top them

[@JOSHUA-qh7lv]

1:26:13 the guy behind is was like fuck kobe

[@adamgranados9820]

Mobley defense was great against kobe

[@mattathiasmacabees6416]

Kobe and Malone had terrible chemistry on court together- bryant clearly didn't want to pass to him. Karl sets a nice screen- rolls to the hole or to an open 16 ft jumper and Kobe is no Jon Stockton....Payton wasn't much of a facilitator in this game either- run some pick in roll with karl shit.

[@f430ferrari5]

Mattathias Macabees it’s too bad Phil Jackson could never figure out the team chemistry. Both Payton and Malone should have came off the bench and be part of a strong 2nd unit. Fisher should have started with Kobe because Fisher is more of a spot up shooter. Payton is more effective dribbling the ball. I would have also started Rick Fox vs Dev George. George was younger and more athletic and it would have helped balanced the age of Payton and Malone. Medvedenko should have started as he was a pretty good 3 or shooter. Malone needed to rest more also. Jackson played him too many minutes and he got hurt. Frustrating season for sure.

[@jsal1993]

@@f430ferrari5 agree, still think about that season. Maybe start Grant, Fox, Fisher to replicate the 01 team if Grant was healthy.

[@-HughJass-]

That's true. Kobe & GP just aren't a good fit. Both of them gotta have the ball in their hands. Same reason the glove really didn't fit well with the heat with Wade on the floor. But he did have some clutch moments and got a ring then, so good for him.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

Kobe was a fucking chucker. That’s why.

[@bryggreen77]

It actually goes back to the All-Star game a couple years earlier when Malone set a pick for Kobe and he waved Malone away. Malone was pissed.

[@BlackFlash7]

Steve Francis blew the game lol

[@jinbochen3738]

true....

[@frankwilliamson4576]

Probably the main reason he got traded to Orlando.

[@squadup22]

Frank Williamson No, it’s because TMac crybaby self said he wanted to play with Yao.

[@Chronz]

@@squadup22 crybaby? Dafuq

[@squadup22]

Alex Howard His last year in Orlando where his team had worst record in the nba, he came out and said he wanted to be traded to Houston to play with Yao. And every year after getting bounced out of the 1st round, he had excuses for days and cried about not having enough help. I grew up during this era of basketball and Steve Francis and TMac were my fav. Players at the time, then TMac pulled this crap.

[@rgrainger91]

Where was McGrady???

[@ypww748]

magic

[@adamgranados9820]

I see why we traded Francis

[@Jay_724]

why

[@lorenllbj88]

56:45

[@mickeymicky]

my god this is like 144p

[@stephenmarkelov1829]

Where is Mcgrady ?

[@wuliwei6939]

He didn't come until the next season

[@stephenmarkelov1829]

Wu Liwei thanks

[@davegould7016]

Is this the most points a forty year old scored in a playoff game?

[@mr.e347]

Maybe Jabbar had this record. But if not then its Malone for sure

[@mrboo3049]

No Its MJ AT 40 he scored back to back 40 pts and scored one 50 pt performnce in his WIZARD UNIFORM

[@mr.e347]

@@mrboo3049 mj never played playoff series as Wizard. Read the man question

[@TRJ2241987]

It's weird how you can't seem to find definitive information about this. Although only 27 players have ever played past Age 39 in history, so I guess it's not that hard to break it down and figure it out.

[@frankwilliamson4576]

Regular Season: MJ with 43 points at 40 Post-Season: Malone with 30 points at 40

[@some2nw]

kobe is a killer guys remember he can miss 10 game winning shots but he is still a killer with those airballs

[@ArmandoMPR]

Learn to type, hater. He showed clutch defense and clutch buckets in overtime.

[@kangskong1266]

Lakers super team lol

[@juampasto24]

full game my ass

[@GameStationDreamBox]

Karl malone was in the league to get dunked on by jordan that's it

[@olaflange5254]

Lakers didn´t execute their triangle offense well, and their defence wasn´t well either. Francis played like an over-enthusiastic rookie.

[@BeeThaDon96]

olaf lange shouldve traded Shaq and Malone

[@user-ln5cs5yl5n]

骄傲

[@user-iq4fb6bn4q]

Yaoming

[@jofer1455]

🤣🤣🤣 bryant, oneal,malone,payton vs yao ming, mismatch

[@hafidzmohmar5620]

Yao with Francis

[@Todd_plays_poker]

Karl Malone had the most impressive mediocre NBA career ever.

[@masababo3548]

How was he mediocre he was a 2 time mvp

[@lloydkline1518]

@@masababo3548 second league nba scoring ever "": Utah jazz need a real center

[@godnotavailable2094]

He's not mediocre, just ringless. I think the consensus view of him is that he's a top 30 player of all time, or something like that.

[@-HughJass-]

All time leading scorer is "mediocre" lol okay.

[@lorenllbj88]

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