Kobe and Shaq's super-hyped Christmas Day battle gets a deep rewind | 2004 Lakers vs. Heat

[@jarl5817]

I particularly liked this one because I didn't know the outcome. Well done!

[@maymoneymayfield9065]

jarl5 yea I thought he was gonna make it

[@toptenguy1]

Same here! The only reason why I thought he would miss was because I had zero recollection of the final score. You would think that if Kobe had hit it, it would be replayed every single christmas, lol

[@Aash1r]

@ ok Boomer

[@GoLeafszGo]

ya, after i saw the miss it is obvious why most of us didnt know the outcome. Because he missed it. lol

[@Brian-m9v]

Then you are TRULY NOT a Lakers fan

[@jibriljaved7701]

To understand this we’ll need to rewind. Basketball was invented by James Naismith, a Canadian

[@zj13goat57]

Didn't it get invented in Massachusetts

[@jibriljaved7701]

zj13 Goat yeah in Massachusetts by a Canadian

[@SyrianReviews]

Jibril Javed hahahahahahahahahaha

[@SyrianReviews]

Yall americans are the best at basketball and yall didnt even invented the game ?! And yall make fun at canadiens

[@jibriljaved7701]

Seraphoftheend Yt 14 nice spelling and grammar

[@RALF0691]

Christmas day 2004, I remember it like it was yesterday. It snowed that day where I stayed in Texas which was very rare. Also it was the Christmas i got GTA San Andreas for PS2.

[@hiphoploverjon9180]

San Andreas = greatest game of all time

[@whoisotto7]

good for you

[@jerry85g7]

Nice

[@wesmathews]

Living in San Antonio at the time... And I only remember snowfall during one Christmas as a kid... Was this it?

[@RALF0691]

@C'mon Grocery Clerks - I lived in a small town outside of Houston and we got about 10 inches of snow. It started snowing on the 24th and lasted to the 26th.

[@BornLiveandDieby]

Who else never heard of this game and thought Kobe was gonna win it

[@gurnawazgill8576]

Born 4/20 Live and Die by 4/20 they way the video was presented I thought the same thing

[@kennethjose7159]

Man I was expecting tht shot will go in

[@Karmy.]

Same

[@ojx6020]

Wtf?No offense but u must've not been old enough to remember this match up I was bout 10 yrs old n this was the most intense match up between Shaq n Kobe not to mention young Flash

[@Karmy.]

@@ojx6020 I was 4 ._.

[@airpegasus5167]

Rest Well Black Mamba 🙏🏿🙏🏿💛💜💛💜

[@jaynunez9535]

💜💛🐍

[@samggh-tu2rv]

Celtic 🍀 Noobs 💚🤍💚🤍💚

[@catalystv7520]

To understand this matchup, we have to start off in 1947.

[@aaronhaskell604]

When the knicks were all Jews. So Shaq was able to Dominant in 2004 ...lol

[@kostajovanovic3711]

@MANCHESTER UNITED F.C stop

[@nuckfigg3r]

@M stfu

[@musicandcomedytk2800]

@M because it’s easier for poor people to play you only need a ball

[@joelcunningham792]

😂

[@jimmy2_times]

I remember watching this game. It was legit the most hyped game that year

[@Bigedub101]

It was hyped soon as it announced the schedule.. Most games didnt matter til then

[@cody95]

Oh without a doubt. It felt like one of the most hyped sporting events of 2004

[@MrSayWhatIThink23]

I remember as a Heat fan being so hyped for this game. One of the more memorable Christmas games of the 2000's for sure. The Shaq-Kobe feud and Wade vs Kobe made it must see tv

[@razkable]

don't forget Miami was on a 10 game win streak and for the first time since 99 they felt like a legit title contender.....

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

It was absolutely the biggest Xmas game of the decade. Lakers/Celtics in 2008 probably second.

[@joshwonkim0895]

SB should now do a Deep Rewind of the game when Kobe hit the buzzer beating three pointer to win the game over Wade!!

[@Jay619-z2b]

To understand this, we’ll need to rewind. On the first day god created..........

[@CNFearless]

No such thing exists tho

[@CNFearless]

@Tw1 you're welcome :-)

[@israeljordan9922]

Gilbert Mendez, I bet The God of The Hebrews responding with an encore performance of plaguing Egyptian themed Las Vegas Sin City with Locusts, the likes of the 10 plagues described when Mosed walked the earth with his book Exodus, proves that that story in The Bible is true. Once upon a time approximately 3300+ years ago, God with Moses and Israel performed divine intervention and crushed Egypt and their Pharaoh at that time. And it's only the beginning of his encore performance that we have heard the wonders of, from generation to generation. BOOK IT!

[@israeljordan9922]

In your face Gilberto. Never doubt The LORD God Almight and The Son of God The One True King Jesus Christ, The Lion of Judah, The Root of David. Or He will make you look foolish and eat the words you say and type. The King will return and all will see The Glory. I pray frogs invade next so you can start singing your a believer.

[@CNFearless]

@@israeljordan9922 too bad nothing really happened huh? Guess God is really just bullshit

[@mitchellsanders2784]

"..the Corvette did indeed hit the brick wall...and that was the brick wall's sixth foul." ROFL!!

[@eraniogem22]

The brick wall fouled out. LOL

[@mastermindmartialarts]

The hype for this was unreal, I remember my parents and my grandmother all sitting and watching this game and we didn't partake in any Christmas festivities until it was over.

[@Andiiyo49]

Formula 1, 2008 Brazil, last corner. Two guys fighting for the championship and it got decided in the last corner, of the last lap in the last race ! This needs a rewinder episode !!

[@Cynon]

Indy 500 1989 isn't a bad one either....

[@FreekaPista]

Is that Glock???!!!

[@mattabrams7568]

He turns left! Oh! And so does he!!!!

[@7734equalshell]

@@mattabrams7568 That's Nascar, not F1. Go back to being racist

[@7734equalshell]

I'd watch that

[@RobertPaceII]

Remember this very well, I was 17 at the time in my Junior year of high school. At this time the Kobe and Shaq soap-opera was the biggest story in basketball. Kobe and Shaq's relationship was highly publicized in the media, and this was a time before social media blew up. Even if you were not a Lakers fan, and you followed the NBA, you understood the drama here. It was just a lot of curiosity of how the scene would with Kobe and Shaq on opposite teams for the first time since Kobe has been in the NBA. People wanted to see would they acknowledge each other, would Kobe drive the lane with Shaq in the middle, would there even be some words or an altercation between the two. It was interesting to see what was such a great duo winning 3 NBA Championship's devolve into them separating because they could not just co-operate with each other. I remember being a little upset when they broke up even though the writing were on the wall especially after that debacle in the finals against Detroit because I was a fan of the Kobe-Shaq, and Phil dynamic. But in the end it was what was best for all involved.

[@lukeletourneau]

These kind of videos have been therapy for me as a basketball fan. Thanks SB Nation. Can't wait for your other Kobe videos to help tell his unforgettable story.

[@shny1014]

Ah Christmas the day where we always see LeBron vs. Curry

[@AndreNoStacks]

Damn since 2015

[@pizzamanyoutubewatcherofal3947]

Lmao but fr

[@ranfmarco8922]

Yeah and it sucks

[@mordred8740]

Theres 4 other games that day. Ya'll complaining just to complain

[@calvinkliendacanay]

Shiny_Delphox more like Lebron vs Curry-Durant

[@wesmathews]

I remember this hype so well. There was even a entire episode of the TV show "Scrubs" dedicated to a character trying to get home to watch a recording before he got the result spoiled for him. I didn't remember how it ended, and I don't know why, but when Kobe missed that three I unexpectedly burst into laughter. Something just hit me as funny.

[@fifaelregala2610]

Deep rewind LeBron Block in 2016 Finals.

[@jamesbrown646]

fifa el regala yes was just gonna comment that

[@Tobyee]

*Iguodala to Curry, back to Iguodala, up for the layup! Oh! Blocked by James*

[@a1gamer561]

Toby Creation LEBRON JAMES WITH THE REJECTION

[@Guiltyworld-ze5ql]

I still get goosebumps bro

[@DesignzRUs]

Overrated. Jr smith deserves credit for slowing iggy and making him change his shot

[@Eli_Hacker]

Nothing better then a Christmas rewind!

[@DustinMcphetridgesRazor]

Rip Mamba.. still don’t want to believe it. Thankful for memories like these that I will always have. Heroes are remembered but legends never die. You were, are, and always will be both of those things. You’ve put nothing but hard work into you and your family’s life.. get some rest mamba and take your spot in gods kingdom.

[@bronxmade8710]

Can we get the Jose Bautista bat flip rewind?! That was pure epic ness!

[@mcj88]

God, yes - there was so much in that game and season leading up to the bat flip that deserves a rewind.

[@bronxmade8710]

McJohnson That 7th inning was crazy, one of the craziest moments I’ve seen in sports history and the home run by Bautista was the icing on the cake which made it so epic. Goosebumps talking about it now lol

[@arzamarsh1146]

If they do that game, they should also do Odor clocking Bautista the next spring.

[@shjoka1212911]

all of Canada lost their minds

[@theasiandude7885]

RIP, Kobe Bryant. :(

[@seanfelder3286]

Kobe Bryant vs Shaq meeting was epic after winning 3 straight championships during dominant era in early 2000s

[@WillAyeAmNot]

RIP

[@thekid5616]

RIP Kobe Bryant

[@brandonbumbaco5401]

RIP to the legend Kobe 🙏

[@lemonapocalypse414]

"It's not something that I have time to think about, because I'm not that type of player." This would be akin to Shaq trying to convince us he's not black.

[@paligula.]

shaqs" kobe tell me how my ass taste" song deserves a deep rewind

[@rjmacready9828]

Rest in paradise mamba, we love and miss you ❤️

[@sumi8388]

JR Smith " TheGoat" video wanted me to watch more. RIP Kobe Bryant 😪

[@BillyRicker92]

The best Christmas Day ever, I was a huge Shaq fan back in the day and it was edge of your seat stuff!

[@SethKasso]

A 42 Win team was good enough for the 4th seed in the eastern conference. In the west that year, the Nuggets were the 8th seed with 43 wins. Let that sink in and realize how much the 2000s eastern conference sucked ass outside of the Pistons, the only consistently good team in the east for that decade.

[@MrTrolleras]

This year might be even worse

[@jayjames4629]

The pistons won one championship,that made them The team out the east for the decade ?the nets wit Jason kidd,Miami heat,pistons,boston celtics

[@umont13]

Akylas Strat the east is better than the west this year you fool what the hell you talking about.

[@SethKasso]

@@jayjames4629 The Pistons made 7 straight conference finals and were good for the entire decade. The Heat had two solid years in 05 and 06 then fell off due to injuries, the Celtics were bleh (patching sets of making and missing the playoffs before 08, and the Nets did make two finals but were bad on 00 and 01 and then meh to awful for the rest of the decade.

[@jayjames4629]

@@SethKasso they didn't win 7 straight tho,and I actually think it was 6..in that era,from 2000-2010 was basically dominated by the lakers/spurs,and the east took 3

[@vip_supercars3652]

Rewind when Robert Horry shoulder bump Steve Nash into the scorer's table and cause Stoudamire to be suspended and screwed the Phoenix Suns out of a championship

[@thegent8916]

Still hurts huh?

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

Big Shot Bob...on and off the court.

[@ryndanriley5348]

I like how somehow in your mind Stoudemire was forced to leave the bench by Horry's cheap shot.

[@CALPH88]

I love this series. You guys always bring me back.

[@hrs1414]

I was 11 when this game happened and a massive heat fan. It was the first big Heat game that I could remember realize how big it was. I kinda remember the heat/knicks rivalry in the 90s but i was pretty much a toddler. This game was like my SB at the time lmfao

[@ajmarsh221]

In a sea of NBA videos, your videos are by far my favorite. You're knowledgeable, your videos are intelligent and your cadence isn't abrasive or robotic like so many others. Love your stuff and the topics you choose. 🤙🤙🤙

[@afitzpatrick2050]

Man watching this video took me back. I had an extremely vivid flashback of that Christmas day, which was a good day. Thanks for that memory

[@jackharris4239]

Bowl season is so close. You can’t not do Iowa’s Hail Mary against LSU in the 2004 capital one bowl

[@matthewbless3633]

Warren Halloway!!

[@BigBangTheory92]

That was amazing

[@lightning4242]

The heat are so good at finding overlooked talent

[@ohnidekrz7518]

Do 2016 Christmas Day Game Warriors-Cavaliers rewind

[@L7890p]

Ohnide Krž YES

[@insanitygx6564]

That would be PERFECT

[@UnconditionallyKP]

Ben Johnson that was 2017

[@thebestyoutubecommentever4133]

I remember believing the Cavs would be competitive in the finals after that game... then reality slapped me in the face when they got stomped

[@ohnidekrz7518]

@@thebestyoutubecommentever4133 I still think if we didn't choke at the end of game 3 we would have won.Also I think we would have won if JR layed the ball in game 1 of last years finals.

[@Freesilver92]

Great video, I remember this iconic game, I was like I don't think Kobe made that shot, but the game was still a HUGE deal. I'm impressed you really set the scene for this great moment even thought he didn't make it. Most other content creators would have passed on this for just that.

[@anant1462]

1999 and 2005 UEFA Champions League finals. Atletico Madrid winning La Liga on the final day, away to Barcelona, in 2014. F1 2007 and 2008 finales.

[@rayray5472]

RIP Kobe...

[@timjano5374]

Rip kobe😢

[@spartan997]

am I the only one who found the ending of this video hilarious? The way the narrator was hyping up the shot and the anti climatic miss make for comedy gold

[@handyserv3198]

You absolutely have to do Øle Gunnar Solskjær's last minute goal in the 1999 Champions League Final against Bayern Munich

[@kabinyo_creations]

still remember watching this as a kid. the hype was unreal.

[@aartinho]

These episodes are insanely good, please do more NBA ones because i'm in love

[@MultiCardsfan1]

Shaq could’ve been the GOAT if he trained harder

[@rodgetech]

No he's no Jordan

[@mou6854]

LAR Rodriglu if he could make free throws and have a decent mid range jump shot he would easily be the best scorer of all time

[@rodgetech]

@@mou6854 L

[@joerk992]

LAR Rodriglu I know buddy facts hurt 😞

[@samuel2pac72]

Warren Pricefield I agree. That’s a reason to why Kobe and him had such an tumultuous relationship, Kobe grew up a fan and was envious of Shaquille’s physical gifts but filled with repugnance of his lack of work ethic as he saw it as wasted talent while busting his ass to overcome his own debilities and being told by Phil to take the backseat. I adore Shaq (he’s in my top 5-10) but yeah when he demanded crazy money as an aging and injured center of course they would’ve picked younger, cheaper more talented and projected to be the new/next Micheal Jordan. It was a business move as he admitted in their interview together. While still drying any drama will Kobe just flat out told him us Shaq was being diplomatic they didn’t liken each other but respected each other’s game, but Kobe as well as Shaq was ready to catch a homicide at times. Btw, all that just makes Shaq look so much greater in my eyes, he was running of natural talent he came in with the same game as he went out with.

[@extremewildness3001]

I think this is my new favorite channel.

[@ojx6020]

To be honest Miami was really a decent pick for Superman the real team that would have been nice would've been Orlando if T-Mac stayed also

[@utho8080]

I remember watching this game when i was a kid as a huge Kobe fan, and I left with so much admiration and respect for D Wade. Wade is my 2nd fave player.

[@LeBeautiful]

If only Kobe and Shaq didn't part ways...

[@sean24833]

Kobe would've still won 5 chips

[@brandonlee1947]

If only Shaq didn't come to each off season out of Shape

[@redtiger4352]

If only MJ didnt retire.... Whats Lebron excuse? If only Lebron didnt lose?

[@matthewvalencia3694]

Baby Purn LeBron has one. If only Kd didn’t join the warriors to create a super team....

[@luvalexis5192]

Matty Ice lebron wasn’t winning even before the warriors😂😂

[@JTara20]

This series is phenomenal. Thank you!

[@bigwoke686]

Make a rewind of Stephen Curry hitting the game winning 3pt shot from half court against the thunder in 2016

[@nehemiah9190]

BIG WOKE YESSSS

[@gobot581]

Rewind Stephen Curry getting the business from the god Delly and it costing him a finals MVP and how he'll never get one.

[@heathbranch1823]

I was 12 years old. Me and my dad were big Shaq and Kobe fans. Couldn’t wait for this game. Miss the mid to late 2000s NBA 💯

[@BlujayGFX]

Was born in 98 so I don’t remember this game (let alone most Christmas games that I’ve watched). I think that’s y they did it on this one. It’s less memorable so for a younger generation like myself, a lot of us thought Kobe was going to make it

[@Simeautomatic100]

I'll never forget Christmas 2004 mainly for 1 reason... it was the 1st time in my lifetime (was 12 years old) where it snowed in new orleans!! 1st time I picked up/got Hit by a snowball. & after I had fun outside, I was in the house watching this game!

[@byrondowling195]

I'd love to see a NBA rewinder for Damian Lillard's series clinching buzzer beater 3 against the Rockets

[@jamesw8798]

SB Nation, please post more of these NBA videos. I LOVE them!

[@alexcollins3142]

can we get a kobe and shaq beef history

[@samuel2pac72]

Alex Collins It started with Kobe being a fan of Shaq’s even meeting him as a child while he was playing for the Magic having a pleasant exchange to being ganged up on by Del Harris (Lakers coach 1994-99) for being a high school drop out forced to play garbage time off the bench (for 2 and a half seasons) until he became a good defender ending him playing time, Shaq calling him “Showboat/Showbe” and the rest of the roster followed. That’s where their issues stated. I’d love to make a video about it myself actually.

[@pjetrs]

they did an interview together where they said it wasnt really a beef, they have a ton of respect for each other, all this 'beef' was just a way to get them both fired up as team mates, which went a bit too far in the end, and after that a way to motivate themselves

[@RamanN00B]

I'm still waiting for it too. I bet they're doing tons of research like the Vince Carter vs Toronto beef history

[@prestigevlogs6400]

Rip Kobe

[@balltalkdeep]

As a Miami kid I loved this game

[@FrederickFatallaTampus]

This Video is Gold! I Love The Lakers and I'm a Lakers Fan Kobe and Shaq are Unstoppabble! Unfortunately this Happens But I'm Still a Fan of Both of these players! thanks SB Nation for This!

[@TheRafaelBond]

Nothing on Shaq saying saying he knew Kobe would miss?

[@travismorgan4546]

Brilliant!!!! Brilliant!!! Brilliant!! That was art. I appreciate that video.

[@guru_basketball_kiero]

Yeah me and my Moms was apped for that game! She was on Shaq side during the beef with Kobe and I was behind Kobe 110% And that damn miss by Kobe broke my heart

[@V3lie]

This is so well made. Great storytelling! 12/10

[@smoovetony2284]

Do Chelsea and the 2012 champions league final. There is literally no regular season nba game that could possibly deserve a rewinder as much as that story

[@2kplayer410]

Jesus Christ, Son of God I know right. It was incredible!

[@ahmedrahim2500]

Or man utd vs bayern ucl final 1999.That game was crazy too

[@AirRusher1992]

RIP Kobe. It's really tough to watch this knowing that he's no longer with us anymore.

[@ME-kd1ko]

On the contrary, the world is a slightly better place without him.

[@infiniteluck4874]

Im a Kobe fan and I loved watching but I cannot lie when I say his death did not impact me while watching this video.

[@craiggrayson9036]

Basketball Rewinder and Basketball beef are the only ones I watch!

[@ozzX92]

R.I.P KOBE!

[@52Tmacfan]

3:04 As a lifelong T-Mac fan growing up, that made me cry a bit.

[@The_Milkman_Delivers]

R.I.P

[@cactusjack2264]

It’s crazy to me that not many people in the comment section know about Kobe vs Shaq. This was HUGE even if you weren’t watching the NBA you knew about this because it was on the news. This game was a big deal after Shaq left Kobe after winning all those years with him, on top of that they had beef with each other, another layer being who was the true better player Kobe or Shaq? This all boiled down to this one game on Christmas.

[@jelle7224]

Do one on Steven Bradbury's Olympic gold medal in Salt Lake City in 2002. Bradbury's story is fantastic but that final also featured Apolo Anton Ohno and a young Hyun Soo Ahn who would go on to become the GOAT of shorttrack.

[@BoxOfOranges84]

This was one of the most hyped regular season games games in American sports history

[@jakedurbin9514]

Make a rewinder on the 2011 World Series Game 6 walkoff please

[@ponypower8]

What I remember most about this game was that as a Lakers fan living somewhere in L.A., I was a bit "torn" during this game bec during the Shaq-Kobe feud in the Lakers, I was among the fans who were on Shaq's side. Kids these days don't know it but the Shaq-Kobe rift was so intense that it actually divided the fan base in L.A.. Even me and my friends and rec league teammates would argue about Shaq-Kobe during that time.

[@BoxOfOranges84]

Probably the most hyped NBA game of the 2st century.

[@goldlion9066]

Here after Seth's awesome series

[@mjmcalister]

Man, this game had so much hype. Probably the most significant regular season game of my lifetime

[@JoeSmithGOAT]

this game had no significance whatsoever.

[@LakersEnEspanol]

Great rewind!

[@yoboypizza9092]

Do the Lebron block in Game 7

[@itchyrichy]

This video was very well made! Well done

[@n0vab13]

rip

[@tommyphil4713]

RIP Kobe 🙌

[@ryankukalis6750]

“That’s when Kobe was around” oooof Fs in the chat long live mamba

[@Cheezus22]

Sbnation is the best sports channel on KZbin hands down. Rewinder is an excellent series don't ever stop. Also where is Jon Bois? ;)

[@countingcards1208]

Please do the 2005 Champions League final it would be amazing, thanks!

[@nobleson7637]

Nicely played, SB Nation!

[@natedurinho]

All of that hype just to show Kobe missing a game winner 😂

[@sahilgoyalgoyal32]

That was so anti-climacitc 😄😂

[@CartoonMastermind]

Yeah, maybe could have played it in slow motion and had a loud heart beat sound effect going, would have made it heavily intense

[@razkable]

not if you a d wade fan..this was his coming out party to the national media...

[@luckyspurs]

Comically anti-climactic though.

[@WilliamDailyReacts]

Im pissed! lol

[@Juanczermeno]

Saw this game at my cousins house when we were in middle school. I was so pissed when Kobe Missed.

[@davecartmill5086]

Going 42-40 and finishing 4th in the East 😭😭😭

[@billblaski9523]

Who

[@whips8]

I remember this game vividly. It’s one of the most hyped NBA games in the last 25 years. The build up to it was crazy. As a Kobe and Lakers fan I hated Shaq and Miami after he left the Lakers.

[@jonnyarnett]

I was just starting to write a script for a video on this, and then I saw this video. Well never mind then 😂

[@NealBones]

Either way you still have a solid channel and good videos man!

[@joelman1989]

I’d love to see it as well!

[@achmadsyariefhidayatullaha4643]

Since Pat Riley in Miami, the Heat was great developing some undrafted players including this season

[@lhfirex]

This was probably my favorite NBA season out of the 2000s. Lots of fun storylines. Lakers crashing after being dominant, the Suns with Nash, the Mavs actually being pretty damn good without Nash, the Heat being instant contenders, the Pistons title defense, Malice at the Palace, an awesome Eastern Conference Finals, and a pretty good Finals too.

[@dereknadeau3752]

RIP Kobe

[@paddyyyyyyyyyyyy]

Half the Knicks were Jews.

[@Karmy.]

I feel like that comment didn't need to be made

[@tomvolz3760]

That might have been an understatement. A lot of NBA players were Jewish in the early days of the league.

[@tylerburss9793]

MonkeyZulu Patrick jewing

[@hockeh9230]

Y4123 it’s explaining why they were fine playing on Christmas

[@eboooo]

The NBA hadn't gotten its first black player yet.

[@Interstellis]

These videos are the best when you don't know how it ends.

[@AAL.]

I love how people just sweep Dwyane wade under the rug in this game

[@newnamek96]

Shaq vs kobe is able to put more butts in seats