Lebron James 45 Pts vs Celtics ECSF 2008 GAME 7 HD

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[@alexfiftyem]

How can people disrespect this man and say he's always looking for stars and shit? It's been him against the rest of the league for so long. No need to be a fan to see that.

[@AnonYmous-gj1hw]

In LeBron's 3 wins against the 2008 Celtics he had 24.7 ppg 7.7 rpg 9.0 apg on 35.6% and 4.7 TOpg, very sub-par for his standards. LeBron shot under 40% in all 3 of the Cavalier wins. For the series, LeBron's teammates shot 149/344 (43.3%) whereas LeBron shot 55/155 (35.5%). LeBron had more than enough help to get the job done in this series, especially with the Celtics scoring under 100 in all 7 games (84 ppg for the series) after averaging 100 for the season, but still failed.

[@awrawrr]

+Anon Ymous numbers can be very misleading. take into account how many of his teammates fgs were assisted on? how many were because of doubles on lebron? actually watching the games proved lebron didn't have enough help because the Celtics were able to clamp on lebron with multiple defenders and no one took the pressure off lebron

[@petergriffin1689]

+Anon Ymous LOL spoken like someone who has no knowledge behind the game of basketball and just looks at stats. I really hope you are young or else you are just embarrassing yourself.

[@XxSwaggerBoixX]

+Anon Ymous LeBron averaged 9 apg. Now lets apply that math. 9 x 7 = 63. 149 - 63 = 86. LeBron's teammates shot 86/344 (25%) without LeBron assisting them...Sounds like the help you need to win to me.

[@awrawrr]

Les .Desperado thanks for this. some people are just to stupid to realize things.

[@BatmanvsJesus]

Lebron did all he could man. During his first 7 seasons he tried so hard to win the championship but he just had nothing around him at all.

[@BatmanvsJesus]

You gotta feel for the guy

[@weewee203ohSpecz]

Batman Wayne #FAX If he had like another superstar that can either be a center or SG. If it's a SG superstar or even an off ball PG. If it was a guard then he can drive and kick a lot to them and they can help a lot in the clutch. And if it's a superstar center(maybe Dwight) then he can set picks and go for lone and play that D. Dwight back then would've fit perfectly with Lebron. Lebron could've easily averaged a triple double in Cleveland if he had teammates that can score more. Mo Williams was a nice like 78 OVR and Varejao was a nice 77 for that team lol. Lebron was a nice 99

[@METALSAULGOODMAN]

Batman Wayne nah I don't feel for the most popular athlete in the world.haha

[@BatmanvsJesus]

duckeradin13 most scrutinized athlete in the world also

[@biffstevenson5320]

weewee203ohSpecz nobody wanted to come to Cleveland. When I was younger I remember carlos boozer was supposed to come but he didn't because of his stupid wife. He didn't go to the playoffs instead lebron does and if he helped lebron they would have went to the finals this year

[@mightygentlemen2764]

Dude was 23 years at the time. BEAST.

[@TheTaekwon3]

People hate to admit it and at the age of 35 still leading his teams

[@yeshuico]

@T Hunter leading his teams in cupcake era...

[@williebroadnex]

At 35 he is still young.

[@pocketjocket1904]

@@TheTaekwon3 and what's funny is people make so many excuses for LeBron. He's tom brady of basket ball. He's one of the greats did a lot with nothing and people still hate on him.

[@wheredabihatyeaaard]

willie broadnex yep still plays like he’s 23

[@doctordrizzay]

When Michael Jordan left the Bulls back in 94, the Bulls still won 55 games. When Lebron James left Cleveland they went from 66 and 61 wins to 19 wins. People don't realise how incredible Lebron is. His 2016 finals win consisted of this (Come back from 3-1 down in the finals, against a HISTORIC 73-9 win team, G.S. Warriors didnt lose back to back for over 2 YEARS, Lebron beat them 3 GAMES IN A ROW, Warriors lost twice at home ALL SEASON, the Cavs beat them twice in game 6 and 7 IN G.S. Lebron lead BOTH teams in Points, Rebounds, Assists, Steals and Blocks in the 2016 finals. Something that will NEVER be done again, unless by him.

[@deeniehyatt2230]

MJ fans would just see this comments and scrolled down.. they don't want to stop and think.. scared to debate about this..

[@vonwynns1758]

doctordrizzay i wouldn't say it will never be done again.

[@petergriffin1689]

Give Kyrie credit for that comeback tho, him and Bron were both playing some of the best basketball I've ever seen

[@geekmuscle657]

So we gonna ignore that in 10-11 the Cavs fired Mike Brown the guy responsible for the Cavs becoming a great defense? We gonna ignore the Cavs lost other contributors like their 4th leading scorer in Shaq? Mo Williams got hurt and traded? Antwan Jamison got hurt & missed game's? Delonte West who was a decent role player left. Big Z their backup center also left. Baron Davis who they got from the Mo Williams trade got hurt. Anderson Varejao got hurt and missed game's. Crazy how LeBron fan's never bring this up. The Cavs were injured and went into rebuild mode. The Bulls without Jordan in 93-94 were 3x champion's and only lost Jordan. They went from champions to losing in the 2nd round. To barely being in playoff contention the very next year.

[@matthewbrack2794]

_ Z0TV well how do you explain this year then? Remember how they said they were gonna try to compete, keep around the vets and make a playoff run? Yeah, they are currently in the top 3 of worst teams in the league

[@thornflex391]

Headband lebron was quick.

[@Nicolas815]

his athleticism and explosiveness was insane

[@anthonyjriz3]

when 45 points in a game 7 isnt enough... smh

[@JoshCConnor]

Did you watch this whole game because he had some key turnovers at the end.

[@jirenthegray4624]

+Matthew Tuccaro I know for a fact you didn’t just say that the 2007 cavs roster carried LeBron.

[@TheSeahawksDidntRunTheBall]

@Matthew Tuccaro He had a terrible FG% because he had to take shot after shot. Why? Cause his teammates were bums. How does he get carried offensively when no one else on his team even put up more than 12 PPG? He also had the most steals and blocks than both teams, so he was contributing on the defensive end too. You sound like another idiot Bron hater.

[@hammerhead2362]

Matthew Tuccaro at least he got them to a close game seven and not blown out by 42 in game 6 like Kobe 😂😂😂😂

[@drlee2]

@Matthew Tuccaro Also, for the first 2 rounds, the Celtics couldn't buy a road win. They also got taken to 7 games in the 1st by the 8-seeded Hawks.

[@GunR]

45 and still lose...and ppl still wonder why he went to heat.

[@treytino1498]

Yup

[@jonmoonie676]

GunR just like when Jordan lost to bird and stacked Celtics and he dropped like 60 and lost

[@rightwingindonesian]

Jon moonie Jordan dickriders bringing up Jordan for no reason again. The Bulls actually had a functioning front office and responded by getting Jordan hall of fame help and a hall of fame coach. The cavs responded by getting crusty old Shaq and keeping Mike Brown.

[@X02Overdose]

Donald Sanders #FreeLiangelo when Jordan got to the Bulls they had a shitty front office and lucked out with Scottie and Phil Jackson

[@jaspermorant2352]

X02Overdose you can’t win 6 championships in 8 years with a shitty front office

[@KouMurrell]

Bron's teammates were a bag of Bums. Jersey names should've said LeBron & Company on the chest.

[@smokegamingchannel5370]

Sekou Murrell haha even the announcer said hes team couldnt make a shot so lebron have to shoot up more hahahaha.... lmao so embrassing all those bums were never seen before hahhha west,ilgauskas lmao no hel at D and offense

[@RJ-pk4jc]

Sekou Murrell 😂😂

[@Projectx_azul]

Sekou Murrell until now still trash

[@calebclemons8431]

This comment is gold

[@breezyphontain9686]

Lmao

[@idreessajjad6874]

Greatest game 7 performer of all time!!!

[@idreessajjad6874]

+Marc Saenz Yes

[@jesuschrist3165]

+MIvarsson99 Jesus you've gotta be kidding

[@gevpa5336]

Jesus Christ 35ppg in elimination games

[@anthonythomas4836]

Bronx B "Stacked Lakers" Two all stars vs. the Celtic's 4. Stop it.

[@lilcobe829]

Anthony Thomas bruh that lakers team was fucking cold you tripping all stars or not the lakers were by far better than than Boston

[@allenivey7131]

I grew up on LeBron I was 6 when he came into the league and it was around the time i got into sports. I went through grade school, high school, and I’m now 23 and graduated from college and he’s still winning... I don’t want him to retire but I cannot wait until he does because that will finally be the day that people will stop and look back and realize how great this man truly was. The GOAT 🐐

[@chadwilliams5551]

There’s gonna some real tears for sure

[@MrAlvarez23]

Thats crazy, to think about that

[@Mitchporter063]

Facts I been a Bron since I was like 6 lol

[@MrMusicislife910]

it's crazy that he almost beat them by himself

[@themoouuusss8521]

Samuel Parker yes almost, true great player

[@andreyserenio8695]

Samuel Parker lebron> better than all celtics

[@jpkclutch7780]

Facts

[@jpkclutch7780]

Lebron is one of only 5 players who at the age of 23 was the best player on the floor against a championship team.

[@greatest599]

Before game 7 he avg 23 points on 33% shooting... harden averages more points than that on a higher percentage vs Golden state year after year(who are light years better than the Celtics) yet harden is deemed “choker” and LeBron is praised for “almost beating them” ............. wow

[@judekabongo282]

I really don't understand how in 2012. His 45 point name was one of the biggest highlights of his career but this 1 in 2008 is not as highlighted it blows my mind that this guy was 24 years old in age. And hes doing this against an historic Boston Celtics team greatness.

[@kash1586]

It’s because they took the L this game unfortunately

[@judekabongo282]

@@kash1586 true

[@onestopshop]

Miss these cavs jerseys

[@X02Overdose]

I don't like Cleveland but those jerseys were bomb af lol

[@desmondmarshall5665]

X02Overdose your right

[@emjay1249]

Those looked sick. The cavs jersey now are kinda ugly

[@d4ljosh859]

+John Lewis n yellow

[@benr.8712]

Glad someone else saw that. I wish they would have kept them. Don't fix somthing that's not broken

[@MistahJay7]

and people say he choked in 2008. the dude fucking had 45 pts the fuck else was he supposed to do

[@zerogeass21]

or rather the Celtics were too good

[@Axel-ye8tt]

It was too late then

[@tsureactsplugchannel360]

+zerogeass21 he don't have help

[@sonofaballer96]

He did what he could, the Celtics just had a better team. They even beat the Lakers and MVP Kobe who did kinda choke against Boston.

[@MistahJay7]

sonofaballer96 Kobes 2008 performance was a bigger choke job then lebron in 2011. fucking got blown out by 40pts in an elimination game 6 lmao lebron would never let that happen. His the GOAT in elimination games.

[@roselandclinton95]

Ironic He had to score 45 against the Celtics in 2012 with the heat down in the series 3-2 and won a ring that year

[@telmolicious]

Waaaay different percentages dude... 45 is not just 45. Its a matter of effectivity. Now its understandable that he shot low % as a one man cleveland team but it still makes a big difference on the result of the game.

[@jking6509]

Because he actually had a team around him with Miami.

[@sonofaballer96]

Jose Rivero His Miami team in 2012 was great because of Wade and Bosh. Bosh stretched the floor and hit threes while Wade basically just followed Lebron and tore open their D.

[@nineseven5252]

sonofaballer96 What’s your point? LeBron’s (key word) LeBron’s team is better when he has (key word) all stars to spread the floor.

[@lilcobe829]

nineseven y’all overrate the hell out that “ all star” bull shit

[@realitities2]

Look at the top to bottom rosters of both these teams... There is nobody in the league beside Lebron that could've taken that team to game 7. Celtics have 4 all stars

[@Dom2K]

the celtics were playing down to their competition that year, the hawks took them 7 also lol

[@simonkleinschmidt8207]

+realitities2 boston with three hall of famers, Cavs second best player? Delonte West, average NBA starter, nothing more.

[@realitities2]

Simon Kleinschmidt im a celtics fan and i can never understand the lebron disrespect after some of the things lebron has done against boston

[@crazycriz5000]

Rondo wasn't really an allstar yet, but he was a pretty good point guard. But I see your point.

[@crazycriz5000]

+Simon Kleinschmidt second best player was mo Williams

[@tokingcircle]

He is one of favorite players of all time. As a perimeter player, if you consider both ends of the court, it's Jordan and LeBron.

[@willfrazier8485]

Lebron then Jordan

[@dewman7477]

@@willfrazier8485 nope MJ still goat though

[@abualzuaree]

LeBron was only 23

[@zubair3568]

Holy shit

[@abualzuaree]

Zip lol

[@navin4984]

Imagine if the NBA let him join the NBA draft in 2002 when he tried to do that....

[@tmac731]

did he win MVP? No but D Rose did at 22

[@kingjayswishiii_388]

Tyler McGee Did he reach the finals? No

[@PASS_DE_BLUNT]

Paul pierce makes it seem like he battled lebron by himself… damn near every Celtic guarded lebron this game

[@albertdaley9093]

Pierce still had 43

[@ljdewar8186]

At 1:38 is a prime example why people say lebron never had help in cleveland. the dude had double the points the rest of his team had combined. pathetic.

[@Bigl30001]

Wow, your reading comprehension is atrocious...

[@jtors5]

+Marc Saenz there are 100 better ways to say that the cavs did not have a good supporting cast. You are talking about a lineup that just had people subbed in players with minimal points, like Wally s. Just mentioning that Wally was on the team would have been good enough, instead, some obscure reference about the lineup on the floor at a certain point in the game

[@jtors5]

+Marc Saenz actually you weren't right. The original comment said "double the points of the rest of the team combined" and you tried to change it to "lineup" to cover yourself. It's an obscure reference, it's easier to just say "Lebron scored nearly half of the team's points" instead of "double the lineup at one point in the game after substitutions."

[@ljdewar8186]

Guys no need to get all crazy over a comment I myself made.

[@jtors5]

+Marc Saenz you are obsessed with trying to recover. You backed a comment that was wrong, which used the word "team." Let's just move on, technicalities.

[@Bohemian0522]

Their supporting cast was even worse back in 2008, not even a single all star was on that team other than LeBron. He singlehandedly pushed the Celtics team to Game 7. Just show you how amazing LeBron was (and still is).

[@emtee8580]

The defence they played on Lebron was crazy, and he scored 40+ points. 🐐

[@JayRicoche]

Cavs defence = ISO, Celtics defence = LeBron James

[@vincentroy6163]

People always say LeBron choked this series cause he shot horribly and had too many turnovers. But he took the BIG 3 to 7 games, and even when he had game where he shot so poorly, he still had the assists and rebounds, and some defensive plays. He was just fucking 23 years old, leading an average players to the ECF and the Finals the year before this, he wasn't even in his prime. And many will say that he had enough help. No, he did not! The reason why his members get to be better was because LeBron run's the offence, and will give an assist. Those players cannot score on their own most of the time. The BIG 3 double and triple teamed LeBron but still pushed them to their limits. LeBron really is underrated until now, many hate this guy for his greatness that no one can ever have.

[@avlbj]

DeGenz lol c'mon bro, 2008 cavs were no top 2 defense

[@smokegamingchannel5370]

AVC 623 top 2 defense lol no.. this game proves it it as celtics making ez shots and lebron carrying on the other end every possesion ive watch in live on tv.. haha every posession is around lebron cause they had nothing hahahhaha

[@drlee2]

The Cavs really overachieved in this series. This '08 Celtics team was definitely better than the '07 Pistons team that LeBron and the Cavs beat to get the Finals. The Cs just had a bit too much for LeBron this time. I liked the way the Cavs competed this series as the underdog much better than the way they seemed to lay down against Boston in '10 when Cleveland was the #1 seed.

[@danhantheman]

whats crazy was that this was an ugly low scoring defensive battle but lebron still dropped 45 here my god. Lebron = the goat of elimination games

[@mavvzahardd2678]

DeGenz Its 2000s Most of teams barely scored 100pts. Youre lucky if you score 90. Boston was one of the best defensive teams that time with DPOY garnet. Lebron take it to 7 games. But stacked lakers take it to 6 games.

[@alihabibi4290]

Celtics won the championship that year and he took them to a game 7 single fucking handedly. The dude was 23. What else does the GOAT need to do to get the recognition he deserves?

[@NC-ns8wh]

His other 45 point game was phenomenal

[@josephcalangi5993]

45 pts on 73% fg 2012 game 6 ecf vs boston at the garden facing elimination 3-2, that's his greatest game ever

[@ThinkingCrypto]

So this is the game/series that people say lebron quit on his team? Smh, he takes the big 4 celtics to 7 games and scores 45 pts in the final game. How is that quitting.

[@Timothy_ross_]

I think it was 2010 when Dan Gilbert said that

[@anima099]

It must've been hard to be a LeBron fan back then. Seeing how great he is but he just couldn't get past all these super teams because the management didn't believe in their own team. A young gun showed his super player potential before he was 22 and tried and tried to carry his awful team and his awful management to the top. He once got close enough only to be swept by the Spurs. When you look at him today, he got rings and everyone knows he's great now but we all wonder how many rings would he have gotten if he had the same luck Jordan did with his team and coaching staff during LeBron's 7 WASTED years in Cleveland.

[@avlbj]

anima099 It wasn't hard to me tbh. Because He was so much fun to watch back then and I understood why he didn't win. Now he's wiser but definitely has lost a lot of explosiveness/athleticism. Less fun to watch but better end results (rings)

[@b-gambit1stblock74]

Yeah and always get called a crownless king... We felt that but the moment he starts winning they hatng again for having a great teammates hahahaha

[@positivea1205]

The Orlando series was depressing but after this game i wasn't even mad he put in work regardless of the outcome

[@gahdhsh623]

it was amazing 🤣

[@robe3340]

it was fun watching lebron just be happy without a care in the world and dominate while getting better every year, sucks social media grew in his era (youtube 07, twitter 08, vine ?, instagram 12) and the beginnings of stephen a/skip would put all of their attention towards the king even at a young age which is crazy to even think about still this day. the funny courtside/pregame antics and the chemistry really helped this team through out those years. seeing him win championships puts a smile on my face, i couldnt ask for anything more, he is the chosen one, he is the king, he is the goat and this years championship will prove it when he once again, back to back wins the chip, fmvp, 5 x nba champ OL GOAT JAMES.

[@africajones8993]

Boston was a super team, and Bron took them to a 7 games series at 23 years old is wild. MJ could never.

[@Mikeaj-un6mf]

MJ put up better numbers against a better Celtics team at the same age.

[@TiagoGomez-hb9te]

​@@Mikeaj-un6mf MJ still got swept hard and he only was able to score 63 points because of refs giving him phantom fouls and overtime. MJ only scored 63 points during game 2 because that Celtics team played _horrible_ defense that game. Once the Celtics fully adjusted and started using actual defense, they put MJ on a chokehold with double-triple teams and restricted MJ to only 17 points... Meanwhile LBJ forced this Celtics Superteam to Game 7 with an underwhelming roster...

[@Mikeaj-un6mf]

@@TiagoGomez-hb9te MJ still averaged over 40 points for the entire series, against the same team who won 3 titles in 5 years, LeBron was mediocre in this series all the way up until game 7.

[@TiagoGomez-hb9te]

@@Mikeaj-un6mf Don't pretend as if this Celtics Team wasn't a Superteam with an all-time great defense. MJ can still score all he wants like Kobe, but he's still going to lose the game. What matters most in basketball are winning games, not points. MJ couldn't win a single game against the Celtics, while LBJ forced a game 7 against the Celtics in the *Easter Conference Finals.*

[@salvajeasp757]

At the time people were hating on him for “failing” to get his team over the hump when really we should’ve been appreciating the greatness we were witnessing. 23 years old wow. And not even close to the player he is now more than 12 years later. I’m amazed. #4Rings

[@SaintFrenchy]

Crazy shit man. Been watching him since I was 8 and now I am 25. Still amazed

[@rod2467]

Bron nearly pulled this one off. I never understood why Pierce acted like they were rivals. They never were. Lmao I respect pierce but come on bruh

[@bullettomy7thheart]

I was LITERALLY thinking this in my head while watching the video lol. James gave Pierce that work as a 23 year old

[@juang4435]

How much did pierce score and how well did lebron guard pierce =

[@alexiscando5709]

Technically, Pierce and Lebron is rivalry because of how many times they face in the playoffs so... People said Kobe is Lebron's Rival but nope it's Pierce because of how many times they face each other in the playoffs

[@joshuafult84]

+rod2467 Pierce and the celtics beat lebron in 2008 and 2010. then lebron beat them in 2011 and 2012 so they had battles bro

[@ChefJones96]

And in 2013 when pierce went to nets

[@buddyrobinson4768]

Skip bayless says he had no clutch gene. 45 points at Boston in gm 7 pretty impressive. His cast once again disappointed badly. This was the eventual world champion Celtics.

[@cbvss]

damn, one man against 3 and possibly 4 (Rondo) Hall of Famers, and destroyed them single handedly with the shittiest team in the league multiple times. that shit is crazy

[@SunkenSand]

And he was 23

[@MrAlvarez23]

Insane, and for how many years he begged to get some help. They gave him Jamison, Wallace and Squad on their last leg smhhhh

[@andytwon91]

Younger Lebron with that athleticism imagine if he knew what he knew now back then.. he'd average 40 points with a triple double !

[@chuyozuna2398]

Bro would average 44 points a game especially no one plays defense anymore

[@Ameeno95]

I'm not saying Lebrons better than Jordan, but replace Lebron with Jordan n the Cavs don't make it this far.

[@METALSAULGOODMAN]

Ameen Moqbel well too bad so sad. you don't know what Jordan could have done. it doesn't work that way you can't flip flop players

[@Ameeno95]

duckeradin13 My point is Lebron makes players around him better, whereas Jordan doesn't. Lebron is a modern day Magic Johnson but with a better offensive game. People forget when Jordan retired the Bulls still won 55 games with Pippen as their leader and went deep in the playoffs. Just saying

[@bptjoe4654]

Facts

[@144Souldier]

duckeradin13 Jordan didn't pass the first round til pip came. He wasn't making it to the ecf with those bum teams before pip Kerr rodman

[@Ameeno95]

duckeradin13 The 2009-2010 season with Lebron, the Cavs went 61-21 and had the best record in the East. The season right after Lebron left for Miami (2010-11 season ) , the Cavs went 19-63 and were the 15th seed in the east. The 1992-93 season, the Bulls with Jordan won 57 games ( they did three peat), the 1993-94 season without Jordan, the Bulls won 55 games and took the Knicks to 7 games in the Eastern conference Semi-Finals... you tell me who had a better team and who meant more to a franchise.

[@syedhassan2577]

This celtics team was one of the best defenses in the 00;s I would put them right there with the 04 pistons. They made it so tough on any player to score. This dude put up 45

[@jaamal6369]

Not close to the 04 Pistons fr

[@hairypotter259]

The Cs definitely feared LeBron by the way they guarded him

[@geordiejones5618]

Watching the 2007 Finals was crazier. Prime Spurs dedicating 2 or 3 of the best defenders in the league to be on a 22 yo Lebron. He's been the most feared player in the league for a LONG time. No matter what Steph or KD think of themselves, Lebron is just that dude.

[@JahleelX-xx9wd]

@@geordiejones5618 always has been, always will be. 17 years later still the best in the world.

[@jawick5150]

@@geordiejones5618 it’s not about about what kd or steph think of themselves , it what nba coaches who game-plans against them thinks.

[@konradzaleski860]

@@jawick5150 they put draymond on lebron, the dpoy and lebron dropped 41 on him

[@Kobesthebestest]

This was def his athletic prime, dude was like a 6'9 Westbrook back then with a higher IQ.

[@jalen3590]

@Dats a paddlin yeah he bugging but this comment was 2 years ago

[@yungelplaga9538]

Miami was his prime

[@jalen3590]

@@yungelplaga9538 nigga whole career is his prime. Been playing mvp caliber since his 2nd year

[@clydonpubg6688]

his iq is way much higher today

[@tylerangel4073]

Lebron is more athletic than Westbrook too

[@peanutbutterchocolatecake6182]

After watching this game, I can fully say that Lebron had the right to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers organization. You have once of a lifetime player and you can't even build a team around him with good teammates. Cleveland's front office is one of the worst in the NBA. The Bulls drafted Scottie for MJ and the Lakers bought Shaq for Kobe.

[@Luckymag-if4dw]

actually the lakers brought kobe for shaq, seriously how old are you?? LOL

[@smokegamingchannel5370]

My name's stephen and i love blowing 3-1 leads same with kobe kobe should have more rings if fucking jerry west gave him more good players.... lebron and kobe played with gibson as a pg, smush parker as pg hahhaa trash

[@jon-snow-GOT]

Luckymag 2016 Kobe was drafted as a Laker while Shaq was already dominating in Orlando. You're welcome

[@jesuschrist3165]

Scottie came along after 6 years of MJ having nobody, only difference is MJ didn't leave like a bitch..

[@ATLKing404]

Jesus Christ Cavs were never gonna draft him a Scottie pippen

[@SaintFrenchy]

One thing to mention, he took this Boston team to a game 7 by himself, while the great Kobe struggled a bit against them a lot.

[@HamoodiClash]

Kobe and MJ wouldn't carry this Cavs to finals.

[@KacciVAL]

@@HamoodiClash Difference between them is LeBron plays like a team, while the so called killer instincts excel at 1v1s

[@geraldking9385]

​@@KacciVAL yall love shitting on jordan. But that celtics team was basically like the GSW with KD at the time.

[@albertdaley9093]

Kobe beat the Celtcs before goofy

[@albertdaley9093]

@@HamoodiClash wipe nut off ur mouth stop the cap

[@realmoe6410]

Lebron was a beast back then plus he never flopped still a beast now

[@albertdaley9093]

Notice no flop then

[@sonofaballer96]

Boston was one of the top 3 point shooting teams this season and they had one of the top defenses. Watching this shows why Lebron put on more muscle in his Miami days. They couldn't guard him well back then but he straight bullied Boston in Miami.

[@que8168]

I cant believe this was 10 years ago😨

[@Carlo-zk2cy]

Those people saying LeBron won’t survive the 90s basketball are bunch of clowns. Great players will thrive no matter what era you put them in.

[@batman9418]

Nah. He flopper. He won’t survive in tough 80s and 90s era.

[@Carlo-zk2cy]

@@batman9418 Bron was drafted in 2003. A few years removed from the 90s LOL

[@SketchyyHD]

@@batman9418most overrated eras ever

[@spactacular2498]

man snoop had to be in the building it looks foggy as fuck

[@RePhaMouS]

These jerseys were straight fire

[@edrickajenkins4021]

They gone miss you when you gone KING JAMES👑🤴🏾

[@josh0253]

Its crazy this year the cavaliers were a 45 win team LeBron has no help whatsoever larry hughes missed 42 games, drew gooden missed 31, delonte west missed 56 games daniel gibson missed 24 and only started 26 games and lebron had to avergae 30/7/8 to carry the team he took a 66 win soon to be champ celtics with 3 and potentially 4 hall of famers to 7 games he lead both teams in points assists steals and blocks and skip bayless will watch this and say "he shouldve done more"

[@VictorArias2930]

I had to get back and see this after what Kendrick Perkins said😂😂

[@MartyLeonXIIIGaming]

I grew up watching Lebron James and he was always the athlete I related to most because he's the same age as me. I retired from competitive sports at 36 and to see him still dominating pro sports at 38 is weird to me lol.

[@kaocsaephan]

Look at LBJ's teammates - LOL. List LeBron's teammates from rookie season through 2010 and compare with other all-time players in their first seven years in the league. What a joke

[@alfonsowhite7613]

I know lebron really had no choice but to leave

[@Jboooog18]

+alfonso White lebron haters: "He should've stuck it out", "he just admitted to being not one of the greatest by leaving to join the heat" lol I knew lebron was never going to be cut slack when people said "he had shaq" lmfao

[@AnonYmous-gj1hw]

In LeBron's 3 wins against the 2008 Celtics he had 24.7 ppg 7.7 rpg 9.0 apg on 35.6% and 4.7 TOpg, very sub-par for his standards. LeBron shot under 40% in all 3 of the Cavalier wins. For the series, LeBron's teammates shot 149/344 (43.3%) whereas LeBron shot 55/155 (35.5%). LeBron had more than enough help to get the job done in this series, especially with the Celtics scoring under 100 in all 7 games (84 ppg for the series) after averaging 100 for the season, but still failed.

[@kaocsaephan]

First of all, LeBron was 23 years old in 2008 and had been in the league for 5 years. Which player drafted in 2010 would be able to beat the 2008 Celtics five years into the league and without a talented team? Heck, even Durant/Westbrook/Ibaka today wouldn't be able to beat that 2008 Celtics squad, and they are in their primes and have been playing together since they started. Second, the entire series was defense-oriented. Five out of the seven games, the Celtics shot 42% or less, and that's a team with three all-stars. The Cavs had LBJ. No one said the series would come down to Delonte West or Wally Szczerbiak. While 35.5% for 26.7/7.6/6.4 isn't great, if you consider PP shot 40% and Ray Allen shot 33%, it isn't disastrous either. Again, list the top players from the best teams in 2008, including the Cavaliers. Which team would trade their second or third option for the guys on the Cavaliers? This is not very hard to do. Unless you're saying that LBJ doesn't need good teammates because he almost won without good teammates. Is that the argument you're making?

[@AnonYmous-gj1hw]

you are going off of name value and not production. production wise LeBron had enough help to win the series from his team as a whole, the sum being greater than the individual parts as single pieces dont always define a supporting cast he even shot under 40% in all 3 of the Cavs wins. this notion that he had absolutely no help and carried the team by himself against the Celtics is false. even in Game 1 Lebron shot 2/18 with 10 turnovers and still had a chance to send it to OT but missed the game-tying shot. that would not be possible if he didnt have help from the team as a collective unit Ben Wallace was also huge off the bench on defense in the series, especially his defense in Game 7 which is on youtube and was a big reason they stayed in the series. 35.5% with 5+ TOpg is definitely disastrous, as is Ray Allen and Pierce's prodcuton going agaisnt the Cavs defense which kept LeBron in the series many people would have been able to beat the Celtics in those shoes, especially considering the Celtics went 7 games with a 37-win Hawks team in the previous round and LeBron only beat one 50-win team in his entire first run in Cleveland, the 2007 Pistons with no 4x DPOY Ben Wallace and no Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown. Every other team he beat had under 50 wins so LeBron never beat an elite playoff team with his first Cleveland team, making his supposed ability to carry Cleveland a false perception, as he only beat weak playoff teams with them and lost to all the elite playoff teams he played. the best team he beat pre-Miami was a washed up Pistons team without 2 of their key pieces

[@DJlaffin]

6:23 look at his speed, that is insane

[@rlmalonzo1184]

I'm here after Big Perk's epic confession 🤣🤣🤣

[@Realm35]

Same

[@evolveyt9293]

Who’s here after the Kendrick Perkins interview? 😭😭

[@BKGEMS]

Me

[@fuevue9670]

King James vs the big 4. Rondo was already one of the bright young pgs in the league. Will never see another like him. He’s played in eras against some of the best players ever!

[@user-md6tq3oo1h]

15 years, man does time fly

[@KC-lg8qf]

Even more impressive when you realize this was like half of his teams points.

[@manemane1ful]

"We not scared of him" immediate double team.

[@Oppenheimer1967]

Lebron shot 35% FG and 21% 3pt

[@MarcusDailyMedia]

@@Oppenheimer1967 21% from 3 in 2008? Pretty standard, 3s weren't as important as they are today.

[@michaelkirschner6009]

@@Oppenheimer1967 James was getting doubled and tripled teamed constantly.

[@jthyn4436]

man boston's defense was soooo good

[@weewee203ohSpecz]

HHGB - DeGenz who won the series doe?

[@Luinnycorp]

Imagine this lebron with ad 😱

[@rendylie8652]

young mvp lebron vs celtics

[@Utahtruckguy]

I'll bet if LeBron knew what he knew now, he would have 5-6 championships. He would of held the cavs for ransom if they didn't get him help after probably 2-3 years in the league

[@tylerangel4073]

Casey Baker I doubt it his teammates sucked ass

[@yeatdagoat173]

@@tylerangel4073 nah LeBron turned into LeGM. That's why he has 3 rings

[@richardkenny1223]

I bet if Mike had to play with marbles he would have retired 5 times

[@richardkenny1223]

@@yeatdagoat173 and Mike had a dream team that's why he won he had help all around him to beat Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp... bron would have swept those dudes by himself

[@albertdaley9093]

And wats that not having a fourth quarter

[@chuckybonty4191]

Now I know why Paul hate LeBron 😂

[@alfonso598]

Bro pierce straight up dropped 41 on lebron here too

[@supervegito8513]

Paul had a super team that year

[@lilcobe829]

Joe Vaughn I don’t know if you were alive or watching basketball but I watched every lebron game live and I remember this game Paul went off picks the whole game cause lebron was on his ass the whole game I’ll say he gave bron like 20 points out of that 41 other than that lebron defensively was locked in

[@Dan-iz7qz]

@@lilcobe829 Pierce also dropped 50 on lebron in 06. LeBron had 43.

[@Nhebster]

Dan cause LeBron was very young lol and crazy he dropped 43 points

[@arturoreyes1166]

And KG sayin that they broke Lebron ☠☠☠🤣🤣

[@sandman2034]

Paul Pierce got that work from young LeBron

[@tahlialimon302]

These were the days. the east was actually competitive and well you know how the west is. this was a great time to be a basketball fan.

[@adilali9268]

This was actually around the time I started watching basketeball

[@KDH901]

They say the league was soft for Bron. Yet, this was the exact equivalent to Jordan rules

[@rufusdurham8395]

This is the reason why he is the goat no help and still did a great job

[@ledongzeng333]

OMG, same defense from Celtics, but Leborn played much better than Kobe that year.

[@LeatherBootz]

+Ledong Zeng Bron better than kobe since 07

[@ianwilson4483]

+Danilo Gallinari Kobe is still a Legend.

[@NotYourAverageCitizens]

Omg Kobe 5/7 finals and Lebron 2/6

[@LeatherBootz]

***** yeah because they're the only players on the team

[@IsaacMazur]

+Not Your Average Citizens omg brons career aint over

[@geordiejones5618]

The Pistons, Spurs and Celtics guarded 21-23 Lebron like he was prime Jordan. And the stacked Celtics act like they beat him when he had real teammates.

[@bigdogstatus83]

Jordan will always be GOAT 🐐 but people need to stop hating on James. Appreciate the talent that he his while we get to witness him.

[@telmolicious]

LeBron was only 12..

[@donutking4u]

Connor Mcgregor amazing right?

[@jacksomeness2071]

i know where that reference comes from. that dunk was pretty nasty

[@Antbeast23]

Him and Paul pierce went at it. Paul always said he had to bring his a game and that they were too much once he went to Miami. Competitive and they were high intense games. They new they needed that knockout punch

[@Sp00nerism23]

see when you cant beat a super team, you go and form your own! not join them KD!

[@justincolon5628]

🍚

[@jackjax7921]

Just Imagine if LeBron had Pau gasol in 2008.😂😂

[@lukamagicgod]

Easy chip

[@Oppenheimer1967]

Lebron shot 35% FG against the Celtics lol

[@jackjax7921]

@@Oppenheimer1967 So was Kobe.

[@KOLightsOut]

It’s a treat to watch this man play. Thank you for the chip

[@Bohemian0522]

If you replaced LeBron with Kobe on this Cavs team, they would got swept by the Celtics 4-0.

[@albertdaley9093]

Kap

[@aboutmillions]

Lebrons body frame changed so much from 2007 to 2008 its fucking insane lol dude really is a specimen smh

[@avlbj]

franchisejr15 it changed again after 2009 too thats when he got like a tank

[@DanielFlores-fo1ee]

Ped's

[@avlbj]

Daniel Flores naw

[@DanielFlores-fo1ee]

AVC 623 Lmfao yes man whether you believe it or not

[@avlbj]

Daniel Flores its not that i dont believe it. Its just not true at all lol

[@beatss8286]

great quality video, thank you

[@abdulahijabril1191]

Back when 40+ point games were a rare accomplishment.

[@nanagyambibi7426]

Its crazy watching this cause you see him with 23 year old legs and that burst of speed with the size. And whats crazy is I think he was still raw talent and really didnt tap into who we knew him to be today until his last few years in Miami/return to Cleveland.

[@mrpsycholeojoey87]

Even though he lost, I rooted for him to win due to the work he put in this game. He pulled a Jordan and Kobe that night against the Celtics. It is Jordan, Kobe, Lebron, Wade, and Averson as the goats. God Bless.

[@andyreid6869]

LeBron 👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑

[@rusty111fire]

Damn forgot how good and fast Lebron used to be offensively back in the day, nowadays he's more of an all-around player, but back then his scoring was tireless and constantly looking for the shot

[@JohnDoe-kx1yt]

Not a Lebron fan but this man carried the cavs a lot of times man.

[@shivathapa3934]

Who came here after lebron dropped 45 against pacers in game7???

[@erikhopkins9488]

He was literally the one man show!

[@aljoricahuerta9121]

They almost got beaten by LeBron alone And KG said they broke LeBron? What a clown. After all the trash talks he said he just can't admit how great this player is. He's fooling himself

[@Oppenheimer1967]

Lebron shot terrible this series

[@aljoricahuerta9121]

@@Oppenheimer1967 nah. They win on a GAME 7 where Bron scored 45, 97 to 92. And he proudly saying the three of them broke him.

[@showtimej2582]

This was the only game 7 he loss lol the goat

[@indigo9434]

If Paul Pirece doesn't have a legacy game, then the cavs win easily. Truly once in a generation talent

[@TiagoGomez-hb9te]

LBJ's that crazy

[@CABZasim]

As a Cavs fan, wow I forgot just how awful this team was. When Joe Smith hit a jump shot I laughed out loud

[@osazuwaogbeide1540]

there 2007 team was worse

[@roncledor3951]

I wish it had the ending... Oh well.

[@lioninthesun]

23 ppg on 33% is horrible through 6 games. That’s surprising but that celtics team was great on defense

[@hubertkristiangacera3373]

Well, if Bron had Pippen like type of teammates, he would have won a ring in his 1st stint in the Cavs. Imagine how great of a team he played against in the playoffs? Big three+ Rondo.

[@Oppenheimer1967]

He had Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh and lost to Dirk

[@JJClarkNice]

He scored 45, rest of the team scored 47, pierce scored 41, rest of the team scored 56, see the difference

[@pandeyabraham4603]

this lebron would have sonned dillon brooks so bad.

[@TheGametimeHighlights]

about bryant 2008 i got game 5 vs spurs in playoffs so i will upload in this week end about gay i dont think i can do this because i have alot of thing to do some durant and james and bryant highlights and also highlights from raptors vs jazz game the one with the four(or three i dont really remember right now) overtimes so i dont think i have time for that but i will try

[@Dollaupt]

Crazy to think he was just 22 in the finals the following year & made back to the ECF to play the big 3 Celtics & took them to 7 & even stayed with the cavs two more years after this then moved to the Heat but people was mad dude was never gonna win a chip with this roster playing against multiple HOF players

[@Ma1q444]

2:11 man they was hacking bron and most weren’t even called fouls

[@Oppenheimer1967]

I thought he was 6’9 250?

[@MarcusDailyMedia]

@@Oppenheimer1967 So? Rules are rules.

[@DerrickTheTrainer]

I just want all the people to know that this was one of the games that skip Bayless and Dan Gilbert said he gave up on. He had 45 pts and they say he gave up. LeBron wears some shoes most could never fill. Always hated, never appreciated. Mj would’ve folded under this kinda of pressure and scrutiny. MJs icon persona catered to his ego which made him talk a lot. The fans would love him no matter what

[@tntcrewEJ]

The thing that confirms to me that Lebron is a threat to Jordan’s legacy; I watch Jordan vids all the time and read the comments. I never once have seen anyone try to tear down his GOOD performances. Lebron is the only player where even when he plays well, it’s not cause of him. He can’t have teammates, he has to take the last shot regardless of being double/triple teamed. He has to average 33 points a game on all jumpshots and post fades and has to guard the best player. He has to be Jordan even though he literally can’t because their games are diametrically opposed to each other (Jordan was a 2 way iso scorer, Lebron more of a Playmaking wing). There is more than one way to be great and Jordan fans can’t seem to accept that.

[@choirenthusiast4545]

They dont want to hear it bro.

[@michaelbook2019]

Holy shit he dominates the whole court. Unreal focus