NBA Finals 2010 Game 1: Boston Celtics @ L.A. Lakers Intro

This is the intro from Game 1 of the 2010 NBA Finals. Line-ups by the legendary Lakers' Hall of Fame Public Address Announcer Lawrence Tanter
The song during the Lakers' line-up is Baba O'Riley by The Who

[@ricardobjj24]

LA will never be the same without its King

[@pippenainteasy845]

Wym you got the King LBJ

[@ryanmorales9102]

@@pippenainteasy845 that king sucks

[@GC0077]

@@pippenainteasy845 he belongs to Cleveland. Kobe was ours!

[@1ring774]

I mean lebron is the king just Kobe is the MAMBA!

[@michaeljohnson-ug4gr]

@@ryanmorales9102 Now he won a championship for him you got a respect lebron

[@resdalhogal3]

Kobe's face and demeanor truly reflects a champion ready to give it his all on the court.

[@VNeto94]

Phil Jackson's face too haha 😅

[@progressivelibertarianview8832]

He wanted this rematch so bad! RIP mamba

[@danieleoludemi]

when it used to FEEL like the Finals

[@mauricemallari6365]

At Guard 6'6 from Lower Merion High School, Number 24, Kobeeeeeeee Bryant.

[@starman1004]

😭😭😭

[@Tepekegoat68]

The greatest athlete intro in sports history. Period. Live on eternally kobe, mamba forever! 💜💛🐍🔥💪🏼🐐

[@hugochavolla9242]

This lakers intro and the 90's bulls intro are goated

[@MushySmooshy]

Bros speaking FAXS

[@jonblankenship5908]

Both coached by Phil Jackson

[@JimMacintosh]

The Lakers used to be such a great organization.

[@kevincordoba-llanos4856]

Not a laker fan, but I personally love the pa announcer, reminds me of John Condon, Madison Square Garden's old pa announcer, classy, clear and not over the top

[@ogloc4478]

Finally somebody who doesn’t like the lakers that can appreciate tanter. He isn’t a douche, lets the lakers excite the team not himself.

[@stevesangiacomo3176]

Og Loc Tanter is the best. Smooth voice that complements the energy that the crowd is building organically. A steady presence that doesn't resort to the dramatic. Sadly I think he's the last of a dying breed.

[@calebdesai5040]

Facts.... finally someone putting respect on Tanter

[@blakedmc1989HD]

finally someone who respects our great Laker PA announcer

[@richardsantalone9380]

@@ogloc4478 Yes indeed. Lawrence Tanter reminds me so much of my late high school principal -- he has a very distinctive authority-like voice, similar to that of the late Bob Sheppard (Yankee Stadium PA announcer from 1951 to 2007) and former NFL referee Ben Dreith. ;-)

[@OakViewFilms]

It's been almost 4 months, and I still can't accept Kobe is no longer with us. Growing up with him in the Lakers, he just seemed so immortal to me. LA and the Lakers will never be the same without him.

[@markfroman738]

Love me some Lawrence Tanter!

[@TheHaloRed]

+Mark Froman The classiest PA announcer in the NBA!

[@thisisntme]

@@TheHaloRed Lamest announcer.

[@AD-eq4kn]

This is an introduction m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3zWeGBqncxrmpI

[@blakedmc1989HD]

@@thisisntme Lame huh? tell me how is he's still tha Lakers' PA announcer from 1983-Today?

[@blakedmc1989HD]

@@AD-eq4kn ok but tha Lakers owners don't wanna be like everyone else and have a hypeman as a PA announcer

[@jdwl]

Miss you every day mamba....this one is for you and gigi #17

[@chrissaenz6213]

Lawrence Tanter. The simple man beats the hype man. The Lakers franchise et al, does not need some hyped up hype man. The show is on the court, not with the PA.

[@marcourzua385]

I fall asleep everytime the Laker announcer does the lineups and I usually miss the first part of the game thanks to that

[@ilUvmEh]

The Lakers' intro is so classy with the classic announcer & music. Unlike the rap beats they play.. I know the beats can help pump up the fans and team, but I like how they keep it OG.

[@creydadj]

The Celtics caught off guard with the intros. When they went to Boston, the player intros set the tone along with their hostile environment

[@marcourzua385]

I fall asleep everytime the Laker announcer does the intro and I miss the first part of the game usually

[@jakeegriff44]

i love Lawrence tanter, he is a boss!

[@blakedmc1989HD]

agreed

[@James.Tiller.]

RIP in Peace Kobe Sending my condolences to Vanessa & my prayers to the victims as well as Gianna. Until we meet again!!!🙏

[@Vansh2434]

this gives me chills, Rip Kobe 💜💛

[@LaLakers17]

Its been 3yrs and its still doesn't feel real...so surreal 💜#2 💜#8 🙏🏾

[@marcushughes1717]

We love you Kobe & GiGi. Rest in Peace

[@1990Thunderbolt]

what a way to start a new decade I love my Lakers till the day I die!

[@buzzmorgan4351]

Gets me all excited when I hear Baba 'O Reily :D

[@alexr3609]

Ahh memories of playing basketball in my neighborhood, dads bbq almost everyday, all my family in 1 house & together before my house burned down, Kobe was still here & life was simple. Good times but onwards ✌🏼 Rip Kobe 💯

[@ElvisOldCollar]

U dont know how cool lawrence sounds till u hear him in person!

[@yourroyalhighness7662]

Kobe was and always will be a Laker King as Ricardo Masvidal pointed out but this is the greatest NBA franchise ever and it has had MANY kings. Mikan, Baylor, West, Chamberlain, Abdul-Jabber, Johnson, Worthy, Goodrich, Wilkes, O’Neal, Bryant...the list of immortals goes on. Kobe’s loss hurts but his legacy will endure forever.

[@bitw434]

It’s LA you don’t need to be hyping anything up. This announcer is classy. It’s a trademark, like the dimmed out crowd. People be mad 🤣

[@rovynredillas9193]

This pa announcer is good

[@matt13r1]

He's so boring

[@apieceofhair8449]

At being depressed

[@maggou90]

@@apieceofhair8449 You 'muricans always need someone to scream around to geh some Hype because you cant do it yourselves.

[@mass3478]

Sorry you woke me up from hearing his voice

[@blakedmc1989HD]

@@matt13r1 been tha Lakers PA annoucner since 1983 lol

[@saturncho]

Best announcer ever!!!!

[@AD-eq4kn]

Ray clay is!

[@blakedmc1989HD]

@@AD-eq4kn ok but not everyone wants a Ray Clay

[@wuliwei6939]

He should have said defending world champions your Los Angeles Lakers

[@nicksalazar4832]

Kobe looking down today on Game day NBA finals Miami feel bad for you guys but the Lake Show is taking it!!!!!!!!!!! 2020 nba Champions LA alll the wayyyy

[@kylegems62]

3:01 ❤

[@amaziahyaohsharal9840]

At 6’6 out of lower merion high school “Kobeeee Bryant!”

[@yourroyalhighness7662]

Good intro but all fail in comparison to the Bulls intros of the 1990s. Those just gave me goose bumps and I wasn’t even a Chicago fan!

[@David_R922]

He was great. I like variety. The high energy works for some. The Celtics used to have a guy named Andy Jick. He had a clear, cool voice and kept it simple. That was before they turned off the lights and had all of these video intros.

[@sportsgamer2342]

No 2000’s pistons intros with the torch

[@Ryguy-lg2xz]

Rip Kobe

[@Lagrimita24]

@Thuggishdeer trust me, you can hear the fans. ive been there against boston. it just sounds different on tv because the arena is built deeper and safer than other arenas..thats why the utah arena sounds so load but believe me it gets pretty loud in staples

[@journeykevin24]

thank you so much for uploadin this vid ive been lookin for it foreva

[@ViKiNGSBEAST199]

RIP Kobe

[@Visualsnipe]

Hearing this song and the introductions is quenching tf out of my laker fandom thirst.

[@walker68175]

The announcer's voice may sound a bit depressed, but it goes way back...

[@thedudekev]

RIP KOBE

[@thebeardyb]

For those of you whining about how Lawrence Tanter is boring at announcing, just know that he's a whole lot better than Michael Baiamonte.

[@blakedmc1989HD]

agreed

[@terryjackson2045]

RIP KOBE 🙏🏾 Great Lakers Team with another Celtics badge on the belt!

[@normenac]

@KesterBros for crying out loud, the song is by one of the greatest rock bands of all time, "The Who" and the song name is Baba O'riley. Lets get this 3 peat lakers fans, hopefully we hear this intro again this year, with the lakers in the finals, and kobe can get his 6th championship and tie michael jordan for rings. LA all the way.

[@vincenttraylor1696]

Rip kobe

[@genuine440]

@SideshowStudiosTV - Thank you so much!!!

[@maurocasu4077]

Kobe i miss you ;(

[@KJC71596]

yeah but you also have to admit, both are worthy teams whether its boston or not. boston is one badass team and so is LA. theyll go down as the most dominate teams ever in the nba

[@MLAvilla34]

@Thuggishdeer If you are actually there, you can hear the boos. ABC does filter a lot of it out. I went to one of the games against the Thunder, and the fans are much more vocal than the TV shows us. That was only the 1st round. I would imagine it to be a lot louder for both cheers and boos during the finals

[@DreDaDon16]

They don't even televise the starting lineups anymore smh doesn't even feel like the finals anymore

[@mikewack6778]

1 year to the day 😔💔🕊

[@paulrippetoe]

The Bulls intro from the 90s is sicker.

[@blakedmc1989HD]

well tha Lakers organization wanted a announcer to announce not scream n holla! dat'z Lawrence Tanter, been tha Lakers PA announcer since 1983

[@sportsgamer2342]

No, 2000’s pistons is better.

[@Seeker_of_Eternity]

Chills. Rest easy Mamba

[@briancalifornia1]

Lakers Need someone like Michael Baiamonte The Heat Pa announcer.

[@doctorcpa1]

no lakers are classy don't need no guy yelling and screaming every time

[@briancalifornia1]

The thing is he doesn't bring the fans hyped into the action and loud. He is just boring and dull. I been to a few Laker games. For not yelling he doesn't really show the enthusiasm for the Lakers and the fans.

[@ghettonikes87]

Yea lawrence tanner, a.k.a. the pa announcer guy, has been around since the showtime days and he is a pretty boring announcer imo

[@mr.mcadoo]

this has been his style for years. You must not be from here to not. appreciate this. The fans are another element to the excitement at Laker games.

[@ghettonikes87]

August McAdoo i've actually lived in LA for nearly 2 decades and if you believe that the rich/spoiled hollywood crowd who are on their phones for the majority of the games "are another level to the excitement" then you're greatly mistaken. Through the many playoff games that i've been to at staples center and being one of the only fans' that wear the custom t-shirt given every time i've been to a playoff game, i have to say that the staples center laker crowd is despicable and the real laker fans are those outside of staples center. Anyways compared to the memphis, heat, and pistons announcers, lawrence tanter is nothing

[@xstevenmaox]

A focused Kobe.

[@trumpetguy3039]

@09LAKESHOW Hell yeah! Back 2 back! Let's go for that 3-peat in 2011!!!

[@officialtywan582]

Lawrence goat PA 🐐

[@Lkr721993]

@Thuggishdeer you could hear it better if ABC didn't filter out a lot of the sound. The HD version of the upload is now working btw

[@ChickenConPolloHD]

Wow. How can you call yourself a Lakers fan and say that? Everyone in the league knows that our announcer is one of the best.

[@wcmaster26]

best crowd l.a.!!!!!!!!!! champs back 2 back!!!

[@KeithChristy-b2i]

I am a laker fan 110 percent

[@normenac]

@HarvardBlvd 2000 WCF game 7 was a pretty epic game, and a pretty epic crowd. The lakers are one of the only teams though that have a huge fan base every where they go. You see tons of laker fans constantly and laker jerseys on road games no matter where they go, even if its boston. Lakers are americas team. Any team that wins every year is, thats how it is in america most people are ignorant and arent even real fans of sports, they just say their fans of who ever is winning. new generation

[@Nerdywr]

6'6 lower merion high school... koobeeeeee bryaaant

[@theunthinkable1021]

Finally can hear LT exclaim Rondo's name.

[@markus2815]

I love jack nicholson's cameo in the opening video, awesome! i noticed it at first im like, was that jack?

[@creydadj]

Man the Lakers player intros were so chill, but when they went to Boston, it became more hostile

[@cb9603]

@Thuggishdeer you obviously weren't there. And what are you talking about, I could hear pretty loud boos for the Celtics. And even Shaq said that Staples Center is the loudest arena. But the arena is designed differently than most arenas, like for example, Utah Jazz's arena, which projects noise directly down to the court so it makes it appear louder.

[@Lkr721993]

@KesterBros the song is called baba o'riley

[@24710kstz]

GOOOO LAKERSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[@Pawsnreflect]

I can't wait to see the Lakers in the finals again and see Steve Nash and Dwight Howard it's gonna b like Nash alley oop to Kobe Nash alley oop to superman

[@KesterBros]

@ShakeDeCow for the lakers players its "teenage wasteland" by the who. for the celtics its "furious angels" by rob dougan

[@KesterBros]

@dhbk316 No not during the starting lineups. The song during the video after the celtics starting lineups and before the lakers starting lineups.

[@KesterBros]

@normenac I'm usually not a fan of that kind of music, but this song just pumps me up haha I've looked all over and just can't find it.

[@Jayugly93]

i cant wait for them to say! #12 & #10 on the finals :D

[@scirah]

Staples Center is cavernous...the ceiling is much higher than most NBA arenas thus sound is drowned out a bit more compared to little places such as Arco Arena where it's like 17,000 people screaming in a small barn.

[@dolinojr]

the lakers needs intro like golden state

[@blakedmc1989HD]

Lakers owners don't want a hypeman

[@wnh217]

Baba O'Reilley by The Who

[@LawofChristMinistries]

Chicago bulls got the best intro

[@bleachforlife]

i think the bulls intro is still the best XD but this is nice

[@SideshowStudiosTV]

Zeus's Fury. Pro Scores is were we got the music, then remixed for the Intro show...More shows being posted on our youtube channel: SideshowStudiosTV

[@KesterBros]

@normenac Obviously i know that song. That wasn't the song that I was asking for. The song that is playing when the intro video is projected on the curtain. Like orchestral music. I know the songs that are playing when the names are announced.

[@NardDog2k]

Lakers need a new intro song instead of Baba O' Reilly. They should gear towards using Thunder Bay by Hudson Mohawke or Rise and Shine by J.Cole. I know neither of them are classics but man it would make things more badass. I even played the damn intro to it!

[@normenac]

And guys, its not that LA fans arent enthusiastic. Its that when people go to a laker game, they just go there to be seen, and party, and have a good time. Its hollywood, usually lots of rich people go to these games in the finals, thats really the only type of people that can afford to go to a damn finals game cause their so expensive. Your average guy/ die hard laker fan, generally cant afford to go to a game like this. So your left with rich smucks that usually cant even name half the team.

[@mattddulk]

I miss the nba finals intro with the trophy

[@ElTuco84]

Kobe was so serious, talkin' about being in focus.

[@JustBoredBru]

me too im super excited to be hearing at center #12 DWIGHHHHHHHHHHHHT HOWARD, at guard #10 STEEEEEEEEEEVE NASH.

[@brando1919]

Going back and reading these comments got me cracking up

[@fSTAIWAN]

When LA Lakers started using Baba O'Riley?

[@HeyClassyy]

It was a nice dream while it lasted... maybe next year if we get D12

[@marcourzua385]

Well that D12 move went well 😂

[@harris2413]

lakers are coming back to win series in 7 games

[@charlesharris6325]

The matrix song

[@304_Steeler]

Kobe😭

[@CrazyFoo501]

They used Jack Nicholson in their intro, epic!

[@EyeLoveTheStars]

it'll happen. It always does. The NBA can't afford to not have the Lakers in the Finals for too long. It's Lebron's time now but if the Heat lose this year to the upstart Bulls or Pacers their journey is done. Wade is aging and Bosh is Bosh lol . Lakers will be back=p I rememebr hearign similiar things in 2004-2007

[@genuine440]

Does anybody know the song to the intro played from 1:16 to 2:04? I've noticed many comments on here wondering what that orchestral song is. I've been looking all over for it with no luck! Thumb this comment up so we can get it noticed and see if somebody out there can help us find the song title!!!!

[@normenac]

@KesterBros oh. well as for the orchestra music i have no idea. i personally dont see whats so great about the orchestra music lol. but to each their own i guess. whatever pumps you up or helps you sleep at night. i dunno, go try googling it people. im sure you can find out through search engines.

[@DarkClouds-v8]

NBA isn’t the same

[@theprime95]

I heard some cheers for my favorite player Ray :D

[@klavss76]

@genuine440 I don't know the title but it appeared in a House MD episode, almost certain it was season 1... maybe this helps.

[@paawansinghi9861]

Rip Kobe.

[@Solanopr]

@Moucelink Nice, didnt know that. It is a Nice intro btw.

[@llwilliams15]

this year is la year

[@Lkr721993]

To those requesting Celtics intro: I might be able to get it uploaded in a week. I'm not sure if I still have the pre-game for Game 3 on my hard drive or not, it might have been purged because of low space.

[@mauricemallari6365]

Fuck them Celtics

[@KesterBros]

oh my bad, screwed up on that one. the celtics song is right though. ANYONE KNOW THE NAME OF THE SONG DURING THE VIDEO?

[@AndrewR21]

lol phil jackson is like ... get that fuckin camera out of my face 3:13