LOS ANGELES LAKERS vs CELTICS NBA FINALS G7 - 1966

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[@pudman31]

This has to be the most entertaining clip ever...Sanders and Jones are hilarious. By the way--note how they keep marvelling over how quick West could get his shot off. That's what made him so special.

[@senseichess8688]

Jim barnett the longtime NBA player and broadcaster used to say that no one ever did release such a deadly jumper so quick as west could

[@Frankincensedjb123]

How streamlined was the court? No advertisements, no logos, no three point line, only the basic boundaries, half court, and foul lines. A truly simpler time. I’ve heard so much about the players in the 60s but never saw them play. Got to love KZbin.

[@michaelc.kushlan7956]

What a joy to listen to Sam and Tom giving comments on the gsm. Also wonderful to see our coach playing (KC).

[@53Humes]

When the NBA played DEFENSE!

[@Ariamaluum]

Bill was great from 1959 to 1965. They stopped running around that time and went more half-court. The politics of the NBA affected him and others like Tommy Heinsohn, Oscar Robertson, Bob Pettit, Elgin Baylor, and Wilt. The protest of the 1965 All-Star game affected all those guys because they were spending so much time away from the court. Their sacrifice is what makes this game great because they got that TV contract ftom ABC. Finally, the game started to evolve from a guard to center game to a swingman game. Elgin was the first then Jerry West, John Havlicek, Gus Johnson, Bill Bradley, Jack Marin, Jerry Sloan, Billy Cunningham, and so on. Elvin Hayes was the power forward. Oscar Robertson was the power guard like John Williamson but on the point because he started the attack. It was a two-guard game then.

[@dannysullivan8929]

You're the only person other than myself who knows who Jack Marin was. He was EXCELLENT..............extremely underrated.

[@RatedRex1]

Danny Sullivan You mean overrated, like of those guys in that era.

[@gregmaxwell6416]

+Danny Sullivan Played at Duke, then with Buffalo and then The Bullets

[@RatedRex1]

@slip satch Jack Marin was a nice player, for his time. But the league has evolved quite a bit since he played.

[@RatedRex1]

@slip satch I agree, they allow more bullshit in today's game. I prefer the way the game was played from 1980 to 1993. I have a hard time watching a full game, these days. However, the players today are a better, overall. I would say that about 40% of the players in Jack Marin's era could play today.

[@altfactor]

I don't think the game was nationally telecast.The game footage appears to be a local Boston telecast, since I recognize Don Gillis (who spent decades at Channel 5 in Boston and is best remembered for hosting a local weekend bowling show for some forty years).

[@kincamell2]

Much Gratitude

[@triple6wolfi]

I like the games in this Era better than today's game. No three point line means you gotta work just a bit harder in my opinion

[@calvinmcneil6189]

Sam jones was the man.yes sirrr

[@stever1791]

this Laker team has 3 Hall of Famers in their,- Jerry West , Elgin Baylor and Gail Goodrich

[@senseichess8688]

Yes indeed

[@pudman31]

6:10 -- just in case you didn't think things like this happened in the 60s, Sanders with a posterizing.

[@choward5430]

@ 1:38 Baylor is called fro traveling. That is a no call in 2023.

[@anthonybarron3924]

Bostons defense is crazy

[@aarondigby9859]

@22:20 don't ever say Bill Russell was not a good offensive player, that was a go to move by Russell in a critical time of the game. APOLOGIZE.

[@ralphgreenwood2469]

So one shot makes you a good offensive player?Okay.

[@kingofnewyork7765]

@@ralphgreenwood2469 under pressure when you lead your team in scoring in the finals?😅

[@wraithby]

I'm disappointed I didn't see one flop in such a crucial game. LeBron would so dominate the flop game in this era!

[@senseichess8688]

Lol yes

[@aarondigby9859]

@@senseichess8688 Leflopper James didn't flop his arse into the playoffs this year.

[@senseichess8688]

@@aarondigby9859 Yes...hes a great player but way overrated

[@mikegillins4992]

Wow the ending of this game was crazy celtics almost blew it...hear alot of people talk about the pace being much faster so they got more rebounds but doesnt look that much faster than the eighties or nineties maybe more miss shots...other than the 3 point shot and dunking dont see real big difference in todays game...jerry west and baylor would be more dominant in today game especially with 3 point shot

[@kingofnewyork7765]

Mike Gillins the pace was way faster you can’t judge 1 decade off of 1 part game dum dum

[@senseichess8688]

If was not faster

[@senseichess8688]

@@kingofnewyork7765 there was the same 24 second clock the game was not faster

[@kingofnewyork7765]

@@senseichess8688 the pace was faster.

[@senseichess8688]

No it wasn't in fact I watched the Chicago bulls walk the ball up the court f for years in the early 70s ....as some teams often did and some teams ran all the time like Boston with Russell havlicek and art williams... Depends on the team....alot of idiots think guys like wilt and Russell got a ton of rebounds because teams ran more its a myth.......they got more rebounds because they were the best two rebounders who ever lived.....again its the same 24 second clock

[@Ariamaluum]

Bill Russell was the equivalent of what Pete Sampras was to tennis. The best turn on and turn off player. Pete would lose or play horribly to guys like George Bastl but when it came to Andre Agassi, Pete turned it on. Bill was the same way, Walter Dukes or Swede Holbrook, he dragged but Wilt, he turned on. Unlike other players, it never cost him championships.

[@43msd]

😂🤣are you kidding me. After watching this B.S., what do you think his stat lines were. For that game it was 32 rebounds, 25 points and 1 assist. For the series it was 24 rebounds, 22 points and 4 assist per game. One of his best series ever for a finals, and they didn’t count his blocks. This is the footage they put together. Sam jones had 22 points and no assist with 5 rebounds in that game. John Havlicek had 16 points, 16 rebounds and 2 assist. Tom Sanders had 7 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assist. Don Nelson 8, 8, and 2. K. C. Jones was 5,2, and 3. Jerry West was 36 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assist . The way that video was edited you thought he scored 60. He is a point guard with 3 assist in a game seven. Now you tell me who was the finals Mvp? Even though they didn’t have it that year.😂🤣

[@sean1672able111]

Boston owns LA

[@vestibulate]

Footage repeats. Needs proper editing. The second time Sanders cites his season scoring stats, it's time to get out the knife.

[@DrJohnnyJ]

Elgin Baylor was considered washed-up during the regular season but averaged 26 14 and 3 in this series. Led his team in rebounding and second in scoring and assists. This Laker team over-achieved.

[@43msd]

No they didn’t. Boston over achieved. They had two players that had been kicked out of the league. No Cousy, Sharman, or Tom Heinshon. Havlicek nor Sam jones matched Jerry West or Elgin Baylor. Bill had to score , rebound, assist, block , steal and defend all 5 positions on the floor, without fouling out. He had 25 points, 32 rebounds and 1 assist for that game. 22 points, 27 rebounds and 4 assist for the series. You couldn’t tell by that video. He and Wilt were too fast, and the league played way too fast for anyone playing from the mid 70’s til today.👌

[@joncheskin]

As good as the Celtics of this era are, their hall of famers would be mediocre rotation guys today. At 6 9 220 Russell could be a decent backup power forward, although with little offensive game. Havlicek at 6 5 would be too small to play the swing position he plays on this team, would probably be a backup shooting guard. Satch Sanders, a 6 6 power forward in 1965, would be completely dominated by today's physical specimens inspired by the likes of Karl Malone and Tim Duncan. Perhaps only Sam Jones, a 6 4 shooting guard, would have the suitable physical makeup for the modern game.

[@gregmaxwell6416]

All those gentlemen you mentioned would do fine in today's NBA. Because they could carry the ball and take extra steps after dribbling. Russell would outrun every other C in the league. You obviously never watched those guy play other than in youtube clips. Your ignorance is astounding.

[@pudman31]

Jonathan C You really have no idea... Russell (who is taller than Dwight Howard, by the way) would completely dominate on defense in any era whatsoever.

[@gregmaxwell6416]

+pudman31 Thank you. If Russell could guard Chamberlain, he could guard any of the centers of this era and outrun all of them as well.

[@RatedRex1]

+Greg Maxwell Chamberlain killed Russell. Why do you guys always get so offended when folks express their opinion. People can see with their own eyes.

[@gregmaxwell6416]

Like a lot of people, we're offended by ignorance. Russell won 11 Championships, Wilt won 2. No one made the outlet pass as well as Russell. How many times did you see him play?

[@johnSmith-no2wi]

I saw all these guys in their primes and Wilt, Baylor, Oscar, and West could play in todays game but I'm afraid Russell would be Joakim Noah. Russell was a great athlete but trust me he was a terrible offensive player, 95% of his baskets were on put back dunks.

[@billsmith5985]

Even more amazing the Celtics almost always won the title........

[@DrJohnnyJ]

He was infinitely better on offense than Ben Wallace and Wallace was 2nd team all-NBA. On defense and transition, he was also better. Russell was a good offensive player but not a scorer.

[@aarondigby9859]

@@DrJohnnyJ Google up: Bill Russell jumps over player's head from foul line.

[@ralphgreenwood2469]

Russell was a way better Athlete than Joakim Noah.Russell would be the same defensive force today.His quickness,agility,length,leaping ability.You,re talking Hakeem,David Robinson 2.0.Russell could rebound and block shots two positions away.The only one I ever saw better than Russell at blocking shots and rebounding was Wilt.

[@Amjbmcg]

WOW! I've learnt something else to make the 60's an even worse era than it was. A 2 point ball game ... in game 7 of the NBA finals and the foul to save time strategy wasn't invented! Bill Russell's 11 championships are worthless! NO STRATEGY, 10 - 15 GAMES TO WIN IT ALL, NO FREE AGENCY TO BEGIN WITH, HE HAD 5 OR 6 OF THE TOP 20 PLAYERS IN THE LEAGUE, THE GREATEST COACH OF ALL TIME, THE LEAGUE WAS WHITE AND SO ON .. IT'S ANNOYING, RUSSELL IS NOT AN ELITE NBA LEGEND!

[@senseichess8688]

No you would rather watch Chris bosh..lol

[@ralphgreenwood2469]

You decided all that from one play?They decided not to foul because they were going for it all.They wanted a steal.Thats how they came back by stealing the ball.There is no three line point line.You foul there he makes one foul shot the game is over.

[@kingofnewyork7765]

Charlesie fouling in the backcourt lead to 3 shots back than dummy

[@Amjbmcg]

In this footage, Russell grabs 5 out of 36 rebounds, it gets confusing because in the middle part of the tape is replayed like 3 times. Russell's legacy is too overrated, he had no offensive ability, had an amazing team, his defense was not anywhere near as dominant as made out to be, and there were so many rebounds, 25rpg in 45+ mpg in those days, is not as good as 15rpg today. He was nowhere near one of the most productive or dominant players of all time.

[@RatedRex1]

And don't forget that the league was barely hanging on. Most of the teams either moved or went belly up during Russell's early years.

[@Mrd9960]

rex waller Wow you and that other guy are total morons, You guys think because you live in this era that everything is better, what makes you think the game wasn't as good back then? There were so many great players, Wilt Chamberlain, the most dominant scorer, the game has ever seen, Jerry West, Oscar Robertson, Elgin Baylor, John Havlicek, Sam Jones, KC Jones, Bob Petitt, todays game is so watered down and not as good fundamentally, the players back then could play the game so clean, they were so much smarter, handiling the ball, passing, rebounding, scoring, defending, the teams back then could run the players off the court now because they could run all game long, they played so many minutes every game, the players now are babied too much, give them all pacifiers, lol

[@RatedRex1]

@@Mrd9960 I lived in that era, too. I saw many of the legends live, as a kid. But I don't pretend I see something that isn't there. The truth is: most of the teams did fold or move during Russell's era. Only the Celtics and the New York Kicks survived. Most of the players aren't nearly as skilled as the players now. There is a whistle every minute. So the players got to rest while all the free-throw were shot. These players would have a hard time beating today's college teams. All you have to do is acknowledge what you see, right before your eyes. If you want to gush romantically about the days of your, then that's your business. but don't get mad at me because admit what I see.

[@senseichess8688]

He was just average on offense but his defense and rebounding were always top notch

[@senseichess8688]

@@RatedRex1 what college team today could beat these guys lol.... come on

[@Amjbmcg]

Bill Russell is the most overrated athlete in sports history. Not just American sports btw.

[@gregmaxwell6416]

+Amjbmcg How old are you? Who in todays NBA could run with Bill Russell? No one. He had a 48 inch vertical leap. He finished 3rd in the high jump in the Olympic trials in 1956. He could hook with either hand. Your ignorance is astounding.

[@Luckymag-if4dw]

48 inch vert?? BS, I mean watch the damm video yes he was ultra athletic and certainly could play and exceed in any era, but there are a lot of guys in today's league that could ''run with Bill Russel''. Looking at that pace and overall lack of athleticism and rim protection (defenses were primitive back then) can you imagine a dude like westbrook or even worse Lebron freaking james playing in that game

[@senseichess8688]

Lol ok

[@dannysullivan8929]

Bill Russell is the greatest winner in the history of this Planet. And there's nothing anybody can do about it.

[@senseichess8688]

@@Luckymag-if4dw the outlawed zone defense back then and now they alow them...thats the only tangible big difference